title: Identification and purification of human Stat proteins activated in response to interleukin-2.
abstract: A key cytokine induced during the immune response is IL-2. Following T cell activation, the genes encoding IL-2 and the various chains of its receptor are transcriptionally induced. In turn, secreted IL-2 serves to stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of T lymphocytes. Several recent studies have implicated Jak kinases in the signaling pathway induced by IL-2. Following this lead, we set out to identify transcription factors induced in response to IL-2. Human peripheral blood lymphocytes were observed to contain several IL-2-inducible DNA binding activities. Similar activities were also observed in a transformed human lymphocyte line, termed YT. We have purified these activities and found that the principal IL-2-inducible component bears significant relatedness to a prolactin-induced transcription factor first identified in sheep mammary gland tissue. We hypothesize that activation of this protein, designated hStat5, helps govern the biological effects of IL-2 during the immune response.
authors.affiliation: Tularik, Incorporated, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Henzel
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: McKnight
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008894:Milk Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008894:Milk Proteins; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; C494092:STAT5A protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins