title: Mast cell signaling: the role of protein tyrosine kinase Syk, its activation and screening methods for new pathway participants.
abstract: The aggregation by antigen of the IgE bound to its high affinity receptor on mast cells initiates a complex series of biochemical events that result in the release of inflammatory mediators. The essential role of the protein tyrosine kinase Syk has been appreciated for some time, and newer results have defined the mechanism of its activation. The use of siRNA has defined the relative contribution of Syk, Fyn and Gab2 to signaling and has made possible a screening study to identify previously unrecognized molecules that are involved in these pathways.
authors.affiliation: Receptors and Signal Transduction Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. rs53x@nih.gov
authors.forename: Reuben P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Siraganian
authors.forename: Rodrigo O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: Emilia A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Barbu
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000072377:Syk Kinase
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C000606896:SYK protein, human; D000072377:Syk Kinase