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Herrera-Marcos LV, Sahali D, Ollero M. 9-O Acetylated Gangliosides in Health and Disease. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050827. [PMID: 37238697 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Glycosphingolipids comprise a lipid class characterized by the presence of sugar moieties attached to a ceramide backbone. The role of glycosphingolipids in pathophysiology has gained relevance in recent years in parallel with the development of analytical technologies. Within this vast family of molecules, gangliosides modified by acetylation represent a minority. Described for the first time in the 1980s, their relation to pathologies has resulted in increased interest in their function in normal and diseased cells. This review presents the state of the art on 9-O acetylated gangliosides and their link to cellular disorders.
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France
- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Service de Néphrologie, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France
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Vasques J, de Jesus Gonçalves R, da Silva-Junior A, Martins R, Gubert F, Mendez-Otero R. Gangliosides in nervous system development, regeneration, and pathologies. Neural Regen Res 2023. [PMID: 35799513 PMCID: PMC9241395 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.343890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Seo GY, Takahashi D, Wang Q, Mikulski Z, Chen A, Chou TF, Marcovecchio P, McArdle S, Sethi A, Shui JW, Takahashi M, Surh CD, Cheroutre H, Kronenberg M. Epithelial HVEM maintains intraepithelial T cell survival and contributes to host protection. Sci Immunol 2022; 7:eabm6931. [PMID: 35905286 PMCID: PMC9422995 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abm6931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Intraepithelial T cells (IETs) are in close contact with intestinal epithelial cells and the underlying basement membrane, and they detect invasive pathogens. How intestinal epithelial cells and basement membrane influence IET survival and function, at steady state or after infection, is unclear. The herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM), a member of the TNF receptor superfamily, is constitutively expressed by intestinal epithelial cells and is important for protection from pathogenic bacteria. Here, we showed that at steady-state LIGHT, an HVEM ligand, binding to epithelial HVEM promoted the survival of small intestine IETs. RNA-seq and addition of HVEM ligands to epithelial organoids indicated that HVEM increased epithelial synthesis of basement membrane proteins, including collagen IV, which bound to β1 integrins expressed by IETs. Therefore, we proposed that IET survival depended on β1 integrin binding to collagen IV and showed that β1 integrin-collagen IV interactions supported IET survival in vitro. Moreover, the absence of β1 integrin expression by T lymphocytes decreased TCR αβ+ IETs in vivo. Intravital microscopy showed that the patrolling movement of IETs was reduced without epithelial HVEM. As likely consequences of decreased number and movement, protective responses to Salmonella enterica were reduced in mice lacking either epithelial HVEM, HVEM ligands, or β1 integrins. Therefore, IETs, at steady state and after infection, depended on HVEM expressed by epithelial cells for the synthesis of collagen IV by epithelial cells. Collagen IV engaged β1 integrins on IETs that were important for their maintenance and for their protective function in mucosal immunity.
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- Goo-Young Seo
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, Pohang, South Korea
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Abreu CA, Teixeira-Pinheiro LC, Lani-Louzada R, da Silva-Junior AJ, Vasques JF, Gubert F, Nascimento-Dos-Santos G, Mohana-Borges R, Matos EDS, Pimentel-Coelho PM, Santiago MF, Mendez-Otero R. GD3 synthase deletion alters retinal structure and impairs visual function in mice. J Neurochem 2021; 158:694-709. [PMID: 34081777 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids abundantly expressed in the vertebrate nervous system, and are classified into a-, b-, or c-series according to the number of sialic acid residues. The enzyme GD3 synthase converts GM3 (an a-series ganglioside) into GD3, a b-series ganglioside highly expressed in the developing and adult retina. The present study evaluated the visual system of GD3 synthase knockout mice (GD3s-/- ), morphologically and functionally. The absence of b- series gangliosides in the retinas of knockout animals was confirmed by mass spectrometry imaging, which also indicated an accumulation of a-series gangliosides, such as GM3. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) density was significantly reduced in GD3s-/- mice, with a similar reduction in the number of axons in the optic nerve. Knockout animals also showed a 15% reduction in the number of photoreceptor nuclei, but no difference in the bipolar cells. The area occupied by GFAP-positive glial cells was smaller in GD3s-/- retinas, but the number of microglial cells/macrophages did not change. In addition to the morphological alterations, a 30% reduction in light responsiveness was detected through quantification of pS6-expressing RGC, an indicator of neural activity. Furthermore, electroretinography (ERG) indicated a significant reduction in RGC and photoreceptor electrical activity in GD3s-/- mice, as indicated by scotopic ERG and pattern ERG (PERG) amplitudes. Finally, evaluation of the optomotor response demonstrated that GD3s-/- mice have reduced visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. These results suggest that b-series gangliosides play a critical role in regulating the structure and function of the mouse visual system.
