title: Expression of a human SOCS protein, HSOCP-1, in peripheral blood eosinophils from patients with atopic dermatitis.
abstract: To identify new genes related to atopic dermatitis (AD), we screened for differentially expressed genes in peripheral blood eosinophils derived from AD patients and healthy volunteers. RNA was prepared from peripheral blood eosinophils obtained from both AD patients and healthy volunteers, and the expression of various genes was monitored using fluorescent differential display and real-time RT-PCR. One of the expressed sequence tags (ESTs) was expressed at a significantly higher level in AD patients than in healthy volunteers. A full-length cDNA was identified that encoded a human suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) protein, HSOCP-1, also named hASB-8. The expression of HSOCP-1 was increased in cultured peripheral blood eosinophils after IL-4 stimulation, and overexpression of HSOCP-1 caused cell death in an eosinophil cell line, AML14.3D10. p34(SEI-1) was identified as a HSOCP-1-interacting protein by a yeast two-hybrid system. It is a protein that also interacts with the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16(INK4), suggesting that HSOCP-1 is involved in cell cycle control and apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Genox Research Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. k6-ogawa@hhc.eisai.co.jp
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Mikito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasu
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsunuma
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akasawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Gozoh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashida
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000235:genetics*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C402464:SERTAD1 protein, human; C108944:SOCS1 protein, human; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors