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The story of the Sda antigen and of its cognate enzyme B4GALNT2: What is new?

Abstract
The structure Siaα2,3(GalNAcβ1,4)Gal- is the epitope of the Sda antigen, which is expressed on the erythrocytes and secretions of the vast majority of Caucasians, carried by N- and O-linked chains of glycoproteins, as well as by glycolipids. Sda is very similar, but not identical, to ganglioside GM2 [Siaα2,3(GalNAcβ1,4)Galβ1,4Glc-Cer]. The Sda synthase β1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase 2 (B4GALNT2) exists in a short and a long form, diverging in the aminoterminal domain. The latter has a very long cytoplasmic tail and displays a Golgi- as well as a post-Golgi localization. The biosynthesis of Sda is mutually exclusive with that of the cancer-associated sialyl Lewis antigens, whose structure is Siaα2,3Galβ1,3/4(Fucα1,4/3)GlcNAc-. B4GALNT2 is down-regulated in colon cancer but patients with higher expression survive longer. In experimental systems, B4GALNT2 inhibits colon cancer progression,not only through inhibition of sialyl Lewis antigen biosynthesis. By contrast, in breast cancer B4GALNT2 is associated with malignancy. In colon cancer, the B4GALNT2 gene is regulated by multiple mechanisms, which include miRNA and transcription factor expression, as well as CpG methylation. In addition, Sda/B4GALNT2 regulates the susceptibility to infectious agents, the protection from muscle dystrophy, the activity of immune system in pregnancy and the immune rejection in xenotransplantation.
AuthorsMartina Duca, Nadia Malagolini, Fabio Dall'Olio
JournalGlycoconjugate journal (Glycoconj J) Vol. 40 Issue 1 Pg. 123-133 (02 2023) ISSN: 1573-4986 [Electronic] United States
PMID36287346 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Copyright© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Chemical References
  • Lewis Blood Group Antigens
  • Blood Group Antigens
  • Fucosyltransferases
Topics
  • Humans
  • Lewis Blood Group Antigens
  • Blood Group Antigens
  • Fucosyltransferases (metabolism)
  • Colonic Neoplasms (pathology)

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