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Wang T, Zhang Z, Qu C, Song W, Li M, Shao X, Fukuda T, Gu J, Taniguchi N, Li W. Core fucosylation regulates the ovarian response via FSH receptor during follicular development. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00038-9. [PMID: 38280716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.01.025] [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: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ovarian low response to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) causes infertility featuring hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, ovarian failure, and/or defective ovarian response. OBJECTIVES N-glycosylation is essential for FSH receptor (FSHR). Core fucosylation catalyzed by fucosyltransferase 8 (FUT8) is the most common N-glycosylation. Core fucosylation level changes between individuals and plays important roles in multiple physiological and pathological conditions. This study aims to elucidate the significance of FUT8 to modulate FSHR function in female fertility. METHODS Samples from patients classified as poor ovary responders (PORs) were detected with lectin blot and real-time PCR. Fut8 gene knockout (Fut8-/-) mice and FUT8-knockdown human granulosa cell line (KGN-KD) were established and in vitro fertilization (IVF) assay, western blot, molecular interaction, immunofluorescence and immunoprecipitation were applied. RESULTS Core fucosylation is indispensable for oocyte and follicular development. FSHR is a highly core-fucosylated glycoprotein. Loss of core fucosylation suppressed binding of FSHR to FSH, and attenuated FSHR downstream signaling in granulosa cells. Transcriptomic analysis revealed the downregulation of several transcripts crucial for oocyte meiotic progression and preimplantation development in Fut8-/- mice and in POR patients. Furthermore, loss of FUT8 inhibited the interaction between granulosa cells and oocytes, reduced transzonal projection (TZP) formation and caused poor developmental competence of oocytes after fertilization in vitro. While L-fucose administration increased the core fucosylation of FSHR, and its sensitivity to FSH. CONCLUSION This study first reveals a significant presence of core fucosylation in female fertility control. Decreased fucosylation on FSHR reduces the interaction of FSH-FSHR and subsequent signaling, which is a feature of the POR patients. Our results suggest that core fucosylation controls oocyte and follicular development via the FSH/FSHR pathway and is essential for female fertility in mammals.
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- Tiantong Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China; College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, 9 West Section Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, 9 West Section Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, 9 West Section Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Medical Center for Reproductive and Genetic Research, Dalian Municipal Women and Children's Medical Center, 878 Xibei Road, Gezhenbao Street, Dalian, Liaoning 116037, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuoku, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China; Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China.
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Trzos S, Link-Lenczowski P, Pocheć E. The role of N-glycosylation in B-cell biology and IgG activity. The aspects of autoimmunity and anti-inflammatory therapy. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1188838. [PMID: 37575234 PMCID: PMC10415207 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1188838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The immune system is strictly regulated by glycosylation through the addition of highly diverse and dynamically changing sugar structures (glycans) to the majority of immune cell receptors. Although knowledge in the field of glycoimmunology is still limited, numerous studies point to the key role of glycosylation in maintaining homeostasis, but also in reflecting its disruption. Changes in oligosaccharide patterns can lead to impairment of both innate and acquired immune responses, with important implications in the pathogenesis of diseases, including autoimmunity. B cells appear to be unique within the immune system, since they exhibit both innate and adaptive immune activity. B cell surface is rich in glycosylated proteins and lectins which recognise glycosylated ligands on other cells. Glycans are important in the development, selection, and maturation of B cells. Changes in sialylation and fucosylation of cell surface proteins affect B cell signal transduction through BCRs, CD22 inhibitory coreceptor and Siglec-G. Plasmocytes, as the final stage of B cell differentiation, produce and secrete immunoglobulins (Igs), of which IgGs are the most abundant N-glycosylated proteins in human serum with the conserved N-glycosylation site at Asn297. N-oligosaccharide composition of the IgG Fc region affects its secretion, structure, half-life and effector functions (ADCC, CDC). IgG N-glycosylation undergoes little change during homeostasis, and may gradually be modified with age and during ongoing inflammatory processes. Hyperactivated B lymphocytes secrete autoreactive antibodies responsible for the development of autoimmunity. The altered profile of IgG N-glycans contributes to disease progression and remission and is sensitive to the application of therapeutic substances and immunosuppressive agents. In this review, we focus on the role of N-glycans in B-cell biology and IgG activity, the rearrangement of IgG oligosaccharides in aging, autoimmunity and immunosuppressive therapy.
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- Sara Trzos
- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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It has been 30 years since the first member of the protease-activated receptor (PAR) family was discovered. This was followed by the discovery of three other receptors, including PAR2. PAR2 is a G protein-coupled receptor activated by trypsin site-specific proteolysis. The process starts with serine proteases acting between arginine and serine, creating an N-terminus that functions as a tethered ligand that binds, after a conformational change, to the second extracellular loop of the receptor, leading to activation of G-proteins. The physiological and pathological functions of this ubiquitous receptor are still elusive. This review focuses on PAR2 activation and its distribution under physiological and pathological conditions, with a particular focus on the pancreas, a significant producer of trypsin, which is the prototype activator of the receptor. The role in acute or chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and diabetes mellitus will be highlighted.
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- Petr SUHAJ
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic,Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic,Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic,Department of Pathology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic,Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Fu J, Guo Q, Feng Y, Cheng P, Wu A. Dual role of fucosidase in cancers and its clinical potential. J Cancer 2022; 13:3121-3132. [PMID: 36046653 PMCID: PMC9414016 DOI: 10.7150/jca.75840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Glycosidases and glycosyltransferases greatly impact malignant phenotype of tumors though genetics and epigenetics mechanisms. As the member of glycoside hydrolase (GH) families 29A, α-L-fucosidases (AFUs) are involved in the hydrolysis of terminal L-fucose residues linked via α-1,2, α-1,3, α-1,4 or α-1,6 to the reducing end of N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) of oligosaccharide chains. The defucosylation process mediated by AFUs contributes to the development of various diseases, such as chronic inflammatory diseases, immune disorders, and autoimmune diseases by reducing the interaction between fucosylated adhesion molecules supporting leukocyte extravasation. AFUs also impair crucial cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and presumably subsequent cell signaling pathways, which lead to changes in tumor function and behavior. There are two isoforms of AFUs in human, namely α-L-fucosidase 1 (FUCA1) and α-L-fucosidase 2 (FUCA2), respectively. FUCA1 is a p53 target gene and can hydrolyze different fucosylation sites on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), thereby determining the activation of EGFR. FUCA2 mediates the adhesion between Helicobacter pylori and gastric mucosa and is upregulated in 24 tumor types. Besides, based on the participation of AFU in signaling pathways and tumor progression, we discuss the prospect of AFU as a therapeutic target.
