title: Critical Roles for PU.1, GATA1, and GATA2 in the expression of human FcεRI on mast cells: PU.1 and GATA1 transactivate FCER1A, and GATA2 transactivates FCER1A and MS4A2.
abstract: The high-affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI, which is composed of α-, β-, and γ-chains, plays an important role in IgE-mediated allergic responses. In the current study, involvement of the transcription factors, PU.1, GATA1, and GATA2, in the expression of FcεRI on human mast cells was investigated. Transfection of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) against PU.1, GATA1, and GATA2 into the human mast cell line, LAD2, caused significant downregulation of cell surface expression of FcεRI. Quantification of the mRNA levels revealed that PU.1, GATA1, and GATA2 siRNAs suppressed the α transcript, whereas the amount of β mRNA was reduced in only GATA2 siRNA transfectants. In contrast, γ mRNA levels were not affected by any of the knockdowns. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay showed that significant amounts of PU.1, GATA1, and GATA2 bind to the promoter region of FCER1A (encoding FcεRIα) and that GATA2 binds to the promoter of MS4A2 (encoding FcεRIβ). Luciferase assay and EMSA showed that GATA2 transactivates the MS4A2 promoter via direct binding. These knockdowns of transcription factors also suppressed the IgE-mediated degranulation activity of LAD2. Similarly, all three knockdowns suppressed FcεRI expression in primary mast cells, especially PU.1 siRNA and GATA2 siRNA, which target FcεRIα and FcεRIβ, respectively. From these results, we conclude that PU.1 and GATA1 are involved in FcεRIα transcription through recruitment to its promoter, whereas GATA2 positively regulates FcεRIβ transcription. Suppression of these transcription factors leads to downregulation of FcεRI expression and IgE-mediated degranulation activity. Our findings will contribute to the development of new therapeutic approaches for FcεRI-mediated allergic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan;
authors.forename: Eisuke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Inage
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasakura
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yashiro
authors.forename: Ryuyo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Mutsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oboki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niyonsaba
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Chiharu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017455:Receptors, IgE / Q000235:genetics*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1
chemical_list: D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1; C475664:FCER1A protein, human; C502447:MS4A2 protein, human