IFNG antisense RNA 1 is a long non-coding RNA that in humans is encoded by the IFNG-AS1 gene.[3] It is a positive regulator of interferon gamma in T and NK cells.[4]
IFNG-AS1 (Tmevpg1, NeST) is encoded by a gene near the Ifng locus. Some studies have shown that IFNG-AS1 expression is dependent on T-bet. In fact, transcription of IFNG-AS1 is regulated by T-bet. The upregulation of this LncRNA could enhance the production of IFN-γ from Th1 cells by cooperation of T-bet. In the other hand, in human genomic region, there are some preserved DNase 1 hypersensitivity sites (HS) between Ifng and IFNG-AS1 which induce transcription factors such as NF-κB and ETS proto-oncogene 1 (Ets-1). T-bet could control chromatin remodeling through recruiting These HS. These hypersensitivity sites have transcriptional enhancer activity to enhance or repress transcription of either IFNG or IFNG-AS1. T-bet through this epigenetic mechanism could affect on expression of IFNG-AS1. Also IFNG-AS1 with binding to WD repeat domain 5 (WDR5), stimulates the formation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation at the IFNG gene and affect on the enhancement of this gene expression. Also, the effective role of IFNG-AS1 in many protective actions, including enhancing the expression of IFN-γ in the immune response in brucellosis patients, suggest a new molecular interaction response to brucella infection.[5]
References
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- ^ "Entrez Gene: IFNG antisense RNA 1". Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ Stein N, Berhani O, Schmiedel D, Duev-Cohen A, Seidel E, Kol I, et al. (January 2019). "IFNG-AS1 Enhances Interferon Gamma Production in Human Natural Killer Cells". iScience. 11: 466–473. Bibcode:2019iSci...11..466S. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2018.12.034. PMC 6354656. PMID 30661002.
- ^ Gheitasi R, Jourghasemi S, Pakzad I, Hosseinpour Sarmadi V, Samieipour Y, Sekawi Z, et al. (December 2019). "A potential marker in brucellosis, long non coding RNA IFNG-AS1". Molecular Biology Reports. 46 (6): 6495–6500. doi:10.1007/s11033-019-05095-w. PMID 31595441.
Further reading
- Collier SP, Collins PL, Williams CL, Boothby MR, Aune TM (September 2012). "Cutting edge: influence of Tmevpg1, a long intergenic noncoding RNA, on the expression of Ifng by Th1 cells". Journal of Immunology. 189 (5): 2084–2088. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1200774. PMC 3424368. PMID 22851706.
- Peng H, Liu Y, Tian J, Ma J, Tang X, Rui K, et al. (December 2015). "The Long Noncoding RNA IFNG-AS1 Promotes T Helper Type 1 Cells Response in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis". Scientific Reports. 5: 17702. Bibcode:2015NatSR...517702P. doi:10.1038/srep17702. PMC 4669486. PMID 26634912.
- Li H, Hao Y, Zhang D, Fu R, Liu W, Zhang X, et al. (November 2016). "Aberrant expression of long noncoding RNA TMEVPG1 in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia". Autoimmunity. 49 (7): 496–502. doi:10.3109/08916934.2016.1167192. PMID 27050808. S2CID 23831262.