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Novel role for molecular transporter importin 9 in posttranscriptional regulation of IFN-? expression.

ABSTRACT: IFN-? is a unique type I IFN whose constitutive expression in lung, brain, small intestine, and reproductive tissues is only partially understood. Our previous observation that posttranscriptional events participate in the regulation of IFN-? mRNA expression led us to investigate whether the 5' and/or 3' untranslated regions (UTR) have regulatory functions. Surprisingly, we found that full-length IFN-? 5'UTR markedly suppressed mRNA expression under basal conditions. Analysis of the secondary structure of this region predicted formation of two stable stem-loop structures, loops 1 and 2. Studies using luciferase constructs harboring various stretches of IFN-? 5'UTR and mutant constructs in which the conformation of loop structures was disrupted showed that loop 1 is essential for regulation of mRNA expression. Incubation of HeLa cell extracts with agarose-bound RNAs harboring IFN-? loop structures identified importin 9 (IPO9), a molecular transporter and chaperone, as a candidate that associates with these regions of the 5'UTR. IPO9 overexpression decreased, and IPO9 silencing increased basal IFN-? expression. Our studies uncover a previously undescribed function for IPO9 as a specific, and negative, posttranscriptional regulator of IFN-? expression, and they identify key roles for IFN-? stem-loop structure 1 in this process. IPO9-mediated effects on 5'UTRs appear to extend to additional mRNAs, including hypoxia-inducible factor-1?, that can form specific loop structures.

SUBMITTER: Matsumiya T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3758363 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Novel role for molecular transporter importin 9 in posttranscriptional regulation of IFN-ε expression.

Matsumiya Tomoh T Xing Fei F Ebina Masayuki M Hayakari Ryo R Imaizumi Tadaatsu T Yoshida Hidemi H Kikuchi Hideaki H Topham Matthew K MK Satoh Kei K Stafforini Diana M DM

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20130712 4

IFN-ε is a unique type I IFN whose constitutive expression in lung, brain, small intestine, and reproductive tissues is only partially understood. Our previous observation that posttranscriptional events participate in the regulation of IFN-ε mRNA expression led us to investigate whether the 5' and/or 3' untranslated regions (UTR) have regulatory functions. Surprisingly, we found that full-length IFN-ε 5'UTR markedly suppressed mRNA expression under basal conditions. Analysis of the secondary st ...[more]

PMID: 23851686

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Novel role for molecular transporter importin 9 in posttranscriptional regulation of IFN-? expression.

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Novel role for molecular transporter importin 9 in posttranscriptional regulation of IFN-ε expression.

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