Human Gene Set: GSE14308_TH2_VS_NAIVE_CD4_TCELL_UP


Standard name GSE14308_TH2_VS_NAIVE_CD4_TCELL_UP
Systematic name M3364
Brief description Genes up-regulated in comparison of Th2 cells versus naive CD4 [GeneID=620] T cells.
Full description or abstract Multipotential naïve CD4+ T cells differentiate into distinct lineages including T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, Th17, and inducible T regulatory (iTreg) cells. The remarkable diversity of CD4+ T cells begs the question whether the observed changes reflect terminal differentiation with heritable epigenetic modifications or plasticity in T cell responses. We generated genome-wide histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) and lysine 27 (H3K27) trimethylation maps in naïve, Th1, Th2, Th17, iTreg, and natural (n)Treg cells. We found that although modifications of signature cytokine genes (Ifng, Il4, and Il17) partially conform to the expectation of lineage commitment, critical transcription factors such as Tbx21 exhibit a broad spectrum of epigenetic states, consistent with our demonstration of T-bet and IFN-gamma induction in nTreg cells. Our data suggest an epigenetic mechanism underlying the specificity and plasticity of effector and regulatory T cells and also provide a framework for understanding complexity of CD4+ T helper cell differentiation.
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Source publication Pubmed 19144320   Authors: Wei G,Wei L,Zhu J,Zang C,Hu-Li J,Yao Z,Cui K,Kanno Y,Roh TY,Watford WT,Schones DE,Peng W,Sun HW,Paul WE,O'Shea JJ,Zhao K
Exact source GSE14308_1105_200_UP
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Contributed by Jernej Godec (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
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