Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe disease in humans characterized by high case fatality rates and significant immune dysfunction. A hallmark of EBOV infection is the formation of viral inclusions in the cytoplasm of infected cells. These inclusions contain the EBOV nucleocapsids and are sites of viral replication and nucleocapsid maturation. Although there is growing evidence that viral inclusions create a protected environment that fosters EBOV gene expression and genome replication, little is known about their role in the host response to infection. The cellular stress response is an antiviral strategy that leads to stress granule (SG) formation and translational arrest mediated by the phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2α). Related to this response is the post-transcriptional regulation of RNA mediated by stability elements called AU-rich elements (AREs) and their associated binding proteins (ARE-BPs), many of which are found in SGs. Because these processes have antiviral implications, many viruses have evolved strategies to interfere with SG formation, or appropriate ARE-BPs to benefit viral replication. However, it is unknown if EBOV interacts with these cellular systems. Here, we show that SG proteins were sequestered within EBOV inclusions where they formed distinct granules that colocalized with viral RNA. The inclusion-bound aggregates were not canonical SGs, and did not lead to translational arrest in infected cells. EBOV did not induce cytoplasmic SGs at any time post infection, but was unable to overcome SG formation induced by additional stressors. Despite the sequestration of SG proteins, canonical SGs did not form within inclusions. At high levels of expression, viral protein 35 (VP35), the viral polymerase co-factor that also mediates various immune evasion functions, disrupted SGs formation independently of eIF2α phosphorylation. Finally, we found that the cellular ARE-BP tristetraprolin (TTP) specifically targeted the 3’untranslated region (UTR) of the viral nucleoprotein (NP) mRNA and promoted its degradation. Interestingly, TTP was not found within viral inclusions, leading us to speculate that inclusions might serve to prevent viral RNA from encountering TTP. These results indicate that EBOV interacts with the cellular stress response and associated RNA regulatory proteins in ways that promote viral replication.

xiii, 104 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Neurogenesis in Drosophila and mammals requires the precise integration of spatial and temporal cues. In Drosophila, embryonic neural progenitors, called neuroblasts, sequentially express the transcription factors Hunchback, Kruppel, Pdml/Pdm2 (Pdm) and Castor as they divide to generate a stereotyped sequence of neuronal and glial progeny. Hunchback is necessary and sufficient to specify the firstborn cell identity in many neuroblast lineages. Additionally, Hunchback is able to maintain an early-competence state in which early-born cells are generated. Furthermore, the Hunchback mammalian ortholog, Ikaros, possesses a similar ability to specify early- born cells in the vertebrate nervous system. However, the mechanisms underlying the function of Hunchback/Ikaros are unknown. Pdm and Castor are expressed later in many neuroblasts and can specify late-born neuronal cell identities in a model neuroblast lineage, NB7-1. Previous work studying their function in the NB7-1 lineage showed that Pdm and Castor act as repressors of Kruppel gene expression and inhibit the generation of the Kruppel-dependent cell identity. It is not known if the functions of Pdm and Castor are conserved across multiple neuroblast lineages during neurogenesis or whether these factors impart any restrictions on the ability of a factor like Hunchback to maintain early competence. To investigate the transcriptional mechanisms regulating early neuroblast competence in Drosophila, I have focused my dissertation research on two aims. The first is to examine the function of Pdm and Castor across multiple neuroblast lineages to characterize their potential roles as competence restricting factors; the second is to determine how Hunchback maintains early neuroblast competence and specifies early-born cell identities (e.g. as a transcriptional activator, repressor, or both). My work demonstrates that Pdm and Castor control the timing of Kruppel gene expression, and possibly the timing of other genes, in neuroblasts. Furthermore, I have shown that Hunchback acts as a transcriptional repressor of multiple target genes, including pdm and castor, to maintain early neuroblast competence. Because Hunchback must repress at least one additional unknown factor that can restrict neuroblast competence, I have piloted a screen to identify and characterize novel Hunchback target genes in the nervous system. This dissertation includes previously published and unpublished co-authored materials. / Committee in charge: Victoria Herman, Chairperson, Biology; Christopher Doe, Advisor, Biology; Judith Eisen, Advisor, Biology; Charles Kimmel, Member, Biology; Hui Zong, Member, Biology; Kenneth Prehoda, Outside Member, Chemistry

