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ArticleMolecular systems biology2023

A stimulus-contingent positive feedback loop enables IFN-β dose-dependent activation of pro-inflammatory genes.

Catera L Wilder, Diane Lefaudeux, Raisa Mathenge, Kensei Kishimoto, Alma Zuniga Munoz, Minh A Nguyen, Aaron S Meyer, Quen J Cheng, Alexander Hoffmann

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catera L WilderDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Diane LefaudeuxDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Raisa MathengeDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kensei KishimotoDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Alma Zuniga MunozDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Minh A NguyenDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aaron S MeyerDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Quen J ChengDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0161-1917
Alexander HoffmannDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5607-3845
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Women's CancersP30CA016042 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Samuel Wheeler French · 1985 to 2026
$134.5M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIST32AI007323 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Peter John Bradley · 1988 to 2026
$8.6M
Vascular Biology Training GrantT32HL069766 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LUSIS, ALDONS JAKE · 2002 to 2022
$7.4M
Coordinated dynamic regulation and function of IRF transcription factorsR01AI132835 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HOFFMANN, ALEXANDER · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL069766NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type I interferons (IFN) induce powerful antiviral and innate immune responses via the transcription factor, IFN-stimulated gene factor (ISGF3). However, in some pathological contexts, type I IFNs are responsible for exacerbating inflammation. Here, we show that a high dose of IFN-β also activates an inflammatory gene expression program in contrast to IFN-λ3, a type III IFN, which elicits only the common antiviral gene program. We show that the inflammatory gene program depends on a second, potentiated phase in ISGF3 activation. Iterating between mathematical modeling and experimental analysis, we show that the ISGF3 activation network may engage a positive feedback loop with its subunits IRF9 and STAT2. This network motif mediates stimulus-specific ISGF3 dynamics that are dependent on ligand, dose, and duration of exposure, and when engaged activates the inflammatory gene expression program. Our results reveal a previously underappreciated dynamical control of the JAK-STAT/IRF signaling network that may produce distinct biological responses and suggest that studies of type I IFN dysregulation, and in turn therapeutic remedies, may focus on feedback regulators within it.

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Gene Expression RegulationTranscription FactorsAntiviral AgentsFeedbackSignal TransductionAntiviral AgentsTranscription FactorsIFN-βinflammatory responseISGF3signaling dynamicsstimulus-contingent positive feedback loop

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PMID36929731
PMCPMC10167482
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