
Microenvironment-based alterations in phenotypes of mast cells influence the susceptibility to anaphylaxis, yet the mechanisms underlying proper maturation of mast cells toward an anaphylaxis-sensitive phenotype are incompletely understood. Here we report that PLA2G3, a mammalian homolog of anaphylactic bee venom phospholipase A2, regulates this process. PLA2G3 secreted from mast cells is coupled with fibroblastic lipocalin-type PGD2 synthase (L-PGDS) to provide PGD2, which facilitates mast-cell maturation via PGD2 receptor DP1. Mice lacking PLA2G3, L-PGDS or DP1, mast cell-deficient mice reconstituted with PLA2G3-null or DP1-null mast cells, or mast cells cultured with L-PGDS-ablated fibroblasts exhibited impaired maturation and anaphylaxis of mast cells. Thus, we describe a lipid-driven PLA2G3-L-PGDS-DP1 loop that drives mast cell maturation.
Mice, Knockout, Mice, 129 Strain, Prostaglandin D2, Gene Expression Profiling, Group III Phospholipases A2, Blotting, Western, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Differentiation, Fibroblasts, Lipocalins, Intramolecular Oxidoreductases, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Paracrine Communication, Animals, Humans, Mast Cells, Cells, Cultured, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Mice, Knockout, Mice, 129 Strain, Prostaglandin D2, Gene Expression Profiling, Group III Phospholipases A2, Blotting, Western, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Differentiation, Fibroblasts, Lipocalins, Intramolecular Oxidoreductases, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Paracrine Communication, Animals, Humans, Mast Cells, Cells, Cultured, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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