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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Cell surface α2,6-sialylation affects adhesion of breast carcinoma cells |
| Creators Name: | Lin, S.Q., Kemmner, W., Grigull, S. and Schlag, P.M. |
| Abstract: | Tumor-associated alterations of cell surface glycosylation play a crucial role in the adhesion and metastasis of carcinoma cells. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of {alpha}2,6-sialylation on the adhesion properties of breast carcinoma cells. To this end mammary carcinoma cells, MDA-MB-435, were sense-transfected with sialyltransferase ST6Gal-I cDNA or antisense-transfected with a part of the ST6Gal-I sequence. Sense transfectants showed an enhanced ST6Gal-I mRNA expression and enzyme activity and an increased binding of the lectin Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA), specific for {alpha}2,6-linked sialic acid. Transfection with ST6Gal-I in the antisense direction resulted in less enzyme activity and SNA reactivity. A sense-transfected clone carrying increased amounts of {alpha}2,6-linked sialic acid adhered preferentially to collagen IV and showed reduced cell-cell adhesion and enhanced invasion capacity. In contrast, antisense transfection led to less collagen IV adhesion but enhanced homotypic cell-cell adhesion. In another approach, inhibition of ST6Gal-I enzyme activity by application of soluble antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides was studied. Antisense treatment resulted in reduced ST6 mRNA expression and cell surface 2,6-sialylation and significantly decreased collagen IV adhesion. Our results suggest that cell surface {alpha}2,6-sialylation contributes to cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion of tumor cells. Inhibition of sialytransferase ST6Gal-I by antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides might be a way to reduce the metastatic capacity of carcinoma cells. |
| Keywords: | Antisense, Cell Adhesion, Mammary Neoplasm, Neoplasm Metastasis, Sialyltransferases |
| Source: | Experimental Cell Research |
| ISSN: | 0014-4827 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Volume: | 276 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | 101-110 |
| Date: | 15 May 2002 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1006/excr.2002.5521 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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