On a montré que les PTM jouaient un rôle significatif de P. falciparum dans l'année de contrôle de la régulation transcriptionnelle, de l'expression monoaléique et de la différenciation sexuelle. Dix SET contenant des HKMTs contenant du domaine-ont été prédits; Six d'entre eux être essentiels pour le développement de stages de sang asexués. Le projet de thèse est centré sur la caractérisation biologique de PfSET7 et PfSET6. Nous avons observé l'échange de localisation cellulaire dynamique Pendant le cycle de vie: PfSET7 se trouvent dans de multiples foyers cytoplasmiques dans les stades érythrocytaires asexués et le stage de foie, et plus frappante, dans la membrane du parasite enrichie en gamétocytes. PfSET6 EXPOSÉ une localisation nucléaire dans les anneaux et un modèle ponctué dans le cytoplasme des trophozoites matures et schizontes, et est enrichi dans les structures de foyers dans le cytoplasme des gamétocytes. Pris ensemble, notre étude suggère que la méthylation non histone est beaucoup plus significative chez P. falciparum que précédemment attendu. La méthylation à médiation par PfSET7 Peut être une extension du code histone à - d'autres protéines cytosoliques; Partiellement PfSET6 s'associe à des voies de répression transcriptionnelle dans le noyau et des régulateurs post-transcriptionnels dans le cytoplasme. Une étude plus approfondie vise à identifier des cibles de domaine SET contenant des protéines dans le gène inducible knockout mutant parasite lignes. Le fait que PfSET7 et PfSET6 sont exprimés à différents stades du cycle de vie, les fait comme de nouvelles cibles pour le développement de médicaments contre cette maladie grave et de bloquer la transmission. / In P. falciparum, PTMs have been shown to play an important role in the control of transcriptional regulation, monoallelic expression, and sexual differentiation. Ten SET domain-containing HKMTs have been predicted; six of them appear to be essential for asexual blood stage development. My lab has expressed and purified two enzymatically active recombinant methyltransferase PfSET7 and PfSET6. In vitro enzyme kinetics assays shows they can methylate histones. The dissertation project is centered around the biological characterization of PfSET7 and PfSET6. We observed the dynamic changes of cellular localization during life cycle: PfSET7 are found in multiple cytoplasmic foci in asexual erythrocytic stages and liver stage, and more strikingly, enriched in parasite membrane in gametocytes. PfSET6 exhibited a nuclear localization in rings and a punctuated pattern in the cytoplasm of mature trophozoites and schizonts, and is enriched within foci-like structures in the cytoplasm of gametocytes. Taken together, our study suggests that non-histone methylation is much more important in P. falciparum than previously anticipated. PfSET7-mediated methylation may be an extension of the histone code to other cytosol proteins; PfSET6 partially associates with transcriptional repression pathways in the nucleus and post-transcriptional regulators in the cytoplasm. Further study aims to identify targets of SET domain containing proteins within the inducible gene knock out mutant parasite lines. The fact that PfSET7 and PfSET6 are expressed in different life cycle stages, makes them as novel targets for drug development that could against severe disease and to block pathogen transmission.

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor dysfunction caused by a loss of dopaminergic neurons for which there is no known cure. Among the most common genetic causes of PD are mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2), encoding a multi-domain protein with kinase activity. The LRRK2 G2019S mutation causes hyperactivity of the kinase domain and is the most frequent LRRK2 mutation in patients with familial PD, though its role in PD pathology remains unclear. Preliminary data from the lab of our collaborator, Dr. David Park, demonstrated through a genetic screen in Drosophila melanogaster that the deletion of rbp9 encoding an RNA-binding protein prevented pathology induced by PD-relevant mutations in the LRRK2 kinase domain. The neuronal homolog of RBP9 in humans is HuD, a member of the Hu family of RNA-binding proteins that regulates the expression of many transcripts involved in neuronal development, plasticity, and survival. In addition, HuD has been shown to modify the age-at-onset or risk of developing PD. Here, we studied the effect of LRRK2 on the post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs bound by HuD in the context of PD. Our findings showed that HuD is a substrate for LRRK2 phosphorylation in vitro, and that LRRK2 G2019S hyperphosphorylates HuD. We demonstrated that LRRK2 kinase activity is required for the binding of several transcripts by HuD that encode PD-relevant proteins such as α-synuclein and neuronal survival factor BDNF. Our findings in human neuroblastoma cells indicated that LRRK2 regulates the protein levels of HuD mRNA targets α-synuclein and BDNF in a mechanism that can by modified by HuD. Finally, we showed that the combination of HuD knockout with LRRK2 G2019S expression in mice rescues aberrant expression of HuD targets in mice with only the LRRK2 G2019S mutation or the knockout of HuD alone. Together, our findings demonstrate that LRRK2 affects the post-transcriptional regulation of HuD-bound mRNAs, and suggest the use of HuD as a potential therapeutic target in patients with PD caused by the LRRK2 G2019S mutation.

