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Third Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan;
Division of Biochemistry, Research Institute, Miyagi Prefectural Cancer Center, Miyagi, Japan;
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University, School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan;
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Department of Medical Biology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan; and
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Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
| Abstract |
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| Introduction |
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All isoforms of CD44 have a protein domain that can potentially recognize hyaluronic acid (HA),3 while particular CD44 variants also interact with fibronectin, collagen, and serglycin (2, 8). Although most blood cells express CD44, few of them use it to recognize HA. Best studied in this regard are lymphocytes, which can be induced to bind HA with activation (9, 10). The HA binding ability of CD44 is likely to be influenced by multiple factors, which include phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic tail, interaction with cytoskeletal proteins, and oligomerization on the cell surface, as well as structural variations in extracellular domains (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). It is now clear that glycosylation represents a major means for regulation of CD44 function. While we and others found that N- and O-linked glycans can prevent the HA recognition ability of CD44, a minimal degree of glycosylation may be required for this activity (15, 17, 18, 19). While various CD44 glycoforms can be biosynthetically produced, we now report that the protein may be remodeled through production of a sialidase.
CD44 can be used as a signal transducing receptor, and this is
particularly relevant to our study of monocytes. Ligation of monocyte
CD44 by Ab or natural ligands triggers production of insulin-like
growth factor-1, TNF-
, and IL-1ß production (20, 21). Therefore,
CD44 could be critical for participation of monocytes in inflammatory
responses. It was recently reported that culture of human peripheral
blood monocytes (PBMo) with serum or a phorbol ester up-regulated
variant CD44 isoform expression and induced HA binding (22, 23). While
freshly isolated PBMo do not recognize HA, this is a constitutive
property of human alveolar macrophages (22). Exposure to endotoxin and
other environmental stimuli in the respiratory tract could modulate
this function in monocyte-macrophage lineage cells. We have determined
that an inducible sialidase may influence the glycosylation and
receptor activity of CD44 on monocytes.
| Materials and Methods |
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THP-1 (24) and PBMC isolated by density centrifugation on
Ficoll-Hypaque from normal healthy donors were cultured in RPMI 1640
supplemented with L-glutamine, penicillin, streptomycin,
and 10% FCS in the presence (10
10,000 ng/ml) or absence of LPS. The
OS/37 mAb to CD44 (pan-CD44) was obtained from Seikagaku (Tokyo,
Japan). The CSLEX1 mAb reacts with sialyl derivatives of sialosylated
Lewis X (SLX) (25). We found that it provides a sensitive indicator for
changes in cell surface glycoforms. Fab FITC-conjugated goat
anti-mouse IgM was obtained from Jackson ImmunoResearch
Laboratories (West Grove, PA).
Reagents
Sialidase (from Arthrobacter ureafaciens), 2-deoxy-2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuAc2en), and LPS (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO).
Flow cytometry
Sialic acid levels on the cell surface were estimated by staining with anti-SLX Ab reacting to sialyl derivatives. Cells were tested for HA binding by flow cytometry after staining with fluorescein-conjugated HA (FL-HA) (17). As a specificity control, cells were also incubated with the blocking Ab, OS/37, followed by staining with FL-HA. Lymphocytes and monocytes were gated by flow cytometry based on forward and side light scatter. The purity of PBMo were assessed by CD14 staining. More than 95% of PBMC in the monocytes gate and <5% of PBMC in the lymphocytes gate expressed CD14.
THP-1 cells and PBMC were stained with FL-HA and anti-SLX Ab plus PE-conjugated anti-mouse IgM after stimulation with LPS (10 µg/ml) for 24 h and were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry. SLX expression was individually determined on cells gated for the ability to bind or not bind FL-HA. The presence of HA did not influence reactivity of the CSLEX1 mAb with cells (not shown).
