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Induction of CIITA by IFN-γ in macrophages involves STAT1 activation byJAK and JNK
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The induction of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II proteins by interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in macrophages play an important role during immune responses. Here we explore the signaling pathways involved in the induction by IFN-γ of the MHC II transactivator (CIIta) required for MHC II transcriptional activation. Cyclophilin A (CypA) is required for IFN-γ-dependent induction of MHC II in macrophages, but not when it is mediated by GM-CSF. The effect of CypA appears to be specific because it does not affect the expression of other molecules or genes triggered by IFN-γ, such as FcγR, NOS2, Lmp2, and Tap1. We found that CypA inhibition blocked the IFN-γ-induced expression of CIIta at the transcriptional level in two phases. In an early phase, during the first 2 h of IFN-γ treatment, STAT1 is phosphorylated at Tyrosine 701 and Serine 727, residues required for the induction of the transcription factor IRF1. In a later phase, STAT1 phosphorylation and JNK activation are required to trigger CIIta expression. CypA is needed for STAT1 phosphorylation in this last phase and to bind the CIIta promoter. Our findings demonstrate that STAT1 is required in a two-step induction of CIIta, once again highlighting the significance of cross talk between signaling pathways in macrophages.
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TUR TORRES, Juan, et al. Induction of CIITA by IFN-γ in macrophages involves STAT1 activation byJAK and JNK. Immunobiology. 2021. Vol. 226, num. 5, pags. 152114. ISSN 0171-2985. [consulted: 14 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/184332