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Title: | FUT6 deficiency compromises basophil function by selectively abrogating their sialyl-Lewis x expression | Authors: | Puan, Kia Joo San Luis, Boris Nurhashikin Yusof Kumar, Dilip Andiappan, Anand Kumar Lee, Wendy Cajic, Samanta Vuckovic, Dragana Chan, Jing De Döllner, Tobias Hou, Han Wei Jiang, Yunxuan Tian, Chao Rapp, Erdmann Poidinger, Michael Wang, De Yun Soranzo, Nicole Lee, Bernett Rötzschke, Olaf |
Keywords: | Science::Medicine Engineering::Mechanical engineering |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Source: | Puan, K. J., San Luis, B., Nurhashikin Yusof, Kumar, D., Andiappan, A. K., Lee, W., Cajic, S., Vuckovic, D., Chan, J. D., Döllner, T., Hou, H. W., Jiang, Y., Tian, C., Rapp, E., Poidinger, M., Wang, D. Y., Soranzo, N., Lee, B. & Rötzschke, O. (2021). FUT6 deficiency compromises basophil function by selectively abrogating their sialyl-Lewis x expression. Communications Biology, 4(1), 832-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02295-8 | Project: | SIgN-06-006 SIgN-08-020 SIgN-10-029 BMRC IAF 311006 H16/99/b0/011 NMRC/1150/2008 |
Journal: | Communications Biology | Abstract: | Sialyl-Lewis x (sLex, CD15s) is a tetra-saccharide on the surface of leukocytes required for E-selectin-mediated rolling, a prerequisite for leukocytes to migrate out of the blood vessels. Here we show using flow cytometry that sLex expression on basophils and mast cell progenitors depends on fucosyltransferase 6 (FUT6). Using genetic association data analysis and qPCR, the cell type-specific defect was associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FUT6 gene region (tagged by rs17855739 and rs778798), affecting coding sequence and/or expression level of the mRNA. Heterozygous individuals with one functional FUT6 gene harbor a mixed population of sLex+ and sLex- basophils, a phenomenon caused by random monoallelic expression (RME). Microfluidic assay demonstrated FUT6-deficient basophils rolling on E-selectin is severely impaired. FUT6 null alleles carriers exhibit elevated blood basophil counts and a reduced itch sensitivity against insect bites. FUT6-deficiency thus dampens the basophil-mediated allergic response in the periphery, evident also in lower IgE titers and reduced eosinophil counts. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154951 | ISSN: | 2399-3642 | DOI: | 10.1038/s42003-021-02295-8 | Schools: | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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