The CDK8 inhibitor DCA promotes a tolerogenic chemical immunophenotype in CD4+ T cells via a novel CDK8-GATA3-FOXP3 pathway
A. Arnett, K. G. Moo, K. J. Flynn, T. B. Sundberg, L. Johannessen, A. F. Shamji, N. S. Gray, T. Decker, V. H. Gersuk, D. E. Levy, I. J. Marie, Z. S. Rahman, Y. Zheng, P. S. Linsley, R. J. Xavier, B. Khor
The paper identifies DCA as a CDK8 inhibitor that induces a tolerogenic immunophenotype in CD4+ T cells through a novel CDK8-GATA3-FOXP3 pathway, promoting Treg and Th2 differentiation while inhibiting Th1 and Th17.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2021 · PreprintImmunology