2011
Transcription factor IRF8 directs a silencing programme for TH17 cell differentiation
Ouyang X, Zhang R, Yang J, Li Q, Qin L, Zhu C, Liu J, Ning H, Shin MS, Gupta M, Qi CF, He JC, Lira SA, Morse HC, Ozato K, Mayer L, Xiong H. Transcription factor IRF8 directs a silencing programme for TH17 cell differentiation. Nature Communications 2011, 2: 314. PMID: 21587231, PMCID: PMC3112536, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh17 cell differentiationRegulatory factor familyTranscription factor IRF8T cell-specific deletionCritical roleFunctional diversityLineage commitmentTranscription factorsCell-specific deletionFactor familyTranscriptional inhibitorIRF8 geneMolecular mechanismsCell differentiationConventional knockoutIRF8IRF8 deficiencyPhysical interactionDifferentiationTh17 cellsPathogenesis of autoimmunityCellsGenesUnique subsetDiversity
2008
Epstein‐Barr virus‐induced gene 3 negatively regulates IL‐17, IL‐22 and RORγt
Yang J, Yang M, Htut TM, Ouyang X, Hanidu A, Li X, Sellati R, Jiang H, Zhang S, Li H, Zhao J, Ting AT, Mayer L, Unkeless JC, Labadia ME, Hodge M, Li J, Xiong H. Epstein‐Barr virus‐induced gene 3 negatively regulates IL‐17, IL‐22 and RORγt. European Journal Of Immunology 2008, 38: 1204-1214. PMID: 18412165, PMCID: PMC2989250, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationForkhead Transcription FactorsGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17InterleukinsListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMinor Histocompatibility AntigensNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3OvalbuminReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneSpleenT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsIL-17IL-22Th17 cellsIL-27Spleen cellsRORgamma tEpstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3IL-17-producing cellsReduced bacterial loadIL-35Protective immunityIL-12p35Th17 conditionsAdaptive immunityEBI3Mouse studiesL. monocytogenesBacterial loadMiceElevated levelsAcute challengeGene 3High levelsP28Immunity