KEGG   PATHWAY: mmu04659
Entry
mmu04659                    Pathway                                
Name
Th17 cell differentiation - Mus musculus (house mouse)
Description
Interleukin (IL)-17-producing helper T (Th17) cells serve as a subset of CD4+ T cells involved in epithelial cell- and neutrophil mediated immune responses against extracellular microbes and in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. In vivo, Th17 differentiation requires antigen presentation and co-stimulation, and activation of antigen presenting-cells (APCs) to produce TGF-beta, IL-6, IL-1, IL-23 and IL-21. This initial activation results in the activation and up-regulation of STAT3, ROR(gamma)t and other transcriptional factors in CD4+ T cells, which bind to the promoter regions of the IL-17, IL-21 and IL-22 genes and induce IL-17, IL-21 and IL-22. In contrast, the differentiation of Th17 cells and their IL-17 expression are negatively regulated by IL-2, Th2 cytokine IL-4, IL-27 and Th1 cytokine IFN-gamma through STAT5, STAT6 and STAT1 activation, respectively. Retinoid acid and the combination of IL-2 and TGF-beta upregulate Foxp3, which also downregulates cytokines like IL-17 and IL-21. The inhibition of Th17 differentiation may serve as a protective strategy to 'fine-tune' the expression IL-17 so it does not cause excessive inflammation. Thus, balanced differentiation of Th cells is crucial for immunity and host protection.
Class
Organismal Systems; Immune system
Pathway map
mmu04659  Th17 cell differentiation
mmu04659

Other DBs
GO: 0072539
Organism
Mus musculus (house mouse) [GN:mmu]
Gene
100504404  H2-Ea; histocompatibility 2, class II antigen E alpha [KO:K06752]
11622  Ahr; aryl-hydrocarbon receptor [KO:K09093]
116849  Il22b; interleukin 22B [KO:K05445]
12394  Runx1; runt related transcription factor 1 [KO:K08367]
12500  Cd3d; CD3 antigen, delta polypeptide [KO:K06450]
12501  Cd3e; CD3 antigen, epsilon polypeptide [KO:K06451]
12502  Cd3g; CD3 antigen, gamma polypeptide [KO:K06452]
12503  Cd247; CD247 antigen [KO:K06453]
12504  Cd4; CD4 antigen [KO:K06454]
12675  Chuk; conserved helix-loop-helix ubiquitous kinase [KO:K04467] [EC:2.7.11.10]
14281  Fos; FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene [KO:K04379]
14462  Gata3; GATA binding protein 3 [KO:K17895]
14960  H2-Aa; histocompatibility 2, class II antigen A, alpha [KO:K06752]
14961  H2-Ab1; histocompatibility 2, class II antigen A, beta 1 [KO:K06752]
14969  H2-Eb1; histocompatibility 2, class II antigen E beta [KO:K06752]
14998  H2-DMa; histocompatibility 2, class II, locus DMa [KO:K06752]
14999  H2-DMb1; histocompatibility 2, class II, locus Mb1 [KO:K06752]
15000  H2-DMb2; histocompatibility 2, class II, locus Mb2 [KO:K06752]
15001  H2-Oa; histocompatibility 2, O region alpha locus [KO:K06752]
15002  H2-Ob; histocompatibility 2, O region beta locus [KO:K06752]
15251  Hif1a; hypoxia inducible factor 1, alpha subunit [KO:K08268]
15516  Hsp90ab1; heat shock protein 90 alpha (cytosolic), class B member 1 [KO:K04079]
15519  Hsp90aa1; heat shock protein 90, alpha (cytosolic), class A member 1 [KO:K04079]
15978  Ifng; interferon gamma [KO:K04687]
15979  Ifngr1; interferon gamma receptor 1 [KO:K05132]
15980  Ifngr2; interferon gamma receptor 2 [KO:K05133]
16150  Ikbkb; inhibitor of kappaB kinase beta [KO:K07209] [EC:2.7.11.10]
16151  Ikbkg; inhibitor of kappaB kinase gamma [KO:K07210]
16161  Il12rb1; interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1 [KO:K05063]
16171  Il17a; interleukin 17A [KO:K05489]
16176  Il1b; interleukin 1 beta [KO:K04519]
