Autor: |
Sonia Agüera-González, Oliver T. Burton, Elena Vázquez-Chávez, Céline Cuche, Floriane Herit, Jérôme Bouchet, Rémi Lasserre, Iratxe del Río-Iñiguez, Vincenzo Di Bartolo, Andrés Alcover |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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Zdroj: |
Cell Reports, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 181-194 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2211-1247 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.020 |
Popis: |
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is a polarity regulator and tumor suppressor associated with familial adenomatous polyposis and colorectal cancer development. Although extensively studied in epithelial transformation, the effect of APC on T lymphocyte activation remains poorly defined. We found that APC ensures T cell receptor-triggered activation through Nuclear Factor of Activated T cells (NFAT), since APC is necessary for NFAT’s nuclear localization in a microtubule-dependent fashion and for NFAT-driven transcription leading to cytokine gene expression. Interestingly, NFAT forms clusters juxtaposed with microtubules. Ultimately, mouse Apc deficiency reduces the presence of NFAT in the nucleus of intestinal regulatory T cells (Tregs) and impairs Treg differentiation and the acquisition of a suppressive phenotype, which is characterized by the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. These findings suggest a dual role for APC mutations in colorectal cancer development, where mutations drive the initiation of epithelial neoplasms and also reduce Treg-mediated suppression of the detrimental inflammation that enhances cancer growth. |
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