| Project/Area Number |
15500298
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Laboratory animal science
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
HASHIMOTO Noriyoshi Kanazawa University, Advanced Science Research Center, Associate Professor, 学際科学実験センター, 助教授 (50242524)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ASANO Masahide Kanazawa University, Advanced Science Research Center, Professor, 学際科学実験センター, 教授 (50251450)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
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| Keywords | Carbohydrate / Knockout mice / Galactosyltransferase / Tumor antigen / Galactose / Chemical carcinogen / Skin tumor / Malignancy |
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| Research Abstract |
Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase I (beta4GalT-I) is an essential glycosyltransferase to synthesize some kinds of type 2 N-glycans and core 2 O-glycans. We have generated beta4GalT-I knockout (KO) mice to study the multiple in vivo function of these carbohydrates. First, we have generated embryonic fibroblast cell lines from both beta4GalT-I homozygously mutated and heterozygously mutated, phenotypically normal, mice. Both cell lines were immortalized by repetitive passages. Transfection of mouse beta4GalT-I expression vector to beta4GalT-I null fibroblast cell line have no effect on immortalization of cells. In order to evaluate tumor specific carbohydrate antigens such as sialyl Lewis antigens in tumorigenesis, we have conducted functional analysis of carbohydrate antigens using chemically induced skin tumor cell lines derived from beta4GalT-I KO mice. No significant differences in cellular growth and adherent abilities to fibronectin were observed between beta4GalT-I null cells and those which were transfected with mouse beta4GalT-I expression vector. When motility and invasiveness of beta4GalT-I null cell lines through fibronectin-coated and/or Matrigel-coated transwells were assessed, significant migrations and invasions were observed. Moreover, the cell motility and invasiveness were declined by the transfection of mouse beta4GalT-I expression vector in an expression level dependent manner. Though sialyl Lewis antigens have not be detected after beta4GalT-I transfections to beta4GalT-I null cell lines, significant expressions of galactose residuedetected by RCA 120 lectin in the beta1,4-linkage was observed. These results suggest that carbohydrates synthesized by beta4GalT-I regulate the malignancy of tumor cells.
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