Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38935708›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2024

Mef2d potentiates type-2 immune responses and allergic lung inflammation.

Aydan C H Szeto, Paula A Clark, Ana C F Ferreira, Morgan Heycock, Emma L Griffiths, Eric Jou, Jonathan Mannion, Shi-Lu Luan, Sophie Storrar, Martin D Knolle and 4 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. The immunology of asthma.Nature immunology · 2025
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  18. Update on type 2 immunity.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Aydan C H SzetoMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Paula A ClarkMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Ana C F FerreiraMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Morgan HeycockMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Emma L GriffithsMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Eric JouMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Jonathan MannionMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Shi-Lu LuanMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Sophie StorrarMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Martin D KnolleMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Patrycja KozikMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Helen E JolinMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Padraic G FallonSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Andrew N J McKenzieMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U117512723Wellcome Trust 220223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and adaptive T lymphocytes promote tissue homeostasis and protective immune responses. Their production depends on the transcription factor GATA3, which is further elevated specifically in ILC2s and T helper 2 cells to drive type-2 immunity during tissue repair, allergic disorders, and anti-helminth immunity. The control of this crucial up-regulation is poorly understood. Using CRISPR screens in ILCs we identified previously unappreciated myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2d (Mef2d)-mediated regulation of GATA3-dependent type-2 lymphocyte differentiation. Mef2d-deletion from ILC2s and/or T cells specifically protected against an allergen lung challenge. Mef2d repressed Regnase-1 endonuclease expression to enhance IL-33 receptor production and IL-33 signaling and acted downstream of calcium-mediated signaling to translocate NFAT1 to the nucleus to promote type-2 cytokine-mediated immunity.

Indexed as

GATA3 Transcription FactorImmunity, InnateInterleukin-33MEF2 Transcription FactorsNFATC Transcription FactorsPneumoniaTh2 CellsAllergensAnimalsCalcium SignalingCell DifferentiationHypersensitivityInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinLungLymphocytesMiceAllergensGata3 protein, mouseGATA3 Transcription FactorIl1rl1 protein, mouseIl33 protein, mouseInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinInterleukin-33Mef2d protein, mouseMEF2 Transcription FactorsNFATC Transcription Factors

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PMID38935708
PMCPMC7616247

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