J Immunol 2008,
PMID: 18097033
Kaminuma, Osamu; Kitamura, Fujiko; Kitamura, Noriko; Hiroi, Takachika; Miyoshi, Hiroyuki; Miyawaki, Atsushi; Miyatake, Shoichiro
The NFAT family transcription factors play crucial roles in immunological and other biological events; however, the functional differences among NFAT members have not been fully elucidated. This study investigated the relative contribution of NFATc2 and NFATc1 to the transactivation of cytokine genes in T cells. Ectopic expression of NFATc2 but not NFATc1, especially its short isoform, enhanced TNF-alpha synthesis in human T cells at the gene transcription level, whereas both NFATs augmented IL-2 expression. In addition, a reduction of the shortest NFATc1 isoform using RNA interference technology failed to suppress TNF-alpha expression. The promoter/enhancer activity of the NFAT-binding site in the TNF-alpha gene was up-regulated by NFATc2 but not by NFATc1, whereas both NFATs associated similarly with this region. A study of mRNA expression using NFATc2/NFATc1 chimeric molecules revealed that the enhancing activity of NFAT on the TNF-alpha gene was lost by truncation of its C-terminal transactivation domain. In addition, this domain derived from NFATc2 behaved as a dominant negative against the NFAT site in TNF-alpha promoter-dependent transcriptional activity in T cells. We conclude that the C-terminal transactivation domain in NFAT is crucial for TNF-alpha gene expression in human T cells.
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TNF-alpha → IL-2: "
Ectopic expression of NFATc2 but not NFATc1, especially its short isoform,
enhanced TNF-alpha synthesis in human T cells at the gene transcription level, whereas both NFATs augmented
IL-2 expression
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TNF-alpha → NFATc1: "
Ectopic expression of NFATc2 but not NFATc1 , especially its short isoform, enhanced TNF-alpha synthesis in human T cells at the gene transcription level, whereas both NFATs augmented IL-2 expression
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TNF-alpha → NFATc2: "
Ectopic expression of NFATc2 but not NFATc1, especially its short isoform, enhanced TNF-alpha synthesis in human T cells at the gene transcription level, whereas both NFATs augmented IL-2 expression
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