Zimring J C, Goodbourn S, Offermann M K
Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
J Virol. 1998 Jan;72(1):701-7. doi: 10.1128/JVI.72.1.701-707.1998.
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the probable viral etiologic agent for Kaposi's sarcoma. The HHV-8 genome encodes viral interferon regulatory factor (vIRF), a gene product that has homology to the IRF family of transcription factors. We demonstrate that vIRF inhibits responses to type I and type II interferons and blocks IRF-1-mediated transcription. vIRF does not compete with IRF-1 for binding to DNA or complex directly with IRF-1. The ability of vIRF to block IRF-1-mediated transcription is independent of the DNA binding domains of both vIRF and IRF-1. These data suggest that vIRF may contribute to viral pathogenesis and cellular transformation by interfering with interferon- and IRF-1-mediated gene expression through a novel mechanism.
人类疱疹病毒8型(HHV - 8)可能是卡波西肉瘤的病毒病原体。HHV - 8基因组编码病毒干扰素调节因子(vIRF),该基因产物与转录因子IRF家族具有同源性。我们证明vIRF抑制对I型和II型干扰素的反应,并阻断IRF - 1介导的转录。vIRF不与IRF - 1竞争结合DNA,也不直接与IRF - 1形成复合物。vIRF阻断IRF - 1介导转录的能力独立于vIRF和IRF - 1的DNA结合结构域。这些数据表明,vIRF可能通过一种新机制干扰干扰素和IRF - 1介导的基因表达,从而促进病毒发病机制和细胞转化。