title: CD4-CD8 lineage differentiation: Thpok-ing into the nucleus.
abstract: The mature alphabeta T cell population is divided into two main lineages that are defined by the mutually exclusive expression of CD4 and CD8 surface molecules (coreceptors) and that differ in their MHC restriction and function. CD4 T cells are typically MHC-II restricted and helper (or regulatory), whereas CD8 T cells are typically cytotoxic. Several transcription factors are known to control the emergence of CD4 and CD8 lineages, including the zinc finger proteins Thpok and Gata3, which are required for CD4 lineage differentiation, and the Runx factors Runx1 and Runx3, which contribute to CD8 lineage differentiation. This review summarizes recent advances on the function of these transcription factors in lineage differentiation. We also discuss how the "circuitry" connecting these factors could operate to match the expression of the lineage-committing factors Thpok and Runx3, and therefore lineage differentiation, to MHC specificity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4259, USA.
authors.forename: Lie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rémy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bosselut
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D014157:Transcription Factors; C497211:Zbtb7b protein, mouse
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