The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction

Autores
Liberman, Ana Clara; Refojo, Damian; Druker, Jimena; Toscano, Marta Alicia; Rein, Theo; Holsboer, Florian; Arzt, Eduardo Simon
Año de publicación
2007
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) immunosuppression acts via regulation of several transcription factors (TF), including AP-1, NFkB and NFAT. GCs inhibit Th1 cytokines and promote a shift towards Th2 differentiation. Th1 phenotype depends on TF T-bet. In this study we examined GC regulation of T-bet. We found that GCs inhibit T-bet transcriptional activity. We show that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) physically interacts with T-bet both in transfected cell lines and in primary splenocyte cultures with endogenous GR and T-bet. This interaction also blocks GR-dependent transcription. We show both in vitro and in vivo at endogenous binding sites that the mechanism underlying T-bet inhibition further involves reduction of T-bet binding to DNA. Using specific mutations of GR, we demonstrate that the first zinc finger region of GR is required for T-bet inhibition. GCs additionally inhibit T-bet both at mRNA and protein expression levels, revealing another layer of GR action on T-bet. Finally, we examined the functional consequences of GR/T-bet interaction on interferon-gamma, showing that GCs inhibit transcriptional activity of T-bet on its promoter. In view of the crucial role of T-bet in T cell differentiation and inflammation, we propose that GR inhibitory interaction with T-bet may be an important mechanism underlying the immunosuppressive properties of GCs.
Fil: Liberman, Ana Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Refojo, Damian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Druker, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Toscano, Marta Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín. Laboratorio de Inmunogenética; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Rein, Theo. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; Alemania
Fil: Holsboer, Florian. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; Alemania
Fil: Arzt, Eduardo Simon. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
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Glucocorticoid
T-Bet
Th1
Inflammation
Immunosupression
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spelling The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interactionLiberman, Ana ClaraRefojo, DamianDruker, JimenaToscano, Marta AliciaRein, TheoHolsboer, FlorianArzt, Eduardo SimonGlucocorticoidT-BetTh1InflammationImmunosupressionhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Glucocorticoids (GCs) immunosuppression acts via regulation of several transcription factors (TF), including AP-1, NFkB and NFAT. GCs inhibit Th1 cytokines and promote a shift towards Th2 differentiation. Th1 phenotype depends on TF T-bet. In this study we examined GC regulation of T-bet. We found that GCs inhibit T-bet transcriptional activity. We show that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) physically interacts with T-bet both in transfected cell lines and in primary splenocyte cultures with endogenous GR and T-bet. This interaction also blocks GR-dependent transcription. We show both in vitro and in vivo at endogenous binding sites that the mechanism underlying T-bet inhibition further involves reduction of T-bet binding to DNA. Using specific mutations of GR, we demonstrate that the first zinc finger region of GR is required for T-bet inhibition. GCs additionally inhibit T-bet both at mRNA and protein expression levels, revealing another layer of GR action on T-bet. Finally, we examined the functional consequences of GR/T-bet interaction on interferon-gamma, showing that GCs inhibit transcriptional activity of T-bet on its promoter. In view of the crucial role of T-bet in T cell differentiation and inflammation, we propose that GR inhibitory interaction with T-bet may be an important mechanism underlying the immunosuppressive properties of GCs.Fil: Liberman, Ana Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Refojo, Damian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Druker, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Toscano, Marta Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín. Laboratorio de Inmunogenética; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Rein, Theo. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; AlemaniaFil: Holsboer, Florian. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; AlemaniaFil: Arzt, Eduardo Simon. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
title The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
spellingShingle The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
Liberman, Ana Clara
Glucocorticoid
T-Bet
Th1
Inflammation
Immunosupression
title_short The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
title_full The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
title_fullStr The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
title_full_unstemmed The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
title_sort The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Liberman, Ana Clara
Refojo, Damian
Druker, Jimena
Toscano, Marta Alicia
Rein, Theo
Holsboer, Florian
Arzt, Eduardo Simon
author Liberman, Ana Clara
author_facet Liberman, Ana Clara
Refojo, Damian
Druker, Jimena
Toscano, Marta Alicia
Rein, Theo
Holsboer, Florian
Arzt, Eduardo Simon
author_role author
author2 Refojo, Damian
Druker, Jimena
Toscano, Marta Alicia
Rein, Theo
Holsboer, Florian
Arzt, Eduardo Simon
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Glucocorticoid
T-Bet
Th1
Inflammation
Immunosupression
topic Glucocorticoid
T-Bet
Th1
Inflammation
Immunosupression
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Glucocorticoids (GCs) immunosuppression acts via regulation of several transcription factors (TF), including AP-1, NFkB and NFAT. GCs inhibit Th1 cytokines and promote a shift towards Th2 differentiation. Th1 phenotype depends on TF T-bet. In this study we examined GC regulation of T-bet. We found that GCs inhibit T-bet transcriptional activity. We show that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) physically interacts with T-bet both in transfected cell lines and in primary splenocyte cultures with endogenous GR and T-bet. This interaction also blocks GR-dependent transcription. We show both in vitro and in vivo at endogenous binding sites that the mechanism underlying T-bet inhibition further involves reduction of T-bet binding to DNA. Using specific mutations of GR, we demonstrate that the first zinc finger region of GR is required for T-bet inhibition. GCs additionally inhibit T-bet both at mRNA and protein expression levels, revealing another layer of GR action on T-bet. Finally, we examined the functional consequences of GR/T-bet interaction on interferon-gamma, showing that GCs inhibit transcriptional activity of T-bet on its promoter. In view of the crucial role of T-bet in T cell differentiation and inflammation, we propose that GR inhibitory interaction with T-bet may be an important mechanism underlying the immunosuppressive properties of GCs.
Fil: Liberman, Ana Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Refojo, Damian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Druker, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Toscano, Marta Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín. Laboratorio de Inmunogenética; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Rein, Theo. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; Alemania
Fil: Holsboer, Florian. Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie; Alemania
Fil: Arzt, Eduardo Simon. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
description Glucocorticoids (GCs) immunosuppression acts via regulation of several transcription factors (TF), including AP-1, NFkB and NFAT. GCs inhibit Th1 cytokines and promote a shift towards Th2 differentiation. Th1 phenotype depends on TF T-bet. In this study we examined GC regulation of T-bet. We found that GCs inhibit T-bet transcriptional activity. We show that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) physically interacts with T-bet both in transfected cell lines and in primary splenocyte cultures with endogenous GR and T-bet. This interaction also blocks GR-dependent transcription. We show both in vitro and in vivo at endogenous binding sites that the mechanism underlying T-bet inhibition further involves reduction of T-bet binding to DNA. Using specific mutations of GR, we demonstrate that the first zinc finger region of GR is required for T-bet inhibition. GCs additionally inhibit T-bet both at mRNA and protein expression levels, revealing another layer of GR action on T-bet. Finally, we examined the functional consequences of GR/T-bet interaction on interferon-gamma, showing that GCs inhibit transcriptional activity of T-bet on its promoter. In view of the crucial role of T-bet in T cell differentiation and inflammation, we propose that GR inhibitory interaction with T-bet may be an important mechanism underlying the immunosuppressive properties of GCs.
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