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Differential expression of leukocyte immunoglobulin‐like receptors on cord blood‐derived human mast cell progenitors and mature mast cells
Author(s) -
Tedla Nicodemus,
Lee ChyhWoei,
Borges Luis,
Geczy Carolyn L.,
Arm Jonathan P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of leukocyte biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.819
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1938-3673
pISSN - 0741-5400
DOI - 10.1189/jlb.0507314
Subject(s) - biology , mast cell , microbiology and biotechnology , receptor , immunoglobulin e , interleukin 33 , progenitor cell , degranulation , stem cell factor , cytokine , antibody , immunology , stem cell , biochemistry , interleukin
The leukocyte Ig‐like receptors (LILRs) comprise a family of cell‐surface immunoregulatory receptors with activating and inhibitory members. The inhibitory LILRs possess cytoplasmic ITIMs that down‐regulate signaling by nonreceptor tyrosine kinase cascades. The activating members have a truncated cytoplasmic domain and signal through the FcRγ chain. We examined the expression of LILRs on human mast cells during their development in vitro. Progenitor mast cells expressed cell surface inhibitory LILRB1, ‐B2, ‐B3, and ‐B4 and activating LILRA1. However, although mature cord blood‐derived mast cells ( hMCs ) had detectable mRNA encoding multiple LILRs, none were expressed on the cell surface. Culture of progenitor mast cells or hMCs with various cytokine combinations failed to retain or induce cell surface expression of the LILRs. It is interesting that hMCs expressed LILRB5 in cytoplasmic granules and upon cross‐linking of the high‐affinity IgE receptor, released LILRB5 into the culture medium. Our results demonstrate that LILRs are developmentally regulated in human mast cells and that LILRB5 is expressed in mast cell granules and the release of soluble LILRB5 following IgE FcR‐dependent stimulation, which has potential for amplification of mast cell‐dependent, inflammatory responses.