Anti-HSV activity of lactoferrin and lactoferricin is dependent on the presence of heparan sulphate at the cell surface

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette H. Andersen ◽  
H�vard Jenssen ◽  
Kjersti Sandvik ◽  
Tore J. Gutteberg
2001 ◽  
Vol 358 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simi ALI ◽  
Adrian C. V. PALMER ◽  
Sarah J. FRITCHLEY ◽  
Yvonne MALEY ◽  
John A. KIRBY

Chemokines interact with specific G-protein-coupled cell-surface receptors and with glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), such as heparan sulphate. Although chemokines often form multimers in solution, this process may be enhanced following interaction with GAGs on the cell surface, or within the extracellular matrix. However, the significance of multimerization for chemokine function remains controversial. In the present study, a fusion protein was prepared between the prototypical human CC chemokine, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1; also known as CCL-2) and a large secreted placental alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) moiety. This fusion protein (MCP-1–SEAP) remained monomeric under conditions that promote oligomerization of the native chemokine. Radioligand binding showed that both native MCP-1 and MCP-1–SEAP competed for the same site on the surface of HEK-293 cells expressing the CCR2b chemokine receptor. The interaction between either chemokine species and endothelial cell surface GAGs was antagonized by the addition of the heparan sulphate-like molecule, heparin. Both MCP-1 and MCP-1–SEAP induced a Ca2+-flux in the THP-1 monocytic cell line, and were equally effective at promoting transendothelial chemotaxis of mononuclear immune cells, with maximal migration being produced by treatment with 12nM of either species. In each case this chemotactic response was almost completely antagonized by the addition of heparin. The importance of interaction between either native MCP-1 or MCP-1–SEAP and cell-surface GAGs for transcellular migration was demonstrated by the almost complete absence of leucocyte chemotaxis across monolayers of GAG-deficient mutant cells. In summary, this study shows that multimerization is neither necessary for, nor potentiates, the biological activity of MCP-1. However, the results do clearly demonstrate the importance of the interaction between MCP-1 and cell-surface heparan sulphate for transmonolayer leucocyte chemotaxis.


1987 ◽  
Vol 245 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
D H Farrell ◽  
D D Cunningham

Protease nexin-1 (PN-1) is a proteinase inhibitor that is secreted by human fibroblasts in culture. PN-1 inhibits certain regulatory serine proteinases by forming a covalent complex with the catalytic-site serine residue; the complex then binds to the cell surface and is internalized and degraded. The fibroblast surface was recently shown to accelerate the rate of complex-formation between PN-1 and thrombin. The present paper demonstrates that the accelerative activity is primarily due to cell-surface heparan sulphate, with a much smaller contribution from chondroitin sulphate. This conclusion is supported by the effects of purified glycosaminoglycans on the second-order rate constant for the inhibition of thrombin by PN-1. Also, treatment of 35SO4(2-)-labelled cells with heparitin sulphate lyase or chondroitin sulphate ABC lyase demonstrated two discrete pools of 35S-labelled glycosaminoglycans; subsequent treatment of plasma membranes with these glycosidases showed that heparitin sulphate lyase treatment abolished about 80% of the accelerative activity and chondroitin sulphate ABC lyase removed the remaining 20%. These results show that two components are responsible for the acceleration of PN-1-thrombin complex-formation by human fibroblasts. Although dermatan sulphate is also present on fibroblasts, it did not accelerate the inhibition of thrombin by PN-1.


1983 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-121
Author(s):  
J. Nilsson ◽  
T. Ksiazek ◽  
J. Thyberg ◽  
A. Wasteson

The surface of rat arterial smooth muscle cells was characterized with respect to some of its chemical and functional properties. The effects of selective enzymic degradations (hyaluronidase, chondroitinases, heparitinase or neuraminidase) on [35S]sulphate-prelabelled cells and on binding sites for cationized ferritin (CF) were examined to assess the presence and relative importance of individual species of macromolecules on the cell surface. The results indicate that about half of the strongly anionic sites on the cell surface (binding CF at pH 2.0) could be ascribed to sulphate groups of glycosaminoglycans and about half to carboxyl groups of sialic acid residues in glycoproteins and/or glycolipids. Weaker anionic sites (binding CF at pH 7.0) largely originated from carboxyl groups of glycosaminoglycans. Chondroitin sulphate and heparan sulphate were the main glycosaminoglycans. The surface of cells from young animals showed a higher glycosaminoglycan and a lower sialic acid content than that of cells from adult animals. Continuous treatment of the cultures with neuraminidase stimulated serum-induced initiation of DNA synthesis, while treatment with hyaluronidase or heparitinase inhibited it. Addition of hyaluronic acid, heparin or heparan sulphate to the culture medium inhibited initiation of DNA synthesis as well as cell proliferation. The effect was more marked in cultures of cells from young animals than from adults, although the latter cells were found to grow at a higher rate and to higher densities. These results suggest a role for cell-surface and pericellular glycoconjugates in growth regulation. A possible mechanism of action is that these molecules, due to their anionic charge or by steric exclusion, interfere with the binding of platelet-derived growth factor, a highly cationic polypeptide, to its cell-surface receptor.


