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Millar CM, Brown SA. Oligosaccharide structures of von Willebrand factor and their potential role in von Willebrand disease. Blood Rev 2006; 20:83-92. [PMID: 16507387 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2005.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Oligosaccharides make up approximately 20% of the mass of VWF and although their structures are well established, their functional role remains unclear. Modification of the VWF oligosaccharide structures has been shown to result in increased plasma clearance of the protein. A mutation which alters cell type-specific expression of the Galgt2 glycosyltransferase gene in the RIIIS/J mouse results in an autosomal dominant partial quantitative deficiency of VWF. Increased plasma clearance of VWF has been demonstrated in some individuals with a partial quantitative deficiency of the protein and it is possible that variation in VWF glycosylation may contribute towards this. ABH antigens occur within the oligosaccharide component of VWF and may account for the variation in plasma VWF:Ag levels observed between individuals of different ABO blood groups. The structures and functional roles of the oligosaccharide side chains of VWF and possible pathogenetic mechanisms by which they may contribute towards VWD are reviewed in this article.
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- Carolyn M Millar
- The Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.
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Münster J, Ziegelmüller P, Spillner E, Bredehorst R. High level expression of monomeric and dimeric human α1,3-fucosyltransferase V. J Biotechnol 2006; 121:448-57. [PMID: 16290306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2005] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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alpha3/4-Fucosyltransferases play a crucial role in inflammatory processes and tumor metastasis. While several human fucosyltransferases (FucTs) with different acceptor substrate specificities have been identified, the design of specific inhibitors for therapeutic approaches is hampered by the lack of structural information. In this study, we evaluated the expression of different constructs of human fucosyltransferase V to generate the large amounts required for structural studies. The truncated constructs lacking the transmembrane region and the cytosolic N-terminus, were expressed in baculovirus-infected Trichoplusia ni (Tn) insect cells and in two non-lytic expression systems, stably transfected human HEK 293 and T. ni cells. Since secretion of some glycosyltransferases is controlled by formation of dimeric molecules via disulfide bonds, one of the fucosyltransferase V constructs contained the N-terminal cysteine residue 64 for dimerization, whereas this residue was replaced in the other construct by serine. In both human and insect cells dimerization did not prove to be essential for efficient expression and secretion. On the basis of enzymatic activity, the yield of secreted fucosyltransferase V was approximately 10-fold higher in stably transfected insect cells than in HEK 293 cells. In particular the monomeric form of the enzyme provides a valuable tool for structural analyses to elucidate the fine specifity of fucosyltransferase V-mediated fucosylation of Lewis type glycans.
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- Jan Münster
- Institut für Biochemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Abteilung für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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LADII (leukocyte adhesion deficiency type II)/CDGIIc (congenital disorder of glycosylation type IIc) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by leukocyte adhesion deficiency as well as severe neurological and developmental abnormalities. It is caused by mutations in the Golgi GDP-fucose transporter, resulting in a reduction of fucosylated antigens on the cell surface. A recent study using fibroblasts from LADII/CDGIIc patients suggested that although terminal fucosylation of N-glycans is reduced severely, protein O-fucosylation is generally unaffected (Sturla, L., Rampal, R., Haltiwanger, R. S., Fruscione, F., Etzioni, A., and Tonetti, M. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278, 26727-26733). A potential explanation for this phenomenon is that enzymes adding O-fucose to proteins localize to cell organelles other than the Golgi apparatus. In this study, we investigated the subcellular localization of protein O-fucosyltransferase 1 (O-FucT-1), which is responsible for adding O-fucose to epidermal growth factor-like repeats. Our analysis reveals that, unlike all other known fucosyltransferases, O-FucT-1 is a soluble protein that localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In addition, it appears that O-FucT-1 is retained in the ER by a KDEL-like sequence at its C terminus. Our results also suggest that enzymatic addition of O-fucose to proteins occurs in the ER, suggesting that a novel, ER-localized GDP-fucose transporter may exist. The fact that O-FucT-1 recognizes properly folded epidermal growth factor-like repeats, together with this unique localization, suggests that it may play a role in quality control.
