Cell surface lectins in the immune system bind to glycans expressed on the surface of pathogens, the event that leads to stimulation of immune responses to pathogens. Mouse SIGN-R1 (SIGN-related 1) is known to recognize mannose-rich and fucose containing glycans in a Ca2+-dependent manner. When SIGN-R1 binds to glycans on host cells, bacteria or viruses, glycan antigens enter cells via lectin-mediated endocytosis to elicit immune activation. We applied carbohydrate microarrays containing various glycans to rapidly identify functional glycans that promote cell surface lectin-associated cellular responses. Because binding of glycan ligands to SIGN-R1 on the cell surface promotes production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the functional glycans on the microarrays are readily identified by using a ROS fluorescent probe PF1. Glycan microarrays used in this study were fabricated by immobilizing xx (몇개) unmodified glycans on hydrazide-modified glass slides. SIGN-R1 expressing cells pre-treated with PF1 were applied to the glycan microarrays and the fluorescence intensity of the cells were then measured by using a confocal fluorescence microscopy or a microarray scanner. The results of microarray experiments revealed that several Man and Fuc bearing glycans stimulate ROS production, a phenomenon that was abrogated in the presence of a ROS scavenger or an NADPH oxidase inhibitor. The present study demonstrated at the first time that glycan microarrays serve as a useful tool to identify functional glycans that elicit cell surface lectin-associated cellular responses.
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Ji Young Hyun [ National Creative Research Initiative Center for Biofunctional Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722 Korea ]
Injae Shin [ National Creative Research Initiative Center for Biofunctional Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722 Korea ]
본 학회는 화학, 생화학, 분자생물학, 미생물학, 식품공학, 의학, 약학, 유전공학 및 생물공학, 환경 및 기타 공업 등 전 분야의 탄수화물관련 이론과 기술을 연구 발전시키고 산학협동을 통해 이를 보급하여 국내 관련 산업의 발전 및 국민생활의 과학화에 기여하고자 하며, 이러한 목표와 비젼의 실현을 위해 회원들이 적극적인 참여와 활동을 전개하고자 한다.