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Babaha F, Abolhassani H, Hamidi Esfahani Z, Yazdani R, Aghamohammadi A. A new case of congenital ficolin-3 deficiency with primary immunodeficiency. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020; 16:733-738. [DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2020.1792779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Fateme Babaha
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Laursen TL, Sandahl TD, Støy S, Schiødt FV, Lee WM, Vilstrup H, Thiel S, Grønbæk H. Circulating mannan-binding lectin, M-, L-, H-ficolin and collectin-liver-1 levels in patients with acute liver failure. Liver Int 2015; 35:756-63. [PMID: 25203057 PMCID: PMC4329085 DOI: 10.1111/liv.12682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The complement system is activated in liver diseases including acute liver failure (ALF); however, the role of the lectin pathway of complement has scarcely been investigated in ALF. The pathway is initiated by soluble pattern recognition molecules: mannan-binding lectin (MBL), M-, L-, and H-ficolin and collectin-liver-1 (CL-L1), which are predominantly synthesized in the liver. We aimed to study lectin levels in ALF patients and associations with clinical outcome. METHODS Serum samples from 75 patients enrolled by the US ALF Study Group were collected on days 1 and 3. We included 75 healthy blood donors and 20 cirrhosis patients as controls. Analyses were performed using sandwich-type immunoassays (ELISA, TRIFMA). RESULTS At day 1, the MBL level in ALF patients was 40% lower compared with healthy controls {[median (interquartile range) 0.72 μg/ml(0.91) vs. 1.15 (1.92)(P = 0.02]}, and increased significantly by day 3 [0.83 μg/ml(0.94)(P = 0.01)]. The M-ficolin level was 60% lower [0.54 μg/ml(0.50) vs. 1.48(1.01)(P < 0.0001)]. The CL-L1 level at day 1 was slightly higher compared with healthy controls [3.20 μg/ml(2.37) vs. 2.64(0.72)(P = 0.11)]; this was significant at day 3 [3.35(1.84)(P = 0.006)]. H- and L-ficolin levels were similar to healthy controls. Spontaneous ALF survivors had higher levels of MBL at day 1 [0.96 μg/ml(1.15) vs. 0.60(0.60)(P = 0.02)] and lower levels of L-ficolin by day 3 compared with patients who died or were transplanted [1.61 μg/ml(1.19) vs. 2.17(2.19)(P = 0.02)]. CONCLUSION We observed significant dynamics in lectin levels in ALF patients, which may suggest they play a role in ALF pathogenesis. High MBL and low L-ficolin levels are associated with survival.
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- Tea Lund Laursen
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine - Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Michalski M, Świerzko AS, Pągowska-Klimek I, Niemir ZI, Mazerant K, Domżalska-Popadiuk I, Moll M, Cedzyński M. Primary Ficolin-3 deficiency--Is it associated with increased susceptibility to infections? Immunobiology 2015; 220:711-3. [PMID: 25662573 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ficolin-3 (also called H-ficolin or Hakata antigen) is the most potent activator of the lectin pathway of complement in vitro. Its genetically determined deficiency in Caucasians is associated with a frame-shift mutation +1637delC (rs28357092) of the FCN3 gene. When it was described for the first time, it was postulated to be strictly associated with enhanced susceptibility to infections. At present, with our knowledge extended by several other patients that issue seems to be more complicated and less clear-cut. Two new cases of primary Ficolin-3 deficiency are reported here: a 50-year old male, suffering from membranous nephropathy and an 11-month old male infant who was operated on to repair congenital heart disease. Based on those cases and a literature review, we conclude that the clinical consequences of congenital Ficolin-3 deficiency are still unclear and such questions as whether it may be life-threatening or acts as a disease modifier remain to be elucidated.