Orientador: Robson Francisco Carvalho / Resumo: A caquexia associada ao câncer é uma síndrome caracterizada pela grave perda de tecido musculo esquelético; que se estima que afeta mais de 50% de todos os pacientes com câncer e resulta em menor qualidade de vida devido a fadiga, fraqueza, redução da função imune, resistência à insulina e baixa tolerância e resposta à quimioterapia. Notavelmente, 20% das mortes relacionadas ao câncer são diretamente causadas pela caquexia. A principal limitação de que atualmente não há terapia direcionada, é o uso de abordagens tradicionais que não tratam a complexidade em sistemas biológicos, caracterizada por interações não-lineares de redes de regulação genética (GRN, do inglês Gene Regulatory Networks). Por esse motivo, ainda é necessária uma identificação dos componentes da GRN e uma compreensão quantitativa de sua integração temporal no controle das respostas celulares. Adquirir tal conhecimento é fundamental para capturar detalhes mecanicistas essenciais para direcionar estratégias terapêuticas para uma doença complexa, como a caquexia do câncer. Neste trabalho, examinamos a expressão genética do músculo esquelético em dois abordagens metodológicos diferentes: usando dados de expressão de genes estáticos e dinâmicos. Estruturamos nosso trabalho da seguinte maneira: o Capítulo 1 apresenta uma caracterização quantitativa das vias de sinalização e uma reconstrução de GRN no tecido musculo esquelético em ratos portadores de carcinoma de pulmão de Lewis (LLC, do inglês Lewis lung carcinoma... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Cancer cachexia is a syndrome characterized by the severe skeletal muscle wasting tissue; that affects more than 50% of all cancer patients and results in lower quality of life due to compromised fatigue, weakness, decreased immune function, insulin resistance and poor tolerance and response to radio and chemotherapy. Remarkably, approximately 20% of cancer-related deaths are estimated to be directly caused by cachexia. There is currently no effective targeted therapy and the main limitation lays on the traditional approaches that not deal with the inherent complexity, characterized by non-linear interactions, of gene regulatory networks (GRN). Thus, a clear identification of the components of gene regulation, and a quantitative understanding of their temporal integration to control cellular responses is fundamental for capture essential mechanistic details that will ultimately enable the development of direct therapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancer cachexia. Here, we examine genome-wide gene expression of muscle wasting under two different frameworks, using static and dynamic gene expression data. We structure this approach as follow: Chapter 1 presents a quantitative characterization of the signaling pathways and a GRN reconstruction of muscle wasting in Lewis Lung Carcinoma (LLC) tumor-bearing mice by integrating static mRNAs and microRNAs expression profiles. The results show that LLC mice reduced body weight in 20% and presented muscle and fat tissue wasting a... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Le but de mon travail était d’étudier les modifications post-traductionnelles et plus précisément la sumoylation d’Ikaros. Mes études ont montré que le facteur de transcription Ikaros est modifié non seulement par SUMO-1 mais aussi par SUMO-2/3 sur plusieurs sites consensus. Cette modification est conditionnelle et dépendante du stade de développement des cellules T. J’ai trouvé un site consensus en plus des sites déjà décrits dans l’étude de Gómez-del Arco et al., 2005. En accord avec les résultats publiés, dans mon système expérimental, l’absence de sumoylation augmente les propriétés anti-prolifératives d’Ikaros, car ses