Roles of GalNAc-disialyl Lactotetraosyl Antigens in Renal Cancer Cells

Sci Rep. 2018 May 4;8(1):7017. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25521-6.

Abstract

GalNAc-disialyl Lc4 (GalNAc-DSLc4) was reported as a novel antigen that associated with malignant features of renal cell cancers (RCCs). To clarify roles of GalNAc-DSLc4 in malignant properties of RCCs, we identified B4GalNAc-T2 as a responsible gene for the synthesis of GalNAc-DSLc4, and prepared stable transfectants of GalNAc-T2 cDNA using VMRC-RCW cells, resulting in the establishment of high expressants of GalNAc-DSLc4. They showed increased proliferation and invasion, and specific adhesion to laminin. In the transfectants, PI3K/Akt signals were highly activated by serum stimulation or adhesion to laminin. GalNAc-DSLc4 was co-localized in lipid rafts with integrin β1 and caveolin-1 in both immunoblotting of fractionated detergent extracts and immunocytostaining, particularly when stimulated with serum. Masking of GalNAc-DSLc4 with antibodies as well as PI3K inhibitor suppressed malignant properties of the transfectants. These results suggested that GalNAc-DSLc4 is involved in malignant properties of RCCs by forming a molecular complex with integrins in lipid rafts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / immunology*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Glycolipids
  • Humans
  • Integrins / metabolism
  • Kidney Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Transport
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Glycolipids
  • Integrins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt