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The transcription factors Blimp-1 and IRF4 jointly control the differentiation and function of effector regulatory T cells

Cretney, Erika, Xin, Annie, Shi, Wei, Minnich, Martina, Masson, Frederick, Miasari, Maria, Belz, Gabrielle T, Smyth, Gordon K +3 more·2011·Nature Immunology

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (T(reg) cells) are required for peripheral tolerance. Evidence indicates that T(reg) cells can adopt specialized differentiation programs in the periphery that are controlled by transcription factors usually associated with helper T cell differentiation. Here we demonstrate that expression of the transcription factor Blimp-1 defined a population of T(reg) cells that localized mainly to mucosal sites and produced IL-10. Blimp-1 was required for IL-10 production by these cells and for their tissue homeostasis. We provide evidence that the transcription factor IRF4, but not the transcription factor T-bet, was essential for Blimp-1 expression and for the differentiation of all effector T(reg) cells. Thus, our study defines a differentiation pathway that leads to the acquisition of T(reg) cell effector functions and requires both IRF4 and Blimp-1.

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  • Among RECs, aTregs displayed elevated activity of regulons corresponding to Foxp3, NF-κB TF family (Nfkb1, Nfkb2, Rel, Relb), Irf4, and Maf, previously associated with activation phenotype of Tregs.

    “Among the RECs, the aTregs subset displayed elevated activity of the regulons corresponding to Foxp3, nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) TF family (Nfkb1, Nfkb2, Rel, and Relb), Irf4, and Maf, which were previously associated with activation phenotype of Tregs [Fig. 5B; (46, 47)].”
  • 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
Cretney, E., Xin, A., Shi, W., Minnich, M., Masson, F., Miasari, M., Belz, G. T., Smyth, G. K., Busslinger, M., Nutt, S. L., & Kallies, A.
Affiliations
  • Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (AU)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (AT)
Corresponding author
  • Nutt, Stephen L
  • Kallies, Axel
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2011-03-06
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
304-311
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W2011873300
Cited by
605
References
65
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FWCI
17.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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
regulatory T cells, Blimp-1, IRF4, T-bet, transcription factors, IL-10 production, effector regulatory T cells, Treg differentiation, tissue homeostasis, peripheral tolerance, transcriptional regulation
MeSH terms
Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1, Interferon Regulatory Factor-4, Animals, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Flow Cytometry, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Binding, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, Transcription Factors, Interleukin-10, Mice, Knockout, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, Green Fluorescent Proteins, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Interferon Regulatory Factors, Mice

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