FIGURE 7.
Ser-707 phosphorylation of STAT6 inhibits overlap between IL-1β and IL-4 signals. A, effects of IL-1β and IFN-γ signals on IL-4-induced transcriptional activity of STAT6. HeLa cells were stimulated with 10 ng/ml IL-1β or IFN-γ for 1 h, then stimulated by 10 ng/ml IL-4 for 6 h. The mRNA levels of CCL26 (upper panel) and GAPDH (lower panel) were quantified by RT-PCR. B, induction of SOCS-1 and -3 gene expression by stimulation with IL-1β or IFN-γ. HeLa cells were stimulated with 10 ng/ml IL-1β or IFN-γ for 6 h, then the mRNA levels of SOCS-1 (upper panel), SOCS-3 (middle panel), and GAPDH (lower panel) were quantified by RT-PCR. GAPDH served as a loading control. C, comparison of Ser-707 phosphorylation levels with IL-1β and IFN-γ stimulation. Whole cell lysates were separated by 5% SDS-polyacrylamide gels and analyzed by Western blotting, using anti-STAT6 antibody.