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  • Title: Interaction of NF-kappaB and NFAT with the interferon-gamma promoter.
    Author: Sica A, Dorman L, Viggiano V, Cippitelli M, Ghosh P, Rice N, Young HA.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1997 Nov 28; 272(48):30412-20. PubMed ID: 9374532.
    Abstract:
    Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a pleiotropic lymphokine whose production is restricted to activated T cells and NK cells. Along with other cytokines, IFN-gamma gene expression is inhibited by the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A. We have previously identified an intronic enhancer region (C3) of the IFN-gamma gene that binds the NF-kappaB protein c-Rel and that shows partial DNA sequence homology with the cyclosporin A-sensitive NFAT binding site and the 3'-half of the NF-kappaB consensus site. Sequence analysis of the IFN-gamma promoter revealed the presence of two additional C3-related elements (C3-1P and C3-3P). In addition, an NF-kappaB site (IFN-gamma kappaB) was identified within the promoter region. Based on this observation, we have analyzed the potential role of NF-kappaB and NFAT family members in regulating IFN-gamma transcription. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay analysis demonstrated that after T cell activation, the p50 and p65 NF-kappaB subunits bind specifically to the newly identified IFN-gamma kappaB and C3-related sites. In addition, we identified the NFAT proteins as a component of the inducible complexes that bind to the C3-3P site. Site-directed mutagenesis and transfection studies demonstrate that calcineurin-inducible transcriptional factors enhance the transcriptional activity of the IFN-gamma promoter through the cyclosporin-sensitive C3-3P site, whereas NF-kappaB proteins functionally interact with the C3-related sites. In addition, when located downstream to the beta-galactosidase gene driven by the IFN-gamma promoter, the intronic C3 site worked in concert with both the IFN-gamma kappaB and the C3-3P site to enhance gene transcription. These results demonstrate that the coordinate activities of NFAT and NF-kappaB proteins are involved in the molecular mechanisms controlling IFN-gamma gene transcription.
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