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- Carla Andreia Abreu
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Human Sialic acid O-acetyl esterase (SIAE) - mediated changes in sensitivity to etoposide in a medulloblastoma cell line. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8609. [PMID: 31197190 PMCID: PMC6565703 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44950-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Medulloblastoma (MB), the most common malignant paediatric brain tumour occurs in the cerebellum. Advances in molecular genomics have led to the identification of defined subgroups which are associated with distinct clinical prognoses. Despite this classification, standard therapies for all subgroups often leave children with life-long neurological deficits. New therapeutic approaches are therefore urgently needed to reduce current treatment toxicity and increase survival for patients. GD3 is a well-studied ganglioside which is known to have roles in the development of the cerebellum. Post-partum GD3 is not highly expressed in the brain. In some cancers however GD3 is highly expressed. In MB cells GD3 is largely acetylated to GD3A. GD3 is pro-apoptotic but GD3A can protect cells from apoptosis. Presence of these gangliosides has previously been shown to correlate with resistance to chemotherapy. Here we show that the GD3 acetylation pathway is dysregulated in MB and as a proof-of-principle we show that increased GD3 expression sensitises an MB cell line to etoposide.
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CD60b: Enriching Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from Rat Development into Adulthood. Stem Cells Int 2017; 2017:5759490. [PMID: 29270199 PMCID: PMC5705879 DOI: 10.1155/2017/5759490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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CD60b antigens are highly expressed during development in the rat nervous system, while in the adult their expression is restricted to a few regions, including the subventricular zone (SVZ) around the lateral ventricles—a neurogenic niche in the adult brain. For this reason, we investigated whether the expression of C60b is associated with neural stem/progenitor cells in the SVZ, from development into adulthood. We performed in vitro and in vivo analyses of CD60b expression at different stages and identified the presence of these antigens in neural stem/progenitor cells. We also observed that CD60b could be used to purify and enrich a population of neurosphere-forming cells from the developing and adult brain. We showed that CD60b antigens (mainly corresponding to ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3, a well-known molecule expressed during central nervous system development and mainly associated with neuronal migration) are also present in less mature cells and could be used to identify and isolate neural stem/progenitor cells during development and in the adult brain. A better understanding of molecules associated with neurogenesis may contribute not only to improve the knowledge about the physiology of the mammalian central nervous system, but also to find new treatments for regenerating tissue after disease or brain injury.
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Araujo APB, Diniz LP, Eller CM, de Matos BG, Martinez R, Gomes FCA. Effects of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Cerebellar Development: Role in Synapse Formation. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:104. [PMID: 27199658 PMCID: PMC4846658 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Granule cells (GC) are the most numerous glutamatergic neurons in the cerebellar cortex and represent almost half of the neurons of the central nervous system. Despite recent advances, the mechanisms of how the glutamatergic synapses are formed in the cerebellum remain unclear. Among the TGF-β family, TGF-beta 1 (TGF-β1) has been described as a synaptogenic molecule in invertebrates and in the vertebrate peripheral nervous system. A recent paper from our group demonstrated that TGF-β1 increases the excitatory synapse formation in cortical neurons. Here, we investigated the role of TGF-β1 in glutamatergic cerebellar neurons. We showed that the expression profile of TGF-β1 and its receptor, TβRII, in the cerebellum is consistent with a role in synapse formation in vitro and in vivo. It is low in the early postnatal days (P1–P9), increases after postnatal day 12 (P12), and remains high until adulthood (P30). We also found that granule neurons express the TGF-β receptor mRNA and protein, suggesting that they may be responsive to the synaptogenic effect of TGF-β1. Treatment of granular cell cultures with TGF-β1 increased the number of glutamatergic excitatory synapses by 100%, as shown by immunocytochemistry assays for presynaptic (synaptophysin) and post-synaptic (PSD-95) proteins. This effect was dependent on TβRI activation because addition of a pharmacological inhibitor of TGF-β, SB-431542, impaired the formation of synapses between granular neurons. Together, these findings suggest that TGF-β1 has a specific key function in the cerebellum through regulation of excitatory synapse formation between granule neurons.
