Limitin: An interferon-like cytokine that preferentially influences B- lymphocyte precursors

Kenji Oritani; Kay L. Medina; Yoshiaki Tomiyama; Jun Ishikawa; Yu Okajima; Megumu Ogawa; Takahumi Yokota; Keisuke Aoyama; Isao Takahashi; Paul W. Kincade; Yuji Matsuzawa

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Limitin: An interferon-like cytokine that preferentially influences B- lymphocyte precursors

Kenji Oritani, Kay L. Medina, Yoshiaki Tomiyama, Jun Ishikawa, Yu Okajima, Megumu Ogawa, Takahumi Yokota, Keisuke Aoyama, Isao Takahashi, Paul W. Kincade, Yuji Matsuzawa

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Abstract

We have identified an interferon-like cytokine, limitin, on the basis of its ability to arrest the growth of or kill lympho-hematopoietic cells. Limitin strongly inhibited B lymphopoiesis in vitro and in vivo but had little influence on either myelopoiesis or erythropoiesis. Because limitin uses the interferon α/β receptors and induces interferon regulatory factor- 1, it may represent a previously unknown type 1 interferon prototype. However, preferential B-lineage growth inhibition and activation of Janus kinase 2 in a myelomonocytic leukemia line have not been described for previously known interferons.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	659-666
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/76233
State	Published - Jun 2000

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