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The transcription factor T-bet controls regulatory T cell homeostasis and function during type 1 inflammation

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Koch, Meghan A, Tucker-Heard, Glady's, Perdue, Nikole R, Killebrew, Justin R, Urdahl, Kevin B, Campbell, Daniel J·2009·Nature Immunology

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Several subsets of Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (T(reg) cells) work in concert to maintain immune homeostasis. However, the molecular bases underlying the phenotypic and functional diversity of T(reg) cells remain obscure. We show that in response to interferon-gamma, Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells upregulated the T helper type 1 (T(H)1)-specifying transcription factor T-bet. T-bet promoted expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 on T(reg) cells, and T-bet(+) T(reg) cells accumulated at sites of T(H)1 cell-mediated inflammation. Furthermore, T-bet expression was required for the homeostasis and function of T(reg) cells during type 1 inflammation. Thus, in a subset of CD4(+) T cells, the activities of the transcription factors Foxp3 and T-bet are overlaid, which results in T(reg) cells with unique homeostatic and migratory properties optimized for the suppression of T(H)1 responses in vivo.

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  • An increasing list of transcription factors, including IRF4, STAT3, T-bet, GATA3, Bcl-6, and Blimp-1, regulate both effector T cell function and regulatory T cell function.

    “an increasing list of transcription factors now shown to regulate both effector T cell function and regulatory T cell function, including IRF4, STAT3, T-bet, GATA3, Bcl-6, and Blimp-1 [98–105].”

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Authors
Koch, M. A., Tucker-Heard, G., Perdue, N. R., Killebrew, J. R., Urdahl, K. B., & Campbell, D. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Benaroya Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Campbell, Daniel J
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2009-05-03
Volume
10
Issue
6
Pages
595-602
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W1987735044
Cited by
1,258
References
52
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FWCI
39.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Cancer Institute (T32CA009537)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI067750, R56AI067750, AI069889, R01AI067750, R21AI069889)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK072295, R01DK072295)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Keywords
T-bet, regulatory T cells, Foxp3, type 1 inflammation, interferon-gamma, CXCR3, immune homeostasis, Treg cell migration, immunosuppression
MeSH terms
T-bet Transcription Factor, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Movement, Cells, Cultured, Gene Expression Regulation, Homeostasis, Inflammation, Interferon-gamma, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Up-Regulation, Mice, Knockout, Th1 Cells, T-Box Domain Proteins, Cell Proliferation, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Mice, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Receptors, CXCR3

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