Critical role of Bcl11b in suppressor function of T regulatory cells and prevention of inflammatory bowel disease
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VanValkenburgh, JeffreyAlbu, Diana I.
Bapanpally, Chandra
Casanova, Sarah
Califano, Danielle
Jones, David M.
Ignatowicz, Leszek
Kawamoto, Shimpei
Fagarasan, Sidonia
Jenkins, Nancy A.
Copeland, Neal G.
Liu, Pentao
Avram, Dorina
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2011-09-26
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Dysregulated CD4+ T cell responses and alterations in T regulatory cells (Treg cells) play a critical role in autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The current study demonstrates that removal of Bcl11b at the double-positive stage of T cell development or only in Treg cells causes IBD because of proinflammatory cytokine-producing CD4+ T cells infiltrating the colon. Provision of WT Treg cells prevented IBD, demonstrating that alterations in Treg cells are responsible for the disease. Furthermore, Bcl11b-deficient Treg cells had reduced suppressor activity with altered gene expression profiles, including reduced expression of the genes encoding Foxp3 and IL-10, and up-regulation of genes encoding proinflammatory cytokines. Additionally, the absence of Bcl11b altered the induction of Foxp3 expression and reduced the generation of induced Treg cells (iTreg cells) after Tgf-b treatment of conventional CD4+ T cells. Bcl11b bound to Foxp3 and IL-10 promoters, as well as to critical conserved noncoding sequences within the Foxp3 and IL-10 loci, and mutating the Bcl11b binding site in the Foxp3 promoter reduced expression of a luciferase reporter gene. These experiments demonstrate that Bcl11b is indispensable for Treg suppressor function and for maintenance of optimal Foxp3 and IL-10 gene expression, as well as for the induction of Foxp3 expression in conventional CD4+ T cells in response to Tgf-b and generation of iTreg cells.Citation
J Exp Med. 2011 Sep 26; 208(10):2069-2081ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1084/jem.20102683
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