| First Author | Liu Q | Year | 2017 |
| Journal | Oncotarget | Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 11 | Pages | 17562-17572 |
| PubMed ID | 28177888 | Mgi Jnum | J:274385 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6296538 | Doi | 10.18632/oncotarget.15077 |
| Citation | Liu Q, et al. (2017) HDAC4 is expressed on multiple T cell lineages but dispensable for their development and function. Oncotarget 8(11):17562-17572 |
| abstractText | Histone deacetylation, reciprocally mediated by histone deacetylases (HDAC) and acetyltransferases, represents one major form of post-translational modification. Previous research indicates that HDACs play an essential regulatory role in the development of various immune cells. However, the specific function of individual HDACs remains largely unexplored. HDAC4, a member of class II HDACs, profoundly investigated in the nervous system, while the expression profile and function of HDAC4 in T cells are barely known. For the first time, we report here that HDAC4 is expressed in the multiple T cell lineages. Using T-cell-specific HDAC4-deficient mice, we discovered that lack of HDAC4 did not alter the frequencies of conventional T cells, invariant NKT (iNKT) cells or regulatory T cells within both the thymus and secondary lymphoid organs. Moreover, conventional T cells and iNKT cells from wild-type and HDAC4-deficient mice displayed no significant difference in cytokine production. In conclusion, our results imply that under steady stage, HDAC4 is not required for the development and function of multiple T cell lineages, including conventional T cells and iNKT cells. |
