title: Cutting Edge: Lentiviral short hairpin RNA silencing of PTEN in human mast cells reveals constitutive signals that promote cytokine secretion and cell survival.
abstract: Engagement of the FcepsilonRI expressed on mast cells induces the production of phosphatidylinositol 3, 4, 5-trisphosphate by PI3K, which is essential for the functions of the cells. PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten) directly opposes PI3K by dephosphorylating phosphatidylinositol 3, 4, 5-trisphosphate at the 3' position. In this work we used a lentivirus-mediated short hairpin RNA gene knockdown method to study the role of PTEN in CD34(+) peripheral blood-derived human mast cells. Loss of PTEN caused constitutive phosphorylation of Akt, p38 MAPK, and JNK, as well as cytokine production and enhancement in cell survival, but not degranulation. FcepsilonRI engagement of PTEN-deficient cells augmented signaling downstream of Src kinases and increased calcium flux, degranulation, and further enhanced cytokine production. PTEN-deficient cells, but not control cells, were resistant to inhibition of cytokine production by wortmannin, a PI3K inhibitor. The findings demonstrate that PTEN functions as a key regulator of mast cell homeostasis and FcepsilonRI-responsiveness.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Inflammation Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olivera
authors.forename: Yasuomi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagishi
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casellas
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beaven
authors.forename: Alasdair M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gilfillan
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016086:Lentivirus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D034622:RNA Interference; D017455:Receptors, IgE / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D017455:Receptors, IgE; C060974:phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; C494929:PTEN protein, human; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D002118:Calcium