SCUBA

cAMP Immune Regulation

Gene co-expression module in Mucosal-associated invariant T cell

CategoryImmune regulation
Genes9
Annotation certainty3 of 5
Annotation consistency5 of 9 genes have a known function matching the annotation

Why this annotation

CREM is a cAMP-responsive transcription factor known to suppress T cell activation and is a key regulator downstream of TCR/cAMP signaling. PDE4B is a phosphodiesterase that degrades cAMP, modulating immune cell activation. MAPKAPK2 (MK2) is a p38 MAPK substrate involved in inflammatory and stress signaling. JMJD6 is a histone arginine demethylase with roles in RNA splicing and transcription. USP36 is a deubiquitinase. SNX9 regulates membrane trafficking/endocytosis. SYAP1 and FAM177A1 are less characterized. Together, CREM and PDE4B point to a cAMP-mediated immunoregulatory program, with p38/MAPKAPK2 as a stress-signaling component.

Genes

CREM, FAM177A1, JMJD6, MAPKAPK2, METRNL, PDE4B, SNX9, SYAP1, USP36

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