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ArticleImmunity2008

Janus-kinase-3-dependent signals induce chromatin remodeling at the Ifng locus during T helper 1 cell differentiation.

Min Shi, Tsung H Lin, Kenneth C Appell, Leslie J Berg

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Article in Immunity, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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84 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Min ShiDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Tsung H Lin
Kenneth C Appell
Leslie J Berg
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

PILOT AND FEASIBILITY PROGRAMP30DK032520 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI CZECH, MICHAEL P · 1986 to 2010
$14.6M
IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF JAK3-DEFICIENT MICER01AI046564 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BERG, LESLIE JOAN · 2000 to 2010
$3.1M
Tec family tyrosine kinases in T cell signalingR01AI037584 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BERG, LESLIE JOAN · 1995 to 2009
$2.8M
Regulation of conventional versus innate CD8+ T cell developmentR01AI084987 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BERG, LESLIE JOAN · 2010 to 2013
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS AI37584NIAID NIH HHS AI46564NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI037584NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI046564NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI084987NIDDK NIH HHS DK32520NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK032520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells into T helper type 1 (Th1) effector cells requires both T cell receptor (TCR) signaling and cytokines such as interleukin-12 and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma). Here, we report that a third cytokine signal, mediated by the Janus family tyrosine kinase 3 (Jak3) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) pathway, is also required for Th1 cell differentiation. In the absence of Jak3-dependent signals, naive CD4+ T cells proliferate robustly but produce little IFN-gamma after Th1 cell polarization in vitro. This defect is not due to reduced activation of STAT1 or STAT4 or to impaired upregulation of the transcription factor T-bet. Instead, we find that T-bet binding to the Ifng promoter is greatly diminished in the absence of Jak3-dependent signals, correlating with a decrease in Ifng promoter accessibility and histone acetylation. These data indicate that Jak3 regulates epigenetic modification and chromatin remodeling of the Ifng locus during Th1 cell differentiation.

Indexed as

Chromatin Assembly and DisassemblyAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCytokinesEpigenesis, GeneticInterferon-gammaJanus Kinase 3MiceMice, Mutant StrainsPromoter Regions, GeneticSignal TransductionSTAT5 Transcription FactorSTAT Transcription FactorsTh1 CellsCytokinesInterferon-gammaJanus Kinase 3STAT5 Transcription FactorSTAT Transcription Factors

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PMID18549798
PMCPMC2587400
OpenAlexW1971992050

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