Abstract
Immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) with galactose-deficient O-glycans (Gd-IgA1) play a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Mucosal-tissue infections increase IL-6 production and, in patients with IgAN, are often associated with macroscopic hematuria. IgA1-secreting cell lines derived from the circulation of patients with IgAN, compared to those of healthy controls (HCs), produce more IgA1 that has O-glycans with terminal or sialylated N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc). GalNAc residues are added to IgA1 hinge region by some of the 20 GalNAc transferases, the O-glycosylation-initiating enzymes. Expression of GALNT2, encoding GalNAc-T2, the main enzyme initiating IgA1 O-glycosylation, is similar in cells derived from patients with IgAN and HCs. In this report, we extend our observations of GALNT14 overexpression in IgA1-producing cell lines from patients with IgAN. GALNT14 expression was analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with IgAN and from HCs. Moreover, the effect of GALNT14 overexpression or knock-down on Gd-IgA1 production in Dakiki cells was assessed. GALNT14 was overexpressed in PBMCs from patients with IgAN. IL-6 increased GALNT14 expression in PBMCs from patients with IgAN and HCs. We used IgA1-producing cell line Dakiki, a previously reported model of Gd-IgA1-producing cells, and showed that overexpression of GalNAc-T14 enhanced galactose deficiency of IgA1, whereas siRNA-mediated GalNAc-T14 knock-down reduced it. GalNAc-T14 was localized in trans-Golgi network, as expected. Overexpression of GALNT14 due to inflammatory signals during mucosal infections may contribute to overproduction of Gd-IgA1 in patients with IgAN.
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