Occurrence of monosialosyl pentahexaosylceramide GalNAc-GM1 as specific tumor-associated ganglioside of human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

Abstract

In a recent study of the ganglioside profiles of human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas versus normal tissue, one unidentified GX ganglioside was found exclusively in tumor extracts, migrating between GM1 and GD3 by thin-layer chromatography. To determine the chemical structure of this ganglioside which accounted for 3-8% of the total gangliosides, the lipid samples were pooled and separated by high-pressure liquid chromatography to obtain individual ganglioside species purified to homogeneity. The tumor-associated GX ganglioside was analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and immunostaining on thin-layer plates with mouse monoclonal antibodies after enzymatic cleavage. The data allowed the identification of GX ganglioside as GalNAc-GM1 that has been reported as a very minor brain ganglioside in humans. Thus, GalNAc-GM1 is a specific tumor-associated ganglioside in human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas that could be potentially valuable for clinicians.

• Authors: G Bolot, M J David, T Kasama, T Taki, S Handa, M Richard, J C Pignat, L Thomas, J Portoukalian
• Journal: Cancer letters (Cancer Lett) Vol. 135 Issue 2 Pg. 159-64 (Jan 29 1999) ISSN: 0304-3835 [Print] Ireland
• PMID: 10096424 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Neoplasm Proteins
• G(M1) Ganglioside
• N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases

Topics

• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (chemistry)
• Chromatography, Gas
• Chromatography, Thin Layer
• G(M1) Ganglioside (analogs & derivatives)
• Head and Neck Neoplasms (chemistry)
• Humans
• Mass Spectrometry
• N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
• Neoplasm Proteins (analysis)