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Liu S, Cao Y, Cui K, Ren G, Zhao T, Wang X, Wei D, Chen Z, Gurram RK, Liu C, Wu C, Zhu J, Zhao K. Regulation of T helper cell differentiation by the interplay between histone modification and chromatin interaction. Immunity 2024; 57:987-1004.e5. [PMID: 38614090 PMCID: PMC11096031 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
Abstract
The development and function of the immune system are controlled by temporospatial gene expression programs, which are regulated by cis-regulatory elements, chromatin structure, and trans-acting factors. In this study, we cataloged the dynamic histone modifications and chromatin interactions at regulatory regions during T helper (Th) cell differentiation. Our data revealed that the H3K4me1 landscape established by MLL4 in naive CD4+ T cells is critical for restructuring the regulatory interaction network and orchestrating gene expression during the early phase of Th differentiation. GATA3 plays a crucial role in further configuring H3K4me1 modification and the chromatin interaction network during Th2 differentiation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that HSS3-anchored chromatin loops function to restrict the activity of the Th2 locus control region (LCR), thus coordinating the expression of Th2 cytokines. Our results provide insights into the mechanisms of how the interplay between histone modifications, chromatin looping, and trans-acting factors contributes to the differentiation of Th cells.
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- Shuai Liu
- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunoregulation Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunoregulation Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Transgenic Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunoregulation Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Bernstein ZJ, Shenoy A, Chen A, Heller NM, Spangler JB. Engineering the IL-4/IL-13 axis for targeted immune modulation. Immunol Rev 2023; 320:29-57. [PMID: 37283511 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The structurally and functionally related interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 cytokines play pivotal roles in shaping immune activity. The IL-4/IL-13 axis is best known for its critical role in T helper 2 (Th2) cell-mediated Type 2 inflammation, which protects the host from large multicellular pathogens, such as parasitic helminth worms, and regulates immune responses to allergens. In addition, IL-4 and IL-13 stimulate a wide range of innate and adaptive immune cells, as well as non-hematopoietic cells, to coordinate various functions, including immune regulation, antibody production, and fibrosis. Due to its importance for a broad spectrum of physiological activities, the IL-4/IL-13 network has been targeted through a variety of molecular engineering and synthetic biology approaches to modulate immune behavior and develop novel therapeutics. Here, we review ongoing efforts to manipulate the IL-4/IL-13 axis, including cytokine engineering strategies, formulation of fusion proteins, antagonist development, cell engineering approaches, and biosensor design. We discuss how these strategies have been employed to dissect IL-4 and IL-13 pathways, as well as to discover new immunotherapies targeting allergy, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. Looking ahead, emerging bioengineering tools promise to continue advancing fundamental understanding of IL-4/IL-13 biology and enabling researchers to exploit these insights to develop effective interventions.
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- Zachary J Bernstein
- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Bagherinia E, Falahi S, Mortazavi SH, Salari F, Rezaiemanesh A, Karaji AG. Co-treatment with Fexofenadine and Budesonide Increases FoxP3 Gene Expression in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2023; 37:623-629. [PMID: 36882993 DOI: 10.1177/19458924231160596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND T helper type 2 (Th2), Th17, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) play essential roles in the pathogenesis and control of allergic rhinitis (AR). Fexofenadine and budesonide are first-line treatments for AR. This study aimed to investigate the effect of co-treatment with fexofenadine and budesonide on the expression of Th2, Th17, and Treg-specific transcription factors (GATA-binding protein 3 [GATA-3], RAR-related orphan receptor gamma [RORγt], and forkhead box P3 [FoxP3], respectively) in AR patients. METHODS In this study, 29 AR patients were co-treated with fexofenadine and budesonide for 1 month. Blood was collected from AR patients before and after 1 month of treatment. The gene expression levels of GATA-3, RORγt, and FoxP3 transcription factors in blood samples were measured. In addition, serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and eosinophil percentages in blood samples were determined. FINDINGS The expression level of FoxP3 increased significantly after treatment compared with that before treatment (P < .001). In contrast, GATA-3 and RORγt expression levels did not show any noticeable changes. In addition, the percentage of peripheral blood eosinophils significantly decreased (P < .01). Serum IgE levels decreased compared with those before treatment, but the difference was not statistically significant. Furthermore, the clinical symptoms of the patients improved compared with those before treatment. CONCLUSION Our results showed that combined treatment with fexofenadine and budesonide increased the expression level of the FoxP3 gene, decreased the percentage of peripheral blood eosinophils, and improved the clinical symptoms of AR patients. This regimen appears to improve disease symptoms, at least in part by increasing the Treg population and decreasing the eosinophil population.
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- Elham Bagherinia
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Zhao L, Wang Y, Jaganathan A, Sun Y, Ma N, Li N, Han X, Sun X, Yi H, Fu S, Han F, Li X, Xiao K, Walsh MJ, Zeng L, Zhou M, Cheung KL. BRD4-PRC2 represses transcription of T-helper 2-specific negative regulators during T-cell differentiation. EMBO J 2023; 42:e111473. [PMID: 36719036 PMCID: PMC10015369 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
BRD4 is a well-recognized transcriptional activator, but how it regulates gene transcriptional repression in a cell type-specific manner has remained elusive. In this study, we report that BRD4 works with Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to repress transcriptional expression of the T-helper 2 (Th2)-negative regulators Foxp3 and E3-ubiqutin ligase Fbxw7 during lineage-specific differentiation of Th2 cells from mouse primary naïve CD4+ T cells. Brd4 binds to the lysine-acetylated-EED subunit of the PRC2 complex via its second bromodomain (BD2) to facilitate histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) at target gene loci and thereby transcriptional repression. We found that Foxp3 represses transcription of Th2-specific transcription factor Gata3, while Fbxw7 promotes its ubiquitination-directed protein degradation. BRD4-mediated repression of Foxp3 and Fbxw7 in turn promotes BRD4- and Gata3-mediated transcriptional activation of Th2 cytokines including Il4, Il5, and Il13. Chemical inhibition of the BRD4 BD2 induces transcriptional de-repression of Foxp3 and Fbxw7, and thus transcriptional downregulation of Il4, Il5, and Il13, resulting in inhibition of Th2 cell lineage differentiation. Our study presents a previously unappreciated mechanism of BRD4's role in orchestrating a Th2-specific transcriptional program that coordinates gene repression and activation, and safeguards cell lineage differentiation.
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- Li Zhao
- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of Pharmacological SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pharmacological SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of ChemistryMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMIUSA
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- Center for Proteomics & Artificial Intelligence and Center for Clinical Mass SpectrometryAllegheny Health Network Cancer InstitutePittsburghPAUSA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of MedicineUniversity of PittsburghPittsburghPAUSA
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- Department of Pharmacological SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Institute of Epigenetic Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of Pharmacological SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pharmacological SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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Guslund NC, Krabberød AK, Nørstebø SF, Solbakken MH, Jakobsen KS, Johansen FE, Qiao SW. Lymphocyte subsets in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) interrogated by single-cell sequencing. Commun Biol 2022; 5:689. [PMID: 35821077 PMCID: PMC9276791 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03645-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) has lost the major histocompatibility complex class II presentation pathway. We recently identified CD8-positive T cells, B cells, and plasma cells in cod, but further characterisation of lymphocyte subsets is needed to elucidate immune adaptations triggered by the absence of CD4-positive T lymphocytes. Here, we use single-cell RNA sequencing to examine the lymphocyte heterogeneity in Atlantic cod spleen. We describe five T cell subsets and eight B cell subsets and propose a B cell trajectory of differentiation. Notably, we identify a subpopulation of T cells that are CD8-negative. Most of the CD8-negative T lymphocytes highly express the homologue of monocyte chemotactic protein 1b, and another subset of CD8-negative T lymphocytes express the homologue of the scavenger receptor m130. Uncovering the multiple lymphocyte cell sub-clusters reveals the different immune states present within the B and T cell populations, building a foundation for further work. Single-cell sequencing of naïve and vaccinated Atlantic Cod uncovers multiple B and T lymphocyte subsets including a subset of T lymphocytes expressing neither CD4 or CD8 and reveals different immune states present within B and T cell populations.
