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ArticlePloS one2021

IFNγ suppresses the expression of GFI1 and thereby inhibits Th2 cell proliferation.

Murshed H Sarkar, Ryoji Yagi, Yukihiro Endo, Ryo Koyama-Nasu, Yangsong Wang, Ichita Hasegawa, Toshihiro Ito, Ilkka S Junttila, Jinfang Zhu, Motoko Y Kimura and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Murshed H SarkarDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Ryoji YagiDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Yukihiro EndoDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Ryo Koyama-NasuDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Yangsong WangDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Ichita HasegawaDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Toshihiro ItoDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Ilkka S JunttilaFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Jinfang ZhuLaboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Motoko Y KimuraDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5607-5066
Toshinori NakayamaDepartment of Immunology, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Chiba University · JPNational Institutes of Health · USTampere University · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While IFNγ is a well-known cytokine that actively promotes the type I immune response, it is also known to suppress the type II response by inhibiting the differentiation and proliferation of Th2 cells. However, the mechanism by which IFNγ suppresses Th2 cell proliferation is still not fully understood. We found that IFNγ decreases the expression of growth factor independent-1 transcriptional repressor (GFI1) in Th2 cells, resulting in the inhibition of Th2 cell proliferation. The deletion of the Gfi1 gene in Th2 cells results in the failure of their proliferation, accompanied by an impaired cell cycle progression. In contrast, the enforced expression of GFI1 restores the defective Th2 cell proliferation, even in the presence of IFNγ. These results demonstrate that GFI1 is a key molecule in the IFNγ-mediated inhibition of Th2 cell proliferation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell CycleCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationGene DeletionInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTh2 CellsTranscription FactorsDNA-Binding ProteinsGfi1 protein, mouseInterferon-gammaTranscription Factors

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PMID34807911
PMCPMC8608330
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