Notch3 and Canonical NF-κB Signaling Pathways Cooperatively Regulate Foxp3 Transcription

  • Barbarulo A
  • Grazioli P
  • Campese A
  • et al.
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Abstract

Notch3 overexpression has been previously shown to positively regulate the generation and function of naturally occurring regulatory T cells and the expression of Foxp3, in cooperation with the pTα/pre-TCR pathway. In this study, we show that Notch3 triggers the trans activation of Foxp3 promoter depending on the T cell developmental stage. Moreover, we discovered a novel CSL/NF-κB overlapping binding site within the Foxp3 promoter, and we demonstrate that the activation of NF-κB, mainly represented by p65-dependent canonical pathway, plays a positive role in Notch3-dependent regulation of Foxp3 transcription. Accordingly, the deletion of protein kinase Cθ, which mediates canonical NF-κB activation, markedly reduces regulatory T cell number and per cell Foxp3 expression in transgenic mice with a constitutive activation of Notch3 signaling. Collectively, our data indicate that the cooperation among Notch3, protein kinase Cθ, and p65/NF-κB subunit modulates Foxp3 expression, adding new insights in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in regulatory T cell homeostasis and function.

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Barbarulo, A., Grazioli, P., Campese, A. F., Bellavia, D., Di Mario, G., Pelullo, M., … Screpanti, I. (2011). Notch3 and Canonical NF-κB Signaling Pathways Cooperatively Regulate Foxp3 Transcription. The Journal of Immunology, 186(11), 6199–6206. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1002136

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