PMID- 28458279 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170810 LR - 20171017 IS - 1347-5231 (Electronic) IS - 0031-6903 (Linking) VI - 137 IP - 5 DP - 2017 TI - [Regulatory Mechanism of Mast Cell Activation by Zinc Signaling]. PG - 495-501 LID - 10.1248/yakushi.16-00239-1 [doi] AB - Mast cells are hematopoietic-lineage cells that participate in immunoglobulin E (IgE)-associated immune responses, including allergic reactions and parasite resistance. Recent studies have shown that zinc (Zn) ion can behave as an intracellular signaling molecule and that Zn is involved in mast cell activation. We demonstrated that mast cells stimulated through the high-affinity IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI) rapidly release intracellular Zn from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and we named this phenomenon the "Zn wave". Furthermore, we found that the L-type calcium channel (LTCC) is the gatekeeper for the Zn wave. LTCC antagonists inhibited the Zn wave, and an agonist was sufficient to induce it. Notably, LTCC was mainly localized to the ER rather than to the plasma membrane in mast cells, and the Zn wave was impaired by LTCC knockdown. We also found that the LTCC-mediated Zn wave positively controlled inflammatory cytokine gene induction by enhancing the DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB). These findings indicated that the LTCC has a novel function as a gatekeeper for the Zn wave, which is involved in regulating NF-kappaB signaling. In this review, we describe our current understanding of Zn signaling, especially with regard to the Zn wave and the role of Zn signaling in mast cells. FAU - Nishida, Keigo AU - Nishida K AD - Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science. FAU - Uchida, Ryota AU - Uchida R AD - Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science. LA - jpn PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Japan TA - Yakugaku Zasshi JT - Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan JID - 0413613 RN - 0 (Calcium Channels, L-Type) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgE) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - J41CSQ7QDS (Zinc) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcium Channels, L-Type/physiology MH - Cytokines MH - DNA/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation Mediators MH - Mast Cells/cytology/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Receptors, IgE/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Zinc/*metabolism/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - L-type calcium channel OT - cytokine OT - mast cell OT - zinc EDAT- 2017/05/02 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/11 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/11 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1248/yakushi.16-00239-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Yakugaku Zasshi. 2017;137(5):495-501. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.16-00239-1.