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  1. Article ; Online: Runx1 and Runx3 drive progenitor to T-lineage transcriptome conversion in mouse T cell commitment via dynamic genomic site switching.

    Shin, Boyoung / Hosokawa, Hiroyuki / Romero-Wolf, Maile / Zhou, Wen / Masuhara, Kaori / Tobin, Victoria R / Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram / Rothenberg, Ellen V

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2021  Volume 118, Issue 4

    Abstract: Runt domain-related (Runx) transcription factors are essential for early T cell development in mice from uncommitted to committed stages. Single and double Runx knockouts via Cas9 show that target genes responding to Runx activity are not solely ... ...

    Abstract Runt domain-related (Runx) transcription factors are essential for early T cell development in mice from uncommitted to committed stages. Single and double Runx knockouts via Cas9 show that target genes responding to Runx activity are not solely controlled by the dominant factor, Runx1. Instead, Runx1 and Runx3 are coexpressed in single cells; bind to highly overlapping genomic sites; and have redundant, collaborative functions regulating genes pivotal for T cell development. Despite stable combined expression levels across pro-T cell development, Runx1 and Runx3 preferentially activate and repress genes that change expression dynamically during lineage commitment, mostly activating T-lineage genes and repressing multipotent progenitor genes. Furthermore, most Runx target genes are sensitive to Runx perturbation only at one stage and often respond to Runx more for expression transitions than for maintenance. Contributing to this highly stage-dependent gene regulation function, Runx1 and Runx3 extensively shift their binding sites during commitment. Functionally distinct Runx occupancy sites associated with stage-specific activation or repression are also distinguished by different patterns of partner factor cobinding. Finally, Runx occupancies change coordinately at numerous clustered sites around positively or negatively regulated targets during commitment. This multisite binding behavior may contribute to a developmental "ratchet" mechanism making commitment irreversible.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Lineage/genetics ; Cell Lineage/immunology ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/genetics ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/immunology ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/immunology ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit/genetics ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit/immunology ; Male ; Mice ; Precursor Cells, T-Lymphoid/cytology ; Precursor Cells, T-Lymphoid/immunology ; Primary Cell Culture ; Repressor Proteins/genetics ; Repressor Proteins/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/classification ; T-Lymphocytes/cytology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Transcriptome ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/immunology
    Chemical Substances Bcl11b protein, mouse ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Il2ra protein, mouse ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit ; Repressor Proteins ; Runx1 protein, mouse ; Runx3 protein, mouse ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2019655118
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  2. Article ; Online: Runx3 prevents spontaneous colitis by directing the differentiation of anti-inflammatory mononuclear phagocytes.

    Hantisteanu, Shay / Dicken, Yosef / Negreanu, Varda / Goldenberg, Dalia / Brenner, Ori / Leshkowitz, Dena / Lotem, Joseph / Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram

    PloS one

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 5, Page(s) e0233044

    Abstract: Mice deficient in the transcription factor Runx3 develop a multitude of immune system defects, including early onset colitis. This paper demonstrates that Runx3 is expressed in colonic mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), including resident macrophages (RM) and ...

    Abstract Mice deficient in the transcription factor Runx3 develop a multitude of immune system defects, including early onset colitis. This paper demonstrates that Runx3 is expressed in colonic mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), including resident macrophages (RM) and dendritic cell subsets (cDC2). Runx3 deletion in MNP causes early onset colitis due to their impaired maturation. Mechanistically, the resulting MNP subset imbalance leads to up-regulation of pro-inflammatory genes as occurs in IL10R-deficient RM. In addition, RM and cDC2 display a marked decrease in expression of anti-inflammatory/TGF β-regulated genes and β-catenin signaling associated genes, respectively. MNP transcriptome and ChIP-seq data analysis suggest that a significant fraction of genes affected by Runx3 loss are direct Runx3 targets. Collectively, Runx3 imposes intestinal immune tolerance by regulating maturation of colonic anti-inflammatory MNP, befitting the identification of RUNX3 as a genome-wide associated risk gene for various immune-related diseases in humans, including gastrointestinal tract diseases such as Crohn's disease and celiac.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Colitis/genetics ; Colitis/immunology ; Colon/immunology ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Mice ; Mononuclear Phagocyte System/immunology ; Receptors, Interleukin-10/genetics ; Signal Transduction ; Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism ; Up-Regulation ; beta Catenin/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CTNNB1 protein, mouse ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Receptors, Interleukin-10 ; Runx3 protein, mouse ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; beta Catenin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0233044
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  3. Article ; Online: Cell type-specific actions of Bcl11b in early T-lineage and group 2 innate lymphoid cells.

    Hosokawa, Hiroyuki / Romero-Wolf, Maile / Yang, Qi / Motomura, Yasutaka / Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram / Moro, Kazuyo / Tanaka, Tomoaki / Rothenberg, Ellen V

    The Journal of experimental medicine

    2019  Volume 217, Issue 1

    Abstract: The zinc finger transcription factor, Bcl11b, is expressed in T cells and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) among hematopoietic cells. In early T-lineage cells, Bcl11b directly binds and represses the gene encoding the E protein antagonist, Id2, ... ...

    Abstract The zinc finger transcription factor, Bcl11b, is expressed in T cells and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) among hematopoietic cells. In early T-lineage cells, Bcl11b directly binds and represses the gene encoding the E protein antagonist, Id2, preventing pro-T cells from adopting innate-like fates. In contrast, ILC2s co-express both Bcl11b and Id2. To address this contradiction, we have directly compared Bcl11b action mechanisms in pro-T cells and ILC2s. We found that Bcl11b binding to regions across the genome shows distinct cell type-specific motif preferences. Bcl11b occupies functionally different sites in lineage-specific patterns and controls totally different sets of target genes in these cell types. In addition, Bcl11b bears cell type-specific post-translational modifications and organizes different cell type-specific protein complexes. However, both cell types use the same distal enhancer region to control timing of Bcl11b activation. Therefore, although pro-T cells and ILC2s both need Bcl11b for optimal development and function, Bcl11b works substantially differently in these two cell types.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Line ; Cell Lineage/immunology ; Immunity, Innate/immunology ; Lymphocytes/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational/immunology ; Repressor Proteins/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/immunology
    Chemical Substances Bcl11b protein, mouse ; Repressor Proteins ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218343-2
    ISSN 1540-9538 ; 0022-1007
    ISSN (online) 1540-9538
    ISSN 0022-1007
    DOI 10.1084/jem.20190972
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  4. Article ; Online: Runx3-deficient mouse strains circa 2008: resemblance and dissimilarity.

    Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram

    Blood cells, molecules & diseases

    2009  Volume 43, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–5

    Abstract: Runx3 is one of the three mammalian Runt domain transcription factors comprising the deeply conserved RUNX gene family. While the three proteins recognize the same DNA-motif, the functional overlaps are minor; each Runx has a distinct subset of ... ...

    Abstract Runx3 is one of the three mammalian Runt domain transcription factors comprising the deeply conserved RUNX gene family. While the three proteins recognize the same DNA-motif, the functional overlaps are minor; each Runx has a distinct subset of biological functions. This lack of functional redundancy is the consequence of a tightly regulated spatio/temporal expression of the genes by transcriptional and post-transcriptional control mechanisms. Over the years several groups created Runx3-deficient mouse models. Analysis of these mice revealed various phenotypic features that result from loss of cell autonomous function of Runx3. Here we summarize the phenotypic similarities and dissimilarities between two of the Runx3-deficient mouse strains, discuss the basis of the discrepancies and highlight the crux of the dispute.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies/immunology ; Ataxia/etiology ; Ataxia/genetics ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/immunology ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/metabolism ; Epithelium/metabolism ; Epithelium/pathology ; Extremities/pathology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Hyperplasia/etiology ; Hyperplasia/genetics ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/etiology ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/genetics ; Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism ; Intestinal Mucosa/pathology ; Leukocytes/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout/physiology ; Phenotype
    Chemical Substances Antibodies ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Runx3 protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1237083-6
    ISSN 1096-0961 ; 1079-9796
    ISSN (online) 1096-0961
    ISSN 1079-9796
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2009.01.009
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  5. Article: Runx3 in Immunity, Inflammation and Cancer.

    Lotem, Joseph / Levanon, Ditsa / Negreanu, Varda / Bauer, Omri / Hantisteanu, Shay / Dicken, Joseph / Groner, Yoram

    Advances in experimental medicine and biology

    2017  Volume 962, Page(s) 369–393

    Abstract: In this chapter we summarize the pros and cons of the notion that Runx3 is a major tumor suppressor gene (TSG). Inactivation of TSGs in normal cells provides a viability/growth advantage that contributes cell-autonomously to cancer. More than a decade ... ...

    Abstract In this chapter we summarize the pros and cons of the notion that Runx3 is a major tumor suppressor gene (TSG). Inactivation of TSGs in normal cells provides a viability/growth advantage that contributes cell-autonomously to cancer. More than a decade ago it was suggested that RUNX3 is involved in gastric cancer development, a postulate extended later to other epithelial cancers portraying RUNX3 as a major TSG. However, evidence that Runx3 is not expressed in normal gastric and other epithelia has challenged the RUNX3-TSG paradigm. In contrast, RUNX3 is overexpressed in a significant fraction of tumor cells in various human epithelial cancers and its overexpression in pancreatic cancer cells promotes their migration, anchorage-independent growth and metastatic potential. Moreover, recent high-throughput quantitative genome-wide studies on thousands of human samples of various tumors and new investigations of the role of Runx3 in mouse cancer models have unequivocally demonstrated that RUNX3 is not a bona fide cell-autonomous TSG. Importantly, accumulating data demonstrated that RUNX3 functions in control of immunity and inflammation, thereby indirectly influencing epithelial tumor development.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Humans ; Immunity/genetics ; Inflammation/genetics ; Inflammation/pathology ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/pathology
    Chemical Substances Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ISSN 2214-8019 ; 0065-2598
    ISSN (online) 2214-8019
    ISSN 0065-2598
    DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3233-2_23
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  6. Article: Runx3 at the interface of immunity, inflammation and cancer.

    Lotem, Joseph / Levanon, Ditsa / Negreanu, Varda / Bauer, Omri / Hantisteanu, Shay / Dicken, Joseph / Groner, Yoram

    Biochimica et biophysica acta

    2015  Volume 1855, Issue 2, Page(s) 131–143

    Abstract: Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) in normal cells provides a viability/growth advantage that contributes cell-autonomously to cancer. More than a decade ago claims arose that the RUNX3 member of the RUNX transcription factor family is a major ... ...

    Abstract Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) in normal cells provides a viability/growth advantage that contributes cell-autonomously to cancer. More than a decade ago claims arose that the RUNX3 member of the RUNX transcription factor family is a major TSG inactivated in gastric cancer, a postulate extended later to other cancers. However, evidence that Runx3 is not expressed in normal gastric and other epithelia has challenged the RUNX3-TSG paradigm. Here we critically re-appraise this paradigm in light of recent high-throughput, quantitative genome-wide studies on thousands of human samples of various tumors and new investigations of the role of Runx3 in mouse cancer models. Collectively, these studies unequivocally demonstrate that RUNX3 is not a bona fide cell-autonomous TSG. Accordingly, RUNX3 is not recognized as a TSG and is not included among the 2000 cancer genes listed in the "Cancer Gene Census" or "Network for Cancer Genes" repositories. In contrast, RUNX3 does play important functions in immunity and inflammation and may thereby indirectly influence epithelial tumor development.
    MeSH term(s) Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/immunology ; Genes, Tumor Suppressor ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate/genetics ; Inflammation/genetics ; Inflammation/immunology ; Inflammation/pathology ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/genetics ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/immunology ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/pathology
    Chemical Substances Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Runx3 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-04
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 60-7
    ISSN 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650 ; 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    ISSN (online) 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650
    ISSN 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbcan.2015.01.004
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  7. Article: Structure and regulated expression of mammalian RUNX genes.

    Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram

    Oncogene

    2004  Volume 23, Issue 24, Page(s) 4211–4219

    Abstract: The RUNX are key regulators of lineage-specific gene expression in major developmental pathways. The expression of RUNX genes is tightly regulated, leading to a highly specific spatio/temporal expression pattern and to distinct phenotypes of gene ... ...

    Abstract The RUNX are key regulators of lineage-specific gene expression in major developmental pathways. The expression of RUNX genes is tightly regulated, leading to a highly specific spatio/temporal expression pattern and to distinct phenotypes of gene knockouts. This review highlights the extensive structural similarities between the three mammalian RUNX genes and delineates how regulation of their expression at the levels of transcription and translation are orchestrated into the unique RUNX expression pattern.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor alpha Subunits ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology ; Humans ; Mice ; Neoplasm Proteins/genetics ; Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Transcription, Genetic/physiology
    Chemical Substances Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor alpha Subunits ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Neoplasm Proteins ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; RUNX1 protein, human ; Runx1 protein, mouse ; Runx3 protein, human ; Runx3 protein, mouse ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-05-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639046-8
    ISSN 1476-5594 ; 0950-9232
    ISSN (online) 1476-5594
    ISSN 0950-9232
    DOI 10.1038/sj.onc.1207670
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  8. Article ; Online: Runx3-mediated transcriptional program in cytotoxic lymphocytes.

    Lotem, Joseph / Levanon, Ditsa / Negreanu, Varda / Leshkowitz, Dena / Friedlander, Gilgi / Groner, Yoram

    PloS one

    2013  Volume 8, Issue 11, Page(s) e80467

    Abstract: The transcription factor Runx3 is highly expressed in CD8(+) T and NK cytotoxic lymphocytes and is required for their effective activation and proliferation but molecular insights into the transcription program regulated by Runx3 in these cells are still ...

    Abstract The transcription factor Runx3 is highly expressed in CD8(+) T and NK cytotoxic lymphocytes and is required for their effective activation and proliferation but molecular insights into the transcription program regulated by Runx3 in these cells are still missing. Using Runx3-ChIP-seq and transcriptome analysis of wild type vs. Runx3(-/-) primary cells we have now identified Runx3-regulated genes in the two cell types at both resting and IL-2-activated states. Runx3-bound genomic regions in both cell types were distantly located relative to gene transcription start sites and were enriched for RUNX and ETS motifs. Bound genomic regions significantly overlapped T-bet and p300-bound enhancer regions in Runx3-expressing Th1 helper cells. Compared to resting cells, IL-2-activated CD8(+) T and NK cells contain three times more Runx3-regulated genes that are common to both cell types. Functional annotation of shared CD8(+) T and NK Runx3-regulated genes revealed enrichment for immune-associated terms including lymphocyte activation, proliferation, cytotoxicity, migration and cytokine production, highlighting the role of Runx3 in CD8(+) T and NK activated cells.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics ; Enhancer Elements, Genetic ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Histones/metabolism ; Interleukin-2/metabolism ; Interleukin-2/pharmacology ; Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism ; Lymphocyte Activation/genetics ; Lymphocyte Activation/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Nucleotide Motifs ; Position-Specific Scoring Matrices ; Protein Binding ; Resting Phase, Cell Cycle/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism ; Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism ; Transcription Initiation Site ; Transcription, Genetic
    Chemical Substances Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Histones ; Interleukin-2 ; Transcription Factor AP-1
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-11-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0080467
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  9. Article ; Online: Transcription Factor Runx3 Regulates Interleukin-15-Dependent Natural Killer Cell Activation

    Levanon, Ditsa / Negreanu, Varda / Lotem, Joseph / Bone, Karen Rae / Brenner, Ori / Leshkowitz, Dena / Groner, Yoram

    Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2014 Mar. 1, v. 34, no. 6 p.1158-1169

    2014  

    Abstract: Natural killer cells belong to the family of innate lymphoid cells comprising the frontline defense against infected and transformed cells. Development and activation of natural killer cells is highly dependent on interleukin-15 signaling. However, very ... ...

