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Gamma interferon induces expression of Mad1 gene in macrophage, which inhibits colony-stimulating factor-1-dependent mitogenesis
Authors:Dey A  Kim L  Li W
Institution:Ben May Institute for Cancer Research and Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
Abstract:Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) has long been known as an antiproliferative cytokine. The mechanism of its action, however, remains elusive. Monocytes and macrophages are primary targets of IFN-gamma. To understand the antiproliferative signaling of IFNgamma, we studied the effect of IFNgamma on expression of c-Myc, Mad1, Max, cyclin D1, and cyclin D2 genes in both a macrophage cell line and in primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) in response to colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1). We found that whereas IFNgamma inhibits CSF-1-stimulated c-Myc gene expression, it induces Mad1 expression. Induction of Mad1 mRNA could be detected as early as 90 min following IFNgamma treatment and was maintained for at least 15 h. These results suggest that IFNgamma treatment could shift the Myc-Max complex to the Mad1-Max complex in cells. The levels of Max, cyclin D1, and cyclin D2, however, remained unchanged. Enforced ectopic expression of Mad1 in the cells results in inhibition of 3H]thymidine incorporation and proliferation in response to CSF-1. This study suggests a mechanism by which IFNgamma inhibits CSF-1-stimulated proliferation of macrophages, i.e., by elevating the Mad1 level in the cells.
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