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Review
. 2016 May 15;196(10):3975-82.
doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502660.

Ubiquitin Ligases and Deubiquitinating Enzymes in CD4+ T Cell Effector Fate Choice and Function

Awo A K Layman  1 , Paula M Oliver  2
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Review

Ubiquitin Ligases and Deubiquitinating Enzymes in CD4+ T Cell Effector Fate Choice and Function

Awo A K Layman et al. J Immunol. .

Abstract

The human body is exposed to potentially pathogenic microorganisms at barrier sites such as the skin, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. To mount an effective response against these pathogens, the immune system must recruit the right cells with effector responses that are appropriate for the task at hand. Several types of CD4(+) T cells can be recruited, including Th cells (Th1, Th2, and Th17), T follicular helper cells, and regulatory T cells. These cells help to maintain normal immune homeostasis in the face of constantly changing microbes in the environment. Because these cells differentiate from a common progenitor, the composition of their intracellular milieu of proteins changes to appropriately guide their effector function. One underappreciated process that impacts the levels and functions of effector fate-determining factors is ubiquitylation. This review details our current understanding of how ubiquitylation regulates CD4(+) T cell effector identity and function.

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E3 ubiquitin ligases and Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) involved in CD4+ Tcell identity. After T cell activation by an activated APC, a naïve T cell can differentiate into any of the CD4+ effector cell fates diagramed. All of the key transcriptional factors that regulate these effector fates can be regulated directly or indirectly via ubiquitylation.
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