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- Jinxing Fu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Sun Y, Li X, Wang T, Li W. Core Fucosylation Regulates the Function of Pre-BCR, BCR and IgG in Humoral Immunity. Front Immunol 2022; 13:844427. [PMID: 35401499 PMCID: PMC8990897 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.844427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most of the membrane molecules involved in immune response are glycosylated. N-glycans linked to asparagine (Asn) of immune molecules contribute to the protein conformation, surface expression, stability, and antigenicity. Core fucosylation catalyzed by core fucosyltransferase (FUT8) is the most common post-translational modification. Core fucosylation is essential for evoking a proper immune response, which this review aims to communicate. First, FUT8 deficiency suppressed the interaction between μHC and λ5 during pre-BCR assembly is given. Second, we described the effects of core fucosylation in B cell signal transduction via BCR. Third, we investigated the role of core fucosylation in the interaction between helper T (TH) cells and B cells. Finally, we showed the role of FUT8 on the biological function of IgG. In this review, we discussed recent insights into the sites where core fucosylation is critical for humoral immune responses.
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- Yuhan Sun
- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- *Correspondence: Wenzhe Li,
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Fan Q, Wu Y, Li M, An F, Yao L, Wang M, Wang X, Yuan J, Jiang K, Li W, Li M. Lactobacillus spp. create a protective micro-ecological environment through regulating the core fucosylation of vaginal epithelial cells against cervical cancer. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1094. [PMID: 34799549 PMCID: PMC8604912 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04388-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Vaginal dysbiosis often occurs in patients with cervical cancer. The fucosylation of mucosal epithelial cells is closely related to microbial colonization, and play an important role in protecting the vaginal mucosal epithelial cells. However, no reports on the relationship between vaginal dysbiosis and abnormal mucosal epithelial cell fucosylation, and their roles in the occurrence and development of cervical cancer are unavailable. Here we report that core fucosylation levels were significantly lower in the serum, exfoliated cervical cells and tumor tissue of cervical cancer patients. Core fucosyltransferase gene (Fut8) knockout promoted the proliferation and migration of cervical cancer cells. In patients with cervical cancer, the vaginal dysbiosis, and the abundance of Lactobacillus, especially L. iners, was significantly reduced. Meanwhile, the abundance of L.iners was positively correlated with core fucosylation levels. The L. iners metabolite lactate can activate the Wnt pathway through the lactate-Gpr81 complex, which increases the level of core fucosylation in epidermal cells, inhibiting the proliferation and migration of cervical cancer cells, and have application prospects in regulating the vaginal microecology and preventing cervical cancer.
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- Qingjie Fan
- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- The Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- The Reproductive and Genetics Center of Dalian Women and Children's Medical Center (Group), Dalian, China
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- The Gynecology and Oncology Ward of Dalian Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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Liao C, An J, Yi S, Tan Z, Wang H, Li H, Guan X, Liu J, Wang Q. FUT8 and Protein Core Fucosylation in Tumours: From Diagnosis to Treatment. J Cancer 2021; 12:4109-4120. [PMID: 34093814 PMCID: PMC8176256 DOI: 10.7150/jca.58268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Glycosylation changes are key molecular events in tumorigenesis, progression and glycosyltransferases play a vital role in the this process. FUT8 belongs to the fucosyltransferase family and is the key enzyme involved in N-glycan core fucosylation. FUT8 and/or core fucosylated proteins are frequently upregulated in liver, lung, colorectal, pancreas, prostate,breast, oral cavity, oesophagus, and thyroid tumours, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, ependymoma, medulloblastoma and glioblastoma multiforme and downregulated in gastric cancer. They can be used as markers of cancer diagnosis, occurrence, progression and prognosis. Core fucosylated EGFR, TGFBR, E-cadherin, PD1/PD-L1 and α3β1 integrin are potential targets for tumour therapy. In addition, IGg1 antibody defucosylation can improve antibody affinity, which is another aspect of FUT8 that could be applied to tumour therapy.
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- Chengcheng Liao
- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Disease Research, Higher Education Institution in Guizhou Province, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Disease Research, Higher Education Institution in Guizhou Province, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Disease Research, Higher Education Institution in Guizhou Province, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Hospital of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Disease Research, Higher Education Institution in Guizhou Province, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Disease Research, Higher Education Institution in Guizhou Province, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China.,Microbial Resources and Drug Development Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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Ohkawa Y, Harada Y, Taniguchi N. Keratan sulfate-based glycomimetics using Langerin as a target for COPD: lessons from studies on Fut8 and core fucose. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:441-453. [PMID: 33616615 PMCID: PMC7924997 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Glycosylation represents one of the most abundant posttranslational modification of proteins. Glycosylation products are diverse and are regulated by the cooperative action of various glycosyltransferases, glycosidases, substrates thereof: nucleoside sugars and their transporters, and chaperons. In this article, we focus on a glycosyltransferase, α1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8) and its product, the core fucose structure on N-glycans, and summarize the potential protective functions of this structure against emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies of FUT8 and its enzymatic product, core fucose, are becoming an emerging area of interest in various fields of research including inflammation, cancer and therapeutics. This article discusses what we can learn from studies of Fut8 and core fucose by using knockout mice or in vitro studies that were conducted by our group as well as other groups. We also include a discussion of the potential protective functions of the keratan sulfate (KS) disaccharide, namely L4, against emphysema and COPD as a glycomimetic. Glycomimetics using glycan analogs is one of the more promising therapeutics that compensate for the usual therapeutic strategy that involves targeting the genome and the proteome. These typical glycans using KS derivatives as glycomimetics, will likely become a clue to the development of novel and effective therapeutic strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, Surface/genetics
- Antigens, Surface/metabolism
- Antigens, Surface/physiology
- Biomimetic Materials/chemistry
- Biomimetic Materials/therapeutic use
- Fucose/metabolism
- Fucosyltransferases/physiology
- Glycosylation
- Humans
- Keratan Sulfate/chemistry
- Lectins, C-Type/antagonists & inhibitors
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Lectins, C-Type/physiology
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/genetics
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/metabolism
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Targeted Therapy/methods
- Polysaccharides/chemistry
- Polysaccharides/metabolism
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/drug therapy
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/genetics
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/metabolism
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- Yuki Ohkawa
- Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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Zhang N, Li M, Xu X, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Zhao M, Li P, Chen J, Fukuda T, Gu J, Jin X, Li W. Loss of core fucosylation enhances the anticancer activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes by increasing PD-1 degradation. Eur J Immunol 2020; 50:1820-1833. [PMID: 32460355 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202048543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As an immune checkpoint, programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) pathway plays a crucial role in CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) activation and provides antitumor responses. The N-glycans of PD-1 and PD-L1 are highly core fucosylated, which are solely catalyzed by the core fucosyltransferase (Fut8). However, the precise biological mechanisms underlying effects of core fucosylation of PD-1 and PD-L1 on CTL activation have not been fully understood. In this study, we found that core fucosylation was significantly upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma. Compared to those of Fut8+/+ OT-I mice, the lung adenocarcinoma formation induced by urethane was markedly reduced in Fut8-/- OT-I mice. De-core fucosylation of PD-1 compromised its expression on Fut8-/- CTL, resulted in enhanced Fut8-/- CTL activation and cytotoxicity, leading to more efficient tumor eradication. Indeed, loss of core fucosylation significantly enhanced the PD-1 ubiquitination and in turn led to the degradation of PD-1 in the proteasome. Our current work indicates that inhibition of core fucosylation is a unique strategy to reduce PD-1 expression for the antilung adenocarcinoma immune therapy in the future.
