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Ang WG, Church AM, Kulis M, Choi HW, Burks AW, Abraham SN. Mast cell desensitization inhibits calcium flux and aberrantly remodels actin. J Clin Invest 2016; 126:4103-4118. [PMID: 27669462 PMCID: PMC5096925 DOI: 10.1172/jci87492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Rush desensitization (DS) is a widely used and effective clinical strategy for the rapid inhibition of IgE-mediated anaphylactic responses. However, the cellular targets and underlying mechanisms behind this process remain unclear. Recent studies have implicated mast cells (MCs) as the primary target cells for DS. Here, we developed a murine model of passive anaphylaxis with demonstrated MC involvement and an in vitro assay to evaluate the effect of DS on MCs. In contrast with previous reports, we determined that functional IgE remains on the cell surface of desensitized MCs following DS. Despite notable reductions in MC degranulation following DS, the high-affinity IgE receptor FcεRI was still capable of transducing signals in desensitized MCs. Additionally, we found that displacement of the actin cytoskeleton and its continued association with FcεRI impede the capacity of desensitized MCs to evoke the calcium response that is essential for MC degranulation. Together, these findings suggest that reduced degranulation responses in desensitized MCs arise from aberrant actin remodeling, providing insights that may lead to improvement of DS treatments for anaphylactic responses.
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- W.X. Gladys Ang
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Rare Diseases Unit, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Pathology and
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke–National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Holowka D, Wilkes M, Stefan C, Baird B. Roles for Ca2+ mobilization and its regulation in mast cell functions: recent progress. Biochem Soc Trans 2016; 44:505-9. [PMID: 27068962 PMCID: PMC5293407 DOI: 10.1042/bst20150273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ca(2+)mobilization in response to cross-linking of IgE bound to its high affinity receptor, FcεRI, on mast cells is central to immune allergic responses. Stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation caused by this cross-linking activates store-operated Ca(2+)entry that results in sustained Ca(2+)oscillations dependent on Rho family GTPases and phosphoinositide synthesis. Coupling of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+)sensor, stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), to the Ca(2+)-selective channel, Orai1, is regulated by these elements and depends on membrane organization, both at the plasma membrane and at the ER. Mitochondria also contribute to the regulation of Ca(2+)mobilization, and we describe recent evidence that the ER membrane protein vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein (VAP) plays a significant role in the coupling between ER and mitochondria in this process. In addition to granule exocytosis, Ca(2+)mobilization in these cells also contributes to stimulated outward trafficking of recycling endosomes and to antigen-stimulated chemotaxis, and it is pathologically regulated by protozoan parasitic invasion.
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- David Holowka
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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Roles for lipid heterogeneity in immunoreceptor signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1861:830-836. [PMID: 26995463 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Immune receptors that specifically recognize foreign antigens to activate leukocytes in adaptive immune responses belong to a family of multichain cell surface proteins. All of these contain immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs in one or more subunits that initiate signaling cascades following stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation by Src-family kinases. As highlighted in this review, lipids participate in this initial activation step, as well as in more downstream signaling steps. We summarize evidence for cholesterol-dependent ordered lipids serving to regulate the store-operated Ca(2+) channel, Orai1, and we describe the sensitivity of Orai1 coupling to the ER Ca(2+) sensor, STIM1, to inhibition by polyunsaturated fatty acids. Phosphoinositides play key roles in regulating STIM1-Orai1 coupling, as well as in the stimulated Ca(2+) oscillations that are a consequence of IgE receptor signaling in mast cells. They also participate in the coupling between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton, which regulates immune receptor responses in T cells, B cells, and mast cells, both positively and negatively, depending on the cellular context. Recent studies show that other phospholipids with mostly saturated acylation also participate in coupling between receptors and the actin cytoskeleton. Lipid heterogeneity is a central feature of the intimate relationship between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton. The detailed nature of these interactions and how they are dynamically regulated to initiate and propagate receptor-mediated cell signaling are challenging questions for further investigation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The cellular lipid landscape edited by Tim P. Levine and Anant K. Menon.
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Non-Faradaic Electrochemical Detection of Exocytosis from Mast and Chromaffin Cells Using Floating-Gate MOS Transistors. Sci Rep 2015; 5:18477. [PMID: 26686301 PMCID: PMC4685269 DOI: 10.1038/srep18477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We present non-faradaic electrochemical recordings of exocytosis from populations of mast and chromaffin cells using chemoreceptive neuron MOS (CνMOS) transistors. In comparison to previous cell-FET-biosensors, the CνMOS features control (CG), sensing (SG) and floating gates (FG), allows the quiescent point to be independently controlled, is CMOS compatible and physically isolates the transistor channel from the electrolyte for stable long-term recordings. We measured exocytosis from RBL-2H3 mast cells sensitized by IgE (bound to high-affinity surface receptors FcεRI) and stimulated using the antigen DNP-BSA. Quasi-static I-V measurements reflected a slow shift in surface potential () which was dependent on extracellular calcium ([Ca]o) and buffer strength, which suggests sensitivity to protons released during exocytosis. Fluorescent imaging of dextran-labeled vesicle release showed evidence of a similar time course, while un-sensitized cells showed no response to stimulation. Transient recordings revealed fluctuations with a rapid rise and slow decay. Chromaffin cells stimulated with high KCl showed both slow shifts and extracellular action potentials exhibiting biphasic and inverted capacitive waveforms, indicative of varying ion-channel distributions across the cell-transistor junction. Our approach presents a facile method to simultaneously monitor exocytosis and ion channel activity with high temporal sensitivity without the need for redox chemistry.
