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Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Protein Regulates Interferon-Mediated Innate Immunity

  • Dakang Xu
  • , Michelle Holko
  • , Anthony J. Sadler
  • , Bernadette Scott
  • , Shigeki Higashiyama
  • , Windy Berkofsky-Fessler
  • , Melanie J. McConnell
  • , Pier Paolo Pandolfi
  • , Jonathan D. Licht
  • , Bryan R.G. Williams

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Abstract

Interferons (IFNs) direct innate and acquired immune responses and, accordingly, are used therapeutically to treat a number of diseases, yet the diverse effects they elicit are not fully understood. Here, we identified the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) protein as a previously unrecognized component of the IFN response. IFN stimulated an association of PLZF with promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) to induce a decisive subset of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Consequently, PLZF-deficient mice had a specific ISG expression defect and as a result were more susceptible to viral infection. This susceptibility correlated with a marked decrease in the expression of the key antiviral mediators and an impaired IFN-mediated induction of natural killer cell function. These results provide new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of IFN signaling and the induction of innate antiviral immunity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)802-816
Number of pages15
JournalImmunity
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CELLIMMUNO
  • MOLIMMUNO

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