Mouse Gene Set: ONO_FOXP3_TARGETS_DN

For the Human gene set with the same name, see ONO_FOXP3_TARGETS_DN

Standard name ONO_FOXP3_TARGETS_DN
Systematic name MM1271
Brief description Genes down-regulated in CD4+ [GeneID=920] T lymphocytes transduced with FOXP3 [GeneID=50943].
Full description or abstract Naturally arising CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells (T(R) cells) are engaged in the maintenance of immunological self-tolerance and immune homeostasis by suppressing aberrant or excessive immune responses, such as autoimmune disease and allergy. T(R) cells specifically express the transcription factor Foxp3, a key regulator of T(R)-cell development and function. Ectopic expression of Foxp3 in conventional T cells is indeed sufficient to confer suppressive activity, repress the production of cytokines such as interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and upregulate T(R)-cell-associated molecules such as CD25, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4, and glucocorticoid-induced TNF-receptor-family-related protein. However, the method by which Foxp3 controls these molecular events has yet to be explained. Here we show that the transcription factor AML1 (acute myeloid leukaemia 1)/Runx1 (Runt-related transcription factor 1), which is crucially required for normal haematopoiesis including thymic T-cell development, activates IL-2 and IFN-gamma gene expression in conventional CD4+ T cells through binding to their respective promoters. In natural T(R) cells, Foxp3 interacts physically with AML1. Several lines of evidence support a model in which the interaction suppresses IL-2 and IFN-gamma production, upregulates T(R)-cell-associated molecules, and exerts suppressive activity. This transcriptional control of T(R)-cell function by an interaction between Foxp3 and AML1 can be exploited to control physiological and pathological T-cell-mediated immune responses.
Collection M2: Curated
      CGP: Chemical and Genetic Perturbations
Source publication Pubmed 17377532   Authors: Ono M,Yaguchi H,Ohkura N,Kitabayashi I,Nagamura Y,Nomura T,Miyachi Y,Tsukada T,Sakaguchi S
Exact source Fig. S7: FOXP3, green
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