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COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
卷 4, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02295-8
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- Singapore Immunology Network [SIgN-06-006, SIgN-08-020, SIgN-10-029]
- National Medical Research Council Singapore [NMRC/1150/2008]
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
- BMRC [IAF 311006]
- BMRC transition funds [H16/99/b0/011]
The researchers found that FUT6 deficiency results in the loss of the tetrasaccharide sLex on the surface of basophils, causing cells to be less sticky and therefore less able to form the necessary adhesions to drive the allergic reaction.
Sialyl-Lewis x (sLe(x), CD15s) is a tetra-saccharide on the surface of leukocytes required for E-selectin-mediated rolling, a prerequisite for leukocytes to migrate out of the blood vessels. Here we show using flow cytometry that sLe(x) expression on basophils and mast cell progenitors depends on fucosyltransferase 6 (FUT6). Using genetic association data analysis and qPCR, the cell type-specific defect was associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FUT6 gene region (tagged by rs17855739 and rs778798), affecting coding sequence and/or expression level of the mRNA. Heterozygous individuals with one functional FUT6 gene harbor a mixed population of sLe(x+) and sLe(x-) basophils, a phenomenon caused by random monoallelic expression (RME). Microfluidic assay demonstrated FUT6-deficient basophils rolling on E-selectin is severely impaired. FUT6 null alleles carriers exhibit elevated blood basophil counts and a reduced itch sensitivity against insect bites. FUT6-deficiency thus dampens the basophil-mediated allergic response in the periphery, evident also in lower IgE titers and reduced eosinophil counts. Puan and San Luis et al. find that FUT6, encoding a fucosyltransferase, is required for the rolling behavior of certain white blood cells that enables them to move from blood vessels to tissues. They show that FUT6 deficiency leads to a loss of the tetrasaccharide sLex on the surface of basophils, resulting in cells that are less sticky and therefore less able to form the necessary adhesions for exiting the blood vessel to drive the allergic reaction.
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