Lineage-Determining Transcription Factor TCF-1 Initiates the Epigenetic Identity of T Cells
Johnson JL, Georgakilas G, Petrovic J, Kurachi M, Cai S, Harly C, Pear WS, Bhandoola A, Wherry EJ, Vahedi G. Immunity. 2018 Feb 20;48(2):243-257.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.01.012.
Summary
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe in Immunity the role of a transcription factor called TCF-1 in targeting the condensed chromatin and regulating the availability of genome sequences in T-cell development. The new connection between TCF-1 and chromatin will aid in developing new therapies using epigenetic drugs to alter T-cell fate in cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases.
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