Persistent prion infection disturbs the function of Oct-1, resulting in the down-regulation of murine interferon regulatory factor-3.

ABSTRACT: As a prompt response against invasion of various viruses, interferon regulatory factor-3 (IRF-3) is initially phosphorylated to become activated and upregulates mainly Type I Interferons (IFN-I) in most cell types. We previously reported that IRF-3-dependent host innate immune responses partially interfere in infection of prions. Here, we found that stable infection of prion suppressed IRF-3 gene-expression. The decreased promoter activity of IRF-3 was significantly restored along with treatment of anti-prion drugs in the prion-infected cells, suggesting that infection of prion directly influence the regulation of IRF-3 transcription. We further investigated promoter activity of 5'- flanking region of murine IRF-3 using a luciferase reporter system and found that the nucleotides -119 to -1

SUBMITTER: Homma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4126003 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature