Cutting Edge: The Expression of Transcription Inhibitor GFI1 Is Induced by Retinoic Acid to Rein in Th9 Polarization.

IL-9, produced mainly by specialized T cells, mast cells, and group 2 innate lymphoid cells, regulates immune responses, including anti-helminth and allergic responses. Polarization of naive CD4 T cells into IL-9-producing T cells (Th9s) is induced by IL-4 and TGF-β1 or IL-1β. In this article, we report that the transcription factor growth factor-independent 1 transcriptional repressor (GFI1) plays a negative role in mouse Th9 polarization. Moreover, the expression of GFI1 is controlled by liganded RARα, allowing GFI1 to mediate the negative effect of retinoic acid on IL-9 expression. The Gfi1 gene has multiple RARα binding sites in the promoter region for recruiting nuclear coactivator steroid receptor coactivator-3 and p300 for histone epigenetic modifications in a retinoic acid-dependent manner. Retinoic acid-induced GFI1 binds the Il9 gene and suppresses its expression. Thus, GFI1 is a novel negative regulator of Il9 gene expression. The negative GFI1 pathway for IL-9 regulation provides a potential control point for Th9 activity. Copyright © 2022 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.

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Leon Friesen, Raymond Kostlan, Qingyang Liu, Hao Yu, Jinfang Zhu, Nicholas Lukacs, Chang H Kim. Cutting Edge: The Expression of Transcription Inhibitor GFI1 Is Induced by Retinoic Acid to Rein in Th9 Polarization. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2022 Oct 01;209(7):1237-1242

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