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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously reported a physical association between STAT1 and the protein kinase double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR). PKR inhibited STAT1 function in a manner independent of PKR kinase activity. In this report, we have further characterized the properties of both molecules by mapping the sites of their interaction. A STAT1 mutant unable to interact with PKR displays enhanced interferon gamma (IFN-gamma)-induced transactivation capacity compared with STAT1. This effect appears to be mediated by the higher capacity of STAT1 mutant to heterodimerize with STAT3. Furthermore, expression of STAT1 mutant in STAT1(-/-) cells enhances both the antiviral and antiproliferative effects of IFNs as opposed to STAT1. We also provide evidence that STAT1 functions as an inhibitor of PKR in vitro and in vivo. That is, phosphorylation of eIF-2alpha is enhanced in STAT1(-/-) than STAT1(+/+) cells in vivo, and this correlates with higher activation capacity of PKR in STAT1(-/-) cells. Genetic experiments in yeast demonstrate the inhibition of PKR activation and eIF-2alpha phosphorylation by STAT1 but not by STAT1 mutant. These data substantiate our previous findings on the inhibitory effects of PKR on STAT1 and implicate STAT1 in translational control through the modulation of PKR activation and eIF-2alpha phosphorylation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13727-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Glutathione Transferase, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-STAT1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11278865-eIF-2 Kinase
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced antiviral and antiproliferative properties of a STAT1 mutant unable to interact with the protein kinase PKR.
pubmed:affiliation
Terry Fox Molecular Oncology Group, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal H3T 1E2, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't