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Wang X, Kulka M. n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids and mast cell activation. J Leukoc Biol 2015; 97:859-871. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.2ru0814-388r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Smith NL, Hammond S, Gadi D, Wagenknecht-Wiesner A, Baird B, Holowka D. Sphingosine derivatives inhibit cell signaling by electrostatically neutralizing polyphosphoinositides at the plasma membrane. SELF NONSELF 2014; 1:133-143. [PMID: 21423874 DOI: 10.4161/self.1.2.11672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mast cell stimulation via IgE receptors causes activation of multiple processes, including Ca(2+) mobilization, granule exocytosis, and outward trafficking of recycling endosomes to the plasma membrane. We used fluorescein-conjugated cholera toxin B (FITC-CTxB) to label GM(1) in recycling endsomes and to monitor antigen-stimulated trafficking to the plasma membrane in both fluorimeter and imaging-based assays. We find that the sphingosine derivatives D-sphingosine and N,N'-dimethylsphingosine effectively inhibit this outward trafficking response, whereas a quarternary ammonium derivative, N,N',N″-trimethylsphingosine, does not inhibit. This pattern of inhibition is also found for Ca(2+) mobilization and secretory lysosomal exocytosis, indicating a general effect on Ca(2+)-dependent signaling processes. This inhibition correlates with the capacity of sphingosine derivatives to flip to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane that is manifested as changes in plasma membrane-associated FITC-CTxB fluorescence and cytoplasmic pH. Using a fluorescently labeled MARCKS effector domain to monitor plasma membrane-associated polyphosphoinositides, we find that these sphingosine derivatives displace the electrostatic binding of this MARCKS effector domain to the plasma membrane in parallel with their capacity to inhibit Ca(2+)-dependent signaling. Our results support roles for plasma membrane polyphosphoinositides in Ca(2+) signaling and stimulated exocytosis, and they illuminate a mechanism by which D-sphingosine regulates signaling responses in mammalian cells.
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- Norah L Smith
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Cornell University; Ithaca, NY USA
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Wilkes MM, Wilson JD, Baird B, Holowka D. Activation of Cdc42 is necessary for sustained oscillations of Ca2+ and PIP2 stimulated by antigen in RBL mast cells. Biol Open 2014; 3:700-10. [PMID: 24996924 PMCID: PMC4133723 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20148862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Antigen stimulation of mast cells via FcεRI, the high-affinity receptor for IgE, triggers a signaling cascade that requires Ca2+ mobilization for exocytosis of secretory granules during the allergic response. To characterize the role of Rho GTPases in FcεRI signaling, we utilized a mutant RBL cell line, B6A4C1, that is deficient in antigen-stimulated Cdc42 activation important for these processes. Recently the importance of stimulated intracellular oscillations has emerged, and we find that B6A4C1 cells exhibit severely attenuated Ca2+ oscillations in response to antigen, which are restored to wild-type RBL-2H3 levels by expression of constitutively active Cdc42 G12V or by a GEF for Cdc42, DOCK7, but not when the C-terminal di-arginine motif of active Cdc42 is mutated to di-glutamine. We found that antigen-stimulated FcεRI endocytosis, which occurs independently of Ca2+ mobilization, is also defective in B6A4C1 cells, and Cdc42 G12V reconstitutes this response as well. Thus, activation of Cdc42 occurs prior to and is critical for antigen-stimulated pathways leading separately to both Ca2+ mobilization and receptor endocytosis. Accounting for these downstream functional consequences, we show that Cdc42 G12V reconstitutes antigen-stimulated oscillations of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) at the plasma membrane in mutant B6A4C1 cells, pointing to Cdc42 participation in the regulation of stimulated PIP2 synthesis.
