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JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 143, Issue 3, Pages 311-324Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm223
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adhesion; cytoskeleton arrangement; galectin-8; integrin; leucocyte
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We previously showed that tandem-repeat type galectin-8, which has two covalently linked carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs), induces neutrophil-adhesion through binding to integrin alpha M. Here, we analysed the function of galectin-8 in Jurkat T-cells. Galectin-8, as well as tandem-repeat galectin-9, and several multivalent plant lectins, induced Jurkat T-cell adhesion to a culture plate, whereas single-CRD galectins-1 and -3 did not. Galectin-8 also induced the adhesion of peripheral blood leucocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells. These results suggest that the di- or multi-valent structure of galectin-8 is essential for the induction of cell adhesion and that this ability exhibits broad specificity for leucocytes. The galectin-8-induced cell adhesion was accompanied by stress fibre formation, which suggests that intracellular signalling is required. We have identified integrin alpha 4 as one of the candidate target molecules associated with the induction of cell adhesion. Indeed, inhibition of the function of integrin A by treating cells with a blocking-antibody reduced the sensitivity to galectin-8. Also, the phosphorylation of Pyk and ERK1/2, indicators of integrin-mediated signalling, was up-regulated on treatment with galectin-8. Thus, a primary target of galectin-8 must be the sugar chains on members of the integrin family, which are abundantly expressed on the surface of leucocytic cells.
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