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Chromatin Remodeling and Transcriptional Regulation of Cytokine Gene Expression in T Cells

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The activation of T cells by antigen leads to the expression of a large number of cytokines that are important for the correct orchestration of an immune response. The specific array of cytokines produced depends on the antigen that is encountered and the environment of the T cell at the time of that encounter. These cytokines range from those required for T cell proliferation (e.g., interleukin-2 [IL-2]), activators of other cells of the immune system (e.g., IL-4 or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [GM-CSF]), to negative modulators of cell function (e.g., IL-10 or TGB-β). The aberrant expression of thes cytokines can lead to immune related disease such as autoimmune disease or chronic inflammation and modulating the profile of cytokine expression or function has been long touted as a possible treatment for these diseases.

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Shannon, M.F., Holloway, A.F. (2002). Chromatin Remodeling and Transcriptional Regulation of Cytokine Gene Expression in T Cells. In: Kuchroo, V.K., Sarvetnick, N., Hafler, D.A., Nicholson, L.B. (eds) Cytokines and Autoimmune Diseases. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-129-9_2

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