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- Marcus M Wilkes
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA
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Smith NL, Abi Abdallah DS, Butcher BA, Denkers EY, Baird B, Holowka D. Toxoplasma gondii inhibits mast cell degranulation by suppressing phospholipase Cγ-mediated Ca(2+) mobilization. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:179. [PMID: 23847603 PMCID: PMC3701878 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Toxoplasma gondii is well-known to subvert normal immune responses, however, mechanisms are incompletely understood. In particular, its capacity to alter receptor-activated Ca2+-mediated signaling processes has not been well-characterized. In initial experiments, we found evidence that T. gondii infection inhibits Ca2+ responses to fMetLeuPhe in murine macrophages. To further characterize the mechanism of inhibition of Ca2+ mobilization by T. gondii, we used the well-studied RBL mast cell model to probe the capacity of T. gondii to modulate IgE receptor-activated signaling within the first hour of infection. Ca2+ mobilization that occurs via IgE/FcεRI signaling leads to granule exocytosis in mast cells. We found that T. gondii inhibits antigen-stimulated degranulation in infected cells in a strain-independent manner. Under these conditions, we found that cytoplasmic Ca2+ mobilization, particularly antigen-mediated Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, is significantly reduced. Furthermore, stimulation-dependent activation of Syk kinase leading to tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of phospholipase Cγ is inhibited by infection. Therefore, we conclude that inhibitory effects of infection are likely due to parasite-mediated inhibition of the tyrosine kinase signaling cascade that results in reduced hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Interestingly, inhibition of IgE/FcεRI signaling persists when tachyzoite invasion is arrested via cytochalasin D treatment, suggesting inhibition is mediated by a parasite-derived factor secreted into the cells during the invasion process. Our study provides direct evidence that immune subversion by T. gondii is initiated concurrently with invasion.
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- Norah L Smith
- Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
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Lee J, Veatch SL, Baird B, Holowka D. Molecular mechanisms of spontaneous and directed mast cell motility. J Leukoc Biol 2012; 92:1029-41. [PMID: 22859829 PMCID: PMC3476239 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0212091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Migration is a fundamental function of immune cells, and a role for Ca(2+) in immune cell migration has been an interest of scientific investigations for many decades. Mast cells are the major effector cells in IgE-mediated immune responses, and cross-linking of IgE-FcεRI complexes at the mast cell surface by antigen activates a signaling cascade that causes mast cell activation, resulting in Ca(2+) mobilization and granule exocytosis. These cells are known to accumulate at sites of inflammation in response to parasite and bacterial infections. Using real-time imaging, we monitored chemotactic migration of RBL and rat BMMCs in response to a gradient of soluble multivalent antigen. Here, we show that Ca(2+) influx via Orai1 plays an important role in regulating spontaneous motility and directional migration of mast cells toward antigen via IgER complexes. Inhibition of Ca(2+) influx or knockdown of the Ca(2+) entry channel protein Orai1 by shRNA causes inhibition of both of these processes. In addition, a mutant Syk- shows impaired spontaneous motility and chemotaxis toward antigen that is rescued by expression of Syk. Our findings identify a novel Ca(2+) influx-mediated, Orai1-dependent mechanism for mast cell migration.
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- Jinmin Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Hao Y, Piao X, Piao X. Saikosaponin-d inhibits β-conglycinin induced activation of rat basophilic leukemia-2H3 cells. Int Immunopharmacol 2012; 13:257-63. [PMID: 22580215 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2011] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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β-Conglycinin is one of the major storage proteins in soybean and has been identified as a potential diagnostic marker for severe allergic reactions to soybean. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information on the signal transduction pathways of β-conglycinin induced mast cell activation and how to alleviate these allergic reactions. Bupleurum falcatum, a traditional oriental medicine, has been widely utilized in the treatment of influenza, fever, malaria and menstrual disorders. Furthermore, it has been reported that saikosaponins, the important principle of B. falcatum, possesses anti-allergic activities. Therefore, the present study investigated whether or not saikosaponin-d, an extract of B. falcatum, was effective in the treatment of allergic reactions cased by β-conglycinin, using a rat basophilic leukemia-2H3 cell line. There were multiple signaling pathways contributing to the development of β-conglycinin-mediated rat basophilic leukemia-2H3 cell activation. The intracellular calcium mobilization and tyrosine phosphorylation were early events, which in turn elicited reactive oxygen species production, gene activation of Cdc42 and c-Fos, and ultimately led to β-hexosaminidase release. Saikosaponin-d inhibited rat basophilic leukemia-2H3 cell degranulation by suppressing these critical incidents in the signal transduction pathway. These results suggest that saikosaponin-d exhibited anti-allergic activity and could become an effective herbal therapy for alleviating soybean allergy.
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- Yue Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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Pullen NA, Barnstein BO, Falanga YT, Wang Z, Suzuki R, Tamang TDL, Khurana MC, Harry EA, Draber P, Bunting KD, Mizuno K, Wilson BS, Ryan JJ. Novel mechanism for Fc{epsilon}RI-mediated signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) tyrosine phosphorylation and the selective influence of STAT5B over mast cell cytokine production. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:2045-54. [PMID: 22130676 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.311142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Previous studies indicate that STAT5 expression is required for mast cell development, survival, and IgE-mediated function. STAT5 tyrosine phosphorylation is swiftly and transiently induced by activation of the high affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI. However, the mechanism for this mode of activation remains unknown. In this study we observed that STAT5 co-localizes with FcεRI in antigen-stimulated mast cells. This localization was supported by cholesterol depletion of membranes, which ablated STAT5 tyrosine phosphorylation. Through the use of various pharmacological inhibitors and murine knock-out models, we found that IgE-mediated STAT5 activation is dependent upon Fyn kinase, independent of Syk, PI3K, Akt, Bruton's tyrosine kinase, and JAK2, and enhanced in the context of Lyn kinase deficiency. STAT5 immunoprecipitation revealed that unphosphorylated protein preassociates with Fyn and that this association diminishes significantly during mast cell activation. SHP-1 tyrosine phosphatase deficiency modestly enhanced STAT5 phosphorylation. This effect was more apparent in the absence of Gab2, a scaffolding protein that docks with multiple negative regulators, including SHP-1, SHP-2, and Lyn. Targeting of STAT5A or B with specific siRNA pools revealed that IgE-mediated mast cell cytokine production is selectively dependent upon the STAT5B isoform. Altogether, these data implicate Fyn as the major positive mediator of STAT5 after FcεRI engagement and demonstrate importantly distinct roles for STAT5A and STAT5B in mast cell function.
