Abstract
Expression vectors for human α-interferon (Hu-IFN-α) J1, a site-specific mutant [Ser116]Hu-IFN-αJ1, and Hu-IFN-αJ/C or Hu-IFN-αC/ J hybrids were constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli. These interferons and others were purified by immunoaffinity chromatography with a monoclonal antibody against human α-interferon. Their antiviral activity and ability to stimulate natural killer cell activity were determined in comparison to several other human interferons. These results provide some insight into structure-activity relationships for stimulating natural killer cells and confirm our previous conclusions that antiviral activity cannot be used to predict other activities for an individual IFN-α species. The observations suggest that the tertiary structure rather than any specific linear sequence of amino acids regulates the ability of the interferons to stimulate natural killer cell activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5328-5332 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cancer Research |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 Sept 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
