Human Gene Set: GSE40655_FOXO1_KO_VS_WT_NTREG_UP


Standard name GSE40655_FOXO1_KO_VS_WT_NTREG_UP
Systematic name M9439
Brief description Genes up-regulated in normal T reg (nTreg): FOXO1 [GeneID=2308] versus wildtype.
Full description or abstract Regulatory T (Treg) cells characterized by expression of the transcription factor forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) maintain immune homeostasis by suppressing self-destructive immune responses1-4. Foxp3 operates as a late acting differentiation factor controlling Treg cell homeostasis and function5, whereas the early Treg cell lineage commitment is regulated by the Akt kinase and the forkhead box O (Foxo) family of transcription factors6-10. However, whether Foxo proteins act beyond the Treg cell commitment stage to control Treg cell homeostasis and function remains largely unexplored. Here we show that Foxo1 is a pivotal regulator of Treg cell function. Treg cells express high amounts of Foxo1, and display reduced T-cell receptor-induced Akt activation, Foxo1 phosphorylation, and Foxo1 nuclear exclusion. Mice with Treg cell-specific deletion of Foxo1 develop a fatal inflammatory disorder similar in severity to Foxp3-deficient mice, but without the loss of Treg cells. Genome-wide analysis of Foxo1 binding sites reveals ~300 Foxo1-bound target genes, including the proinflammatory cytokine Ifng, that do not appear to be directly regulated by Foxp3. These findings demonstrate that the evolutionarily ancient Akt-Foxo1 signaling module controls a novel genetic program indispensable for Treg cell function.
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Source publication Pubmed 23135404   Authors: Ouyang W,Liao W,Luo CT,Yin N,Huse M,Kim MV,Peng M,Chan P,Ma Q,Mo Y,Meijer D,Zhao K,Rudensky AY,Atwal G,Zhang MQ,Li MO
Exact source GSE40655_2890_200_UP
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Contributed by Jernej Godec (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
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Version history 7.3: Moved to ImmuneSigDB sub-collection.


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