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- Nicholas A Pullen
- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA
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Mazucato VM, Silveira E Souza AMM, Nicoletti LM, Jamur MC, Oliver C. GD1b-derived gangliosides modulate FcεRI endocytosis in mast cells. J Histochem Cytochem 2011; 59:428-40. [PMID: 21411813 DOI: 10.1369/0022155411400868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The role of the mast cell-specific gangliosides in the modulation of the endocytic pathway of FcεRI was investigated in RBL-2H3 cells and in the ganglioside-deficient cell lines, E5 and D1. MAb BC4, which binds to the α subunit of FcεRI, was used in the analysis of receptor internalization. After incubation with BC4-FITC for 30 min, endocytic vesicles in RBL-2H3 and E5 cells were dispersed in the cytoplasm. After 1 hr, the endocytic vesicles of the RBL-2H3 cells had fused and formed clusters, whereas in the E5 cells, the fusion was slower. In contrast, in D1 cells, the endocytic vesicles were smaller and remained close to the plasma membrane even after 3 hr of incubation. When incubated with BC4-FITC and subsequently imunolabeled for markers of various endocytic compartments, a defect in the endocytic pathway in the E5 and D1 cells became evident. In the D1 cells, this defect was observed at the initial steps of endocytosis. Therefore, the ganglioside derivatives from GD1b are important in the endocytosis of FcεRI in mast cells. Because gangliosides may play a role in mast cell-related disease processes, they provide an attractive target for drug therapy and diagnosis.
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- Vivian Marino Mazucato
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Mast cells have long been recognized to have a direct and critical role in allergic and inflammatory reactions. In allergic diseases, these cells exert both local and systemic responses, including allergic rhinitis and anaphylaxis. Mast cell mediators are also related to many chronic inflammatory conditions. Besides the roles in pathological conditions, the biological functions of mast cells include roles in innate immunity, involvement in host defense mechanisms against parasites, immunomodulation of the immune system, tissue repair, and angiogenesis. Despite their growing significance in physiological and pathological conditions, much still remains to be learned about mast cell biology. This paper presents evidence that lipid rafts or raft components modulate many of the biological processes in mast cells, such as degranulation and endocytosis, play a role in mast cell development and recruitment, and contribute to the overall preservation of mast cell structure and organization.
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Fifadara NH, Beer F, Ono S, Ono SJ. Interaction between activated chemokine receptor 1 and FcepsilonRI at membrane rafts promotes communication and F-actin-rich cytoneme extensions between mast cells. Int Immunol 2010; 22:113-28. [PMID: 20173038 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chemokines play important regulatory roles in immunity, but their contributions to mast cell function remain poorly understood. We examined the effects of FcepsilonRI-chemokine receptor (CCR) 1 co-stimulation on receptor localization and cellular morphology of bone marrow-derived mast cells. Whereas FcepsilonRI and CCR1 co-localized at the plasma membrane in unsensitized cells, sensitization with IgE promoted internalization of CCR1 molecules. Co-stimulation of FcepsilonRI and CCR1 with antigen and macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha was more effective than FcepsilonRI stimulation alone in causing leading edge formation, flattened morphology, membrane ruffles and ganglioside (GM1(+)) lipid mediator release. Co-stimulation resulted in phalloidin-positive cytoneme-like cellular extensions, also known as tunneling nanotubes, which originated at points of calcium accumulation. This is the first report of cytoneme formation by mast cells. To determine the importance of lipid rafts for mast cell function, the cells were cholesterol depleted. Cholesterol depletion enhanced degranulation in resting, sensitized and co-stimulated cells, but not in FcepsilonRI-cross-linked cells, and inhibited formation of filamentous actin(+) cytonemes but not GM1(+) cytonemes. Treatment with latrunculin A to sequester globular-actin abolished cytoneme formation. The cytonemes may participate in intercellular communication during allergic and inflammatory responses, and their presence in the co-stimulated mast cells suggests new roles for CCRs in immunopathology.
