Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Epigenetic activation during T helper 17 cell differentiation is mediated by Tripartite motif containing 28

  • Yu Jiang,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Huiping Lu,
  • Shao-Cong Sun,
  • Wei Jin,
  • Xiaohu Wang,
  • Chen Dong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03852-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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T help 17 (Th17) cells are important mediators for both protective and pathogenic immune reactions, but how their functions are regulated at the epigenetic level is not understood. Here the authors show that TRIM28, a cofactor for transcriptional regulation, is important for epigenetic activation of Th17-related gene loci during Th17 response.