Role of NFATx (NFAT4/NFATc3) in expression of immunoregulatory genes in murine peripheral CD4+ T cells

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Chen, JT
Amasaki, Y
Kamogawa, Y
Nagoya, M
Arai, N
Arai, K
Miyatake, S
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[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Med Sci, Dept Mol & Dev Biol, Tokyo, Japan
[2] DNAX Res Inst Mol & Cellular Biol, Dept Immunol, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
[3] Tokyo Metropolitan Inst Med Sci, Dept Immunol, Tokyo 113, Japan
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10.4049/jimmunol.170.6.3109
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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摘要
Ca2+-regulated NFAT family members are transcription factors crucial for the expression of various cytokine genes and other immunoregulatory genes. Analyses of mice defective in one or two NFAT family members have revealed functions specific to each NFAT gene. However, the redundant functions of several family members limit the usefulness of gene disruption analysis. For example, CD4(+) T cells isolated from NFATx-disrupted mice do not show any modulation in cytokine gene expression, perhaps because other family members compensate for its absence. To analyze the role of NFATx in the regulation of immunoregulatory genes in T cells, we made a gain-of-function mutant by creating transgenic mice expressing a constitutively nuclear form of NFATx in T cell lineages. In naive CD4(+) T cells, NFATx up-regulated the expression of several cytokine genes and activation markers and suppressed the expression of CD154. In Th1 cells, NFATx enhanced the expression of the Th1 cytokine genes, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. In contrast, NFATx suppressed Th2 cytokine genes such as IL-4 and IL-5 in Th2 cells. It has been reported that both NFAT1 and NFATx are required to maintain the homeostasis of the immune system. Our results suggest that NFATx exerts this function by inhibiting the expression of some critical immunoregulatory genes.
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