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Retinoic acid (vitamin A acid) induced transcriptional control of interferon production.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  271959     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The production of interferon was used to study the site and mechanism of action of retinoic acid (vitamin A). The data are consistent with a site of action at the gene level, because it appears that interferon production is blocked at the transcriptional step by a retinoic acid-induced protein. (i) The effect of retinoic acid is probably on an early cellular function associated with interferon production rather than an effect on the inducer [virus or poly(I).poly(C)]. (ii) The suppression of interferon production by retinoic acid is blocked by cycloheximide, indicating that a newly synthesized protein (repressor) mediates the suppression. (iii) When allowances are made for the time required for the synthesis of the retinoic acid-induced protein, the time course of retinoic acid suppression of interferon production is superimposable on the time course of actinomycin D suppression because the slopes are parallel. These data provide evidence for transcriptional control of a specific protein (interferon) by retinoic acid. Additionally, they support the existence of transcriptional control of interferon production after addition of inducer.
Authors:
J E Blalock; G E Gifford
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  74     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1977 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-03-21     Completed Date:  1978-03-21     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5382-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
Dactinomycin / pharmacology
Interferon Inducers / pharmacology
Interferons / biosynthesis*,  genetics
Kinetics
L Cells (Cell Line)
RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
Transcription, Genetic / drug effects*
Tretinoin / pharmacology*
Vitamin A / analogs & derivatives*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Interferon Inducers; 0/RNA, Messenger; 11103-57-4/Vitamin A; 302-79-4/Tretinoin; 50-76-0/Dactinomycin; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide; 9008-11-1/Interferons
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