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Polysialic Acid: Versatile Modification of NCAM, SynCAM 1 and Neuropilin-2 |
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| Authors: | Martina Mühlenhoff Manuela Rollenhagen Sebastian Werneburg Rita Gerardy-Schahn Herbert Hildebrandt |
| Institution: | 1. Institute of Cellular Chemistry (4330), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany 2. Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK 3. Center for Systems Neuroscience Hannover (ZSN), Hannover, Germany |
| Abstract: | The glycan polysialic acid is well-known as a unique posttranslational modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM. Despite remarkable acceptor specificity, however, a few other proteins can be targets of polysialylation. Here, we recapitulate the biosynthesis of polysialic acid by the two polysialyltransferases ST8SIA2 and ST8SIA4 and highlight the increasing evidence that variation in the human ST8SIA2 gene is linked to schizophrenia and possibly other neuropsychiatric disorders. Moreover, we summarize the knowledge on the role of NCAM polysialylation in brain development gained by the analysis of NCAM- and polysialyltransferase-deficient mouse models. The last part of this review is focused on recent advances in identifying SynCAM 1 and neuropilin-2 as novel acceptors of polysialic acid in NG2 cells of the perinatal brain and in dendritic cells of the immune system, respectively. |
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