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- Yi Luo
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Developmental Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Woldesenbet S, Garcia R, Igbo N, Leake J, Lewis SK, Newton GR. Lectin Receptors for Endometrial H-type 1 Antigen on Goat Conceptuses. Am J Reprod Immunol 2004; 52:74-80. [PMID: 15214946 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PROBLEM The goal of this study was to determine if caprine conceptuses express lectin-like receptors for endometrial H-type 1 (HT1) antigen. METHOD OF STUDY Conceptus tissues were collected during the apposition, adhesion and attachment phases of placentation and evaluated using immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS Conceptus staining for the trisaccharide lacto-N-fucopentaose-1 was strong and uniform during apposition of fetal and maternal tissues but changed by day 25 of pregnancy when large aggregates of intense staining were observed. Monoclonal antibodies to galectin-3 did not stain conceptus tissue during the apposition phase but intense punctate staining was observed after day 25. Strong uniform staining for Lewis Y antigen was detected only on day 17 of pregnancy. CONCLUSION Conceptus tissue expresses potential receptors for endometrial HT1 antigen. Carbohydrate-lectin interactions may facilitate attachment of the apical surfaces of uterine epithelial cells and trophectoderm during the early stages of placentation.
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- S Woldesenbet
- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 7746-4079, USA
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Fucose is a deoxyhexose that is present in a wide variety of organisms. In mammals, fucose-containing glycans have important roles in blood transfusion reactions, selectin-mediated leukocyte-endothelial adhesion, host-microbe interactions, and numerous ontogenic events, including signaling events by the Notch receptor family. Alterations in the expression of fucosylated oligosaccharides have also been observed in several pathological processes, including cancer and atherosclerosis. Fucose deficiency is accompanied by a complex set of phenotypes both in humans with leukocyte adhesion deficiency type II (LAD II; also known as congenital disorder of glycosylation type IIc) and in a recently generated strain of mice with a conditional defect in fucosylated glycan expression. Fucosylated glycans are constructed by fucosyltransferases, which require the substrate GDP-fucose. Two pathways for the synthesis of GDP-fucose operate in mammalian cells, the GDP-mannose-dependent de novo pathway and the free fucose-dependent salvage pathway. In this review, we focus on the biological functions of mammalian fucosylated glycans and the biosynthetic processes leading to formation of the fucosylated glycan precursor GDP-fucose.
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- Daniel J Becker
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, MSRB I, room 3510, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0650, USA.
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O'Donnell J, Laffan MA. Dissociation of ABH antigen expression from von Willebrand factor synthesis in endothelial cell lines. Br J Haematol 2003; 121:928-31. [PMID: 12786805 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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ABO blood group determines plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels and ABH antigens are present on VWF. To investigate whether ABO influences the rate of VWF synthesis, we performed stable transfection of A transferase in a phenotypically group-O endothelial cell line (EAhy926). A transferase expression did not affect the rate of VWF synthesis. Although high levels of A antigen were expressed on the cell surface, no A determinants were added to VWF synthesized within these cells. Further studies demonstrated H structures were not present on EAhy926-derived VWF, despite the fact that H antigen is constitutively expressed by these cells.
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- James O'Donnell
- Department of Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.
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O'Donnell J, Boulton FE, Manning RA, Laffan MA. Amount of H antigen expressed on circulating von Willebrand factor is modified by ABO blood group genotype and is a major determinant of plasma von Willebrand factor antigen levels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002; 22:335-41. [PMID: 11834538 DOI: 10.1161/hq0202.103997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To investigate whether the effect of ABO blood group on plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels is mediated by the ABH antigenic determinants carried on N-linked glycans of vWF, we studied 158 group A and group O healthy volunteers. vWF antigen (vWF:Ag) and factor VIII antigen (FVIII:Ag) levels were highest in A(1)A(1) individuals and higher in A(1)O(1) than in A(2)O(1) or O(1)O(1) individuals. Plasma A transferase activity and the amount of A antigen expressed per unit vWF (AvWF) were significantly higher in A(1)A(1) than in A(1)O(1) individuals and higher in A(1)O(1) than in A(2)O(1) individuals. AvWF was correlated strongly with plasma levels of A transferase activity. Thus, we have clearly demonstrated a direct relationship between ABO genotype, A transferase expression, and the amount of A antigen expressed on circulating vWF. H antigen expression per unit vWF (HvWF) was highest in group O individuals. Among group A individuals, the pattern of HvWF expression was A(2)O(1)>A(1)O(1)>A(1)A(1). In group O and group A(2)O(1) individuals, HvWF was inversely correlated with plasma vWF levels. In contrast, among group A(1)A(1) and A(1)O(1) individuals, there was no relationship between AvWF and plasma vWF levels. These findings suggest that it is H antigen expression that mediates the ABO effect on plasma vWF concentration.
