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Interferon (IFN)-gamma exerts multiple functions including antiviral, anti-proliferative and immunomodulatory activities, which are mediated through the JAK-STAT pathway. We observed that IFN-gamma significantly increases the production of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) by a human lung carcinoma cell line, A549. To gain insight into this mechanism, we determined the unknown nucleotide sequences of 5'-flanking region of human CSF-1 gene. About 60 bases upstream of the transcription start site of the CSF-1 gene contains a possible gamma interferon activated site (GAS), TTCCCATAA. The promoter assay and the electrophoretic mobility gel shift assay revealed that IFN-gamma stimulates transcription of the CSF-1 gene through this sequence, which binds STAT1.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Molecular Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. daisuke@bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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