ST6GalNAc-I通过NECTIN2/MUC5AC介导的免疫抑制和血管生成调节非小细胞肺癌中的肿瘤细胞唾液酸化。
ST6GalNAc-I regulates tumor cell sialylation via NECTIN2/MUC5AC-mediated immunosuppression and angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer.
作者信息
Appadurai Muthamil Iniyan, Chaudhary Sanjib, Shah Ashu, Natarajan Gopalakrishnan, Alsafwani Zahraa W, Khan Parvez, Shinde Dhananjay D, Lele Subodh M, Smith Lynette M, Nasser Mohd Wasim, Batra Surinder Kumar, Ganti Apar Kishor, Lakshmanan Imayavaramban
机构信息
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
出版信息
J Clin Invest. 2025 May 15;135(10). doi: 10.1172/JCI186863.
Glycosylation controls immune evasion, tumor progression, and metastasis. However, how tumor cell sialylation regulates immune evasion remains poorly characterized. ST6GalNAc-I, a sialyltransferase that conjugates sialic acid to the glycans in glycoproteins, was overexpressed in an aggressive-type KPA (KrasG12D/+ Trp53R172H/+ Ad-Cre) lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) model and patient samples. Proteomic and biochemical analysis indicated that ST6GalNAc-I mediated NECTIN2 sialylation in LUAD cells. ST6GalNAc-I-deficient tumor cells cocultured with T cells were more susceptible to T cell-mediated tumor cell killing, indicating a key role for NECTIN2 in T cell dysfunction. Mice injected with St6galnac-I-knockdown syngeneic cells showed reduced lung tumor incidence and Nectin2/Tigit-associated immunosuppression. ST6GalNAc-I-deficient cells exhibited reduced P-DMEA metabolite levels, while administration of P-DMEA promoted LUAD cell proliferation via MUC5AC. MUC5AC interacted and colocalized with PRRC1 in the Golgi, suggesting a potential role for PRRC1 in MUC5AC glycosylation. Mice injected with ST6GalNAc-I/MUC5AC-deficient cells (human LUAD) exhibited reduced lung tumor incidence, angiogenesis, and liver metastases. Mechanistically, ST6GalNAc-I/MUC5AC regulates VCAN-V1, a key factor in tumor matrix remodeling during angiogenesis and metastasis. These findings demonstrate that ST6GalNAc-I-mediated sialylation of NECTIN2/MUC5AC is critical for immune evasion and tumor angiogenesis. Targeting this pathway may prevent LUAD development and/or metastasis.
糖基化调控免疫逃逸、肿瘤进展和转移。然而,肿瘤细胞唾液酸化如何调节免疫逃逸仍不清楚。ST6GalNAc-I是一种将唾液酸与糖蛋白中的聚糖结合的唾液酸转移酶,在侵袭性KPA(KrasG12D/+ Trp53R172H/+ Ad-Cre)肺腺癌(LUAD)模型和患者样本中过表达。蛋白质组学和生化分析表明,ST6GalNAc-I介导LUAD细胞中NECTIN2的唾液酸化。与T细胞共培养的ST6GalNAc-I缺陷肿瘤细胞更容易受到T细胞介导的肿瘤细胞杀伤,表明NECTIN2在T细胞功能障碍中起关键作用。注射St6galnac-I基因敲低同基因细胞的小鼠肺肿瘤发生率降低,且NECTIN2/Tigit相关的免疫抑制作用减弱。ST6GalNAc-I缺陷细胞的P-DMEA代谢物水平降低,而给予P-DMEA可通过MUC5AC促进LUAD细胞增殖。MUC5AC与高尔基体中的PRRC1相互作用并共定位,提示PRRC1在MUC5AC糖基化中可能发挥作用。注射ST6GalNAc-I/MUC5AC缺陷细胞(人LUAD)的小鼠肺肿瘤发生率、血管生成和肝转移均降低。机制上,ST6GalNAc-I/MUC5AC调节VCAN-V1,这是血管生成和转移过程中肿瘤基质重塑的关键因子。这些发现表明,ST6GalNAc-I介导的NECTIN2/MUC5AC唾液酸化对免疫逃逸和肿瘤血管生成至关重要。靶向该途径可能预防LUAD的发生和/或转移。