RT Journal Article T1 Regulation of neutrophil function by selective targeting of glycan epitopes expressed on the integrin CD11b/CD18 A1 Azcutia Criado, Verónica A1 Kelm, Matthias A1 Lehoux, Sylvain A1 Cummings, Richard D. A1 Nusrat, Asma A1 Parkos, Charles A. A1 Brazil, Jennifer C. AB Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play a critical role in the innate immune response to invading pathogens. However, dysregulated mucosal trafficking of PMNs and associated epithelial tissue damage is a pathological hallmark of numerous inflammatory conditions including inflammatory bowel disease. The glycoprotein CD11b/CD18 plays a well-described role in regulating PMN transepithelial migration and PMN inflammatory functions. Previous studies have demonstrated that targeting of the N-linked glycan Lewis X on CD11b blocks PMN transepithelial migration (TEpM). Given evidence of glycosylation-dependent regulation of CD11b/CD18 function, we performed MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry (MS) analyses on CD11b/CD18 purified from human PMNs. Unusual glycan epitopes identified on CD11b/CD18 included high Mannose oligosaccharides recognized by the Galanthus Nivalis lectin and biantennary galactosylated N-glycans recognized by the Phaseolus Vulgaris erythroagglutinin lectin. Importantly, we show that selective targeting of glycans on CD11b with such lectins results in altered intracellular signaling events that inhibit TEpM and differentially affect key PMN inflammatory functions including phagocytosis, superoxide release and apoptosis. Taken together, these data demonstrate that discrete glycan motifs expressed on CD11b/CD18 such as biantennary galactose could represent novel targets for selective manipulation of CD11b function and reduction of PMN-associated tissue damage in chronic inflammatory diseases. PB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117487 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117487 LA eng NO Kelm, Matthias, et al. «Regulation of Neutrophil Function by Selective Targeting of Glycan Epitopes Expressed on the Integrin CD11b/CD18». The FASEB Journal, vol. 34, n.o 2, febrero de 2020, pp. 2326-43. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201902542R NO National Institutes of Health (US) NO Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (US) DS Docta Complutense RD 6 abr 2025