mutants qui ne peuvent pas être sumoylés inhibent mieux la prolifération des cellules leucémiques. Un effet surprenant est l’absence d’un effet cumulatif de l’absence de sumoylation sur la prolifération des cellules. Par exemple, des mutants ponctuels qui ne perdent pas complètement leur sumoylation sont les meilleurs répresseurs de la prolifération, comparés avec le mutant où tous les sites modifiés sont mutés. Ce résultat est en contradiction avec les données publiées, parce qu’il suggère un rôle différent de la sumoylation, et non seulement comme un interrupteur physique des complexes Ikaros – NURD. J’ai fait des expériences utilisant l’expression d’un gène rapporteur comme un moyen de révéler des différences subtiles entre les propriétés répressives d’Ikaros et ses mutants sumo-déficients. Pour ces essais j’ai utilisé des cellules HeLa, un type cellulaire qui n’exprime pas Ikaros endogène et qu’il est donc théoriquement convenable pour étudier son effet sur l’expression d’un gène rapporteur. Mes résultats ont démontré que dans des cellules HeLa, il n’y pas de différence significative entre les propriétés répressives d’Ikaros et ses mutants sumo-déficients. Ces différences par rapport aux résultats obtenues avec la lignée de cellule T suggèrent une grande importance de contexte du système utilisé et que certains effets peuvent être observés uniquement dans des cellules T. Pour mieux comprendre le rôle de la sumoylation dans le fonctionnement d’Ikaros, j’ai analysé les transcriptomes des lignées cellulaires T qui surexpriment IK1-ER ou ses mutants. L’analyse des puces d’ADN a démontré un phénotype de dérégulation d’expression des gènes cibles d’Ikaros, différent entre la protéine WT et les mutants, ainsi qu’entre les mutants mêmes. Ce résultat suggère un rôle de la sumoylation d’Ikaros beaucoup plus complexe que l’interruption mécanique de son interaction avec le complexe NURD. Mes résultats ont aussi démontré que les autres membres de la famille d’Ikaros (Helios, Aiolos et Eos) sont également sumoylés, un événement qui pourrait être important pour la régulation de leurs fonctions. / The main topic of my PhD studies was to investigate the role of sumoylation in the function of Ikaros transcription factor, that regulates the lymphocyte differentiation and function. Sumoylation is a posttranslational modification that can change the properties and regulate the function of a given protein. Up to now, one study addressed the question of how sumoylationmodulates Ikaros function. It shows that Ikaros is sumoylated in total primary thymocytes, and that this dynamic event modulates Ikaros' repressive function. It also describes two consensus sumoylation sites on Ikaros (K58 and K240), the sumoylation of which leads to loss of Ikaros repressive function in ectopic reporter gene assays. The final conclusion of the study is that sumoylation does not alter the nuclear localization of Ikaros but acts as a mechanism disrupting its participation in both histone deacetylase (HDAC) dependent and independent repression. My work shows the presence of additional sumoylation site on Ikaros and demonstrates that sumoylation does not significantly alter its interaction with the nucleosome remodelling and histone deacetylase (NURD) complex in T-cell lines. The functional analysis of sumo-deficientmutants indicates a complex role of this modification in regulating Ikaros' transcriptional properties. The identification of this new sumoylation site contributes to a better understanding of Ikaros' dual repressive - activating function and suggests the existence of conditional Ikaros' interacting partners. Moreover, the different Ikaros splicing isoforms would have differentsumoylation profiles, which would complete the knowledge of their functional diversity.

