NFAT5 induction by the pre-T-cell receptor serves as a selective survival signal in T-lymphocyte development.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 110(40): 16091-6, 2013 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
The Rel-like transcription factors nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and the calcineurin-dependent nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFATc) control specific points of thymocyte maturation. Thymocytes also express a distinct member of the Rel family, the calcineurin-independent, osmostress response regulator NFAT5. Here we show that IKKß regulates the expression of NFAT5 in thymocytes, which in turn contributes to the survival of T-cell receptor αß thymocytes and the transition from the ß-selection checkpoint to the double-positive stage in an osmostress-independent manner. NFAT5-deficient thymocytes had normal expression and proximal signaling of the pre-T-cell receptor but exhibited a partial defect in ß-chain allelic exclusion and increased apoptosis. Further analysis showed that NFAT5 regulated the expression of the prosurvival factors A1 and Bcl2 and attenuated the proapoptotic p53/Noxa axis. These findings position NFAT5 as a target of the IKKß/NF-κB pathway in thymocytes and as a downstream effector of the prosurvival role of the pre-T-cell receptor.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glicoproteínas de Membrana
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Transducción de Señal
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Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T alfa-beta
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Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica
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Factores de Transcripción NFATC
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Timocitos
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Animals
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Año:
2013
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Article
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España