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- Ana P B Araujo
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina/Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Baumann AMT, Bakkers MJG, Buettner FFR, Hartmann M, Grove M, Langereis MA, de Groot RJ, Mühlenhoff M. 9-O-Acetylation of sialic acids is catalysed by CASD1 via a covalent acetyl-enzyme intermediate. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7673. [PMID: 26169044 PMCID: PMC4510713 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Sialic acids, terminal sugars of glycoproteins and glycolipids, play important roles in development, cellular recognition processes and host–pathogen interactions. A common modification of sialic acids is 9-O-acetylation, which has been implicated in sialoglycan recognition, ganglioside biology, and the survival and drug resistance of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Despite many functional implications, the molecular basis of 9-O-acetylation has remained elusive thus far. Following cellular approaches, including selective gene knockout by CRISPR/Cas genome editing, we here show that CASD1—a previously identified human candidate gene—is essential for sialic acid 9-O-acetylation. In vitro assays with the purified N-terminal luminal domain of CASD1 demonstrate transfer of acetyl groups from acetyl-coenzyme A to CMP-activated sialic acid and formation of a covalent acetyl-enzyme intermediate. Our study provides direct evidence that CASD1 is a sialate O-acetyltransferase and serves as key enzyme in the biosynthesis of 9-O-acetylated sialoglycans. 9-O-Acetylation is one of the most common modifications of sialic acids, implicated in sialoglycan recognition and ganglioside biology. Here, the authors show that the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of 9-O-acetylated sialoglycans is CASD1, which uses CMP-activated sialic acid as acceptor substrate.![]()
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- Anna-Maria T Baumann
- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
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Azevedo-Pereira RL, Morrot A, Machado GS, Paredes BD, Rodrigues DDC, de Carvalho ACC, Mendez-Otero R. Expression of ganglioside 9-O acetyl GD3 in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells. Cell Biol Int 2015; 39:121-7. [PMID: 25045067 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10335] [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: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) express a transient and heterogeneous pattern of molecules, which suggests a notable mechanism to control self-renewal avoid the differentiation into germ layers. We show that 9-O-acetyl GD3 (9OacGD3), a highly expressed b-series ganglioside in neural stem (NS) cells, is expressed in undifferentiated mouse ES cells in a heterogeneous fashion. After sorting, undifferentiated 9OacGD3(+) ES cell population had higher levels of nestin and Sox2 mRNA than the 9OacGD3(-) cells. Even with elevated expression of these neural transcription factors, 9OacGD3(+) cells did not give rise to more neural progenitors than 9OacGD3(-) cells. Expression of 9OacGD3 was recovered from 9OacGD3(-) cell population, demonstrating that expression of this ganglioside in mouse embryonic stem cells is transient, and does not reflect cell fate. Our findings show that the ganglioside 9OacGD3 is expressed heterogeneously and transiently in ES cells, and this expression corresponds to higher levels of Sox2 and Nestin transcripts.
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- Ricardo Luiz Azevedo-Pereira
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ribeiro-Resende VT, Gomes TA, de Lima S, Nascimento-Lima M, Bargas-Rega M, Santiago MF, Reis RADM, de Mello FG. Mice lacking GD3 synthase display morphological abnormalities in the sciatic nerve and neuronal disturbances during peripheral nerve regeneration. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108919. [PMID: 25330147 PMCID: PMC4199601 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 is overexpressed in peripheral nerves after lesioning, and its expression is correlated with axonal degeneration and regeneration in adult rodents. However, the biological roles of this ganglioside during the regenerative process are unclear. We used mice lacking GD3 synthase (Siat3a KO), an enzyme that converts GM3 to GD3, which can be further converted to 9-O-acetyl GD3. Morphological analyses of longitudinal and transverse sections of the sciatic nerve revealed significant differences in the transverse area and nerve thickness. The number of axons and the levels of myelin basic protein were significantly reduced in adult KO mice compared to wild-type (WT) mice. The G-ratio was increased in KO mice compared to WT mice based on quantification of thin transverse sections stained with toluidine blue. We found that neurite outgrowth was significantly reduced in the absence of GD3. However, addition of exogenous GD3 led to neurite growth after 3 days, similar to that in WT mice. To evaluate fiber regeneration after nerve lesioning, we compared the regenerated distance from the lesion site and found that this distance was one-fourth the length in KO mice compared to WT mice. KO mice in which GD3 was administered showed markedly improved regeneration compared to the control KO mice. In summary, we suggest that 9-O-acetyl GD3 plays biological roles in neuron-glia interactions, facilitating axonal growth and myelination induced by Schwann cells. Moreover, exogenous GD3 can be converted to 9-O-acetyl GD3 in mice lacking GD3 synthase, improving regeneration.