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- Nianzhu Zhang
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin. Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin. Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin. Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin. Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin. Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Hao S, Fan Q, Bai Y, Fang H, Zhou J, Fukuda T, Gu J, Li M, Li W. Core Fucosylation of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Protects Against Salmonella Typhi Infection via Up-Regulating the Biological Antagonism of Intestinal Microbiota. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1097. [PMID: 32528455 PMCID: PMC7266941 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The fucosylated carbohydrate moieties on intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are involved in the creation of an environmental niche for commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Core fucosylation catalyzed by fucosyltransferase 8 (Fut8) is the major fucosylation pattern on the N-glycans of the surface glycoproteins on IECs, however, the role of IECs core fucosylation during infection remains unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the interaction between IECs core fucosylation and gut microbiota, and the effects of this interaction on protecting Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) infection. Firstly, the Fut8+/+ and Fut8+/– mice were infected with S. Typhi. The level of IECs core fucosylation and protein expression of intestinal mucosa were then detected by LCA blot and Western blot, respectively. The gut microbiota of Fut8+/+ and Fut8+/– mice before and after S. Typhi infection was assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Our results showed that core fucosylation was ubiquitous expressed on the intestinal mucosa of mice and had significant effects on their gut microbiota. Fut8+/– mice was more susceptive to S. Typhi infection than Fut8+/+ mice. Interestingly, infection of S. Typhi upregulated the core fucosylation level of IECs and increased the abundances of beneficial microorganisms such as Lactobacillus and Akkermansia spp. Further in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway mediated the elevation of IECs core fucosylation level upon infection of S. Typhi. Taken together, our data in this study revealed that the IECs core fucosylation plays an important role in protecting against S. Typhi infection via up-regulating the biological antagonism of intestinal microbiota.
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- Sijia Hao
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Zahid D, Zhang N, Fang H, Gu J, Li M, Li W. Loss of core fucosylation suppressed the humoral immune response in Salmonella typhimurium infected mice. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2020; 54:606-615. [PMID: 32146162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The humoral immune response is pivotal to protect the host from Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) infection. Previously, we found that core fucosylation catalyzed by core fucosyltransferase (Fut8) could regulate the immune responses. However, the role of core fucosylation during S. typhimurium infection remains unclear. METHODS To demonstrate the role of Fut8 in S. typhimurium infection, we infected Fut8+/+ and Fut8-/- mice using S. typhimurium. The production of antiserum against the S. typhimurium was detected. The expression of T and B cell activation-related genes during S. typhimurium infection was analyzed. The role of core fucosylation on CD4+ T-B cell interaction and B cell generation was investigated during S. typhimurium infection. The production of sIgA was compared between Fut8+/+ and Fut8-/- mice. RESULTS Compared to Fut8+/+ mice, the number of S. typhimurium colonized in the cecum was markedly increased in Fut8-/- mice. The production of the IgG and sIgA specific for S. typhimurium was significantly decreased in Fut8-/- mice. Moreover, loss of Fut8 decreased the induction of Th2-type cytokines from splenic cells of Fut8-/- mice during S. typhimurium infection. In addition, we found that the core fucosylation regulated the interaction between B and T cells in the lipid raft formation. CONCLUSION Core fucosylation plays important roles in host defence against S. typhimurium infection.
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- Danish Zahid
- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, 9-Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, 9-Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, 9-Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China
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- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, 9-Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, 9-Western Section, Lvshun South Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China.
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Liang W, Mao S, Li M, Zhang N, Sun S, Fang H, Zhang J, Gu J, Wang J, Li W. Ablation of core fucosylation attenuates the signal transduction via T cell receptor to suppress the T cell development. Mol Immunol 2019; 112:312-321. [PMID: 31229844 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Precise glycosylation plays a crucial and distinctive role in thymic T cell development. The core fucosylation is dramatically up-regulated at the transition from CD4-CD8- (DN) to CD4+CD8+ (DP) in the thymic development. Ablation of core fucosylation in T cells did reduce the size of the thymus due to a significant loss of CD4+ SP, CD8+ SP and DP thymocytes in core fucosyltransferase (Fut8) knockout (Fut8-/-) mice. T cell receptors (TCRs) are heavily core fucosylated glycoproteins. Loss of core fucosylation of TCR contributed to the reduced phosphorylation of ZAP70 (pZAP70) in Fut8-/- DP cells was observed. Compare to the Fut8+/+OT-II DP thymocytes, pZAP70 was significantly reduced in Fut8-/- OT-II DP thymocytes with OVA323-339 stimulation. Also, the pZAP70 of Fut8+/+OT-I DP thymocytes with OVA257-264 stimulation was remarkably attenuated by treatment of the fucosidase. Upon anti-CD3/CD28 Abs stimulation, the increased apoptosis was found in Fut8-/- thymocytes compared with Fut8+/+ thymocytes. Moreover, the TCRhiCD69hi (post-positive selection thymocytes) was markedly depleted in the Fut8-/- thymus without any stimulation. The expression of CD5 was significantly down-regulated on the DP cells in the Fut8-/- thymus. Our results therefore demonstrate that ablation of core fucosylation results in the abnormal T cell development due to the attenuated signaling via TCR.
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- Wei Liang
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, China
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- Pharmacy College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China.
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Lv X, Song J, Xue K, Li Z, Li M, Zahid D, Cao H, Wang L, Song W, Ma T, Gu J, Li W. Core fucosylation of copper transporter 1 plays a crucial role in cisplatin-resistance of epithelial ovarian cancer by regulating drug uptake. Mol Carcinog 2019; 58:794-807. [PMID: 30614075 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Core fucosylation catalyzed by core fucosyltransferase (Fut8) contributes to the progressions of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Copper transporter 1 (CTR1), which contains one N-glycan on Asn15 , mediates cellular transport of cisplatin (cDDP), and plays an important role in the process of cDDP-resistance in EOC. In the present study, we found that the core fucosylation level elevated significantly in the sera of cDDP-treated EOC patients. The in vitro assays also indicate that core fucosylation of CTR1 was significantly upregulated in cDDP-resistant A2780CP cells compared to the cDDP-sensitive A2780S cells. Intriguingly, the hyper core fucosylation suppressed the CTR1-cDDP interactions and cDDP-uptake into A2780CP cells. Conversely, contrast to the Fut8+/+ mouse ovarian epithelial cells, the Fut8-deleted (Fut8-/- ) cells obviously showed higher cDDP-uptake. Furthermore, the recovered core fucosylation induced the suppression of cDDP-uptake in Fut8-restored ovarian epithelial cells. In addition, the core fucosylation could regulate the phosphorylation of cDDP-resistance-associated molecules, such as AKT, ERK, JNK, and mTOR. Our findings suggest that the core fucosylation of CTR1 plays an important role in the cellular cDDP-uptake and thus provide new strategies for improving the outcome of cDDP based chemotherapy of EOC.