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- Mateusz Michalski
- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland; Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
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Swierzko A, Lukasiewicz J, Cedzynski M, Maciejewska A, Jachymek W, Niedziela T, Matsushita M, Lugowski C. New functional ligands for ficolin-3 among lipopolysaccharides of Hafnia alvei. Glycobiology 2012; 22:267-80. [PMID: 21890891 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ficolin-1 (M), ficolin-2 (L), ficolin-3 (H) and mannan-binding lectin (MBL) activate the complement system and have opsonic activity. The specificity of ficolin-3 is poorly characterized and currently limited to a few ligands only. We present new specific targets for human ficolin-3, identified among lipopolysaccharides (LPSs, endotoxin) of Hafnia alvei. The interaction was restricted to LPSs of four strains: 23, Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM) 1200, PCM 1203 and PCM 1205 and limited to their O-specific polysaccharides (O-specific PSs) composed of different numbers of oligosaccharide (OS) repeating units (RUs). Moreover, these LPS/ficolin-3 complexes activated the lectin pathway of complement in a C4b-deposition assay in a calcium- and magnesium-dependent way. A neoglycoconjugate of the O-specific PS fraction of H. alvei 1200 LPS with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was prepared and used as a tool for the determination of ficolin-3 concentration and activity in serum. To confirm a structure of the O-specific PS 1200 selected for the conjugate preparation, structural analysis was performed on a series of O-specific PSs released by the mild acid hydrolysis of the LPS. The isolated O-specific PSs, showing the different length distributions, were devoid of a major part of the core OS region and had Hep-Kdo disaccharide at a reducing end. The neoglycoconjugate was a highly selective tool for the determination of ficolin-3 concentration and activity in serum (lectin pathway activation in the C4b deposition assay) and was not affected by MBL, ficolin-1 and ficolin-2 or natural antibodies.
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- Anna Swierzko
- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Infections, Institute for Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, Lodz, Poland
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Thielens N, Gaboriaud C, Arlaud G. Ficolins: innate immune recognition proteins for danger sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0213-9626(07)70084-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Atkinson APM, Cedzynski M, Szemraj J, St Swierzko A, Bak-Romaniszyn L, Banasik M, Zeman K, Matsushita M, Turner ML, Kilpatrick DC. L-ficolin in children with recurrent respiratory infections. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 138:517-20. [PMID: 15544630 PMCID: PMC1809226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02634.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The lectin pathway of complement activation is used by a collectin, mannan-binding lectin (MBL), and two ficolins, L-ficolin and H-ficolin, to opsonize microorganisms for phagocytosis. We published evidence recently that MBL insufficiency is associated with recurrent respiratory infections in childhood. We have now measured serum L-ficolin in 313 respiratory infection patients and 74 healthy control children. L-ficolin concentrations below the lower limit of the control group were found in 6% of the patients (P <0.02) and were associated most strongly with children having co-existing atopic disorders (11%; P=0.002). We suggest that L-ficolin may have a role in protection from microorganisms complicating allergic disease.
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- A P M Atkinson
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, National Science Laboratory, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Higgins JPT, Wang L, Kambham N, Montgomery K, Mason V, Vogelmann SU, Lemley KV, Brown PO, Brooks JD, van de Rijn M. Gene expression in the normal adult human kidney assessed by complementary DNA microarray. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 15:649-56. [PMID: 14657249 PMCID: PMC329285 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-06-0432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The kidney is a highly specialized organ with a complex, stereotyped architecture and a great diversity of functions and cell types. Because the microscopic organization of the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, has a consistent relationship to the macroscopic anatomy of the kidney, knowledge of the characteristic patterns of gene expression in different compartments of the kidney could provide insight into the functions and functional organization of the normal nephron. We studied gene expression in dissected renal lobes of five adult human kidneys using cDNA microarrays representing approximately 30,000 different human genes. Total RNA was isolated from sections of the inner and outer cortex, inner and outer medulla, papillary tips, and renal pelvis and from glomeruli isolated by sieving. The results revealed unique and highly distinctive patterns of gene expression for glomeruli, cortex, medulla, papillary tips, and pelvic samples. Immunohistochemical staining using selected antisera confirmed differential expression of several cognate proteins and provided histological localization of expression within the nephron. The distinctive patterns of gene expression in discrete portions of the kidney may serve as a resource for further understanding of renal physiology and the molecular and cellular organization of the nephron.
