0 13 Transcription Transcription NNP 14 22 mediated mediate VBN 23 25 by by IN 26 30 NFAT NFAT NNP 31 33 is be VBZ 34 40 highly highly RB 41 50 inducible inducible JJ 51 53 in in IN 54 62 effector effector NN 63 67 CD4+ cd4+ JJ 68 69 T t NN 70 76 helper helper NN 77 78 2 2 CD 79 80 ( ( ( 80 83 Th2 th2 NN 83 84 ) ) ) 85 90 cells cell NNS 91 94 but but CC 95 98 not not RB 99 101 in in IN 102 105 Th1 th1 NN 106 111 cells cell NNS 111 112 . . . 114 129 Transcriptional transcriptional JJ 130 137 factors factor NNS 138 140 of of IN 141 144 the the DT 145 149 NFAT NFAT NNP 150 156 family family NN 157 161 play play VBP 162 164 an an DT 165 174 important important JJ 175 179 role role NN 180 182 in in IN 183 193 regulating regulate VBG 194 197 the the DT 198 208 expression expression NN 209 211 of of IN 212 219 several several JJ 220 228 cytokine cytokine NN 229 234 genes gene NNS 235 241 during during IN 242 245 the the DT 246 252 immune immune JJ 253 261 response response NN 261 262 , , , 263 267 such such JJ 268 270 as as IN 271 274 the the DT 275 280 genes gene NNS 281 284 for for IN 285 296 interleukin interleukin NN 297 298 2 2 CD 299 300 ( ( ( 300 304 IL-2 il-2 NN 304 305 ) ) ) 306 309 and and CC 310 314 IL-4 il-4 NN 314 315 , , , 316 321 among among IN 322 328 others other NNS 328 329 . . . 330 334 Upon upon IN 335 342 antigen antigen NN 343 354 stimulation stimulation NN 354 355 , , , 356 365 precursor precursor NN 366 370 CD4+ cd4+ JJ 371 372 T t NN 373 379 helper helper NN 380 381 ( ( ( 381 384 pTh pth NN 384 385 ) ) ) 386 391 cells cell NNS 392 403 proliferate proliferate VBP 404 407 and and CC 408 421 differentiate differentiate VBP 422 426 into into IN 427 430 two two CD 431 442 populations population NNS 443 445 of of IN 446 454 effector effector NN 455 460 cells cell NNS 461 462 ( ( ( 462 466 eTh1 eth1 NN 467 470 and and CC 471 475 eTh2 eth2 NN 475 476 ) ) ) 476 477 , , , 478 482 each each DT 483 486 one one NN 487 497 expressing express VBG 498 499 a a DT 500 508 specific specific JJ 509 516 pattern pattern NN 517 519 of of IN 520 529 cytokines cytokine NNS 530 534 that that WDT 535 548 distinguishes distinguish VBZ 549 553 them them PRP 554 558 from from IN 559 564 their their PRP$ 565 576 precursors. precursors. NN 577 581 eTh2 eth2 NN 582 587 cells cell NNS 588 591 are be VBP 592 595 the the DT 596 601 major major JJ 602 608 source source NN 609 611 of of IN 612 616 IL-4 il-4 NN 616 617 , , , 618 623 while while IN 624 629 gamma gamma NN 630 640 interferon interferon NN 641 643 is be VBZ 644 652 produced produce VBN 653 655 by by IN 656 660 eTh1 eth1 NN 661 666 cells cell NNS 666 667 . . . 668 672 Here here RB 673 675 we we PRP 676 680 have have VBP 681 685 used use VBN 686 694 reporter reporter NN 695 705 transgenic transgenic JJ 706 710 mice mouse NNS 711 713 to to TO 714 718 show show VB 719 723 that that IN 724 727 DNA dna NN 728 735 binding binding NN 736 739 and and CC 740 755 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 756 766 activities activity NNS 767 769 of of IN 770 774 NFAT NFAT NNP 775 778 are be VBP 779 790 transiently transiently RB 791 798 induced induce VBN 799 805 during during IN 806 809 the the DT 810 825 differentiation differentiation NN 826 828 of of IN 829 832 pTh pth NN 833 838 cells cell NNS 839 843 into into IN 844 850 either either CC 851 855 eTh1 eth1 NN 856 858 or or CC 859 863 eTh2 eth2 NN 864 869 cells cell NNS 870 872 to to TO 873 880 mediate mediate VB 881 884 the the DT 885 895 expression expression NN 896 898 of of IN 899 903 IL-2 il-2 NN 904 906 as as IN 907 908 a a DT 909 915 common common JJ 916 922 growth growth NN 923 929 factor factor NN 930 932 in in IN 933 937 both both DT 938 946 pathways pathway NNS 946 947 . . . 