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Regulatory T cells function in established systemic inflammation and reverse fatal autoimmunity
Hu W, Wang Z, Feng Y, Schizas M, Hoyos B, van der Veeken J, Verter J, Bou-Puerto R, Rudensky A. Regulatory T cells function in established systemic inflammation and reverse fatal autoimmunity. Nature Immunology 2021, 22: 1163-1174. PMID: 34426690, PMCID: PMC9341271, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-01001-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsTreg cellsFatal autoimmune diseaseSystemic inflammationAutoimmune diseasesT cellsPro-inflammatory effector cellsFatal autoimmune inflammationFOXP3 protein expressionSevere tissue inflammationTranscription factor Foxp3Autoimmune inflammationFatal autoimmunityInflammatory mediatorsEffector cellsImmune activationImmunosuppressive functionTissue inflammationDiseased miceImmune homeostasisInflammatory responseFactor Foxp3Long-term protectionInflammationLoss of function
2020
The Transcription Factor Foxp3 Shapes Regulatory T Cell Identity by Tuning the Activity of trans-Acting Intermediaries
van der Veeken J, Glasner A, Zhong Y, Hu W, Wang Z, Bou-Puerto R, Charbonnier L, Chatila T, Leslie C, Rudensky A. The Transcription Factor Foxp3 Shapes Regulatory T Cell Identity by Tuning the Activity of trans-Acting Intermediaries. Immunity 2020, 53: 971-984.e5. PMID: 33176163, PMCID: PMC8363055, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityBinding SitesChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDisease Models, AnimalEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceNucleotide MotifsOrgan SpecificityProtein BindingT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTrans-ActivatorsConceptsRegulatory T Cell IdentityChromatin accessibilityCell identityT cell identityDNA sequence motifsGene expression patternsMajor chromatinChromatin regionsTF bindingSequence motifsTCF7 geneEpigenetic featuresGenetic variationNegative regulationNull allelesExpression patternsPresence of DNATreg cell identityFOXP3 functionTCF1MotifIndirect mannerCellsTranscription factor Foxp3Chromatin