The cytokine IL-6 controls the survival, proliferation and effector characteristics of lymphocytes through activation of the transcription factors STAT1 and STAT3. While STAT3 activity is an ever-present feature of IL-6 signaling in CD4+ T cells, prior activation via the T cell antigen receptor limits IL-6's control of STAT1 in effector and memory populations. Here we found that phosphorylation of STAT1 in response to IL-6 was regulated by the tyrosine phosphatases PTPN2 and PTPN22 expressed in response to the activation of naïve CD4+ T cells. Transcriptomics and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) of IL-6 responses in naïve and effector memory CD4+ T cells showed how the suppression of STAT1 activation shaped the functional identity and effector characteristics of memory CD4+ T cells. Thus, tyrosine phosphatases induced by the activation of naïve T cells determine the way activated or memory CD4+ T cells sense and interpret cytokine signals.

Activation of naïve CD4+ T cells re-tunes STAT1 signaling to deliver unique cytokine responses in memory CD4+ T cells

Pitzalis, Costantino;
2019-01-01

Abstract

The cytokine IL-6 controls the survival, proliferation and effector characteristics of lymphocytes through activation of the transcription factors STAT1 and STAT3. While STAT3 activity is an ever-present feature of IL-6 signaling in CD4+ T cells, prior activation via the T cell antigen receptor limits IL-6's control of STAT1 in effector and memory populations. Here we found that phosphorylation of STAT1 in response to IL-6 was regulated by the tyrosine phosphatases PTPN2 and PTPN22 expressed in response to the activation of naïve CD4+ T cells. Transcriptomics and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) of IL-6 responses in naïve and effector memory CD4+ T cells showed how the suppression of STAT1 activation shaped the functional identity and effector characteristics of memory CD4+ T cells. Thus, tyrosine phosphatases induced by the activation of naïve T cells determine the way activated or memory CD4+ T cells sense and interpret cytokine signals.
2019
Animals
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
CHO Cells
Cells, Cultured
Cricetulus
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Interleukin-6
Lymphocyte Activation
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Receptors, Interleukin-6
STAT1 Transcription Factor
Synovial Membrane
Transcription, Genetic
Signal Transduction
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Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11699/70625
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