title: High expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V in favorable neuroblastomas: Involvement of its effect on apoptosis.
abstract: Neuroblastoma (NBL), derived from the sympathetic precursor cells, is one of the most common pediatric solid tumors. The expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V and IX (GnT-V and GnT-IX) mRNA in 126 primary NBLs were quantitatively analyzed and higher expression levels of GnT-V were found to be associated with favorable stages (1, 2 and 4s). Conversely, the downregulation of GnT-V expression by small interfering RNA resulted in a decrease in the susceptibility to cell apoptosis induced by retinoic acid in NBL cells accompanied by morphological change. These results suggest that GnT-V is associated with prognosis by modulating the sensitivity of NBLs to apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei-ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inamori
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Yohko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagawara
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D002648:Child; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007527:Isoenzymes; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014212:Tretinoin; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C052254:alpha-1,6-mannosylglycoprotein beta 1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase