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Activated Cdc42/Rac reconstitutes Fcepsilon RI-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and degranulation in mutant RBL mast cells.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Hong-Geller E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC14724 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Activated Cdc42/Rac reconstitutes Fcepsilon RI-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and degranulation in mutant RBL mast cells.

Hong-Geller E E Holowka D D Siraganian R P RP Baird B B Cerione R A RA

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20010101 3

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 expressi ...[more]

PMID: 11158610

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Project description:Mast cells and basophils are central players in allergic reactions triggered by immunoglobulin E (IgE). They have intracellular granules containing allergic mediators (e.g., histamine, serotonin, inflammatory cytokines, proteases and ?-hexosaminidase), and stimulation by IgE-allergen complex leads to the release of such allergic mediators from the granules, that is, degranulation. Mast cells are residents of mucosal surfaces, including those of nasal and oral cavities, and play an important role in the innate defense system. Members of the mitis group streptococci such as Streptococcus oralis, are primary colonizers of the human oral cavity. They produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a by-product of sugar metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effects of streptococcal infection on RBL-2H3 mast cell/basophil cell line. Infection by oral streptococci did not induce degranulation of the cells. Stimulation of the RBL-2H3 cells with anti-dinitrophenol (DNP) IgE and DNP-conjugated human serum albumin triggers degranulation with the release of ?-hexosaminidase. We found that S. oralis and other mitis group streptococci inhibited the IgE-triggered degranulation of RBL-2H3 cells. Since mitis group streptococci produce H2O2, we examined the effect of S. oralis mutant strain deficient in producing H2O2, and found that they lost the ability to suppress the degranulation. Moreover, H2O2 alone inhibited the IgE-induced degranulation. Subsequent analysis suggested that the inhibition of degranulation was related to the cytotoxicity of streptococcal H2O2. Activated RBL-2H3 cells produce interleukin-4 (IL-4); however, IL-4 production was not induced by streptococcal H2O2. Furthermore, an in vivo study using the murine pollen-induced allergic rhinitis model suggested that the streptococcal H2O2 reduces nasal allergic reaction. These findings reveal that H2O2 produced by oral mitis group streptococci inhibits IgE-stimulated degranulation by inducing cell death. Consequently, streptococcal H2O2 can be considered to modulate the allergic reaction in mucosal surfaces.

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Activated Cdc42/Rac reconstitutes Fcepsilon RI-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and degranulation in mutant RBL mast cells.

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Activated Cdc42/Rac reconstitutes Fcepsilon RI-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and degranulation in mutant RBL mast cells.

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