IFN-τ

Yeast

Interferon tau-1；IFN-tau-1；Trophoblast antiluteolytic protein；Trophoblast protein 1

IFN-τ is a new class of type I IFN that is secreted by the trophoblast and is the signal for maternal recognition of pregnancy in sheep. IFN-τ has potent immunosuppressive and antiviral activities similar to other type I IFN but is less cytotoxic than IFN-α/β. The current investigation concerns the effect of recombinant ovine IFN-tau (rOvIFN-τ) on the modulation of MHC class I and II expression on cloned mouse cerebrovascular endothelial (CVE) cells. IFN-tau induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat1 and up regulated the expression of MHC class I on CVE. One proposed action by which type I IFN reduce the relapse rate in MS is via interference with IFN-γ-induced MHC class II expression. IFN-τ was shown to down regulate IFN-γ-induced MHC class II expression on CVE and, hence, may be of potential therapeutic value in down regulating inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS). IFN-τ did not upregulate the expression of MHC class II on CVE. IFN-τ also inhibited the replication of Theiler's virus in CVE.

Approximately 19.9 kDa.

CYLSRKLMLD ARENLKLLDR MNRLSPHSCL QDRKDFGLPQ EMVEGDQLQK DQAFPVLYEM LQQSFNLFYT EHSSAAWDTT LLEQLCTGLQ QQLDHLDTCR GQVMGEEDSE LGNMDPIVTV KKYFQGIYDY LQEKGYSDCA WEIVRVEMMR ALTVSTTLQK RLTKMGGDLN SP

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

> 97 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.

Fully biologically active when compared to IFN-alpha. The specific activity determined by a viral resistance assay is no less than 1.0 × 107 IU/mg.

< 0.1 EU per 1μg of the protein

Lyophilized from a 0.2 µm filtered concentrated solution in PBS, pH 7.4.