16177  Il1r1; interleukin 1 receptor, type I [KO:K04386]
16180  Il1rap; interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein [KO:K04723]
16183  Il2; interleukin 2 [KO:K05429]
16184  Il2ra; interleukin 2 receptor, alpha chain [KO:K05068]
16185  Il2rb; interleukin 2 receptor, beta chain [KO:K05069]
16186  Il2rg; interleukin 2 receptor, gamma chain [KO:K05070]
16189  Il4; interleukin 4 [KO:K05430]
16190  Il4ra; interleukin 4 receptor, alpha [KO:K05071]
16193  Il6; interleukin 6 [KO:K05405]
16194  Il6ra; interleukin 6 receptor, alpha [KO:K05055]
16195  Il6st; interleukin 6 signal transducer [KO:K05060]
16364  Irf4; interferon regulatory factor 4 [KO:K09445]
16451  Jak1; Janus kinase 1 [KO:K11217] [EC:2.7.10.2]
16452  Jak2; Janus kinase 2 [KO:K04447] [EC:2.7.10.2]
16453  Jak3; Janus kinase 3 [KO:K11218] [EC:2.7.10.2]
16476  Jun; jun proto-oncogene [KO:K04448]
16797  Lat; linker for activation of T cells [KO:K07362]
16818  Lck; lymphocyte protein tyrosine kinase [KO:K05856] [EC:2.7.10.2]
17126  Smad2; SMAD family member 2 [KO:K04500]
17127  Smad3; SMAD family member 3 [KO:K23605]
17128  Smad4; SMAD family member 4 [KO:K04501]
18018  Nfatc1; nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin dependent 1 [KO:K04446]
18019  Nfatc2; nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin dependent 2 [KO:K17332]
18021  Nfatc3; nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin dependent 3 [KO:K17333]
18033  Nfkb1; nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 1, p105 [KO:K02580]
18035  Nfkbia; nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor, alpha [KO:K04734]
18036  Nfkbib; nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor, beta [KO:K02581]
18037  Nfkbie; nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor, epsilon [KO:K05872]
18761  Prkcq; protein kinase C, theta [KO:K18052] [EC:2.7.11.13]
18803  Plcg1; phospholipase C, gamma 1 [KO:K01116] [EC:3.1.4.11]
19055  Ppp3ca; protein phosphatase 3, catalytic subunit, alpha isoform [KO:K04348] [EC:3.1.3.16]
19056  Ppp3cb; protein phosphatase 3, catalytic subunit, beta isoform [KO:K04348] [EC:3.1.3.16]
19057  Ppp3cc; protein phosphatase 3, catalytic subunit, gamma isoform [KO:K04348] [EC:3.1.3.16]
19058  Ppp3r1; protein phosphatase 3, regulatory subunit B, alpha isoform (calcineurin B, type I) [KO:K06268]
19059  Ppp3r2; protein phosphatase 3, regulatory subunit B, alpha isoform (calcineurin B, type II) [KO:K06268]
19094  Mapk11; mitogen-activated protein kinase 11 [KO:K04441] [EC:2.7.11.24]
19401  Rara; retinoic acid receptor, alpha [KO:K08527]
19697  Rela; v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) [KO:K04735]
19883  Rora; RAR-related orphan receptor alpha [KO:K08532]
19885  Rorc; RAR-related orphan receptor gamma [KO:K08534]
20181  Rxra; retinoid X receptor alpha [KO:K08524]
20182  Rxrb; retinoid X receptor beta [KO:K08525]
20183  Rxrg; retinoid X receptor gamma [KO:K08526]
20371  Foxp3; forkhead box P3 [KO:K10163]
20846  Stat1; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 [KO:K11220]
20848  Stat3; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 [KO:K04692]
20850  Stat5a; signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A [KO:K11223]
20851  Stat5b; signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B [KO:K11224]
20852  Stat6; signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 [KO:K11225]
209590  Il23r; interleukin 23 receptor [KO:K05065]
21803  Tgfb1; transforming growth factor, beta 1 [KO:K13375]
21812  Tgfbr1; transforming growth factor, beta receptor I [KO:K04674] [EC:2.7.11.30]
