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Alternative Isoforms of the mi Transcription Factor (MITF) Regulate the Expression of mMCP-6 in the Connective Tissue-Type Mast Cells Cultured with Stem Cell Factor

SCF에서 배양한 결합조직형 비만세포에서 mMCP-6 발현을 조절하는 MITF 이형체

  • Lee, Sun-Hee (Department of Immunology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Guan, Xiu-Ying (Department of Immunology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Ki (Department of Immunology, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 이선희 (전북대학교 의과대학 면역학교실) ;
  • 관수영 (전북대학교 의과대학 면역학교실) ;
  • 김대기 (전북대학교 의과대학 면역학교실)
  • Published : 2008.10.30
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Abstract

mi transcription factor (MITF) is important in regulating the differentiation of mast cells. In particular, MITF regulates the transcription of the mouse mast cell-specific serine protease (mMCP)-6 gene, which is generally expressed by the connective tissue-type of mast cells. In this study, we investigated alternative isoforms of MITF that regulate transcription of the mMCP-6 gene in bone marrow-derived cultured mast cells in mice. The expression of MITF isoforms was examined by RT-PCR. We observed that MITF-A, -E, -H and -Mc were expressed by mucosal-type mast cells cultured in the presence of IL-3, whereas the connective tissue-type mast cells cultured in the presence of stem cell factor (SCF) expressed MITF-A. Overexpression of MITF isoforms increased luciferase activity through the mMCP-6 promoter in NIH-3T3 cells and elevated the level of mMCP-6 expression in the MC/9 mast cell line. Moreover, mMCP-6 expression in mast cells was significantly inhibited by the depletion of MITF. The transcriptional activity and DNA binding of MITF-A was comparable to that of MITF isoforms, including MITF-E, -H, and -Mc. Our results therefore suggest that MITF-A may be an important isoform of MITF in regulating the transcription of mMCP-6 in mouse connective tissue mast cells.

mi transcription factor (MITF)는 비만세포의 분화를 조절하는 중요한 전사인자이다. 특히 MITF는 결합조직형 비만세포에서 일반적으로 발현하는 비만세포 특이적 세린 단백분해효소의 일종인 mMCP-6 유전자의 전사를 조절한다. 본 연구는 마우스 골수유래 배양비만세포에서 mMCP-6 유전자의 전사를 조절하는 MITF이형체를 규명하였다. MITF 이형체들의 발현은 RT-PCR로 확인하였다. IL-3존재 하에서 배양한 점막형 비만세포들은 MITF-A,-E, -H, -Mc 등이 발현하였다. 반면에 SCF존재 하에서 배양한 결합조직형 비만세포들은 MITF-A가 발현하였다. MITF이형체를 과발현시키면 NIH-3T3 세포에서 mMCP-6 promoter를 통한 luciferase 활성을 증가시키고, MC/9 비만세포주에서는 증가된 mMCP-6발현을 유도하였다. 더불어 비만세포에서의 mMCP-6 발현은 MITF-A 고갈로 인하여 유의적으로 억제되었다. MITF-A의 전사활성과 DNA결합은 MITF-E, -H, -Mc 등의 타 이형체들의 결과와 유사하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과들은 MITF-A가 마우스 결합조직형 비만세포에서 발현하여 mMCP-6 전사를 조절하는 중요한 이형체임을 제시한다.

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