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- Xiaoxue Lv
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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Buettner MJ, Shah SR, Saeui CT, Ariss R, Yarema KJ. Improving Immunotherapy Through Glycodesign. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2485. [PMID: 30450094 PMCID: PMC6224361 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Immunotherapy is revolutionizing health care, with the majority of high impact "drugs" approved in the past decade falling into this category of therapy. Despite considerable success, glycosylation-a key design parameter that ensures safety, optimizes biological response, and influences the pharmacokinetic properties of an immunotherapeutic-has slowed the development of this class of drugs in the past and remains challenging at present. This article describes how optimizing glycosylation through a variety of glycoengineering strategies provides enticing opportunities to not only avoid past pitfalls, but also to substantially improve immunotherapies including antibodies and recombinant proteins, and cell-based therapies. We cover design principles important for early stage pre-clinical development and also discuss how various glycoengineering strategies can augment the biomanufacturing process to ensure the overall effectiveness of immunotherapeutics.
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- Matthew J Buettner
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Pharmacology/Toxicology Branch I, Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology, Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Zhan YT, Su HY, An W. Glycosyltransferases and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:2483-2493. [PMID: 26937136 PMCID: PMC4768194 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i8.2483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease and its incidence is increasing worldwide. However, the underlying mechanisms leading to the development of NAFLD are still not fully understood. Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are a diverse class of enzymes involved in catalyzing the transfer of one or multiple sugar residues to a wide range of acceptor molecules. GTs mediate a wide range of functions from structure and storage to signaling, and play a key role in many fundamental biological processes. Therefore, it is anticipated that GTs have a role in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. In this article, we present an overview of the basic information on NAFLD, particularly GTs and glycosylation modification of certain molecules and their association with NAFLD pathogenesis. In addition, the effects and mechanisms of some GTs in the development of NAFLD are summarized.
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Chi L, Liu Q, Xu S, Xiao Z, Ma D, Li J. Maternally derived trypsin may have multiple functions in the early development of turbot (Scopthalmus maximus). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2015; 188:148-55. [PMID: 26159647 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Trypsin is an important serine protease that is considered to be involved in digestion of protein in teleost fish. Nevertheless, studies on trypsin/trypsinogen in fish embryos are very limited. In this study, the trypsinogen of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) (tTG) was identified and the expression patterns and activity of trypsinogen/trypsin were investigated. The results showed that the tTG mRNA was evenly distributed in the oocytes and was also expressed along the yolk periphery in early embryos. At later embryo stages and 1 days after hatching (dph), the tTG mRNA concentrated at the alimentary tract and head. Quantitative expression analysis showed that the tTG transcripts decreased after fertilization until the gastrula stage, then increased with the embryo and larvae development. This result was also confirmed by the specific activity analysis of trypsin and in-situ-hybridization (ISH). All of the results indicated that tTG in early embryo stages was maternally derived and expressed by itself after gastrula stages. Additionally, location of tTG mRNA in embryos and larvae was investigated; we considered that trypsin may have multiple functions during the embryo development process. Based on our results regarding trypsinogen in embryos and early development, we concluded that the trypsin/trypsinogen in turbot embryos was inherited from a maternal source and we suggested that trypsin in early development has multiple functions in the process of development.
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- Liang Chi
- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Center of Biotechnology R&D, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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Effect of sialylation on EGFR phosphorylation and resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibition. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:6955-60. [PMID: 25971727 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1507329112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a heavily glycosylated transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase. Upon EGF-binding, EGFR undergoes conformational changes to dimerize, resulting in kinase activation and autophosphorylation and downstream signaling. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been used to treat lung cancer by inhibiting EGFR phosphorylation. Previously, we demonstrated that EGFR sialylation suppresses its dimerization and phosphorylation. In this report, we further investigated the effect of sialylation on the phosphorylation profile of EGFR in TKI-sensitive and TKI-resistant cells. Sialylation was induced in cancer progression to inhibit the association of EGFR with EGF and the subsequent autophosphorylation. In the absence of EGF the TKI-resistant EGFR mutant (L858R/T790M) had a higher degree of sialylation and phosphorylation at Y1068, Y1086, and Y1173 than the TKI-sensitive EGFR. In addition, although sialylation in the TKI-resistant mutants suppresses EGFR tyrosine phosphorylation, with the most significant effect on the Y1173 site, the sialylation effect is not strong enough to stop cancer progression by inhibiting the phosphorylation of these three sites. These findings were supported further by the observation that the L858R/T790M EGFR mutant, when treated with sialidase or sialyltransferase inhibitor, showed an increase in tyrosine phosphorylation, and the sensitivity of the corresponding resistant lung cancer cells to gefitinib was reduced by desialylation and was enhanced by sialylation.
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Li W, Yu R, Ma B, Yang Y, Jiao X, Liu Y, Cao H, Dong W, Liu L, Ma K, Fukuda T, Liu Q, Ma T, Wang Z, Gu J, Zhang J, Taniguchi N. Core fucosylation of IgG B cell receptor is required for antigen recognition and antibody production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:2596-606. [PMID: 25694612 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ag recognition and Ab production in B cells are major components of the humoral immune response. In the current study, we found that the core fucosylation catalyzed by α1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8) was required for the Ag recognition of BCR and the subsequent signal transduction. Moreover, compared with the 3-83 B cells, the coalescing of lipid rafts and Ag-BCR endocytosis were substantially reduced in Fut8-knockdown (3-83-KD) cells with p31 stimulation and then completely restored by reintroduction of the Fut8 gene to the 3-83-KD cells. Indeed, Fut8-null (Fut8(-/-)) mice evoked a low immune response following OVA immunization. Also, the frequency of IgG-producing cells was significantly reduced in the Fut8(-/-) spleen following OVA immunization. Our results clearly suggest an unexpected mode of BCR function, in which the core fucosylation of IgG-BCR mediates Ag recognition and, concomitantly, cell signal transduction via BCR and Ab production.
