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The Proto-Oncogene c-maf Is Responsible for Tissue-Specific Expression of Interleukin-4

I-Cheng Ho, +3 more
- 28 Jun 1996 - 
- Vol. 85, Iss: 7, pp 973-983
TLDR
The proto-oncogene c-maf, a basic region/leucine zipper transcription factor, controls tissue-specific expression of IL-4 in Th1 cells, B cells, and nonlymphoid cells and acts in synergy with the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NF-ATp) to initiate endogeneous IL- 4 production by B cells.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 1996-06-28 and is currently open access. It has received 689 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ectopic expression & Interleukin 21.

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A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17

TL;DR: In vivo, antibody to IL- 17 inhibited chemokine expression in the brain during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, whereas overexpression of IL-17 in lung epithelium caused Chemokine production and leukocyte infiltration, indicating a unique T helper lineage that regulates tissue inflammation.
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A novel transcription factor, T-bet, directs Th1 lineage commitment.

TL;DR: T-bet initiates Th1 lineage development from naive Thp cells both by activating Th1 genetic programs and by repressing the opposing Th2 programs, as evidenced by the simultaneous induction of IFNgamma and repression of IL-4 and IL-5.
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TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS OF THE NFAT FAMILY:Regulation and Function

TL;DR: Recent data on the diversity of the NFAT family of transcription factors, the regulation of NFAT proteins within cells, and the cooperation ofNFAT proteins with other transcription factors to regulate the expression of inducible genes are discussed.
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The Transcription Factor GATA-3 Is Necessary and Sufficient for Th2 Cytokine Gene Expression in CD4 T Cells

TL;DR: In transgenic mice, elevated GATA-3 in CD4 T cells caused Th2 cytokine gene expression in developing Th1 cells, indicating that Gata-3 is necessary and sufficient for Th2inflammatory gene expression.
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TL;DR: A panel of antigen-specific mouse helper T cell clones was characterized according to patterns of lymphokine activity production, and two types of T cell were distinguished.
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Nuclear association of a T-cell transcription factor blocked by FK-506 and cyclosporin A.

TL;DR: NF-AT is formed when a signal from the antigen receptor induces a pre-existing cytoplasmic subunit to translocate to the nucleus and combine with a newly synthesized nuclear subunit of NF-AT, forming a inhibitory complex between the drug and isomerase.
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The T-cell transcription factor NFATp is a substrate for calcineurin and interacts with Fos and Jun.

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