title: Interferon-induced nuclear signalling by Jak protein tyrosine kinases.
abstract: Interferons IFN-alpha/beta and IFN-gamma act through independent cell-surface receptors, inducing gene expression through tyrosine phosphorylation of cytoplasmic transcription factors . IFN-alpha stimulates phosphorylation and nuclear localization of the 84/91K and 113K subunits of latent ISGF3 (interferon-stimulated gene factor 3), which combine with the 48K DNA-binding subunit to bind regulatory elements of IFN-alpha-responsive genes. IFN-gamma activates p91 alone, inducing IFN-gamma-responsive genes through a distinct DNA element. Genetic complementation studies implicated the tyrosine kinase Tyk2 in IFN-alpha signalling and, more recently, the related Jak2 kinase in IFN-gamma signalling. We now present biochemical evidence for Jak-family kinase involvement in IFN signal transduction. Jak1 was activated in response to IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma; Jak2 responded exclusively to IFN-gamma. Overexpression of either Jak1 or Jak2 stimulated p91 DNA-binding activity and p91-dependent transcription. Overexpression also activated endogenous Jak kinases, suggesting that interactions between Jak kinases are required during interferon signalling.
authors.affiliation: Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Silvennoinen
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ihle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schlessinger
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015870:Gene Expression; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507905:Jak1 protein, mouse; C507926:Jak2 protein, mouse; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D053614:Janus Kinase 2