Membrane IgE binds and activates Fc epsilon RI in an antigen-independent manner |
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Authors: | Vangelista Luca Soprana Elisa Cesco-Gaspere Michela Mandiola Paola Di Lullo Giulia Fucci Rita N Codazzi Franca Palini Alessio Paganelli Giovanni Burrone Oscar R Siccardi Antonio G |
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Institution: | Department of Biology and Genetics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. vangelista.luca@hsr.it |
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Abstract: | Interaction of secretory IgE with FcepsilonRI is the prerequisite for allergen-driven cellular responses, fundamental events in immediate and chronic allergic manifestations. Previous studies reported the binding of soluble FcepsilonRIalpha to membrane IgE exposed on B cells. In this study, the functional interaction between human membrane IgE and human FcepsilonRI is presented. Four different IgE versions were expressed in mouse B cell lines, namely: a truncation at the Cepsilon2-Cepsilon3 junction of membrane IgE isoform long, membrane IgE isoform long (without Igalpha/Igbeta BCR accessory proteins), and both epsilonBCRs (containing membrane IgE isoforms short and long). All membrane IgE versions activated a rat basophilic leukemia cell line transfected with human FcepsilonRI, as detected by measuring the release of both preformed and newly synthesized mediators. The interaction led also to Ca(2+) responses in the basophil cell line, while membrane IgE-FcepsilonRI complexes were detected by immunoprecipitation. FcepsilonRI activation by membrane IgE occurs in an Ag-independent manner. Noteworthily, human peripheral blood basophils and monocytes also were activated upon contact with cells bearing membrane IgE. In humans, the presence of FcepsilonRI in several cellular entities suggests a possible membrane IgE-FcepsilonRI-driven cell-cell dialogue, with likely implications for IgE homeostasis in physiology and pathology. |
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