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Saberi S, Shans N, Ghaffari S, Esmaeili M, Mohammadi M. The role of CEACAMs versus integrins in Helicobacter pylori CagA translocation: a systematic review. Microbes Infect 2024; 26:105246. [PMID: 37926369 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2023.105246] [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: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The delivery of Helicobacter pylori CagA into host cells was long believed to occur through the integrin cell surface receptors. However, the role of CEACAM receptors has recently been highlighted, instead. Here, we have categorized the existing experimental evidence according to whether deletion, upregulation, downregulation, or inhibition of the target ligands (T4SS or HopQ) or receptors (integrins or CEACAMs), result in alterations in CagA phosphorylation, cell elongation, or IL-8 production. According to our analysis, the statistics favor the essence of most of the T4SS constituents and the involvement of HopQ adhesin in all three functions. Concerning the integrin family, the collected data is controversial, but yielding towards it being dispensable or involved in CagA translocation. Yet, regarding cell elongation, more events are showing β1 integrin being involved, than αvβ4 being inhibitory. Concerning IL-8 secretion, again there are more events showing α5, β1 and β6 integrins to be involved, than those showing inhibitory roles for β1, β4 and β6 integrins. Finally, CEACAM 1, 3, and 5 are identified as mostly essential or involved in CagA phosphorylation, whereasCEACAM 4, 7, and 8 are found dispensable and CEACAM6 is under debate. Conversely, CEACAM1, 5 and 6 appear mostly dispensable for cell elongation. Noteworthy is the choice of cell type, bacterial strain, multiplicity and duration of infection, as well as the sensitivity of the detection methods, all of which can affect the variably obtained results.
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- Samaneh Saberi
- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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Götz L, Rueckschloss U, Balk G, Pfeiffer V, Ergün S, Kleefeldt F. The role of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 in cancer. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1295232. [PMID: 38077351 PMCID: PMC10704240 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1295232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1), also known as CD66a, is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. CEACAM1 was shown to be a prognostic marker in patients suffering from cancer. In this review, we summarize pre-clinical and clinical evidence linking CEACAM1 to tumorigenicity and cancer progression. Furthermore, we discuss potential CEACAM1-based mechanisms that may affect cancer biology.
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- Lisa Götz
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius‐Maximilians‐University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Rogals M, Eletsky A, Huang C, Morris LC, Moremen KW, Prestegard JH. Glycan Conformation in the Heavily Glycosylated Protein, CEACAM1. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3527-3534. [PMID: 36417668 PMCID: PMC9764281 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Glycans attached to glycoproteins can contribute to stability, mediate interactions with other proteins, and initiate signal transduction. Glycan conformation, which is critical to these processes, is highly variable and often depicted as sampling a multitude of conformers. These conformers can be generated by molecular dynamics simulations, and more inclusively by accelerated molecular dynamics, as well as other extended sampling methods. However, experimental assessments of the contribution that various conformers make to a native ensemble are rare. Here, we use long-range pseudo-contact shifts (PCSs) of NMR resonances from an isotopically labeled glycoprotein to identify preferred conformations of its glycans. The N-terminal domain from human Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cell Adhesion Molecule 1, hCEACAM1-Ig1, was used as the model glycoprotein in this study. It has been engineered to include a lanthanide-ion-binding loop that generates PCSs, as well as a homogeneous set of three 13C-labeled N-glycans. Analysis of the PCSs indicates that preferred glycan conformers have extensive contacts with the protein surface. Factors leading to this preference appear to include interactions between N-acetyl methyls of GlcNAc residues and hydrophobic surface pockets on the protein surface.
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Williams RV, Rogals MJ, Eletsky A, Huang C, Morris LC, Moremen KW, Prestegard JH. AssignSLP_GUI, a software tool exploiting AI for NMR resonance assignment of sparsely labeled proteins. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2022; 345:107336. [PMID: 36442299 PMCID: PMC9742323 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Not all proteins are amenable to uniform isotopic labeling with 13C and 15N, something needed for the widely used, and largely deductive, triple resonance assignment process. Among them are proteins expressed in mammalian cell culture where native glycosylation can be maintained, and proper formation of disulfide bonds facilitated. Uniform labeling in mammalian cells is prohibitively expensive, but sparse labeling with one or a few isotopically enriched amino acid types is an option for these proteins. However, assignment then relies on accessing the best match between a variety of measured NMR parameters and predictions based on 3D structure, often from X-ray crystallography. Finding this match is a challenging process that has benefitted from many computational tools, including trained neural nets for chemical shift prediction, genetic algorithms for searches through a myriad of assignment possibilities, and now AI-based prediction of high-quality structures for protein targets. AssignSLP_GUI, a new version of a software package for assignment of resonances from sparsely-labeled proteins, uses many of these tools. These tools and new additions to the package are highlighted in an application to a sparsely-labeled domain from a glycoprotein, CEACAM1.
