ArticleHeliyon2023
Non-canonical NFKB signaling endows suppressive function through FOXP3-dependent regulatory T cell program.
Article in Heliyon, 2023. 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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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Extracellular vesicles of cancer cells induce FOXP3+ fibroblasts and facilitate tumor invasion via the Wnt3-β-catenin pathway.Oncogene · 2025Article
- A dataset on NFKB1/NFKB2 knockout Jurkat cells and primary CD4+ T cells generated by CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene disruption.Data in brief · 2025Article
- The path less traveled: the non-canonical NF-κB pathway in systemic lupus erythematosus.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Defective kinase activity of IKKα leads to combined immunodeficiency and disruption of immune tolerance in humans.Nature communications · 2024Article
- MALT1 substrate cleavage: what is it good for?Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a central role in modulating adaptive immune responses in humans and mice. The precise biological role of non-canonical nuclear factor 'κ-light-chain-enhancer' of activated B cells (NFKB) signaling in human Tregs has yet to be fully elucidated. To gain insight into this process, a Treg-like cell line (MT-2) was genetically modified using CRISPR/Cas9. Interestingly, NFKB2 knockout MT-2 cells exhibited downregulation of FOXP3, while NFKB1 knockout did not. Additionally, mRNA expression of FOXP3-dependent molecules was significantly reduced in NFKB2 knockout MT-2 cells. To better understand the functional role of the NFKB signaling, the NFKB1/NFKB2 loci of human primary Tregs were genetically edited using CRISPR/Cas9. Similar to MT-2 cells, NFKB2 knockout human Tregs displayed significantly reduced FOXP3 expression. Furthermore, NFKB2 knockout human Tregs showed downregulation of FOXP3-dependent molecules and a diminished suppressive function compared to wild-type and NFKB1 knockout Tregs. These findings indicate that non-canonical NFKB signaling maintains a Treg-like phenotype and suppressive function in human Tregs through the FOXP3-dependent regulatory T cell program.
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