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The type I interferon signaling pathway is a target for glucocorticoid inhibition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20679482     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Type I interferon (IFN) is essential for host defenses against viruses; however, dysregulated IFN signaling is causally linked to autoimmunity, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmune disease treatments rely on glucocorticoids (GCs), which act via the GC receptor (GR) to repress proinflammatory cytokine gene transcription. Conversely, cytokine signaling through cognate Jak/STAT pathways is reportedly unaffected or even stimulated by GR. Unexpectedly, we found that GR dramatically inhibited IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression in macrophages. The target of inhibition, the heterotrimeric STAT1-STAT2-IRF9 (ISGF3) transcription complex, utilized the GR cofactor GRIP1/TIF2 as a coactivator. Consequently, GRIP1 knockdown, genetic ablation, or depletion by GC-activated GR attenuated ISGF3 promoter occupancy, preinitiation complex assembly, and ISG expression. Furthermore, this regulatory loop was restricted to cell types such as macrophages expressing the GRIP1 protein at extremely low levels, and pharmacological disruption of the GR-GRIP1 interaction or transient introduction of GRIP1 restored RNA polymerase recruitment to target ISGs and the subsequent IFN response. Thus, type I IFN is a cytokine uniquely controlled by GR at the levels of not only production but also signaling through antagonism with the ISGF3 effector function, revealing a novel facet of the immunosuppressive properties of GCs.
Authors:
Jamie R Flammer; Jana Dobrovolna; Megan A Kennedy; Yurii Chinenov; Christopher K Glass; Lionel B Ivashkiv; Inez Rogatsky
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular and cellular biology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1098-5549     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Cell. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-10     Completed Date:  2010-11-15     Revised Date:  2012-05-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109087     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4564-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1300 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3T3 Cells
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics,  metabolism*
Animals
Blotting, Western
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Dexamethasone / pharmacology
Fibroblasts / cytology,  drug effects,  metabolism
Gene Expression / drug effects*
Glucocorticoids / pharmacology*
Interferon Type I / pharmacology*
Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, alpha Subunit / genetics,  metabolism
Macrophages / cytology,  drug effects*,  metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Protein Binding / drug effects
RNA Interference
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Signal Transduction / genetics
Transcription, Genetic / drug effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AI046712-10/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI046712-11/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI046712-12/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI046712-13/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI059636-03/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI059636-04/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI068820/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI068820-05/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AR050401/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R01 AR050401-05/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R01 AR050401-06A2/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R01 AR050401-07/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; T32 AR07517/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; 0/Glucocorticoids; 0/Grip1 protein, mouse; 0/Interferon Type I; 0/Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, alpha Subunit; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 50-02-2/Dexamethasone
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