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- Victor Túlio Ribeiro-Resende
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Núcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia - NUMPEX-BIO, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Pólo de Xerém, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Núcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia - NUMPEX-BIO, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Pólo de Xerém, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular e Molecular, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular e Molecular, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Neuroblast migration and P2Y(1) receptor mediated calcium signalling depend on 9-O-acetyl GD3 ganglioside. ASN Neuro 2012; 4:357-69. [PMID: 22894715 PMCID: PMC3442489 DOI: 10.1042/an20120035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Previous studies indicated that a ganglioside 9acGD3 (9-O-acetyl GD3) antibody [the J-Ab (Jones antibody)] reduces GCP (granule cell progenitor) migration in vitro and in vivo. We here investigated, using cerebellar explants of post-natal day (P) 6 mice, the mechanism by which 9acGD3 reduces GCP migration. We found that immunoblockade of the ganglioside with the J-Ab or the lack of GD3 synthase reduced GCP in vitro migration and the frequency of Ca(2+) oscillations. Immunocytochemistry and pharmacological assays indicated that GCPs expressed P2Y(1)Rs (P2Y(1) receptors) and that deletion or blockade of these receptors decreased the migration rate of GCPs and the frequency of Ca(2+) oscillations. The reduction in P2Y(1)-mediated calcium signals seen in Jones-treated and GD3 synthase-null GCPs were paralleled by P2Y(1)R internalization. We conclude that 9acGD3 controls GCP migration by influencing P2Y(1)R cellular distribution and function.
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Sialic acids have a pivotal functional impact in many biological interactions such as virus attachment, cellular adhesion, regulation of proliferation, and apoptosis. A common modification of sialic acids is O-acetylation. O-Acetylated sialic acids occur in bacteria and parasites and are also receptor determinants for a number of viruses. Moreover, they have important functions in embryogenesis, development, and immunological processes. O-Acetylated sialic acids represent cancer markers, as shown for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and they are known to play significant roles in the regulation of ganglioside-mediated apoptosis. Expression of O-acetylated sialoglycans is regulated by sialic acid-specific O-acetyltransferases and O-acetylesterases. Recent developments in the identification of the enigmatic sialic acid-specific O-acetyltransferase are discussed.
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- Chitra Mandal
- Cancer and Cell Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mallick Road, Kolkata, 700 032 India
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- Department of Translational Immunology, German Cancer Research Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University Salzburg, Billrothstr 11, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Miyakoshi L, Todeschini A, Mendez-Otero R, Hedin-Pereira C. Role of the 9-O-acetyl GD3 in subventricular zone neuroblast migration. Mol Cell Neurosci 2012; 49:240-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 08/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Martinez R, Eller C, Viana NB, Gomes FCA. Thyroid hormone induces cerebellar neuronal migration and Bergmann glia differentiation through epidermal growth factor/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Eur J Neurosci 2010; 33:26-35. [PMID: 21070391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cerebellar development in the postnatal period is mainly characterized by an intense cellular proliferation in the external granular layer, followed by migration of granular cells in the molecular layer along the Bergmann glia (BG) fibers. Cerebellar ontogenesis undergoes dramatic modulation by thyroid hormones (THs), although their mechanism of action in this organ is still largely unknown. We previously demonstrated that THs induce astrocytes to secrete epidermal growth factor (EGF), which thus promotes cerebellar neuronal proliferation and extracellular matrix remodeling in vitro. In the present study, we investigated the effect of the TH/EGF pathway on granule neuronal migration. By taking advantage of rat explant and dissociated culture assays, we showed that cerebellar astrocytes treated with TH promote granule cell migration. The addition of neutralizing antibodies against EGF or the pharmacological inhibitor of EGF signaling, bis-tyrphostin, completely inhibited TH-astrocyte-induced migration. Likewise, the addition of EGF itself greatly increased neuronal migration. Treatment of BG-dissociated cultures by EGF dramatically induced an alteration in cell morphology, characterized by an elongation in the glial process. Both neuronal migration and BG elongation were inhibited by the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway inhibitor PD98059, suggesting that these events might be associated. Together, our results suggest that, by inducing EGF secretion, THs promote neuronal migration through BG elongation. Our data provide new clues to the molecular mechanism of THs in cerebellar development, and may contribute to a better understanding of some neuroendocrine disorders associated with migration deficits.
