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Aberrant Sialylation in Cancer: Therapeutic Opportunities. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14174248. [PMID: 36077781 PMCID: PMC9454432 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14174248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The surface of every eukaryotic cell is coated in a thick layer of glycans that acts as a key interface with the extracellular environment. Cancer cells have a different ‘glycan coat’ to healthy cells and aberrant glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer cells linked to all of the cancer hallmarks. This means glycans hold huge potential for the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. One key change in tumour glycosylation is increased sialylation, both on N-glycans and O-glycans, which leads to a dense forest of sialylated structures covering the cell surface. This hypersialylation has far-reaching consequences for cancer cells, and sialylated glycans are fundamental in tumour growth, metastasis, immune evasion and drug resistance. The development of strategies to inhibit aberrant sialylation in cancer represents an important opportunity to develop new therapeutics. Here, I summarise recent advances to target aberrant sialylation in cancer, including the development of sialyltransferase inhibitors and strategies to inhibit Siglecs and Selectins, and discuss opportunities for the future.
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Thiesler H, Küçükerden M, Gretenkort L, Röckle I, Hildebrandt H. News and Views on Polysialic Acid: From Tumor Progression and Brain Development to Psychiatric Disorders, Neurodegeneration, Myelin Repair and Immunomodulation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:871757. [PMID: 35617589 PMCID: PMC9013797 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.871757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid (polySia) is a sugar homopolymer consisting of at least eight glycosidically linked sialic acid units. It is a posttranslational modification of a limited number of proteins with the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM being the most prominent. As extensively reviewed before, polySia-NCAM is crucial for brain development and synaptic plasticity but also modulates tumor growth and malignancy. Functions of polySia have been attributed to its polyanionic character, its spatial expansion into the extracellular space, and its modulation of NCAM interactions. In this mini-review, we first summarize briefly, how the modulation of NCAM functions by polySia impacts tumor cell growth and leads to malformations during brain development of polySia-deficient mice, with a focus on how the latter may be linked to altered behaviors in the mouse model and to neurodevelopmental predispositions to psychiatric disorders. We then elaborate on the implications of polySia functions in hippocampal plasticity, learning and memory of mice in light of recently described polySia changes related to altered neurogenesis in the aging human brain and in neurodegenerative disease. Furthermore, we highlight recent progress that extends the range of polySia functions across diverse fields of neurobiology such as cortical interneuron development and connectivity, myelination and myelin repair, or the regulation of microglia activity. We discuss possible common and distinct mechanisms that may underlie these seemingly divergent roles of polySia, and provide prospects for new therapeutic approaches building on our improved understanding of polySia functions.
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Hugonnet M, Singh P, Haas Q, von Gunten S. The Distinct Roles of Sialyltransferases in Cancer Biology and Onco-Immunology. Front Immunol 2021; 12:799861. [PMID: 34975914 PMCID: PMC8718907 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.799861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aberrant glycosylation is a key feature of malignant transformation. Hypersialylation, the enhanced expression of sialic acid-terminated glycoconjugates on the cell surface, has been linked to immune evasion and metastatic spread, eventually by interaction with sialoglycan-binding lectins, including Siglecs and selectins. The biosynthesis of tumor-associated sialoglycans involves sialyltransferases, which are differentially expressed in cancer cells. In this review article, we provide an overview of the twenty human sialyltransferases and their roles in cancer biology and immunity. A better understanding of the individual contribution of select sialyltransferases to the tumor sialome may lead to more personalized strategies for the treatment of cancer.
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- Marjolaine Hugonnet
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Sytnyk V, Leshchyns'ka I, Schachner M. Neural glycomics: the sweet side of nervous system functions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:93-116. [PMID: 32613283 PMCID: PMC11071817 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03578-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The success of investigations on the structure and function of the genome (genomics) has been paralleled by an equally awesome progress in the analysis of protein structure and function (proteomics). We propose that the investigation of carbohydrate structures that go beyond a cell's metabolism is a rapidly developing frontier in our expanding knowledge on the structure and function of carbohydrates (glycomics). No other functional system appears to be suited as well as the nervous system to study the functions of glycans, which had been originally characterized outside the nervous system. In this review, we describe the multiple studies on the functions of LewisX, the human natural killer cell antigen-1 (HNK-1), as well as oligomannosidic and sialic (neuraminic) acids. We attempt to show the sophistication of these structures in ontogenetic development, synaptic function and plasticity, and recovery from trauma, with a view on neurodegeneration and possibilities to ameliorate deterioration. In view of clinical applications, we emphasize the need for glycomimetic small organic compounds which surpass the usefulness of natural glycans in that they are metabolically more stable, more parsimonious to synthesize or isolate, and more advantageous for therapy, since many of them pass the blood brain barrier and are drug-approved for treatments other than those in the nervous system, thus allowing a more ready access for application in neurological diseases. We describe the isolation of such mimetic compounds using not only Western NIH, but also traditional Chinese medical libraries. With this review, we hope to deepen the interests in this exciting field.
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- Vladimir Sytnyk
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Center for Neuroscience, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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Polysialylation and disease. Mol Aspects Med 2020; 79:100892. [PMID: 32863045 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2020.100892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Polysialic acid (polySia, PSA) is a unique constituent of the glycocalyx on the surface of bacterial and vertebrate cells. In vertebrates, its biosynthesis is highly regulated, not only in quantity and quality, but also in time and location, which allows polySia to be involved in various important biological phenomena. Therefore, impairments in the expression and structure of polySia sometimes relate to diseases, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and cancer. Some bacteria express polySia as a tool for protecting themselves from the host immune system during invasion. PolySia is proven to be a biosafe material; polySia, as well as polySia-recognizing molecules, are key therapeutic agents. This review first comprehensive outlines the occurrence, features, biosynthesis, and functions of polySia and subsequently focuses on the related diseases.
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Shahbazian S, Bokiniec P, Berning BA, McMullan S, Goodchild AK. Polysialic acid in the rat brainstem and thoracolumbar spinal cord: Distribution, cellular location, and comparison with mouse. J Comp Neurol 2020; 529:811-827. [PMID: 32656805 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Polysialic acid (polySia), a homopolymer of α2,8-linked glycans, is a posttranslational modification on a few glycoproteins, most commonly in the brain, on the neural cell adhesion molecule. Most research in the adult central nervous system has focused on its expression in higher brain regions, where its distribution coincides with regions known to exhibit high levels of synaptic plasticity. In contrast, scant attention has been paid to the expression of polySia in the hindbrain. The main aims of the study were to examine the distribution of polySia immunoreactivity in the brainstem and thoracolumbar spinal cord, to compare the distribution of polySia revealed by two commercial antibodies commonly used for its investigation, and to compare labeling in the rat and mouse. We present a comprehensive atlas of polySia immunoreactivity: we report that polySia labeling is particularly dense in the dorsal tegmentum, medial vestibular nuclei and lateral parabrachial nucleus, and in brainstem regions associated with autonomic function, including the dorsal vagal complex, A5, rostral ventral medulla, A1, and midline raphe, as well as sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the spinal cord and central targets of primary sensory afferents (nucleus of the solitary tract, spinal trigeminal nucleus, and dorsal horn [DH]). Ultrastructural examination showed labeling was present predominantly on the plasma membrane/within the extracellular space/in or on astrocytes. Labeling throughout the brainstem and spinal cord were very similar for the two antibodies and was eliminated by the polySia-specific sialidase, Endo-NF. Similar patterns of distribution were found in rat and mouse brainstem with differences evident in DH.