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- Naomi Croft Guslund
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences and the Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences and the Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences and the Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences and the Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences and the Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Physiology and Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Martynova E, Rizvanov A, Urbanowicz RA, Khaiboullina S. Inflammasome Contribution to the Activation of Th1, Th2, and Th17 Immune Responses. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:851835. [PMID: 35369454 PMCID: PMC8969514 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.851835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammasomes are cytosolic polyprotein complexes formed in response to various external and internal stimuli, including viral and bacterial antigens. The main product of the inflammasome is active caspase 1 which proteolytically cleaves, releasing functional interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18). These cytokines play a central role in shaping immune response to pathogens. In this review, we will focus on the mechanisms of inflammasome activation, as well as their role in development of Th1, Th2, and Th17 lymphocytes. The contribution of cytokines IL-1β, IL-18, and IL-33, products of activated inflammasomes, are summarized. Additionally, the role of cytokines released from tissue cells in promoting differentiation of lymphocyte populations is discussed.
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Serag Eldien MM, Abdou AG, Elghrabawy GRA, Alhanafy AM, Mahmoud SF. Stratification of urothelial bladder carcinoma depending on immunohistochemical expression of GATA3 and CK5/6. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2021; 42:662-678. [PMID: 34106817 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2021.1937212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC) has two pathways with distinct molecular features and prognosis, non-muscle invasive (NMI) and muscle invasive (MI) tumors. The aim is to investigate the expression of GATA3 and CK5/6 in BUC with correlation to clinicopathologic parameters, including their impact on survival beside their potential use to stratify cases into prognostic subgroups. This study included 80 cases of BUC stained immunohistochemically by GATA3 and CK5/6. The cases were divided into four groups regarding expression status of both markers (luminal, basal, mixed, and null). GATA3 percentage of expression decreased in urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation, MI tumors, high-grade tumors, tumors with involved lymph nodes, presence of perineural invasion, presence of bilharziasis, presence of lympho-vascular invasion, and high mitotic count. CK5/6 positivity was higher in urothelial carcinoma cases with squamous differentiation, MI tumors, and presence of perineural invasion. Pure urothelial carcinoma and NMI were in favor of luminal group (GATA3 +ve/CK5/6 -ve). Univariate analysis showed that the presence of bilharziasis was associated with shorter PFS (p = .04). GATA3 and CK5/6 could be used for the stratification of urothelial bladder carcinoma into subtypes with different characteristics. Luminal bladder cancer represents the most common type (60%) that carries favorable features. Bilharziasis-associated urothelial carcinoma carries poor outcome manifested by short PFS.
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkom, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkom, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkom, Egypt
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Han K, Singh K, Rodman MJ, Hassanzadeh S, Wu K, Nguyen A, Huffstutler RD, Seifuddin F, Dagur PK, Saxena A, McCoy JP, Chen J, Biancotto A, Stagliano KER, Teague HL, Mehta NN, Pirooznia M, Sack MN. Fasting-induced FOXO4 blunts human CD4 + T helper cell responsiveness. Nat Metab 2021; 3:318-326. [PMID: 33723462 PMCID: PMC7990708 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00356-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Intermittent fasting blunts inflammation in asthma1 and rheumatoid arthritis2, suggesting that fasting may be exploited as an immune-modulatory intervention. However, the mechanisms underpinning the anti-inflammatory effects of fasting are poorly characterized3-5. Here, we show that fasting in humans is sufficient to blunt CD4+ T helper cell responsiveness. RNA sequencing and flow cytometry immunophenotyping of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from volunteers subjected to overnight or 24-h fasting and 3 h of refeeding suggest that fasting blunts CD4+ T helper cell activation and differentiation. Transcriptomic analysis reveals that longer fasting has a more robust effect on CD4+ T-cell biology. Through bioinformatics analyses, we identify the transcription factor FOXO4 and its canonical target FK506-binding protein 5 (FKBP5) as a potential fasting-responsive regulatory axis. Genetic gain- or loss-of-function of FOXO4 and FKBP5 is sufficient to modulate TH1 and TH17 cytokine production. Moreover, we find that fasting-induced or genetic overexpression of FOXO4 and FKBP5 is sufficient to downregulate mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signalling and suppress signal transducer and activator of transcription 1/3 activation. Our results identify FOXO4-FKBP5 as a new fasting-induced, signal transducer and activator of transcription-mediated regulatory pathway to blunt human CD4+ T helper cell responsiveness.
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- Kim Han
- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Bioinformatics and Computational Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center of Human Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center of Human Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Precision Immunology, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center of Human Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Disease and Inflammation, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Disease and Inflammation, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Core Facility, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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T lymphocytes, the major effector cells in cellular immunity, produce cytokines in immune responses to mediate inflammation and regulate other types of immune cells. Work in the last three decades has revealed significant heterogeneity in CD4+ T cells, in terms of their cytokine expression, leading to the discoveries of T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, Th17, and T follicular helper (Tfh) cell subsets. These cells possess unique developmental and regulatory pathways and play distinct roles in immunity and immune-mediated pathologies. Other types of T cells, including regulatory T cells and γδ T cells, as well as innate lymphocytes, display similar features of subpopulations, which may play differential roles in immunity. Mechanisms exist to prevent cytokine production by T cells to maintain immune tolerance to self-antigens, some of which may also underscore immune exhaustion in the context of tumors. Understanding cytokine regulation and function has offered innovative treatment of many human diseases.
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- Chen Dong
- Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China;
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Guslund NC, Solbakken MH, Brieuc MSO, Jentoft S, Jakobsen KS, Qiao SW. Single-Cell Transcriptome Profiling of Immune Cell Repertoire of the Atlantic Cod Which Naturally Lacks the Major Histocompatibility Class II System. Front Immunol 2020; 11:559555. [PMID: 33154745 PMCID: PMC7588623 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.559555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The Atlantic cod’s unusual immune system, entirely lacking the Major Histocompatibility class II pathway, has prompted intriguing questions about what mechanisms are used to combat bacterial infections and how immunological memory is generated. By single-cell RNA sequencing we here report an in-depth characterisation of cell types found in immune tissues, the spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes of Atlantic cod. Unbiased transcriptional clustering revealed eleven distinct immune cell signatures. Resolution at the single cell level enabled characterisation of the major cell subsets including the cytotoxic T cells, B cells, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages. Additionally, to our knowledge we are the first to uncover cell subsets in Atlantic cod which may represent dendritic cells, natural killer-like cells, and a population of cytotoxic cells expressing GATA-3, a master transcription factor of T helper 2 cells. We further identify putative gene markers for each cluster and describe the relative proportions of each cell type in the spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes. Of the major haematopoietic cell populations, the lymphocytes make up 55 and 68% of the spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes respectively, while the myeloid cells make up 45 and 32%. By single-cell analysis, this study provides the most detailed molecular and cellular characterisation of the immune system of the Atlantic cod so far.
