Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0017638 (glioma)
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CMP-NeuAc: Galbeta1,3(4)GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (alpha2,3-ST) mRNA was expressed in human glioma specimens, human fetal astrocytes, and a panel of brain tumor cell lines. Maackia amurensis agglutinin staining revealed the presence of alpha2,3-linked sialic acids on glioma cell surfaces and extracellular matrices whereas normal human adult astrocytes were negative. Increased expression of alpha2,3-linked glycoprotein sialylation may play a role in glial tumorigenesis.
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PMID:alpha2,3-sialyltransferase mRNA and alpha2,3-linked glycoprotein sialylation are increased in malignant gliomas. 916 57

Human gliomas express very high levels of cell-surface alpha2,3-linked terminal sialic acids on glycoproteins bearing N-linked oligosaccharides, most notably on alpha3beta1 integrin, which is the predominant integrin found in these tumors. Alpha2,6-linked terminal sialic acids, however, are not expressed. Two stable transfectants were made using a tumorigenic human glioma cell line, U-373 MG. Galbeta1,4GlcNAc alpha2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal I) transfectants were made to replace the endogenous alpha2,3-linked sialic acids with alpha2,6-linked sialic acids. And Galbeta1,3(4)GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (ST3Gal III) transfectants were made to increase further the expression of cell-surface, N-glycan, alpha2,3-linked sialic acids. Although ST3Gal III transfection resulted in increased invasivity when compared with parental U-373 MG and vector-transfected control cells in vitro, ST6Gal I transfection abolished invasion in vitro and induced alterations in both cell morphology, cell-spreading, and adhesion-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Furthermore, the ST6Gal I transfectants produced no intracranial tumors in severe combined immunodeficient mice, whereas parental U-373 MG cells, the vector-transfected control cells, and ST3Gal III-transfected U-373 MG cells did. These results suggest that both the linkage and expression levels of the terminal sialic acids of alpha3beta1 integrin N-glycans play an important role in glioma cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Thus, manipulating ST6Gal I gene expression may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of malignant gliomas.
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PMID:Alpha2,6-sialylation of cell-surface N-glycans inhibits glioma formation in vivo. 1155 57

Human glioma cell line U-373 MG expresses CMP-NeuAc : Galbeta1,3GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase [EC No. 2.4.99.6] (alpha2,3ST), UDP-GlcNAc : beta-d-mannoside beta1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V [EC 2.4.1.155] (GnT-V) and UDP-GlcNAc3: beta-d-mannoside beta1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III [EC 2.4.1.144] (GnT-III) but not CMP-NeuAc : Galbeta1,4GlcNAc alpha2,6-sialyltransferase [EC 2.4.99.1] (alpha2,6ST) under normal culture conditions. We have previously shown that transfection of the alpha2,6ST gene into U-373 cells replaced alpha2,3-linked sialic acids with alpha2,6 sialic acids, resulting in a marked inhibition of glioma cell invasivity and a significant reduction in adhesivity. We now show that U-373 cells, which are typically highly resistant to cell death induced by chemotherapeutic agents (< 10% death in 18 h), become more sensitive to apoptosis following overexpression of these four glycoprotein glycosyltransferases. U-373 cell viability showed a three-fold decrease (from 20 to 60% cell death) following treatment with staurosporine, C2-ceramide or etoposide, when either alpha2,6ST and GnT-V genes were stably overexpressed. Even glycosyltransferases typically raised in cancer cells, such as alpha2,3ST and GnT-III, were able to decrease viability two-fold (from 20 to 40% cell death) following stable overexpression. The increased susceptibility of glycosyltransferase-transfected U-373 cells to pro-apoptotic drugs was associated with increased ceramide levels in Rafts, increased caspase-3 activity and increased DNA fragmentation. In contrast, the same glycosyltransferase overexpression protected U-373 cells against a different class of apoptotic drugs, namely the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002. Thus altered surface protein glycosylation of a human glioblastoma cell line can lead to lowered resistance to chemotherapeutic agents.
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PMID:Transfection of 2,6 and 2,3-sialyltransferase genes and GlcNAc-transferase genes into human glioma cell line U-373 MG affects glycoconjugate expression and enhances cell death. 1518 46