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- Robert V Williams
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Williams RV, Huang C, McDermott C, Ahmed T, Columbus L, Moremen KW, Prestegard JH, Amster IJ. Site-to-site cross-talk in OST-B glycosylation of hCEACAM1-IgV. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2202992119. [PMID: 36251991 PMCID: PMC9618145 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202992119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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N-glycosylation is a common posttranslational modification of secreted proteins in eukaryotes. This modification targets asparagine residues within the consensus sequence, N-X-S/T. While this sequence is required for glycosylation, the initial transfer of a high-mannose glycan by oligosaccharyl transferases A or B (OST-A or OST-B) can lead to incomplete occupancy at a given site. Factors that determine the extent of transfer are not well understood, and understanding them may provide insight into the function of these important enzymes. Here, we use mass spectrometry (MS) to simultaneously measure relative occupancies for three N-glycosylation sites on the N-terminal IgV domain of the recombinant glycoprotein, hCEACAM1. We demonstrate that addition is primarily by the OST-B enzyme and propose a kinetic model of OST-B N-glycosylation. Fitting the kinetic model to the MS data yields distinct rates for glycan addition at most sites and suggests a largely stochastic initial order of glycan addition. The model also suggests that glycosylation at one site influences the efficiency of subsequent modifications at the other sites, and glycosylation at the central or N-terminal site leads to dead-end products that seldom lead to full glycosylation of all three sites. Only one path of progressive glycosylation, one initiated by glycosylation at the C-terminal site, can efficiently lead to full occupancy for all three sites. Thus, the hCEACAM1 domain provides an effective model system to study site-specific recognition of glycosylation sequons by OST-B and suggests that the order and efficiency of posttranslational glycosylation is influenced by steric cross-talk between adjoining acceptor sites.
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- Robert V. Williams
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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Gandhi AK, Sun ZYJ, Huang YH, Kim WM, Yang C, Petsko GA, Beauchemin N, Blumberg RS. Structural analysis of human CEACAM1 oligomerization. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1042. [PMID: 36180783 PMCID: PMC9525683 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03996-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The human (h) CEACAM1 GFCC’ face serves as a binding site for homophilic and heterophilic interactions with various microbial and host ligands. hCEACAM1 has also been observed to form oligomers and micro-clusters on the cell surface which are thought to regulate hCEACAM1-mediated signaling. However, the structural basis for hCEACAM1 higher-order oligomerization is currently unknown. To understand this, we report a hCEACAM1 IgV oligomer crystal structure which shows how GFCC’ face-mediated homodimerization enables highly flexible ABED face interactions to arise. Structural modeling and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies predict that such oligomerization is not impeded by the presence of carbohydrate side-chain modifications. In addition, using UV spectroscopy and NMR studies, we show that oligomerization is further facilitated by the presence of a conserved metal ion (Zn++ or Ni++) binding site on the G strand of the FG loop. Together these studies provide biophysical insights on how GFCC’ and ABED face interactions together with metal ion binding may facilitate hCEACAM1 oligomerization beyond dimerization. The crystal structure of human CEACAM1 IgV oligomer and structural analyses provide insight into higher-order oligomerization involving GFCC’ face-mediated homodimerization, flexible ABED interfaces, and dynamic metal-ion bridging.
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- Amit K Gandhi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Huskey ALW, Merner ND. An investigation into the role of inherited CEACAM gene family variants and colorectal cancer risk. BMC Res Notes 2022; 15:26. [PMID: 35115044 PMCID: PMC8815132 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-022-05907-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Objective This study was designed to determine if CEACAM mutations are associated with inherited risk of colorectal cancer. Recently, protein-truncating mutations in the CEACAM gene family were associated with inherited breast cancer risk. That discovery, along with aberrant expression of CEACAM genes in colorectal cancer tumors and that colorectal cancer and breast cancer share many risk factors, including genetics, inspired our team to search for inherited CEACAM mutations in colorectal cancer cases. Specifically utilizing The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) blood-derived whole-exome sequencing data from the colorectal cancer cohort, rare protein-truncating variants and missense variants were investigated through single variant and aggregation analyses in European American and African American cases and compared to ethnic-matched controls. Results A total of 34 and 14 different CEACAM variants were identified in European American and African American colorectal cancer cases, respectively. Nine missense variants were individually associated with risk, two in African Americans and seven in European Americans. No identified protein-truncating variants were associated with CRC risk in either ethnicity. Gene family and gene-specific aggregation analyses did not yield any significant results. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13104-022-05907-6.
