Interferon regulatory factor-1 is prerequisite to the constitutive expression and IFN-γ-induced upregulation of B7-H1 (CD274)

Seung Jin Lee, Byeong Churl Jang, Soo Woong Lee, Young Il Yang, Seong Il Suh, Yeong Min Park, Sangtaek Oh, Jae Gook Shin, Sheng Yao, Lieping Chen, In Hak Choi

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Abstract

Majority of cancer cells upregulate co-inhibitory molecule B7-H1 which confers resistance to anti-tumor immunity, allowing cancers to escape from host immune surveillance. We addressed the molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of cancer-associated B7-H1 expression in response to interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Using promoter constructs in luciferase assay, the region between 202 and 320 bp from the translational start site is responsible for B7-H1 expression. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay, site-directed mutagenesis and knockdown experiment using siRNA revealed that interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) is primarily responsible for the constitutive B7-H1 expression as well as for the IFN-γ-mediated B7-H1 upregulation in a human lung cancer cell line A549. Additionally, AG490, a Janus activated kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription inhibitor, greatly abolished the responsiveness of A549 cells to IFN-γ by reducing the IRF-1 transcription. Our findings support a critical role of IRF-1 in the regulation of constitutive and IFN-γ-induced expression of B7-H1 in cancer cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)755-762
Number of pages8
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume580
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 6 2006

Keywords

  • B7-H1
  • IFN-γ
  • IRF-1
  • JAK/STAT pathway

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Molecular Biology

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