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Transcription Factor Tfec Contributes to the IL-4-Inducible Expression of a Small Group of Genes in Mouse Macrophages Including the Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor

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Rehli, Michael, Sulzbacher, Sabine, Pape, Sabine, Ravasi, Timothy, Wells, Christine A, Heinz, Sven, Söllner, Liane, El Chartouni, Carol +4 more·2005·The Journal of Immunology

Abstract

Expression of the mouse transcription factor EC (Tfec) is restricted to the myeloid compartment, suggesting a function for Tfec in the development or function of these cells. However, mice lacking Tfec develop normally, indicating a redundant role for Tfec in myeloid cell development. We now report that Tfec is specifically induced in bone marrow-derived macrophages upon stimulation with the Th2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-13, or LPS. LPS induced a rapid and transient up-regulation of Tfec mRNA expression and promoter activity, which was dependent on a functional NF-κB site. IL-4, however, induced a rapid, but long-lasting, increase in Tfec mRNA, which, in contrast to LPS stimulation, also resulted in detectable levels of Tfec protein. IL-4-induced transcription of Tfec was absent in macrophages lacking Stat6, and its promoter depended on two functional Stat6-binding sites. A global comparison of IL-4-induced genes in both wild-type and Tfec mutant macrophages revealed a surprisingly mild phenotype with only a few genes affected by Tfec deficiency. These included the G-CSFR (Csf3r) gene that was strongly up-regulated by IL-4 in wild-type macrophages and, to a lesser extent, in Tfec mutant macrophages. Our study also provides a general definition of the transcriptome in alternatively activated mouse macrophages and identifies a large number of novel genes characterizing this cell type.

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Rehli, M., Sulzbacher, S., Pape, S., Ravasi, T., Wells, C. A., Heinz, S., Söllner, L., El Chartouni, C., Krause, S. W., Steingrimsson, E., Hume, D. A., & Andreesen, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Regensburg (DE)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg , Regensburg ,
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland , Reykjavik ,
Corresponding author
  • Rehli, Michael
  • Sulzbacher, Sabine
  • Pape, Sabine
  • Heinz, Sven
  • Andreesen, Reinhard
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
2005-06-01
Volume
174
Issue
11
Pages
7111-7122
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W2145711185
Cited by
75
References
36
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FWCI
1.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg) (submittedVersion)
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • University of California, San Diego
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
TFEC, macrophages, IL-4, IL-13, STAT6, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor, CSF3R, alternative activation, Th2 cytokines, LPS, NF-κB, myeloid cells, gene expression, transcriptome
MeSH terms
Animals, Base Sequence, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Lipopolysaccharides, Macrophages, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Molecular Sequence Data, Transcription Factors, Signal Transduction, Trans-Activators, Interleukin-4, Up-Regulation, Immunophenotyping, Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs, Mice, Knockout, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, STAT6 Transcription Factor, Mice, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors

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