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- Anna L W Huskey
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.,Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, 3306 Walker Building, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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Belcher Dufrisne M, Swope N, Kieber M, Yang JY, Han J, Li J, Moremen KW, Prestegard JH, Columbus L. Human CEACAM1 N-domain dimerization is independent from glycan modifications. Structure 2022; 30:658-670.e5. [PMID: 35219398 PMCID: PMC9081242 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Carcinoembryonic cellular adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) serve diverse roles in cell signaling, proliferation, and survival and are made up of one or several immunoglobulin (Ig)-like ectodomains glycosylated in vivo. The physiological oligomeric state and how it contributes to protein function are central to understanding CEACAMs. Two putative dimer conformations involving different CEACAM1 N-terminal Ig-like domain (CCM1) protein faces (ABED and GFCC'C″) were identified from crystal structures. GFCC'C″ was identified as the dominant CCM1 solution dimer, but ambiguity regarding the effect of glycosylation on dimer formation calls its physiological relevance into question. We present the first crystal structure of minimally glycosylated CCM1 in the GFCC'C″ dimer conformation and characterization in solution by continuous-wave and double electron-electron resonance electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Our results suggest the GFCC'C″ dimer is dominant in solution with different levels of glycosylation, and structural conservation and co-evolved residues support that the GFCC'C″ dimer is conserved across CEACAMs.
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Sun R, Kim AMJ, Murray AA, Lim SO. N-Glycosylation Facilitates 4-1BB Membrane Localization by Avoiding Its Multimerization. Cells 2022; 11:cells11010162. [PMID: 35011724 PMCID: PMC8750214 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Leveraging the T cell immunity against tumors represents a revolutionary type of cancer therapy. 4-1BB is a well-characterized costimulatory immune receptor existing on activated T cells and mediating their proliferation and cytotoxicity under infectious diseases and cancers. Despite the accumulating interest in implementing 4-1BB as a therapeutic target for immune-related disorders, less is known about the pattern of its intracellular behaviors and regulations. It has been previously demonstrated that 4-1BB is heavily modified by N-glycosylation; however, the biological importance of this modification lacks detailed elucidation. Through biochemical, biophysical, and cell-biological approaches, we systematically evaluated the impact of N-glycosylation on the ligand interaction, stability, and localization of 4-1BB. We hereby highlighted that N-glycan functions by preventing the oligomerization of 4-1BB, thus permitting its membrane transportation and fast turn-over. Without N-glycosylation, 4-1BB could be aberrantly accumulated intracellularly and fail to be sufficiently inserted in the membrane. The N-glycosylation-guided intracellular processing of 4-1BB serves as the potential mechanism explicitly modulating the “on” and “off” of 4-1BB through the control of protein abundance. Our study will further solidify the understanding of the biological properties of 4-1BB and facilitate the clinical practice against this promising therapeutic target.
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- Ruoxuan Sun
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (R.S.); (A.M.J.K.); (A.A.M.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (R.S.); (A.M.J.K.); (A.A.M.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (R.S.); (A.M.J.K.); (A.A.M.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (R.S.); (A.M.J.K.); (A.A.M.)
- Purdue Institute of Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Rogals MJ, Yang JY, Williams RV, Moremen KW, Amster IJ, Prestegard JH. Sparse isotope labeling for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) of glycoproteins using 13C-glucose. Glycobiology 2021; 31:425-435. [PMID: 32902634 PMCID: PMC8091466 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Preparation of samples for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characterization of larger proteins requires enrichment with less abundant, NMR-active, isotopes such as 13C and 15N. This is routine for proteins that can be expressed in bacterial culture where low-cost isotopically enriched metabolic substrates can be used. However, it can be expensive for glycosylated proteins expressed in mammalian culture where more costly isotopically enriched amino acids are usually used. We describe a simple, relatively inexpensive procedure in which standard commercial media is supplemented with 13C-enriched glucose to achieve labeling of all glycans plus all alanines of the N-terminal domain of the highly glycosylated protein, CEACAM1. We demonstrate an ability to detect partially occupied N-glycan sites, sites less susceptible to processing by an endoglycosidase, and some unexpected truncation of the amino acid sequence. The labeling of both the protein (through alanines) and the glycans in a single culture requiring no additional technical expertise past standard mammalian expression requirements is anticipated to have several applications, including structural and functional screening of the many glycosylated proteins important to human health.
