Abstract
Cytokines and transcription factors play key roles in dendritic cell (DC) development, yet information about regulatory interactions between these signals remains limited. Here we show that the cytokines GM-CSF and Flt3L induce the transcriptional mediators Id2 and E2-2 and control DC lineage diversification by STAT-dependent pathways.We found that STAT5 is required for tissue CD103 + DC generation and plasmacytoid DC (pDC) suppression in steady state or response to GM-CSF. STAT5 stimulates GM-CSF-dependent expression of Id2, which controls CD103+ DC production and pDC inhibition. By contrast, pDCs, but not CD103+ DCs, are dependent on STAT3. Consistently, STAT3 stimulates Flt3L-responsive expression of the pDC regulator Tcf4 (E2-2). These data suggest that STATs contribute to DC development by controlling transcription factors involved in lineage differentiation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4363-4373 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Blood |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 22 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Immunology
- Hematology
- Cell Biology
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