TRPM4 regulates migration of mast cells in mice

Takahiro Shimizu, Grzegorz Owsianik, Marc Freichel, Veit Flockerzi, Bernd Nilius*, Rudi Vennekens

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)226-232
Number of pages7
JournalCell Calcium
Volume45
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009/03

Keywords

  • Actin cytoskeleton
  • Antigen
  • Mast cells
  • Migration
  • TRP channel
  • TRPM4
  • Transgenic mice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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