Figure 4.
IFN-γ–induced activation of Mhc2ta expression is mediated largely by pI. Thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages from control (+/−) or homozygous mutant (−/−) mice were cultured in the absence (lanes 1 and 3) or presence (lanes 2 and 4) of IFN-γ. Expression of CIITA was analyzed by RNase protection using probes specific for type IV (A), type I (B), and type III (C) mRNA. The band corresponding to the specific mRNA (I, III, or IV) and the band representing mRNA derived from the other two promoters (NonI, NonIII, and NonIV) are indicated. A probe for GAPDH mRNA was used as internal control. The percentages of total CIITA mRNA corresponding to types I, III, and IV were quantified by PhosphorImager analysis of RNase protection experiments similar to those shown in A–C (D).