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- Monique J Rogals
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemistry
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Gandhi AK, Sun ZYJ, Kim WM, Huang YH, Kondo Y, Bonsor DA, Sundberg EJ, Wagner G, Kuchroo VK, Petsko GA, Blumberg RS. Structural basis of the dynamic human CEACAM1 monomer-dimer equilibrium. Commun Biol 2021; 4:360. [PMID: 33742094 PMCID: PMC7979749 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01871-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Human (h) carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) function depends upon IgV-mediated homodimerization or heterodimerization with host ligands, including hCEACAM5, hTIM-3, PD-1, and a variety of microbial pathogens. However, there is little structural information available on how hCEACAM1 transitions between monomeric and dimeric states which in the latter case is critical for initiating hCEACAM1 activities. We therefore mutated residues within the hCEACAM1 IgV GFCC' face including V39, I91, N97, and E99 and examined hCEACAM1 IgV monomer-homodimer exchange using differential scanning fluorimetry, multi-angle light scattering, X-ray crystallography and/or nuclear magnetic resonance. From these studies, we describe hCEACAM1 homodimeric, monomeric and transition states at atomic resolution and its conformational behavior in solution through NMR assignment of the wildtype (WT) hCEACAM1 IgV dimer and N97A mutant monomer. These studies reveal the flexibility of the GFCC' face and its important role in governing the formation of hCEACAM1 dimers and selective heterodimers.
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- Amit K. Gandhi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.65499.370000 0001 2106 9910Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA ,grid.31432.370000 0001 1092 3077Present Address: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- grid.411024.20000 0001 2175 4264Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- grid.411024.20000 0001 2175 4264Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.411024.20000 0001 2175 4264Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.411024.20000 0001 2175 4264Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Present Address: Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases and Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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Hu W, Bhattacharya S, Hong T, Wong P, Li L, Vaidehi N, Kalkum M, Shively JE. Structural characterization of a dimeric complex between the short cytoplasmic domain of CEACAM1 and the pseudo tetramer of S100A10-Annexin A2 using NMR and molecular dynamics. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1863:183451. [PMID: 32835655 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIIt, a heterotetramer of S100A10 (P11) and Annexin A2, plays a key role in calcium dependent, membrane associations with a variety of proteins. We previously showed that AIIt interacts with the short cytoplasmic domain (12 amino acids) of CEACAM1 (CEACAM1-SF). Since the cytoplasmic domains of CEACAM1 help regulate the formation of cis- or trans-dimers at the cell membrane, we investigated the possible role of their association with AIIt in this process. Using NMR and molecular dynamics, we show that AIIt and its pseudoheterodimer interacts with two molecules of short cytoplasmic domain isoform peptides, and that interaction depends on the binding motif 454-Phe-Gly-Lys-Thr-457 where Phe-454 binds in a hydrophobic pocket of AIIt, the null mutation Phe454Ala reduces binding by 2.5 fold, and the pseudophosphorylation mutant Thr457Glu reduces binding by three fold. Since these two residues in CEACAM1-SF were also found to play a role in the binding of calmodulin and G-actin at the membrane, we hypothesize a sequential set of three interactions are responsible for regulation of cis- to trans-dimerization of CEACAM1. The hydrophobic binding pocket in AIIt corresponds to a previously identified binding pocket for a peptide found in SMARCA3 and AHNAK, suggesting a conserved functional motif in AIIt allowing multiple proteins to reversibly interact with integral membrane proteins in a calcium dependent manner.
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- Weidong Hu
- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, , Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America.
