Gene-linked shift in ganglioside distribution influences growth and vascularity in a mouse astrocytoma

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作者
Abate, Laura E. [1 ]
Mukherjee, Purna [1 ]
Seyfried, Thomas N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Coll, Dept Biol, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
关键词
angiogenesis; brain cancer; GD1a; glycosphingolipids; GM3; vascular endothelial growth factor;
D O I
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04097.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Brain tumor growth and progression is dependent upon vascularity, and is associated with altered ganglioside composition and distribution. In this study, we examined the influence of gangliosides on growth and vascularity in a malignant mouse astrocytoma, CT-2A. Ganglioside distribution was altered in CT-2A tumor cells using an antisense construct to beta-1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GalNAc-T), a key enzyme that uses the simple ganglioside GM3 as a substrate for the synthesis of the more complex gangliosides, GM2, GM1 and GD1a. GalNAc-T gene expression was significantly lower in CT-2A cells stably transfected with the antisense GalNAc-T plasmid, pcDNA3.1/TNG (CT-2A/TNG) than in either non-transfected CT-2A or mock-transfected (CT-2A/V) control tumor cells. GM3 was elevated from 16% to 58% of the total ganglioside distribution, whereas GM1 and GD1a were reduced from 17% and 49% to 10% and 17%, respectively, in CT-2A/TNG tumor cells. Growth, vascularity (blood vessel density and Matrigel assay) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression was significantly less in CT-2A/TNG tumors than in control CT-2A brain tumors. In addition, the expression of VEGF, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) and neuropilin-1 (NP-1) was significantly lower in CT-2A/TNG tumor cells than in control CT-2A tumor cells. These data suggest that gene-linked changes in ganglioside composition influence the growth and angiogenic properties of the CT-2A astrocytoma.
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