0 8 Evidence evidence NN 9 12 for for IN 13 23 suppressed suppress VBN 24 32 activity activity NN 33 35 of of IN 36 39 the the DT 40 53 transcription transcription NN 54 60 factor factor NN 61 66 NFAT1 nfat1 NN 67 69 at at IN 70 73 its its PRP$ 74 82 proximal proximal JJ 83 90 binding binding NN 91 98 element element NN 99 101 P0 p0 NN 102 104 in in IN 105 108 the the DT 109 113 IL-4 il-4 NN 114 122 promoter promoter NN 123 133 associated associate VBN 134 138 with with IN 139 147 enhanced enhance VBN 148 152 IL-4 il-4 NN 153 157 gene gene NN 158 171 transcription transcription NN 172 174 in in IN 175 176 T t NN 177 182 cells cell NNS 183 185 of of IN 186 192 atopic atopic JJ 193 201 patients patient NNS 201 202 . . . 204 221 Allergen-specific allergen-specific JJ 222 223 T t NN 224 229 cells cell NNS 230 232 in in IN 233 239 atopic atopic JJ 240 248 patients patient NNS 249 252 are be VBP 253 262 polarized polarize VBN 263 277 IL-4-producing il-4-producing JJ 278 281 Th2 th2 NN 282 287 cells cell NNS 287 288 , , , 289 298 promoting promote VBG 299 302 IgE ige NN 303 312 synthesis synthesis NN 313 315 by by IN 316 317 B B NNP 318 323 cells cell NNS 323 324 . . . 325 328 The the DT 329 338 molecular molecular JJ 339 344 basis basis NN 345 348 for for IN 349 358 increased increase VBN 359 363 IL-4 il-4 NN 364 368 gene gene NN 369 379 expression expression NN 380 382 in in IN 383 388 atopy atopy NN 389 391 is be VBZ 392 395 not not RB 396 401 fully fully RB 402 412 understood understand VBN 412 413 . . . 414 418 IL-4 il-4 NN 419 423 gene gene NN 424 434 regulation regulation NN 435 437 in in IN 438 445 general general JJ 446 454 involves involve VBZ 455 458 the the DT 459 466 nuclear nuclear JJ 467 473 factor factor NN 474 476 of of IN 477 486 activated activate VBN 487 488 T t NN 489 494 cells cell NNS 495 496 ( ( ( 496 500 NFAT NFAT NNP 500 501 ) ) ) 502 508 family family NN 509 511 of of IN 512 525 transcription transcription NN 526 533 factors factor NNS 533 534 , , , 535 537 of of IN 538 543 which which WDT 544 549 NFAT1 NFAT1 NNP 550 553 and and CC 554 559 NFAT2 NFAT2 NNP 560 563 are be VBP 564 568 most most RBS 569 578 prominent prominent JJ 579 581 in in IN 582 592 peripheral peripheral JJ 593 594 T t NN 595 600 cells cell NNS 600 601 . . . 602 610 Recently recently RB 610 611 , , , 612 613 a a DT 614 620 unique unique JJ 621 631 inhibitory inhibitory JJ 632 636 role role NN 637 639 of of IN 640 645 NFAT1 nfat1 NN 646 648 in in IN 649 653 IL-4 il-4 NN 654 658 gene gene NN 659 666 control control NN 667 670 was be VBD 671 676 shown show VBN 677 679 in in IN 680 683 the the DT 684 689 mouse mouse NN 689 690 . . . 691 693 In in IN 694 695 a a DT 696 702 series series NN 703 705 of of IN 706 721 electrophoretic electrophoretic JJ 722 730 mobility mobility NN 731 736 shift shift NN 737 743 assays assay NNS 744 748 with with IN 749 756 protein protein NN 757 765 extracts extract NNS 766 768 of of IN 769 775 highly highly RB 776 785 polarized polarize VBN 786 789 Th2 th2 NN 790 796 clones clone NNS 797 801 from from IN 802 809 atopics atopic NNS 810 813 and and CC 814 817 Th1 th1 NN 818 824 clones clone NNS 825 829 from from IN 830 838 controls control NNS 839 841 we we PRP 842 850 compared compare VBD 851 862 DNA-binding dna-binding JJ 863 873 activities activity NNS 874 876 at at IN 877 880 the the DT 881 884 two two CD 885 897 NFAT-binding nfat-binding JJ 898 906 elements element NNS 907 909 P0 P0 NNP 910 913 and and CC 914 916 P1 p1 NN 917 919 of of IN 920 923 the the DT 924 931 crucial crucial JJ 932 940 proximal proximal JJ 941 946 human human JJ 947 951 IL-4 il-4 NN 952 960 promoter promoter NN 960 961 . . . 