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ArticleImmunity2026

Transcription factor BHLHE40 expression in group 3 innate lymphoid cells and RORγt⁺ antigen-presenting cells coordinates intestinal immunity.

Wei Yang, Silvia Pires, Emre Cardakli, Manabu Nagayama, Chloe Scott, Nancy Tran, Seun Oguntunmibi, Tara R Bradstreet, Ashlee M Webber, Maider Astorkia and 4 more

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Article in Immunity, 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Wei YangDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Silvia PiresDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Emre CardakliDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Manabu NagayamaDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Chloe ScottDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Nancy TranDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Seun OguntunmibiDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Tara R BradstreetDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ashlee M WebberDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Maider AstorkiaInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Doron BetelInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Gretchen DiehlImmunology Program of the Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Brian T EdelsonDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Randy S LongmanDepartment of Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: ral2006@med.cornell.edu.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering MST ProgramT32GM152349 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI KATHARINE C HSU · 2024 to 2026
$6.6M
TL1A Regulation of Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells in ColitisR01DK120985 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Randy S Longman · 2020 to 2026
$2.9M
Agr2 regulates host-microbe responses in Crohn's diseaseR01DK140463 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Randy S Longman · 2025 to 2026
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120985NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK140463NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM152349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A key feature of the intestinal immune system is balancing pathogen defense with antigen-specific tolerance to commensal bacteria. Here, using conditional deletion models, we identified the transcription factor BHLHE40 as a central regulator of group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3)- and RORγt⁺ antigen-presenting cell (APC)-dependent mucosal immunity. In ILC3s, BHLHE40 drove transcription of cytokine effector programs and maintenance of mucosal immunity. Cytokine TL1A stimulation and inflammation induced Bhlhe40 expression, amplifying these programs through epigenetic modulation of chromatin accessibility at effector loci. Bhlhe40 was also highly expressed in RORγt⁺ APCs, where it was required for the generation of antigen-specific Tregs. In parallel, BHLHE40 integrated microbial cues to promote expression of the co-stimulatory molecule OX40L by ILC3s, further promoting antigen-specific Treg induction. Together, these findings define Bhlhe40 as a coordinated regulator of barrier immunity and support a model in which ILC3s and RORγt⁺ APCs act in concert to shape antigen-specific intestinal immunity.

Indexed as

Antigen-Presenting CellsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsIntestinal MucosaIntestinesLymphocytesNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsImmunity, InnateImmunity, MucosalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Bhlhe40ILC3OX40LpTregRORγt(+) APCTL1A

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PMID42413497
PMCPMC13342493

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