title: Identification of an MIP-1alpha -binding heparan sulfate oligosaccharide that supports long-term in vitro maintenance of human LTC-ICs.
abstract: We previously showed that heparan sulfate (HS) is required for in vitro cytokine + chemokine-mediated maintenance of primitive human hematopoietic progenitors. However, HS preparations are mixtures of polysaccharide chains of varying size, structure, and protein-binding abilities. Therefore, we examined whether the long-term culture-initiating cells (LTC-IC) supportive capability of HS is attributable to an oligosaccharide of defined length and protein-binding ability. Oligosaccharides of a wide range of sizes were prepared, and their capability to support human marrow LTC-IC maintenance in the presence of low-dose cytokines and a single chemokine, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), was examined. LTC-IC supportive capability of HS oligosaccharides correlated directly with size and MIP-1alpha binding ability. A specific MIP-1alpha-binding HS oligosaccharide preparation of M(r) 10 kDa that optimally supported LTC-IC maintenance was identified. This oligosaccharide had the structure required for MIP-1alpha binding, which we have recently described. The present study defines the minimum size and structural features of LTC-IC supportive HS.
authors.affiliation: Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sally E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides