Th17 cells and the IL-23/IL-17 axis in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

K Bunte, T Beikler - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Innate immunity represents the semi-specific first line of defense and provides the initial host
response to tissue injury, trauma, and pathogens. Innate immunity activates the adaptive …

Th2 cells in health and disease

T Nakayama, K Hirahara, A Onodera… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Helper T (Th) cell subsets direct immune responses by producing signature cytokines. Th2
cells produce IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, which are important in humoral immunity and protection …

Exosome-mediated genetic reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages by exoASO-STAT6 leads to potent monotherapy antitumor activity

S Kamerkar, C Leng, O Burenkova, SC Jang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Effectiveness of checkpoint immunotherapy in cancer can be undermined by
immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) with an M2 phenotype …

Human germline heterozygous gain-of-function STAT6 variants cause severe allergic disease

M Sharma, D Leung, M Momenilandi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) is a transcription factor that plays a
central role in the pathophysiology of allergic inflammation. We have identified 16 patients …

JAK and STAT signaling molecules in immunoregulation and immune-mediated disease

JJ O'Shea, R Plenge - Immunity, 2012 - cell.com
The discovery of the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcripton
(STAT) signaling pathway, a landmark in cell biology, provided a simple mechanism for …

Latent enhancers activated by stimulation in differentiated cells

R Ostuni, V Piccolo, I Barozzi, S Polletti, A Termanini… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
According to current models, once the cell has reached terminal differentiation, the enhancer
repertoire is completely established and maintained by cooperatively acting lineage-specific …

Activation of STAT6 by STING is critical for antiviral innate immunity

H Chen, H Sun, F You, W Sun, X Zhou, L Chen, J Yang… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
STAT6 plays a prominent role in adaptive immunity by transducing signals from extracellular
cytokines. We now show that STAT6 is required for innate immune signaling in response to …

Transcriptional regulation by STAT6

S Goenka, MH Kaplan - Immunologic research, 2011 - Springer
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins are critical mediators of
cytokine signaling. Among the seven STAT proteins, STAT6 is activated by IL-4 and IL-13 …

Genome-wide CRISPR screens in T helper cells reveal pervasive crosstalk between activation and differentiation

J Henriksson, X Chen, T Gomes, U Ullah, KB Meyer… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary T helper type 2 (Th2) cells are important regulators of mammalian adaptive
immunity and have relevance for infection, autoimmunity, and tumor immunology. Using a …

Genomic views of STAT function in CD4+ T helper cell differentiation

JJ O'shea, R Lahesmaa, G Vahedi… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins are well known for their
essential roles in transmitting cytokine-mediated signals and specifying T helper (TH) cell …