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- Naomi Croft Guslund
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Moyal L, Gorovitz‐Haris B, Yehezkel S, Jacob‐Hirsch J, Bershtein V, Barzilai A, Rotem C, Sherman S, Amitay‐Laish I, Feinmesser M, Hodak E. Unilesional mycosis fungoides is associated with increased expression of micro
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‐17~92 and T helper 1 skewing. Br J Dermatol 2019; 180:1123-1134. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- L. Moyal
- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Cancer Research Center Sheba Medical Center Tel HashomerIsrael
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer Israel
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Institute of Pathology Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach Tikva Israel
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dermatology Felsenstein Medical Research Center Petach Tikva Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Dermatology and Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital Petach TikvaIsrael
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Huang S, Dong D, Zhang Y, Chen Z, Geng J, Zhao Y. NEAT1 regulates Th2 cell development by targeting STAT6 for degradation. Cell Cycle 2019; 18:312-319. [PMID: 30654703 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1562285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lncRNA NEAT1 (nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1) in regulating Th2 cell differentiation. The overexpression vectors of NEAT1 and ITCH, and siRNA targeting NEAT1, EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) and STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) were transfected into CD4+T cells. The mRNA expressions of ITCH and STAT6 were analyzed by qRT-PCR and western blotting. The levels of Th2 cytokines were detected by ELISA assay. RIP and ChIP assays were performed to analyze the association between NEAT1 and EZH2 as well as EZH2 and STAT6, respectively. Results showed that NEAT1 significantly repressed ITCH expression and increased STAT6 expression as well as the levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in CD4+T cells. RIP and ChIP assays revealed that NEAT1 bound to EZH2 and EZH2 was recruited to the promoter region of ITCH in CD4+T cells. Silencing EZH2 significantly promoted STAT6 for ubiquitination. Furthermore, NEAT targeted STAT6 for ubiquitination and elevated levels of Th2 cytokines by regulating EZH2/ITCH axis. In conclusion, our data indicated that NEAT1 promotes Th2 cell differentiation through the EZH2/ITCH/STAT6 axis.
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- Shuman Huang
- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China.,b The Academy of medical sciences , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China.,b The Academy of medical sciences , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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- a The Rhinology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , China
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Zaidan N, Ottersbach K. The multi-faceted role of Gata3 in developmental haematopoiesis. Open Biol 2018; 8:rsob.180152. [PMID: 30463912 PMCID: PMC6282070 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.180152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The transcription factor Gata3 is crucial for the development of several tissues and cell lineages both during development as well as postnatally. This importance is apparent from the early embryonic lethality following germline Gata3 deletion, with embryos displaying a number of phenotypes, and from the fact that Gata3 has been implicated in several cancer types. It often acts at the level of stem and progenitor cells in which it controls the expression of key lineage-determining factors as well as cell cycle genes, thus being one of the main drivers of cell fate choice and tissue morphogenesis. Gata3 is involved at various stages of haematopoiesis both in the adult as well as during development. This review summarizes the various contributions of Gata3 to haematopoiesis with a particular focus on the emergence of the first haematopoietic stem cells in the embryo—a process that appears to be influenced by Gata3 at various levels, thus highlighting the complex nature of Gata3 action.
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- Nada Zaidan
- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.,King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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Hwang SS, Jang SW, Lee KO, Kim HS, Lee GR. RHS6 coordinately regulates the Th2 cytokine genes by recruiting GATA3, SATB1, and IRF4. Allergy 2017; 72:772-782. [PMID: 27878828 DOI: 10.1111/all.13078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is a Th2 cell-driven inflammatory disease and a major public health concern. The cis-acting element Rad50 hypersensitive site 6 (RHS6) in the Th2 locus control region is essential for regulation of the Th2 cytokine genes; however, its role in allergic airway inflammation and underlying molecular mechanisms of the regulation by RHS6 are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE We sought to understand the role of RHS6 in the development of allergic airway inflammation and its molecular mechanism for Th2 cytokine expression. METHODS We used an ovalbumin-induced allergic inflammation model with RHS6-deficient mice to examine the role of RHS6 in this process. To examine molecular mechanism of RHS6 for Th2 cytokine expression, we used DNA affinity chromatography and mass spectrometry, quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA, intracellular cytokine staining, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and co-immunoprecipitation. RESULTS Deletion of RHS6 caused a dramatic resistance to allergic airway inflammation. RHS6 recruited transcription factors GATA3, SATB1, and IRF4, which play important roles in expression of all three Th2 cytokine genes. RHS6 deficiency caused inhibition of transcription factor-induced Th2 cytokine gene expression. CONCLUSION RHS6 is a critical regulatory element for allergic airway inflammation and for coordinate regulation of Th2 cytokine genes by recruiting GATA3, SATB1, and IRF4.
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- S. S. Hwang
- Department of Life Science; Sogang University; Mapo-gu Seoul Korea
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- Department of Life Science; Sogang University; Mapo-gu Seoul Korea
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- Department of Life Science; Sogang University; Mapo-gu Seoul Korea
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- Department of Life Science; Sogang University; Mapo-gu Seoul Korea
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- Department of Life Science; Sogang University; Mapo-gu Seoul Korea
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- C H Flayer
- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Translational Lung Biology Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Translational Lung Biology Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Scheer S, Zaph C. The Lysine Methyltransferase G9a in Immune Cell Differentiation and Function. Front Immunol 2017; 8:429. [PMID: 28443098 PMCID: PMC5387087 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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G9a (KMT1C, EHMT2) is a lysine methyltransferase (KMT) whose primary function is to di-methylate lysine 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me2). G9a-dependent H3K9me2 is associated with gene silencing and acts primarily through the recruitment of H3K9me2-binding proteins that prevent transcriptional activation. Gene repression via G9a-dependent H3K9me2 is critically required in embryonic stem (ES) cells for the development of cellular lineages by repressing expression of pluripotency factors. In the immune system, lymphoid cells such as T cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) can differentiate from a naïve state into one of several effector lineages that require both activating and repressive mechanisms to maintain the correct gene expression program. Furthermore, the long-term immunity to re-infection is mediated by memory T cells, which also require specific gene expression and repression to maintain a quiescent state. In this review, we examine the molecular machinery of G9a-dependent functions, address the role of G9a in lymphoid cell differentiation and function, and identify potential functions of T cells and ILCs that may be controlled by G9a. Together, this review will highlight the dynamic nature of G9a-dependent H3K9me2 in the immune system and shed light on the nature of repressive epigenetic modifications in cellular lineage choice.
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- Sebastian Scheer
- Infection and Immunity Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Bevington SL, Cauchy P, Withers DR, Lane PJL, Cockerill PN. T Cell Receptor and Cytokine Signaling Can Function at Different Stages to Establish and Maintain Transcriptional Memory and Enable T Helper Cell Differentiation. Front Immunol 2017; 8:204. [PMID: 28316598 PMCID: PMC5334638 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Experienced T cells exhibit immunological memory via a rapid recall response, responding to restimulation much faster than naïve T cells. The formation of immunological memory starts during an initial slow response, when naïve T cells become transformed to proliferating T blast cells, and inducible immune response genes are reprogrammed as active chromatin domains. We demonstrated that these active domains are supported by thousands of priming elements which cooperate with inducible transcriptional enhancers to enable efficient responses to stimuli. At the conclusion of this response, a small proportion of these cells return to the quiescent state as long-term memory T cells. We proposed that priming elements can be established in a hit-and-run process dependent on the inducible factor AP-1, but then maintained by the constitutive factors RUNX1 and ETS-1. This priming mechanism may also function to render genes receptive to additional differentiation-inducing factors such as GATA3 and TBX21 that are encountered under polarizing conditions. The proliferation of recently activated T cells and the maintenance of immunological memory in quiescent memory T cells are also dependent on various cytokine signaling pathways upstream of AP-1. We suggest that immunological memory is established by T cell receptor signaling, but maintained by cytokine signaling.
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- Sarah L Bevington
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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Hwang SS, Jang SW, Lee GR. RHS6-mediated chromosomal looping and nuclear substructure binding is required for Th2 cytokine gene expression. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2017; 1860:383-391. [PMID: 28132936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Subset-specific gene expression is a critical feature of CD4 T cell differentiation. Th2 cells express Th2 cytokine genes including Il4, Il5, and Il13 and mediate the immune response against helminths. The expression of Th2 cytokine genes is regulated by Rad50 hypersensitive site 6 (RHS6) in the Th2 locus control region; however, the molecular mechanisms of RHS6 action at the chromatin level are poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that RHS6 is crucial for chromosomal interactions and nuclear substructure binding of the Th2 cytokine locus. RHS6-deficient cells had a marked reduction in chromatin remodeling and in intrachromosomal interactions at the Th2 locus. Deficiency of RHS6-binding transcription factors GATA3, SATB1, and IRF4 also caused a great reduction in chromatin remodeling and long-range chromosomal interactions involving the Th2 locus. RHS6 deficiency abrogated association of the Th2 locus with the nuclear substructure and RNA polymerase II. Therefore, RHS6 serves as a crucial cis-acting hub for coordinate regulation of Th2 cytokine genes by forming chromosomal loops and binding to a nuclear substructure.