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- John P T Higgins
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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Kilpatrick DC, McLintock LA, Allan EK, Copland M, Fujita T, Jordanides NE, Koch C, Matsushita M, Shiraki H, Stewart K, Tsujimura M, Turner ML, Franklin IM, Holyoake TL. No strong relationship between mannan binding lectin or plasma ficolins and chemotherapy-related infections. Clin Exp Immunol 2003; 134:279-84. [PMID: 14616788 PMCID: PMC1808868 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2003] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Chemotherapy causes neutropenia and an increased susceptibility to infection. Recent reports indicate that mannan-binding lectin (MBL) insufficiency is associated with an increased duration of febrile neutropenia and incidence of serious infections following chemotherapy for haematological malignancies. We aimed to confirm or refute this finding and to extend the investigation to the plasma ficolins, P35 (L-ficolin) and the Hakata antigen (H-ficolin). MBL, L-ficolin and H-ficolin were measured in 128 patients with haematological malignancies treated by chemotherapy alone or combined with bone marrow transplantation. Protein concentrations were related to clinical data retrieved from medical records. MBL concentrations were elevated compared with healthy controls in patients who received chemotherapy, while L-ficolin concentrations were decreased and H-ficolin levels were unchanged. There was no correlation between MBL, L-ficolin or H-ficolin concentration and febrile neutropenia expressed as the proportion of neutropenic periods in which patients experienced fever, and there was no relation between abnormally low (deficiency) levels of MBL, L-ficolin or H-ficolin and febrile neutropenia so expressed. Patients with MBL < or =0.1 microg/ml had significantly more major infections than no infections within the follow-up period (P<0.05), but overall most patients had signs or symptoms of minor infections irrespective of MBL concentration. Neither L-ficolin nor H-ficolin deficiencies were associated with infections individually, in combination or in combination with MBL deficiency. MBL, L-ficolin and H-ficolin, independently or in combination, did not have a major influence on susceptibility to infection in these patients rendered neutropenic by chemotherapy. These results cast doubt on the potential value of MBL replacement therapy in this clinical context.
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- D C Kilpatrick
- SNBTS National Science Laboratory, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Tsujimura M, Miyazaki T, Kojima E, Sagara Y, Shiraki H, Okochi K, Maeda Y. Serum concentration of Hakata antigen, a member of the ficolins, is linked with inhibition of Aerococcus viridans growth. Clin Chim Acta 2002; 325:139-46. [PMID: 12367778 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(02)00274-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hakata antigen (Hakata) is a novel serum glycoprotein that consists of collagen- and fibrinogen-like domains, similar to ficolin/p35. Our research suggested that serum Hakata may be a target of a polysaccharide (PSA) produced by Aerococcus viridans. METHODS A. viridans was incubated with human plasma and Hakata-depleted plasma to examine Hakata binding and growth inhibition of A. viridans through binding with PSA. RESULTS When A. viridans was mixed with human acid citrate dextrose-one (ACD-A) plasma, it pulled down Hakata complexed with mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-associated serine proteases 1 and 2 (MASP-1 and MASP-2). This complex had the potential for C4 deposition. Serum Hakata circulates as Hakata-MASPs complex in the blood and is proteolytically active. By mixing A. viridans with human plasma, we prepared a Hakata-depleted plasma, deficient in Hakata-MASPs complex. This plasma failed to inhibit A. viridans growth plasma, but does not inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Yersinia enterocolitica and Escherichia coli. However, a decrease of growth inhibition of A. viridans in Hakata-depleted plasma could be restored by adding a Hakata-MASPs complex preparation in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, the Hakata-MASPs complex exhibited strong binding to A. viridans, but not to S. aureus, Y. enterocolitica and E. coli. CONCLUSIONS The serum concentration of Hakata is linked with growth inhibition of A. viridans upon binding of Hakata via PSA.
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- Mitsushi Tsujimura
- Fukuoka Red Cross Blood Center, 1-2-1 Kamikoga, Chikushino, Fukuoka 818-8588, Japan
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Collectins and ficolins, present in plasma and on mucosal surfaces, are humoral molecules of the innate immune systems, which recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. The human collectins, mannan-binding lectin (MBL) and surfactant protein A and D (SP-A and SP-D), are oligomeric proteins composed of carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) attached to collagenous regions and are thus structurally similar to the ficolins, L-ficolin, M-ficolin, and H-ficolin. However, they make use of different CRD structures: C-type lectin domains for the collectins and fibrinogen-like domains for the ficolins. Upon recognition of the infectious agent, MBL and the ficolins initiate the lectin pathway of complement activation through attached serine proteases (MASPs), whereas SP-A and SP-D rely on other effector mechanisms: direct opsonization, neutralization, and agglutination. This limits the infection and concurrently orchestrates the subsequent adaptive immune response. Deficiencies of the proteins may predispose to infections or other complications, e.g., reperfusion injuries or autoimmune diseases. Structure, function, clinical implications, and phylogeny are reviewed.
