TY - JOUR
T1 - Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene is expressed in human activated CD4 + T-cells and regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
AU - Nagafuchi, Seiho
AU - Katsuta, Hitoshi
AU - Koyanagi-Katsuta, Rimiko
AU - Yamasaki, Satoshi
AU - Inoue, Yasushi
AU - Shimoda, Kazuya
AU - Ikeda, Yukari
AU - Shindo, Mieko
AU - Yoshida, Eiko
AU - Matsuo, Tomohito
AU - Ohno, Yuju
AU - Kogawa, Kazuhiko
AU - Anzai, Keizo
AU - Kurisaki, Hironori
AU - Kudoh, Jun
AU - Harada, Mine
AU - Shimizu, Nobuyoshi
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene is a gene responsible for autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy. Here we show that AIRE is expressed in human peripheral CD4-positive T-cells, and most highly in antigen- and interleukin 2-stimulated T (IL-2T) cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including MAPK kinase (MEK) 1/2 and p38 MAPK, were phosphorylated in IL-2T cells and the expression of the AIRE gene was inhibited by a specific p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB203580), thereby indicating that AIRE gene expression is controlled by the MAPK pathway in IL-2T cells. These data suggested the possible significance of the AIRE gene in the peripheral immune system.
AB - The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene is a gene responsible for autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy. Here we show that AIRE is expressed in human peripheral CD4-positive T-cells, and most highly in antigen- and interleukin 2-stimulated T (IL-2T) cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including MAPK kinase (MEK) 1/2 and p38 MAPK, were phosphorylated in IL-2T cells and the expression of the AIRE gene was inhibited by a specific p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB203580), thereby indicating that AIRE gene expression is controlled by the MAPK pathway in IL-2T cells. These data suggested the possible significance of the AIRE gene in the peripheral immune system.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03876.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03876.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17179667
AN - SCOPUS:33845777193
SN - 0385-5600
VL - 50
SP - 979
EP - 987
JO - MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
JF - MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
IS - 12
ER -