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- James O'Donnell
- Department of Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. james.o'
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Domino SE, Zhang L, Gillespie PJ, Saunders TL, Lowe JB. Deficiency of reproductive tract alpha(1,2)fucosylated glycans and normal fertility in mice with targeted deletions of the FUT1 or FUT2 alpha(1,2)fucosyltransferase locus. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:8336-45. [PMID: 11713270 PMCID: PMC99998 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.24.8336-8345.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2001] [Accepted: 09/10/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The fucose alpha(1-->2) galactose beta structure is expressed by uterine epithelial cells in the mouse and has been implicated in blastocyst adhesion events thought to be required for murine implantation. Fucalpha(1-->2)Galbeta moieties and cognate fucosyltransferases are also expressed by epithelial cells of the male reproductive tract and have been implicated in sperm maturation events that may contribute to fertilization. To determine directly if Fucalpha(1-->2)Galbeta moieties are required for fertility, we have generated strains of mice that are deficient in genes encoding FUT1 and FUT2, a pair of GDP-L-fucose:beta(1-->4)-D-galactosyl-R 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase enzymes (EC 2.4.1.69) responsible for Fucalpha(1-->2)Galbeta synthesis and expression. FUT1 null mice and FUT2 null mice develop normally and exhibit no gross phenotypic abnormalities. The Fucalpha(1-->2)Galbeta epitope is absent from the uterine epithelia of FUT2 null mice and from the epithelia of the epididymis of FUT1 null mice. Fully normal fertility is observed in FUT1 null intercrosses and in FUT2 null intercrosses. These observations indicate that Fucalpha(1-->2)Galbeta moieties are not essential to blastocyst-uterine epithelial cell interactions required for implantation and are not required for sperm maturation events that permit fertilization and that neither the FUT loci nor their cognate fucosylated glycans are essential to normal development.
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- S E Domino
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6428 Medical Science Bldg. 1, The University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 West Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Biochemical and molecular genetic studies have revealed that blood group antigens are present on cell surface molecules of wide structural diversity, including carbohydrate epitopes on glycoproteins and/or glycolipids, and peptide antigens on proteins inserted within the membrane via single or multi-pass transmembrane domains, or via glycosylphosphatidylinositol linkages. These studies have also shown that some blood group antigens are carried by complexes consisting of several membrane components which may be lacking or severely deficient in rare blood group 'null' phenotypes. In addition, although all blood group antigens are serologically detectable on red blood cells (RBCs), most of them are also expressed in non-erythroid tissues, raising further questions on their physiological function under normal and pathological conditions. In addition to their structural diversity, blood group antigens also possess wide functional diversity, and can be schematically subdivided into five classes: i) transporters and channels; ii) receptors for ligands, viruses, bacteria and parasites; iii) adhesion molecules; iv) enzymes; and v) structural proteins. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent findings on these molecules, and in particular to illustrate the existing structure-function relationships.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte/chemistry
- Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte/physiology
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Blood Group Antigens/chemistry
- Blood Group Antigens/classification
- Blood Group Antigens/genetics
- Blood Group Antigens/immunology
- Blood Group Antigens/physiology
- Blood Proteins/chemistry
- Blood Proteins/genetics
- Blood Proteins/immunology
- Blood Proteins/physiology
- Carrier Proteins/chemistry
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/physiology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/immunology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/physiology
- Chromosomes, Human/genetics
- Enzymes/chemistry
- Enzymes/genetics
- Enzymes/immunology
- Enzymes/physiology
- Erythrocyte Membrane/chemistry
- Erythrocyte Membrane/immunology
- Erythrocytes/enzymology
- Erythrocytes/microbiology
- Erythrocytes/parasitology
- Erythrocytes/virology
- Genes
- Humans
- Integrins/chemistry
- Integrins/genetics
- Integrins/immunology
- Integrins/physiology
- Ion Channels/chemistry
- Ion Channels/genetics
- Ion Channels/immunology
- Ion Channels/physiology