21813  Tgfbr2; transforming growth factor, beta receptor II [KO:K04388] [EC:2.7.11.30]
22637  Zap70; zeta-chain (TCR) associated protein kinase [KO:K07360] [EC:2.7.10.2]
246779  Il27; interleukin 27 [KO:K22629]
257630  Il17f; interleukin 17F [KO:K05494]
26413  Mapk1; mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 [KO:K04371] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26414  Mapk10; mitogen-activated protein kinase 10 [KO:K04440] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26415  Mapk13; mitogen-activated protein kinase 13 [KO:K04441] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26416  Mapk14; mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 [KO:K04441] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26417  Mapk3; mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 [KO:K04371] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26419  Mapk8; mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 [KO:K04440] [EC:2.7.11.24]
26420  Mapk9; mitogen-activated protein kinase 9 [KO:K04440] [EC:2.7.11.24]
29857  Mapk12; mitogen-activated protein kinase 12 [KO:K04441] [EC:2.7.11.24]
381091  H2-Eb2; histocompatibility 2, class II antigen E beta2 [KO:K06752]
50498  Ebi3; Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3 [KO:K24476]
50929  Il22; interleukin 22 [KO:K05445]
50931  Il27ra; interleukin 27 receptor, alpha [KO:K19598]
54721  Tyk2; tyrosine kinase 2 [KO:K11219] [EC:2.7.10.2]
56717  Mtor; mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase [KO:K07203] [EC:2.7.11.1]
57765  Tbx21; T-box 21 [KO:K10166]
60504  Il21r; interleukin 21 receptor [KO:K05075]
60505  Il21; interleukin 21 [KO:K05434]
83430  Il23a; interleukin 23, alpha subunit p19 [KO:K05426]
Compound
C00076  Calcium cation
C00165  Diacylglycerol
C00777  Retinoate
C01245  D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
PMID:23325835
  Authors
Muranski P, Restifo NP
  Title
Essentials of Th17 cell commitment and plasticity.
  Journal
Blood 121:2402-14 (2013)
DOI:10.1182/blood-2012-09-378653
Reference
PMID:19379825
  Authors
O'Shea JJ, Steward-Tharp SM, Laurence A, Watford WT, Wei L, Adamson AS, Fan S
  Title
Signal transduction and Th17 cell differentiation.
  Journal
Microbes Infect 11:599-611 (2009)
DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2009.04.007
Reference
PMID:21084214
  Authors
Hirahara K, Ghoreschi K, Laurence A, Yang XP, Kanno Y, O'Shea JJ
  Title
Signal transduction pathways and transcriptional regulation in Th17 cell differentiation.
  Journal
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 21:425-34 (2010)
DOI:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2010.10.006
Reference
PMID:18166487
  Authors
Chen Z, Laurence A, O'Shea JJ
  Title
Signal transduction pathways and transcriptional regulation in the control of Th17 differentiation.
  Journal
Semin Immunol 19:400-8 (2007)
DOI:10.1016/j.smim.2007.10.015
Reference
PMID:22640807
  Authors
Maddur MS, Miossec P, Kaveri SV, Bayry J
  Title
Th17 cells: biology, pathogenesis of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and therapeutic strategies.
  Journal
Am J Pathol 181:8-18 (2012)
DOI:10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.03.044
Reference
PMID:23036716
  Authors
Hemdan NY, Birkenmeier G, Wichmann G
  Title
Key molecules in the differentiation and commitment program of T helper 17 (Th17) cells up-to-date.
  Journal
Immunol Lett 148:97-109 (2012)
DOI:10.1016/j.imlet.2012.09.007
Reference
PMID:18408735
  Authors
Dong C
  Title
TH17 cells in development: an updated view of their molecular identity and genetic programming.
