Abstract
Whether the diurnal rhythm of cell cycle is associated with that of interferon-α/β receptor (IFNAR) expression was investigated in implanted-tumor cells. The expression of IFNAR mRNA significantly increased when the proportion of tumor cells in DNA synthesis (S) phase increased in vitro. A diurnal rhythm was observed for cell cycle distribution in implanted-tumor cells. The specific binding of interferon-α to receptor and IFNAR mRNA increased when the proportion of tumor cells in S phase increased in vivo. The time-dependent expression of IFNAR was supported by that of transcription factor level induced by interferon-β. The present result suggests that the rhythm of IFNAR expression is closely related to that of cell cycle distribution in implanted-tumor cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1449-1455 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 9 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)