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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The ?Gal (Gal?1-3Gal) epitope is a xenoantigen that is responsible for hyperacute rejection in xenotransplantation. This epitope is expressed on the cell surface in the cells of all mammals except humans and Old World monkeys. It can be digested by the enzyme endo-?-galactosidase C (EndoGalC), which is derived from Clostridium perfringens. Previously, we produced EndoGalC transgenic mice to identify the phenotypes that would be induced following EndoGalC overexpression. The mice lacked the ?Gal epitope in all tissues and exhibited abnormal phenotypes such as postnatal death, growth retardation, skin lesion and abnormal behavior. Interestingly, skin lesions caused by increased proliferation of keratinocytes suggest the role of a glycan structure [in which the ?Gal epitope has been removed or the N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residue is newly exposed] as a regulator of signal transduction. To verify this hypothesis, we introduced an EndoGalC expression vector into cultured mouse NIH3T3 cells and obtained several EndoGalC-expressing transfectants. These cells lacked ?Gal epitope expression and exhibited 1.8-fold higher proliferation than untransfected parental cells. We then used several cytokine receptor inhibitors to assess the signal transduction cascades that were affected. Only SB431542 and LY364947, both of which are transforming growth factor ? (TGF?) receptor type-I (T?R-I) inhibitors, were found to successfully reverse the enhanced cell proliferation rate of EndoGalC transfectants, indicating that the glycan structure is a regulator of T?Rs. Biochemical analysis demonstrated that the glycan altered association between T?R-I and T?R-II in the absence of ligands.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzamides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dioxoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Disaccharides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycoside Hydrolases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyrroles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Transforming Growth..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SU 5402, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Smad2 Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Smad2 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/endo-beta-D-galactosidase C, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/galactosyl-(1-3)galactose
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1460-2423
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
482-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Benzamides, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Dioxoles, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Disaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Glycoside Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-NIH 3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Pyrroles, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:21062784-Smad2 Protein
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel glycosylation signal regulates transforming growth factor beta receptors as evidenced by endo-beta-galactosidase C expression in rodent cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Animal Genome Research Unit, Division of Animal Science, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan. kettle@affrc.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article