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- Wenzhe Li
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China;
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Educational Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Life Science College, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Liaoning 116622, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Liaoning 116622, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Educational Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Life Science College, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China; and
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- Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Gu W, Fukuda T, Isaji T, Hashimoto H, Wang Y, Gu J. α1,6-Fucosylation regulates neurite formation via the activin/phospho-Smad2 pathway in PC12 cells: the implicated dual effects of Fut8 for TGF-β/activin-mediated signaling. FASEB J 2013; 27:3947-58. [PMID: 23796784 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-225805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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It is well known that α1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8) and its products, α1,6-fucosylated N-glycans, are highly expressed in brain tissue. Recently, we reported that Fut8-knockout mice exhibited multiple behavioral abnormalities with a schizophrenia-like phenotype, suggesting that α1,6-fucosylation plays important roles in the brain and neuron system. In the present study, we screened several neural cell lines and found that PC12 cells express the highest levels of α1,6-fucosylation. The knockdown (KD) of Fut8 promoted a significant enhancement of neurite formation and induction of neurofilament expression. Surprisingly, the levels of phospho-Smad2 were greatly increased in the KD cells. Finally, we found that the activin-mediated signal pathway was essential for these changes in KD cells. Exogenous activin, not TGF-β1, induced neurite outgrowth and phospho-Smad2. In addition, the α1,6-fucosylation level on the activin receptors was greatly decreased in KD cells, while the total expression level was unchanged, suggesting that α1,6-fucosylation negatively regulated activin-mediated signaling. Furthermore, inhibition of activin receptor-mediated signaling or restoration of Fut8 expression rescued cell morphology and phospho-Smad2 levels, which were enhanced in KD cells. Considering the fact that α1,6-fucosylation is important for TGF-β-mediated signaling, the results of this study strongly suggest that Fut8 plays a dual role in TGF-β/activin-mediated signaling.
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- Wei Gu
- 1Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.
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Abo-Ismail MK, Kelly MJ, Squires EJ, Swanson KC, Bauck S, Miller SP. Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in digestive and metabolic processes associated with feed efficiency and performance traits in beef cattle1,2. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:2512-29. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. K. Abo-Ismail
- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W0
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W0
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W0
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W0
- Animal Sciences Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58108-6050
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- GeneSeek, 4665 Innovation Drive, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68521
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W0
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Ning W, Wang Y, Zhang F, Wang H, Wang F, Wang X, Tang H, Liang S, Shi X, Liu Z. Beneficial effects of trypsin inhibitors derived from a spider venom peptide in L-arginine-induced severe acute pancreatitis in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61049. [PMID: 23613780 PMCID: PMC3626702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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HWTI is a 55-residue protein isolated from the venom of the spider Ornithoctonus huwena. It is a potent trypsin inhibitor and a moderate voltage-gated potassium channel blocker. Here, we designed and expressed two HWTI mutants, HWTI-mut1 and HWTI-mut2, in which the potassium channel inhibitory activity was reduced while the trypsin inhibitory activity of the wild type form (approximately 5 EPU/mg) was retained. Animal studies showed that these mutants were less toxic than HWTI. The effects of HWTI and HWTI-mut1 were examined in a mouse model of acute pancreatitis induced by intraperitoneal injection of a large dose of L-arginine (4 mg/kg, twice). Serum amylase and serum lipase activities were assessed, and pathological sections of the pancreas were examined. Treatment with HWTI and HWTI-mut1 significantly reduced serum amylase and lipase levels in a dose dependent manner. Compared with the control group, at 4 mg/kg, HWTI significantly reduced serum amylase level by 47% and serum lipase level by 73%, while HWTI-mut1 significantly reduced serum amylase level by 59% and serum lipase level by 72%. Moreover, HWTI and HWTI-mut1 effectively protected the pancreas from acinar cell damage and inflammatory cell infiltration. The trypsin inhibitory potency and lower neurotoxicity of HWTI-mut1 suggest that it could potentially be developed as a drug for the treatment of acute pancreatitis with few side effects.
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- Weiwen Ning
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Digestion, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Digestion, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- * E-mail: (XS); (ZL)
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- * E-mail: (XS); (ZL)
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Chen YT, Chong YM, Cheng CW, Ho CL, Tsai HW, Kasten FH, Chen YL, Chang CF. Identification of novel tumor markers for oral squamous cell carcinoma using glycoproteomic analysis. Clin Chim Acta 2012; 420:45-53. [PMID: 23078850 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral cancer, the largest subset of head and neck cancer, has become one of the most lethal malignancies during the last two decades. Although several diagnostic tools have been applied for the early detection of oral malignancies, it is still urgent to identify novel tumor markers. In this study, we explored the cell surface N-glycomes of primary cultured human oral keratinocytes (HOK), immortalized human gingival keratinocytes (SG cells), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OC2). METHODS Enzymatically hydrolyzed cell surface N-glycans were analyzed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. RESULTS High levels of fucosylated N-glycans, especially core-fucosylated N-glycans, were observed on the OC2 cell surface whereas the major N-glycans on SG and HOK cells were high mannose type. In addition, the mRNA expression level of fucosyltransferase 8 was elevated significantly in OC2 cells than in SG and HOK cells. Core-fucosylated glycoproteins of OC2 cells were then purified with lectin affinity chromatography and a key adhesion molecule in cancer cells, CD147, was identified. Finally, overexpression of cell surface CD147 was confirmed on OC2 cells and oral cancer tissues (tissue array). CONCLUSIONS CD147 was discovered by glycoproteomic approaches and suggested to be a potential novel tumor marker for oral cancer diagnosis.
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- Yi-Ting Chen
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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Hirota CL, Moreau F, Iablokov V, Dicay M, Renaux B, Hollenberg MD, MacNaughton WK. Epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation is required for proteinase-activated receptor-2-induced COX-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 303:G111-9. [PMID: 22517768 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00358.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Proteinase-activated receptor (PAR)(2), a G protein-coupled receptor activated by serine proteinases, has been implicated in both intestinal inflammation and epithelial proliferation. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is overexpressed in the gut during inflammation as well as in colon cancer. We hypothesized that PAR(2) drives COX-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells. Treatment of Caco-2 colon cancer cells with the PAR(2)-activating peptide 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH(2) (2fLI), but not by its reverse-sequence PAR(2)-inactive peptide, for 3 h led to an increase in intracellular COX-2 protein expression accompanied by a COX-2-dependent increase in prostaglandin E(2) production. 2fLI treatment for 30 min significantly increased metalloproteinase activity in the culture supernatant. Increased epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) phosphorylation was observed in cell lysates following 40 min of treatment with 2fLI. The broad-spectrum metalloproteinase inhibitor marimastat inhibited both COX-2 expression and EGFR phosphorylation. The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor PD153035 also abolished 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. Although PAR(2) activation increased ERK MAPK phosphorylation, neither ERK pathway inhibitors nor a p38 MAPK inhibitor affected 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. However, inhibition of either Src tyrosine kinase signaling by PP2, Rho kinase signaling by Y27632, or phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3) kinase signaling by LY294002 prevented 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. Trypsin increased COX-2 expression through PAR(2) in Caco-2 cells and in an EGFR-dependent manner in the noncancerous intestinal epithelial cell-6 cell line. In conclusion, PAR(2) activation drives COX-2 expression in Caco-2 cells via metalloproteinase-dependent EGFR transactivation and activation of Src, Rho, and PI3 kinase signaling. Our findings provide a mechanism whereby PAR(2) can participate in the progression from chronic inflammation to cancer in the intestine.
