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Isoform-specific functions of phosphoinositide 3-kinases: p110 delta but not p110 gamma promotes optimal allergic responses in vivo.

The leukocyte-enriched p110gamma and p110delta isoforms of PI3K have been shown to control in vitro degranulation of mast cells induced by cross-linking of the high affinity receptor of IgE (FcepsilonRI). However, the relative contribution of these PI3K isoforms in IgE-dependent allergic responses in vivo is controversial. A side-by-side comparative analysis of the role of p110gamma and p110delta in mast cell function, using genetic approaches and newly developed isoform-selective pharmacologic inhibitors, confirms that both PI3K isoforms play an important role in FcepsilonRI-activated mast cell degranulation in vitro. In vivo, however, only p110delta was found to be required for optimal IgE/Ag-dependent hypersensitivity responses in mice. These observations identify p110delta as a key therapeutic target among PI3K isoforms for allergy- and mast cell-related diseases.[1]

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  1. Isoform-specific functions of phosphoinositide 3-kinases: p110 delta but not p110 gamma promotes optimal allergic responses in vivo. Ali, K., Camps, M., Pearce, W.P., Ji, H., Rückle, T., Kuehn, N., Pasquali, C., Chabert, C., Rommel, C., Vanhaesebroeck, B. J. Immunol. (2008) [Pubmed]
 
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