Ethan A Mack1, Warren S Pear. 1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Lineage commitment is governed by instructive and stochastic signals, which drive both active induction of the lineage program and repression of alternative fates. Eosinophil lineage commitment is driven by the ordered interaction of transcription factors, supported by cytokine signals. This review summarizes key findings in the study of eosinophil lineage commitment and examines new data investigating the factors that regulate this process. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent and past studies highlight how intrinsic and extrinsic signals modulate transcription factor network and lineage decisions. Early action of the transcription factors C/EBPα and GATA binding protein-1 along with C/EBPε supports lineage commitment and eosinophil differentiation. This process is regulated and enforced by the pseudokinase Trib1, a regulator of C/EBPα levels. The cytokines interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-33 also support early eosinophil development. However, current studies suggest that these cytokines are not specifically required for lineage commitment. SUMMARY: Together, recent evidence suggests a model where early transcription factor activity drives expression of key eosinophil genes and cytokine receptors to prime lineage commitment. Understanding the factors and signals that control eosinophil lineage commitment may guide therapeutic development for eosinophil-mediated diseases and provide examples for fate choices in other lineages.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Lineage commitment is governed by instructive and stochastic signals, which drive both active induction of the lineage program and repression of alternative fates. Eosinophil lineage commitment is driven by the ordered interaction of transcription factors, supported by cytokine signals. This review summarizes key findings in the study of eosinophil lineage commitment and examines new data investigating the factors that regulate this process. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent and past studies highlight how intrinsic and extrinsic signals modulate transcription factor network and lineage decisions. Early action of the transcription factors C/EBPα and GATA binding protein-1 along with C/EBPε supports lineage commitment and eosinophil differentiation. This process is regulated and enforced by the pseudokinase Trib1, a regulator of C/EBPα levels. The cytokines interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-33 also support early eosinophil development. However, current studies suggest that these cytokines are not specifically required for lineage commitment. SUMMARY: Together, recent evidence suggests a model where early transcription factor activity drives expression of key eosinophil genes and cytokine receptors to prime lineage commitment. Understanding the factors and signals that control eosinophil lineage commitment may guide therapeutic development for eosinophil-mediated diseases and provide examples for fate choices in other lineages.
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