ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA

CD24, a highly sialylated glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol (GPI) cell surface protein that interacts with sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs), serves as an innate immune checkpoint and plays a crucial role in inflammatory diseases and tumor progression. Recently, cytoplasmic CD24...

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Main Authors: Jinxia He, Fengchao Zhang, Baihai Wu, Wengong Yu
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Wengong Yu
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description CD24, a highly sialylated glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol (GPI) cell surface protein that interacts with sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs), serves as an innate immune checkpoint and plays a crucial role in inflammatory diseases and tumor progression. Recently, cytoplasmic CD24 has been observed in samples from patients with cancer. However, whether sialylation governs the subcellular localization of CD24 in cancer remains unclear, and the impact of CD24 expression and localization on the clinical prognosis of cancer remains controversial. Here, we performed a systematic pan-cancer analysis of the gene expression levels and clinical correlation of <i>CD24</i>. Our analysis revealed that <i>CD24</i> was highly expressed in breast tumor tissues and tumor cells, significantly shortening patient survival time. However, this correlation was not evident in other types of cancer. Additionally, a correlation analysis of CD24 levels with sialyltransferases (STs) revealed that ST8SIA6 is the key ST affecting CD24 sialylation. Further investigation demonstrated that ST8SIA6 directly modified CD24, promoting its localization to the cell membrane. Taken together, these findings elucidate, for the first time, the mechanisms by which ST8SIA6 regulates CD24 subcellular localization, providing new insights into the biological functions and applications of CD24.
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spelling doaj-art-11f88867ba184ba9aea95aeef991c7e32025-01-10T13:16:14ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092024-12-01141910.3390/cells14010009ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCAJinxia He0Fengchao Zhang1Baihai Wu2Wengong Yu3Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs (Ministry of Education), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience and Glycoengineering, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs (Ministry of Education), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience and Glycoengineering, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs (Ministry of Education), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience and Glycoengineering, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs (Ministry of Education), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Glycoscience and Glycoengineering, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaCD24, a highly sialylated glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol (GPI) cell surface protein that interacts with sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs), serves as an innate immune checkpoint and plays a crucial role in inflammatory diseases and tumor progression. Recently, cytoplasmic CD24 has been observed in samples from patients with cancer. However, whether sialylation governs the subcellular localization of CD24 in cancer remains unclear, and the impact of CD24 expression and localization on the clinical prognosis of cancer remains controversial. Here, we performed a systematic pan-cancer analysis of the gene expression levels and clinical correlation of <i>CD24</i>. Our analysis revealed that <i>CD24</i> was highly expressed in breast tumor tissues and tumor cells, significantly shortening patient survival time. However, this correlation was not evident in other types of cancer. Additionally, a correlation analysis of CD24 levels with sialyltransferases (STs) revealed that ST8SIA6 is the key ST affecting CD24 sialylation. Further investigation demonstrated that ST8SIA6 directly modified CD24, promoting its localization to the cell membrane. Taken together, these findings elucidate, for the first time, the mechanisms by which ST8SIA6 regulates CD24 subcellular localization, providing new insights into the biological functions and applications of CD24.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/1/9CD24subcellular localizationST8SIA6sialylation
spellingShingle Jinxia He
Fengchao Zhang
Baihai Wu
Wengong Yu
ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
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CD24
subcellular localization
ST8SIA6
sialylation
title ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
title_full ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
title_fullStr ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
title_full_unstemmed ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
title_short ST8SIA6 Sialylates CD24 to Enhance Its Membrane Localization in BRCA
title_sort st8sia6 sialylates cd24 to enhance its membrane localization in brca
topic CD24
subcellular localization
ST8SIA6
sialylation
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