title: Interferon-alpha-induced phosphorylation and activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 is required for the formation of interferon-stimulated gene factor three.
abstract: Treatment of cells with interferon (IFN)-alpha caused phosphorylation and activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2). The protein tyrosine kinase Jak1 was found to be necessary for the activation of cPLA2. Jak1 could be co-immunoprecipitated with cPLA2 from cell extracts, indicating that a close physical interaction occurs between these two proteins. The induction of IFN-stimulated gene factor three (ISGF3) by IFN-alpha, is blocked by cPLA2 inhibitors in cell cultures and in cell-free reconstituted systems. However, these inhibitors do not block IFN-alpha or gamma-induced binding of STAT1 to the inverted repeat (IR) element of the IFN regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) gene. Thus, cPLA2 activations occurs as an early event in the IFN-alpha response and is selectively involved in ISGF3-dependent gene activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Flati
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D050832:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3; D050834:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma Subunit; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494227:IRF9 protein, human; D050832:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3; D050834:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma Subunit; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507904:JAK1 protein, human; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2