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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
38
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
Development of Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells and pro-inflammatory Th17 cells from naive CD4(+) T cells requires transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?) signaling. Although Smad4 and Smad3 have been previously shown to regulate Treg cell induction by TGF-?, they are not required in the development of Th17 cells. Thus, how TGF-? regulates Th17 cell differentiation remains unclear. In this study, we found that TGF-?-induced Foxp3 expression was significantly reduced in the absence of Smad2. More importantly, Smad2 deficiency led to reduced Th17 differentiation in vitro and in vivo. In the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model, Smad2 deficiency in T cells significantly ameliorated disease severity and reduced generation of Th17 cells. Furthermore, we found that Smad2 associated with retinoid acid receptor-related orphan receptor-?t (ROR?t) and enhanced ROR?t-induced Th17 cell generation. These results demonstrate that Smad2 positively regulates the generation of inflammatory Th17 cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
285
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29039-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Encephalomyelitis, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Forkhead Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Interleukin-17, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Orphan Nuclear Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Smad2 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, pubmed-meshheading:20667820-Transforming Growth Factor beta
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Smad2 positively regulates the generation of Th17 cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology and Center for Inflammation and Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural