NuRD complex recruitment to Thpok mediates CD4+ T cell lineage differentiation.
Sci Immunol
; 7(72): eabn5917, 2022 06 10.
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| ID: mdl-35687698
Although BTB-zinc finger (BTB-ZF) transcription factors control the differentiation of multiple hematopoietic and immune lineages, how they function is poorly understood. The BTB-ZF factor Thpok controls intrathymic CD4+ T cell development and the expression of most CD4+ and CD8+ lineage genes. Here, we identify the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex as a critical Thpok cofactor. Using mass spectrometry and coimmunoprecipitation in primary T cells, we show that Thpok binds NuRD components independently of DNA association. We locate three amino acid residues within the Thpok BTB domain that are required for both NuRD binding and Thpok functions. Conversely, a chimeric protein merging the NuRD component Mta2 to a BTB-less version of Thpok supports CD4+ T cell development, indicating that NuRD recruitment recapitulates the functions of the Thpok BTB domain. We found that NuRD mediates Thpok repression of CD8+ lineage genes, including the transcription factor Runx3, but is dispensable for Cd4 expression. We show that these functions cannot be performed by the BTB domain of the Thpok-related factor Bcl6, which fails to bind NuRD. Thus, cofactor binding critically contributes to the functional specificity of BTB-ZF factors, which control the differentiation of most hematopoietic subsets.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos
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Complejo Desacetilasa y Remodelación del Nucleosoma Mi-2
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Immunol
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos