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. 1993 Apr 1;90(7):2880–2884. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.7.2880

Mutant human cells defective in induction of major histocompatibility complex class II genes by interferon gamma.

C Mao 1, D Davies 1, I M Kerr 1, G R Stark 1
PMCID: PMC46200  PMID: 8464903

Abstract

Using immunoselection, we have isolated 11 independent mutant HT1080 fibrosarcoma cell lines defective in the induction by interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) of the expression of the human leukocyte antigen HLA-DRA. The mutations are recessive and fall into five complementation groups. All the mutants are affected mainly in the expression of major histocompatibility complex class II and invariant-chain genes. Type I mutants (three complementation groups) are completely defective in induction of the invariant-chain and class II HLA-DP, -DQ, -DR, and -DM genes, whereas type II mutants (two complementation groups) induce these genes weakly in response to IFN-gamma, in the order DPB > DRA > invariant chain. The induction by IFN-gamma of the mRNAs for class I, TAP1, LMP7, and 9-27 is partially defective and the induction of the proteins IRF-1 and ICAM-1 is normal in both types of mutants. All the mutants respond normally to IFN-alpha. The mutants are stable and thus can be used to clone the affected genes by reversion.

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