Sialidase and sialidase inhibitor treatment
THP-1 and PBMC were treated with bacterial sialidase as
previously described (17). They were then stained with FL-HA or
anti-SLX mAb plus FITC-anti-mouse (IgG+IgM) before analysis by
flow cytometry. As a specificity control, cells were stained with FL-HA
after incubation with OS/37. THP-1 and PBMC were cultured with LPS (1
µg/ml) in the presence of increasing concentrations of the sialidase
inhibitor, NeuAc2en (4
4000 µM). Percentages of HA binding cells
were determined by flow cytometry after staining with FL-HA. OS/37 mAb
was used as a specificity control.
Endogenous sialidase assay
Endogenous sialidase activity of LPS-stimulated and untreated
THP-1 cells were determined under the optimal conditions described
below. The cells (1 x 107) were washed with PBS and
sonicated on ice in 9 volumes of ice-cold 0.25 M sucrose containing 1
mM EDTA and 0.2 mM PMSF for 15 s with a mild setting (Sonifier
250; Branson, Danbury, CT). The mixture was centrifuged at 1000 x
g for 10 min at 4°C, and the supernatant was used as the
enzyme fraction.
4-Methylumbelliferyl-
-N-acetyl-D-neuraminic
acid (4MU-NeuAc; Nakarai, Kyoto, Japan) and bovine-mixed gangliosides
(Type II; Sigma) were used as substrates, because 4MU-NeuAc was
previously found to be an appropriate substrate for lysosomal-type
sialidases and gangliosides for membrane-associated sialidases
(26, 27, 28). When 4MU-NeuAc was the substrate, the assay mixture contained
40 nmol of the substrate, 10 µmol of sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.6,
200 µg of BSA, and enzyme fractions (20100 µg protein) in a final
volume of 0.2 ml. The incubation was conducted at 37°C for 12 h and
terminated by the addition of 0.25 M glycine-NaOH, pH 10.4.
4-Methylumbelliferone released was determined fluorometrically as
described previously (27). With gangliosides as substrate, the assay
mixture was composed of ganglioside substrate (60 nmol as bound sialic
acid), 10 µmol of sodium acetate, pH 4.6, 200 µg of BSA, 0.2 mg of
Triton X-100, and enzyme in 0.2 ml. After incubation at 37°C for 60
min, the released sialic acid was determined by the thiobarbituric acid
method of Aminoff (29). Protein was determined by a dye-binding assay
(Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA). One unit of sialidase was defined as the
amount of enzyme that catalyzed the release of 1 nmol of sialic acid
per hour.
Statistical analysis
The Mann-Whitney test or paired t tests were used to determine significant differences.
| Results |
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We previously found that sialidase treatment of certain cells or
purified CD44-Ig fusion proteins increased their ability to recognize
HA (17). Similar experiments were performed with the same enzyme to
determine whether terminal sialic acids play a negative regulatory role
with respect to CD44 expressed by human monocytes. Exposure of THP-1
cells to sialidase markedly increased their HA binding potential, while
viability was unaffected and the recognition was all CD44 mediated
(Fig. 1
). Effectiveness of the enzyme was
also reflected in the complete removal of sialic acid related with SLX.
Parallel experiments with freshly isolated monocytes revealed that a
subpopulation of cells are capable of HA recognition, but that this
potential is masked by terminal sialic acids (Fig. 1
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A sialidase inhibitor diminishes the LPS-induced HA binding ability of monocytes
It has recently been suggested that endogenous sialidase activity
may contribute to the ability of activated B cells to effectively
interact with T lymphocytes (30). We thought it possible that inducible
sialidases also regulate CD44-mediated functions of monocytes.
Accordingly, NeuAc2en was included in cultures of LPS-stimulated THP-1
cells and normal PBMo. While the drug inhibited LPS induction of HA
recognition on both cells in a dose-dependent manner, there was no
effect on cell viability (Fig. 2
and data
not shown). The small downward shifts in SLX Ag expression that were
induced by LPS were blocked by the sialidase inhibitor (not
shown). These findings indicate that endogenous sialidase activity may
contribute to inducible HA recognition in human monocytes.