962 964 At at IN 965 968 the the DT 969 973 most most RBS 974 982 proximal proximal JJ 983 985 P0 p0 NN 986 990 site site NN 990 991 , , , 992 1007 NFAT-containing nfat-containing JJ 1008 1017 complexes complex NNS 1018 1024 devoid devoid JJ 1025 1027 of of IN 1028 1033 NFAT2 nfat2 NN 1034 1038 were be VBD 1039 1046 readily readily RB 1047 1056 inducible inducible JJ 1057 1059 in in IN 1060 1063 the the DT 1064 1067 Th1 th1 NN 1068 1074 clones clone NNS 1074 1075 , , , 1076 1079 but but CC 1080 1086 hardly hardly RB 1087 1089 or or CC 1090 1093 not not RB 1094 1096 in in IN 1097 1100 the the DT 1101 1104 Th2 th2 NN 1105 1111 clones clone NNS 1111 1112 . . . 1113 1115 In in IN 1116 1124 contrast contrast NN 1124 1125 , , , 1126 1130 both both CC 1131 1133 in in IN 1134 1137 Th1 th1 NN 1138 1141 and and CC 1142 1145 Th2 th2 NN 1146 1152 clones clone NNS 1153 1168 NFAT-containing nfat-containing JJ 1169 1178 complexes complex NNS 1179 1183 were be VBD 1184 1192 strongly strongly RB 1193 1202 inducible inducible JJ 1203 1205 at at IN 1206 1209 the the DT 1210 1212 P1 p1 NN 1213 1217 site site NN 1217 1218 , , , 1219 1229 consisting consist VBG 1230 1232 of of IN 1233 1238 NFAT2 nfat2 NN 1239 1242 and and CC 1243 1244 a a DT 1245 1258 P0-compatible p0-compatible JJ 1259 1263 NFAT nfat NN 1264 1272 activity activity NN 1272 1273 , , , 1274 1281 without without IN 1282 1290 apparent apparent JJ 1291 1302 differences difference NNS 1303 1310 between between IN 1311 1314 Th1 th1 NN 1315 1318 and and CC 1319 1322 Th2 th2 NN 1323 1329 clones clone NNS 1329 1330 . . . 1331 1335 Like like IN 1336 1338 in in IN 1339 1342 Th2 th2 NN 1343 1349 clones clone NNS 1349 1350 , , , 1351 1361 suppressed suppress VBD 1362 1369 NFAT-P0 NFAT-P0 NNP 1370 1377 complex complex NN 1378 1387 formation formation NN 1388 1391 was be VBD 1392 1400 observed observe VBN 1401 1405 also also RB 1406 1408 at at IN 1409 1412 the the DT 1413 1423 polyclonal polyclonal JJ 1424 1429 level level NN 1430 1432 in in IN 1433 1443 peripheral peripheral JJ 1444 1449 blood blood NN 1450 1461 mononuclear mononuclear JJ 1462 1467 cells cell NNS 1468 1469 ( ( ( 1469 1473 PBMC PBMC NNP 1473 1474 ) ) ) 1475 1477 of of IN 1478 1483 three three CD 1484 1486 of of IN 1487 1491 five five CD 1492 1498 severe severe JJ 1499 1505 atopic atopic JJ 1506 1516 dermatitis dermatitis NN 1517 1525 patients patient NNS 1526 1530 with with IN 1531 1539 strongly strongly RB 1540 1548 elevated elevated JJ 1549 1554 serum serum NN 1555 1558 IgE ige NN 1559 1565 levels level NNS 1565 1566 , , , 1567 1570 but but CC 1571 1574 not not RB 1575 1577 in in IN 1578 1585 control control NN 1586 1590 PBMC PBMC NNP 1590 1591 . . . 1592 1597 These these DT 1598 1606 findings finding NNS 1607 1614 suggest suggest VBP 1615 1619 that that IN 1620 1630 high-level high-level JJ 1631 1635 IL-4 il-4 NN 1636 1646 production production NN 1647 1649 in in IN 1650 1656 atopic atopic JJ 1657 1660 Th2 th2 NN 1661 1666 cells cell NNS 1667 1669 is be VBZ 1670 1680 associated associate VBN 1681 1685 with with IN 1686 1695 selective selective JJ 1696 1705 reduction reduction NN 1706 1708 of of IN 1709 1720 suppressive suppressive JJ 1721 1726 NFAT1 nfat1 NN 1727 1735 activity activity NN 1736 1738 at at IN 1739 1742 the the DT 1743 1747 IL-4 il-4 NN 1748 1750 P0 p0 NN 1751 1758 element element NN 1759 1762 and and CC 1763 1767 that that IN 1768 1772 some some DT 1773 1781 patients patient NNS 1782 1786 with with IN 1787 1791 this this DT 1792 1806 multifactorial multifactorial JJ 1807 1814 disease disease NN 1815 1818 may may MD 1819 1823 have have VB 1824 1825 a a DT 1826 1834 putative putative JJ 1835 1843 systemic systemic JJ 1844 1852 disorder disorder NN 1853 1855 at at IN 1856 1860 this this DT 1861 1866 level level NN 1866 1867 . . .