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- Nimita H Fifadara
- Dobbs Ocular Immunology Laboratories, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Rafts and the battleships of defense: The multifaceted microdomains for positive and negative signals in immune cells. Immunol Lett 2010; 130:2-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 12/13/2009] [Accepted: 12/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Han X, Smith NL, Sil D, Holowka DA, McLafferty FW, Baird BA. IgE receptor-mediated alteration of membrane-cytoskeleton interactions revealed by mass spectrometric analysis of detergent-resistant membranes. Biochemistry 2009; 48:6540-50. [PMID: 19496615 DOI: 10.1021/bi900181w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We use electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to quantify >100 phospholipid (PL) components in detergent-resistant membrane (DRM) domains that are related to ordered membrane compartments commonly known as lipid rafts. We previously compared PL compositions of DRMs with plasma membrane vesicles and whole cell lipid extracts from RBL mast cells, and we made the initial observation that antigen stimulation of IgE receptors (FcepsilonRI) causes a significant change in the PL composition of DRMs [Fridriksson, E. K., et al. (1999) Biochemistry 38, 8056-8063]. We now characterize the signaling requirements and time course for this change, which is manifested as an increase in the recovery of polyunsaturated PL in DRM, particularly in phosphatidylinositol species. We find that this change is largely independent of tyrosine phosphorylation, stimulated by engagement of FcepsilonRI, and can be activated by Ca(2+) ionophore in a manner independent of antigen stimulation. Unexpectedly, we found that inhibitors of actin polymerization (cytochalasin D and latrunculin A) cause a similar, but more rapid, change in the PL composition of DRMs in the absence of FcepsilonRI activation, indicating that perturbations in the actin cytoskeleton affect the organization of plasma membrane domains. Consistent with this interpretation, a membrane-permeable stabilizer of F-actin, jasplakinolide, prevents antigen-stimulated changes in DRM PL composition. These results are confirmed by a detailed analysis of multiple experiments, showing that receptor and cytochalasin D-stimulated changes in DRM lipid composition follow first-order kinetics. Analysis in terms of the number of double bonds in the fatty acid chains is valid for total PL of the major headgroups and for headgroups individually. In this manner, we show that, on average, concentrations of saturated or monounsaturated PL decrease in the DRM, whereas concentrations of PL with two or more double bonds (polyunsaturated PL) increase due to cytoskeletal perturbation. We find that these changes are independent of fatty acid chain length. Our mass spectrometric analyses provide a detailed accounting of receptor-activated alterations in the plasma membrane that are regulated by the actin cytoskeleton.
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- Xuemei Han
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA
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El-Sibai M, Backer JM. Phospholipase C gamma negatively regulates Rac/Cdc42 activation in antigen-stimulated mast cells. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:261-70. [PMID: 17163445 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200635875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The Rho GTPases Rac and Cdc42 play a central role in the regulation of secretory and cytoskeletal responses in antigen-stimulated mast cells. In this study, we examine the kinetics and mechanism of Rac and Cdc42 activation in the rat basophilic leukemia RBL-2H3 cells. The activation kinetics of both Rac and Cdc42 show a biphasic profile, consisting of an early transient peak at 1 min and a late sustained activation phase at 20-40 min. The inhibition of phospholipase C (PLC)gamma causes a twofold increase in Rac and Cdc42 activation that coincides with a dramatic production of atypical filopodia-like structures. Inhibition of protein kinase C using bisindolylmaleimide mimics the effect of PLCgamma inhibition on Rac activation, but not on Cdc42 activation. In contrast, depletion of intracellular calcium leads to a complete inhibition of the early activation peak of both Rac and Cdc42, without significant effects on the late sustained activation. These data suggest that PLCgamma is involved in a negative feedback loop that leads to the inhibition of Rac and Cdc42. They also suggest that the presence of intracellular calcium is a prerequisite for both Rac and Cdc42 activation.
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- Mirvat El-Sibai
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Désiré L, Bourdin J, Loiseau N, Peillon H, Picard V, De Oliveira C, Bachelot F, Leblond B, Taverne T, Beausoleil E, Lacombe S, Drouin D, Schweighoffer F. RAC1 inhibition targets amyloid precursor protein processing by gamma-secretase and decreases Abeta production in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:37516-25. [PMID: 16150730 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507913200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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beta-Amyloid peptides (Abeta) that form the senile plaques of Alzheimer disease consist mainly of 40- and 42-amino acid (Abeta 40 and Abeta 42) peptides generated from the cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Generation of Abeta involves beta-secretase and gamma-secretase activities and is regulated by membrane trafficking of the proteins involved in Abeta production. Here we describe a new small molecule, EHT 1864, which blocks the Rac1 signaling pathways. In vitro, EHT 1864 blocks Abeta 40 and Abeta 42 production but does not impact sAPPalpha levels and does not inhibit beta-secretase. Rather, EHT 1864 modulates APP processing at the level of gamma-secretase to prevent Abeta 40 and Abeta 42 generation. This effect does not result from a direct inhibition of the gamma-secretase activity and is specific for APP cleavage, since EHT 1864 does not affect Notch cleavage. In vivo, EHT 1864 significantly reduces Abeta 40 and Abeta 42 levels in guinea pig brains at a threshold that is compatible with delaying plaque accumulation and/or clearing the existing plaque in brain. EHT 1864 is the first derivative of a new chemical series that consists of candidates for inhibiting Abeta formation in the brain of AD patients. Our findings represent the first pharmacological validation of Rac1 signaling as a target for developing novel therapies for Alzheimer disease.