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- Rodrigo Martinez
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Ribeiro-Resende VT, Ribeiro-Guimarães ML, Lemes RMR, Nascimento IC, Alves L, Mendez-Otero R, Pessolani MCV, Lara FA. Involvement of 9-O-Acetyl GD3 ganglioside in Mycobacterium leprae infection of Schwann cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:34086-96. [PMID: 20739294 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.147272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium leprae (ML), the etiologic agent of leprosy, mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves, leading to demyelization and loss of axonal conductance. Schwann cells (SCs) are the main cell population infected by ML in the nerves, and infection triggers changes in the SC phenotype from a myelinated to a nonmyelinated state. In the present study, we show that expression of 9-O-acetyl GD3, a ganglioside involved in cellular anti-apoptotic signaling and nerve regeneration, increases in SCs following infection with ML. Observation by confocal microscopy together with coimmunoprecipitation suggested that this ganglioside participates in ML attachment and internalization by SC. Immunoblockage of 9-O-acetyl GD3 in vitro significantly reduced adhesion of ML to SC surfaces. Finally, we show that activation of the MAPK (ERK 1/2) pathway and SC proliferation, two known effects of ML on SCs that result in demyelization, are significantly reduced when the 9-O-acetyl GD3 ganglioside is immunoblocked. Taken together, these data suggest the involvement of 9-O-acetyl GD3 in ML infection on SCs.
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- Victor Túlio Ribeiro-Resende
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Celular, Pavilhão de Hanseníase, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and
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Reversal of the expression pattern of Aldolase C mRNA in Purkinje cells and Ube 1x mRNA in Golgi cells by a dopamine D1 receptor agonist injections in the methamphetamine sensitized-rat cerebellum. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2008; 115:959-71. [PMID: 18299792 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-008-0032-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The cerebellum has a parasagittal modular structure, in which Zebrin (Aldolase) positive and negative bands expressed in Purkinje cell layers alternate, and is involved in amphetamine psychosis. Administration of SKF38393, a D1 receptor agonist, reversed the behavioral sensitization of methamphetamine. In the vermis, there were the binding sites of SKF38393. In methamphetamine-sensitized rats the expression of the Aldolase mRNA positive bands move laterally in the rat vermis. We provide here the evidence that the D1 agonist injections also reversed the expression pattern of both the Aldolase mRNA in Purkinje cells and Ube (ubiquitin activating enzyme) 1x mRNA in Golgi interneurons of the sensitized rats. Thus the reverse changes in gene expression pattern in the vermis may be involved in the mechanisms of the behavioral plasticity and suggests the new treatment of drug abuse.
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Yang CR, Liour SS, Dasgupta S, Yu RK. Inhibition of neuronal migration by JONES antibody is independent of 9-O-acetyl GD3 in GD3-synthase knockout mice. J Neurosci Res 2007; 85:1381-90. [PMID: 17385751 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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It has been shown previously that the migration of granule neurons in neonatal cerebellum can be inhibited by a monoclonal antibody (Mab) JONES. Because the inhibition is presumed to be mediated through binding of the JONES antibody to 9-O-acetyl GD3, we used GD3-synthase knockout (GD3S-/-) mice that do not express 9-O-acetyl GD3 and also have no detectable defect in brain development, to examine the mechanism of the inhibitory effect. We found no difference between the migration of granule neurons in the neonatal cerebellar explant culture in GD3S-/- mice and in wild-type mice. Addition of the Mab JONES, but not Mab R24 or A2B5, in the culture medium blocked the neuronal migration in the explant culture of the wild-type mice. The inhibitory effect of Mab JONES was also observed, however, in the explant culture of GD3S-/- mice. Immuno-HPTLC analysis showed at least two JONES-positive glycolipids bands in the lipid extract of GD3S+/+ mice, and none was detected in that of GD3S-/- mice. Western blot analysis of the cerebellum homogenate of wild-type and GD3S-/- mice identified at least 3 JONES-positive protein bands, one of which is beta1-integrin. Because the JONES antibody also blocked neuronal migration in the cerebellar explant culture of GD3S-/- mice that do not express 9-O-acetyl-GD3, it suggested an alternative mechanism for the inhibitory effect of the antibody, at least in the GD3S knockout mice, and the inhibitory effect of the JONES antibody on neuronal migration could be mediated through its binding to beta1-integrin.