Des données suggéraient que le facteur de transcription ZNF143 régule l’expression de milliers de gènes mais très peu d’informations étaient disponibles sur les gènes cibles, réseaux de gènes, processus biologiques et mécanismes impliquant ZNF143. Pour mon travail de thèse je me suis intéressé au potentiel régulateur de ce facteur en particulier chez l’homme. Mon projet de recherche a premièrement consisté à identifier toutes les cibles génomiques de ZFN143 puis à caractériser fonctionnellement cet interactome. Les résultats obtenus ont permis d’identifier plus de 3000 gènes cibles de ZNF143, principalement impliqués dans des processus liés à la croissance cellulaire. Mes travaux ont aussi permis de mettre à jour de nouveaux mécanismes de régulation impliquant ce facteur. En effet, nous avons démontré que les facteurs de transcription ZNF143, THAP11 et Notch1 modulent l’expression d’un répertoire commun de gènes via des sites de liaison à l’ADN chevauchant. Nous avons aussi montré que ZNF143 joue un rôle essentiel dans l’expression des gènes dirigés par des promoteurs bidirectionnels et qu’il est aussi impliqué dans une boucle d’autorégulation transcriptionnelle de son expression. / Numerous data were suggesting that the transcription factor ZNF143 regulates the expression of thousand of genes. However, nothing was known about the genome wide regulatory networks, biological processes and transcriptional mechanisms involving this factor.For my PhD thesis I was interested in exploring the regulatory potential of the ZNF143 transcription factor in human. The goal of my project was to identify all the genomic targets of this factor and functionally characterize this ZNF143-DNA interactome. The results I obtained allowed us to identify more than 3000 genes targeted by ZNF143, mainly involved in biological processes linked to cell proliferation. My work also led us to discover new transcriptional mechanisms involving ZNF143. We demonstrated that the transcription factors ZNF143, THAP11 and Notch1 modulate the expression of a common set f gene via overlapping DNA binding sites. Moreover, we also showed that ZNF143 in essential for the divergent expression of genes from bidirectional promoters and that its expression is regulated through auto-regulatory feedback loop.

Nesta tese desenvolvemos um modelo estocástico para a transcrição do gene even-skipped de Drosophila melanogaster no qual a variável estocástica é o número de moléculas de mRNA transcritas. Nesse modelo, consideramos um gene com dois níveis de ativação sendo regulado externamente. As probabilidades de se encontrar o gene ligado ou desligado e com determinado número de moléculas de mRNA transcritas obedecem equações lineares dadas por processos markovianos de nascimento-e-morte (taxas de produção e degradação) e termos de chaveamento entre os níveis cujas dependências temporais são dadas por funções de Heaviside. Notamos que tal dependência é suficiente para garantir uma atividade transcricional inicial intensa seguida de uma súbita interrupção, conforme sugerem os dados experimentais. Desconsiderando efeitos difusivos e fenômenos de transporte, estendemos esse constructo às outras regiões do embrião, permitindo dependências espaciais apenas às termos de chaveamento, e o resultado gerado descreve os dados experimentais com boa concordância, indicando também que o aspecto binário do gene é suficiente para uma descrição semiquantitativa do fenômeno. Notavelmente, na região onde a listra se forma e concomitantemente a sua formação, o modelo prevê a redução do desvio quadrático (flutuação) e do ruído. Calculando a distribuição de probabilidade, verificamos que o regime estacionário é atingido antes da listra começar a desaparecer. Também estudamos uma conexão entre parâmetros do modelo e as proteínas envolvidas na regulação e, baseado em resultados da literatura, obtemos uma função com aproximadamente o mesmo efeito regulatório considerando gradientes de seis fatores de transcrição (Bcd, Hb, Gt, Kr, Kni e Tll) e apenas quatro sítios de ligação, o que sugere que a informação transcricional pode estar concentrada na regulação de poucos sítios. / In this thesis we develop a stochastic model to transcription of Drosophila melanogaster even-skipped gene in which the stochastic variable is the number of mRNA molecules transcribed. In this model we considered a gene with two activation levels being regulated externally. The probabilities of gene being on or off when there is a certain number of transcripts obey linear equations given by Markovian birth-and-death processes (production and degradation rates) and terms of switch between levels whose time-dependence is given by Heaviside functions. We note that is sufficient to ensure a strong transcriptional activity followed by a sudden disruption, as suggested by the experimental data. Disregarding diffusion effects and transport phenomena, we extend this construct to the others regions ot the embryo, allowing space-dependence only to terms of switch, and the results describe the experimental data with good agreement, indicating also that binary character of gene is sufficient to a semiquantitative description of the phenomenon. Notably, in the region where the stripe 2 is formed and simultaneously with its formation, the model predicts the reduction in standard deviation (fluctuation) and noise. By calculating the probability distribution, we find that stationary state is reached before stripe 2 starts to fade. We also study a connection between the parameters of the model and proteins involved in regulation and, based on results from the literature, we obtain a function with approximately the same regulatory effect considering six transcription factors (Bcd, Hb, Gt, Kr, Kni e Tll) and only four binding sites, suggesting that transcriptional information may be concentrated in regulation of few sites.