1988 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kimura ◽  
T. Kawaguchi ◽  
T. Ono ◽  
A. Sakuma ◽  
Y. Yokoya ◽  
...  

Two variants (74AD and 74FL) established from rat ascites hepatoma AH7974 were examined for the production of glycosaminoglycans in culture. There was no difference between the adhesive (74AD) and the floating (74FL) variants in quantity of glycosaminoglycans produced by their cultivation in minimum essential medium supplemented with 10% foetal calf serum. However, they were distinctly different in the distribution patterns of heparan sulphate. In 74FL, about 70% of total heparan sulphate was found in the culture medium in soluble form, whereas in 74AD, only 7% was found in the medium and the rest was in the cell-substratum complex. In a serum-free medium, 74AD cells grew without adhering to the substratum. After cultivation, more than 90% of total heparan sulphate was found in the cell-associated fractions and the rest in the substratum fractions. No heparan sulphate was detected in the culture medium. On the other hand, 74FL cells released heparan sulphate to the serum-free medium as much as to the serum-containing medium. The increase in amount of heparan sulphate in the culture medium of 74FL cells was supposed to be caused by failure of the cells to deposit heparan sulphate at the cell surface and not caused by increased production. Cell-substratum adhesion mechanisms involving cell surface heparan sulphate (heparan sulphate proteoglycan) and some serum intermediate(s) are discussed for 74AD cells.


F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1541 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R Couchman ◽  
Hinke Multhaupt ◽  
Ralph D. Sanderson

A small group of cell surface receptors are proteoglycans, possessing a core protein with one or more covalently attached glycosaminoglycan chains. They are virtually ubiquitous and their chains are major sites at which protein ligands of many types interact. These proteoglycans can signal and regulate important cell processes, such as adhesion, migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Since many protein ligands, such as growth factors, morphogens, and cytokines, are also implicated in tumour progression, it is increasingly apparent that cell surface proteoglycans impact tumour cell behaviour. Here, we review some recent advances, emphasising that many tumour-related functions of proteoglycans are revealed only after their modification in processes subsequent to synthesis and export to the cell surface. These include enzymes that modify heparan sulphate structure, recycling of whole or fragmented proteoglycans into exosomes that can be paracrine effectors or biomarkers, and lateral interactions between some proteoglycans and calcium channels that impact the actin cytoskeleton.


2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
L. N. Watson ◽  
M. Sasseville ◽  
R. B. Gilchrist ◽  
D. L. Russell

Many growth factors including members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily and epidermal growth factor (Egf)-like ligands signal via interactions with heparan sulphate proteoglycans (HSPGs). Cell surface HSPGs can act by sequestering ligands at their site of action, by presenting a ligand to its signalling receptor, or by preventing ligand-receptor interaction. The oocyte secreted factors (OSF) growth differentiation factor 9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15 are members of the TGFβ superfamily that act selectively on cumulus cells. Conversely Egf-like ligands are secreted by mural granulosa cells and transmit LH-induced signals to cumulus cells. We investigated the possibility that HSPGs contribute to the spatially restricted responses these signals exert on cumulus cells. Syndecan-1 and Glypican-1 are cell surface HSPGs that are involved in numerous biological processes, including growth factor regulation, cell proliferation and differentiation. Microarray analysis showed Syndecan-1 and Glypican-1 mRNA expression induced 6-fold (P=10-9) and 3-fold (P=10-7) respectively in Egf+FSH stimulated cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs). Furthermore, Syndecan-1 and Glypican-1 mRNA were induced 27- and 16-fold respectively in COCs after hCG treatment of mice. Syndecan-1 and Glypican-1 protein was localised specifically to the COC through immunohistochemical analysis. In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of oocytes is a valuable alternative to gonadotropin mediated superovulation, but IVM COCs are less competent than those matured in vivo. Several components of the COC have been shown to be altered in IVM, including the chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan Versican. COCs from mice that underwent IVM in the presence of Egf+FSH and cilostamide for 16 hours had >16 fold reduced mRNA for Syndecan-1 when compared with In Vivo matured COCs. The lack of Syndecan-1 in IVM COCs could reduce signalling capacity of growth factors including OSFs. This may contribute to the reduced capacity of IVM oocytes to fertilise and produce a healthy embryo, and ultimately, a healthy offspring.