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- Soo Seok Hwang
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea.
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Hammam AA, Ezzat DA, Elwahab MHA. Differential Expression of T-bet and GATA3 in Egyptian Children with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2016; 32:460-467. [PMID: 27812257 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-015-0625-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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GATA3 and T-box (T-bet) expressed in T-cells are transcriptional factors that play a critical role in development of Th2 and Th1 immunity respectively. GATA3 is expressed during Th2 differentiation and T-bet is expressed exclusively in Th1 cells. Thus, a balance between GATA3 and T-bet is believed to control Th2/Th1 polarization. Therefore, the high expression of T-bet and low expression of GATA3 indicate the existence of Th1 polarization in children with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). This might be related to the regulation of T-bet and GATA3. The objective of this work was to study the expression of transcriptional factors T-bet and GATA3 m RNA in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and correlate it with clinical findings, laboratory findings, and outcome of patients. In this study the expression of T-bet and GATA3 genes was analysed in 20 normal healthy individuals and 40 children with ITP (20 acute and 20 persistent) using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to investigate a possible relation, association or correlation with the type of ITP and prognosis. T-bet was expressed significantly in 60 % of acute ITP children (12/20) (P value 0.001) and not expressed in persistent ITP children (0/20), while GATA3 was expressed in 25 % of persistent ITP patients (5/20) (P value 0.017) and not expressed in acute ITP patients (0/20). Both genes were not detected in healthy controls. We concluded that the high expression of T-bet and the low expression of GATA3 indicate the existence of Th1 polarization in children with acute ITP. This might be related to the regulation of T-bet and GATA3. Intensive studies of abnormal cytokine profiles in ITP have led to cytokine therapies that exploit the effects of IFN-γ on Th2 cells, but such therapies are often ineffective to develop safe and effective therapeutic tools. Targeting specific molecules such as T-bet and GATA3 may be a novel therapeutic tool in ITP.
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- Amira Ahmed Hammam
- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt ; Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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- Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt ; Clinical Pathology Department, Ministry of Health Hospitals, Giza, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt ; Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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Lee YY, Wang CT, Huang SKH, Wu WJ, Huang CN, Li CC, Chan TC, Liang PI, Hsing CH, Li CF. Downregulation of RNF128 Predicts Progression and Poor Prognosis in Patients with Urothelial Carcinoma of the Upper Tract and Urinary Bladder. J Cancer 2016; 7:2187-2196. [PMID: 27994654 PMCID: PMC5166527 DOI: 10.7150/jca.16798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: The TP53 tumor suppressor gene plays a crucial role in the carcinogenesis of many malignancies, including urothelial carcinoma (UC). Overexpression of p53 is associated with poor prognosis in UC. Recently, RING finger protein 128 (RNF128) was shown to be involved in p53-induced apoptosis, forming a negative feedback loop. However, the significance of RNF128 in patients with UC remains unknown. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the expression of RNF128 in UC and to assess its predictive and prognostic value in a well-established cohort. Methods: Through data mining from a published transcriptome (GSE31684), RNF128 was identified as the most differentially expressed gene in UC among those associated with negative regulation of the cytokine biosynthetic process (GO:0042036). Its immunoexpression was further evaluated using the H-scores of 340 patients with upper urinary tract UC (UTUC) and 295 with urinary bladder UC (UBUC). The scores were correlated with clinicopathological features, disease-specific survival (DSS) and metastasis-free survival (MeFS). We also used Western blot analysis to evaluate RNF128 protein expression in human urothelial cell (HUC) lines. Results: Downregulation of RNF128 expression was significantly associated with advanced pT stage (p<0.001), high histological grade (UTUC, p<0.001; UBUC, p=0.035), nodal metastasis (UTUC, p<0.001; UBUC, p=0.001), vascular invasion (UTUC, p<0.001; UBUC, p=0.008) and high mitotic rate (UTUC, p=0.003; UBUC, p=0.023). Low expression of RNF128 was an adverse prognosticator for DSS (UTUC, p<0.0001; UBUC, p<0.0001) and MeFS (UTUC, p<0.0001; UBUC, p=0.0002). Moreover, low expression was predictive of poor DSS (UTUC, p=0.006; UBUC, p=0.003) and MeFS (UTUC, p=0.009; UBUC, p=0.036) in multivariate comparisons. Western blot analysis showed that the RNF128 protein was downregulated in invasive urothelial cancer cell lines. Conclusion: Our findings showed that downregulation of RNF128 was correlated with cancer invasiveness and metastasis as well as reduced survival in patients with UTUC and UBUC, identifying RNF128 as a prognostic factor in UC.
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- Yi-Ying Lee
- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Science National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital
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- Institute of Biomedical Science National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Zamora-Pineda J, Kumar A, Suh JH, Zhang M, Saba JD. Dendritic cell sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase regulates thymic egress. J Exp Med 2016; 213:2773-2791. [PMID: 27810923 PMCID: PMC5110016 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Saba and collaborators show that dendritic cells generate the thymic sphingosine-1-phosphate gradient and regulate T cell egress. T cell egress from the thymus is essential for adaptive immunity and involves chemotaxis along a sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) gradient. Pericytes at the corticomedullary junction produce the S1P egress signal, whereas thymic parenchymal S1P levels are kept low through S1P lyase (SPL)–mediated metabolism. Although SPL is robustly expressed in thymic epithelial cells (TECs), in this study, we show that deleting SPL in CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs), rather than TECs or other stromal cells, disrupts the S1P gradient, preventing egress. Adoptive transfer of peripheral wild-type DCs rescued the egress phenotype of DC-specific SPL knockout mice. These studies identify DCs as metabolic gatekeepers of thymic egress. Combined with their role as mediators of central tolerance, DCs are thus poised to provide homeostatic regulation of thymic export.
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- Jesus Zamora-Pineda
- Center for Cancer Research, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609
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- Center for Cancer Research, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609
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- Center for Cancer Research, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609
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- Center for Cancer Research, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609
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- Center for Cancer Research, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609
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Bevington SL, Cauchy P, Piper J, Bertrand E, Lalli N, Jarvis RC, Gilding LN, Ott S, Bonifer C, Cockerill PN. Inducible chromatin priming is associated with the establishment of immunological memory in T cells. EMBO J 2016; 35:515-35. [PMID: 26796577 PMCID: PMC4772849 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201592534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Immunological memory is a defining feature of vertebrate physiology, allowing rapid responses to repeat infections. However, the molecular mechanisms required for its establishment and maintenance remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrated that the first steps in the acquisition of T-cell memory occurred during the initial activation phase of naïve T cells by an antigenic stimulus. This event initiated extensive chromatin remodeling that reprogrammed immune response genes toward a stably maintained primed state, prior to terminal differentiation. Activation induced the transcription factors NFAT and AP-1 which created thousands of new DNase I-hypersensitive sites (DHSs), enabling ETS-1 and RUNX1 recruitment to previously inaccessible sites. Significantly, these DHSs remained stable long after activation ceased, were preserved following replication, and were maintained in memory-phenotype cells. We show that primed DHSs maintain regions of active chromatin in the vicinity of inducible genes and enhancers that regulate immune responses. We suggest that this priming mechanism may contribute to immunological memory in T cells by facilitating the induction of nearby inducible regulatory elements in previously activated T cells.
