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T-bet and GATA3 orchestrate Th1 and Th2 differentiation through lineage-specific targeting of distal regulatory elements

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Kanhere, Aditi, Hertweck, Arnulf, Bhatia, Urvashi, Gökmen, M. Refik, Perucha, Esperanza, Jackson, Ian, Lord, Graham M., Jenner, Richard G.·2012·Nature Communications

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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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Authors
Kanhere, A., Hertweck, A., Bhatia, U., Gökmen, M. R., Perucha, E., Jackson, I., Lord, G. M., & Jenner, R. G.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • Guy's Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Lord, Graham M.
  • Jenner, Richard G.
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2012-12-11
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
1268-1268
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2015280752
Cited by
345
References
52
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8.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (091009)
  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (CL-2010-17-010)
  • King's College London
  • Medical Research Council (G0802068, MR/J006742/1, G0900950)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
Keywords
T-bet, GATA3, Th1/Th2 differentiation, CD4+ T cells, distal regulatory elements, enhancers, TBX21, transcription factor binding sites, transcriptional regulation
MeSH terms
T-bet Transcription Factor, Animals, Binding Sites, Cell Differentiation, Humans, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Th1 Cells, Th2 Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, T-Box Domain Proteins, GATA3 Transcription Factor, Mice

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