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Transcription factor
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TL;DR: Although its function is required for Tr cell suppressor activity, Foxp3 to a large extent amplifies and fixes pre-established molecular features of Tr cells, including anergy and dependence on paracrine IL-2.
Abstract: Regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tr cells), the development of which is critically dependent on X-linked transcription factor Foxp3 (forkhead box P3), prevent self-destructive immune responses Despite its important role, molecular and functional features conferred by Foxp3 to Tr precursor cells remain unknown It has been suggested that Foxp3 expression is required for both survival of Tr precursors as well as their inability to produce interleukin (IL)-2 and independently proliferate after T-cell-receptor engagement, raising the possibility that such 'anergy' and Tr suppressive capacity are intimately linked Here we show, by dissociating Foxp3-dependent features from those induced by the signals preceding and promoting its expression in mice, that the latter signals include several functional and transcriptional hallmarks of Tr cells Although its function is required for Tr cell suppressor activity, Foxp3 to a large extent amplifies and fixes pre-established molecular features of Tr cells, including anergy and dependence on paracrine IL-2 Furthermore, Foxp3 solidifies Tr cell lineage stability through modification of cell surface and signalling molecules, resulting in adaptation to the signals required to induce and maintain Tr cells This adaptation includes Foxp3-dependent repression of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B, affecting genes responsible for Tr cell homeostasis
1,071 citations
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that Nrf2 interferes with lipopolysaccharide-induced transcriptional upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and IL-1β, and establishes a molecular basis for an NRF2-mediated anti-inflammation approach.
Abstract: Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor-2) transcription factor regulates oxidative/xenobiotic stress response and also represses inflammation. However, the mechanisms how Nrf2 alleviates inflammation are still unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Nrf2 interferes with lipopolysaccharide-induced transcriptional upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and IL-1β. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq and ChIP-qPCR analyses revealed that Nrf2 binds to the proximity of these genes in macrophages and inhibits RNA Pol II recruitment. Further, we found that Nrf2-mediated inhibition is independent of the Nrf2-binding motif and reactive oxygen species level. Murine inflammatory models further demonstrated that Nrf2 interferes with IL6 induction and inflammatory phenotypes in vivo. Thus, contrary to the widely accepted view that Nrf2 suppresses inflammation through redox control, we demonstrate here that Nrf2 opposes transcriptional upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine genes. This study identifies Nrf2 as the upstream regulator of cytokine production and establishes a molecular basis for an Nrf2-mediated anti-inflammation approach.
1,069 citations
TL;DR: Results indicate that covalent modification of PPARγ by serum and growth factors is a major regulator of the balance between cell growth and differentiation in the adipose cell lineage.
Abstract: Adipocyte differentiation is an important component of obesity and other metabolic diseases. This process is strongly inhibited by many mitogens and oncogenes. Several growth factors that inhibit fat cell differentiation caused mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase-mediated phosphorylation of the dominant adipogenic transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and reduction of its transcriptional activity. Expression of PPARγ with a nonphosphorylatable mutation at this site (serine-112) yielded cells with increased sensitivity to ligand-induced adipogenesis and resistance to inhibition of differentiation by mitogens. These results indicate that covalent modification of PPARγ by serum and growth factors is a major regulator of the balance between cell growth and differentiation in the adipose cell lineage.
1,064 citations
TL;DR: A20 was required for the termination of Toll-like receptor–induced activity of the transcription factor NF-κB and proinflammatory gene expression in macrophages, and this function protected mice from endotoxic shock, indicating that A20 is also critical for the regulation of TNF-independent signals in vivo.
Abstract: A20 is a cytoplasmic protein required for the termination of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced signals. We show here that mice doubly deficient in either A20 and TNF or A20 and TNF receptor 1 developed spontaneous inflammation, indicating that A20 is also critical for the regulation of TNF-independent signals in vivo. A20 was required for the termination of Toll-like receptor-induced activity of the transcription factor NF-kappaB and proinflammatory gene expression in macrophages, and this function protected mice from endotoxic shock. A20 accomplished this biochemically by directly removing ubiquitin moieties from the signaling molecule TRAF6. The critical function of this deubiquitinating enzyme in the restriction of TLR signals emphasizes the importance of the regulation of ubiquitin conjugation in innate immune cells.
1,064 citations
TL;DR: Current understanding of Ras signal transduction is summarized with an emphasis on new complexities associated with the recognition and/or activation of cellular effectors, and the diverse array of signaling pathways mediated by interaction between Ras and Ras-subfamily proteins with multiple effectors.
Abstract: The initial discovery that ras genes endowed retroviruses with potent carcinogenic properties and the subsequent determination that mutated ras genes were present in a wide variety of human cancers, prompted a strong suspicion that the growth-promoting actions of mutated Ras proteins contribute to their aberrant regulation of growth stimulatory signaling pathways. In 1993, a remarkable convergence of experimental observations from genetic analyses of Drosophila, S. cerevisiae and C. elegans as well as biochemical and biological studies in mammalian cells came together to define a clear role for Ras in signal transduction. What emerged was an elegant linear signaling pathway where Ras functions as a relay switch that is positioned downstream of cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases and upstream of a cytoplasmic cascade of kinases that included the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Activated MAPKs in turn regulated the activities of nuclear transcription factors. Thus, a signaling cascade where every component between the cell surface and the nucleus was defined and conserved in worms, flies and man. This was a remarkable achievement in our efforts to appreciate how the aberrant function of Ras proteins may contribute to the malignant growth properties of the cancer cell. However, the identification of this pathway has proven to be just the beginning, rather than the culmination, of our understanding of Ras in signal transduction. Instead, we now appreciate that this simple linear pathway represents but a minor component of a very complex signaling circuitry. Ras signaling has emerged to involve a complex array of signaling pathways, where cross-talk, feedback loops, branch points and multi-component signaling complexes are recurring themes. The simplest concept of a signaling cascade, where each component simply relays the same message to the next, is clearly not the case. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of Ras signal transduction with an emphasis on new complexities associated with the recognition and/or activation of cellular effectors, and the diverse array of signaling pathways mediated by interaction between Ras and Ras-subfamily proteins with multiple effectors.
1,059 citations