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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2022

The long noncoding RNA Malat1 regulates CD8+ T cell differentiation by mediating epigenetic repression.

Jad N Kanbar, Shengyun Ma, Eleanor S Kim, Nadia S Kurd, Matthew S Tsai, Tiffani Tysl, Christella E Widjaja, Abigail E Limary, Brian Yee, Zhaoren He and 5 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jad N KanbarDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-2515-0008
Shengyun MaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-3368-9388
Eleanor S KimDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-8525-2500
Nadia S KurdDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-7849-5304
Matthew S TsaiDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-3456-6171
Tiffani TyslDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-8415-4255
Christella E WidjajaDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-0655-2557
Abigail E LimaryDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-9607-5688
Brian YeeDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-5615-8550
Zhaoren HeDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-5521-1460
Yajing HaoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-1384-4176
Xiang-Dong FuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-5499-8732
Gene W YeoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-0799-6037
Wendy J HuangDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-7425-8280
John T ChangDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-0873-6218
University of California San Diego · US

Funding

VIRAL MALIGNANCYP30CA023100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DIANE M SIMEONE · 1985 to 2026
$124.9M
Functional RNA elements in the human genomeR01HG004659 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Kevin Daniel Corbett, Eugene Wei-Ming Yeo · 2008 to 2026
$12.4M
San Diego Digestive Diseases Research CenterP30DK120515 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LARS ECKMANN, Bernd G. Schnabl · 2019 to 2026
$10.8M
Single-Cell Transcriptomic and Epigenetics CoreP01AI132122 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ZUNIGA, ELINA I · 2018 to 2022
$9.8M
U of Calif, San Diego Neuroscience Microscopy ImagingP30NS047101 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GLEESON, JOSEPH G, ZHENG, BINHAI · 2003 to 2022
$9.0M
Synergestic roles of SRSF2 and RUNX1 in blood cell development and pathologyR01DK098808 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ZHANG, DONG-ER · 2013 to 2022
$4.8M
Using single-cell RNA-seq to interrogate host immunity to pathogensR01AI123202 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHANG, JOHN T, YEO, EUGENE WEI-MING · 2016 to 2020
$3.1M
Role of proteasome activity in adaptive immunityR01AI129973 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHANG, JOHN T · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Post-translational modifications in RORgt-dependent immune cell functionsR01GM124494 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI HUANG, WENDY JIA MEN · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Sequencing SystemS10OD026929 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JEPSEN, KRISTEN LYNN · 2019 to 2019
$600k
Synergestic roles of SRF2 and RUNX1 in blood cell development and pathologyR56DK098808 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FU, XIANG-DONG, ZHANG, DONG-ER · 2018 to 2018
$100k
Transcriptional regulation of T cell immunityI01BX005106 · VA · VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI CHANG, JOHN T · 2021 to 2024
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BLRD VA I01 BX005106NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023100NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG004659NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI132122NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123202NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129973NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK120515NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098808NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK098808NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM124494NIH HHS P30KC063491NIH HHS S10 OD026929NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047101San Diego Digestive Diseases Research Center P30DK120515
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During an immune response to microbial infection, CD8+ T cells give rise to short-lived effector cells and memory cells that provide sustained protection. Although the transcriptional programs regulating CD8+ T cell differentiation have been extensively characterized, the role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in this process remains poorly understood. Using a functional genetic knockdown screen, we identified the lncRNA Malat1 as a regulator of terminal effector cells and the terminal effector memory (t-TEM) circulating memory subset. Evaluation of chromatin-enriched lncRNAs revealed that Malat1 grouped with trans lncRNAs that exhibit increased RNA interactions at gene promoters and gene bodies. Moreover, we observed that Malat1 was associated with increased H3K27me3 deposition at a number of memory cell-associated genes through a direct interaction with Ezh2, thereby promoting terminal effector and t-TEM cell differentiation. Our findings suggest an important functional role of Malat1 in regulating CD8+ T cell differentiation and broaden the knowledge base of lncRNAs in CD8+ T cell biology.

Indexed as

RNA, Long NoncodingCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationEpigenetic RepressionLymphocyte ActivationRNA, Long Noncoding

Identifiers

PMID35593887
PMCPMC9127983
OpenAlexW4281251593

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