Abstract |
Mast cells are well known for their harmful role in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions, but their physiological role remains a mystery. Several recent studies have reported that mast cells play a critical role in innate immunity in mice by releasing tumor necrosis factor alpha ( TNF-alpha) to recruit neutrophils to sites of enterobacterial infection. In some cases, the mast cell TNF-alpha response was triggered when these cells directly bound FimH on the surface of Escherichia coli. We have identified CD48, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored molecule, to be the complementary FimH-binding moiety in rodent mast cell membrane fractions. We showed that (i) pretreatment of mast cell membranes with antibodies to CD48 or phospholipase C inhibited binding of FimH+ E. coli, (ii) FimH+ E. coli but not a FimH- derivative bound isolated CD48 in a mannose-inhibitable manner, (iii) binding of FimH+ bacteria to Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was markedly increased when these cells were transfected with CD48 cDNA, and (iv) antibodies to CD48 specifically blocked the mast cell TNF-alpha response to FimH+ E. coli. Thus, CD48 is a functionally relevant microbial receptor on mast cells that plays a role in triggering inflammation.
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Authors | R Malaviya, Z Gao, K Thankavel, P A van der Merwe, S N Abraham |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A)
Vol. 96
Issue 14
Pg. 8110-5
(Jul 06 1999)
ISSN: 0027-8424 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10393956
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Antigens, CD
- CD48 Antigen
- Cd48 protein, mouse
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
- Recombinant Proteins
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- fimH protein, E coli
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Type C Phospholipases
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Topics |
- Adhesins, Bacterial
(genetics, metabolism)
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Animals
- Antigens, CD
(genetics, physiology)
- Bacterial Adhesion
- CD48 Antigen
- CHO Cells
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cricetinae
- Escherichia coli
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
(metabolism)
- Male
- Mast Cells
(immunology)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Recombinant Proteins
(metabolism)
- Transfection
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(immunology, metabolism)
- Type C Phospholipases
(metabolism)
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