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. 2003 Dec;4(12):1183-90.
doi: 10.1038/ni1004. Epub 2003 Nov 2.

Active recruitment of DNA methyltransferases regulates interleukin 4 in thymocytes and T cells

Karen W Makar  1 , Mercedes Pérez-Melgosa, Maria Shnyreva, William M Weaver, David R Fitzpatrick, Christopher B Wilson
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Active recruitment of DNA methyltransferases regulates interleukin 4 in thymocytes and T cells (VSports app下载)

Karen W Makar et al. Nat Immunol. 2003 Dec.

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How T cells regulate interleukin 4 (IL-4) expression is not completely understood. We show here that single-positive thymocytes express IL-4, but attenuate GATA-3 expression, recruit DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) to the Il4-Il13 locus and downregulate IL-4 expression as they mature into T cells. Type 2 polarization blocks Dnmt1 recruitment, enhances histone H3 Lys4 methylation (indicative of accessible chromatin) and initiates DNA demethylation of the locus. Dnmt1-/- CD4 and CD8 T cells derepress IL-4 expression considerably, demethylate DNA and increase H3 Lys4 methylation without affecting GATA-3 expression, demonstrating that Dnmt1 and DNA methylation are essential for proper Il4 regulation VSports手机版. These results indicate that Dnmts, DNA and histone methylation, and transcription factors 'collaborate' to determine appropriate Il4 expression patterns. .

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