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ArticleNature communications2026

Cell type-specific enhancers regulate IL-22 expression in innate and adaptive type 3 lymphoid cells.

Ankita Saini, Leone S Hopkins, Vanida A Serna, Matthew V D McCullen, Nicholas G Selner, Bishan Bhattarai, José L Fachi, Rebecca A Glynn, Katharina E Hayer, Craig H Bassing and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Ankita SainiDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3694-495X
Leone S HopkinsDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7902-779X
Vanida A SernaDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Matthew V D McCullenDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9138-1483
Nicholas G SelnerDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Bishan BhattaraiDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1263-8554
José L FachiDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1035-5193
Rebecca A GlynnDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-6900
Katharina E HayerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-3111
Craig H BassingDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Marco ColonnaDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-4987
Eugene M OltzDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. eugene.oltz@osumc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-7156

Funding

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AI134035U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AI182416
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-22, a signature cytokine for type 3 lymphoid cells, including T helper 17/22 (Th17/22) and type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3), mediates epithelial homeostasis and protective pathogen responses in barrier tissues. Upon dysregulation, IL-22 can drive chronic inflammatory diseases, yet little is known about transcriptional elements modulating its expression. Here, we identify two enhancers, E22-1 and E22-2, with distinct capacities for regulating Il22 expression in type 3 lymphoid cells. Both enhancers are necessary for protection from Citrobacter rodentium infection and for the onset of IL-22-mediated psoriasis. E22-2 is specifically required for IL-22 expression in ILC3s, while E22-1 functions in both Th17/22 and ILC3. The ILC3 specificity of E22-2 is attributed to the presence of multiple Runx3 sites and the lack of a functional RORγt motif. We conclude that Th17/22 and ILC3 cells use distinct cis-elements to differentially regulate IL-22 expression, while orchestrating homeostatic protection and pathogen defense in barrier tissues.

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Enhancer Elements, GeneticImmunity, InnateInterleukinsLymphocytesAnimalsCitrobacter rodentiumCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-22MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3PsoriasisTh17 CellsCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitInterleukin-22InterleukinsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3

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PMID41832176
PMCPMC13133264

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