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MKL-1 is a coactivator for STAT5b, the regulator of Treg cell development and function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Foxp3⁺CD4⁺ regulatory T cells (Treg) constitutes a key event in autoimmune diseases. STAT5b is the critical link between the IL-2/15 and FOXP3, the master regulator of Treg cells.

Methods

The CD3⁺T cell and Foxp3⁺CD4⁺ regulatory T cells were overexpressioned or knockdown MKL-1 and STAT5a and tested for Treg cell development and function. Direct interaction of MKL-1 and STAT5a were analyzed by coimmunoprecipitation assays, Luciferase assay, Immunofluoresence Staining and Yeast two-hybrid screening. The effect of MKL-1 and STAT5a on the Treg genes expression was analyzed by qPCR and western blotting and Flow cytometry.

Results

However, the molecular mechanisms mediating STAT5b-dependent Treg genes expression and Treg cell phenotype and function in autoimmune diseases are not well defined. Here, we report that the MKL-1 is a coactivator for the major Treg genes transcription factor STAT5b, which is required for human Treg cell phenotype and function. The N terminus of STAT5b, which contains a basic coiled-coil protein-protein interaction domain, binds the C-terminal activation domain of MKL-1 and enhances MKL-1 mediated transcriptional activation of Treg-specific, CArG containing promoters, including the Treg-specific genes Foxp3. Suppression of endogenous STAT5b expression by specific small interfering RNA attenuates MKL-1 transcriptional activation in cultured human cells. The STAT5b-MKL-1 interaction identifies a role of Treg-specific gene regulation and regulated mouse Treg cell development and function and suggests a possible mechanism for the protective effects of autoimmune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).

Conclusions

Our studies demonstrate for the first time that MKL-1 is a coactivator for STAT5b, the regulator of Treg cell development and function. Video abstract.

SUBMITTER: Xiang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7350762 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MKL-1 is a coactivator for STAT5b, the regulator of Treg cell development and function.

Xiang Yuan Y Wang Jun J Li Jia Peng JP Guo Wei W Huang Feng F Zhang Hui Min HM Li Han Han HH Dai Zhou Tong ZT Zhang Zi Jian ZJ Li Hui H Bao Le Yuan LY Gu Chao Jiang CJ Chen Kun K Zhang Tong Cun TC Liao Xing Hua XH

Cell communication and signaling : CCS 20200709 1

<h4>Background</h4>Foxp3<sup>+</sup>CD4<sup>+</sup> regulatory T cells (Treg) constitutes a key event in autoimmune diseases. STAT5b is the critical link between the IL-2/15 and FOXP3, the master regulator of Treg cells.<h4>Methods</h4>The CD3<sup>+</sup>T cell and Foxp3<sup>+</sup>CD4<sup>+</sup> regulatory T cells were overexpressioned or knockdown MKL-1 and STAT5a and tested for Treg cell development and function. Direct interaction of MKL-1 and STAT5a were analyzed by coimmunoprecipitation a ...[more]

PMID: 32646440

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MKL-1 is a coactivator for STAT5b, the regulator of Treg cell development and function.

Background

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MKL-1 is a coactivator for STAT5b, the regulator of Treg cell development and function.

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