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- Shila Shahbazian
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ramzan F, Klees S, Schmitt AO, Cavero D, Gültas M. Identification of Age-Specific and Common Key Regulatory Mechanisms Governing Eggshell Strength in Chicken Using Random Forests. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11040464. [PMID: 32344666 PMCID: PMC7230204 DOI: 10.3390/genes11040464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In today's chicken egg industry, maintaining the strength of eggshells in longer laying cycles is pivotal for improving the persistency of egg laying. Eggshell development and mineralization underlie a complex regulatory interplay of various proteins and signaling cascades involving multiple organ systems. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms influencing this dynamic trait over time is imperative, yet scarce. To investigate the temporal changes in the signaling cascades, we considered eggshell strength at two different time points during the egg production cycle and studied the genotype-phenotype associations by employing the Random Forests algorithm on chicken genotypic data. For the analysis of corresponding genes, we adopted a well established systems biology approach to delineate gene regulatory pathways and master regulators underlying this important trait. Our results indicate that, while some of the master regulators (Slc22a1 and Sox11) and pathways are common at different laying stages of chicken, others (e.g., Scn11a, St8sia2, or the TGF- β pathway) represent age-specific functions. Overall, our results provide: (i) significant insights into age-specific and common molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of eggshell strength; and (ii) new breeding targets to improve the eggshell quality during the later stages of the chicken production cycle.
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- Faisal Ramzan
- Breeding Informatics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August University, Margarethe von Wrangell-Weg 7, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (F.R.); (S.K.); (A.O.S.)
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Breeding Informatics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August University, Margarethe von Wrangell-Weg 7, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (F.R.); (S.K.); (A.O.S.)
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- Breeding Informatics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August University, Margarethe von Wrangell-Weg 7, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (F.R.); (S.K.); (A.O.S.)
- Center for Integrated Breeding Research (CiBreed), Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, Georg-August University, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Breeding Informatics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August University, Margarethe von Wrangell-Weg 7, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (F.R.); (S.K.); (A.O.S.)
- Center for Integrated Breeding Research (CiBreed), Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, Georg-August University, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Zhou GP, Liao SM, Chen D, Huang RB. The Cooperative Effect between Polybasic Region (PBR) and Polysialyltransferase Domain (PSTD) within Tumor-Target Polysialyltranseferase ST8Sia II. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 19:2831-2841. [PMID: 31755393 DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191121145924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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ST8Sia II (STX) is a highly homologous mammalian polysialyltransferase (polyST), which is a validated tumor-target in the treatment of cancer metastasis reliant on tumor cell polysialylation. PolyST catalyzes the synthesis of α2,8-polysialic acid (polySia) glycans by carrying out the activated CMP-Neu5Ac (Sia) to N- and O-linked oligosaccharide chains on acceptor glycoproteins. In this review article, we summarized the recent studies about intrinsic correlation of two polybasic domains, Polysialyltransferase domain (PSTD) and Polybasic region (PBR) within ST8Sia II molecule, and suggested that the critical amino acid residues within the PSTD and PBR motifs of ST8Sia II for polysialylation of Neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAM) are related to ST8Sia II activity. In addition, the conformational changes of the PSTD domain due to point mutations in the PBR or PSTD domain verified an intramolecular interaction between the PBR and the PSTD. These findings have been incorporated into Zhou's NCAM polysialylation/cell migration model, which will provide new perspectives on drug research and development related to the tumor-target ST8Sia II.
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- Guo-Ping Zhou
- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, 530007, China.,Gordon Life Science Institute, NC 27804, United States
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, 530007, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, 530007, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bio-refinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, 530007, China
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Vertebrate Alpha2,8-Sialyltransferases (ST8Sia): A Teleost Perspective. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21020513. [PMID: 31947579 PMCID: PMC7014012 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We identified and analyzed α2,8-sialyltransferases sequences among 71 ray-finned fish species to provide the first comprehensive view of the Teleost ST8Sia repertoire. This repertoire expanded over the course of Vertebrate evolution and was primarily shaped by the whole genome events R1 and R2, but not by the Teleost-specific R3. We showed that duplicated st8sia genes like st8sia7, st8sia8, and st8sia9 have disappeared from Tetrapods, whereas their orthologues were maintained in Teleosts. Furthermore, several fish species specific genome duplications account for the presence of multiple poly-α2,8-sialyltransferases in the Salmonidae (ST8Sia II-r1 and ST8Sia II-r2) and in Cyprinuscarpio (ST8Sia IV-r1 and ST8Sia IV-r2). Paralogy and synteny analyses provided more relevant and solid information that enabled us to reconstruct the evolutionary history of st8sia genes in fish genomes. Our data also indicated that, while the mammalian ST8Sia family is comprised of six subfamilies forming di-, oligo-, or polymers of α2,8-linked sialic acids, the fish ST8Sia family, amounting to a total of 10 genes in fish, appears to be much more diverse and shows a patchy distribution among fish species. A focus on Salmonidae showed that (i) the two copies of st8sia2 genes have overall contrasted tissue-specific expressions, with noticeable changes when compared with human co-orthologue, and that (ii) st8sia4 is weakly expressed. Multiple sequence alignments enabled us to detect changes in the conserved polysialyltransferase domain (PSTD) of the fish sequences that could account for variable enzymatic activities. These data provide the bases for further functional studies using recombinant enzymes.
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Barth A, Vogt AG, Dos Reis AS, Pinz MP, Krüger R, Domingues WB, Alves D, Campos VF, Pinton S, Paroul N, Wilhelm EA, Luchese C. 7-Chloro-4-(Phenylselanyl) Quinoline with Memory Enhancer Action in Aging Rats: Modulation of Neuroplasticity, Acetylcholinesterase Activity, and Cholesterol Levels. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 56:6398-6408. [PMID: 30805835 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-1530-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study investigated the effect of 7-chloro-4-(phenylselanyl) quinoline (4-PSQ) to restore the cognitive impairment caused by aging in male Wistar rats. Moreover, modulation of neuroplasticity markers, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, and cholesterol levels was performed. Aged rats were intragastrically treated with 4-PSQ (5 mg/kg) for 7 days. Animals were tested in behavioral tasks, and then plasma (to determine cholesterol levels), hippocampus, and cerebral cortex (to determine neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and polysialyltransferase (PST) levels, and AChE activity) were removed. Our findings demonstrated that treatment of aged rats with 4-PSQ restored short-term and long-term memories in the object recognition tests. 4-PSQ treatment did not restore exploratory activity (rearings) but partially restored locomotor activity (crossings) reduced by aging in the open-field test. Moreover, the compound restored the reduction in the NCAM and PST levels, and AChE activity in cerebral structures, as well as the increase in the plasma cholesterol levels, caused by aging in rats. In conclusion, 4-PSQ restored cognitive impairment caused by aging in rats by modulating synaptic plasticity, cholinergic system, and cholesterol levels.
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- Anelise Barth
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa (LASOL), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, P.O. Box 354, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa (LASOL), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, P.O. Box 354, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Toxicologia de Eucariontes, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, Uruguaiana, RS, 97500-970, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional Integrada, Campus Erechim, Erechim, RS, 99700-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil. .,Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos (CCQFA), Campus Capão do Leão, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Farmacologia Bioquímica (LaFarBio), Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia (GPN), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil. .,Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos (CCQFA), Campus Capão do Leão, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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Sialic acid (Sia) is involved in many biological activities and commonly occurs as a monosialyl residue at the nonreducing terminal end of glycoconjugates. The loss of activity of UDP-GlcNAc2-epimerase/ManNAc kinase, which is a key enzyme in Sia biosynthesis, is lethal to the embryo, which clearly indicates the importance of Sia in embryogenesis. Occasionally, oligo/polymeric Sia structures such as disialic acid (diSia), oligosialic acid (oligoSia), and polysialic acid (polySia) occur in glycoconjugates. In particular, polySia, a well-known epitope that commonly occurs in neuroinvasive bacteria and vertebrate brains, is one of the most well-known and biologically/neurologically important glycotopes in vertebrates. The biological effects of polySia, especially on neural cell-adhesion molecules, have been well studied, and in-depth knowledge regarding polySia has been accumulated. In addition, the importance of diSia and oligoSia epitopes has been reported. In this chapter, the recent advances in the study of diSia, oligoSia, and polySia residues in glycoproteins in neurology, and their history, definition, occurrence, analytical methods, biosynthesis, and biological functions evaluated by phenotypes of gene-targeted mice, biochemical features, and related diseases are described.
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Somplatzki S, Mühlenhoff M, Kröger A, Gerardy-Schahn R, Böldicke T. Intrabodies against the Polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV inhibit Polysialylation of NCAM in rhabdomyosarcoma tumor cells. BMC Biotechnol 2017; 17:42. [PMID: 28499450 PMCID: PMC5429572 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-017-0360-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Polysialic acid (polySia) is a carbohydrate modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), which is implicated in neural differentiation and plays an important role in tumor development and metastasis. Polysialylation of NCAM is mediated by two Golgi-resident polysialyltransferases (polyST) ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV. Intracellular antibodies (intrabodies; IB) expressed inside the ER and retaining proteins passing the ER such as cell surface receptors or secretory proteins provide an efficient means of protein knockdown. To inhibit the function of ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV specific ER IBs were generated starting from two corresponding hybridoma clones. Both IBs αST8SiaII-IB and αST8SiaIV-IB were constructed in the scFv format and their functions characterized in vitro and in vivo. Results IBs directed against the polySTs prevented the translocation of the enzymes from the ER to the Golgi-apparatus. Co-immunoprecipitation of ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV with the corresponding IBs confirmed the intracellular interaction with their cognate antigens. In CHO cells overexpressing ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV, respectively, the transfection with αST8SiaII-IB or αST8SiaIV-IB inhibited significantly the cell surface expression of polysialylated NCAM. Furthermore stable expression of ST8SiaII-IB, ST8SiaIV-IB and luciferase in the rhabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671 reduced cell surface expression of polySia and delayed tumor growth if cells were xenografted into C57BL/6 J RAG-2 mice. Conclusion Data obtained strongly indicate that αST8SiaII-IB and αST8SiaIV-IB are promising experimental tools to analyze the individual role of the two enzymes during brain development and during migration and proliferation of tumor cells. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12896-017-0360-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Stefan Somplatzki
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Structural and Functional Protein Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Group Innate Immunity and Infection, Inhoffenstraße 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Structural and Functional Protein Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Mehrabian M, Hildebrandt H, Schmitt-Ulms G. NCAM1 Polysialylation: The Prion Protein's Elusive Reason for Being? ASN Neuro 2016; 8:8/6/1759091416679074. [PMID: 27879349 PMCID: PMC5122176 DOI: 10.1177/1759091416679074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Much confusion surrounds the physiological function of the cellular prion protein (PrPC). It is, however, anticipated that knowledge of its function will shed light on its contribution to neurodegenerative diseases and suggest ways to interfere with the cellular toxicity central to them. Consequently, efforts to elucidate its function have been all but exhaustive. Building on earlier work that uncovered the evolutionary descent of the prion founder gene from an ancestral ZIP zinc transporter, we recently investigated a possible role of PrPC in a morphogenetic program referred to as epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). By capitalizing on PrPC knockout cell clones in a mammalian cell model of EMT and using a comparative proteomics discovery strategy, neural cell adhesion molecule-1 emerged as a protein whose upregulation during EMT was perturbed in PrPC knockout cells. Follow-up work led us to observe that PrPC regulates the polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM1 in cells undergoing morphogenetic reprogramming. In addition to governing cellular migration, polysialylation modulates several other cellular plasticity programs PrPC has been phenotypically linked to. These include neurogenesis in the subventricular zone, controlled mossy fiber sprouting and trimming in the hippocampal formation, hematopoietic stem cell renewal, myelin repair and maintenance, integrity of the circadian rhythm, and glutamatergic signaling. This review revisits this body of literature and attempts to present it in light of this novel contextual framework. When approached in this manner, a coherent model of PrPC acting as a regulator of polysialylation during specific cell and tissue morphogenesis events comes into focus.
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- Mohadeseh Mehrabian
- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sialic acids (Sias) are abundant terminal modifications of protein-linked glycans. A unique feature of Sia, compared with other monosaccharides, is the formation of linear homo-polymers, with its most complex form polysialic acid (polySia). Sia and polySia mediate diverse biological functions and have great potential for therapeutic use. However, technological hurdles in producing defined protein sialylation due to the enormous structural diversity render their precise investigation a challenge. Here, we describe a plant-based expression platform that enables the controlled in vivo synthesis of sialylated structures with different interlinkages and degree of polymerization (DP). The approach relies on a combination of stably transformed plants with transient expression modules. By the introduction of multigene vectors carrying the human sialylation pathway into glycosylation-destructed mutants, transgenic plants that sialylate glycoproteins in α2,6- or α2,3-linkage were generated. Moreover, by the transient coexpression of human α2,8-polysialyltransferases, polySia structures with a DP >40 were synthesized in these plants. Importantly, plant-derived polySia are functionally active, as demonstrated by a cell-based cytotoxicity assay and inhibition of microglia activation. This pathway engineering approach enables experimental investigations of defined sialylation and facilitates a rational design of glycan structures with optimized biotechnological functions.
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Sato C, Hane M, Kitajima K. Relationship between ST8SIA2, polysialic acid and its binding molecules, and psychiatric disorders. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1739-52. [PMID: 27105834 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Polysialic acid (polySia, PSA) is a unique and functionally important glycan, particularly in vertebrate brains. It is involved in higher brain functions such as learning, memory, and social behaviors. Recently, an association between several genetic variations and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ST8SIA2/STX, one of two polysialyltransferase genes in vertebrates, and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), was reported based on candidate gene approaches and genome-wide studies among normal and mental disorder patients. It is of critical importance to determine if the reported mutations and SNPs in ST8SIA2 lead to impairments of the structure and function of polySia, which is the final product of ST8SIA2. To date, however, only a few such forward-directed studies have been conducted. In addition, the molecular mechanisms underlying polySia-involved brain functions remain unknown, although polySia was shown to have an anti-adhesive effect. In this report, we review the relationships between psychiatric disorders and polySia and/or ST8SIA2, and describe a new function of polySia as a regulator of neurologically active molecules, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and dopamine, which are deeply involved in psychiatric disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Glycans in personalised medicine" Guest Editor: Professor Gordan Lauc.
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- Chihiro Sato
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Mione J, Manrique C, Duhoo Y, Roman FS, Guiraudie-Capraz G. Expression of polysialyltransferases (STX and PST) in adult rat olfactory bulb after an olfactory associative discrimination task. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2016; 130:52-60. [PMID: 26844880 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Neuronal plasticity and neurogenesis occur in the adult hippocampus and in other brain structures such as the olfactory bulb and often involve the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM. During an olfactory associative discrimination learning task, NCAM polysialylation triggers neuronal plasticity in the adult hippocampus. The PST enzyme likely modulates this polysialylation, but not STX, a second sialyltransferase. How the two polysialyltransferases are involved in the adult olfactory bulb remains unknown. We addressed this question by investigating the effect of olfactory associative learning on plasticity and neurogenesis. After a hippocampo-dependent olfactory associative task learning, we measured the expression of both PST and STX polysialyltransferases in the olfactory bulbs of adult rats using quantitative PCR. In parallel, immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate both NCAM polysialylation level and newly-born cells, with or without learning. After learning, no changes were observed neither in the expression level of PST and NCAM polysialylation, nor in STX gene expression level and newly-born cells number in the olfactory bulb.
