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Item The ETS family transcription factors Etv5 and PU.1 function in parallel to promote Th9 cell development(American Association of Immunologists, 2016-09-15) Koh, Byunghee; Hufford, Matthew M; Pham, Duy; Olson, Matthew R.; Wu, Tong; Jabeen, Rukhsana; Sun, Xin; Kaplan, Mark H.; Microbiology and Immunology, School of MedicineThe IL-9-secreting Th9 subset of CD4 T helper cells develop in response to an environment containing IL-4 and TGFβ, promoting allergic disease, autoimmunity, and resistance to pathogens. We previously identified a requirement for the ETS family transcription factor PU.1 in Th9 development. In this report we demonstrate that the ETS transcription factor ETV5 promotes IL-9 production in Th9 cells by binding and recruiting histone acetyltransferases to the Il9 locus at sites distinct from PU.1. In cells that are deficient in both PU.1 and ETV5 there is lower IL-9 production than in cells lacking either factor alone. In vivo loss of PU.1 and ETV5 in T cells results in distinct affects on allergic inflammation in the lung, suggesting that these factors function in parallel. Together, these data define a role for ETV5 in Th9 development and extend the paradigm of related transcription factors having complementary functions during differentiation.Item STAT3 activation impairs the stability of Th9 cells(American Association of Immunologists, 2017-03-15) Ulrich, Benjamin J.; Verdan, Felipe Fortino; McKenzie, Andrew N.J.; Kaplan, Mark H.; Olson, Matthew R.; Microbiology and Immunology, School of MedicineTh9 cells regulate multiple immune responses including immunity to pathogens and tumors, allergic inflammation, and autoimmunity. Despite ongoing research into Th9 development and function, little is known about the stability of the Th9 phenotype. In this report we demonstrate that IL-9 production is progressively lost in Th9 cultures over several rounds of differentiation. The loss of IL-9 is not due to an outgrowth of cells that do not secrete IL-9, as purified IL-9 secretors demonstrate the same loss of IL-9 in subsequent rounds of differentiation. The loss of IL-9 production correlates with increases in phospho-STAT3 levels within the cell, and the production of IL-10. STAT3-deficient Th9 cells have increased IL-9 production that is maintained for longer in culture than IL-9 in control cultures. IL-10 is responsible for STAT3 activation during the first round of differentiation, and contributes to instability in subsequent rounds of culture. Together, our results indicate that environmental cues dictate the instability of the Th9 phenotype, and suggest approaches to enhance Th9 activity in beneficial immune responses.