title: Differential carbohydrate binding and cell surface glycosylation of human cancer cell lines.
abstract: Currently there is only a modest level knowledge of the glycosylation status of immortalised cell lines that are commonly used in cancer biology as well as their binding affinities to different glycan structures. Through use of glycan and lectin microarray technology, this study has endeavoured to define the different bindings of cell surface carbohydrate structures to glycan-binding lectins. The screening of breast cancer MDA-MB435 cells, cervical cancer HeLa cells and colon cancer Caco-2, HCT116 and HCT116-FM6 cells was conducted to determine their differential bindings to a variety of glycan and lectin structures printed on the array slides. An inverse relationship between the number of glycan structures recognised and the variety of cell surface glycosylation was observed. Of the cell lines tested, it was found that four bound to sialylated structures in initial screening. Secondary screening in the presence of a neuraminidase inhibitor (4-deoxy-4-guanidino-Neu5Ac2en) significantly reduced sialic acid binding. The array technology has proven to be useful in determining the glycosylation signatures of various cell-lines as well as their glycan binding preferences. The findings of this study provide the groundwork for further investigation into the numerous glycan-lectin interactions that are exhibited by immortalised cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland 4222, Australia.
authors.forename: Nadia X
authors.initials: NX
authors.lastname: Arndt
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tiralongo
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Madge
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Itzstein
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D002450:Cell Communication; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D054794:Glycomics; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D037102:Lectins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; C024098:6-carboxyfluorescein