Interferons (IFNs) regulate the expression of genes that mediate their antiviral, antitumor, and immunomodulatory actions. We have previously shown that IFN-β suppresses growth of human ovarian carcinoma xenografts in vivo and induces apoptosis of ovarian carcinoma cells in vitro. To investigate mechanisms of IFN-β-induced apoptosis we employed an antisense technical knockout approach to identify gene products that mediate cell death and have isolated several regulators of interferon-induced death (RIDs). In this investigation, we have characterized one of the RIDs, RID-2. Sequence analysis revealed that RID-2 was identical to human inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 2 (IP6K2). IP6K2 is post-transcriptionally induced by IFN-β in ovarian carcinoma cells. A mutant IP6K2 with substitutions in the putative inositol phosphate binding domain abrogates IFN-β-induced apoptosis. These studies identify a novel function for IP6K2 in cell growth regulation and apoptosis.
Inositol Hexakisphosphate Kinase 2 Mediates Growth Suppressive and Apoptotic Effects of Interferon-β in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells*
Bei H. Morrison,J. A. Bauer,D. Kalvakolanu,D. Lindner
Published 2001 in Journal of Biological Chemistry
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2001
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
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2001-07-06
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Biology, Medicine
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