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  • Title: Selective alteration of the turnover of interferon beta mRNA in peritoneal macrophages from LPS-hyporesponsive mice and its role in the defective expression of spontaneous interferon.
    Author: Gessani S, Dieffenbach CW, Conti L, DiMarzio P, Wilson KL, Belardelli F.
    Journal: Virology; 1993 Mar; 193(1):507-9. PubMed ID: 8438587.
    Abstract:
    Basal levels of interferon (IFN)-beta mRNA transcription were detected in both freshly explanted LPS-responsive (Lpsn) and LPS-hyporesponsive (Lpsd) peritoneal macrophages (PM). In vitro cultivation of PM resulted in a time-dependent reduction in the level of IFN-beta mRNA, which was far more rapid in Lpsd than in Lpsn PM. Treatment of Lpsn PM with cycloheximide (CHX) resulted in a marked accumulation of IFN-beta mRNA, which was not associated with an increase in IFN-beta gene transcription. However, treatment of Lpsd PM with CHX did not induce accumulation of IFN-beta mRNA. CHX induced the accumulation of IFN-alpha-4 mRNA in both Lpsn and Lpsd PM, CHX enhanced the accumulation of two cytoplasmic factors interacting with AU-rich sequences within the 3' untranslated region of IFN-beta mRNA. We conclude that Lpsd PM exhibit an impaired capacity to stabilize IFN-beta mRNA that may account for their low expression of IFN-beta.
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