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- Sarah L Bevington
- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Section of Experimental Haematology, Leeds Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell ALM. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016; 44:246-58. [PMID: 26872695 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Exposure to a plethora of environmental challenges commonly triggers pathological type 2 cell-mediated inflammation. Here we report the pathological role of the Wnt antagonist Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) upon allergen challenge or non-healing parasitic infection. The increased circulating amounts of Dkk-1 polarized T cells to T helper 2 (Th2) cells, stimulating a marked simultaneous induction of the transcription factors c-Maf and Gata-3, mediated by the kinases p38 MAPK and SGK-1, resulting in Th2 cell cytokine production. Circulating Dkk-1 was primarily from platelets, and the increase of Dkk-1 resulted in formation of leukocyte-platelet aggregates (LPA) that facilitated leukocyte infiltration to the affected tissue. Functional inhibition of Dkk-1 impaired Th2 cell cytokine production and leukocyte infiltration, protecting mice from house dust mite (HDM)-induced asthma or Leishmania major infection. These results highlight that Dkk-1 from thrombocytes is an important regulator of leukocyte infiltration and polarization of immune responses in pathological type 2 cell-mediated inflammation.
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- Wook-Jin Chae
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Regulation of IL-4 Expression in Immunity and Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 941:31-77. [PMID: 27734408 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-0921-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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IL-4 was first identified as a T cell-derived growth factor for B cells. Studies over the past several decades have markedly expanded our understanding of its cellular sources and function. In addition to T cells, IL-4 is produced by innate lymphocytes, such as NTK cells, and myeloid cells, such as basophils and mast cells. It is a signature cytokine of type 2 immune response but also has a nonimmune function. Its expression is tightly regulated at several levels, including signaling pathways, transcription factors, epigenetic modifications, microRNA, and long noncoding RNA. This chapter will review in detail the molecular mechanism regulating the cell type-specific expression of IL-4 in physiological and pathological type 2 immune responses.
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PU.1 Suppresses Th2 Cytokine Expression via Silencing of GATA3 Transcription in Dendritic Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137699. [PMID: 26361334 PMCID: PMC4567381 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The transcription factor PU.1 is predominantly expressed in dendritic cells (DCs) and is essential for DC differentiation. Although there are several reports that PU.1 positively regulates the expression of DC-specific genes, whether PU.1 also has a suppressive effect on DCs is largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that PU.1 suppresses the expression of Th2 cytokines including IL-13 and IL-5 in bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs), through repression of the expression of GATA3, which is a master regulator of Th2 differentiations. When PU.1 siRNA was introduced into BMDCs, LPS-induced expression of IL-13 and IL-5 was increased along with upregulation of the constitutive expression of GATA2 and GATA3. The additional introduction of GATA3 siRNA but not of GATA2 siRNA abrogated PU.1 siRNA-mediated upregulation of IL-13 and IL-5. A chromatin immunoprecipitation assay showed that PU.1 bound to Gata3 proximal promoter region, which is more dominant than the distal promoter in driving GATA3 transcription in DCs. The degree of histone acetylation at the Gata3 promoter was decreased in PU.1 siRNA-introduced DCs, suggesting the involvement of PU.1 in chromatin modification of the Gata3 promoter. Treatment with a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, trichostatin A, increased the degree of histone H3 acetylation at the Gata3 promoter and induced the subsequent expression of GATA3. Experiments using HDAC inhibitors and siRNAs showed that HDAC3 suppressed GATA3 expression. The recruitment of HDAC3 to the Gata3 promoter was decreased by PU.1 knockdown. LPS-induced IL-13 expression was dramatically reduced in BMDCs generated from mice lacking the conserved GATA3 response element, termed CGRE, which is an essential site for the binding of GATA3 on the Il-13 promoter. The degree of H3K4me3 at CGRE was significantly increased in PU.1 siRNA-transfected stimulated DCs. Our results indicate that PU.1 plays pivotal roles in DC development and function, serving not only as a transcriptional activator but also as a repressor.
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Witte S, O'Shea JJ, Vahedi G. Super-enhancers: Asset management in immune cell genomes. Trends Immunol 2015; 36:519-26. [PMID: 26277449 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Super-enhancers (SEs) are regions of the genome consisting of clusters of regulatory elements bound with very high amounts of transcription factors, and this architecture appears to be the hallmark of genes and noncoding RNAs linked with cell identity. Recent studies have identified SEs in CD4(+) T cells and have further linked these regions to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with immune-mediated disorders, pointing to an important role for these structures in the T cell differentiation and function. Here we review the features that define SEs, and discuss their function within the broader understanding of the mechanisms that define immune cell identity and function. We propose that SEs present crucial regulatory hubs, coordinating intrinsic and extrinsic differentiation signals, and argue that delineating these regions will provide important insight into the factors and mechanisms that define immune cell identity.
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- Steven Witte
- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Immunology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Jha SS, Chakraborty NG, Singh P, Mukherji B, Dorsky DI. Knockdown of T-bet expression in Mart-127-35 -specific T-cell-receptor-engineered human CD4(+) CD25(-) and CD8(+) T cells attenuates effector function. Immunology 2015; 145:124-35. [PMID: 25495780 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Gene transfer to create tumour epitope-specific cytolytic T cells for adoptive immunotherapy of cancer remains an area of active inquiry. When the Mart-127-35 -specific DMF5 T-cell receptor (TCR) is transferred into peripheral human CD4(+) T cells, the reprogrammed cells exhibit a T helper type 1 (Th1) phenotype with significant multifactorial effector capabilities. The T-bet transcription factor plays an important role in determination of the Th1 differentiation pathway. To gain a deeper understanding of how T-bet controls the outcome of human T-cell reprogramming by gene transfer, we developed a system for examining the effects of short hairpin RNA-mediated T-bet gene knockdown in sorted cell populations uniformly expressing the knockdown construct. In this system, using activated peripheral human CD4(+) CD25(-) and CD8(+) T cells, T-bet knockdown led to attenuation of the interferon-γ response to both antigen-specific and non-specific TCR stimulation. The interleukin-2 (IL-2) antigen-specific response was not attenuated by T-bet knockdown. Also, in TCR-reprogrammed CD8(+) cells, the cytolytic effector response was attenuated by T-bet knockdown. T-bet knockdown did not cause redirection into a Th2 differentiation pathway, and no increased IL-4, IL-10, or IL-17 response was detected in this system. These results indicate that T-bet expression is required for maintenance of the CD4(+) CD25(-) and CD8(+) effector phenotypes in TCR-reprogrammed human T cells. They also suggest that the activation protocol necessary for transduction with retrovectors and lentivectors may commit the reprogrammed cells to the Th1 phenotype, which cannot be altered by T-bet knockdown but that there is, nevertheless, a continuous requirement of T-bet expression for interferon-γ gene activation.
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- Sidharth S Jha
- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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The history of the discovery and the development of our knowledge of IL-4 exemplifies the path of progress in biomedical science. There are unanticipated twists and turns although progress is made, sometimes quickly, other times far too slowly. Illustrative is the extended time from the first report of IL-4 in 1982 to the establishment of the efficacy of blocking IL-4 and its congener IL-13 in the treatment of moderate to severe asthma and atopic dermatitis, a period of 31years. The author was "present at the creation" and has been a participant or a witness to virtually all the major advances and recounts here his recollection of this history.
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Antignano F, Zaph C. Regulation of CD4 T-cell differentiation and inflammation by repressive histone methylation. Immunol Cell Biol 2015; 93:245-52. [PMID: 25582341 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2014.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Repressive epigenetic modifications such as dimethylation and trimethylation histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me2 and H3K9me3) and H3K27me3 have been shown to be critical for embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation by silencing cell lineage-promiscuous genes. CD4(+) T helper (T(H)) cell differentiation is a powerful model to study the molecular mechanisms associated with cellular lineage choice in adult cells. Naïve T(H) cells have the capacity to differentiate into one of the several phenotypically and functionally distinct and stable lineages. Although some repressive epigenetic mechanisms have a critical role in T(H) cell differentiation in a similar manner to that in ES cells, it is clear that there are disparate functions for certain modifications between ES cells and T(H) cells. Here we review the role of repressive histone modifications in the differentiation and function of T(H) cells in health and disease.
