Revisiting the concept of targeting NFAT to control T cell immunity and autoimmune diseases

JU Lee, LK Kim, JM Choi - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) family of transcription factors, which includes
NFAT1, NFAT2, and NFAT4, are well-known to play important roles in T cell activation. Most …

Emerging insights into human health and NK cell biology from the study of NK cell deficiencies

EM Mace, JS Orange - Immunological reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Human NK cells are innate immune effectors that play a critical roles in the control of viral
infection and malignancy. The importance of their homeostasis and function can be …

An integrated taxonomy for monogenic inflammatory bowel disease

C Bolton, CS Smillie, S Pandey, R Elmentaite, G Wei… - Gastroenterology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & aims Monogenic forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) illustrate the
essential roles of individual genes in pathways and networks safeguarding immune …

Haploinsufficiency of the NF-κB1 subunit p50 in common variable immunodeficiency

M Fliegauf, VL Bryant, N Frede, C Slade… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - cell.com
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), characterized by recurrent infections, is the
most prevalent symptomatic antibody deficiency. In∼ 90% of CVID-affected individuals, no …

Early‐onset inflammatory bowel disease as a model disease to identify key regulators of immune homeostasis mechanisms

J Pazmandi, A Kalinichenko, RC Ardy… - Immunological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rare, monogenetic diseases present unique models to dissect gene functions and
biological pathways, concomitantly enhancing our understanding of the etiology of complex …

Regulation of inflammatory functions of macrophages and T lymphocytes by NFAT5

J Aramburu, C López-Rodríguez - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The transcription factor NFAT5, also known as TonEBP, belongs to the family of Rel
homology domain-containing factors, which comprises the NF-κB proteins and the …

Macrophage-specific MHCII expression is regulated by a remote Ciita enhancer controlled by NFAT5

M Buxadé, H Huerga Encabo, M Riera-Borrull… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
MHCII in antigen-presenting cells (APCs) is a key regulator of adaptive immune responses.
Expression of MHCII genes is controlled by the transcription coactivator CIITA, itself …

Altered expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells, forkhead box P3, and immune‐suppressive genes in regulatory T cells of generalized vitiligo patients

PS Giri, M Dwivedi, NC Laddha… - Pigment Cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The study was aimed to analyze expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFATs),
forkhead box P3 (FOXP3), and their associated genes (sCTLA4, flCTLA4, IL10, TGFB, IL2 …

Elementary immunology: Na+ as a regulator of immunity

V Schatz, P Neubert, A Schröder, K Binger… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
The skin can serve as an interstitial Na+ reservoir. Local tissue Na+ accumulation increases
with age, inflammation and infection. This increased local Na+ availability favors pro …

Gastrointestinal disorders associated with primary immunodeficiency diseases

S Hartono, MR Ippoliti, M Mastroianni, R Torres… - Clinical reviews in …, 2019 - Springer
There are now 354 inborn errors of immunity (primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDDs))
with 344 distinct molecular etiologies reported according to the International Union of …