title: Interferon-alpha induces transient suppressors of cytokine signalling expression in human T cells.
abstract: The suppressors of cytokine signalling (SOCS) proteins comprise a newly identified family of negative feedback regulators of cytokine signalling. SOCS expression is differentially induced upon cytokine stimulation in different cell types. Here we show that interferon-alpha (IFNalpha) is a potent inducer of SOCS expression in human T cells, as high expression of CIS, SOCS-1, SOCS-2, and SOCS-3 was detectable after IFNalpha stimulation. After 4 h of stimulation, CIS, SOCS-1, and SOCS-3 expression had returned to baseline levels, whereas SOCS-2 expression had not declined. In contrast, after IL-2 induction neither CIS, SOCS-1, nor SOCS-2 expression levels declined after 6 h. In conclusion, we provide the first evidence that IFNalpha induces SOCS expression in human T cells. Moreover, we show that IFNalpha and IL-2 induce distinct patterns of expression kinetics, suggesting that dynamic changes in cytokine sensitivity might be mediated via induction of SOCS expression with different kinetics in T cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brender
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Röpke
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nissen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Svejgaard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billestrup
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ødum
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007376:Interleukin-2; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C108944:SOCS1 protein, human; C106643:SOCS2 protein, human; C106644:SOCS3 protein, human; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors