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T cell factor 1 initiates the T helper type 2 fate by inducing the transcription factor GATA-3 and repressing interferon-γ

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Yu, Qing, Sharma, Archna, Oh, Sun Young, Moon, Hyung-Geun, Hossain, M Zulfiquer, Salay, Theresa M, Leeds, Karen E, Du, Hansen +4 more·2009·Nature Immunology

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The differentiation of activated CD4(+) T cells into the T helper type 1 (T(H)1) or T(H)2 fate is regulated by cytokines and the transcription factors T-bet and GATA-3. Whereas interleukin 12 (IL-12) produced by antigen-presenting cells initiates the T(H)1 fate, signals that initiate the T(H)2 fate are not completely characterized. Here we show that early GATA-3 expression, required for T(H)2 differentiation, was induced by T cell factor 1 (TCF-1) and its cofactor beta-catenin, mainly from the proximal Gata3 promoter upstream of exon 1b. This activity was induced after T cell antigen receptor (TCR) stimulation and was independent of IL-4 receptor signaling through the transcription factor STAT6. Furthermore, TCF-1 blocked T(H)1 fate by negatively regulating interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) expression independently of beta-catenin. Thus, TCF-1 initiates T(H)2 differentiation of activated CD4(+) T cells by promoting GATA-3 expression and suppressing IFN-gamma expression.

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  • GATA3 expression can also be induced by T cell receptor (TCR) signaling and other pathways, such as Notch and WNT signaling.

    “In fact, GATA3 expression can also be induced by T cell receptor (TCR) signaling [41] and other pathways, such as Notch [42] and WNT signaling [43].”

    From Picroside II Attenuates Airway Inflammation by Downregulating the Transcription Factor GATA3 and Th2-Related Cytokines in a Mouse Model of HDM-Induced Allergic Asthma (2016) · cites this paper as [43]

    The Results section reports that TCF-1 and β-catenin induce Gata3-1b expression in activated CD4+ T cells, supporting a role for components of the Wnt pathway. But the Discussion says it remains unclear whether β-catenin is stabilized by TCR signals directly or by autocrine Wnt signaling; the paper does not establish that Wnt signaling itself induces GATA3. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Yu, Q., Sharma, A., Oh, S. Y., Moon, H.-G., Hossain, M. Z., Salay, T. M., Leeds, K. E., Du, H., Wu, B., Waterman, M. L., Zhu, Z., & Sen, J. M.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
Corresponding author
Sen, Jyoti Misra
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2009-08-02
Volume
10
Issue
9
Pages
992-999
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W2007359758
Cited by
208
References
50
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FWCI
7.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (Z01AG000772)
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 › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
Keywords
TCF1, GATA3, T cell receptor signaling, β-catenin, CD4+ T cell polarization, STAT6, T-bet
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Interferon-gamma, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Interleukin-4, Th2 Cells, Interleukin-12, GATA3 Transcription Factor, beta Catenin, Mice, T Cell Transcription Factor 1, Receptors, Notch

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