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- J Mione
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, NICN, UMR 7259, 13344 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, FR 3512, 13331 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, NICN, UMR 7259, 13344 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, NICN, UMR 7259, 13344 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, NICN, UMR 7259, 13344 Marseille, France.
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Pearce OMT, Läubli H. Sialic acids in cancer biology and immunity. Glycobiology 2015; 26:111-28. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwv097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Koulaxouzidis G, Reutter W, Hildebrandt H, Stark GB, Witzel C. In vivo stimulation of early peripheral axon regeneration by N-propionylmannosamine in the presence of polysialyltransferase ST8SIA2. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2015; 122:1211-9. [PMID: 25850639 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-015-1397-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The key enzyme of sialic acid (Sia) biosynthesis is the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/ManNAc kinase (GNE/MNK). It metabolizes the physiological precursor ManNAc and N-acyl modified analogues such as N-propionylmannosamine (ManNProp) to the respective modified sialic acid. Polysialic acid (polySia) is a crucial compound for several functions in the nervous system and is synthesized by the polysialyltransferases ST8SIA2 and ST8SIA4. PolySia can be modified in vitro and in vivo by metabolic glycoengineering of the N-acyl side chain of Sia. In vitro studies show that the application of ManNProp increases neurite outgrowth and accelerates the re-establishment of functional synapses. In this study, we investigate in vivo how ManNProp application might benefit peripheral nerve regeneration. In mice expressing axonal fluorescent proteins (thy-1-YFP), we transected the sciatic nerve and then replaced part of it with a sciatic nerve graft from non-expressing mice (wild-type mice or St8sia2(-/-) mice). Analyses conducted 5 days after grafting showed that systemic application of ManNProp (200 mg/kg, twice a day, i.p.), but not of physiological ManNAc (1 g/kg, twice a day, i.p.), significantly increased the extent of axonal elongation, the number of arborizing axons and the number of branches per regenerating axon within the grafts from wild-type mice, but not in those from St8sia2(-/-) mice. The results demonstrate that the application of ManNProp has beneficial effects on early peripheral nerve regeneration and indicate that the stimulation of axon growth depends on ST8SIA2 activity in the nerve graft.
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- Georgios Koulaxouzidis
- Klinik für Plastische und Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany,
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Colley KJ, Kitajima K, Sato C. Polysialic acid: biosynthesis, novel functions and applications. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 49:498-532. [PMID: 25373518 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2014.976606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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As an anti-adhesive, a reservoir for key biological molecules, and a modulator of signaling, polysialic acid (polySia) is critical for nervous system development and maintenance, promotes cancer metastasis, tissue regeneration and repair, and is implicated in psychiatric diseases. In this review, we focus on the biosynthesis and functions of mammalian polySia, and the use of polySia in therapeutic applications. PolySia modifies a small subset of mammalian glycoproteins, with the neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM, serving as its major carrier. Studies show that mammalian polysialyltransferases employ a unique recognition mechanism to limit the addition of polySia to a select group of proteins. PolySia has long been considered an anti-adhesive molecule, and its impact on cell adhesion and signaling attributed directly to this property. However, recent studies have shown that polySia specifically binds neurotrophins, growth factors, and neurotransmitters and that this binding depends on chain length. This work highlights the importance of considering polySia quality and quantity, and not simply its presence or absence, as its various roles are explored. The capsular polySia of neuroinvasive bacteria allows these organisms to evade the host immune response. While this "stealth" characteristic has made meningitis vaccine development difficult, it has also made polySia a worthy replacement for polyetheylene glycol in the generation of therapeutic proteins with low immunogenicity and improved circulating half-lives. Bacterial polysialyltransferases are more promiscuous than the protein-specific mammalian enzymes, and new studies suggest that these enzymes have tremendous therapeutic potential, especially for strategies aimed at neural regeneration and tissue repair.
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- Karen J Colley
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, IL , USA and
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Schnaar RL, Gerardy-Schahn R, Hildebrandt H. Sialic acids in the brain: gangliosides and polysialic acid in nervous system development, stability, disease, and regeneration. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:461-518. [PMID: 24692354 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00033.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 507] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Every cell in nature carries a rich surface coat of glycans, its glycocalyx, which constitutes the cell's interface with its environment. In eukaryotes, the glycocalyx is composed of glycolipids, glycoproteins, and proteoglycans, the compositions of which vary among different tissues and cell types. Many of the linear and branched glycans on cell surface glycoproteins and glycolipids of vertebrates are terminated with sialic acids, nine-carbon sugars with a carboxylic acid, a glycerol side-chain, and an N-acyl group that, along with their display at the outmost end of cell surface glycans, provide for varied molecular interactions. Among their functions, sialic acids regulate cell-cell interactions, modulate the activities of their glycoprotein and glycolipid scaffolds as well as other cell surface molecules, and are receptors for pathogens and toxins. In the brain, two families of sialoglycans are of particular interest: gangliosides and polysialic acid. Gangliosides, sialylated glycosphingolipids, are the most abundant sialoglycans of nerve cells. Mouse genetic studies and human disorders of ganglioside metabolism implicate gangliosides in axon-myelin interactions, axon stability, axon regeneration, and the modulation of nerve cell excitability. Polysialic acid is a unique homopolymer that reaches >90 sialic acid residues attached to select glycoproteins, especially the neural cell adhesion molecule in the brain. Molecular, cellular, and genetic studies implicate polysialic acid in the control of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, intermolecular interactions at cell surfaces, and interactions with other molecules in the cellular environment. Polysialic acid is essential for appropriate brain development, and polymorphisms in the human genes responsible for polysialic acid biosynthesis are associated with psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder. Polysialic acid also appears to play a role in adult brain plasticity, including regeneration. Together, vertebrate brain sialoglycans are key regulatory components that contribute to proper development, maintenance, and health of the nervous system.
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Berois N, Osinaga E. Glycobiology of neuroblastoma: impact on tumor behavior, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies. Front Oncol 2014; 4:114. [PMID: 24904828 PMCID: PMC4033258 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Neuroblastoma (NB), accounting for 10% of childhood cancers, exhibits aberrant cell-surface glycosylation patterns. There is evidence that changes in glycolipids and protein glycosylation pathways are associated to NB biological behavior. Polysialic acid (PSA) interferes with cellular adhesion, and correlates with NB progression and poor prognosis, as well as the expression of sialyltransferase STX, the key enzyme responsible for PSA synthesis. Galectin-1 and gangliosides, overexpressed and actively shedded by tumor cells, can modulate normal cells present in the tumor microenvironment, favoring angiogenesis and immunological escape. Different glycosyltransferases are emerging as tumor markers and potential molecular targets. Immunotherapy targeting disialoganglioside GD2 rises as an important treatment option. One anti-GD2 antibody (ch14.18), combined with IL-2 and GM-CSF, significantly improves survival for high-risk NB patients. This review summarizes our current knowledge on NB glycobiology, highlighting the molecular basis by which carbohydrates and protein–carbohydrate interactions impact on biological behavior and patient clinical outcome.
