- transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) = crucial transcription factor for different immune cells, incl pro-inflammatory Th17 and anti-inflammatory Treg cells
- IRF4 is essential for the cell differentiation and fate determination
- however molecular mechanisms of IRF4-mediated gene expression in fully differentiated Th17/Treg cells are still not fully understood
- integration of data derived from affinity-purification and full mass spectrometry-based proteome analysis with chromatin immune precipitation sequencing (ChIP-Seq)
- characterization of proteins generally involved in the T cell development as well as subtype-specific differentiation and identification of novel, yet uncharted IRF4 interactors