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- Chia-Ron Yang
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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Ribeiro-Resende VT, Oliveira-Silva A, Ouverney-Brandão S, Santiago MF, Hedin-Pereira C, Mendez-Otero R. Ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 expression is upregulated in the regenerating peripheral nerve. Neuroscience 2007; 147:97-105. [PMID: 17512674 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2006] [Revised: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Evidence accumulates suggesting that 9-O-acetylated gangliosides, recognized by a specific monoclonal antibody (Jones monoclonal antibody), are involved in neuronal migration and axonal growth. These molecules are expressed in rodent embryos during the period of axon extension of peripheral nerves and are absent in adulthood. We therefore aimed at verifying if these molecules are re-expressed in adult rats during peripheral nerve regeneration. In this work we studied the time course of ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 expression during regeneration of the crushed sciatic nerve and correlated this expression with the time course of axonal regeneration as visualized by immunohistochemistry for neurofilament 200 in the nerve. We have found that the ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 is re-expressed during the period of regeneration and this expression correlates spatio-temporally with the arrival of axons to the lesion site. Confocal analysis of double and triple labeling experiments allowed the localization of this ganglioside to Schwann cells encircling growing axons in the sciatic nerve. Explant cultures of peripheral nerves also revealed ganglioside expressing reactive Schwann cells migrating from the normal and previously crushed nerve. Ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 is also upregulated in DRG neurons and motoneurons of the ventral horn of spinal cord showing that the reexpression of this molecule is not restricted to Schwann cells. These results suggest that ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 may be involved in the regrowth of sciatic nerve axons after crush being upregulated in both neurons and glia.
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- V T Ribeiro-Resende
- Programa de Bioengenharia e Biotecnologia Animal, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, UFRJ, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bl. G, Cidade Universitária, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Erdmann M, Wipfler D, Merling A, Cao Y, Claus C, Kniep B, Sadick H, Bergler W, Vlasak R, Schwartz-Albiez R. Differential surface expression and possible function of 9-O- and 7-O-acetylated GD3 (CD60 b and c) during activation and apoptosis of human tonsillar B and T lymphocytes. Glycoconj J 2006; 23:627-38. [PMID: 17115281 PMCID: PMC7088224 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-006-9000-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The disialoganglioside GD3 (CD60 a) and its O-acetylated variants have previously been described as surface molecules of human T lymphocytes of the peripheral blood system. Here we report the expression of the 9-O-, and 7-O-acetylated disialoglycans of GD3 (CD60 b and CD60 c respectively) on human tonsillar lymphocytes. CD60 b and c are surface-expressed on activated germinal centre B cells and colocalize in raft-like structures on the cell surface together with the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase Lyn and Syk. Addition of CD60 b and c mAb together with anti-IgM/IL-4 to in vitro cultivated tonsillar B cells resulted in a costimulatory effect. During spontaneous and staurosporine-induced apoptosis a distinct population of activated annexin V+/CD60 b+/CD60 c- B cells was observed. CD60 b and c are also found on cells of the extrafollicular T cell area. On tonsillar T cells, CD60 b mAb had a costimulatory effect together with PHA while CD60 c mAb alone was sufficient to induce proliferation. In further contrast to B cells, during apoptosis a distinct CD60 b+ T cell subpopulation was not observed. Together, surface-expressed CD60 b and c are differently expressed on tonsillar B and T cells and may be involved in the regulation of activation and apoptosis of lymphocytes in secondary lymphatic tissue.
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- Michael Erdmann
- Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Technical University of Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Applied Biotechnology, Department of Cell Biology, University Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center, D010, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Vukelić Z, Zarei M, Peter-Katalinić J, Zamfir AD. Analysis of human hippocampus gangliosides by fully-automated chip-based nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1130:238-45. [PMID: 16797567 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 05/02/2006] [Accepted: 05/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Modern microfluidic devices are currently introduced in electrospray (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS), tending to substitute the classical capillary-based ESI infusion. Automated systems using the combination of robotized sample handling and chip-based ESI are significantly increasing the analysis reproducibility, precision, throughput, and efficiency. In the last couple of years our group developed the chip-based ESI-MS approach for glycomics in biomedical research and applied it for oligosaccharide, glycopeptide and ganglioside investigation. Here we report upon the optimization and application of this modern technique for the analysis of differential ganglioside expression patterns in human fetal and adult hippocampus. By this methodology, ganglioside species exhibiting high degree of heterogeneity in the ceramide motifs and biologically-relevant modifications could be identified in human hippocampus. The ultra-high reproducibility of the experiments uniquely provided by the chip-ESI approach allowed for a reliable MS-based ganglioside comparative assay. Moreover, the particular feature of chip ESI-tandem MS to provide structural information at high sensitivity was useful for detailed characterization of hippocampus-associated species. The experimental data presented in this study indicate the benefits of microfluidic/MS for determination of the topospecific brain ganglioside composition and development-related changes in their expression, which might be of high value in clinical investigation and for studies related to ganglioside-based therapy of central nervous system diseases.
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- Zeljka Vukelić
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Matsuda J, Vanier MT, Popa I, Portoukalian J, Suzuki K. GD3- and O-acetylated GD3-gangliosides in the GM2 synthase-deficient mouse brain and their immunohistochemical localization. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2006; 82:189-196. [PMID: 25792782 PMCID: PMC4338816 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.82.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Gangliosides in the brain of the knockout mouse deficient in the activity of β1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase (β1,4 GalNAc-T)(GM2 synthase) consisted of nearly exclusively of GM3- and GD3-gangliosides as expected from the known substrate specificity of the enzyme and in confirmation of the initial reports from two laboratories that generated the mutant mouse experimentally. The total molar amount of gangliosides was approximately 30% higher in the mutant mouse brain than that in the wild-type brain. However, contrary to the initial reports, one-fourth of total GD3-ganglioside was O-acetylated. It reacted positively with an anti-O-acetylated GD3 monoclonal antibody and disappeared with a corresponding increase in GD3-ganglioside after mild alkaline treatment. The absence of O-acetylated GD3 in the initial reports can be explained by the saponification step included in their analytical procedures. Although quantitatively much less and identification tentative, we also detected GT3 and O-acetylated GT3. Anti-GD3 and anti-O-acetylated GD3 monoclonal antibodies gave positive reactions in the brain of mutant mouse as expected from the analytical results. Either antibody barely stained wild-type brain except for immunoreactivity of GD3 in the cerebellar Purkinje cells. The distributions of GD3 and O-acetylated GD3 in the brain of mutant mouse were similar but differential localization was noted in the cerebellar Purkinje cells and cerebral cortex.
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- Junko Matsuda
- Institute of Glycotechnology, Future Science and Technology Joint Research Center, Tokai University, Kanagawa,
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- INSERM U 499, RTH Laënnec School of Medicine, and Fondation Gillet-Mérieux, Lyon-Sud Hospital, Lyon,
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- EA-3732 University of Lyon-1, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Pierre-Benite,
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- Institute of Glycotechnology, Future Science and Technology Joint Research Center, Tokai University, Kanagawa,
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Santiago MF, Liour SS, Mendez-Otero R, Yu RK. Glial-guided neuronal migration in P19 embryonal carcinoma stem cell aggregates. J Neurosci Res 2005; 81:9-20. [PMID: 15929062 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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During development of the nervous system, neuronal precursors that originated in proliferative regions migrate along radial glial fibers to reach their final destination. P19 embryonal carcinoma (EC) stem cells exposed to retinoic acid (RA) differentiate into neurons, glia, and fibroblast-like cells. In this work, we induced P19 aggregates for 4 days with RA and plated them onto tissue culture dishes coated with poly-L-lysine. Several cells migrated out of and/or extended processes from the aggregates after 24 hr. Some cell processes were morphologically similar to radial glial fibers and stained for glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) and nestin. Large numbers of migrating cells showed characteristics similar to those of bipolar migrating neurons and expressed the neuronal marker microtubule-associated protein 2. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed an intimate association between the radial fibers and the migrating cells. Therefore, the migration of neuron-like cells on radial glia fibers in differentiated P19 aggregates resembled some of the migration models used thus far to study gliophilic neuronal migration. In addition, HPTLC analysis in this system showed the expression of 9-O-acetyl GD3, a ganglioside that has been associated with neuronal migration. Antibody perturbation assays showed that immunoblockage of 9-O-acetyl GD3 arrested neuronal migration in a reversible manner. In summary, we have characterized a new cell culture model for investigation of glial-guided neuronal migration and have shown that 9-O-acetyl GD3 ganglioside has an important role in this phenomenon.