  Journal
Nat Rev Immunol 8:337-48 (2008)
DOI:10.1038/nri2295
Reference
PMID:20054607
  Authors
Torchinsky MB, Blander JM
  Title
T helper 17 cells: discovery, function, and physiological trigger.
  Journal
Cell Mol Life Sci 67:1407-21 (2010)
DOI:10.1007/s00018-009-0248-3
Reference
PMID:19381306
  Authors
Jetten AM
  Title
Retinoid-related orphan receptors (RORs): critical roles in development, immunity, circadian rhythm, and cellular metabolism.
  Journal
Nucl Recept Signal 7:e003 (2009)
DOI:10.1621/nrs.07003
Reference
PMID:22133865
  Authors
Oestreich KJ, Weinmann AS
  Title
T-bet employs diverse regulatory mechanisms to repress transcription.
  Journal
Trends Immunol 33:78-83 (2012)
DOI:10.1016/j.it.2011.10.005
Reference
PMID:24325586
  Authors
Manni ML, Robinson KM, Alcorn JF
  Title
A tale of two cytokines: IL-17 and IL-22 in asthma and infection.
  Journal
Expert Rev Respir Med 8:25-42 (2014)
DOI:10.1586/17476348.2014.854167
Reference
PMID:21776333
  Authors
Sha Y, Markovic-Plese S
  Title
A role of IL-1R1 signaling in the differentiation of Th17 cells and the development of autoimmune diseases.
  Journal
Self Nonself 2:35-42 (2011)
DOI:10.4161/self.2.1.15639
Reference
PMID:20488727
  Authors
Nakayama T, Yamashita M
  Title
The TCR-mediated signaling pathways that control the direction of helper T cell differentiation.
  Journal
Semin Immunol 22:303-9 (2010)
DOI:10.1016/j.smim.2010.04.010
Reference
PMID:21151104
  Authors
Lazarevic V, Chen X, Shim JH, Hwang ES, Jang E, Bolm AN, Oukka M, Kuchroo VK, Glimcher LH
  Title
T-bet represses T(H)17 differentiation by preventing Runx1-mediated activation of the gene encoding RORgammat.
  Journal
Nat Immunol 12:96-104 (2011)
DOI:10.1038/ni.1969
Reference
PMID:22754770
  Authors
Pan F, Barbi J, Pardoll DM
  Title
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1: A link between metabolism and T cell differentiation and a potential therapeutic target.
  Journal
Oncoimmunology 1:510-515 (2012)
DOI:10.4161/onci.19457
Reference
PMID:18362914
  Authors
Veldhoen M, Hirota K, Westendorf AM, Buer J, Dumoutier L, Renauld JC, Stockinger B
  Title
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor links TH17-cell-mediated autoimmunity to environmental toxins.
  Journal
Nature 453:106-9 (2008)
DOI:10.1038/nature06881
Reference
PMID:17768419
  Authors
Deenick EK, Tangye SG
  Title
Autoimmunity: IL-21: a new player in Th17-cell differentiation.
  Journal
Immunol Cell Biol 85:503-5 (2007)
DOI:10.1038/sj.icb.7100114
Reference
PMID:26253381
  Authors
Meka RR, Venkatesha SH, Dudics S, Acharya B, Moudgil KD
  Title
IL-27-induced modulation of autoimmunity and its therapeutic potential.
  Journal
Autoimmun Rev 14:1131-41 (2015)
DOI:10.1016/j.autrev.2015.08.001
Reference
PMID:16200068
  Authors
Park H, Li Z, Yang XO, Chang SH, Nurieva R, Wang YH, Wang Y, Hood L, Zhu Z, Tian Q, Dong C
  Title
A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17.
  Journal
Nat Immunol 6:1133-41 (2005)
DOI:10.1038/ni1261
Reference
PMID:22324470
  Authors
Zhu S, Qian Y
  Title
IL-17/IL-17 receptor system in autoimmune disease: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.
  Journal
Clin Sci (Lond) 122:487-511 (2012)
DOI:10.1042/CS20110496
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