0 13 Interleukin-7 Interleukin-7 NNP 14 25 upregulates upregulate VBZ 26 29 the the DT 30 48 interleukin-2-gene interleukin-2-gene JJ 49 59 expression expression NN 60 62 in in IN 63 72 activated activate VBN 73 78 human human JJ 79 80 T t NN 81 92 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 93 95 at at IN 96 99 the the DT 100 115 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 116 121 level level NN 122 124 by by IN 125 134 enhancing enhance VBG 135 138 the the DT 139 142 DNA dna NN 143 150 binding binding NN 151 161 activities activity NNS 162 164 of of IN 165 169 both both CC 170 177 nuclear nuclear JJ 178 184 factor factor NN 185 187 of of IN 188 197 activated activate VBN 198 199 T t NN 200 205 cells cell NNS 206 209 and and CC 210 219 activator activator NN 220 229 protein-1 protein-1 NN 229 230 . . . 232 234 In in IN 235 238 the the DT 239 246 present present JJ 247 253 report report NN 253 254 , , , 255 257 we we PRP 258 265 studied study VBD 266 269 the the DT 270 274 role role NN 275 277 of of IN 278 281 the the DT 282 297 stromal-derived stromal-derived JJ 298 306 cytokine cytokine NN 307 320 interleukin-7 interleukin-7 NN 321 322 ( ( ( 322 326 IL-7 il-7 NN 326 327 ) ) ) 328 330 in in IN 331 334 the the DT 335 344 IL-2-gene il-2-gene JJ 345 355 regulation regulation NN 356 358 in in IN 359 368 activated activate VBN 369 370 T t NN 371 382 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 382 383 . . . 384 394 Production production NN 395 397 of of IN 398 402 IL-2 il-2 NN 403 411 requires require VBZ 412 415 the the DT 416 425 formation formation NN 426 428 of of IN 429 442 transcription transcription NN 443 450 factors factor NNS 451 459 involved involve VBN 460 462 in in IN 463 466 the the DT 467 476 IL-2-gene il-2-gene JJ 477 487 regulation regulation NN 487 488 . . . 489 495 T-cell t-cell NN 496 504 receptor receptor NN 505 506 ( ( ( 506 514 TCR)/CD3 tcr)/cd3 NN 515 525 engagement engagement NN 526 533 results result VBZ 534 536 in in IN 537 540 the the DT 541 551 activation activation NN 552 554 of of IN 555 562 nuclear nuclear JJ 563 569 factor factor NN 570 572 of of IN 573 582 activated activate VBN 583 584 T t NN 585 590 cells cell NNS 591 592 ( ( ( 592 596 NFAT NFAT NNP 596 597 ) ) ) 597 598 , , , 599 608 activator activator NN 609 618 protein-1 protein-1 NN 619 620 ( ( ( 620 624 AP-1 ap-1 NN 624 625 ) ) ) 625 626 , , , 627 630 and and CC 631 638 nuclear nuclear JJ 639 645 factor factor NN 646 652 kappaB kappaB NNP 653 654 ( ( ( 654 662 NFkappaB NFkappaB NNP 662 663 ) ) ) 663 664 , , , 665 672 whereas whereas IN 673 676 the the DT 677 681 CD28 cd28 NN 682 692 responsive responsive JJ 693 700 complex complex NN 701 702 ( ( ( 702 708 CD28RC CD28RC NNP 708 709 ) ) ) 710 712 is be VBZ 713 722 activated activate VBN 723 725 in in IN 726 734 response response NN 735 737 to to TO 738 741 the the DT 742 746 CD28 cd28 NN 747 753 signal signal NN 753 754 . . . 755 768 Costimulation costimulation NN 769 771 of of IN 772 800 phytohemagglutinin/anti-CD28 phytohemagglutinin/anti-cd28 NN 801 810 activated activate VBN 811 812 T t NN 813 824 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 825 829 with with IN 830 834 IL-7 IL-7 NNP 835 842 induces induce VBZ 843 844 a a DT 845 853 fivefold fivefold RB 854 862 enhanced enhance VBN 863 872 IL-2-mRNA IL-2-mRNA NNP 873 885 accumulation accumulation NN 886 889 and and CC 890 891 a a DT 892 900 2.5-fold 2.5-fold RB 901 909 enhanced enhance VBN 910 917 protein protein NN 918 927 secretion secretion NN 927 928 . . . 929 932 The the DT 933 942 IL-2-gene il-2-gene JJ 943 956 transcription transcription NN 957 961 rate rate NN 962 964 is be VBZ 965 974 increased increase VBN 975 983 3.4-fold 3.4-fold RB 983 984 , , , 985 995 indicating indicate VBG 996 1000 that that IN 1001 1004 the the DT 1005 1011 effect effect NN 1012 1014 of of IN 1015 1019 IL-7 IL-7 NNP 1020 1022 is be VBZ 1023 1025 in in IN 1026 1030 part part NN 1031 1039 mediated mediate VBN 1040 1042 at at IN 1043 1046 the the DT 1047 1062 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 1063 1068 level level NN 1068 1069 . . . 1070 1073 The the DT 1074 1083 molecular molecular JJ 1084 1094 mechanisms mechanism NNS 1095 1105 underlying underlie VBG 1106 1109 the the DT 1110 1114 IL-7 il-7 NN 1115 1121 effect effect NN 1122 1129 involve involve VBP 1130 1133 the the DT 1134 1146 upregulation upregulation NN 1147 1149 of of IN 1150 1153 the the DT 1154 1157 DNA dna NN 1158 1165 binding binding NN 1166 1174 activity activity NN 1175 1177 of of IN 1178 1182 NFAT NFAT NNP 1183 1184 ( ( ( 1184 1186 60 60 CD 1186 1187 % % NN 1187 1188 ) ) ) 1189 1192 and and CC 1193 1197 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1198 1199 ( ( ( 1199 1202 120 120 CD 1202 1203 % % NN 1203 1204 ) ) ) 1204 1205 , , , 1206 1213 without without IN 1214 1223 affecting affect VBG 1224 1227 the the DT 1228 1238 activities activity NNS 1239 1241 of of IN 1242 1250 NFkappaB NFkappaB NNP 1251 1254 and and CC 1255 1261 CD28RC CD28RC NNP 1261 1262 , , , 1263 1268 which which WDT 1269 1272 was be VBD 1273 1282 confirmed confirm VBN 1283 1285 by by IN 1286 1298 transfection transfection NN 1299 1305 assays assay NNS 1305 1306 . . . 1307 1309 We we PRP 1310 1314 also also RB 1315 1319 show show VBP 1320 1324 that that IN 1325 1328 the the DT 1329 1341 IL-7-induced il-7-induced JJ 1342 1353 enhancement enhancement NN 1354 1356 of of IN 1357 1360 the the DT 1361 1369 AP-1-DNA AP-1-DNA NNP 1370 1377 binding binding NN 1378 1386 activity activity NN 1387 1389 is be VBZ 1390 1393 not not RB 1394 1405 cyclosporin cyclosporin NN 1406 1417 A-sensitive a-sensitive JJ 1417 1418 . . . 1419 1424 Since since IN 1425 1429 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1430 1432 is be VBZ 1433 1437 part part NN 1438 1440 of of IN 1441 1444 the the DT 1445 1449 NFAT NFAT NNP 1450 1457 complex complex NN 1457 1458 , , , 1459 1461 we we PRP 1462 1470 conclude conclude VBP 1471 1475 that that IN 1476 1479 the the DT 1480 1494 IL-7-signaling il-7-signaling JJ 1495 1502 pathway pathway NN 1503 1505 is be VBZ 1506 1514 involved involve VBN 1515 1517 in in IN 1518 1521 the the DT 1522 1532 activation activation NN 1533 1535 of of IN 1536 1539 the the DT 1540 1543 fos fos NN 1544 1547 and and CC 1548 1551 jun jun NN 1552 1560 proteins protein NNS 1561 1563 of of IN 1564 1569 which which WDT 1570 1574 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1575 1583 consists consist VBZ 1583 1584 . . .