title: Mechanism of interferon action. II. Induction and decay kinetics of the antiviral state and protein P54 in human amnion U cells treated with gamma interferon.
abstract: The kinetics of induction and decay of the antiviral state and polypeptide p54 expression induced by recombinant human interferon gamma (rIFN-gamma) were examined in human amnion U cells. The kinetics of induction of the antiviral state, as measured by the single-cycle yield reduction of vesicular stomatitis virus, were first order over the period of about 6-12 h following a lag of about 2-4 h. The induction of p54 synthesis by rIFN-gamma slightly preceded the induction of the antiviral state. The kinetics of p54 induction were first order over a period of about 2-8 h after a lag of about 1 h. The rate of polypeptide p54 synthesis induced by rIFN-gamma decayed significantly within 1 day after the removal of IFN. However, polypeptide p54 was comparatively stable, displaying a half-life of about 3 days. The antiviral state likewise decayed significantly within 3-4 days following removal of IFN-gamma, and by 5-8 days, the virus yields were comparable to those of untreated control cell cultures. These results suggest that polypeptide p54 may play an important role in the antiviral action of rIFN-gamma in human amnion U cells.
authors.affiliation: Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ulker
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Samuel
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma