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ReviewNature immunology2026

Multimerizing transcription factors FOXP3 and AIRE as chromatin architectural regulators.

Fangwei Leng, Yu-San Huoh, Sun Hur

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Review in Nature immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Fangwei LengSchool of Basic Medicine Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. fangwei.leng@cimrbj.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2827-2523
Yu-San HuohDepartment of Cell Biology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA. yu-san.huoh@downstate.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2331-1149
Sun HurHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. sun.hur@crystal.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-5550

Funding

Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Division of Intramural Research of the NIAID) AI180137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central and peripheral immune tolerance depend on distinct transcriptional programs orchestrated by autoimmune regulator (AIRE) and FOXP3, respectively. AIRE promotes the expression of peripheral tissue antigens in medullary thymic epithelial cells for negative selection of autoreactive T cells, whereas FOXP3 enforces the immune-suppressive program of regulatory T cells. Although their immunological roles are well established, the molecular mechanisms by which AIRE and FOXP3 engage the genome and regulate transcription have long been unclear. Recent structural, biochemical and genomic work has revealed an unexpected shared principle: both FOXP3 and AIRE form homomultimers that function as chromatin organizers. Despite functioning in different immunological contexts and possessing distinct modes of genome interaction, both proteins leverage and reinforce pre-existing chromatin landscapes to coordinate broader gene expression programs. In this Review, we summarize recent advances and emerging mechanistic insights into FOXP3 and AIRE, focusing on their multimerization, interactions with repetitive DNA and enhancers and roles as architectural regulators that shape transcriptional programs essential for immune tolerance.

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ChromatinForkhead Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsAIRE ProteinAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansImmune ToleranceProtein MultimerizationT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAIRE ProteinChromatinForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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