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. 2000 Jul 14;275(28):21364-71.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M003177200.

Interferon-alpha induces nmi-IFP35 heterodimeric complex formation that is affected by the phosphorylation of IFP35

X Zhou  1 , J Liao, A Meyerdierks, L Feng, L Naumovski, E C Bottger, M B Omary
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Interferon-alpha induces nmi-IFP35 heterodimeric complex formation that is affected by the phosphorylation of IFP35

X Zhou et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

Nmi and IFP35 are interferon (IFN)-induced proteins. In cells treated with IFN-gamma, Nmi enhances the association of transcription co-activator CBP/p300 with signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins, and IFP35 forms a high molecular weight cytosolic complex of unknown constituents. Here we show that Nmi and IFP35 co-immunoprecipitate with an anti-keratin 19 antibody, which is due to cross-reaction of the antibody with Nmi, and suggests an Nmi-IFP35 physical association. In support of this, Nmi and IFP35 co-immunoprecipitate using anti-Nmi and anti-IFP35 antibodies, manifest enhanced colocalization as determined by immunofluorescence staining of IFN-treated cells, and form heterodimers as determined by chemical cross-linking. Nmi and IFP35 are primarily cytosolic proteins, and their interaction is increased after IFN-alpha treatment of cells as early as 1 h after exposure. Sucrose gradient sedimentation and size fractionation showed a shift of Nmi-IFP35 heterodimers toward a heavier fraction (100-200 kDa) in IFN-alpha-treated cells. This dynamic complex formation is reversed by pretreatment with okadaic acid. Two-dimensional gel analysis indicates that the IFN-induced complex formation correlates with IFP35 dephosphorylation. Our data demonstrate Nmi-IFP35 cytosolic localization and heterodimerization, and an IFN-alpha-regulated molecular event in which Nmi and IFP35 participate, reversibly and by a dephosphorylation dependent fashion, in a 100-200-kDa molecular complex formation.

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