Human interferon-ϵ and interferon-κ exhibit low potency and low affinity for cell-surface IFNAR and the poxvirus antagonist B18R.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Bethany D HarrisMark R Walter

Abstract

IFNϵ and IFNκ are interferons that induce microbial immunity at mucosal surfaces and in the skin. They are members of the type-I interferon (IFN) family, which consists of 16 different IFNs, that all signal through the common IFNAR1/IFNAR2 receptor complex. Although IFNϵ and IFNκ have unique expression and functional properties, their biophysical properties have not been extensively studied. In this report, we describe the expression, purification, and characterization of recombinant human IFNϵ and IFNκ. In cellular assays, IFNϵ and IFNκ exhibit ∼1000-fold lower potency than IFNα2 and IFNω. The reduced potency of IFNϵ and IFNκ are consistent with their weak affinity for the IFNAR2 receptor chain. Despite reduced IFNAR2-binding affinities, IFNϵ and IFNκ exhibit affinities for the IFNAR1 chain that are similar to other IFN subtypes. As observed for cellular IFNAR2 receptor, the poxvirus antagonist, B18R, also exhibits reduced affinity for IFNϵ and IFNκ, relative to the other IFNs. Taken together, our data suggest IFNϵ and IFNκ are specialized IFNs that have evolved to weakly bind to the IFNAR2 chain, which allows innate protection of the mucosa and skin and limits neutralization of IFNϵ and IFNκ biological activities by viral IFN...Continue Reading

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