TY - JOUR
T1 - Hodgkin's Cell Lectin
T2 - An Ectosialyltransferase and Lymphocyte Agglutinant Related to the Hepatic Asialoglycoprotein Receptor
AU - Paietta, Elisabeth
AU - Wiernik, Peter H.
AU - Stockert, Richard J.
AU - Hubbard, Ann L.
AU - Diehl, Volker
PY - 1987/5/1
Y1 - 1987/5/1
N2 - The galactophilic lectin expressed on the surface of cultured Hodgkin's cells, recently described by this laboratory, has binding characteristics similar to those of the hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor (HBP), and has been recognized as a Mr55,000 (p55) membrane glycoprotein by a polyclonal antiserum to rat HBP. This study confirms the close structural relationship between the two lectins showing immunological cross-reactivity of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies recognizing distinct epitopes on rat or human HBP. In support of the suggested dual nature of p55 as lectin and ectosialyltransferase, enzyme activity is inhibited by the monoclonal anti-HBP antibody, anti-HA 116. Cultured Hodgkin's cells, as purified HBP, agglutinate T-lymphocytes expressing hyposialylated membrane glycosyl determinants. This cell-cell interaction mediated by p55 results in the incorporation of sbalic acid into lymphocyte surface asialo-glycans. The function of the Hodgkin's lectin as lymphocyte agglutinant in vitro suggests its role as an immunomodulator contributing to the immunodeficiencies associated with Hodgkin's disease.
AB - The galactophilic lectin expressed on the surface of cultured Hodgkin's cells, recently described by this laboratory, has binding characteristics similar to those of the hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor (HBP), and has been recognized as a Mr55,000 (p55) membrane glycoprotein by a polyclonal antiserum to rat HBP. This study confirms the close structural relationship between the two lectins showing immunological cross-reactivity of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies recognizing distinct epitopes on rat or human HBP. In support of the suggested dual nature of p55 as lectin and ectosialyltransferase, enzyme activity is inhibited by the monoclonal anti-HBP antibody, anti-HA 116. Cultured Hodgkin's cells, as purified HBP, agglutinate T-lymphocytes expressing hyposialylated membrane glycosyl determinants. This cell-cell interaction mediated by p55 results in the incorporation of sbalic acid into lymphocyte surface asialo-glycans. The function of the Hodgkin's lectin as lymphocyte agglutinant in vitro suggests its role as an immunomodulator contributing to the immunodeficiencies associated with Hodgkin's disease.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3567932
AN - SCOPUS:0023199366
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 47
SP - 2461
EP - 2467
JO - Cancer research
JF - Cancer research
IS - 9
ER -
