期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1862, 期 7, 页码 1592-1601出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.04.004
关键词
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); C-type lectin; Glycobiology; Keratan sulfate; Langerin; L4
资金
- Program for Promotion of Fundamental Studies in Health Science of the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [15K14481, 15H04700, 17K07356]
- program for the RIKEN-Max Planck joint research
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16K08601, 17K07356] Funding Source: KAKEN
Background: Langerin, a C-type lectin receptor (CLR) expressed in a subset of dendritic cells (DCs), binds to glycan ligands for pathogen capture and clearance. Previous studies revealed that langerin has an unusual binding affinity toward 6-sulfated galactose (Gal), a structure primarily found in keratan sulfate (KS). However, details and biological outcomes of this interaction have not been characterized. Based on a recent discovery that the disaccharide L4, a KS component that contains 6-sulfo-Gal, exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in mouse lung, we hypothesized that L4-related compounds are useful tools for characterizing the langerin-ligand interactions and their therapeutic application. Methods: We performed binding analysis between purified long and short forms of langerin and a series of KS disaccharide components. We also chemically synthesized oligomeric derivatives of L4 to develop a new high affinity ligand of langerin. Results: We show that the binding critically requires the 6-sulfation of Gal and that the long form of langerin displays higher affinity than the short form. The synthesized trimeric (also designated as triangle or Tri) and polymeric (pendant) L4 derivatives displayed over 1000-fold higher affinity toward langerin than monomeric L4. The pendant L4, but not the L4 monomer, was found to effectively transduce langerin signaling in a model cell system. Conclusions: L4 is a specific ligand for langerin. Oligomerization of L4 unit increased the affinity toward langerin. General significance: These results suggest that oligomeric L4 derivatives will be useful for clarifying the langerin functions and for the development of new glycan-based anti-inflammatory drugs.
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