Division of Biomembrane Research, Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
FEBS Lett. 2010 May 3;584(9):1901-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.10.065. Epub 2009 Oct 27.
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) GM3 (NeuAcalpha3Galbeta4Glcbeta1Cer) and GM2 (GalNAcbeta4[NeuAcalpha3]Galbeta4Glcbeta1Cer) inhibit (i) cell growth through inhibition of tyrosine kinase associated with growth factor receptor (GFR), (ii) cell adhesion/motility through inhibition of integrin-dependent signaling via Src kinases, or (iii) both cell growth and motility by blocking "cross-talk" between integrins and GFRs. These inhibitory effects are enhanced when GM3 or GM2 are in complex with specific tetraspanins (TSPs) (CD9, CD81, CD82). Processes (i)-(iii) occur through specific organization of GSLs with key molecules (TSPs, caveolins, GFRs, integrins) in the glycosynaptic microdomain. Some of these processes are shared with epithelial-mesenchymal transition induced by TGFbeta or under hypoxia, particularly that associated with cancer progression.
糖鞘脂 (Glycosphingolipids, GSLs) GM3 (NeuAcalpha3Galbeta4Glcbeta1Cer) 和 GM2 (GalNAcbeta4[NeuAcalpha3]Galbeta4Glcbeta1Cer) 通过抑制与生长因子受体 (Growth Factor Receptor, GFR) 相关的酪氨酸激酶,抑制细胞生长;通过Src 激酶抑制整合素依赖性信号转导,抑制细胞黏附和迁移;通过阻断整合素和 GFR 之间的“串扰”,同时抑制细胞生长和迁移。当 GM3 或 GM2 与特定的四跨膜蛋白 (Tetraspanins, TSPs) (CD9、CD81、CD82) 形成复合物时,这些抑制作用会增强。这些过程通过糖基突触微域中 GSL 与关键分子(TSPs、小窝蛋白、GFRs、整合素)的特定组织来实现。其中一些过程与 TGFbeta 诱导的上皮-间充质转化或缺氧有关,特别是与癌症进展相关的过程。