| Literature DB >> 6189128 |
P Duc-Goiran, B Robert-Galliot, T Chudzio, C Chany.
Abstract
Interferon (IFN) induced in the human amniotic membrane contains at least five different molecular species, as shown by analysis in NaDodSO4/polyacrylamide gels after heating and under reducing conditions. Three of the IFN components reported here--migrating at 26, 43, and 80 kilodaltons--are of unusual antigenic structure because they are neutralized to about the same extent by anti-IFN-alpha and anti-IFN-beta antibodies. The 15- to 17-kilodalton species belongs to the IFN-alpha group, while the 21- to 22-kilodalton species, the most frequently detected major peak, is IFN-beta. In addition to their unusual size and antigenic structure, these IFNs could play a role during embryonic development and in the immune tolerance of the mother with regard to the fetus.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6189128 PMCID: PMC393880 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.9.2628
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205