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NFATc1 Regulates PD-1 Expression upon T Cell Activation

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Oestreich, Kenneth J, Yoon, Hyesuk, Ahmed, Rafi, Boss, Jeremy M·2008·The Journal of Immunology

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PD-1 is a transmembrane protein involved in the regulation of immunological tolerance. Multiple studies have reported an association between high levels of PD-1 expressed on T cell surfaces and exhaustion in lymphocyte populations when challenged by chronic viral infections, such as HIV. By using model systems consisting of murine EL4 cells, which constitutively express PD-1, and primary murine CD8 T cells that express PD-1 upon T cell stimulation, we have identified two tissue-specific hypersensitive sites at the 5′ CR of the PD-1 locus. Gene reporter assays in CD8 T cells have shown that one of these sites has robust transcriptional activity in response to cell stimulation. Cell treatment with the calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporine A or a NFAT-specific inhibitor led to a sharp reduction in PD-1 expression in the constitutive and inducible systems. Furthermore, analysis of this region by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay revealed NFATc1 binding associated with gene activation in EL4 and primary CD8 T cells. Mutation of the NFATc1 binding site in PD-1 reporter constructs resulted in a complete loss of promoter activity. Together, these results demonstrate that PD-1 gene regulation occurs in part via the recruitment of NFATc1 to a novel regulatory element at the pdcd1 locus and provides the molecular mechanism responsible for the induction of PD-1 in response to T cell stimulation.

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Authors
Oestreich, K. J., Yoon, H., Ahmed, R., & Boss, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Emory University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
2008-10-01
Volume
181
Issue
7
Pages
4832-4839
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W1566018542
Cited by
416
References
56
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FWCI
2.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM047310)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01AI080192, T32AI007610)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • 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
Keywords
PD-1, NFATc1, T cell activation, CD8+ T cells, transcriptional regulation, calcineurin, cyclosporine, T cell exhaustion, HIV, EL4 cells
MeSH terms
Animals, Antigens, Surface, Cells, Cultured, Deoxyribonuclease I, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Markers, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Transcription, Genetic, Conserved Sequence, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Protein Transport, Cell Line, Tumor, NFATC Transcription Factors, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Mice, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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