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Wu M, Holowka D, Craighead HG, Baird B. Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:13798-803. [PMID: 15356342 PMCID: PMC518836 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403835101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Micrometer-size patterned lipid bilayers containing liganded lipids are used to control the location and size of receptor clusters and enable direct visualization of structural reorganization of cellular components. Subsequent to concentration of Fcepsilon receptor I, the mast cell receptor for IgE, and colocalized tyrosine phosphorylation activity, Lyn kinase and other proteins anchored to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane redistribute selectively with the receptor clusters in a process that depends on actin polymerization. Surprisingly, outer leaflet components characteristically associated with lipid rafts do not detectably coredistribute with these inner leaflet components. Cell activation using patterned surfaces provides unique insights into cell membrane structural organization, revealing dynamic, large-scale uncoupling of inner and outer leaflet components of lipid rafts.
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- Min Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Jaksits S, Bauer W, Kriehuber E, Zeyda M, Stulnig TM, Stingl G, Fiebiger E, Maurer D. Lipid Raft-Associated GTPase Signaling Controls Morphology and CD8+T Cell Stimulatory Capacity of Human Dendritic Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1628-39. [PMID: 15265891 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Their eponymous morphology and unique ability to activate naive T cells are hallmark features of dendritic cells (DCs). Specific properties of the actin cytoskeleton may define both characteristics. In search for regulators that coordinate DC phenotype and function, we observed strongly increased expression of the actin-remodeling GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1 during DC development from human stem cells. Cdc42 and Rac1 are constitutively active in immature DCs, and their activity is further up-regulated by maturational stimuli such as LPS or CD40L. Activation of Rac1 is associated with its rapid recruitment into lipid rafts. Cdc42 is not recruited into rafts, but readily activated by raft-associated moieties. The functional interplay of rafts, GTPases, and cortical actin is further shown by GTPase activation and actin remodeling after pharmacological disruption of lipid rafts and by the loss of the actin-based DC morphology by transfection of dominant-negative Cdc42 and Rac1. Both Cdc42 and Rac1 also control the transport of essential immunostimulatory molecules to the DC surface. Transfection with dominant-negative GTPases led to reduced surface expression of MHC class I and CD86. Consecutively, DCs display a reduced stimulatory capacity for CD8(+) T cells, whereas MHC class II-dependent stimulation of CD4(+) T cells remains unperturbed. We conclude that Cdc42 and Rac1 signaling controls DC morphology and conditions DCs for efficient CD8(+) T cell stimulation.
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- Silvia Jaksits
- Center of Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Division of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Fournès B, Farrah J, Olson M, Lamarche-Vane N, Beauchemin N. Distinct Rho GTPase activities regulate epithelial cell localization of the adhesion molecule CEACAM1: involvement of the CEACAM1 transmembrane domain. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:7291-304. [PMID: 14517298 PMCID: PMC230323 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.20.7291-7304.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CEACAM1 is an intercellular adhesion glycoprotein. As CEACAM1 plays an important role in epithelial cell signaling and functions, we have examined its localization in epithelial cells. We have observed that distribution at cell contacts is not always seen in these cells, suggesting that CEACAM1 localization might be regulated. In Swiss 3T3 cells, the targeting of CEACAM1 at cell-cell boundaries is regulated by the Rho GTPases. In the present study, we have used the MDCK epithelial cells to characterize the effects of the Rho GTPases and their effectors on CEACAM1 intercellular targeting. Activated Cdc42 and Rac1 or their downstream effector PAK1 targeted CEACAM1 to sites of cell-cell contacts. On the other hand, neither activated RhoA nor activated Rho kinase directed CEACAM1 to cell boundaries, resulting in a condensed distribution of CEACAM1 at the cell surface. Interestingly, inhibition of this pathway resulted in CEACAM1 intercellular localization suggesting that a tightly regulated balance of Rho GTPase activities is necessary to target CEACAM1 at cell-cell boundaries. In addition, using CEACAM1 mutants and chimeric fusion constructs containing domains of the colony-stimulating factor receptor, we have shown that the transmembrane domain of CEACAM1 is responsible for the Cdc42-induced targeting at cell-cell contacts.
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Gidwani A, Brown HA, Holowka D, Baird B. Disruption of lipid order by short-chain ceramides correlates with inhibition of phospholipase D and downstream signaling by FcepsilonRI. J Cell Sci 2003; 116:3177-87. [PMID: 12829737 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Specialized plasma membrane domains known as lipid rafts participate in signal transduction and other cellular processes, and their liquid-ordered properties appear to be important for their function. We investigated the possibility of using amphiphiles to disrupt lipid rafts and thereby inhibit IgE-FcepsilonRI signaling. We find that short-chain ceramides - C2-ceramide and C6-ceramide - decrease plasma membrane lipid order and reduce the extent of fluorescence resonance energy transfer between lipid-raft-associated molecules on intact cells; by contrast, biologically inactive C2-dihydroceramide does neither. Structural perturbations by these ceramides parallel their inhibitory effects on antigen-stimulated Ca2+ mobilization in RBL mast cells in the presence and absence of extracellular Ca2+. Similar inhibition of Ca2+ mobilization is caused by n-butanol, which prevents phosphatidic acid production by phospholipase D, but not by t-butanol, which does not prevent phosphatidic acid production. These results and previously reported effects of short-chain ceramides on phospholipase D activity prompted us to compare the effects of C2-ceramide, C2-dihydroceramide and C16-ceramide on phospholipase D1 and phospholipase D2 activities in vitro. We find that the effects of these ceramides on phospholipase D1 activity strongly correlate with their effects on antigen-stimulated Ca2+ mobilization and with their disruption of lipid order. Our results indicate that phospholipase D activity is upstream of antigen-stimulated Ca2+ mobilization in these cells, and they demonstrate that ceramides can serve as useful probes for investigating roles of plasma membrane structure and phospholipase D activity in cellular signaling.
