Carbohydrate sulfation as a mechanism for fine-tuning Siglec ligands
J. Jung, J. R. Enterina, D. T. Bui, F. Mozaneh, P.-H. Lin, H. Nitin, C.-W. Kuo, E. Rodrigues, A. Bhattacherjee, P. Raeisimakiani, G. C. Daskhan, C. D. St. Laurent, K.-H. Khoo, L. K. Mahal, W. F. Zandberg, , M. S. Macauley
This study shows that specific sulfate modifications on Siglec ligands, mediated by CHSTs, can enhance or reduce Siglec binding, with implications for cancer immune evasion.
ACS Chemical Biology · Oct 18, 2021Peer-reviewedImmunology