TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential expression of an E-selectin ligand (SLex) by two Chinese hamster ovary cell lines transfected with the same α(1,3)-fucosyltransferase gene (ELFT)
AU - Goelz, Susan
AU - Kumar, Ravindra
AU - Potvin, Barry
AU - Sundaram, Subha
AU - Brickelmaier, Margot
AU - Stanley, Pamela
PY - 1994/1/14
Y1 - 1994/1/14
N2 - The mammalian cDNA encoding α(1,3)-fucosyltransferase (α(1,3)Fuc-T) termed ELAM-1 ligand fucosyltransferase (ELFT) or Fuc-TIV was previously cloned by three groups who reported different results from transaction studies Goelz et al. (Goelz, S. E., Hession, C., Goff, D., Griffiths, B., Tizard, R., Newman, B., Chi-Rosso, G., and Lobb, R. (1990) Cell 63, 1349-1356) found that Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing the ELFT cDNA had α(1,3)Fuc-T activity and were able to bind to E-selectin. In contrast, Lowe et al. (Lowe, J. B., Kukowska-Latallo, J. F., Nair, R. P., Larsen, R. D., Marks, R. M., Macher, B. A., Kelly, R. J., and Ernst, L. K. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 17467-17477) and Kumar et al. (Kumar, R., Potvin, B., Muller, W. A., and Stanley, P. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 21777-21783) found no binding to E-selectin of CHO transfectants expressing the same α(1,3)Fuc-T gene; nor did the latter transfectants synthesize a known E-selectin ligand, sialylated Lex (SLex), although they had substantial α(1,3)Fuc-T activity. We now show that these discrepant results were due to a difference between the parental CHO cell lines. Following transfection of ELFT cDNA into Pro-5 or dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR)- CHO cells, only the DHFR- transfectants expressed SLex and bound to E-selectin. Indirect evidence from monoclonal antibody and lectin binding studies indicates that the range of carbohydrate structures synthesized by the Pro-5 and DHFR- CHO cell lines differs. Since DHFR-/ELFT transfectants expressed cell surface SLex but transferred fucose poorly to sialylated substrates in vitro, ELFT may be able to fucosylate a complex carbohydrate missing from Pro-5 cells. Alternatively, either CHO line may have an activity (such as an α(2,3)-sialyltransferase), that modifies α(1,3)-fucosylated lactosamines.
AB - The mammalian cDNA encoding α(1,3)-fucosyltransferase (α(1,3)Fuc-T) termed ELAM-1 ligand fucosyltransferase (ELFT) or Fuc-TIV was previously cloned by three groups who reported different results from transaction studies Goelz et al. (Goelz, S. E., Hession, C., Goff, D., Griffiths, B., Tizard, R., Newman, B., Chi-Rosso, G., and Lobb, R. (1990) Cell 63, 1349-1356) found that Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing the ELFT cDNA had α(1,3)Fuc-T activity and were able to bind to E-selectin. In contrast, Lowe et al. (Lowe, J. B., Kukowska-Latallo, J. F., Nair, R. P., Larsen, R. D., Marks, R. M., Macher, B. A., Kelly, R. J., and Ernst, L. K. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 17467-17477) and Kumar et al. (Kumar, R., Potvin, B., Muller, W. A., and Stanley, P. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 21777-21783) found no binding to E-selectin of CHO transfectants expressing the same α(1,3)Fuc-T gene; nor did the latter transfectants synthesize a known E-selectin ligand, sialylated Lex (SLex), although they had substantial α(1,3)Fuc-T activity. We now show that these discrepant results were due to a difference between the parental CHO cell lines. Following transfection of ELFT cDNA into Pro-5 or dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR)- CHO cells, only the DHFR- transfectants expressed SLex and bound to E-selectin. Indirect evidence from monoclonal antibody and lectin binding studies indicates that the range of carbohydrate structures synthesized by the Pro-5 and DHFR- CHO cell lines differs. Since DHFR-/ELFT transfectants expressed cell surface SLex but transferred fucose poorly to sialylated substrates in vitro, ELFT may be able to fucosylate a complex carbohydrate missing from Pro-5 cells. Alternatively, either CHO line may have an activity (such as an α(2,3)-sialyltransferase), that modifies α(1,3)-fucosylated lactosamines.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7507103
AN - SCOPUS:0028120930
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 269
SP - 1033
EP - 1040
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 2
ER -