title: Keeping autoimmunity in check: how to control a Th17 cell controller.
abstract: The transcription factor IRF-4 is necessary for Th17 cell differentiation. In this issue of Immunity, Chen et al. (2008) show that IRF-4-binding protein is a critical negative regulator of IRF-4 function, regulating production of the cytokines IL-21 and IL-17.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Roza I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Nurieva
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015551:Autoimmunity; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007378:Interleukins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D057132:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000098546:Interleukin-21; D000099218:Interferon Regulatory Factor-4
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors; D020381:Interleukin-17; D007378:Interleukins; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D057132:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D000098546:Interleukin-21; D000099218:Interferon Regulatory Factor-4; C539901:Rorc protein, mouse; C113365:Swap70 protein, mouse