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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
IFN consensus sequence binding protein (ICSBP; IFN regulatory factor-8) is a transcription factor of the IFN regulatory factor family. Disruption of this gene results in a leukemia-like disease in mice. To investigate the role of ICSBP in myeloid cell development, lineage marker-negative (Lin(-)) bone marrow progenitor cells were purified from ICSBP(+/+) and ICSBP(-/-) mice and tested for gene expression and colony-forming ability. ICSBP was expressed in Lin(-) progenitor cells, and its levels were markedly increased by IFN-gamma. The colony-forming potential of ICSBP(-/-) progenitor cells was grossly abnormal, as they gave rise to a disproportionately high number of granulocyte colonies and many fewer macrophage colonies. IFN-gamma inhibited colony formation, while promoting macrophage maturation in ICSBP(+/+) cells. In contrast, the effects of IFN-gamma were completely absent in ICSBP(-/-) progenitors. By retrovirus transduction we tested whether reintroduction of ICSBP restores a normal colony-forming potential in -/- progenitor cells. The wild-type ICSBP, but not transcriptionally defective mutants, corrected abnormal colony formation by increasing macrophage colonies and decreasing granulocyte colonies. Taken together, ICSBP plays a critical role in myeloid cell development by controlling lineage selection and is indispensable for IFN-gamma-dependent modulation of progenitor cell maturation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1261-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
IFN consensus sequence binding protein/IFN regulatory factor-8 guides bone marrow progenitor cells toward the macrophage lineage.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Growth Regulation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.