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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
OX40 is a member of the TNFR superfamily (CD134; TNFRSF4) that is expressed on activated T cells and regulates T cell-mediated immune responses. In this study, we have examined the regulation of OX40 gene expression in T cells. Low-level OX40 mRNA expression was detected in both resting T cells and the nonactivated EL4 T cell line, and was up-regulated in both types of T cells upon activation with anti-CD3 Ab. We have shown in this study that basal OX40 promoter activity is regulated by constitutively expressed Sp1/Sp3 and YY1 transcription factors. NF-kappaB (p50 and p65) also binds to the OX40 promoter region, but the level of direct enhancement of the OX40 promoter activity by this transcription factor is not sufficient to account for the observed up-regulation of OX40 mRNA expression associated with activation. We have detected by chromatin immunoprecipitation that histone H4 molecules in the OX40 promoter region are highly acetylated by activation and NF-kappaB binds to the OX40 promoter in vivo. These findings suggest that OX40 gene expression is regulated by chromatin remodeling, and that NF-kappaB might be involved in initiation of chromatin remodeling in the OX40 promoter region in activated T cells. CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells also express OX40 at high levels, and signaling through this receptor can neutralize suppressive activity of this Treg cell. In CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cells, histone H4 molecules in the OX40 promoter region are also highly acetylated, even in the absence of in vitro activation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immune Sera, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B p50 Subunit, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nfkb1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, OX40, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sp1 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sp3 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tnfrsf4 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factor RelA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/YY1 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Yy1 protein, mouse
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
179
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1760-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Antigens, CD3, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Immune Sera, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Lymphoma, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-NF-kappa B p50 Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Receptors, OX40, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Sp1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Sp3 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Transcription Factor RelA, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17641042-YY1 Transcription Factor
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
OX40 gene expression is up-regulated by chromatin remodeling in its promoter region containing Sp1/Sp3, YY1, and NF-kappa B binding sites.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural