title: Neuronal differentiation-dependent expression of the disialic acid epitope on CD166 and its involvement in neurite formation in Neuro2A cells.
abstract: We previously demonstrated that alpha2,8-linked disialic acid (diSia) residues occur in several glycoproteins of mammalian brains (Sato, C., Fukuoka, H., Ohta, K., Matsuda, T., Koshino, R., Kobayashi, K., Troy, F. A., II, and Kitajima, K. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 15422-15431). The role of the diSia epitope on these glycoproteins is not known, whereas the importance of the diSia epitope on glycolipids is well documented in neurite formation. In this study, we demonstrated that the diSia epitope (Neu5Acalpha2 --> 8Neu5Acalpha2 --> 3Gal) on glycoproteins, but not on glycolipids, is involved in neurite formation in a mouse neuroblastoma cell line, Neuro2A, based on the following lines of evidence. First, the amount of diSia epitope on glycoproteins increased during retinoic acid-induced neurite formation. Second, retinoic acid treatment primarily increased the diSia epitope on a 100-kDa glycoprotein. We identified this protein as CD166 (SC1), an immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecule involved in neurite extension. Third, a monoclonal antibody against the diSia epitope specifically inhibited neurite formation. We also demonstrated that alpha2,8-sialyltransferase III mRNA expression increased 1.7-fold after the induction of neurite formation, suggesting that alpha2,8-sialyltransferase III is responsible for formation of the diSia epitope on CD166.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan.
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitajima
mesh_terms: D020410:Activated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D048429:Cell Size; D006224:Cricetinae; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D020410:Activated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule; D000906:Antibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D006017:Glycolipids; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012794:Sialic Acids; D014212:Tretinoin