title: Alpha1,3 fucosyltransferase VII plays a role in colorectal carcinoma metastases by promoting the carbohydration of glycoprotein CD24.
abstract: Changes in the expression levels of alpha1,3 FucT-VII and carbohydrate product SLe X have been reported in certain types of malignant transformations. However, the specific role of FucT-VII in human colorectal carcinoma is still not clear. We evaluated the expression of FucT-VII in tumor specimens from 30 colorectal carcinoma patients by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The alteration of metastatic potential of LOVO cells before and after alpha1,3 FucT-VII gene transfection was also assayed. The expression change of glycoprotein CD24 and carbohydrate antigen SLe X after stable transfection of LOVO was also examined in vitro. Higher mRNA and protein expression of FucT-VII were observed in colorectal tumors compared with adjacent normal ones. The cell chemotactic migration and invasion were enhanced after alpha1,3 FucT-VII transfection in LOVO cells. There was a positive correlation between alpha1,3 FucT-VII mRNA expression and lymph node status (p=0.009) and AJCC stage (p=0.007), similar correlation was also observed at protein level (p=0.042 and 0.022, respectively). Overexpression of alpha1,3 FucT-VII promoted the expression of CD24 and SLe X in LOVO cells. Our findings suggest that alpha1,3 FucT-VII might play a role in colorectal carcinoma metastases by promoting the carbohydration of glycoprotein CD24.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ayong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Weiqi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Sanjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D051927:CD24 Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012007:Rectum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000080506:Sialyl Lewis X Antigen
chemical_list: D051927:CD24 Antigen; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000080506:Sialyl Lewis X Antigen; D005647:Fucosyltransferases; C031692:galactoside 3-fucosyltransferase