- Models, Molecular
- Organ Specificity
- Protein Conformation
- Protozoan Proteins
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, HIV/physiology
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/chemistry
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/genetics
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/immunology
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/physiology
- Species Specificity
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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Patnaik SK, Zhang A, Shi S, Stanley P. alpha(1,3)fucosyltransferases expressed by the gain-of-function Chinese hamster ovary glycosylation mutants LEC12, LEC29, and LEC30. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 375:322-32. [PMID: 10700388 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gain-of-function glycosylation mutants provide access to glycosylation pathways, glycosylation genes, and mechanisms that regulate expression of a glycotype. Previous studies have shown that the gain-of-function Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) mutants LEC12, LEC29, and LEC30 express an N-ethylmaleimide-resistant alpha(1, 3)fucosyltransferase (alpha(1,3)Fuc-T) activity that is not detected in CHO cells and that generates the Lewis(X) but not the sialyl-Lewis(X) determinant. The three mutants differ, however, in lectin resistance properties, expression of fucosylated antigens, and in vitro alpha(1,3)Fuc-T activities. In this paper we show that each mutant expresses Fuc-TIX, but only LEC30 cells express Fuc-TIV. Using genomic PCR and reverse-transcriptase (RT)-PCR strategies, we isolated coding portions of the CHO Fut4 and Fut9 genes. Each gene is present in a single copy in the CHO and mutant genomes. The Fut4 gene is expressed only in LEC30 cells, while all three mutants express the Fut9 gene. Interestingly, the fucosylation phenotypes of LEC12 and LEC29 cells do not correlate with the relative abundance of their Fut9 gene transcripts (LEC29 >> LEC12). Compared to LEC29 cells, LEC12 cells have an approximately 40-fold higher in vitro alpha(1,3)Fuc-T activity and bind the VIM-2 monoclonal antibody, whereas LEC29 cells do not bind VIM-2. Mixing experiments did not detect Fuc-TIX inhibitory activity in LEC29 cell extracts, and CHO cells expressing a transfected Fut9 gene behaved like LEC12 cells. Therefore, it seems that LEC29 cells may not translate their more abundant Fut9 gene transcripts efficiently or may not synthesize appropriate acceptors for internal alpha(1,3)fucosylation. Alternatively, LEC12 cells may possess, in addition to Fuc-TIX, a novel alpha(1,3)Fuc-T activity.
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- S K Patnaik
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, 10461, USA
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Bennett EP, Hassan H, Mandel U, Mirgorodskaya E, Roepstorff P, Burchell J, Taylor-Papadimitriou J, Hollingsworth MA, Merkx G, van Kessel AG, Eiberg H, Steffensen R, Clausen H. Cloning of a human UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-Galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase that complements other GalNAc-transferases in complete O-glycosylation of the MUC1 tandem repeat. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:30472-81. [PMID: 9804815 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.46.30472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A fourth human UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, designated GalNAc-T4, was cloned and expressed. The genomic organization of GalNAc-T4 is distinct from GalNAc-T1, -T2, and -T3, which contain multiple coding exons, in that the coding region is contained in a single exon. GalNAc-T4 was placed at human chromosome 12q21.3-q22 by in situ hybridization and linkage analysis. GalNAc-T4 expressed in Sf9 cells or in a stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary cell line exhibited a unique acceptor substrate specificity. GalNAc-T4 transferred GalNAc to two sites in the MUC1 tandem repeat sequence (Ser in GVTSA and Thr in PDTR) using a 24-mer glycopeptide with GalNAc residues attached at sites utilized by GalNAc-T1, -T2, and -T3 (TAPPAHGVTSAPDTRPAPGSTAPPA, GalNAc attachment sites underlined). Furthermore, GalNAc-T4 showed the best kinetic properties with an O-glycosylation site in the P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 molecule. Northern analysis of human organs revealed a wide expression pattern. Immunohistology with a monoclonal antibody showed the expected Golgi-like localization in salivary glands. A single base polymorphism, G1516A (Val to Ile), was identified (allele frequency 34%). The function of GalNAc-T4 complements other GalNAc-transferases in O-glycosylation of MUC1 showing that glycosylation of MUC1 is a highly ordered process and changes in the repertoire or topology of GalNAc-transferases will result in altered pattern of O-glycan attachments.
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- E P Bennett
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cartron JP, Bailly P, Le Van Kim C, Cherif-Zahar B, Matassi G, Bertrand O, Colin Y. Insights into the structure and function of membrane polypeptides carrying blood group antigens. Vox Sang 1998; 74 Suppl 2:29-64. [PMID: 9704424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1998.tb05397.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In recent years, advances in biochemistry and molecular genetics have contributed to establishing the structure of the genes and proteins from most of the 23 blood group systems presently known. Current investigations are focusing on genetic polymorphism analysis, tissue-specific expression, biological properties and structure-function relationships. On the basis of this information, the blood group antigens were tentatively classified into five functional categories: (i) transporters and channels, (ii) receptors for exogenous ligands, viruses, bacteria and parasites, (iii) adhesion molecules, (iv) enzymes and, (v) structural proteins. This review will focus on selected blood groups systems (RH, JK, FY, LU, LW, KEL and XK) which are representative of these classes of molecules, in order to illustrate how these studies may bring new information on common and variant phenotypes and for understanding both the mechanisms of tissue specific expression and the potential function of these antigens, particularly those expressed in nonerythroid lineage.
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MESH Headings
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/blood
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/genetics
- Animals
- Blood Group Antigens/chemistry
- Blood Group Antigens/classification
- Blood Group Antigens/genetics
- Blood Group Antigens/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/chemistry
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/immunology
- Cell Lineage
- Chemokines/metabolism
- Duffy Blood-Group System/physiology
- Enzymes/chemistry
- Enzymes/genetics
- Enzymes/immunology
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Epitopes/immunology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Forecasting
- Humans
- Kell Blood-Group System/physiology
- Kidd Blood-Group System/chemistry
- Kidd Blood-Group System/physiology
- Laminin/metabolism
- Lutheran Blood-Group System/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/chemistry
- Membrane Proteins/classification
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/immunology
- Phenotype
- Plasmodium vivax/metabolism
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Laminin/metabolism
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/chemistry
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/genetics
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/immunology
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System/physiology
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Urea/metabolism
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- J P Cartron
- INSERM Research Unit U76, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France.
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In the recent years, advances in biochemistry and molecular genetics have contributed to establish the structure of the genes and proteins from most of the 23 blood group systems presently known. From these findings, five functional classes of molecules can be schematically distinguished: (i) transporters and channels, (ii) receptors for ligands, viruses, bacteria and parasites, (iii) adhesion molecules, (iv) enzymes, and (v) structural proteins. Recent advances on these molecules will be reviewed, particularly by illustrating available structure-function relationships.