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- Nora Berois
- Laboratorio de Glicobiología e Inmunología Tumoral, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo , Montevideo , Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Glicobiología e Inmunología Tumoral, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo , Montevideo , Uruguay ; Departamento de Inmunobiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay
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Manrique C, Migliorati M, Gilbert V, Brezun JM, Chaillan FA, Truchet B, Khrestchatisky M, Guiraudie-Capraz G, Roman FS. Dynamic expression of the polysialyltransferase in adult rat hippocampus performing an olfactory associative task. Hippocampus 2014; 24:979-89. [DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS; FR 3512 13331 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS; UMR 7291 13331 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, NICN; UMR 7259 13344 Marseille France
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Al-Saraireh YMJ, Sutherland M, Springett BR, Freiberger F, Ribeiro Morais G, Loadman PM, Errington RJ, Smith PJ, Fukuda M, Gerardy-Schahn R, Patterson LH, Shnyder SD, Falconer RA. Pharmacological inhibition of polysialyltransferase ST8SiaII modulates tumour cell migration. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73366. [PMID: 23951351 PMCID: PMC3739731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid (polySia), an α-2,8-glycosidically linked polymer of sialic acid, is a developmentally regulated post-translational modification predominantly found on NCAM (neuronal cell adhesion molecule). Whilst high levels are expressed during development, peripheral adult organs do not express polySia-NCAM. However, tumours of neural crest-origin re-express polySia-NCAM: its occurrence correlates with aggressive and invasive disease and poor clinical prognosis in different cancer types, notably including small cell lung cancer (SCLC), pancreatic cancer and neuroblastoma. In neuronal development, polySia-NCAM biosynthesis is catalysed by two polysialyltransferases, ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV, but it is ST8SiaII that is the prominent enzyme in tumours. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of ST8SiaII inhibition by a small molecule on tumour cell migration, utilising cytidine monophosphate (CMP) as a tool compound. Using immunoblotting we showed that CMP reduced ST8iaII-mediated polysialylation of NCAM. Utilizing a novel HPLC-based assay to quantify polysialylation of a fluorescent acceptor (DMB-DP3), we demonstrated that CMP is a competitive inhibitor of ST8SiaII (K i = 10 µM). Importantly, we have shown that CMP causes a concentration-dependent reduction in tumour cell-surface polySia expression, with an absence of toxicity. When ST8SiaII-expressing tumour cells (SH-SY5Y and C6-STX) were evaluated in 2D cell migration assays, ST8SiaII inhibition led to significant reductions in migration, while CMP had no effect on cells not expressing ST8SiaII (DLD-1 and C6-WT). The study demonstrates for the first time that a polysialyltransferase inhibitor can modulate migration in ST8SiaII-expressing tumour cells. We conclude that ST8SiaII can be considered a druggable target with the potential for interfering with a critical mechanism in tumour cell dissemination in metastatic cancers.
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- Yousef M. J. Al-Saraireh
- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Glycobiology Unit, Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Institute for Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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Wang M, Fu H, Xiao Y, Ai B, Wei Q, Wang S, Liu T, Ye L, Hu Q. Effects of low-level organic selenium on lead-induced alterations in neural cell adhesion molecules. Brain Res 2013; 1530:76-81. [PMID: 23892105 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Low-level lead (Pb) exposure has been reported to impair the formation and consolidation of learning and memory by inhibiting the expression of neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAMs) and altering the temporal profile of its polysialylation state. In this study, we investigated whether administration of low-level organic selenium (selenomethionine, Se) at different time points could affect Pb-induced changes of NCAMs in female Wistar rats. Here we reported that the exposure of Se (60μg/kg body weight/day) at different time points significantly alleviated Pb-induced reductions in the mRNA and protein levels of NCAMs, and increases in the mRNA levels of two polysialyltransferases (St8sia II, Stx; St8sia IV, Pst) as well as the sialyltransferase activity (p<0.05). The concentrations of Pb in blood and hippocampi of Wistar rats treated with the combination of Se and Pb were significantly lower than those treated with Pb alone (p<0.05). Our results suggest that low-level organic Se can not only prevent but also reverse Pb-induced alterations in the expression and polysialylated state of NCAMs as well as the concentration of Pb in rat blood and hippocampus.
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- Mao Wang
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Luo J, Qiu Z, Chen J, Zhang L, Liu W, Tan Y, Shu W. Maternal and early life arsenite exposure impairs neurodevelopment and increases the expression of PSA-NCAM in hippocampus of rat offspring. Toxicology 2013; 311:99-106. [PMID: 23811142 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although epidemiological investigations indicate that chronic arsenic exposure can induce developmental neurotoxicity in children, the molecular mechanisms are still poorly understood. Neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAMs) play critical roles during the development of nervous system. Polysialylation of NCAM (PSA-NCAM) is a critical functional feature of NCAM-mediated cell interactions and functions. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of maternal and early life arsenite exposure on NCAM and PSA-NCAM in rat offspring. To this end, mother rats were divided into three groups and exposed to 0, 2.72 and 13.6mg/L sodium arsenite, respectively, during gestation and lactation. After weaning, rat offspring drank the same solution as their mothers. Neural reflex parameters, arsenic level of hippocampus, ultra-structural changes of hippocampus, the expression of NCAM, PSA-NCAM and two polysialyltransferases (STX and PST) in rat offspring were assessed. Arsenite exposure significantly prolonged the time of completing reflex response of surface righting, negative geotaxis and cliff avoidance of rat offspring in 13.6mg/L As-exposed group. Neurons and capillaries presented pathological changes and the expression of NCAM, PSA-NCAM, STX and PST were up-regulated in hippocampus of rat offspring exposed to arsenite. These results indicated that maternal arsenite exposure increases the expression of PSA-NCAM, NCAM and polysialyltransferases in hippocampus of rat offspring on postnatal day (PND) 21 and PND120, which might contribute to the impaired neurodevelopment following arsenite exposure.
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- Jiaohua Luo
- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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Mühlenhoff M, Rollenhagen M, Werneburg S, Gerardy-Schahn R, Hildebrandt H. Polysialic Acid: Versatile Modification of NCAM, SynCAM 1 and Neuropilin-2. Neurochem Res 2013; 38:1134-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-0979-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Thompson MG, Foley DA, Colley KJ. The polysialyltransferases interact with sequences in two domains of the neural cell adhesion molecule to allow its polysialylation. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:7282-93. [PMID: 23341449 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.438374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is the major substrate for the polysialyltransferases (polySTs), ST8SiaII/STX and ST8SiaIV/PST. The polysialylation of NCAM N-glycans decreases cell adhesion and alters signaling. Previous work demonstrated that the first fibronectin type III repeat (FN1) of NCAM is required for polyST recognition and the polysialylation of the N-glycans on the adjacent Ig5 domain. In this work, we highlight the importance of an FN1 acidic patch in polyST recognition and also reveal that the polySTs are required to interact with sequences in the Ig5 domain for polysialylation to occur. We find that features of the Ig5 domain of the olfactory cell adhesion molecule (OCAM) are responsible for its lack of polysialylation. Specifically, two basic OCAM Ig5 residues (Lys and Arg) found near asparagines equivalent to those carrying the polysialylated N-glycans in NCAM substantially decrease or eliminate polysialylation when used to replace the smaller and more neutral residues (Ser and Asn) in analogous positions in NCAM Ig5. This decrease in polysialylation does not reflect altered glycosylation but instead is correlated with a decrease in polyST-NCAM binding. In addition, inserting non-conserved OCAM sequences into NCAM Ig5, including an "extra" N-glycosylation site, decreases or completely blocks NCAM polysialylation. Taken together, these results indicate that the polySTs not only recognize an acidic patch in the FN1 domain of NCAM but also must contact sequences in the Ig5 domain for polysialylation of Ig5 N-glycans to occur.
