Syk deficiency in non-releaser basophils
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Christopher Kepley, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Background: Peripheral blood basophils from 10% to 20% of donors fail to degranulate in response to cross-linking the high-affinity IgE receptor FceRI. The molecular mechanisms underlying the nonreleaser phenotype have not been established. Objectives: Our aim was to compare the expression of FceRI-associated protein tyrosine kinases between nonreleaser and releaser basophils. Methods: With use of Western blotting we investigated Syk and Lyn protein levels in highly purified basophils from 3 anti-IgE nonreleasers and 2 releasers. Results: We identified 3 healthy nonatopic donors whose nonreleaser basophils express FceRI normally but fail to express protein for the tyrosine kinase Syk, which is implicated in the initiation of FceRI-mediated secretion. Protein levels for the tyrosine kinase Lyn are somewhat reduced but not absent in nonreleaser basophils. Levels of Lyn and Syk protein are similar in B cells, eosinophils, and neutrophilsfrom releaser and nonreleaser donors. During these studies one nonreleaser “converted” into a releaser with concomitant basophil Syk expression. Conclusion: The absence of detectable Syk could explain the nonreleaser phenotype of basophils from some donors.
Syk deficiency in non-releaser basophils
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- Publication
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999; 104:279-84.
- Language: English
- Date: 1999
- Keywords
- Basophils, signal transduction, nonreleaser, tyrosine kinase, Lyn, Syk, human