The signal transducers STAT5 and STAT3 control expression of Id2 and E2-2 during dendritic cell development

Haiyan S. Li, Cliff Y. Yang, Kalyan C. Nallaparaju, Huiyuan Zhang, Yong Jun Liu, Ananda W. Goldrath, Stephanie S. Watowich

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4363-4373
Number of pages11
JournalBlood
Volume120
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 22 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

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