948 955 However however RB 955 956 , , , 957 965 although although IN 966 970 NFAT NFAT NNP 971 974 DNA DNA NNP 975 982 binding binding NN 983 985 is be VBZ 986 995 similarly similarly RB 996 1003 induced induce VBN 1004 1006 in in IN 1007 1011 both both CC 1012 1016 eTh1 eth1 NN 1017 1020 and and CC 1021 1025 eTh2 eth2 NN 1026 1031 cells cell NNS 1032 1036 upon upon IN 1037 1044 antigen antigen NN 1045 1056 stimulation stimulation NN 1056 1057 , , , 1058 1062 only only RB 1063 1066 the the DT 1067 1071 NFAT nfat NN 1072 1081 complexes complex NNS 1082 1089 present present JJ 1090 1092 in in IN 1093 1097 eTh2 eth2 NN 1098 1103 cells cell NNS 1104 1107 are be VBP 1108 1112 able able JJ 1113 1115 to to TO 1116 1123 mediate mediate VB 1124 1134 high-level high-level JJ 1135 1148 transcription transcription NN 1148 1149 , , , 1150 1153 and and CC 1154 1164 relatively relatively RB 1165 1171 little little JJ 1172 1176 NFAT NFAT NNP 1177 1192 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 1193 1201 activity activity NN 1202 1205 was be VBD 1206 1213 induced induce VBN 1214 1216 in in IN 1217 1221 eTh1 eth1 NN 1222 1227 cells cell NNS 1227 1228 . . . 1229 1231 In in IN 1232 1240 contrast contrast NN 1241 1243 to to TO 1244 1253 activated activate VBN 1254 1257 pTh pth NN 1258 1263 cells cell NNS 1263 1264 , , , 1265 1272 neither neither CC 1273 1277 eTh1 eth1 NN 1278 1281 nor nor CC 1282 1286 eTh2 eth2 NN 1287 1292 cells cell NNS 1293 1301 produced produce VBD 1302 1313 significant significant JJ 1314 1318 IL-2 il-2 NN 1319 1323 upon upon IN 1324 1335 stimulation stimulation NN 1335 1336 , , , 1337 1340 but but CC 1341 1344 the the DT 1345 1349 high high JJ 1350 1356 levels level NNS 1357 1359 of of IN 1360 1364 NFAT NFAT NNP 1365 1380 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 1381 1391 activities activity NNS 1392 1400 directly directly RB 1401 1410 correlate correlate VBP 1411 1415 with with IN 1416 1419 the the DT 1420 1424 IL-4 il-4 NN 1425 1435 production production NN 1436 1443 induced induce VBN 1444 1446 in in IN 1447 1455 response response NN 1456 1458 to to TO 1459 1466 antigen antigen NN 1467 1478 stimulation stimulation NN 1479 1481 in in IN 1482 1486 eTh2 eth2 NN 1487 1492 cells cell NNS 1492 1493 . . . 1494 1499 These these DT 1500 1504 data datum NNS 1505 1512 suggest suggest VBP 1513 1517 that that IN 1518 1527 activated activate VBN 1528 1532 NFAT nfat NN 1533 1535 is be VBZ 1536 1544 involved involve VBN 1545 1547 in in IN 1548 1551 the the DT 1552 1560 effector effector NN 1561 1569 function function NN 1570 1572 of of IN 1573 1577 eTh2 eth2 NN 1578 1583 cells cell NNS 1584 1587 and and CC 1588 1592 that that IN 1593 1596 the the DT 1597 1604 failure failure NN 1605 1607 of of IN 1608 1612 eTh1 eth1 NN 1613 1618 cells cell NNS 1619 1621 to to TO 1622 1629 produce produce VB 1630 1634 IL-4 il-4 NN 1635 1637 in in IN 1638 1646 response response NN 1647 1649 to to TO 1650 1652 an an DT 1653 1660 antigen antigen NN 1661 1663 is be VBZ 1664 1667 due due JJ 1667 1668 , , , 1669 1671 at at IN 1672 1677 least least JJS 1678 1687 partially partially RB 1687 1688 , , , 1689 1691 to to TO 1692 1693 a a DT 1694 1701 failure failure NN 1702 1704 to to TO 1705 1711 induce induce VB 1712 1722 high-level high-level JJ 1723 1736 transcription transcription NN 1737 1739 of of IN 1740 1743 the the DT 1744 1748 IL-4 il-4 NN 1749 1753 gene gene NN 1754 1756 by by IN 1757 1761 NFAT NFAT NNP 1761 1762 . . . 1763 1773 Regulation Regulation NNP 1774 1776 of of IN 1777 1781 NFAT NFAT NNP 1782 1787 could could MD 1788 1790 be be VB 1791 1800 therefore therefore RB 1801 1802 a a DT 1803 1811 critical critical JJ 1812 1819 element element NN 1820 1822 in in IN 1823 1826 the the DT 1827 1839 polarization polarization NN 1840 1842 to to TO 1843 1847 eTh1 eth1 NN 1848 1850 or or CC 1851 1855 eTh2 eth2 NN 1855 1856 . . .