Nesta dissertação consideramos um o modelo para um gene como sendo um sistema de dois estados, tipo spin, e apresentamos um modelo estocástico para a expressão gênica. As soluções estacionárias e, também, as dependentes do tempo, para o processo de transcrição, são obtidas e as distribuições de probabilidade, que descrevem o estado funcional do gene, são calculadas analiticamente. O valor médio e o ruído transcricional na população de mRNA são analisados. O efeito do ruído transcricional na síntese proteica é contemplado acoplando-se os processo de transcrição e tradução. / In this dissertation we present a two state stochastic model, spin-like, for gene expression. The steady-state solutions and also the time-dependente solutions for the transcription are probed and the probability distribution functions, which describe the functional state of the gene, are exactly calculated. The mean value and the transcriptional noise in the mRNA population are analyzed. The effects of the transcriptional noise in the protein synthesis are contemplated by coupling the transcription and the translation.

Cytotoxicity is the capacity for immune cells to kill infected or malignant cells in order to eliminate pathogens and tumours through different mechanisms including the exocytosis of perforin-containing cytosolic granules. This crucial property is usually restricted to specialized innate and adaptive lymphocytes such as natural killer (NK) cells and CD8 T cells. T lymphocytes differentiate in the thymus and are delivered to the peripheral blood as naive T cells committed to either the CD8 or the CD4 lineage. CD8 T cells are programmed to acquire cytotoxic effector functions under the control of the transcription factor (TF) Runx3. The fate of CD4 T cells is to acquire multiple helper functions through the action of the TF ThPOK that promotes CD4 helper functions and restricts the CD8 cytotoxic program. However, this restriction is not absolute as cytotoxic CD4 (CD4CTX) T cells differentiate in vivo, indicating that the multipotency of human naive CD4 T cells includes the ability to acquire perforin expression and potent cytotoxicity in vitro and ex vivo. This cytotoxic potential correlates with outcome in human pathology and mediates protection against viral challenge and tumour eradication in murine models. CD4CTX T cells are terminally differentiated effector memory T cells that accumulate during cytomegalovirus chronic infection and ageing. They are phenotypically and functionally related to T helper type 1 (Th1)-effector memory cells. However, whether they belong to the Th1 pathway or constitute a separate specialized helper T cell subset is unknown. In this work, we show that CD4CTX T cell differentiation is an integral part of the Th1 pathway. Indeed, CD4 T cells acquire cytotoxic potential early in the memory differentiation process as central memory Th1 but not Th2 and Th17 cells are epigenetically primed to develop a cytotoxic program. The expression of perforin and other cytotoxic genes present a stepwise increase profile that is specific of the Th1 differentiation pathway. This profile has been recapitulated in an in vitro model of effector CD4 T cell differentiation in which naive CD4 T cells acquire cytotoxicity one to two weeks after polyclonal stimulation when cultured in presence of Th1 cytokines. The molecular regulation of CD4CTX T cells is poorly understood and most available data have been generated in mice. These data include the observation of intraepithelial CD4CTX T cells in the mouse gut after loss of ThPOK expression and subsequent up-regulation of a Runx3-dependent cytotoxic program. Other candidate regulators of CD4 T cell cytotoxic function include the TF regulating Th1 and CD8CTX T cells differentiation such as Runx3, T-bet and Eomesodermin (Eomes). We show that the transcriptional program of human CD4CTX T cells is enriched in CD8-lineage genes. However, by contrast to CD4CTX T cells from the mouse intestine, human circulating CD4CTX T cells maintain the expression of ThPOK and even up-regulate this TF upon differentiation from naive CD4 T cells. Surprisingly, this sustained expression of ThPOK was compatible with the establishment of a T-bet- and Runx3-dependent cytotoxic transcriptional program. The specific knockdown of T-bet or Runx3 but not Eomes resulted in impaired cytotoxic differentiation whereas ThPOK knockdown enhanced perforin expression and cytotoxicity. We propose that CD4CTX T cells constitute the terminal stage of Th1 memory differentiation and that ThPOK, Runx3 and T-bet co-regulate this process by instructing a cytotoxic transcriptional network largely shared with CD8CTX T cells. The modulation of this network is a potential target for novel immunotherapeutic strategies in viral infections and cancer. / Doctorat en Sciences médicales (Médecine) / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished