Global functions of O‐glycosylation: promises and challenges in O‐glycobiology

HH Wandall, MAI Nielsen, S King‐Smith… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mucin type O‐glycosylation is one of the most diverse types of glycosylation, playing
essential roles in tissue development and homeostasis. In complex organisms, O‐GalNAc …

Myocardial matrix remodeling and the matrix metalloproteinases: influence on cardiac form and function

FG Spinale - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
It is now becoming apparent that dynamic changes occur within the interstitium that directly
contribute to adverse myocardial remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI), with …

Site-specific protein O-glycosylation modulates proprotein processing—deciphering specific functions of the large polypeptide GalNAc-transferase gene family

TBGS Katrine, H Clausen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) greatly expand the function and
regulation of proteins, and glycosylation is the most abundant and diverse PTM. Of the many …

Circulating biomarkers of collagen metabolism in cardiac diseases

B López, A González, J Díez - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Alterations of the structure and composition of cardio-myocyte and noncardiomyocyte
compartments of the myocardium appear to play a central role in the pathogenesis of heart …

Organelle specific O-glycosylation drives MMP14 activation, tumor growth, and metastasis

AT Nguyen, J Chia, M Ros, KM Hui, F Saltel, F Bard - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Cancers grow within tissues through molecular mechanisms still unclear. Invasiveness
correlates with perturbed O-glycosylation, a covalent modification of cell-surface proteins …

Contribution of sialidase NEU1 to suppression of metastasis of human colon cancer cells through desialylation of integrin β4

T Uemura, K Shiozaki, K Yamaguchi, S Miyazaki… - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
We previously found an inverse relationship between sialidase Neu1 expression and
metastatic potential of murine cancer cells. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the …

Hold on or cut? Integrin-and MMP-mediated cell–matrix interactions in the tumor microenvironment

S Niland, JA Eble - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) has become the focus of interest in cancer research and
treatment. It includes the extracellular matrix (ECM) and ECM-modifying enzymes that are …

A small‐molecule FRET reporter for the real‐time visualization of cell‐surface proteolytic enzyme functions

J Mu, F Liu, MS Rajab, M Shi, S Li, C Goh… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Real‐time imaging of cell‐surface‐associated proteolytic enzymes is critical to better
understand their performances in both physiological and pathological processes. However …

Global mapping of O-glycosylation of varicella zoster virus, human cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus

I Bagdonaite, R Norden, HJ Joshi, SL King… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Herpesviruses are among the most complex and widespread viruses, infection and
propagation of which depend on envelope proteins. These proteins serve as mediators of …

GALNT2 promotes invasiveness of colorectal cancer cells partly through AXL

YY Liao, YT Chuang, HY Lin, NY Lin… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
GalNAc‐type O‐glycosylation and its initiating GalNAc transferases (GALNTs) play crucial
roles in a wide range of cellular behaviors. Among 20 GALNT members, GALNT2 is …