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- Arun Gidwani
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Baker TL, Zheng H, Walker J, Coloff JL, Buss JE. Distinct rates of palmitate turnover on membrane-bound cellular and oncogenic H-ras. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:19292-300. [PMID: 12642594 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206956200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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H-Ras displays dynamic cycles of GTP binding and palmitate turnover. GTP binding is clearly coupled to activation, but whether the palmitoylated COOH terminus participates in signaling, especially when constrained by membrane tethering, is unknown. As a way to compare COOH termini of membrane-bound, lipid-modified H-Ras, palmitate removal rates were measured for various forms of H-Ras in NIH 3T3 cells. Depalmitoylation occurred slowly (t(1/2) approximately 2.4 h) in cellular (H-RasWT) or dominant negative (H-Ras17N) forms and more rapidly (t(1/2) approximately 1 h) in oncogenic H-Ras61L or H-RasR12,T59. Combining this data with GTP binding measurements, the palmitate half-life of H-Ras in the fully GTP-bound state was estimated to be less than 10 min. Slow palmitate removal from cellular H-Ras was not explained by sequestration in caveolae, as neither cellular nor oncogenic H-Ras showed alignment with caveolin by immunofluorescence. Conversely, although it had faster palmitate removal, oncogenic H-Ras was located in the same fractions as H-RasWT on four types of density gradients, and remained fully membrane-bound. Thus the different rates of deacylation occurred even though oncogenic and cellular H-Ras appeared to be in similar locations. Instead, these results suggest that acylprotein thioesterases access oncogenic H-Ras more easily because the conformation of its COOH terminus against the membrane is altered. This previously undetected difference could help produce distinctive effector interactions and signaling of oncogenic H-Ras.
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- Tara L Baker
- Department of Zoology/Genetics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Naal RMZG, Holowka EP, Baird B, Holowka D. Antigen-stimulated trafficking from the recycling compartment to the plasma membrane in RBL mast cells. Traffic 2003; 4:190-200. [PMID: 12656991 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2003.00073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated cholera toxin B subunit to ganglioside GM1 on RBL-2H3 cells at 37 degrees C results in labeling of the plasma membrane as well as a pool of perinuclear intracellular membranes identified as the endosomal recycling compartment. Antigen-mediated activation of IgE receptor signaling causes rapid, sustained outward trafficking of these labeled endosomes, that is monitored as an increase in FITC fluorescence due to relief of quenching in the acidic endosomes upon delivery to the plasma membrane. Stimulation of this process depends on the integrity of cholesterol-dependent lipid rafts and occurs in response to Ca2+-mobilizing thapsigargin as well as antigen. Inhibitors of some early signaling enzymes stimulated by FcepsilonRI, including Syk tyrosine kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase, have little or no effect on this trafficking response. Other signaling pathways, including activation of phospholipase C and Ca2+ influx, do not appear to be necessary for the initiation of the outward trafficking response, but they contribute to maintaining the sustained phase of this process. Consistent with this, antigen-stimulated ruffles are labeled with FITC-cholera toxin B in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Thus, this trafficking response provides a mechanism by which an internal membrane pool can contribute to plasma membrane remodeling during stimulated membrane ruffling, cell motility, and phagocytosis.
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- Rose Mary Z G Naal
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA
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Detergent-resistant membrane microdomains enriched in sphingolipids, cholesterol and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins play essential roles in T cell receptor (TCR) signaling. These 'membrane rafts' accumulate several cytoplasmic lipid-modified molecules, including Src-family kinases, coreceptors CD4 and CD8 and transmembrane adapters LAT and PAG/Cbp, essential for either initiation or amplification of the signaling process, while most other abundant transmembrane proteins are excluded from these structures. TCRs in various T cell subpopulations may differ in their use of membrane rafts. Membrane rafts also seem to be involved in many other aspects of T cell biology, such as functioning of cytokine and chemokine receptors, adhesion molecules, antigen presentation, establishing cell polarity or interaction with important pathogens. Although the concept of membrane rafts explains several diverse biological phenomena, many basic issues, such as composition, size and heterogeneity, under native conditions, as well as the dynamics of their interactions with TCRs and other immunoreceptors, remain unclear, partially because of technical problems.
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- Václav Horejsí
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic.