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- Christina L Hirota
- Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Dawra R, Sah RP, Dudeja V, Rishi L, Saluja AK, Garg P, Saluja AK. Intra-acinar trypsinogen activation mediates early stages of pancreatic injury but not inflammation in mice with acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2011; 141:2210-2217.e2. [PMID: 21875495 PMCID: PMC3587766 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The role of trypsinogen activation in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP) has not been clearly established. METHODS We generated and characterized mice lacking trypsinogen isoform 7 (T7) gene (T(-/-)). The effects of pathologic activation of trypsinogen were studied in these mice during induction of AP with cerulein. Acinar cell death, tissue damage, early intra-acinar activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), and local and systemic inflammation were compared between T(-/-) and wild-type mice with AP. RESULTS Deletion of T7 reduced the total trypsinogen content by 60% but did not affect physiologic function. T(-/-) mice lacked pathologic activation of trypsinogen, which occurs within acinar cells during early stages of AP progression. Absence of trypsinogen activation in T(-/-) mice led to near complete inhibition of acinar cell death in vitro and a 50% reduction in acinar necrosis during AP progression. However, T(-/-) mice had similar degrees of local and systemic inflammation during AP progression and comparable levels of intra-acinar NF-κB activation, which was previously shown to occur concurrently with trypsinogen activation during early stages of pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS T7 is activated during pathogenesis of AP in mice. Intra-acinar trypsinogen activation leads to acinar death during early stages of pancreatitis, which accounts for 50% of the pancreatic damage in AP. However, progression of local and systemic inflammation in AP does not require trypsinogen activation. NF-κB is activated early in acinar cells, independently of trypsinogen activation, and might be responsible for progression of AP.
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Li W, Liu Q, Pang Y, Jin J, Wang H, Cao H, Li Z, Wang X, Ma B, Chi Y, Wang R, Kondo A, Gu J, Taniguchi N. Core fucosylation of μ heavy chains regulates assembly and intracellular signaling of precursor B cell receptors. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:2500-8. [PMID: 22084235 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.303123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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α1,6-Fucosyltransferase (Fut8) knock-out (Fut8(-/-)) mice showed an abnormality in pre-B cell generation. Membrane assembly of pre-BCR is a crucial checkpoint for pre-B cell differentiation and proliferation in both humans and mice. The assembly of pre-BCR on the cell surface was substantially blocked in the Fut8-knockdown pre-B cell line, 70Z/3-KD cells, and then completely restored by re-introduction of the Fut8 gene to 70Z/3-KD (70Z/3-KD-re) cells. Moreover, loss of α1,6-fucosylation (also called core fucosylation) of μHC was associated with the suppression of the interaction between μHC and λ5. In contrast to Fut8(+/+) CD19(+)CD43(-) cells, the subpopulation expressing the μHC·λ5 complex in the Fut8(-/-) CD19(+)CD43(-) cell fraction was decreased. The pre-BCR-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of CD79a and activation of Btk were attenuated in Fut8-KD cells, and restored in 70Z/3-KD-re cells. The frequency of CD19(low)CD43(-) cells (pre-B cell enriched fraction) was also reduced in Fut8(-/-) bone marrow cells, and then the levels of IgM, IgG, and IgA of 12-week-old Fut8(-/-) mice sera were significantly lower than those of Fut8(+/+) mice. Our results suggest that the core fucosylation of μHC mediates the assembly of pre-BCR to regulate pre-BCR intracellular signaling and pre-B cell proliferation.
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- Wenzhe Li
- Institute of Immunology, College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, 10-Xuefu Avenue, Dalian Economical and Technological Development Zone, Liaoning 116622, China.
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Preparation, characterization, and biological evaluation of 6(I),6(IV)-di-O-[α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-cyclomaltoheptaose and 6-O-[α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-cyclomaltoheptaose. Carbohydr Res 2011; 346:1792-800. [PMID: 21745656 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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6(I),6(IV)-Di-O-[α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-cyclomaltoheptaose (βCD) {6(I),6(IV)-di-O-[α-l-Fuc-(1→6)-β-d-GlcNAc]-βCD (5)} and 6-O-[α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-βCD {6-O-[α-l-Fuc-(1→6)-β-d-GlcNAc]-βCD (6)} were chemically synthesized using the corresponding authentic compounds, bis(2,3-di-O-acetyl)-pentakis(2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl)-βCD as the glycosyl acceptor and 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→6)-3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-d-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate as the fuco-glucosaminyl donor. NMR confirmed that α-l-Fuc-(1→6)-d-GlcNAc was bonded by β-linking to the βCD ring. To evaluate biological efficiency, the biological activities of the new branched βCDs were examined. The cell detachment activity of 5 was lower than that of 6 in real-time cell sensing (RT-CES) assay, indicating that 5 has lower toxicity. In SPR analysis, 5 had a higher special binding with AAL, a fucose-recognizing lectin. These results suggest that 5 could be an efficient drug carrier directed at cells expressing fucose-binding proteins.
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Sialylation and fucosylation of epidermal growth factor receptor suppress its dimerization and activation in lung cancer cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:11332-7. [PMID: 21709263 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1107385108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Protein glycosylation is an important posttranslational process, which regulates protein folding and functional expression. Studies have shown that abnormal glycosylation in tumor cells affects cancer progression and malignancy. In the current study, we have identified sialylated proteins using an alkynyl sugar probe in two different lung cancer cell lines, CL1-0 and CL1-5 with distinct invasiveness derived from the same parental cell line. Among the identified sialylated proteins, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was chosen to understand the effect of sialylation on its function. We have determined the differences in glycan sequences of EGFR in both cells and observed higher sialylation and fucosylation of EGFR in CL1-5 than in CL1-0. Further study suggested that overexpression of sialyltransferases in CL1-5 and α1,3-fucosyltransferases (FUT4 or FUT6) in CL1-5 and A549 cells would suppress EGFR dimerization and phosphorylation upon EGF treatment, as compared to the control and CL1-0 cells. Such modulating effects on EGFR dimerization were further confirmed by sialidase or fucosidase treatment. Thus, increasing sialylation and fucosylation could attenuate EGFR-mediated invasion of lung cancer cells. However, incorporation of the core fucose by α1,6-fucosylatransferase (FUT8) would promote EGFR dimerization and phosphorylation.
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Seth A, Machingo QJ, Fritz A, Shur BD. Core fucosylation is required for midline patterning during zebrafish development. Dev Dyn 2011; 239:3380-90. [PMID: 21069830 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Complex carbohydrates represent one of the most polymorphic classes of macromolecules, but their functions during embryonic development remain poorly defined. Herein, we show that knockdown of FucT8, the fucosyltransferase responsible for adding an α1,6 fucosyl residue to the core region of N-linked oligosaccharides, results in defective midline patterning during zebrafish development. Reduced FucT8 expression leads to mild cyclopia, small forebrains, U-shaped somites, among other midline patterning defects. One of the principal FucT8 substrates was identified as Apolipoprotein B (ApoB), the major scaffold protein that is responsible for assembly and secretion of lipoprotein particles in vertebrates. In Drosophila, lipoprotein particles are thought to facilitate cell signaling by serving as a transport vehicle for lipid-modified cell signaling proteins, such as hedgehog. In this regard, knockdown of ApoB expression in zebrafish embryos leads to similar midline patterning defects as those seen in FucT8 morphant embryos. Furthermore, preliminary studies suggest that ApoB facilitates Sonic hedgehog signaling during zebrafish development, analogous to the function of lipoprotein particles during hedgehog signaling in Drosophila.
