title: Differential regulation of mast cell degranulation versus cytokine secretion by the actin regulatory proteins Coronin1a and Coronin1b.
abstract: Mast cell (MC) activation via aggregation of the high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) causes degranulation and release of proinflammatory mediators in a process that involves the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. However, the regulatory pathways and the molecular links between cytoskeletal changes and MC function are incompletely understood. In this study, we provide genetic evidence for a critical role of the actin-regulatory proteins Coronin1a (Coro1a) and Coro1b on exocytic pathways in MCs: Coro1a(-/-) bone marrow-derived MCs exhibit increased FcεRI-mediated degranulation of secretory lysosomes but significantly reduced secretion of cytokines. Hyperdegranulation of Coro1a(-/-) MCs is further augmented by the additional loss of Coro1b. In vivo, Coro1a(-/-)Coro1b(-/-) mice displayed enhanced passive cutaneous anaphylaxis. Functional reconstitution assays revealed that the inhibitory effect of Coro1a on MC degranulation strictly correlates with cortical localization of Coro1a, requires its filamentous actin-binding activity, and is regulated by phosphorylation of Ser2 of Coro1a. Thus, coronin proteins, and in turn the actin cytoskeleton, exhibit a functional dichotomy as differential regulators of degranulation versus cytokine secretion in MC biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Research Center Borstel, 23845 Borstel, Germany. nfoeger@fz-borstel.de
authors.forename: Niko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Föger
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jenckel
authors.forename: Zane
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Orinska
authors.forename: Kyeong-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulfone-Paus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000502:physiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010323:Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; C072061:coronin proteins