title: Rapid cell senescence-associated changes in galactosylation of N-linked oligosaccharides in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells.
abstract: Rapid senescence was induced into human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells by transforming growth factor-beta1. Lectin blot analysis of membrane glycoprotein samples showed that the binding of Ricinus communis agglutinin-I to protein bands increased markedly while those of other lectins together with protein components did not change significantly with senescence. This indicates that the beta-1,4-galactosylation of N-linked oligosaccharides is stimulated by rapid senescence. Analysis of the enzymatic background of senescence showed 1.5 times higher beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta-1,4-GalT) activity and 2-5 times higher expression levels of beta-1,4-GalT II, III, V, and VI genes are associated with rapid senescence. Incubation of the cells on RCA-I-coated plates in the absence of fetal calf serum showed that the viability of the senescent cells is half that of the control cells. Therefore, it is hypothesized that galactose residues expressed by rapid senescent can induce a lethal signal in cells if they interact with appropriate receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosignal Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawado
authors.forename: Omina
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000187:drug effects*; D005690:Galactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D005690:Galactose