Human Interferon-γ (hIFN-γ) Recombinant Protein #80385

IFN-γ plays key roles in both the innate and adaptive immune response. IFN-γ activates the cytotoxic activity of innate immune cells such as macrophages and NK cells (1,2). IFN-γ production by NK cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) promotes the cell-mediated adaptive immunity by inducing IFN-γ production by T lymphocytes, increasing expression of class I and class II MHC, and enhancing peptide antigen presentation (1). The anti-viral activity of IFN-γ is due to its induction of PKR and other regulatory proteins. Binding of IFN-γ to the IFNGR1/IFNGR2 complex promotes dimerization of the receptor complexes. Binding induces a conformational change in receptor intracellular domains and signaling involves Jak1, Jak2 and Stat1 (3). The critical role of IFN-γ in amplification of immune surveillance and function is supported by increased susceptibility to pathogen infection in IFN-γ or IFNGR knockout mice and in humans with inactivating mutations in IFNGR1 or IFNGR2. IFN-γ also appears to have a role in atherosclerosis (4).