Article
Leukocyte common antigen (CD45) is required for immunoglobulin E-mediated degranulation of mast cells.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 1994
Berger S A, Mak T W, Paige C J
Abstract excerpt
We demonstrate using primary mast cell cultures derived from wild-type and CD45-deficient mice that mast cell triggering through the high-affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor requires the cell surface tyrosine phosphatase CD45. Unlike wild-type cells, cross-linking of surface-bound IgE in mast cells deficient in CD45 does not induce degranulation. Degranulation in these mutant cells does occur after treatment...
Topics
- Anaphylaxis
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Calcimycin
- Cell Degranulation
- Cell Line
- Flow Cytometry
- Immunoglobulin E
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Mast Cells
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
