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TITLE: The role of NF-kB in Treg functions and autoimmune diseases
SPEAKER : Jae-Hoon Chang (Yeungnam University)
Education
2003 - 2009 Ph.D. in Pharmacy/Microbiology and Immunology(concentration: Immunology) Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea
1998 - 2002 Bachelor Handong University, Pohang, Korea
Research Experiences
2006 – 2007: Researcher, Research institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Seoul National University
2008 – 2009: Teaching Assistant, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2009 – 2010: Postdoctoral fellow, Mucosal Immunology Section, the International Vaccine Institute
2010 – 2013 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Papers
TRAF3 regulates the effector function of regulatory T cells and humoral immune responses, 2014 J. Exp. Med. 211:137-151 외 35편
ABSTRACT
Maintenance of immune homeostasis requires regulatory T (Treg) cells. Here we show that Treg-specific ablation of Ubc13, a lysine 63-specific ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, caused aberrant T-cell activation and autoimmunity. Although the Ubc13 deficiency did not affect Treg cell survival or FoxP3 expression, it impaired the in vivo suppressive function of Treg cells and rendered them sensitive for acquiring T helper (Th) 1- and Th17-like effector T cell phenotypes. This function of Ubc13 involved its downstream target, IB kinase (IKK), and the Ubc13/IKK signaling axis controlled the expression specific Treg effector molecules, including IL-10 and SOCS1. Collectively, these findings suggest that the Ubc13/IKK signaling axis regulates the molecular program that maintains Treg function and prevents Treg cells from acquiring inflammatory phenotypes. And Treg cells control different aspects of immune responses, but how the effector functions of Treg cells are regulated is incompletely understood. Here we identified TNF receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) as a regulator of Treg cell function. Treg-specific ablation of TRAF3 impaired CD4 T-cell homeostasis, characterized by an increase in Th1 type of effector/memory T cells. Moreover, the ablation of TRAF3 in Treg cells perturbed antigen-stimulated activation of follicular T helper (TFH) cells, coupled with heightened formation of germinal centers and production of high-affinity IgG antibodies. Although the loss of TRAF3 did not reduce the overall frequency of Treg cells, it attenuated the antigen-stimulated production of follicular Treg (TFR) cells. TRAF3 mediates a T-cell receptor signaling pathway in Treg cells that maintains the high level expression of ICOS, which in turn is required for TFR generation and inhibition of antibody responses. These findings establish TRAF3 as a mediator of Treg cell function in the regulation of antibody responses and suggest a role for TRAF3 in mediating ICOS expression in Treg cells.