Langerhans cells are generated by two distinct PU.1-dependent transcriptional networks
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Publication Year 2013-12-16,Volume 210,Issue #13,Page 2967-80
Journal Title
The Journal of experimental medicine
Publication Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Langerhans cells (LCs) are the unique dendritic cells found in the epidermis. While a great deal of attention has focused on defining the developmental origins of LCs, reports addressing the transcriptional network ruling their differentiation remain sparse. We addressed the function of a group of key DC transcription factors-PU.1, ID2, IRF4, and IRF8-in the establishment of the LC network. We show that although steady-state LC homeostasis depends on PU.1 and ID2, the latter is dispensable for bone marrow-derived LCs. PU.1 controls LC differentiation by regulating the expression of the critical TGF-beta responsive transcription factor RUNX3. PU.1 directly binds to the Runx3 regulatory elements in a TGF-beta-dependent manner, whereas ectopic expression of RUNX3 rescued LC differentiation in the absence of PU.1 and promoted LC differentiation from PU.1-sufficient progenitors. These findings highlight the dual molecular network underlying LC differentiation, and show the central role of PU.1 in these processes.
Publisher
Rockefeller University Press
Research Division(s)
Molecular Immunology
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