An enhanced immune response in mice lacking the transcription factor NFAT1

被引：317

作者：

Xanthoudakis, S

Viola, JPB

Shaw, KTY

Luo, C

Wallace, JD

Bozza, PT

Curran, T

Rao, A

机构：

[1] ST JUDE CHILDRENS RES HOSP, DEPT DEV NEUROBIOL, MEMPHIS, TN 38105 USA

[2] HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC, DEPT CNS RES, NEUROGENET PROGRAM, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 USA

[3] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DANA FARBER CANC INST, DIV CELLULAR & MOLEC BIOL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA

[4] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA

[5] HARVARD UNIV, BETH ISRAEL HOSP, SCH MED, HARVARD THORNDIKE LAB, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA

[6] HARVARD UNIV, BETH ISRAEL HOSP,SCH MED,CHARLES A DANA RES INST, SCH MED, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 1996年 / 272卷 / 5263期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.272.5263.892

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Transcription factors of the NFAT family are thought to play a major role in regulating the expression of cytokine genes and other inducible genes during the immune response. The role of NFAT1 was investigated by targeted disruption of the NFAT1 gene. Unexpectedly, cells from NFAT1(-/-) mice showed increased primary responses to Leishmania major and mounted increased secondary responses to ovalbumin in vitro. In an in vivo model of allergic inflammation, the accumulation of eosinophils and levels of serum immunoglobulin E were increased in NFAT1(-/-) mice. These results suggest that NFAT1 exerts a negative regulatory influence on the immune response.

引用

页码：892 / 895

页数：4

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