2009 ◽  
Vol 296 (4) ◽  
pp. H1108-H1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Min Suk Kim ◽  
Prasanth Puthanveetil ◽  
Girish Kewalramani ◽  
Sylvia Deppe ◽  
...  

Following diabetes, the heart increases its lipoprotein lipase (LPL) at the coronary lumen by transferring LPL from the cardiomyocyte to the endothelial lumen. We examined how hyperglycemia controls secretion of heparanase, the enzyme that cleaves myocyte heparan sulphate proteoglycan to initiate this movement. Diazoxide (DZ) was used to decrease serum insulin and generate hyperglycemia. A modified Langendorff technique was used to separate coronary from interstitial effluent, which were assayed for heparanase and LPL. Within 30 min of DZ, interstitial heparanase increased, an effect that closely mirrored an augmentation in interstitial LPL. Endothelial cells were incubated with palmitic acid (PA) or glucose, and heparanase secretion was determined. PA increased intracellular heparanase, with no effect on secretion of this enzyme. Unlike PA, glucose dose-dependently lowered endothelial intracellular heparanase, which was strongly associated with increased heparanase activity in the incubation medium. Preincubation with cytochalasin D or nocodazole prevented the high glucose-induced depletion of intracellular heparanase. Our data suggest that following hyperglycemia, translocation of LPL from the cardiomyocyte cell surface to the apical side of endothelial cells is dependent on the ability of the fatty acid to increase endothelial intracellular heparanase followed by rapid secretion of this enzyme by glucose, which requires an intact microtubule and actin cytoskeleton.


2004 ◽  
Vol 384 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youli HU ◽  
David GONZÁLEZ-MARTÍNEZ ◽  
Soo-Hyun KIM ◽  
Pierre Marc Gilles BOULOUX

Defective function of anosmin-1, the protein encoded by KAL-1, underlies X-linked Kallmann's syndrome (X-KS), a human hereditary developmental disorder. Anosmin-1 appears to play a role in neurite outgrowth and axon branching, although molecular mechanisms of its action are still unknown. Anosmin-1 contains a WAP (whey acidic protein-like) domain and four contiguous FnIII (fibronectin-like type III) repeats; its WAP domain shows similarity to known serine protease inhibitors, whereas the FnIII domains contain HS (heparan sulphate)-binding sequences. To investigate the functional role of these domains, we have generated both wild-type and mutant recombinant anosmin-1 proteins using a Drosophila S2 cell expression system. Here we present the first biochemical evidence demonstrating the high-binding affinity between HS and anosmin-1, as measured by SPR (surface plasmon resonance) (Kd=2 nM). The FnIII domains, particularly the first, are essential for dose-dependent HS binding and HS-mediated cell surface association. Furthermore, we have identified uPA (urokinase-type plasminogen activator) as an anosmin-1 interactant. Anosmin-1 significantly enhances the amidolytic activity of uPA in vitro; and anosmin-1–HS–uPA co-operation induces cell proliferation in the PC-3 prostate carcinoma cell line. Both the HS interaction and an intact WAP domain are required for the mitogenic activity of anosmin-1. These effects appear to be mediated by a direct protein interaction between anosmin-1 and uPA, since anosmin-1–uPA could be co-immunoprecipitated from PC-3 cell lysates, and their direct binding with high affinity (Kd=6.91 nM) was demonstrated by SPR. We thus propose that anosmin-1 may modulate the catalytic activity of uPA and its signalling pathway, whereas HS determines cell surface localization of the anosmin-1–uPA complex.


1997 ◽  
Vol 327 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. CAREY

This review will summarize our current state of knowledge of the structure, biochemical properties and functions of syndecans, a family of transmembrane heparan sulphate proteoglycans. Syndecans bind a variety of extracellular ligands via their covalently attached heparan sulphate chains. Syndecans have been proposed to play a role in a variety of cellular functions, including cell proliferation and cell–matrix and cell–cell adhesion. Syndecan expression is highly regulated and is cell-type- and developmental-stage-specific. The main function of syndecans appears to be to modulate the ligand-dependent activation of primary signalling receptors at the cell surface. Principal functions of the syndecan core proteins are to target the heparan sulphate chains to the appropriate plasma-membrane compartment and to interact with components of the actin-based cytoskeleton. Several functions of the syndecans, including syndecan oligomerization and actin cytoskeleton association, have been localized to specific structural domains of syndecan core proteins.


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