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- Frann Antignano
- The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Janardhan SV, Marks R, Gajewski TF. Primary murine CD4+ T cells fail to acquire the ability to produce effector cytokines when active Ras is present during Th1/Th2 differentiation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112831. [PMID: 25397617 PMCID: PMC4232516 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Constitutive Ras signaling has been shown to augment IL-2 production, reverse anergy, and functionally replace many aspects of CD28 co-stimulation in CD4+ T cells. These data raise the possibility that introduction of active Ras into primary T cells might result in improved functionality in pathologic situations of T cell dysfunction, such as cancer or chronic viral infection. To test the biologic effects of active Ras in primary T cells, CD4+ T cells from Coxsackie-Adenovirus Receptor Transgenic mice were transduced with an adenovirus encoding active Ras. As expected, active Ras augmented IL-2 production in naive CD4+ T cells. However, when cells were cultured for 4 days under conditions to promote effector cell differentiation, active Ras inhibited the ability of CD4+ T cells to acquire a Th1 or Th2 effector cytokine profile. This differentiation defect was not due to deficient STAT4 or STAT6 activation by IL-12 or IL-4, respectively, nor was it associated with deficient induction of T-bet and GATA-3 expression. Impaired effector cytokine production in active Ras-transduced cells was associated with deficient demethylation of the IL-4 gene locus. Our results indicate that, despite augmenting acute activation of naïve T cells, constitutive Ras signaling inhibits the ability of CD4+ T cells to properly differentiate into Th1/Th2 effector cytokine-producing cells, in part by interfering with epigenetic modification of effector gene loci. Alternative strategies to potentiate Ras pathway signaling in T cells in a more regulated fashion should be considered as a therapeutic approach to improve immune responses in vivo.
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- Sujit V. Janardhan
- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Sahoo A, Alekseev A, Obertas L, Nurieva R. Grail controls Th2 cell development by targeting STAT6 for degradation. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4732. [PMID: 25145352 PMCID: PMC5100808 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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T helper (Th)-2 cells are the major players in allergic asthma; however, the mechanisms that control Th2-mediated inflammation are poorly understood. Here we find that enhanced expression of Grail, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, in Th2 cells depends on IL-4-signaling components, Stat6 and Gata3 that bind to and transactivate the Grail promoter. Grail-deficiency in T cells leads to increased expression of Th2 effector cytokines in vitro and in vivo and Grail deficient mice are more susceptible to allergic asthma. Mechanistically, the enhanced effector function of Grail-deficient Th2 cells is mediated by increased expression of Stat6 and IL-4 receptor α-chain. Grail interacts with Stat6 and targets it for ubiquitination and degradation. Thus, our results indicate that Grail plays a critical role in controlling Th2 development through a negative feedback loop.
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- Anupama Sahoo
- Department of Immunology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Köck J, Kreher S, Lehmann K, Riedel R, Bardua M, Lischke T, Jargosch M, Haftmann C, Bendfeldt H, Hatam F, Mashreghi MF, Baumgrass R, Radbruch A, Chang HD. Nuclear factor of activated T cells regulates the expression of interleukin-4 in Th2 cells in an all-or-none fashion. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:26752-26761. [PMID: 25037220 PMCID: PMC4175318 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.587865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Th2 memory lymphocytes have imprinted their Il4 genes epigenetically for expression in dependence of T cell receptor restimulation. However, in a given restimulation, not all Th cells with a memory for IL-4 expression express IL-4. Here, we show that in reactivated Th2 cells, the transcription factors NFATc2, NF-kB p65, c-Maf, p300, Brg1, STAT6, and GATA-3 assemble at the Il4 promoter in Th2 cells expressing IL-4 but not in Th2 cells not expressing it. NFATc2 is critical for assembly of this transcription factor complex. Because NFATc2 translocation into the nucleus occurs in an all-or-none fashion, dependent on complete dephosphorylation by calcineurin, NFATc2 controls the frequencies of cells reexpressing Il4, translates analog differences in T cell receptor stimulation into a digital decision for Il4 reexpression, and instructs all reexpressing cells to express the same amount of IL-4. This analog-to-digital conversion may be critical for the immune system to respond to low concentrations of antigens.
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- Juliana Köck
- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Sharaf N, Nicklin MJ, di Giovine FS. Long-range DNA interactions at the IL-1/IL-36/IL-37 gene cluster (2q13) are induced by activation of monocytes. Cytokine 2014; 68:16-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Peng X, Cui Z, Gu W, Xu W, Guo X. Low level of LAT-PLC-γ1 interaction is associated with Th2 polarized differentiation: a contributing factor to the etiology of asthma. Cell Immunol 2014; 290:131-7. [PMID: 24978613 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2014.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Linker for activation of T cells (LAT) is a key adaptor in the T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway. The expression of LAT is lower in asthmatic patients than that in healthy people, but there is little knowledge about the mechanism underlying this phenomenon. This study was aimed to determine whether LAT-PLC-γ1 interaction was involved in the development of asthma. It was shown that the phosphorylation of PLC-γ1 decreased in the asthmatic mouse model and Th2 cell differentiated CD4(+) T cells. In addition, depleted endogenous PLC-γ1 promoted CD4(+) T cells to differentiate into IL-4-Productor. It was therefore concluded that the low level of LAT-PLC-γ1 interaction was associated with Th2 polarized differentiation, and this may contribute to the etiology of asthma.
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- Xiaohua Peng
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Lee GR. Transcriptional regulation of T helper type 2 differentiation. Immunology 2014; 141:498-505. [PMID: 24245687 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Considerable progress has been made in recent years towards our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of T helper type 2 (Th2) cell differentiation. Additional transcription factors and chromatin-modifying factors were identified and shown to promote Th2 cell differentiation and inhibit differentiation into other subsets. Analyses of mice lacking several cis-regulatory elements have yielded more insight into the regulatory mechanism of Th2 cytokine genes. Gene deletion studies of several chromatin modifiers confirmed their impact on CD4 T-cell differentiation. In addition, recent genome-wide analyses of transcription factor binding and chromatin status revealed unexpected roles of these factors in Th2-cell differentiation. In this review, these recent findings and their implication are summarized.
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- Gap Ryol Lee
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
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The development of specialized helper T cells has garnered much attention because of their critical role in coordinating the immune response to invading pathogens. Recent research emphasizing novel functions for specialized helper T cells in a variety of infectious disease settings, as well as autoimmune states, has reshaped our view on the capabilities of helper T cells. Notably, one previously underappreciated aspect of the lifespan of helper T cells is that they often retain the capacity to respond to changes in the environment by altering the composition of helper T cell lineage-specifying transcription factors they express, which, in turn, changes their phenotype. This emerging realization is changing our views on the stability versus flexibility of specialized helper T cell subtypes. Now, there is a new concerted effort to define the mechanistic events that contribute to the potential for flexibility in specialized helper T cell gene expression programs in the different environmental circumstances that allow for the re-expression of helper T cell lineage-specifying transcription factors. In addition, we are also now beginning to appreciate that "helper T cell" lineage-specifying transcription factors are expressed in diverse types of innate and adaptive immune cells and this may allow them to play roles in coordinating aspects of the immune response. Our current challenges include defining the conserved mechanisms that are utilized by these lineage-specifying transcription factors to coordinate gene expression programs in different settings as well as the mechanistic events that contribute to the differential downstream consequences that these factors mediate in unique cellular environments. In this review, we will explore our evolving views on these topics, often times using the Th1-lineage-specifying transcription factor T-bet as an example.
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Gu W, Sun B. TH1/TH2 cell differentiation and molecular signals. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 841:15-44. [PMID: 25261203 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9487-9_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The distinctive differentiated states of the CD4+ T helper cells are determined by the set of transcription factors and the genes transcribed by the transcription factors. In vitro induction models, the major determinants of the cytokines present during the T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated activation process. IL-12 and IFN-γ make Naive CD4+ T cells highly express T-bet and STAT4 and differentiate to TH1 cells, while IL-4 make Naive CD4+ T cells highly express STAT6 and GATA3 and differentiated to TH2 cells. Even through T-bet and GATA3 are master regulators for TH1/TH2 cells differentiation. There are many other transcription factors, such as RUNX family proteins, IRF4, Dec2, Gfi1, Hlx, and JunB that can impair TH1/TH2 cells differentiation. In recent years, noncoding RNAs (microRNA and long noncoding RNA) join in the crowd. The leukocytes should migrate to the right place to show their impact. There are some successful strategies, which are revealed to targeting chemokines and their receptors, that have been developed to treat human immune-related diseases.
