Project name: Homo sapiens

Description: Investigation of the role of FOXP3 in CD4+ T effector cells. FOXP3 is transiently upregulated in T effector cells under activation. This temporary expression in Teff cells is insufficient to suppress expression of reported targets of FOXP3 repressor activity. The role of FOXP3 in T effector cells remains unclear.We used microarray analysis to detail the differentially expressed genes between FOXP3 wild type and 2T>C(mut) clones and identified classes of up-regulated or down-regulated genes based upon FOXP3 expression.Overall design: We used T effector cells from one IPEX disease carrier mother that consist of a mixed population ofFOXP3 wild type and 2T>C(mut) clones. We activated them using anti-CD3, anti-CD28. We compareFOXP3 wild type and 2T>Cl clones at different stages: resting phase and activated phase at 72hrs.

Data type: Transcriptome or Gene expression

Sample scope: Multiisolate

Relevance: Medical

Last updated: 2012-09-22