Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Ets transcription factor GABP controls T cell homeostasis and immunity

  • Chong T. Luo,
  • Hatice U. Osmanbeyoglu,
  • Mytrang H. Do,
  • Michael R. Bivona,
  • Ahmed Toure,
  • Davina Kang,
  • Yuchen Xie,
  • Christina S. Leslie,
  • Ming O. Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01020-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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T cells need to undergo rapid proliferation in response to antigenic stimulation. Here the authors show that the Ets family transcription factor GABP is required for T-cell homeostasis and response to infection by inducing Mcm3 and Mcm5 expression and enabling S-phase entry.