A cell that is found in almost all tissues containing numerous basophilic granules and capable of releasing large amounts of histamine and heparin upon activation. Progenitors leave bone marrow and mature in connective and mucosal tissue. Mature mast cells are found in all tissues, except the bloodstream. Their phenotype is CD117-high, CD123-negative, CD193-positive, CD200R3-positive, and FceRI-high. Stem-cell factor (KIT-ligand; SCF) is the main controlling signal of their survival and development. [ GOC:dsd MESH:D008407 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16455980 GOC:add GOC:tfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15153310 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/212366338 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A068340007X http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19671378 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1312421 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855166 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9354811 ]
Synonyms: histaminocyte labrocyte mastocyte
Term information
- BTO:0000830
- CALOHA:TS-0603
- FMA:66784
blood_and_immune_upper_slim, cellxgene_subset, human_reference_atlas
Mast cells are generally integrin beta-7-negative and positive for TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5, TLR7, TLR9, C3aR, C5aR, CR3, CR4, VEGF, FGF2, and renin. They can express MHC Class I and II on their surface. Activated murine mast cells (IgE+Antigen) were capable of expressing the following co-stimulatory molecules: CD95 (Fas), CD120b, CD137 (4-1BB), CD153 (CD30L), CD154 (CD40L), GITR, ICOSL, OX40L, PD-L1, and PD-L2. Note that there was some mouse strain variation. Mast cells have also been demonstrated to produce bFGF, CCL2, CCL4, CCL5, CCL11, CCL20, CXCL2, CXCL8, CXCL10, GM-CSF, IFN-gamma, IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-8, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-16, IL-25, IL-18, MIP-1, prostaglandin D2, SCF, TGF-beta, TNF-alpha, TSLP, VEGF, and XCL1. They express the transcription factors Transcription factors AP-1, GATA1, MITF, Notch2, PIAS3, PU.1, and STAT5.
Term relations
- myeloid leukocyte and has part some secretory granule and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some interleukin-3 receptor class 2 alpha chain and has plasma membrane part some C-C chemokine receptor type 3 and has plasma membrane part some cell surface glycoprotein CD200 receptor 3 and capable of some histamine production involved in inflammatory response and capable of some prostaglandin production involved in inflammatory response and capable of some positive regulation of peripheral tolerance induction and capable of some positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis and capable of some positive regulation of type 2 immune response and capable of some heparin biosynthetic process and has high plasma membrane amount some mast/stem cell growth factor receptor and has high plasma membrane amount some high affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit alpha
- histamine secreting cell
- myeloid leukocyte
- develops from some mast cell progenitor
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some interleukin-3 receptor class 2 alpha chain
- capable of some positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis
- capable of some positive regulation of type 2 immune response
- has plasma membrane part some cell surface glycoprotein CD200 receptor 3
- has high plasma membrane amount some high affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit alpha
- capable of some heparin biosynthetic process
- has part some secretory granule
- capable of some positive regulation of peripheral tolerance induction
- capable of some prostaglandin production involved in inflammatory response
- capable of some histamine production involved in inflammatory response
- has high plasma membrane amount some mast/stem cell growth factor receptor
- has plasma membrane part some C-C chemokine receptor type 3