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Sugahara M, Uragami M, Regen SL. Selective sterol-phospholipid associations in fluid bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2002; 124:4253-6. [PMID: 11960454 DOI: 10.1021/ja017269i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The nearest-neighbor preferences of three exchangeable lipid monomers (two phospholipids that differ in length, A and B, and a derivative of cholesterol, C) have been quantified in the fluid bilayer state by use of the nearest-neighbor recognition method (Davidson, S. K. M.; Regen, S. L. Chem. Rev. 1997, 97, 1269). Thus, an analysis of the equilibrium dimer distributions has shown that (i) the sterol favors both phospholipids as nearest neighbors relative to other sterol molecules, (ii) that this recognition is selective (i.e., the sterol favors the longer phospholipid as a nearest neighbor over the shorter one, especially when the sterol concentrations in the bilayer is high (e.g., 40 mol %), and (iii) the phospholipids, themselves, are unable to recognize each other. Taken together, these findings indicate that the probable mechanism by which cholesterol induces homoassociation of A and B in analogous bilayers is one in which the sterol "pulls" two or more of the longer phospholipid monomers (B) out of a "sea" of randomly mixed A and B. These findings also lend support for the notion of cholesterol-phospholipid complexation in fluid bilayers. The biological implications of these findings are briefly discussed.
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- Michihiro Sugahara
- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA
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Sharma BB, Apgar JR, Liu FT. Mast cells. Receptors, secretagogues, and signaling. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2002; 22:119-48. [PMID: 11975419 DOI: 10.1385/criai:22:2:119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Bhavya B Sharma
- Division of Allergy, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Powner DJ, Hodgkin MN, Wakelam MJO. Antigen-stimulated activation of phospholipase D1b by Rac1, ARF6, and PKCalpha in RBL-2H3 cells. Mol Biol Cell 2002; 13:1252-62. [PMID: 11950936 PMCID: PMC102266 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.01-05-0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2001] [Revised: 12/21/2001] [Accepted: 12/31/2001] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Phospholipase D (PLD) activity can be detected in response to many agonists in most cell types; however, the pathway from receptor occupation to enzyme activation remains unclear. In vitro PLD1b activity is phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate dependent via an N-terminal PH domain and is stimulated by Rho, ARF, and PKC family proteins, combinations of which cooperatively increase this activity. Here we provide the first evidence for the in vivo regulation of PLD1b at the molecular level. Antigen stimulation of RBL-2H3 cells induces the colocalization of PLD1b with Rac1, ARF6, and PKCalpha at the plasma membrane in actin-rich structures, simultaneously with cooperatively increasing PLD activity. Activation is both specific and direct because dominant negative mutants of Rac1 and ARF6 inhibit stimulated PLD activity, and surface plasmon resonance reveals that the regulatory proteins bind directly and independently to PLD1b. This also indicates that PLD1b can concurrently interact with a member from each regulator family. Our results show that in contrast to PLD1b's translocation to the plasma membrane, PLD activation is phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase dependent. Therefore, because inactive, dominant negative GTPases do not activate PLD1b, we propose that activation results from phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent stimulation of Rac1, ARF6, and PKCalpha.
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- Dale J Powner
- Institute for Cancer Studies, Birmingham University, Birmingham, B15 2TA, United Kingdom
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Uragami M, Tokutake N, Yan X, Regen SL. Is the linkage region of sphingolipids responsible for lipid raft formation? J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:5124-5. [PMID: 11457354 DOI: 10.1021/ja015715w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M Uragami
- Department of Chemistry and Zettlemoyer Center for Surface Studies, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA
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Hong-Geller E, Holowka D, Siraganian RP, Baird B, Cerione RA. Activated Cdc42/Rac reconstitutes Fcepsilon RI-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and degranulation in mutant RBL mast cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:1154-9. [PMID: 11158610 PMCID: PMC14724 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.1154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Antigen stimulation of mast cells via FcepsilonRI, the high-affinity receptor for IgE, triggers a signaling cascade that requires Ca(2+) mobilization for exocytosis of secretory granules during an allergic response. This study investigates critical signaling components by using mutant RBL mast cells that are defective in antigen-stimulated phospholipase Cgamma (PLCgamma) activation, as well as other signaling activities downstream of stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation. We show that the expression of activated versions of the Cdc42 or Rac1 GTPase restores antigen-stimulated Ca(2+) mobilization necessary for degranulation in these mutant cells. Wild-type Cdc42 and Rac1, as well as activated Cdc42 containing effector domain mutations, all fail to restore antigen-stimulated signaling leading to exocytosis. Expression of oncogenic Dbl, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Cdc42 and Rac1, partially restores sustained Ca(2+) mobilization and degranulation, suggesting that activation of endogenous Cdc42 and/or Rac1 is impaired in the mutant cells. Overexpression of PLCgamma1 with either activated Cdc42 or Rac1 synergistically stimulates degranulation, consistent with a critical defect in PLCgamma activation in these cells. Thus, our results point to activation of Cdc42 and/or Rac1 playing an essential role in antigen stimulation of early events that culminate in mast cell degranulation.
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- E Hong-Geller
- Departments of Molecular Medicine, and Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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