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- Anandita Seth
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Liu XH, Zhang Y. Expression of PCNA and C-fos proteins in the human fetal esophagus. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2010; 18:3690-3694. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i34.3690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the expression pattern of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and c-Fos proteins in the human fetal esophagus.
METHODS: The expression of PCNA and c-Fos in the esophagus tissue samples taken from human fetus at 2, 3 or 4 months was detected by immunohistochemistry. The integral absorbance (IA) values of PCNA and C-fos staining were calculated using the Nikon imaging system (NIS-DR). One-way ANOVA was applied to compare these IA values.
RESULTS: Positive PCNA protein expression was detected in all the layers of the esophagus of human fetus at 2, 3 or 4 months. The IA value of PCNA-positive cells in the esophagus of human fetus at 2 months was significantly lower than those at 3 and 4 months (50.6540 ± 5.92400 vs 57.8465 ± 9.99749 and 69.3626 ± 16.28008, both P < 0.01). With the increase in fetal age, the IA values of PCNA-positive cells showed an upward trend. Positive expression of C-fos protein was also detected in all the layers of the esophagus of human fetus at 2, 3 or 4 months. The IA value of C-fos-positive cells in the esophagus of human fetus at 3 months was significantly higher than those at 2 and 4 months (83.2524 ± 8.63989 vs 77.7867 ± 12.22991, 66.5414 ± 9.06673, both P < 0.01). With the increase in fetal age, the IA value of C-fos-positive cells rose initially and then dropped.
CONCLUSION: PCNA and C-fos proteins play an important role in regulating the growth and development of the human fetal esophagus.
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Osumi D, Takahashi M, Miyoshi E, Yokoe S, Lee SH, Noda K, Nakamori S, Gu J, Ikeda Y, Kuroki Y, Sengoku K, Ishikawa M, Taniguchi N. Core fucosylation of E-cadherin enhances cell-cell adhesion in human colon carcinoma WiDr cells. Cancer Sci 2009; 100:888-95. [PMID: 19302290 PMCID: PMC11159289 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8), an enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of alpha1,6 core fucose to the innermost N-acetylglucosamine residue of the N-glycan, has been implicated in the development, immune system, and tumorigenesis. We found that alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase and E-cadherin expression levels are significantly elevated in primary colorectal cancer samples. Interestingly, low molecular weight population of E-cadherin appeared as well as normal sized E-cadherin in cancer samples. To investigate the correlation between alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase and E-cadherin expression, we introduced alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase in WiDr human colon carcinoma cells. It was revealed that the low molecular weight population of E-cadherin was significantly increased in alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase-transfected WiDr cells in dense culture, which resulted in an enhancement in cell-cell adhesion. The transfection of mutated alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase with no enzymatic activity had no effect on E-cadherin expression, indicating that core fucosylation is involved in the phenomena. In alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase knock down mouse pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma TGP49 cells, the expression of E-cadherin and E-cadherin dependent cell-cell adhesion was decreased. The introduction of alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase into kidney epithelial cells from alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase(-/-) mice restored the expression of E-cadherin and E-cadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion. Based on the results of lectin blotting, peptide N-glycosidase F treatment, and pulse-chase studies, it was demonstrated that the low molecular weight population of E-cadherin contains peptide N-glycosidase F insensitive sugar chains, and the turnover rate of E-cadherin was reduced in alpha1,6-Fucosyltransferase transfectants. Thus, it was suggested that core fucosylation regulates the processing of oligosaccharides and turnover of E-cadherin. These results suggest a possible role of core fucosylation in the regulation of cell-cell adhesion in cancer.
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- Daisuke Osumi
- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Ishii M, Yamaguchi Y, Yamamoto H, Hanaoka Y, Ouchi Y. Airspace enlargement with airway cell apoptosis in klotho mice: a model of aging lung. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009; 63:1289-98. [PMID: 19126841 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.12.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Homozygous mutant klotho (KL(-/-)) mice exhibit various characteristics resembling those of human aging, including emphysema. However, age-related changes of lungs have not been fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the structural, functional, biochemical, and cell kinetic alterations of lungs in KL(-/-) mice at 2-12 weeks of age. Homogeneous airspace enlargement and decreased lung elastic recoil were observed in KL(-/-) mice with aging. The apoptotic cells in airway walls in KL(-/-) mice were approximately 6 times greater than those in wild-type (KL(+/+)) mice at 2 weeks of age. However, lipid peroxidation and elastase activity of lungs were not increased in KL(-/-) mice. Western blotting suggested that protein levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase were decreased in KL(-/-) mice. These data suggest that significantly increased apoptosis of airway cells via inhibition of the EGF-dependent pathway may be involved in the development of the aging lungs in KL(-/-) mice.
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- Masaki Ishii
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Wang X, Fukuda T, Li W, Gao CX, Kondo A, Matsumoto A, Miyoshi E, Taniguchi N, Gu J. Requirement of Fut8 for the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2: a new mechanism for the emphysema-like changes observed in Fut8-deficient mice. J Biochem 2009; 145:643-51. [PMID: 19179362 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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alpha1,6-Fucosylation plays key roles in many biological functions, as evidenced by the study of alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8) knockout (Fut8(-/-)) mice. Phenotypically, Fut8(-/-) mice exhibit emphysema-like changes in the lung, and severe growth retardation. Fut8(-/-) cells also show marked dysregulation of the TGF-beta1 receptor, EGF receptor, integrin activation and intracellular signalling, all of which can be rescued by reintroduction of Fut8. The results of the present study demonstrated that vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) expression was significantly suppressed in Fut8(-/-) mice, suggesting that Fut8 was required for VEGFR-2 expression. The expression of VEGFR-2 mRNA and protein was consistently down-regulated by knockdown of the Fut8 gene with small interference RNA in A549 cells, as well as in TGP49 cells, suggesting that suppression occurs at the level of transcription. In contrast, the expression level of ceramide, an inducer of cell apoptosis, was increased in the lungs of Fut8(-/-) mice. The terminal transferase dUTP nick end-labelling (TUNEL) assay was used to identify apoptotic cells. The number of TUNEL-positive septal epithelia and endothelia cells was significantly increased in the alveolar septa of lungs from Fut8(-/-) mice when in comparison with lungs from wild-type mice. It is well known that, in emphysema, ceramide expression can be greatly enhanced by blockade of the VEGFR-2. Thus, suppression of VEGFR-2 expression may provide a novel explanation for the emphysema-like changes in Fut8(-/-) mice.