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Zeligs KP, Morelli MP, David JM, Neuman M, Hernandez L, Hewitt S, Ozaki M, Osei-Tutu A, Anderson D, Andresson T, Das S, Lack J, Abdelmaksoud A, Fantini M, Arlen PM, Tsang KY, Annunziata CM. Evaluation of the Anti-Tumor Activity of the Humanized Monoclonal Antibody NEO-201 in Preclinical Models of Ovarian Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:805. [PMID: 32637350 PMCID: PMC7318110 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00805] [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: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Purpose: Despite high initial response rates with cytoreductive surgery, conventional chemotherapy and the incorporation of biologic agents, ovarian cancer patients often relapse and die from their disease. New approaches are needed to improve patient outcomes. This study was designed to evaluate the antitumor activity of NEO-201 monoclonal antibody (mAb) in preclinical models of ovarian cancer where the NEO-201 target is highly expressed. Experimental Design: Functional analysis of NEO-201 against tumor cell lines was performed by antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays. Binding of NEO-201 to tumor tissues and cell lines were determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and flow cytometry, respectively. Further characterization of the antigen recognized by NEO-201 was performed by mass spectrometry. Ovarian cancer models were used to evaluate the anti-tumor activity of NEO-201 in vivo. NEO-201 at a concentration of 250 g/mouse was injected intraperitoneally (IP) on days 1, 4, and 8. Human PBMCs were injected IP simultaneously as effector cells. Results: Both IHC and flow cytometry revealed that NEO-201 binds prominently to the colon, pancreatic, and mucinous ovarian cancer tissues and cell lines. Immunoprecipitation of the antigen recognized by NEO-201 was performed in human ovarian, colon, and pancreatic cancer cell lines. From these screening, carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5) and CEACAM6 were identified as the most likely targets of NEO-201. Our results confirmed that NEO-201 binds different types of cancers; the binding is highly selective for the tumor cells without cross reactivity with the surrounding healthy tissue. Functional analysis revealed that NEO-201 mediates ADCC killing against human ovarian and colorectal carcinoma cell lines in vitro. In addition, NEO-201 inhibited tumor growth in the presence of activated human PBMCs in orthotopic mouse models of both primary and metastatic ovarian cancer. Importantly, NEO-201 prolonged survival of tumor-bearing mice. Conclusions: These data suggested that NEO-201 has an antitumor activity against tumor cells expressing its antigen. Targeting an antigen expressed in tumors, but not in normal tissues, allows patient selection for optimal treatment. These findings strongly indicate that NEO-201 warrants clinical testing as both a novel therapeutic and diagnostic agent for treatment of ovarian carcinomas. A first in human clinical trial evaluating NEO-201 in adults with chemo-resistant solid tumors is ongoing at the NIH clinical Center.
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- Kristen P Zeligs
- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Protein Characterization Laboratory of the Cancer Research Program (CRTP)/Mass Spectrometry Center, National Institutes of Health, Fredrick, MD, United States
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- Protein Characterization Laboratory of the Cancer Research Program (CRTP)/Mass Spectrometry Center, National Institutes of Health, Fredrick, MD, United States
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- NIAID Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (NCBR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Advanced Biomedical Computational Science, Fredrick, MD, United States
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- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Advanced Biomedical Computational Science, Fredrick, MD, United States.,Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource, Fredrick, MD, United States
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- Precision Biologics, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Mikolajczyk K, Kaczmarek R, Czerwinski M. How glycosylation affects glycosylation: the role of N-glycans in glycosyltransferase activity. Glycobiology 2020; 30:941-969. [PMID: 32363402 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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N-glycosylation is one of the most important posttranslational modifications of proteins. It plays important roles in the biogenesis and functions of proteins by influencing their folding, intracellular localization, stability and solubility. N-glycans are synthesized by glycosyltransferases, a complex group of ubiquitous enzymes that occur in most kingdoms of life. A growing body of evidence shows that N-glycans may influence processing and functions of glycosyltransferases, including their secretion, stability and substrate/acceptor affinity. Changes in these properties may have a profound impact on glycosyltransferase activity. Indeed, some glycosyltransferases have to be glycosylated themselves for full activity. N-glycans and glycosyltransferases play roles in the pathogenesis of many diseases (including cancers), so studies on glycosyltransferases may contribute to the development of new therapy methods and novel glycoengineered enzymes with improved properties. In this review, we focus on the role of N-glycosylation in the activity of glycosyltransferases and attempt to summarize all available data about this phenomenon.
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- Krzysztof Mikolajczyk
- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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Ray D, Ray P, Ferrer-Torres D, Wang Z, Nancarrow D, Yoon HW, Martinho MS, Hinton T, Owens S, Thomas D, Jiang H, Lawrence TS, Lin J, Lagisetty K, Chang AC, Beer DG. Isoforms of RNF128 Regulate the Stability of Mutant P53 in Barrett's Esophageal Cells. Gastroenterology 2020; 158:583-597.e1. [PMID: 31715145 PMCID: PMC7429981 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Barrett's esophagus (BE) can progress to dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), accompanied by mutations in TP53 that increase the stability of its product, p53. We analyzed BE tissues for messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that associate with BE progression and identified one that affects the stabilization of p53. METHODS We obtained 54 BE samples collected from patients with high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), from 1992 through 2015, and performed RNA sequence analyses, including isoform-specific analyses. We performed reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analyses of 166 samples and immunohistochemical analyses of tissue microarrays that contained BE tissues from 100 