The receptor NLRP3 is a transcriptional regulator of TH2 differentiation.
Nat Immunol
; 16(8): 859-70, 2015 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-26098997
ABSTRACT
The receptor NLRP3 is involved in the formation of the NLRP3 inflammasome that activates caspase-1 and mediates the release of interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß) and IL-18. Whether NLRP3 can shape immunological function independently of inflammasomes is unclear. We found that NLRP3 expression in CD4(+) T cells specifically supported a T helper type 2 (TH2) transcriptional program in a cell-intrinsic manner. NLRP3, but not the inflammasome adaptor ASC or caspase-1, positively regulated a TH2 program. In TH2 cells, NLRP3 bound the Il4 promoter and transactivated it in conjunction with the transcription factor IRF4. Nlrp3-deficient TH2 cells supported melanoma tumor growth in an IL-4-dependent manner and also promoted asthma-like symptoms. Our results demonstrate the ability of NLRP3 to act as a key transcription factor in TH2 differentiation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carrier Proteins
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Cell Differentiation
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Trans-Activators
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Th2 Cells
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Immunol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France