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    Control of peripheral tolerance by regulatory T cell-intrinsic Notch signaling
    (2015) Charbonnier, Louis-Marie; Wang, Sen; Georgiev, Peter; Sefik, Esen; Chatila, Talal
    Notch receptors direct the differentiation of T helper (TH) cell subsets, but their influence on regulatory T (Treg) cell responses is obscure. We here report that lineage-specific deletion of components of the Notch pathway enhanced Treg cell-mediated suppression of TH1 responses, and protected against their TH1 skewing and apoptosis. Expression in Treg cells of gain of function transgene encoding Notch1 intracellular domain resulted in lymphoproliferation, exacerbated TH1 responses and autoimmunity. Cell-intrinsic canonical Notch signaling impaired Treg cell fitness, promoted the acquisition by Treg cells of a TH1 cell-like phenotype, whereas Rictor-dependent non-canonical Notch signaling activated the AKT-Foxo1 axis and impaired Foxp3 epigenetic stability. These findings establish a critical role for Notch signaling in controlling peripheral Treg cell functions.
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    An asthma-associated IL4R variant exacerbates airway inflammation by promoting conversion of regulatory T cells to TH17-like cells
    (2016) Massoud, Amir Hossein; Charbonnier, Louis-Marie; Lopez, David; Pellegrini, Matteo; Phipatanakul, Wanda; Chatila, Talal
    Mechanisms by which regulatory T (Treg) cells fail to control inflammation in asthma remain poorly understood. We show that a severe asthma-associated polymorphism in the interleukin-4 receptor alpha chain (IL4RA R576) promotes conversion of induced Treg (iTreg) cells towards a T helper 17 (TH17) cell fate. This skewing is mediated by the recruitment by IL-4Rα-R576 of the growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2) adaptor protein, which drives IL-17 expression by activating a pathway involving extracellular signal-regulated kinase, IL-6 and STAT3. Treg cell-specific deletion of Il6ra or Rorc, but not Il4 or Il13, prevented exacerbated airway inflammation in Il4raR576 mice. Furthermore, treatment of Il4raR576 mice with a neutralizing anti-IL-6 antibody prevented iTreg cell reprogramming into TH17-like cells and protected against severe airway inflammation. These findings identify a novel mechanism for the development of mixed TH2-TH17 cell inflammation in genetically prone individuals, and point to interventions that stabilize iTreg cells as potentially effective therapeutic strategies.