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- Matthew G Thompson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Seifert A, Glanz D, Glaubitz N, Horstkorte R, Bork K. Polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule: interfering with polysialylation and migration in neuroblastoma cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 524:56-63. [PMID: 22542522 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Polysialic acid represents a unique posttranslational modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). It is built as a homopolymer of up to 150 molecules of alpha 2-8-linked sialic acids on N-glycans of the fifth immunoglobulin-like domain of NCAM. Besides its role in cell migration and axonal growth during development, polysialic acids are closely related to tumor malignancy as they are linked to the malignant potential of several tumors, such as undifferentiated neuroblastoma. Polysialic acid expression is significantly more frequent in high-grade tumors than in low-grade tumors. It is synthesized in the Golgi apparatus by the activity of two closely related enzymes, the polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV. Interestingly, polysialylation of tumors is not equally synthesized by both polysialyltransferases. It has been shown that especially the ST8SiaII gene is not expressed in some normal tissue, but is strongly expressed in tumor tissue. Here we summarize some knowledge on the role of polysialic acid in cell migration and tumor progression and present novel evidence that interfering with polysialylation using unnatural sialic acid precursors decreases the migration of neuroblastoma cells.
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- Anja Seifert
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystr. 1, D-06114 Halle, Germany
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Zapater JL, Colley KJ. Sequences prior to conserved catalytic motifs of polysialyltransferase ST8Sia IV are required for substrate recognition. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:6441-53. [PMID: 22184126 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.322024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid on the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) modulates cell-cell adhesion and signaling, is required for proper brain development, and plays roles in neuronal regeneration and the growth and invasiveness of tumor cells. Evidence indicates that NCAM polysialylation is highly protein-specific, requiring an initial polysialyltransferase-NCAM protein-protein interaction. Previous work suggested that a polybasic region located prior to the conserved polysialyltransferase catalytic motifs may be involved in NCAM recognition, but not overall enzyme activity (Foley, D. A., Swartzentruber, K. G., and Colley, K. J. (2009) J. Biol. Chem. 284, 15505-15516). Here, we employ a competition assay to evaluate the role of this region in substrate recognition. We find that truncated, catalytically inactive ST8SiaIV/PST proteins that include the polybasic region, but not those that lack this region, compete with endogenous ST8SiaIV/PST and reduce NCAM polysialylation in SW2 small cell lung carcinoma cells. Replacing two polybasic region residues, Arg(82) and Arg(93), eliminates the ability of a full-length, catalytically inactive enzyme (PST H331K) to compete with SW2 cell ST8SiaIV/PST and block NCAM polysialylation. Replacing these residues singly or together in ST8SiaIV/PST substantially reduces or eliminates NCAM polysialylation, respectively. In contrast, replacing Arg(82), but not Arg(93), substantially reduces the ability of ST8SiaIV/PST to polysialylate neuropilin-2 and SynCAM 1, suggesting that Arg(82) plays a general role in substrate recognition, whereas Arg(93) specifically functions in NCAM recognition. Taken together, our results indicate that the ST8SiaIV/PST polybasic region plays a critical role in substrate recognition and suggest that different combinations of basic residues may mediate the recognition of distinct substrates.
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- Joseph L Zapater
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Li J, Dai G, Cheng YB, Qi X, Geng MY. Polysialylation promotes neural cell adhesion molecule-mediated cell migration in a fibroblast growth factor receptor-dependent manner, but independent of adhesion capability. Glycobiology 2011; 21:1010-8. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Thompson MG, Foley DA, Swartzentruber KG, Colley KJ. Sequences at the interface of the fifth immunoglobulin domain and first fibronectin type III repeat of the neural cell adhesion molecule are critical for its polysialylation. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:4525-34. [PMID: 21131353 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.200386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid is an anti-adhesive glycan that modifies a select group of mammalian proteins. The primary substrate of the polysialyltransferases (polySTs) is the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). Polysialic acid negatively regulates cell adhesion, is required for proper brain development, and is expressed in specific areas of the adult brain where it promotes on-going cell migration and synaptic plasticity. The first fibronectin type III repeat (FN1) of NCAM is required for polysialylation of the N-glycans on the adjacent immunoglobulin-like domain (Ig5), and acidic residues on the surface of FN1 play a role in polyST recognition. Recent work demonstrated that the FN1 domain from the unpolysialylated olfactory cell adhesion molecule (OCAM) was able to partially replace NCAM FN1 (Foley, D. A., Swartzentruber, K. G., Thompson, M. G., Mendiratta, S. S., and Colley, K. J. (2010) J. Biol. Chem. 285, 35056-35067). Here we demonstrate that individually replacing three identical regions shared by NCAM and OCAM FN1, (500)PSSP(503) (PSSP), (526)GGVPI(530) (GGVPI), and (580)NGKG(583) (NGKG), dramatically reduces NCAM polysialylation. In addition, we show that the polyST, ST8SiaIV/PST, specifically binds NCAM and that this binding requires the FN1 domain. Replacing the FN1 PSSP sequences and the acidic patch residues decreases NCAM-polyST binding, whereas replacing the GGVPI and NGKG sequences has no effect. The location of GGVPI and NGKG in loops that flank the Ig5-FN1 linker and the proximity of PSSP to this linker suggest that GGVPI and NGKG sequences may be critical for stabilizing the Ig5-FN1 linker, whereas PSSP may play a dual role maintaining the Ig5-FN1 interface and a polyST recognition site.
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- Matthew G Thompson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Foley DA, Swartzentruber KG, Thompson MG, Mendiratta SS, Colley KJ. Sequences from the first fibronectin type III repeat of the neural cell adhesion molecule allow O-glycan polysialylation of an adhesion molecule chimera. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:35056-67. [PMID: 20805222 PMCID: PMC2966120 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.170209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Polysialic acid is a developmentally regulated, anti-adhesive polymer that is added to N-glycans on the fifth immunoglobulin domain (Ig5) of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). We found that the first fibronectin type III repeat (FN1) of NCAM is required for the polysialylation of N-glycans on the adjacent Ig5 domain, and we proposed that the polysialyltransferases recognize specific sequences in FN1 to position themselves for Ig5 N-glycan polysialylation. Other studies identified a novel FN1 acidic surface patch and α-helix that play roles in NCAM polysialylation. Here, we characterize the contribution of two additional FN1 sequences, Pro(510)-Tyr(511)-Ser(512) (PYS) and Gln(516)-Val(517)-Gln(518) (QVQ). Replacing PYS or the acidic patch dramatically decreases the O-glycan polysialylation of a truncated NCAM protein, and replacing the α-helix or QVQ shifts polysialic acid to FN1 O-glycans in full-length NCAM. We also found that the FN1 domain of the olfactory cell adhesion molecule, a homologous but unpolysialylated protein, could partially replace NCAM FN1. Inserting Pro(510)-Tyr(511) eliminated N-glycan polysialylation and enhanced O-glycosylation of an NCAM- olfactory cell adhesion molecule chimera, and inserting other FN1 sequences unique to NCAM, predominantly the acidic patch, created a new polysialyltransferase recognition site. Taken together, our results highlight the role of the FN1 α-helix and QVQ sequences in N-glycan polysialylation and demonstrate that the acidic patch primarily functions in O-glycan polysialylation.