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- Yuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China
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Linking GATA-3 and interleukin-13: implications in asthma. Inflamm Res 2013; 63:255-65. [PMID: 24363163 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-013-0700-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Asthma is one of the serious global health problems and cause of huge mortality and morbidity. It is characterized by persistent airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, increased IgE levels and mucus hypersecretion. Asthma is mediated by dominant Th2 immune response, causing enhanced expression of Th2 cytokines. These cytokines are responsible for the various pathological changes associated with allergic asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The role of Th2 cells in the pathogenesis of the asthma is primarily mediated through the cytokine IL-13, also produced by type 2 innate lymphoid cells, that comes under the transcriptional regulation of GATA3. In this review we will try to explore the link between IL-13 and GATA3 in the progression and regulation of asthma and its possible role as a therapeutic target. CONCLUSION Inhibition of GATA3 activity or blockade of GATA3 expression may attenuate the interleukin-13 mediated asthma phenotypes. So, GATA3 might be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of allergic asthma.
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Zeng WP. 'All things considered': transcriptional regulation of T helper type 2 cell differentiation from precursor to effector activation. Immunology 2013; 140:31-8. [PMID: 23668241 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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T helper type 2 (Th2) cells are critical to host defence against helminth infection and the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. The differentiation of Th2 cells from naive CD4 T cells is controlled by intricate transcriptional mechanisms. At the precursor stage of naive CD4 T cells, transcriptional mechanisms maintain the potential and in the meantime prevent spontaneous differentiation to Th2 fate. In addition, intrachromosomal interactions important for co-ordinated expression of Th2 cytokines pre-exist in naive CD4 T cells. Upon T-cell receptor (TCR) engagement, naive CD4 T cells are induced by polarizing signals of the interleukin-4/Stat6 and Jagged/Notch pathways to up-regulate the expression of GATA-3. Once up-regulated, GATA-3 drives Th2 and suppresses Th1 differentiation in a cell autonomous fashion. In this stage of differentiation, the Th2 cytokine locus, as well as the interferon-γ locus, undergoes chromatin remodelling and epigenetic modifications that contribute to the somatic memory of Th2 cytokine gene expression pattern. Once differentiated, Th2 effector cells promptly produce Th2 cytokines upon TCR stimulation, which is regulated by concerted actions of GATA-3, TCR signalling, enhancers and the Th2 locus control region. This review provides a detailed account of the transcriptional regulatory events at these different stages of Th2 differentiation.
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- Wei-ping Zeng
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, USA.
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Josefowicz SZ. Regulators of chromatin state and transcription in CD4 T-cell polarization. Immunology 2013; 139:299-308. [PMID: 23590627 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mature naive CD4 T-cells possess the potential for an array of highly specialized functions, from inflammatory to potently suppressive. This potential is encoded in regulatory DNA elements and is fulfilled through modification of chromatin and selective activation by the collaborative function of diverse transcription factors in response to environmental cues. The mechanisms and strategies employed by transcription factors for the programming of CD4 T-cell subsets will be discussed. In particular, the focus will be on co-operative activity of environmental response factors in the initial activation of regulatory DNA elements and chromatin alteration, and the subsequent role of 'master regulator' transcription factors in defining the fidelity and environmental responsiveness of different CD4 T-cell subsets.
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- Steven Z Josefowicz
- Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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Jin M, Kim SR, Yoon SJ, Jeong HH, Kim DK, Cho E, Yang M, Pyo MY. Suppressive effects of fructus of Magnolia denudata on IL-4 and IL-13 expression in T cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2013; 49:805-14. [PMID: 23949779 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-013-9670-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Magnolia species have been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia as folk medicine; however, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of its anti-allergic effects have rarely been investigated. In this study, we demonstrated that a methanolic extract of the fructus of Magnolia denudata has suppressive effects on Th2 cytokine production such as IL-4 and IL-13, but not IFN-γ and IL-17, produced by both phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate/ionomycin (PI)- and CD3/CD28-stimulated EL-4 T cells. Moreover, the mRNA expression of Th2 cytokines was significantly inhibited, and luciferase activity in cells transiently transfected with IL-4 or IL-13 promoter reporter plasmids was suppressed by M. denudata, indicating that M. denudata may regulate these expression at the transcriptional level. Western blot analysis for transcription factors involved in the cytokine gene expression indicated that the activation of c-Jun was significantly downregulated in the nucleus of cells, while the activations of nuclear factor of activated T cells, nuclear factor kappa B and c-Fos, were not affected. Furthermore, the mRNA expression and nuclear translocation of GATA-binding protein 3, a key transcriptional factor for Th2 commitment and Th2 cytokine expression, but not T-bet and RORγt, were dramatically downregulated by M. denudata. Treatment with M. denudata suppressed the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase; however, the PI-induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-related kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase was unaffected. Taken together, our study indicated that M. denudata inhibited IL-4 and IL-13 expression, possibly through regulation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation and selective transcription factors, such as GATA-3 and c-Jun, in EL-4 T cells.
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- Mirim Jin
- College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Daejeon, 300-716, Republic of Korea
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Epigenetic control of cytokine gene expression: regulation of the TNF/LT locus and T helper cell differentiation. Adv Immunol 2013; 118:37-128. [PMID: 23683942 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407708-9.00002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Epigenetics encompasses transient and heritable modifications to DNA and nucleosomes in the native chromatin context. For example, enzymatic addition of chemical moieties to the N-terminal "tails" of histones, particularly acetylation and methylation of lysine residues in the histone tails of H3 and H4, plays a key role in regulation of gene transcription. The modified histones, which are physically associated with gene regulatory regions that typically occur within conserved noncoding sequences, play a functional role in active, poised, or repressed gene transcription. The "histone code" defined by these modifications, along with the chromatin-binding acetylases, deacetylases, methylases, demethylases, and other enzymes that direct modifications resulting in specific patterns of histone modification, shows considerable evolutionary conservation from yeast to humans. Direct modifications at the DNA level, such as cytosine methylation at CpG motifs that represses promoter activity, are another highly conserved epigenetic mechanism of gene regulation. Furthermore, epigenetic modifications at the nucleosome or DNA level can also be coupled with higher-order intra- or interchromosomal interactions that influence the location of regulatory elements and that can place them in an environment of specific nucleoprotein complexes associated with transcription. In the mammalian immune system, epigenetic gene regulation is a crucial mechanism for a range of physiological processes, including the innate host immune response to pathogens and T cell differentiation driven by specific patterns of cytokine gene expression. Here, we will review current findings regarding epigenetic regulation of cytokine genes important in innate and/or adaptive immune responses, with a special focus upon the tumor necrosis factor/lymphotoxin locus and cytokine-driven CD4+ T cell differentiation into the Th1, Th2, and Th17 lineages.
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T-bet and GATA3 orchestrate Th1 and Th2 differentiation through lineage-specific targeting of distal regulatory elements. Nat Commun 2013; 3:1268. [PMID: 23232398 PMCID: PMC3535338 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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T-bet and GATA3 regulate the CD4+ T cell Th1/Th2 cell fate decision but little is known about the interplay between these factors outside of the murine Ifng and Il4/Il5/Il13 loci. Here we show that T-bet and GATA3 bind to multiple distal sites at immune regulatory genes in human effector T cells. These sites display markers of functional elements, act as enhancers in reporter assays and are associated with a requirement for T-bet and GATA3. Furthermore, we demonstrate that both factors bind distal sites at Tbx21 and that T-bet directly activates its own expression. We also show that in Th1 cells, GATA3 is distributed away from Th2 genes, instead occupying T-bet binding sites at Th1 genes, and that T-bet is sufficient to induce GATA3 binding at these sites. We propose these aspects of T-bet and GATA3 function are important for Th1/Th2 differentiation and for understanding transcription factor interactions in other T cell lineage decisions. T-bet and GATA3 regulate differentiation of T cells into Th1 or Th2 cell fates, but little is known about their functional interaction outside of the IFNγ and Il4/Il5/Il13 loci. Kanhere et al. map these factors across the genome in human T cells, revealing unappreciated breadth of function and interplay between them.
