Abstract
We demonstrate here that the transient receptor potential melastatin subfamily channel, TRPM4, controls migration of bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs), triggered by dinitrophenylated human serum albumin (DNP-HSA) or stem cell factor (SCF). Wild-type BMMCs migrate after stimulation with DNP-HSA or SCF whereas both stimuli do not induce migration in BMMCs derived from TRPM4 knockout mice (trpm4-/-). Mast cell migration is a Ca2+-dependent process, and TRPM4 likely controls this process by setting the intracellular Ca2+ level upon cell stimulation. Cell migration depends on filamentous actin (F-actin) rearrangement, since pretreatment with cytochalasin B, an inhibitor of F-actin formation, prevented both DNP-HSA- and SCF-induced migration in wild-type BMMC. Immunocytochemical experiments using fluorescence-conjugated phalloidin demonstrate a reduced level of F-actin formation in DNP-HSA-stimulated BMMCs from trpm4-/- mice. Thus, our results suggest that TRPM4 is critically involved in migration of BMMCs by regulation of Ca2+-dependent actin cytoskeleton rearrangements.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 226-232 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cell Calcium |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009/03 |
Keywords
- Actin cytoskeleton
- Antigen
- Mast cells
- Migration
- TRP channel
- TRPM4
- Transgenic mice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology