title: Biologic functions of the IFN-gamma receptors.
abstract: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a cytokine that plays an important role in inducing and modulating an array of immune responses. Cellular responses to IFN-gamma are mediated by its heterodimeric cell-surface receptor (IFN-gammaR), which activates downstream signal transduction cascades, ultimately leading to the regulation of gene expression. In order to study the role of IFN-gamma in a number of immune responses and pathways, researchers have generated mice with altered patterns of IFN-gammaR gene expression. These studies, together with analyses of naturally occurring mutations of the IFN-gammaR in man, have been instrumental in elucidating the diverse functions of IFN-gamma, and are the subject of this review.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D051379:Mice; D017471:Receptors, Interferon / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor
chemical_list: D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor