title: Enhancement of the activities of glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of mucin-type sugar chains in autoimmune MRL lpr/lpr mouse T cells.
abstract: Lymph node (LN) T cells from autoimmune MRL/MpJ-lpr/lpr (lpr) mice and control MRL/MpJ-+/+ (+/+) mice were compared as to their cell surface lectin-binding sites and glycosyltransferase activities. T cells from enlarged LN of lpr mice expressed a higher amount of binding sites for lectins reactive to mucin-type sugar chains than normal +/+ mouse T cells. Correspondingly, glycosyltransferase activities involved in the biosynthesis of mucin-type sugar chains were higher in lpr mouse T cells than in +/+ T cells. The activities of UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc):polypeptide GalNAc transferase and UDP-galactose (Gal):asialo bovine submaxillary mucin (BSM) Gal transferase were found to be elevated. The activity of UDP-Gal:asialo-agalacto transferrin Gal transferase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of complex type sugar chains, was also increased in lpr mice but to a smaller extent than the mucin-type Gal transferase activities. An abnormality in sialyltransferase activity was also found in lpr T cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005700:Galactosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009077:Mucins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D009077:Mucins; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen; D005700:Galactosyltransferases