title: Regulation of LMP2 and TAP1 genes by IRF-1 explains the paucity of CD8+ T cells in IRF-1-/- mice.
abstract: The TAP1 and LMP2 genes are central for class I MHC function and share a common promoter. Here, we analyze the molecular mechanism of IFN gamma up-regulation of TAP1 and LMP2. In vivo footprinting indicates IFN gamma up-regulates protein-DNA contacts at an IRF-E that is essential for the up-regulation of TAP1 and LMP2 by IFN gamma. Gel shift analysis indicates that this site binds IRF-1. The expression of TAP1 and LMP2 are both greatly reduced in IRF-1-deficient mice. Surface class I MHC as well as CD8+ T cells are reduced in IRF-1-/- mice. The role of IRF-1 in the regulation of TAP1 and LMP2 suggests a mechanism for the antiviral properties of IRF-1 and the unexpected deficiency of CD8+ T cells observed in IRF-1-/- mice.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruffner
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pine
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ting
mesh_terms: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D018983:DNA Footprinting; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005805:Genes, MHC Class I; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; C494258:Irf1 protein, mouse; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; C486171:Tap1 protein, mouse; C071313:LMP-2 protein; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases