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A Central Role for Transcription Factor C/EBP-beta in Regulating CD1d Gene Expression in Human Keratinocytes

  1. Author:
    Sikder, H.
    Zhao, Y.
    Balato, A.
    Chapoval, A.
    Fishelevich, R.
    Gade, P.
    Singh, I. S.
    Kalvakolanu, D. V.
    Johnson, P. F.
    Gaspari, A. A.

  2. Author Address

    Sikder, Hashmat, Zhao, Yuming, Balato, Anna, Fishelevich, Rita, Johnson, Peter F.; Gaspari, Anthony A.] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. [Chapoval, Andre] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. [Gade, Padmaja, Gaspari, Anthony A.] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. [Singh, Ishwar S.] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. [Kalvakolanu, Dhananjaya V.] NCI, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA.
    1. Year: 2009
  2. Journal: Journal of Immunology
    1. 183
    2. 3
    3. Pages: 1657-1666
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    CD1d is a nonclassical Ag-presenting molecule that presents glycolipid Ags to NKT cells that are involved in immune defense and tumor rejection. It also plays a role in immunoregulatory functions in the epidermis. The mechanisms controlling the expression of CD1d are not well understood. Therefore, we cloned the CD1d gene promoter and characterized its activities in primary human keratinocytes and other cell lines of epithelial origin. We found that a CCAAT box in the CD1d promoter is required for its expression in keratinocytes. We show here that transcription factor C/FBP-beta binds to the CCAAT box in the CD1d promoter in vitro and in vivo. Consistent with these observations, deletion of the gene encoding for C/EBP-beta caused a loss of CD1d expression. The in vivo regulation of CD1d has significant implications for the pathologic mechanisms of certain immunologic skin diseases in which NKT cells play a role, such as allergic contact dermatitis and psoriasis. Together, these data show a central role for C/EBP-beta in regulating CD1d transcription. The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 183: 1657-1666.

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  2. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900057
  3. PMID: 19592659

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