Interferon regulatory factor 7 regulates glioma stem cells via interleukin-6 and Notch signalling

Interferon regulatory factor 7 regulates glioma stem cells via interleukin-6 and Notch signalling.

Inflammatory microenvironment signalling plays a crucial role in tumour progression (i.e. cancer cell proliferation, survival, angiogenesis and metastasis) in many types of human malignancies. However, the role of inflammation in brain tumour pathology remains poorly understood. Here, we report that interferon regulatory factor 7 is a crucial regulator of brain tumour progression and heterogene...

Interferon regulatory factor 6 regulates keratinocyte migration.

Interferon regulatory factor 6 (Irf6) regulates keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Irf6 regulates cellular migration and adhesion. Irf6-deficient embryos at 10.5 days post-conception failed to close their wound compared with wild-type embryos. In vitro, Irf6-deficient murine embryonic keratinocytes were delayed in closing a scratch wound...

Cloning and sequencing of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) interferon regulatory factor 7

  Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7) gene was cloned from a subtractive cDNA library constructed with mRNAs obtained from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) macrophage cell line (RTS-11). Using expressed sequence tag clones of submitted IRF7 amino acid sequences, specific primers were designed. Results showed that IRF7 cDNA contains an ORF of 1251 nucleotides that translates into a 416 resi...

Interferon Regulatory Factor-2 Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Mouse Bone Marrow

QKI-7 Regulates Expression of Interferon-Related Genes in Human Astrocyte Glioma Cells

BACKGROUND The human QKI gene, called quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse), is a candidate gene for schizophrenia encoding an RNA-binding protein. This gene was shown to be essential for myelination in oligodendrocytes. QKI is also highly expressed in astrocytes, but its function in these cells is not known. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We studied the effect of small interference RNA ...