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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2024

Dynamic Foxp3-chromatin interaction controls tunable Treg cell function.

Minghong He, Xinying Zong, Beisi Xu, Wenjie Qi, Wenjun Huang, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Yang Zhang, Vishwajeeth R Pagala, Jun Li, Xiaolei Hao and 6 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Minghong He *Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9978-7218
Xinying Zong *Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4351-7556
Beisi Xu *Center for Applied Bioinformatics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0099-858X
Wenjie QiCenter for Applied Bioinformatics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0656-567X
Wenjun HuangDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-0002-3426
Mohamed Nadhir DjekidelCenter for Applied Bioinformatics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5361-1858
Yang ZhangDepartment of Tumor Cell Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1712-7211
Vishwajeeth R PagalaCenter for Proteomics and Metabolomics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9110-5232
Jun LiDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2611-8918
Xiaolei HaoDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3413-2338
Clifford GuyDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7486-7107
Lu BaiDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8779-336X
Richard CrossDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-0613-6404
Chunliang LiDepartment of Tumor Cell Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5938-5510
Junmin PengDepartment of Structure Biology and Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0472-7648
Yongqiang FengDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2320-5063

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Robust immune tolerance conferred by Foxp3 transcriptional regulationR01AI153138 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI FENG, YONGQIANG · 2021 to 2025
$2.2M
Identify novel modulators of regulatory T cell function from the dynamic cis-proteomesR21AI163942 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI FENG, YONGQIANG · 2021 to 2022
$494k
American Lebanese Syrian Associated CharitiesNCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153138NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI163942NIH HHS R21 AI163942St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear factor Foxp3 determines regulatory T (Treg) cell fate and function via mechanisms that remain unclear. Here, we investigate the nature of Foxp3-mediated gene regulation in suppressing autoimmunity and antitumor immune response. Contrasting with previous models, we find that Foxp3-chromatin binding is regulated by Treg activation states, tumor microenvironment, and antigen and cytokine stimulations. Proteomics studies uncover dynamic proteins within Foxp3 proximity upon TCR or IL-2 receptor signaling in vitro, reflecting intricate interactions among Foxp3, signal transducers, and chromatin. Pharmacological inhibition and genetic knockdown experiments indicate that NFAT and AP-1 protein Batf are required for enhanced Foxp3-chromatin binding in activated Treg cells and tumor-infiltrating Treg cells to modulate target gene expression. Furthermore, mutations at the Foxp3 DNA-binding domain destabilize the Foxp3-chromatin association. These representative settings delineate context-dependent Foxp3-chromatin interaction, suggesting that Foxp3 associates with chromatin by hijacking DNA-binding proteins resulting from Treg activation or differentiation, which is stabilized by direct Foxp3-DNA binding, to dynamically regulate Treg cell function according to immunological contexts.

Indexed as

ChromatinForkhead Transcription FactorsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCell DifferentiationGene Expression RegulationHumansLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNFATC Transcription FactorsProtein BindingReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Interleukin-2Signal TransductionBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBatf protein, mouseChromatinForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseNFATC Transcription FactorsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Interleukin-2

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PMID38935023
PMCPMC11211070

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