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Hypersensitive site 6 of the Th2 locus control region is essential for Th2 cytokine expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:6955-60. [PMID: 23569250 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1304720110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine genes Il4, Il5, and Il13 are contained within a 140-kb region of mouse chromosome 11 and their expression is controlled by a locus control region (LCR) embedded within this locus. The LCR is composed of a number of DNase I-hypersensitive sites (HSs), which are believed to encompass the regulatory core of the LCR. To determine the function of these sites, mutant mice were generated in which combinations of these HSs had been deleted from the endogenous LCR, and the effect on Th2 cytokine expression was assessed through the use of in vivo and in vitro models. These experiments revealed that, although all of the hypersensitive sites analyzed are important for appropriate LCR function, some sites are more important than others in regulating cytokine expression. Interestingly, each LCR mutation showed contrasting effects on cytokine expression, in some cases with mutants displaying opposing phenotypes between in vitro cultures and in vivo immunizations. These studies indicated that Rad50 hypersensitive site 6 was the singularly most important HS for Th2 cytokine expression, displaying consistent reductions in cytokine levels in all models tested. Furthermore analysis of chromatin modifications revealed that deletion of Rad50 hypersensitive site 6 impacted epigenetic modifications at the promoters of the Il4, Il5, and Il13 genes as well as other regulatory sites within the Th2 locus.
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Gibson TM, Gersbach CA. The role of single-cell analyses in understanding cell lineage commitment. Biotechnol J 2013; 8:397-407. [PMID: 23520130 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The study of cell lineage commitment is critical for improving our understanding of tissue development and regeneration, and for realizing stem cell-based therapies and engineered tissue replacements. Recently, the discovery of an unanticipated degree of variability in fundamental biological processes, including divergent responses of genetically identical cells to various stimuli, has provided mechanistic insight into cellular decision making and the collective behavior of cell populations. Therefore, the study of lineage commitment with single-cell resolution could provide greater knowledge of cellular differentiation mechanisms and the influence of noise on cellular processes. This will require the adoption of new technologies for single-cell analysis as traditional methods typically measure average values of bulk population behavior. This review discusses the recent developments in methods for analyzing the behavior of individual cells, and how these approaches are leading to a deeper understanding and better control of cellular decision making.
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- Tyler M Gibson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0281, USA
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Yoshimoto M, Yoder MC, Guevara P, Adkins B. The murine Th2 locus undergoes epigenetic modification in the thymus during fetal and postnatal ontogeny. PLoS One 2013; 8:e51587. [PMID: 23335954 PMCID: PMC3546009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Epigenetic modifications play a central role in the differentiation and function of immune cells in adult animals. Developmentally regulated epigenetic patterns also appear to contribute to the ontogeny of the immune system. We show here that the epigenetic profile of the T-helper (Th) 2 locus undergoes changes in T lineage cells beginning in mid-gestation and extending throughout the first week of life. In particular, regulatory regions of the Th2 locus are largely methylated at CpG residues among fetal liver common lymphoid progenitor cells. The locus subsequently becomes highly hypomethylated among the downstream progeny of these cells within the fetal thymus. This hypomethylated state is preserved until birth when the locus becomes rapidly re-methylated, achieving adult-like status by 3–6 days post birth. Notably, the capacity for rapid, high level Th2 cytokine production is lost in parallel with this re-methylation. In vitro organ culture and in vivo transplantation experiments indicate that signals from the adult environment are required to achieve the postnatal methylated state. Together, these findings indicate that the Th2 bias of neonates may be conferred, in part, by an epigenetic profile inherited from fetal life. However, the fetal program is rapidly terminated post birth by the development of signals leading to the acquisition of adult-like epigenetic patterns.
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- Momoko Yoshimoto
- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Transcription factor YY1 is essential for regulation of the Th2 cytokine locus and for Th2 cell differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 110:276-81. [PMID: 23248301 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214682110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Th2 locus control region (LCR) has been shown to be important in efficient and coordinated cytokine gene regulation during Th2 cell differentiation. However, the molecular mechanism for this is poorly understood. To study the molecular mechanism of the Th2 LCR, we searched for proteins binding to it. We discovered that transcription factor YY1 bound to the LCR and the entire Th2 cytokine locus in a Th2-specific manner. Retroviral overexpression of YY1 induced Th2 cytokine expression. CD4-specific knockdown of YY1 in mice caused marked reduction in Th2 cytokine expression, repressed chromatin remodeling, decreased intrachromosomal interactions, and resistance in an animal model of asthma. YY1 physically associated with GATA-binding protein-3 (GATA3) and is required for GATA3 binding to the locus. YY1 bound to the regulatory elements in the locus before GATA3 binding. Thus, YY1 cooperates with GATA3 and is required for regulation of the Th2 cytokine locus and Th2 cell differentiation.
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Vahedi G, Takahashi H, Nakayamada S, Sun HW, Sartorelli V, Kanno Y, O’Shea JJ. STATs shape the active enhancer landscape of T cell populations. Cell 2012; 151:981-93. [PMID: 23178119 PMCID: PMC3509201 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Signaling pathways are intimately involved in cellular differentiation, allowing cells to respond to their environment by regulating gene expression. Although enhancers are recognized as key elements that regulate selective gene expression, the interplay between signaling pathways and actively used enhancer elements is not clear. Here, we use CD4(+) T cells as a model of differentiation, mapping the activity of cell-type-specific enhancer elements in T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 cells. Our data establish that STAT proteins have a major impact on the activation of lineage-specific enhancers and the suppression of enhancers associated with alternative cell fates. Transcriptome analysis further supports a functional role for enhancers regulated by STATs. Importantly, expression of lineage-defining master regulators in STAT-deficient cells fails to fully recover the chromatin signature of STAT-dependent enhancers. Thus, these findings point to a critical role of STATs as environmental sensors in dynamically molding the specialized enhancer architecture of differentiating cells.
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- Golnaz Vahedi
- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Biodata Mining and Discovery Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Lymphocyte Cell Biology Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Physiopathology of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: lessons from glucocorticoids and epigenetic perspectives. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:1249-56. [PMID: 21710250 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-1947-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 05/30/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) has been studied for decades in attempt to understand the physiopathological mechanisms explaining the disease. It is recognized as a multifactorial disease, with immunological components targeting kidney functions. Many hypotheses have been discussed or tested, including the role of a circulating factor, polymorphisms of genes implicated in lymphocyte maturation and differentiation, and DNA epigenetic modifications. In the present review, the data supporting these different (and probably combinatorial) hypotheses have been reviewed in order to identify and discuss the possible pathways implicated in the physiopathology of INS.
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Aberrant expression of IFN-γ in Th2 cells from Th2 LCR-deficient mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 424:512-8. [PMID: 22771806 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.06.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Th2 locus control region (LCR) has been shown to be a crucial cis-acting element for Th2 cytokine expression and Th2 cell differentiation. To study the role of Th2 LCR in ifng locus regulation, we examined the expression of IFN-γ in Th2 cells from Th2 LCR-deficient mice. We found IFN-γ to be aberrantly up-regulated. In addition, histone 3(H3)-acetylation and histone 3 lysine 4 (H3-K4)-methylation greatly increased at the ifng locus of the Th2 cells. GATA-3 and STAT6 bound to the ifng promoter in Th2 cells from the wild type but not from the Th2 LCR-deficient mice, and they directly repressed ifng expression in transient reporter assay. Moreover, ectopic expression of GATA-3 and STAT6-VT repressed the aberrant expression of the ifng gene and restored repressive chromatin state at the ifng locus in Th2 cells from Th2 LCR-deficient mice. These results suggest that expression of the ifng gene and chromatin remodeling of the ifng locus are under the control of a Th2 LCR-mediated Th2 differentiation program.
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