patients with HGD or EAC and normal esophageal squamous mucosa (controls). Proteins were expressed from transfected plasmids or knocked down with small interfering RNAs in BE cells and analyzed by immunoblots and in immunoprecipitation and ubiquitin ligase assays. Athymic nude mice bearing EAC xenograft tumors (grown from OE-33 cells) were given intraperitoneal injections of simvastatin; tumor growth was monitored and tumors were collected and analyzed by immunoblotting for levels of RNF128, p53, and acetylated p53. RESULTS Progression of BE to HGD or EAC associated with changes in expression of mRNAs that encoded mucins and promoted inflammation and activation of ATM and the DNA damage response. As tissues progressed from BE to HGD to EAC, they increased expression of mRNAs encoding isoform 1 of RNF128 (Iso1) and decreased expression of Iso2 of RNF128. RNF128 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets p53 for degradation. Incubation of BE cells with interferon gamma caused them to increase expression of Iso1 and reduce expression of Iso2. Iso1 was heavily glycosylated with limited ubiquitin ligase activity for p53, resulting in p53 stabilization. Knockdown of Iso1 in BE and EAC cells led to degradation of the mutant form of p53 and reduced clonogenic survival. In contrast, Iso2 was a potent ligase that reduced levels of the mutant form of p53 in BE cells. In BE cells, Iso2 was hypoglycosylated and degraded, via ATM and GSK3β-mediated phosphorylation and activation of the beta-TrCP1-containing SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Simvastatin, which degrades the mutant form of p53, also degraded RNF128 Iso1 protein in BE cells and slowed growth of EAC xenograft tumors in mice. CONCLUSIONS We found that isoform 2 of RNF128 is decreased in BE cells, resulting in increased levels of mutant p53, whereas isoform 1 of RNF128 is increased in BE cells, further promoting the stabilization of mutant p53.
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- Dipankar Ray
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Women's Malignancy Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Kuriri FA, O'Malley CJ, Jackson DE. Molecular mechanisms of immunoreceptors in platelets. Thromb Res 2019; 176:108-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kim WM, Huang YH, Gandhi A, Blumberg RS. CEACAM1 structure and function in immunity and its therapeutic implications. Semin Immunol 2019; 42:101296. [PMID: 31604530 PMCID: PMC6814268 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2019.101296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The type I membrane protein receptor carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) distinctively exhibits significant alternative splicing that allows for tunable functions upon homophilic binding. CEACAM1 is highly expressed in the tumor environment and is strictly regulated on lymphocytes such that its expression is restricted to activated cells where it is now recognized to function in tolerance pathways. CEACAM1 is also an important target for microbes which have co-opted these attributes of CEACAM1 for the purposes of invading the host and evading the immune system. These properties, among others, have focused attention on CEACAM1 as a unique target for immunotherapy in autoimmunity and cancer. This review examines recent structural information derived from the characterization of CEACAM1:CEACAM1 interactions and heterophilic modes of binding especially to microbes and how this relates to CEACAM1 function. Through this, we aim to provide insights into targeting CEACAM1 for therapeutic intervention.
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- Walter M Kim
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Bello C, Rovero P, Papini AM. Just a spoonful of sugar: Short glycans affect protein properties and functions. J Pept Sci 2019; 25:e3167. [PMID: 30924227 DOI: 10.1002/psc.3167] [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: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glycosylation has a strong impact on the chemical and physical properties of proteins and on their activity. The heterogeneous nature of this modification complicates the elucidation of the role of each glycan, thus slowing down the progress in glycobiology. Nevertheless, the great advances recently made in protein engineering and in the chemical synthesis, and semisynthesis of glycoproteins are giving impulse to the field, fostering important discoveries. In this review, we report on the findings of the last two decades on the importance that the attachment site, linkage, and composition of short glycans have in affecting protein properties and functions.
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- Claudia Bello
- Laboratory of Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Biology, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Biology, Department of NeuroFarBa, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Biology, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,PeptLab@UCP Platform and Laboratory of Chemical Biology EA4505, University Paris-Seine, Cergy-Pontoise CEDEX, France
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Molecular Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of DQA Gene from Mink (Neovison vison). Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20051037. [PMID: 30818831 PMCID: PMC6429307 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20051037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In the present study, we cloned, sequenced, and explored the structural and functional characteristics of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-DQA gene from mink (Neovison vison) for the first time. The full-length sequence of DQA gene was 1147-bp-long, contained a coding region of 768-bp, which was predicted to encoding 255 amino acid residues. The comparison between DQA from mink (Neovison vison) and other MHC-DQA molecules from different animal species showed that nucleotide and encoded amino acid sequences of the mink DQA gene exhibited high similarity with the ferret (Mustela pulourius furo). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that mink (Neovison vison) DQA is grouped with that of ferret (Mustela pulourius furo). The cloned sequence contained a 23-amino acid NH2-terminal signal sequence with the signal peptide cutting site located in amino acids 23–24, and had three Asn-Xaa-Ser/Thr sequons. Three cysteine residues were also identified (Cys-85, Cys-121, and Cys-138). The 218 to 240 amino acids were predicted to be the transmembrane domains. The prediction of the secondary structure revealed three α-helixes and fourteen β-sheets in Neovison vison DQA protein, while random coil was a major pattern. In this study, the whole CDS sequence of Neovison vison DQA gene was successfully cloned, which was valuable for exploring the function and antiviral molecular mechanisms underlying the molecule. The findings of the present study have laid the foundation for the disease resistance and breeding of mink.
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Huo B, Chen M, Chen J, Li Y, Zhang W, Wang J, Qin W, Qian X. A sequential separation strategy for facile isolation and comprehensive analysis of human urine N-glycoproteome. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:7305-7312. [PMID: 30171281 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1338-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Urine is an attractive and non-invasive alternative source to tissue, blood or other biofluids for biomarker screening in clinical research. In normal human adult urine, 48% of the total urinary protein is in the sediment, 49% is soluble and the remaining 3% is contained in urinary extracellular vesicles (EVs). The soluble proteins and EV proteins in urine have attracted particular attention in recent years as cancer diagnostics. Furthermore, considering the important role of N-glycoproteins in practically all physiological processes, including regulating receptor-ligand binding, cell-cell interactions, inflammatory response and tumour progression, N-glycoproteome in human urine is an invaluable target for monitoring the physiological status and pathological changes of the kidney and urinary tract. Given the different origins of the soluble proteins and EV proteins in the urine, different N-glycoproteome patterns exist. Therefore, isolating the soluble N-glycoproteins and EV N-glycoproteins for separate analysis will provide a more specific and comprehensive view and provide a deeper understanding of human urinary N-glycoproteome. In this work, we developed a sequential separation method that isolates urinary soluble proteins and EV proteins via stepwise ultrafiltration based on their obvious size difference. A facile and reproducible protein isolation was achieved using this strategy. Subsequent N-glycoproteome enrichment and identification revealed distinct patterns in the two sub-proteomes of urine with more than 60% differential N-glycopeptides. A more comprehensive picture of the urinary N-glycoproteome with close to 1800 identified N-glycopeptides was obtained by this new analysis strategy, therefore making it advantageous for urinary biomarker screening. Graphical abstract A sequential separation method that isolates urinary soluble proteins and EV proteins via stepwise ultrafiltration was developed in this work. Subsequent N-glycopeptides enrichment and mass spectrometry analysis reveals distinct N-glycoproteome patterns in the two sub-proteomes of urine and a deep mapping of close to 1800 N-glycopeptides.
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- Bianbian Huo
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China.,State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China.,State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China.,State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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Kar B, Verma P, den Haan R, Sharma AK. Effect of N-linked glycosylation on the activity and stability of a β-glucosidase from Putranjiva roxburghii. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 112:490-498. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gao Q, Yang JY, Moremen KW, Flanagan JG, Prestegard JH. Structural Characterization of a Heparan Sulfate Pentamer Interacting with LAR-Ig1-2. Biochemistry 2018; 57:2189-2199. [PMID: 29570275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Leukocyte common antigen-related (LAR) protein is one of the type IIa receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) that are important for signal transduction in biological processes, including axon growth and regeneration. Glycosaminoglycan chains, including heparan sulfate (HS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS), act as ligands that regulate LAR signaling. Here, we report the structural characterization of the first two immunoglobulin domains (Ig1-2) of LAR interacting with an HS pentasaccharide (GlcNS6S-GlcA-GlcNS3,6S-IdoA2S-GlcNS6S-OME, fondaparinux) using multiple solution-based NMR methods. In the course of the study, we extended an assignment strategy useful for sparsely labeled proteins expressed in mammalian cell culture supplemented with a single type of isotopically enriched amino acid ([15N]-Lys in this case) by including paramagnetic perturbations to NMR resonances. The folded two-domain structure for LAR-Ig1-2 seen in previous crystal structures has been validated in solution using residual dipolar coupling data, and a combination of chemical shift perturbation on titration of LAR-Ig1-2 with fondaparinux, saturation transfer difference (STD) spectra, and transferred nuclear Overhauser effects (trNOEs) have been employed in the docking program HADDOCK to generate models for the LAR-fondaparinux complex. These models are further analyzed by postprocessing energetic analysis to identify key binding interactions. In addition to providing insight into the ligand interaction mechanisms of type IIa RPTPs and the origin of opposing effects of CS and HS ligands, these results may assist in future design of therapeutic compounds for nervous system repair.
