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ArticleJCI insight2020

PPP2R2D suppresses IL-2 production and Treg function.

Wenliang Pan, Amir Sharabi, Andrew Ferretti, Yinfeng Zhang, Catalina Burbano, Nobuya Yoshida, Maria G Tsokos, George C Tsokos

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Article in JCI insight, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenliang PanDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Amir SharabiDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Andrew FerrettiDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Yinfeng ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Catalina BurbanoDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Nobuya YoshidaDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Maria G TsokosDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
George C TsokosDepartment of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Transgenic CoreP30DK046200 · NIDDK · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI GREENBERG, ANDREW S, PERISSI, VALENTINA · 1992 to 2021
$25.0M
Phosphatases in Human LupusR01AI068787 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2007 to 2016
$4.1M
Phosphatases in Systemic AutoimmunityR01AI136924 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068787NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136924NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK046200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein phosphatase 2A is a ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine phosphatase that comprises a scaffold, a catalytic, and multiple regulatory subunits and has been shown to be important in the expression of autoimmunity. We considered that a distinct subunit may account for the decreased production of IL-2 in people and mice with systemic autoimmunity. We show that the regulatory subunit PPP2R2D is increased in T cells from people with systemic lupus erythematosus and regulates IL-2 production. Mice lacking PPP2R2D only in T cells produce more IL-2 because the IL-2 gene and genes coding for IL-2-enhancing transcription factors remain open, while the levels of the enhancer phosphorylated CREB are high. Mice with T cell-specific PPP2R2D deficiency display less systemic autoimmunity when exposed to a TLR7 stimulator. While genes related to Treg function do not change in the absence of PPP2R2D, Tregs exhibit high suppressive function in vitro and in vivo. Because the ubiquitous expression of protein phosphatase 2A cannot permit systemic therapeutic manipulation, the identification of regulatory subunits able to control specific T cell functions opens the way for the development of novel, function-specific drugs.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityAdultAnimalsCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansInterleukin-2Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 2T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryInterleukin-2PPP2R2D protein, humanPpp2r2d protein, mouseProtein Phosphatase 2Autoimmune diseasesAutoimmunityImmunologyPhosphoprotein phosphatasesT cells

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PMID32897879
PMCPMC7566706
OpenAlexW3084006890

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