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- Marcelo F Santiago
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Yanagisawa M, Taga T, Nakamura K, Ariga T, Yu RK. Characterization of glycoconjugate antigens in mouse embryonic neural precursor cells. J Neurochem 2005; 95:1311-20. [PMID: 16219035 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neuronal and glial cells organizing the central nervous system (CNS) are generated from common neural precursor cells (NPCs) during neural development. However, the expression of cell-surface glycoconjugates that are crucial for determining the properties and biological function of these cells at different stages of development has not been clearly defined. In this study, we investigated the expression of several stage-specific glycoconjugate antigens, including several b-series gangliosides GD3, 9-O-acetyl GD3, GT1b and GQ1b, stage-specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1) and HNK-1, in mouse embryonic NPCs employing immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry. In addition, several of these antigens were positively identified by chemical means for the first time. We further showed that the SSEA-1 immunoreactivity was contributed by both glycoprotein and glycolipid antigens, and that of HNK-1 was contributed only by glycoproteins. Functionally, SSEA-1 may participate in migration of the cells from neurospheres in an NPC cell culture system, and the effect could be repressed by anti-SSEA-1 antibody. Based on this observation, we identified beta1 integrin as one of the SSEA-1 carrier glycoproteins. Our data thus provide insights into the functional role of certain glycoconjugate antigens in NPCs during neural development.
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- Makoto Yanagisawa
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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Mendez-Otero R, Zaverucha-do-Valle C, Gubert F, Freitas GRD, Santiago MF. Regulation and function of neurogenesis in the adult vertebrate brain. Braz J Med Biol Res 2005; 38:1553-9. [PMID: 16172748 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2005001000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Most adult tissues retain a reservoir of self-renewing, multipotent stem cells that can generate differentiated tissue components. Until recently, the brain was thought to be an exception to this rule and for many years the pervasive dogma of neurobiology relegated neurogenesis to the embryonic and earlier postnatal stages of development. The discovery of constant neuronal replacement in the adult brain has changed the way we think about neurological diseases and about the exploration of new strategies for brain repair. In this review we will explore the potential of adult neural stem cells and we will present some of our own work on this subject. We will also discuss the possibility that adult neurogenesis and neuronal replacement may also play a role in therapies aimed at restoring impaired brain function. A better understanding of the various aspects of spontaneous neuronal replacement may also be used to increase the success of procedures with cell therapies.
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- R Mendez-Otero
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Zamfir A, Vukelić Z, Bindila L, Peter-Katalinić J, Almeida R, Sterling A, Allen M. Fully-automated chip-based nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometry of gangliosides from human cerebellum. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2004; 15:1649-1657. [PMID: 15519233 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2004] [Revised: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The introduction of chip-based electrospray (ESI) ion sources into biological mass spectrometry (MS) addressed the fundamental issue of how to analyze minute amounts of complex biological systems. The automation of sample delivery into the MS combined with the chip-based ESI allows for high quality bioanalysis in a high-throughput fashion. These advantages have already been demonstrated in proteomics, direct screening of drugs and drug discovery. As part of our continuing effort to implement automated chip-based mass spectrometry into the field of complex carbohydrate analysis, we hereby report the development of a chipESI MS and MS/MS methodology for the screening of gangliosides. A strategy to characterize a complex ganglioside mixture from human cerebellar tissue, by automated ESIchip-quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) MS and MS/MS is presented here. The feasibility of this method, and the general experimental requirements for automated chipESI MS analysis of these carbohydrate species is described.
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- Alina Zamfir
- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Biomedical Analysis, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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