title: Glycoproteins and lectins in cell adhesion and cell recognition processes.
abstract: The discovery of endogenous lectins having specific and high affinity for the carbohydrate portions of glycoproteins has opened up new directions in the field of cell adhesion and cell recognition. Two endogenous lectins, termed as CSL and R1, initially isolated from the rat cerebellum and having a wide distribution in mammalian tissues, have been shown to participate in essential mechanisms of cell adhesion. The membrane-bound lectin R1 seems to be involved in transient recognition between neuronal cells, followed by elimination of the glycoprotein ligands at the surface of the recognized cell. In contrast, CSL is a molecule involved in adhesion between various normal or transformed cells since it participates in the formation of tight junctions. The glycoprotein ligands recognized with higher affinity by these two lectins seem to possess a special structure which defines a sub-class of oncofetal HNK-1 glycans. The over-expression of the glycoprotein ligands of these lectins in most transformed cells provides new tools for understanding the underlying mechanism of malignant transformation as well as the generation of signals through cell adhesion.
authors: Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Moléculaire des Interactions Cellulaires, CNRS UPR 416, Strasbourg, France.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Zanetta
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kuchler
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lehmann
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Badache
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Maschke
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Thomas
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Dufourcq
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Vincendon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000737:chemistry; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000737:chemistry; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006133:Growth Substances