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- J P Cartron
- INSERM U76 et Institut national de la transfusion sanguine, Paris, France
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Almeida R, Amado M, David L, Levery SB, Holmes EH, Merkx G, van Kessel AG, Rygaard E, Hassan H, Bennett E, Clausen H. A family of human beta4-galactosyltransferases. Cloning and expression of two novel UDP-galactose:beta-n-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferases, beta4Gal-T2 and beta4Gal-T3. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:31979-91. [PMID: 9405390 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.51.31979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BLAST analysis of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) using the coding sequence of the human UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferase, designated beta4Gal-T1, revealed a large number of ESTs with identical as well as similar sequences. ESTs with sequences similar to that of beta4Gal-T1 could be grouped into at least two non-identical sequence sets. Analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence of the novel ESTs with beta4Gal-T1 revealed conservation of short sequence motifs as well as cysteine residues previously shown to be important for the function of beta4Gal-T1. The likelihood that the identified ESTs represented novel galactosyltransferase genes was tested by cloning and sequencing of the full coding region of two distinct genes, followed by expression. Expression of soluble secreted constructs in the baculovirus system showed that these genes represented genuine UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferases, thus designated beta4Gal-T2 and beta4Gal-T3. Genomic cloning of the genes revealed that they have identical genomic organizations compared with beta4Gal-T1. The two novel genes were located on 1p32-33 and 1q23. The results demonstrate the existence of a family of homologous galactosyltransferases with related functions. The existence of multiple beta4-galactosyltransferases with the same or overlapping functions may be relevant for interpretation of biological functions previously assigned to beta4Gal-T1.
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- R Almeida
- School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Norre Allé 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Lee KP, Carlson LM, Woodcock JB, Ramachandra N, Schultz TL, Davis TA, Lowe JB, Thompson CB, Larsen RD. Molecular cloning and characterization of CFT1, a developmentally regulated avian alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase gene. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:32960-7. [PMID: 8955139 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.51.32960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Although coordinate expression of carbohydrate epitopes during development is well described, mechanisms which regulate this expression remain largely unknown. In this study we demonstrate that developing chicken B cells express the LewisX terminal oligosaccharide structure in a stage-specific manner. To examine regulation of this expression, we have cloned and expressed the chicken alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase gene involved in LewisX biosynthesis, naming it chicken fucosyltransferase 1 (CFT1). CFT1 is characterized by a single long open reading frame of 356 amino acids encoding a type II transmembrane glycoprotein. The domain structure and predicted amino acid sequence are highly conserved between CFT1 and mammalian FucTIV genes (52.8% and 46.3% identity to mouse and human respectively). In vitro CFT1 fucosyltransferase activity utilizes LacNAc > 3'sialyl-LacNAc acceptors with almost no utilization of other neutral type II (lactose, 2-fucosyllactose), or type I (lacto-N-biose I) acceptors. CFT1-transfected cells make cell surface LewisX (COS-7) and LewisX + VIM-2 structures (Chinese hamster ovary). CFT1 gene expression is tissue-specific and includes embryonic thymus and bursa. Furthermore, expression of the CFT1 gene and cell surface LewisX structures are closely linked during B cell development. These findings reveal the evolutionary conservation between nonmammalian and mammalian alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase genes and demonstrate a role for fucosyltransferase gene regulation in the developmental expression of oligosaccharide structures.
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- K P Lee
- Immune Cell Biology Program, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA.
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Cohney S, Mouhtouris E, McKenzie IF, Sandrin MS. Molecular cloning of the gene coding for pig alpha1-->2fucosyltransferase. Immunogenetics 1996; 44:76-9. [PMID: 8613146 DOI: 10.1007/bf02602660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- S Cohney
- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, Austin Research Institute, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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King MJ. Blood group antigens on human erythrocytes-distribution, structure and possible functions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1197:15-44. [PMID: 8155690 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(94)90017-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Human erythrocyte blood group antigens can be broadly divided into carbohydrates and proteins. The carbohydrate-dependent antigens (e.g., ABH, Lewis, Ii, P1, P-related, T and Tn) are covalently attached to proteins and/or sphingolipids, which are also widely distributed in body fluids, normal tissues and tumors. Blood group gene-specific glycosyltransferase regulate the synthesis of these antigens. Protein-dependent blood group antigens (e.g., MNSs, Gerbich, Rh, Kell, Duffy and Cromer-related) are carried on proteins, glycoproteins and proteins with glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. The functions of these molecules on human erythrocytes remain unknown; some of them may be involved in maintaining the erythrocyte shape. This review describes the distribution, structures and probable biological functions of some of these antigens in normal and pathological conditions.
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- M J King
- International Blood Group Reference Laboratory, Bristol, UK
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