| First Author | Oh SY | Year | 2014 |
| Journal | Exp Hematol | Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 10 | Pages | 919-23.e1 |
| PubMed ID | 25201754 | Mgi Jnum | J:230197 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5755747 | Doi | 10.1016/j.exphem.2014.07.266 |
| Citation | Oh SY, et al. (2014) Global microRNA expression is essential for murine mast cell development in vivo. Exp Hematol 42(10):919-23.e1 |
| abstractText | MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNAs that have been shown to play a critical role in normal physiology and disease, such as hematopoietic development and cancer. However, their role in mast-cell function and development is poorly understood. The major objective of this study was to determine how global miRNA expression affects mast-cell physiology. The RNase III endonuclease, Dicer, is required for the processing of pre-miRNAs into mature miRNAs. To investigate the effect of global miRNA depletion on mast cells in vivo, we generated a mast-cell-specific knock out of Dicer in mice. Transgenic mice (Mcpt5-Cre) that express Cre selectively in connective tissue mast cells were crossed with mice carrying the floxed conditional Dicer allele (Dicer fl/fl). Mcpt5-Cre x Dicer fl/fl mice with homozygous Dicer gene deletion in mast cells were found to have a profound mast-cell deficiency with near complete loss of peritoneal, gastrointestinal, and skin mast cells. We examined the in vivo functional consequence of mast-cell-specific Dicer deletion using an immunoglobulin-E-dependent passive systemic anaphylaxis murine model. Immunoglobulin-E-sensitized wild type Mcpt5-Cre x Dicer +/+ and heterozygous Mcpt5-Cre x Dicer fl/+ mice show marked hypothermia with antigen; however, homozygous Mcpt5-Cre x Dicer fl/fl mice were completely unresponsive to antigen challenge. These studies suggest a critical role for Dicer and miRNA expression for establishment of tissue compartments of functional mast cells in vivo. |
