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Batf3 maintains Irf8 autoactivation for commitment of a CD8α(+) cDC clonogenic progenitor
The transcription factors Batf3 and IRF8 are required for development of CD8α(+) conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), but the basis for their actions was unclear. Here, we identify two novel Zbtb46(+) progenitors that separately generate CD8α(+) and CD4(+) cDCs and arise directly from the common DC...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4507574/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26054719 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni.3197 |
Sumario: | The transcription factors Batf3 and IRF8 are required for development of CD8α(+) conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), but the basis for their actions was unclear. Here, we identify two novel Zbtb46(+) progenitors that separately generate CD8α(+) and CD4(+) cDCs and arise directly from the common DC progenitor (CDP). Irf8 expression in the CDP depends on prior PU.1-dependent autoactivation, and specification of pre-CD8 DC progenitors requires IRF8 but not Batf3. However, upon pre-CD8 DC specification, Irf8 autoactivation becomes Batf3-dependent at a CD8α(+) cDC-specific enhancer containing multiple AP1-IRF composite elements (AICEs) within the Irf8 superenhancer. CDPs from Batf3(−/−) mice that specify toward pre-CD8 DCs fail to complete CD8α(+) cDC development due to decay of Irf8 autoactivation, and divert to the CD4(+) cDC lineage. |
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