title: Modulation of tubulin mRNA levels by interferon in human lymphoblastoid cells.
abstract: Blot hybridization with labeled tubulin cDNA showed that treatment of Ramos cells, a human cell line of lymphoblastoid origin, with either alpha or beta interferon (IFN) induced a marked increase in the amount of tubulin mRNA sequences. The level of tubulin mRNA sequences increased rapidly after exposure of cells to IFN-alpha and reached a maximum after 1 h of treatment, which was four times the control level. Treatment with IFN-beta induced a maximal increase after 4 h; the amount of tubulin mRNA sequences was seven times higher than the control level. The mRNA extracted from IFN-treated and nontreated cells was translated in vitro in a reticulocyte lysate cell-free system containing [35S]methionine. Electrophoretic analysis of the labeled cell-free products showed an increase in the amount of translatable tubulin mRNA that parallels the time course of induction of tubulin mRNA sequences. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of the labeled protein products directed by mRNA indicates that IFN caused a more pronounced increase in the level of alpha-tubulin than beta-tubulin mRNA. Treatment with colchicine, which disrupts the cell microtubules, caused a marked decrease in the tubulin mRNA content. Concomitant treatment of the cells with colchicine and IFN abolished the interferon-dependent induction of tubulin mRNA.
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D011817:Rabbits; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D007370:Interferon Type I; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014404:Tubulin; D003078:Colchicine