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ArticleNature communications2017

JunB promotes Th17 cell identity and restrains alternative CD4

Tiffany M Carr, Joshua D Wheaton, Geoffrey M Houtz, Maria Ciofani

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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102citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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102 citing papers in PubMed, 140 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tiffany M CarrDepartment of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
Joshua D WheatonDepartment of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
Geoffrey M HoutzDepartment of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
Maria CiofaniDepartment of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA. maria.ciofani@dm.duke.edu.
Duke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

Basic Immunology Training ProgramT32AI052077 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KRANGEL, MICHAEL S · 2002 to 2024
$4.2M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOLOGICALT32AI007217 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PISETSKY, DAVID STEPHEN · 1985 to 2015
$3.3M
The role of AP-1 family transcription factor networks in regulating TH17 cell effector identityR01GM115474 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CIOFANI, MARIA · 2016 to 2024
$3.2M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007217NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI052077NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T helper 17 (Th17) cell plasticity contributes to both immunity and autoimmunity; however, the factors that control lineage flexibility are mostly unknown. Here we show the activator protein-1 (AP-1) factor JunB is an essential regulator of Th17 cell identity. JunB activates expression of Th17 lineage-specifying genes and coordinately represses genes controlling Th1 and regulatory T-cell fate. JunB supports Th17 cell identity by regulating key AP-1 complex constituents. In particular, JunB limits the expression of the subset repressor IRF8, and impedes access of JunD to regulatory regions of alternative effector loci. Although dispensable for homeostatic Th17 cell development, JunB is required for induction and maintenance of Th17 effector responses in the inflammatory contexts of both acute infection and chronic autoimmunity in mice. Through regulatory network analysis, we show that JunB is a core regulator of global transcriptional programs that promote Th17 cell identity and restrict alternative CD4

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesInflammationInterferon Regulatory Factor-8Interferon Regulatory FactorsInterleukin-17Mice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsInterferon Regulatory Factor-8Interferon Regulatory FactorsInterleukin-17JunB protein, mousejunD protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription Factors

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PMID28824171
PMCPMC5563507
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