Unlocking TH17-cell differentiation

Estradiol Inhibits Th17 Cell Differentiation

Sox5 and Th17 cell differentiation

Sox (SRY-related high-mobility-group (HMG)-box) transcription factors, which are comprised of 20 genes containing a conserved HMG DNA-binding domain, are divided into 8 groups (from A to H) according to structural homologies [reviewed in 1-2]. SoxC group, which is composed of Sox4, Sox11, and Sox12, has a HMG box domain and a transactivation domain and plays important roles in the development o...

Transcriptional regulatory networks in Th17 cell differentiation.

Upon encountering antigen in the context of antigen presenting cells, naïve CD4(+) T cells undergo differentiation into effector T helper (Th) cells, which can secrete high levels of cytokines and other immunomodulators to mediate host defense and tissue inflammation. During the past three years, the immunology field has witnessed an explosion of research advances in the biology of Th17 cells, ...

Dendritic cell MST1 inhibits Th17 differentiation

Although the differentiation of CD4+T cells is widely studied, the mechanisms of antigen-presenting cell-dependent T-cell modulation are unclear. Here, we investigate the role of dendritic cell (DC)-dependent T-cell differentiation in autoimmune and antifungal inflammation and find that mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (MST1) signalling from DCs negatively regulates IL-17 producing-CD4+T help...

Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation

Th17 cells have been implicated in a number of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) is found in increased concentrations in inflammatory lesions and has been shown to induce IL-6 production. We investigated whether PAF could affect the development of Th17 cells. Picomolar concentrations of PAF induced IL-23, IL-6, and IL-1β expression ...