    Abstract Natural killer cells belong to the family of innate lymphoid cells comprising the frontline defense against infected and transformed cells. Development and activation of natural killer cells is highly dependent on interleukin-15 signaling. However, very little is known about the transcription program driving this process. The transcription factor Runx3 is highly expressed in natural killer cells, but its function in these cells is largely unknown. We show that loss of Runx3 impaired interleukin-15-dependent accumulation of mature natural killer cells in vivo and under culture conditions and pregnant Runx3⁻/⁻ mice completely lack the unique population of interleukin-15-dependent uterine natural killer cells. Combined chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing and differential gene expression analysis of wild-type versus Runx3-deficient in vivo activated splenic natural killer cells revealed that Runx3 cooperates with ETS and T-box transcription factors to drive the interleukin-15-mediated transcription program during activation of these cells. Runx3 functions as a nuclear regulator during interleukin-15-dependent activation of natural killer cells by regulating the expression of genes involved in proliferation, maturation, and migration. Similar studies with additional transcription factors will allow the construction of a more detailed transcriptional network that controls natural killer cell development and function.
    Keywords chromatin immunoprecipitation ; gene expression regulation ; interleukin-15 ; natural killer cells ; transcription (genetics) ; transcription factors
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-0301
    Size p. 1158-1169.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 779397-2
    ISSN 1098-5549 ; 0270-7306
    ISSN (online) 1098-5549
    ISSN 0270-7306
    DOI 10.1128/MCB.01202-13
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  10. Article ; Online: Roles of VWRPY motif-mediated gene repression by Runx proteins during T-cell development.

    Seo, Wooseok / Tanaka, Hirokazu / Miyamoto, Chizuko / Levanon, Ditsa / Groner, Yoram / Taniuchi, Ichiro

    Immunology and cell biology

    2012  Volume 90, Issue 8, Page(s) 827–830

    Abstract: Runx transcription factor family proteins have essential roles during T-cell development by either activating or repressing target genes. For instance, lineage- and stage-specific expression of Cd4 and ThPOK is controlled by a transcriptional silencer ... ...

    Abstract Runx transcription factor family proteins have essential roles during T-cell development by either activating or repressing target genes. For instance, lineage- and stage-specific expression of Cd4 and ThPOK is controlled by a transcriptional silencer embedded in each locus, whose activity requires bindings of Runx complexes. The evolutionarily conserved VWRPY penta-peptide sequences in Runx proteins have been shown to be responsible for repressive function as a platform to recruit Groucho/TLE transcriptional corepressors. However, it remains elusive whether requirement for the VWRPY motif differs among Runx target genes. By examining mice lacking VWRPY motifs in both Runx1 and Runx3 proteins, here, we show a full and partial derepression of Cd4 and ThPOK in CD8-linegae T cells, respectively. Thus, whereas Cd4 silencing completely depends on the VWRPY motif, both VWRPY-dependent and -independent mechanisms operate to repress ThPOK gene. These results indicate that Runx proteins utilize different modes to repress expression of different target genes.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Motifs ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; CD4 Antigens/genetics ; CD4 Antigens/metabolism ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/chemistry ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/metabolism ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/chemistry ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/metabolism ; Down-Regulation/genetics ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; T-Lymphocytes/cytology ; T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CD4 Antigens ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit ; Runx1 protein, mouse ; Runx3 protein, mouse ; Th-POK protein, mouse ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 284057-1
    ISSN 1440-1711 ; 0818-9641
    ISSN (online) 1440-1711
    ISSN 0818-9641
    DOI 10.1038/icb.2012.6
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