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Mammalian cells are known to possess several types of sialidase
(26, 27, 28), and we sought direct evidence for inducible activity in
monocytes. Two substrates that distinguish sialidase types were used to
measure activity in LPS-induced THP-1 cells. There was significantly (8
h; p = 0.0058, 16 h; p = 0.0032)
induced activity toward 4MU-NeuAc, reflecting the presence of
lysosomal-type sialidases (Fig. 3
A). Parallel analyses
revealed good kinetic concordance between the appearance of this
activity and increased ability of THP-1 cells to bind HA (Fig. 3
B). In contrast, we recorded no increment in sialidases
capable of cleaving gangliosides in the presence of Triton X-100 (Fig. 3
A). This assay condition detects plasma membrane-type
sialidase (26, 27, 28). We conclude that LPS induces expression of a
lysosomal type of sialidase activity in this monocyte cell line. The
kinetics of appearance are consistent with a relationship between
endogenous sialidase activity and CD44-mediated HA recognition.
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We now confirm and extend previous studies demonstrating that cytokines and other agents can induce HA recognition by monocytes (23, 32). Freshly isolated monocytes differed in the degree to which HA binding could be induced by LPS as compared with an established monocyte cell line. This is similar to previous demonstrations that only a subset of activated B cells are induced to recognize HA (9, 17) and presumably reflects some type of heterogeneity in monocytes in peripheral blood. We note that LPS induction leads to smaller degrees of HA recognition and loss of the SLX Ag than does enzymatic removal of terminal sialic acids. Therefore, endogenous sialidase or other mechanisms may only partially remodel/replace the cell surface CD44 on activated monocytes. Several studies revealed that ligation of CD44 molecules on monocytes leads to inflammatory cytokine release (20, 21). Therefore, acquisition by monocytes of the ability to recognize HA in tissues is likely to have important consequences and the molecular basis for this transition merits study.
Endogenous sialidase activity controlled by the Neu-1 locus in mice was suggested to play a regulatory role in the recognition of Ia molecules in T cells by removal of sialic acids from some surface molecules (33, 34). A human lysosomal sialidase gene was recently cloned and mapped to the same segment of DNA as the murine Neu-1 locus (35, 36, 37). This type of enzyme is thought to be important for removal of terminal sialic acids from glycoproteins in cooperation with lysosomal proteases (26). Many cell surface receptors are known to be capable of either constitutive or ligand-induced endocytosis and recycling back to the cell surface (38, 39). Our findings raise the possibility that sialidase contributes to the intracellular remodeling of CD44. While lysosomal enzymes could also be secreted, we were unable to detect sialidase activity in supernates of LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells (data not shown). Lysosomal sialidase could play an essential role in the removal of terminal sialic acid residues from cell surface glycoproteins and may be important in regulation of the immune system. Further study should reveal additional details about the fate of monocyte surface proteins and whether this new mechanism is used by other cell types.
It is important to stress that multiple molecular mechanisms are used to control CD44-mediated functions. Each domain of the protein contributes to structural integrity and all domains are subject to cell-type specific variation (13). Although the ability to recognize HA can be influenced in a positive or negative way by N-glycan addition, O-linked glycosylation can also be important (15, 17, 18, 19, 40). Oligomerization of the protein on the cell surface via intrachain disulfide bonds or interactions with other proteins can also be an important determinant of receptor activity (12, 14, 16, 41). Therefore, differential utilization of sialidases is unlikely to account for all cases where cells differ in ability to recognize HA. However, sialidases appear to influence monocyte functions, and the experimental approaches we describe should be valuable for the assessment of other cell types.
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2 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Shigeki Katoh, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan. E-mail address: ![]()
3 Abbreviations used in this paper: HA, hyaluronic acid ; FL-HA, fluorescein-conjugated HA ; PBMo, peripheral blood monocyte ; NeuAc2en, 2-deoxy-2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid ; 4MU-NeuAc, 4-methylumbelliferyl-a-N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid ; SLX, sialosylated Lewis X. ![]()
Received for publication September 4, 1998. Accepted for publication March 3, 1999.
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