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- Deirdre A. Foley
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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Foley DA, Swartzentruber KG, Lavie A, Colley KJ. Structure and mutagenesis of neural cell adhesion molecule domains: evidence for flexibility in the placement of polysialic acid attachment sites. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:27360-27371. [PMID: 20573953 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.140038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The addition of alpha2,8-polysialic acid to the N-glycans of the neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM, is critical for brain development and plays roles in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, neuronal regeneration, and the growth and invasiveness of cancer cells. Our previous work indicates that the polysialylation of two N-glycans located on the fifth immunoglobulin domain (Ig5) of NCAM requires the presence of specific sequences in the adjacent fibronectin type III repeat (FN1). To understand the relationship of these two domains, we have solved the crystal structure of the NCAM Ig5-FN1 tandem. Unexpectedly, the structure reveals that the sites of Ig5 polysialylation are on the opposite face from the FN1 residues previously found to be critical for N-glycan polysialylation, suggesting that the Ig5-FN1 domain relationship may be flexible and/or that there is flexibility in the placement of Ig5 glycosylation sites for polysialylation. To test the latter possibility, new Ig5 glycosylation sites were engineered and their polysialylation tested. We observed some flexibility in glycosylation site location for polysialylation and demonstrate that the lack of polysialylation of a glycan attached to Asn-423 may be in part related to a lack of terminal processing. The data also suggest that, although the polysialyltransferases do not require the Ig5 domain for NCAM recognition, their ability to engage with this domain is necessary for polysialylation to occur on Ig5 N-glycans.
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- Deirdre A Foley
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607.
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Hildebrandt H, Mühlenhoff M, Gerardy-Schahn R. Polysialylation of NCAM. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 663:95-109. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1170-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bi S, Baum LG. Sialic acids in T cell development and function. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1599-610. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Revised: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The rapid growth of infant brains places an exceptionally high demand on the supply of nutrients from the diet, particularly for preterm infants. Sialic acid (Sia) is an essential component of brain gangliosides and the polysialic acid (polySia) chains that modify neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAM). Sia levels are high in human breast milk, predominately as N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). In contrast, infant formulas contain a low level of Sia consisting of both Neu5Ac and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). Neu5Gc is implicated in some human inflammatory diseases. Brain gangliosides and polysialylated NCAM play crucial roles in cell-to-cell interactions, neuronal outgrowth, modifying synaptic connectivity, and memory formation. In piglets, a diet rich in Sia increases the level of brain Sia and the expression of two learning-related genes and enhances learning and memory. The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidence showing the importance of dietary Sia as an essential nutrient for brain development and cognition.
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- Bing Wang
- Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia and School of Medicine, Xiamen University, P. R. China.
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Foley DA, Swartzentruber KG, Colley KJ. Identification of sequences in the polysialyltransferases ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV that are required for the protein-specific polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:15505-16. [PMID: 19336400 PMCID: PMC2708847 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809696200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The polysialyltransferases ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV polysialylate the glycans of a small subset of mammalian proteins. Their most abundant substrate is the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). An acidic surface patch and a novel alpha-helix in the first fibronectin type III repeat of NCAM are required for the polysialylation of N-glycans on the adjacent immunoglobulin domain. Inspection of ST8Sia IV sequences revealed two conserved polybasic regions that might interact with the NCAM acidic patch or the growing polysialic acid chain. One is the previously identified polysialyltransferase domain (Nakata, D., Zhang, L., and Troy, F. A. (2006) Glycoconj. J. 23, 423-436). The second is a 35-amino acid polybasic region that contains seven basic residues and is equidistant from the large sialyl motif in both polysialyltransferases. We replaced these basic residues to evaluate their role in enzyme autopolysialylation and NCAM-specific polysialylation. We found that replacement of Arg(276)/Arg(277) or Arg(265) in the polysialyltransferase domain of ST8Sia IV decreased both NCAM polysialylation and autopolysialylation in parallel, suggesting that these residues are important for catalytic activity. In contrast, replacing Arg(82)/Arg(93) in ST8Sia IV with alanine substantially decreased NCAM-specific polysialylation while only partially impacting autopolysialylation, suggesting that these residues may be particularly important for NCAM polysialylation. Two conserved negatively charged residues, Glu(92) and Asp(94), surround Arg(93). Replacement of these residues with alanine largely inactivated ST8Sia IV, whereas reversing these residues enhanced enzyme autopolysialylation but significantly reduced NCAM polysialylation. In sum, we have identified selected amino acids in this conserved polysialyltransferase polybasic region that are critical for the protein-specific polysialylation of NCAM.
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- Deirdre A. Foley
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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Tan O, Fadiel A, Chang A, Demir N, Jeffrey R, Horvath T, Garcia-Segura LM, Naftolin F. Estrogens regulate posttranslational modification of neural cell adhesion molecule during the estrogen-induced gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 2009; 150:2783-90. [PMID: 19282389 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Estrogen-induced synaptic plasticity (EISP) in the periventricular area (PVA) of the hypothalamus is necessary for the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Because in situ enzymatic desialization of hypothalamic polysialylated (PSA) neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) blocked EISP, we examined the presence and amount of NCAM isotopes, PSA-NCAM, and sialylation enzymes in microdissected mouse hypothalamus tissues from proestrous afternoon [peak of estrogens and nadir of arcuate nucleus (AN) synapses] and metestrous morning (nadir of estrogens and highest AN synapses). Immunohistochemistry confirmed immunoreactive (ir) PSA-NCAM staining in the perineural spaces of the PVA. The extent of staining was cycle dependent, with more dense and complete profiles of individual neurons limned by the ir-PSA-NCAM staining on proestrus and less on metestrus. Western blots showed that high levels of ir-PSA-NCAM on proestrus are accompanied by diminished ir-NCAM-140 and -180 but not ir-NCAM-120 and the reverse on metestrus (P < 0.05). To evaluate the increase of sialylated NCAM at the expense of desialylated protein, expression of the responsible polysialyltransferase enzymes polysialyltransferase (ST8Sia IV) and sialyltransferase (ST8Sia II) mRNA levels were measured using RT-PCR. Both polysialyltransferase and sialyltransferase mRNA are more abundant on proestrus than metestrus (P < 0.05), indicating that these enzymes are regulated by estrogens. These results support estrogen-regulated formation and extrusion of hydrophilic PSA-NCAM into perineural spaces in the PVA as part of the mechanism of EISP.
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- Orkun Tan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Bisaz R, Conboy L, Sandi C. Learning under stress: A role for the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2009; 91:333-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2008.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Revised: 10/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Conboy L, Foley AG, O'Boyle NM, Lawlor M, Gallagher HC, Murphy KJ, Regan CM. Curcumin-induced degradation of PKC delta is associated with enhanced dentate NCAM PSA expression and spatial learning in adult and aged Wistar rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 77:1254-65. [PMID: 19161989 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM PSA) is necessary for the consolidation processes of hippocampus-based learning. Previously, we have found inhibition of protein kinase C delta (PKCdelta) to be associated with increased polysialyltransferase (PST) activity, suggesting inhibitors of this kinase might ameliorate cognitive deficits. Using a rottlerin template, a drug previously considered an inhibitor of PKCdelta, we searched the Compounds Available for Purchase (CAP) database with the Accelrys((R)) Catalyst programme for structurally similar molecules and, using the available crystal structure of the phorbol-binding domain of PKCdelta, found that diferuloylmethane (curcumin) docked effectively into the phorbol site. Curcumin increased NCAM PSA expression in cultured neuro-2A neuroblastoma cells and this was inversely related to PKCdelta protein expression. Curcumin did not directly inhibit PKCdelta activity but formed a tight complex with the enzyme. With increasing doses of curcumin, the Tyr(131) residue of PKCdelta, which is known to direct its degradation, became progressively phosphorylated and this was associated with numerous Tyr(131)-phospho-PKCdelta fragments. Chronic administration of curcumin in vivo also increased the frequency of polysialylated cells in the dentate infragranular zone and significantly improved the acquisition and consolidation of a water maze spatial learning paradigm in both adult and aged cohorts of Wistar rats. These results further confirm the role of PKCdelta in regulating PST and NCAM PSA expression and provide evidence that drug modulation of this system enhances the process of memory consolidation.
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- Lisa Conboy
- UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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Hu Q, Fu H, Ren T, Wang S, Zhou W, Song H, Han Y, Dong S. Maternal low-level lead exposure reduces the expression of PSA-NCAM and the activity of sialyltransferase in the hippocampi of neonatal rat pups. Neurotoxicology 2008; 29:675-81. [PMID: 18499259 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2007] [Revised: 03/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Highly polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) is transiently expressed specifically in newly generated cells, and is important for cell migration and neurite outgrowth. Developmental lead (Pb) exposure has been considered to affect the expression of PSA-NCAM, which contributes to the neurotoxicity of Pb exposure. However, the effect of maternal low-level Pb exposure on the expression of PSA-NCAM in neonatal rat pups has not been reported. In the present study, female Wistar rats were exposed to vehicle or different dosages of lead chloride (0.5-4mM PbCl2) 2 weeks before and during pregnancy. This exposure protocol resulted in neonatal rat pups blood Pb levels up to 12.12+/-0.38 microg/dl, and hippocampal Pb levels up to 9.22+/-0.81 microg/g at postnatal day 1 (PND 1). Immunohistochemistry analysis and Western blot analysis revealed that the expressions of PSA-NCAM and NCAM in the hippocampi of neonatal rat pups at PND 1 were significantly reduced by the maternal low-level Pb exposures. Furthermore, the mRNA levels of NCAM and polysialyltransferases (STX and PST), measured by the fluorescent real-time quantitative RT-PCR, dosage-dependently and significantly decreased by 13.26-37.62%, 25.17-59.67%, and 10.78-47.81%, respectively. In addition, the sialyltransferase activity in neonatal rat pups was significantly reduced by 6.23-32.50% in the presence of the low-level Pb exposure, too. Taken together, these results suggest that maternal low-level Pb exposure reduces the expression of PSA-NCAM, NCAM, and the activity of sialyltransferase in the hippocampi of neonatal rat pups, which might contribute to the learning and memory impairments in the developmental pups following maternal low-level Pb exposure.
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- Qiansheng Hu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Hildebrandt H, Mühlenhoff M, Gerardy-Schahn R. WITHDRAWN: Polysialylation of NCAM. Neurochem Res 2008. [PMID: 18461443 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Herbert Hildebrandt
- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Ando H, Ishida H, Kiso M. Communication: Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 110: Efficient Assembly of α-Linked Tetrameric Sialoglycosides Coupled with Galactose and Lactose. J Carbohydr Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/07328309908544022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Galuska SP, Geyer R, Gerardy-Schahn R, Mühlenhoff M, Geyer H. Enzyme-dependent Variations in the Polysialylation of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM) in Vivo. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:17-28. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707024200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid in the plasticity of the developing and adult vertebrate nervous system. Nat Rev Neurosci 2008; 9:26-35. [DOI: 10.1038/nrn2285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 479] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bork K, Gagiannis D, Orthmann A, Weidemann W, Kontou M, Reutter W, Horstkorte R. Experimental approaches to interfere with the polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule in vitro and in vivo. J Neurochem 2007; 103 Suppl 1:65-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04711.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nakata D, Zhang L, Troy FA. Molecular basis for polysialylation: a novel polybasic polysialyltransferase domain (PSTD) of 32 amino acids unique to the alpha 2,8-polysialyltransferases is essential for polysialylation. Glycoconj J 2007; 23:423-36. [PMID: 16897183 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-006-6356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2005] [Revised: 11/13/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To determine the molecular basis of eukaryotic polysialylation, the function of a structurally unique polybasic motif of 32 amino acids (pI approximately 12) in the polysialyltransferases (polySTs), ST8Sia II (STX and ST8Sia IV (PST) was investigated. This motif, designated the "polysialyltransferase domain" (PSTD), is immediately upstream of the sialylmotif S (SM-S). PolyST activity was lost in COS-1 mutants in which the entire PSTD in ST8Sia IV was deleted, or in mutants in which 10 and 15 amino acids in either the N- or C- terminus of PSTD were deleted. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that Ile(275), Lys(276) and Arg(277) in the C-terminus of PSTD in ST8Sia IV, which is contiguous with the N-terminus of sialylmotif-S, were essential for polysialylation. Arg(252) in the N-terminus segment of the PSTD was also required, as was the overall positive charge. Thus, multiple domains in the polySTs can influence their activity. Immunofluorescent microscopy showed that the mutated proteins were folded correctly, based on their Golgi localization. The structural distinctness of the conserved PSTD in the polySTs, and its absence in the mono- oligoSTs, suggests that it is a "polymerization domain" that distinguishes a polyST from a monosialyltransferases. We postulate that the electrostatic interaction between the polybasic PSTD and the polyanionic polySia chains may function to tether nascent polySia chains to the enzyme, thus facilitating the processive addition of new Sia residues to the non-reducing end of the growing chain. In accord with this hypothesis, the polyanion heparin was shown to inhibit recombinant human ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV at 10 microM.
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- Daisuke Nakata
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Nakayama J, Suzuki M, Suzuki M, Fukuda M. Expression profiling of glycosyltransferases and related enzymes using in situ hybridization. Methods Enzymol 2007; 416:120-9. [PMID: 17113863 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)16008-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In situ hybridization (ISH) is a technique used to detect messenger RNAs (mRNAs) expressed in cells in tissue sections with probes specifically hybridizing to an mRNA of interest. Polysialic acid (PSA) is a unique glycan composed of a linear homopolymer of alpha2,8-linked sialic acid residues and formed by two distinct polysialyltransferases, ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV. PSA plays an important role in neural development and progression of certain tumors. This chapter describes the use of ISH to detect ST8Sia II and ST8Sia IV mRNAs expressed in human astrocytomas using digoxigenin-labeled RNA probes.
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- Jun Nakayama
- Glycobiology Program, Cancer Research Center, The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Gagiannis D, Gossrau R, Reutter W, Zimmermann-Kordmann M, Horstkorte R. Engineering the sialic acid in organs of mice using N-propanoylmannosamine. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2007; 1770:297-306. [PMID: 17110045 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Revised: 09/14/2006] [Accepted: 09/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sialic acids play an important role during development, regeneration and pathogenesis. The precursor of most physiological sialic acids, such as N-acetylneuraminic acid is N-acetyl-D-mannosamine. Application of the novel N-propanoylmannosamine leads to the incorporation of the new sialic acid N-propanoylneuraminic acid into cell surface glycoconjugates. Here we analyzed the modified sialylation of several organs with N-propanoylneuraminic acid in mice. By using peracetylated N-propanoylmannosamine, we were able to replace in vivo between 1% (brain) and 68% (heart) of physiological sialic acids by N-propanoylneuraminic acid. The possibility to modify cell surfaces with engineered sialic acids in vivo offers the opportunity to target therapeutic agents to sites of high sialic acid concentration in a variety of tumors. Furthermore, we demonstrated that application of N-propanoylmannosamine leads to a decrease in the polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule in vivo, which is a marker of poor prognosis for some tumors with high metastatic potential.
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- Daniel Gagiannis
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
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