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  • en Transcriptional regulator Bhlhe40 works as a cofactor of T-bet in the regulation of IFN-γ production in iNKT cells
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アクセス権 open access
主題
  • Other en natural killer T cells
  • Other en basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors
  • Other en Bhlhe40
  • Other ja interferon-γ
  • Other en interferon-gamma
  • Other en T-box transcription factor Tbx21
  • Other en chromatin
  • NDC 490
内容注記
  • Abstract en Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a subset of innate-like T cells that act as important mediators of immune responses. In particular, iNKT cells have the ability to immediately produce large amounts of IFN-γ upon activation and thus initiate immune responses in various pathological conditions. However, molecular mechanisms that control IFN-γ production in iNKT cells are not fully understood. Here, we report that basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family, member e40 (Bhlhe40), is an important regulator for IFN-γ production in iNKT cells. Bhlhe40 is highly expressed in stage 3 thymic iNKT cells and iNKT1 subsets, and the level of Bhlhe40 mRNA expression is correlated with Ifng mRNA expression in the resting state. Although Bhlhe40-deficient mice show normal iNKT cell development, Bhlhe40-deficient iNKT cells show significant impairment of IFN-γ production and antitumor effects. Bhlhe40 alone shows no significant effects on Ifng promoter activities but contributes to enhance T-box transcription factor Tbx21 (T-bet)-mediated Ifng promoter activation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that Bhlhe40 accumulates in the T-box region of the Ifng locus and contributes to histone H3-lysine 9 acetylation of the Ifng locus, which is impaired without T-bet conditions. These results indicate that Bhlhe40 works as a cofactor of T-bet for enhancing IFN-γ production in iNKT cells.
出版者 en National Academy of Sciences
日付
    Issued2016-06-14
言語
  • eng
資源タイプ journal article
出版タイプ AM
資源識別子 HDL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63817
関連
  • isVersionOf DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604178113
収録誌情報
    • PISSN 0027-8424
    • NCID AA10808769
      • en Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
      • 113 24 開始ページE3394 終了ページE3402
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