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ArticleImmunity2014

The oncoprotein and transcriptional regulator Bcl-3 governs plasticity and pathogenicity of autoimmune T cells.

Wanhu Tang, Hongshan Wang, Estefania Claudio, Ilaria Tassi, Hye-lin Ha, Sun Saret, Ulrich Siebenlist

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Article in Immunity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Bcl-3 suppresses differentiation of RORγtImmunology and cell biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wanhu TangLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Hongshan WangLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Estefania ClaudioLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ilaria TassiLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Hye-lin HaLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Sun SaretLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ulrich SiebenlistLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: usiebenlist@niaid.nih.gov.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Immunologic functions NF-kappaB factors and their regulatorsZIAAI000722 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI MURPHY, PHILIP · 2009 to 2023
$13.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AI999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI000722
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bcl-3 is an atypical member of the IκB family that modulates transcription in the nucleus via association with p50 (NF-κB1) or p52 (NF-κB2) homodimers. Despite evidence attesting to the overall physiologic importance of Bcl-3, little is known about its cell-specific functions or mechanisms. Here we demonstrate a T-cell-intrinsic function of Bcl-3 in autoimmunity. Bcl-3-deficient T cells failed to induce disease in T cell transfer-induced colitis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The protection against disease correlated with a decrease in Th1 cells that produced the cytokines IFN-γ and GM-CSF and an increase in Th17 cells. Although differentiation into Th1 cells was not impaired in the absence of Bcl-3, differentiated Th1 cells converted to less-pathogenic Th17-like cells, in part via mechanisms involving expression of the RORγt transcription factor. Thus, Bcl-3 constrained Th1 cell plasticity and promoted pathogenicity by blocking conversion to Th17-like cells, revealing a unique type of regulation that shapes adaptive immunity.

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AnimalsAutoimmunityB-Cell Lymphoma 3 ProteinCell DifferentiationColitisEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHomeodomain ProteinsInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNF-kappa B p52 SubunitNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene ProteinsB-Cell Lymphoma 3 ProteinBcl3 protein, mouseGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHomeodomain ProteinsInterferon-gammaNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNF-kappa B p52 SubunitNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene ProteinsRAG-1 proteinTranscription Factors

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PMID25367572
PMCPMC4221807
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