Lymphocyte Development Unit, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, BRC Building, 8C218, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Immunol Res. 2010 Jul;47(1-3):45-55. doi: 10.1007/s12026-009-8137-2.
T cell factor-1 (TCF1) critically regulates T cell development. However, signals that control TCF1 function in developing and mature T cells remain unknown. TCF1 along with beta-catenin activates gene transcription and in cooperation with Groucho family of proteins mediates gene repression. It has been established that the beta-catenin-dependent gene expression is often downstream of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. We have genetically manipulated the beta-catenin gene and generated mutant mice that have shown an essential role for beta-catenin and TCF1 during pre-T cell receptor (TCR) and TCR-dependent stages of T cell development. We have also demonstrated a function for TCF1 and beta-catenin downstream of TCR signaling in the differentiation of mature CD4 T cells into T helper lineages.
T 细胞因子-1(TCF1)在 T 细胞发育中起关键作用。然而,控制 TCF1 在发育中和成熟 T 细胞中的功能的信号仍然未知。TCF1 与β-连环蛋白一起激活基因转录,并与 Groucho 家族的蛋白质合作介导基因抑制。已经确定,β-连环蛋白依赖性基因表达通常是经典 Wnt 信号通路的下游。我们已经对β-连环蛋白基因进行了遗传操作,并生成了突变小鼠,这些小鼠表明β-连环蛋白和 TCF1 在 pre-T 细胞受体(TCR)和 TCR 依赖性 T 细胞发育阶段发挥重要作用。我们还证明了 TCR 信号下游的 TCF1 和 β-连环蛋白在成熟 CD4 T 细胞分化为 T 辅助谱系中的功能。