TY - JOUR
T1 - Lck mediates Th2 differentiation through effects on T-bet and GATA-3
AU - Kemp, Kyeorda L.
AU - Levin, Steven D.
AU - Bryce, Paul J.
AU - Stein, Paul L.
PY - 2010/4/15
Y1 - 2010/4/15
N2 - The Src family kinase Lck has been shown to be crucial in T cell signaling and development. However, its role in Th effector functions is not well understood. Lck has previously been shown to play a role in the cytokine expression of Th2 cells, but the mechanism by which Lck influences Th2 effector functions is unknown. Using a mouse model, we report that Lck is important in regulating the expression of IL-4 in Th2 skewed cells but is not as necessary for the expression of Th2 cytokines IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13. Furthermore, in the absence of Lck, T-bet and GATA-3 expression is aberrant. Moreover, this atypical expression pattern of T-bet and GATA-3 correlates with increased histone 3 acetylation at the Ifng locus and production of the Th1 cytokine IFN-γ. We find overexpression of GATA-3 restores IL-4 expression in lck-/- Th2 cells; this indicates that the decreased IL-4 expression is due in part to reduced amounts of GATA-3. Taken together, these data imply that Lck mediates Th2 differentiation through effects on T-bet and GATA-3.
AB - The Src family kinase Lck has been shown to be crucial in T cell signaling and development. However, its role in Th effector functions is not well understood. Lck has previously been shown to play a role in the cytokine expression of Th2 cells, but the mechanism by which Lck influences Th2 effector functions is unknown. Using a mouse model, we report that Lck is important in regulating the expression of IL-4 in Th2 skewed cells but is not as necessary for the expression of Th2 cytokines IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13. Furthermore, in the absence of Lck, T-bet and GATA-3 expression is aberrant. Moreover, this atypical expression pattern of T-bet and GATA-3 correlates with increased histone 3 acetylation at the Ifng locus and production of the Th1 cytokine IFN-γ. We find overexpression of GATA-3 restores IL-4 expression in lck-/- Th2 cells; this indicates that the decreased IL-4 expression is due in part to reduced amounts of GATA-3. Taken together, these data imply that Lck mediates Th2 differentiation through effects on T-bet and GATA-3.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.0901282
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.0901282
M3 - Article
C2 - 20237292
AN - SCOPUS:77952758927
VL - 184
SP - 4178
EP - 4184
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
SN - 0022-1767
IS - 8
ER -