Abstract
Nuclear receptor 4a3 (Nr4a3) is a transcription factor implicated in various settings such as vascular biology and inflammation. We have recently shown that mast cells dramatically upregulate Nuclear receptor 4a3 upon activation, and here we investigated the functional impact of Nuclear receptor 4a3 on mast cell responses. We show that Nuclear receptor 4a3 is involved in the regulation of cytokine/chemokine secretion in mast cells following activation via the high affinity IgE receptor. Moreover, Nuclear receptor 4a3 negatively affects the transcript and protein levels of mast cell tryptase as well as the mast cell’s responsiveness to allergen. Together, these findings identify Nuclear receptor 4a3 as a novel regulator of mast cell function.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-20-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089311
Repository Citation
Garcia-Faroldi, Gianni; Melo, Fabio R.; Bruemmer, Dennis; Conneely, Orla M; Pejler, Gunnar; and Lundequist, Anders, "Nuclear Receptor 4a3 (Nr4a3) Regulates Murine Mast Cell Responses and Granule Content" (2014). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications. 34.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/internalmedicine_facpub/34
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in PLoS ONE, v. 9, issue 2, no. e89311.
© 2014 Garcia-Faroldi et al.
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