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- Qi Gao
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Neuroscience , Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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Shajahan A, Supekar NT, Heiss C, Ishihara M, Azadi P. Tool for Rapid Analysis of Glycopeptide by Permethylation via One-Pot Site Mapping and Glycan Analysis. Anal Chem 2017; 89:10734-10743. [PMID: 28921966 PMCID: PMC5973789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
To overcome the challenges in the analysis of protein glycosylation, we have developed a comprehensive and universal tool through permethylation of glycopeptides and their tandem mass spectrometric analysis. This method has the potential to simplify glycoprotein analysis by integrating glycan sequencing and glycopeptide analysis in a single experiment. Moreover, glycans with unique glycosidic linkages, particularly from prokaryotes, which are resistant to enzymatic or chemical release, could also be detected and analyzed by this methodology. Here we present a strategy for the permethylation of intact glycopeptides, obtained via controlled protease digest, and their characterization by using advanced mass spectrometry. We used bovine RNase B, human transferrin, and bovine fetuin as models to demonstrate the feasibility of the method. Remarkably, the glycan patterns, glycosylation site, and their occupancy by N-glycans are all detected and identified in a single experimental procedure. Acquisition on a high resolution tandem-MSn system with fragmentation methodologies such as high-energy collision dissociation (HCD) and collision induced dissociation (CID), provided the complete sequence of the glycan structures attached to the peptides. The behavior of 20 natural amino acids under the basic permethylation conditions was probed by permethylating a library of short synthetic peptides. Our studies indicate that the permethylation imparts simple, limited, and predictable chemical transformations on peptides and do not interfere with the interpretation of MS/MS data. In addition to this, permethylated O-glycans in unreduced form (released by β elimination) were also detected, allowing us to profile O-linked glycan structures simultaneously.
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Affiliation(s)
- Asif Shajahan
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Chiang WF, Cheng TM, Chang CC, Pan SH, Changou CA, Chang TH, Lee KH, Wu SY, Chen YF, Chuang KH, Shieh DB, Chen YL, Tu CC, Tsui WL, Wu MH. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) promotes EGF receptor signaling of oral squamous cell carcinoma metastasis via the complex N-glycosylation. Oncogene 2017; 37:116-127. [PMID: 28892050 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Aberrant protein glycosylation could be a distinct surface-marker of cancer cells that influences cancer progression and metastasis because glycosylation can regulate membrane protein folding which alters receptor activation and changes epitope exposure for antibody (Ab) recognition. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6), a glycophosphoinositol-anchored protein, is a heavily glycosylated tumor antigen. However, the clinical significance and biological effect of CEACAM6 glycosylation has not been addressed in cancers. We recently developed an anti-CEACAM6 Ab (TMU) from an immune llama library which can be engineered to a single-domain (sd)Ab or a heavy-chain (HC)Ab. The TMU HCAb specifically recognized glycosylated CEACAM6 compared to the conventional antibodies. Using the TMU HCAb, we found that glycosylated CEACAM6 was a tumor marker associated with recurrence in early-stage OSCC (oral squamous cell carcinoma) patients. CEACAM6 promoted OSCC cell invasion, migration, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and metastasis via interaction with epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) and enhancing EGFR activation, clustering and intracellular signaling cascades. These functions were modulated by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 (MGAT5) which mediated N-glycosylation at Asn256 (N256) of CEACAM6. Finally, the TMU sdAb and HCAb treatment inhibited the migration, invasion and EGF-induced signaling in CEACAM6-overexpressing cells. In conclusion, the complex N-glycosylation of CEACAM6 is critical for EGFR signaling of OSCC invasion and metastasis. Targeting glycosylated CEACAM6 with the TMU sdAb or TMU HCAb could be a feasible therapy for OSCC.
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- W-F Chiang
- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Oral and Maxillofacial Section, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.,School of Dentistry, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Ph.D Program in Biotechnology Research and Development, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Oral Medicine and Department of Stomatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.,Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center and Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Oral Medicine and Department of Stomatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Role of glycosylation in nucleating protein folding and stability. Biochem J 2017; 474:2333-2347. [PMID: 28673927 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Glycosylation constitutes one of the most common, ubiquitous and complex forms of post-translational modification. It commences with the synthesis of the protein and plays a significant role in deciding its folded state, oligomerization and thus its function. Recent studies have demonstrated that N-linked glycans help proteins to fold as the stability and folding kinetics are altered with the removal of the glycans from them. Several studies have shown that it alters not only the thermodynamic stability but also the structural features of the folded proteins modulating their interactions and functions. Their inhibition and perturbations have been implicated in diseases from diabetes to degenerative disorders. The intent of this review is to provide insight into the recent advancements in the general understanding on the aspect of glycosylation driven stability of proteins that is imperative to their function and finally their role in health and disease states.
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