The effects of IFITM1 and IFITM3 gene deletion on IFNγ stimulated protein synthesis

Maria Gómez-Herranz, Marta Nekulova, Jakub Faktor, Lenka Hernychova, Sachin Kote, Elizabeth H. Sinclair, Rudolf Nenutil, Borivoj Vojtesek*, Kathryn L. Ball, Ted R. Hupp

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Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins IFITM1 and IFITM3 (IFITM1/3) play a role in both RNA viral restriction and in human cancer progression. Using immunohistochemical staining of FFPE tissue, we identified subgroups of cervical cancer patients where IFITM1/3 protein expression is inversely related to metastasis. Guide RNA-CAS9 methods were used to develop an isogenic IFITM1/IFITM3 double null cervical cancer model in order to define dominant pathways triggered by presence or absence of IFITM1/3 signalling. A pulse SILAC methodology identified IRF1, HLA-B, and ISG15 as the most dominating IFNγ inducible proteins whose synthesis was attenuated in the IFITM1/IFITM3 double-null cells. Conversely, SWATH-IP mass spectrometry of ectopically expressed SBP-tagged IFITM1 identified ISG15 and HLA-B as dominant co-associated proteins. ISG15ylation was attenuated in IFNγ treated IFITM1/IFITM3 double-null cells. Proximity ligation assays indicated that HLA-B can interact with IFITM1/3 proteins in parental SiHa cells. Cell surface expression of HLA-B was attenuated in IFNγ treated IFITM1/IFITM3 double-null cells. SWATH-MS proteomic screens in cells treated with IFITM1-targeted siRNA cells resulted in the attenuation of an interferon regulated protein subpopulation including MHC Class I molecules as well as IFITM3, STAT1, B2M, and ISG15. These data have implications for the function of IFITM1/3 in mediating IFNγ stimulated protein synthesis including ISG15ylation and MHC Class I production in cancer cells. The data together suggest that pro-metastatic growth associated with IFITM1/3 negative cervical cancers relates to attenuated expression of MHC Class I molecules that would support tumor immune escape.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-56
Number of pages18
JournalCellular Signalling
Volume60
Early online date2 Apr 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • CAS9 gene editing
  • Cervical cancer
  • IFITM1
  • Interferon
  • MHC Class I molecule
  • SILAC mass spectrometry

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