A Thpok-Directed Transcriptional Circuitry Promotes Bcl6 and Maf Expression to Orchestrate T Follicular Helper Differentiation

Melanie S. Vacchio, Thomas Ciucci, Yayi Gao, Masashi Watanabe, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Mitchell T. McGinty, Allan Huang, Qi Xiao, Cameron McConkey, Yongmei Zhao, Jyoti Shetty, Bao Tran, Marion Pepper, Golnaz Vahedi, Marc K. Jenkins, Dorian B. McGavern, Rémy Bosselut

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Abstract

The transcription factor Thpok is essential for the development of CD4+ T cells. Vacchio et al. show that in mature T cells, Thpok drives the expression of the transcriptional regulators Bcl6 and Maf to promote the differentiation of CD4+ T cells into T follicular helper (Tfh) cells, thus linking the CD4+ lineage to Tfh cell differentiation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)465-478.e6
JournalImmunity
Volume51
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 17 2019

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Keywords

  • Bcl6
  • CD4 T cells
  • Maf
  • Thpok
  • follicular helper T cells
  • germinal center reaction

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