Control of regulatory T cell development by the transcription factor Foxp3 - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2003 Feb 14;299(5609):1057-61.

doi: 10.1126/science.1079490. Epub 2003 Jan 9.

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Control of regulatory T cell development by the transcription factor Foxp3

Shohei Hori et al. Science. 2003.

Abstract

Regulatory T cells engage in the maintenance of immunological self-tolerance by actively suppressing self-reactive lymphocytes. Little is known, however, about the molecular mechanism of their development. Here we show that Foxp3, which encodes a transcription factor that is genetically defective in an autoimmune and inflammatory syndrome in humans and mice, is specifically expressed in naturally arising CD4+ regulatory T cells. Furthermore, retroviral gene transfer of Foxp3 converts naïve T cells toward a regulatory T cell phenotype similar to that of naturally occurring CD4+ regulatory T cells. Thus, Foxp3 is a key regulatory gene for the development of regulatory T cells.

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• Immunology. Regulating the regulators.
  Powrie F, Maloy KJ. Powrie F, et al. Science. 2003 Feb 14;299(5609):1030-1. doi: 10.1126/science.1082031. Science. 2003. PMID: 12586934 No abstract available.

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