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- Xiangchun Wang
- Department of Disease Glycomics, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Nakagawa T, Miyoshi E, Yakushijin T, Hiramatsu N, Igura T, Hayashi N, Taniguchi N, Kondo A. Glycomic analysis of alpha-fetoprotein L3 in hepatoma cell lines and hepatocellular carcinoma patients. J Proteome Res 2008; 7:2222-33. [PMID: 18479159 DOI: 10.1021/pr700841q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The N-glycan structures of the Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP-L3), a tumor marker of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), were analyzed in relationship to glycosyltransferases and LCA-affinity electrophoresis. Using HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS, we determined the N-glycan structures of AFP from HCC cell lines, and demonstrated they were affected by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III and fucosyltransferase VIII, but not by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V. Moreover, we identified the N-glycan structures of AFP in HCC patients.
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- Takatoshi Nakagawa
- Department of Glycotherapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Zhao Y, Sato Y, Isaji T, Fukuda T, Matsumoto A, Miyoshi E, Gu J, Taniguchi N. Branched N-glycans regulate the biological functions of integrins and cadherins. FEBS J 2008; 275:1939-48. [PMID: 18384383 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Glycosylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications, and approximately 50% of all proteins are presumed to be glycosylated in eukaryotes. Branched N-glycans, such as bisecting GlcNAc, beta-1,6-GlcNAc and core fucose (alpha-1,6-fucose), are enzymatic products of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III, N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V and alpha-1,6-fucosyltransferase, respectively. These branched structures are highly associated with various biological functions of cell adhesion molecules, including cell adhesion and cancer metastasis. E-cadherin and integrins, bearing N-glycans, are representative adhesion molecules. Typically, both are glycosylated by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III, which inhibits cell migration. In contrast, integrins glycosylated by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V promote cell migration. Core fucosylation is essential for integrin-mediated cell migration and signal transduction. Collectively, N-glycans on adhesion molecules, especially those on E-cadherin and integrins, play key roles in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, thereby affecting cancer metastasis.
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- Yanyang Zhao
- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Miyoshi E, Moriwaki K, Nakagawa T. Biological function of fucosylation in cancer biology. J Biochem 2008; 143:725-9. [PMID: 18218651 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Fucosylation is one of the most common modifications involving oligosaccharides on glycoproteins or glycolipids. Fucosylation comprises the attachment of a fucose residue to N-glycans, O-glycans and glycolipids. O-Fucosylation, which is a special type of fucosylation, is very important for Notch signalling. The regulatory mechanisms for fucosylation are complicated. Many kinds of fucosyltransferases, the GDP-fucose synthesis pathway and GDP-fucose transporter are involved in the regulation of fucosylation. Increased levels of fucosylation have been reported in a number of pathological conditions, including inflammation and cancer. Therefore, certain types of fucosylated glycoproteins such as AFP-L3 or several kinds of antibodies, which recognize fucosylated oligosaccharides such as sialyl Lewis a/x, have been used as tumour markers. Furthermore, fucosylation of glycoproteins regulates the biological functions of adhesion molecules and growth factor receptors. Changes in fucosylation could provide a novel strategy for cancer therapy. In this review, the biological significance of and regulatory pathway for fucosylation have been described.
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- Eiji Miyoshi
- Department of Molecular Biochemistry & Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7, Yamada-oka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
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Kondo A. Identification of Target Proteins of Glycosyltransferases Using Functional Glycomics by Gene Expression Regulation. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2007. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.19.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ihara H, Ikeda Y, Toma S, Wang X, Suzuki T, Gu J, Miyoshi E, Tsukihara T, Honke K, Matsumoto A, Nakagawa A, Taniguchi N. Crystal structure of mammalian α1,6-fucosyltransferase, FUT8. Glycobiology 2006; 17:455-66. [PMID: 17172260 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwl079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mammalian alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT8) catalyses the transfer of a fucose residue from a donor substrate, guanosine 5'-diphosphate-beta-L-fucose to the reducing terminal N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) of the core structure of an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide. Alpha1,6-fucosylation, also referred to as core fucosylation, plays an essential role in various pathophysiological events. Our group reported that FUT8 null mice showed severe growth retardation and emphysema-like lung-destruction as a result of the dysfunction of epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta receptors. To elucidate the molecular basis of FUT8 with respect to pathophysiology, the crystal structure of human FUT8 was determined at 2.6 A resolution. The overall structure of FUT8 was found to consist of three domains: an N-terminal coiled-coil domain, a catalytic domain, and a C-terminal SH3 domain. The catalytic region appears to be similar to GT-B glycosyltransferases rather than GT-A. The C-terminal part of the catalytic domain of FUT8 includes a Rossmann fold with three regions that are conserved in alpha1,6-, alpha1,2-, and protein O-fucosyltransferases. The SH3 domain of FUT8 is similar to other SH3 domain-containing proteins, although the significance of this domain remains to be elucidated. The present findings of FUT8 suggest that the conserved residues in the three conserved regions participate in the Rossmann fold and act as the donor binding site, or in catalysis, thus playing key roles in the fucose-transferring reaction.
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- Hideyuki Ihara
- Department of Disease Glycomics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Taniguchi Research Group, 4th Floor, Center for Advanced Science & Innovation, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Kondo A, Li W, Nakagawa T, Nakano M, Koyama N, Wang X, Gu J, Miyoshi E, Taniguchi N. From glycomics to functional glycomics of sugar chains: Identification of target proteins with functional changes using gene targeting mice and knock down cells of FUT8 as examples. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:1881-9. [PMID: 17174880 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2006] [Revised: 10/25/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Comprehensive analyses of proteins from cells and tissues are the most effective means of elucidating the expression patterns of individual disease-related proteins. On the other hand, the simultaneous separation and characterization of proteins by 1-DE or 2-DE followed by MS analysis are one of the fundamental approaches to proteomic analysis. However, these analyses do not permit the complete structural identification of glycans in glycoproteins or their structural characterization. Over half of all known proteins are glycosylated and glycan analyses of glycoproteins are requisite for fundamental proteomics studies. The analysis of glycan structural alterations in glycoproteins is becoming increasingly important in terms of biomarkers, quality control of glycoprotein drugs, and the development of new drugs. However, usual approach such as proteoglycomics, glycoproteomics and glycomics which characterizes and/or identifies sugar chains, provides some structural information, but it does not provide any information of functionality of sugar chains. Therefore, in order to elucidate the function of glycans, functional glycomics which identifies the target glycoproteins and characterizes functional roles of sugar chains represents a promising approach. In this review, we show examples of functional glycomics technique using alpha 1,6 fucosyltransferase gene (Fut8) in order to identify the target glycoprotein(s). This approach is based on glycan profiling by CE/MS and LC/MS followed by proteomic approaches, including 2-DE/1-DE and lectin blot techniques and identification of functional changes of sugar chains.
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- Akihiro Kondo
- Department of Glycotherapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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