STAT4 activation by leukemia inhibitory factor confers a therapeutic effect on intestinal inflammation

ABSTRACT: T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation triggered by interleukin-6 (IL-6) via STAT3 activation promotes inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. However, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), an IL-6 family cytokine, restricts inflammation by blocking Th17 cell differentiation via an unknown mechanism. Here, we report that microbiota dysregulation promotes LIF secretion by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) in a mouse colitis model. LIF greatly activates STAT4 phosphorylation on multiple SPXX elements within the C-terminal transcription regulation domain. STAT4 and STAT3 act reciprocally on both canonical cis-inducible elements (SIEs) and noncanonical "AGG" elements at different loci. In lamina propria lymphocytes (LPLs), STAT4 activation by LIF blocks STAT3-dependent Il-17a/

SUBMITTER: Dr. Yanan, Sophia Zhang 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOJ-2018-99595 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other