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Expression profiles of mRNAs and proteins for various transcription factors were determined for human skin mast cells (sMCs), leukemic HMC-1 MCs, monocytes and granulocytes. By quantitative RT-PCR, sMCs expressed lower levels of c-fos, PU.1, C/EBPα, and C/EBPɛ than monocytes and granulocytes, but higher levels of MITF, SCL, GATA-1 and GATA-2. At the protein level, MITF, SCL, GATA-2, Elf-1 and c-fos were clearly detectable in sMCs. With the exception of c-fos, these proteins were absent or expressed only slightly in monocytes and granulocytes. The expression of NF-E2p45, GATA-1, PU.1, Ets-1, C/EBPα and C/EBPɛ was below the detection limit in sMCs, but detectable in other myelocytes. The high expression of SCL and GATA-2 in sMCs is reminiscent of stem cells. The absence of C/EBPɛ in sMCs, but strong expression in HMC-1, suggests it may impair MC maturation. In summary, mature human MCs can be characterized as C/EBPαlow, C/EBPɛ−, PU.1low, GATA-1low, GATA-2+, SCL+, MITFhigh.
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Received 29 October 2004; accepted 17 November 2004
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Babina, M., Schülke, Y., Kirchhof, L. et al. The transcription factor profile of human mast cells in comparison with monocytes and granulocytes. CMLS, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 62, 214–226 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-004-4480-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-004-4480-6