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- Uffe Holmskov
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK5000, Odeuse, Denmark.
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Tsujimura M, Ishida C, Sagara Y, Miyazaki T, Murakami K, Shiraki H, Okochi K, Maeda Y. Detection of serum thermolabile beta-2 macroglycoprotein (Hakata antigen) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using polysaccharide produced by Aerococcus viridans. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2001; 8:454-9. [PMID: 11238239 PMCID: PMC96080 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.8.2.454-459.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although a serum thermolabile beta-2 macroglycoprotein (TMG) may play a role in host defense as a lectin, little is known of its related physiological functions, mainly due to a lack of appropriate methods for tracing the functions of TMG. We identified a polysaccharide from Aerococcus viridans, PSA, which reacts with TMG, and based on this finding, we developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to trace the functions of TMG. Using ethanol precipitation and DEAE-Sepharose and Sephacryl S-400 column chromatographies, we isolated PSA from cultured medium of A. viridans, and it exhibited specific binding against TMG in blood samples. In sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), the isolated PSA showed ladder bands that implied the existence of repeating units composed of D-glucose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-mannose, and D-xylose, as confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. SDS-PAGE and immunochemical analysis, using rabbit anti-TMG antibody, showed that PSA specifically binds solely to intact serum TMG but not to TMG heated at 56 degrees C for 30 min, a condition under which antigenicity is lost. TMG in serum samples bound to PSA in a dose-dependent manner, and this binding was clearly suppressed by addition of PSA. These observations indicate that PSA is a useful adsorbent to TMG and can be used to develop appropriate methods for tracing the functions of TMG.
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- M Tsujimura
- Fukuoka Red Cross Blood Center, 1-2-1 Kamikoga, Chikushino, Fukuoka 818-8588, Japan
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Akaiwa M, Yae Y, Sugimoto R, Suzuki SO, Iwaki T, Izuhara K, Hamasaki N. Hakata antigen, a new member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 family, is a novel human lectin secreted into bronchus/alveolus and bile. J Histochem Cytochem 1999; 47:777-86. [PMID: 10330454 DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hakata antigen was first reported as a serum protein that reacted with an autoantibody from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Recently, it has been found that Hakata antigen is a new member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 family, which is a distinct lectin family, on the basis of homology of structures and the common characteristic of possessing lectin activity. In this study we analyzed the tissue distribution of Hakata antigen. Hakata antigen mRNA and protein were generated in the lung and liver. In the lung, Hakata antigen was produced by both ciliated bronchial epithelial cells and Type II alveolar epithelial cells and was secreted into the bronchus and alveolus. In the liver, Hakata antigen was produced by bile duct epithelial cells and hepatocytes and was also secreted into the bile duct. These results demonstrate that Hakata antigen is a unique lectin protein that exists not only in serum but also in bronchus/alveolus and bile, and indicate that Hakata antigen plays a role in bronchus/alveolus and bile under physiological conditions.
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- M Akaiwa
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sugimoto R, Yae Y, Akaiwa M, Kitajima S, Shibata Y, Sato H, Hirata J, Okochi K, Izuhara K, Hamasaki N. Cloning and characterization of the Hakata antigen, a member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 lectin family. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:20721-7. [PMID: 9694814 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.33.20721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Hakata antigen is a novel, thermolabile beta2-macroglycoprotein that reacts with sera from patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus. In this study we present the structure and the function of the Hakata antigen. We have identified cDNA clones encoding the Hakata antigen and analyzed its function. The cDNA included a possible open reading frame of 897 nucleotides, encoding 299 amino acids. The Hakata antigen consisted of a collagen-like domain in the middle section and a fibrinogen-like domain in the COOH terminus, both of which are homologous to human ficolin-1 and opsonin P35, indicating that these three molecules form a distinct family. The molecular mass of the Hakata antigen expressed in transfected cells was 35 kDa under reduced conditions, and it formed ladder bands under nonreducing conditions compatible with the previous result that the Hakata antigen exists in serum as homopolymers. Purified Hakata antigen sustained lectin activity, showing affinity with GalNAc, GlcNAc, D-fucose as mono/oligosaccharide, and lipopolysaccharides from Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella minnesota. These results suggest that the Hakata antigen, a new member of the ficolin/opsonin P35 family, plays a role in the serum exerting lectin activity under physiological conditions.
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- R Sugimoto
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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