| 2013 |
Crystal structure of rat ST6GAL1 at 2.4 Å resolution revealed an overall protein fold resembling pig ST3GAL1, with a CMP-sialic acid-binding site assembled from conserved sialylmotif sequence elements. Computational substrate docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and kinetic analysis of active-site mutants identified donor and acceptor binding interactions and a common structural framework for catalysis shared with bacterial sialyltransferases. |
X-ray crystallography (2.4 Å), computational docking/MD simulations, active-site mutagenesis, kinetic assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
24155237
|
| 1992 |
Expression of the β-galactoside α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6GAL1/alpha 2,6-ST) was shown to regulate generation of the cell-surface differentiation antigens HB-6, CDw75, and CD76. The alpha 2,6-ST protein is localized to the Golgi apparatus, and the cell-surface antigens are products of its enzymatic activity (sialylation), demonstrated by expression cloning and neuraminidase sensitivity. |
Expression cloning, cDNA transfection in COS cells, immunofluorescence, neuraminidase treatment, subcellular fractionation/localization |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
1730763
|
| 2019 |
B4GALT1 and ST6GAL1 interact in Golgi membranes via highly charged noncatalytic surfaces (leaving active sites accessible), as demonstrated by molecular docking, mutagenesis screens, and high-throughput FRET in live cells. ST6GAL1 first forms homomers in the ER using the same noncatalytic surface before activation in the Golgi; their interaction is a prerequisite for full catalytic activity of both enzymes in N-glycan synthesis. |
Molecular docking simulations, mutagenesis screens, high-throughput FRET in live cells |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
31395657
|
| 2012 |
The P1 promoter of the ST6Gal-1 gene is critical for sialylation of circulating IgG Fc. Siat1ΔP1 mice with a dysfunctional P1 promoter were unable to produce sialylated Fc IgG in systemic circulation despite Gal(β4)GlcNAc termini being present. The P1 promoter drives ST6Gal-1 expression in the liver, releasing enzyme into systemic circulation where it sialylates IgG Fc extracellularly. |
Knock-in mouse model (Siat1ΔP1), IgG Fc glycan analysis, acute phase response experiments |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
22427662
|
| 2014 |
Extracellular ST6Gal-1 originating mostly from the liver and released into circulation targets marrow hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and mediates formation of cell-surface α2,6-linked sialic acids on HSPCs. Bone marrow chimera experiments demonstrated that α2,6-sialylation of HSPCs is profoundly dependent on circulatory ST6Gal-1 status of recipients and independent of endogenous HSPC ST6Gal-1 expression. HSPC abundance in marrow is inversely related to circulatory ST6Gal-1 status. |
Bone marrow chimeras, lectin binding (SNA, PSL), mass spectrometry, flow cytometry (Lin-cKit+, LSK populations) |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
24425878
|
| 2010 |
Circulatory ST6Gal-1 of mostly hepatic origin limits myelopoiesis by a mechanism independent of hepatic sialylation of serum glycoproteins. Ex vivo colony formation assays showed that physiologic levels of ST6Gal-1 introduced into culture medium attenuated HSPC colony formation. The P1 promoter engagement in the liver generates circulatory ST6Gal-1 that regulates myelopoiesis. |
2D-DIGE analysis of serum glycoproteins, ex vivo colony formation assays, mouse models with P1 promoter ablation |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
20529847
|
| 2017 |
Extracellular (blood-borne) ST6Gal-1 suppresses late-stage neutrophil development (granulopoiesis). Exposure of human and murine HSPCs to extracellular ST6Gal-1 ex vivo decreased proliferation, MPO expression, CD11b+ cell appearance, STAT-3 phosphorylation, and C/EBPα expression (attenuating G-CSF receptor signaling). A mouse model with elevated systemic ST6Gal-1 confirmed decreased marrow neutrophil reserves and reduced airway neutrophilic inflammation in vivo. |
Ex vivo HSPC exposure to recombinant ST6Gal-1, in vivo mouse model of elevated systemic ST6Gal-1, LPS airway challenge, signaling analysis |
Journal of leukocyte biology |
High |
28550122
|
| 2017 |
TNF-α treatment upregulates BACE1 expression through PKC signaling, leading to proteolytic cleavage/degradation of ST6Gal-1, decreased α2,6-sialylation of VE-Cadherin, disrupted endothelial cell-cell tight junctions, and promoted monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion. |
Western blotting, SNA lectin blotting, PKC signaling inhibition, siRNA knockdown, BACE1 overexpression |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
28091531
|
| 2018 |
Estrogen (E2) increases St6Gal1 expression in mouse and human antibody-producing cells (B cells/plasma cells), providing a mechanistic basis for increased IgG-Fc sialylation. E2 treatment of postmenopausal mice significantly increased Fc sialylation of total and antigen-specific IgG and increased expression of inhibitory FcγRIIb on bone marrow leukocytes. |
Ovariectomized mouse model with E2 treatment, qRT-PCR, flow cytometry, IgG glycan analysis; validated in human RA patients on HRT |
Arthritis research & therapy |
Medium |
29720252
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates EGFR, promoting EGFR dimerization and higher-order oligomerization, increased activation of EGFR and downstream AKT and NFκB signaling, enhanced receptor recycling via Rab11 recycling endosomes, and reduced lysosomal degradation following EGF stimulation. |
ST6GAL1 overexpression/knockdown in ovarian cancer lines, TIRF microscopy, 3D widefield deconvolution microscopy, biochemical dimerization assays, colocalization with Rab11/LAMP1 |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
37660914
|
| 2019 |
ST6GAL1-mediated sialylation of MUC4β (targeting N-glycosylation sites) is induced by IL-13 in human airway epithelial cells; ST6GAL1-induced sialylation of MUC4β alters its lectin binding and secretion, and both ST6GAL1 and MUC4β inhibit epithelial cell proliferation while promoting goblet cell differentiation. |
Primary human airway epithelial cell cultures, IL-13 treatment, siRNA knockdown, lectin binding assays, proliferation/differentiation assays, clinical sample analysis |
JCI insight |
Medium |
30730306
|
| 2013 |
miR-199a targets ST6GAL1 and reduces both the ST6GAL1-catalyzed sialylation and protein level of the adhesion molecule Necl-2/CADM1. Reduced Necl-2 sialylation (via ST6GAL1 suppression) enhances HRG-induced ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling for cell movement. |
miR-199a transfection, sialylation assays, ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling assays in A549 and HEK293 cells |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
23504322
|
| 2020 |
Loss of core fucosylation (FUT8 knockout) increases ST6GAL1 catalytic activity in serum and liver and increases α2,6-sialylation, partly because ST6GAL1 prefers non-fucosylated substrates. FUT8 is responsible for core fucosylation of ST6GAL1 itself, creating a regulatory interaction between the two glycosyltransferases. |
Fut8-/- mouse model, serum N-glycan analysis, ST6GAL1 activity assays, in vitro substrate preference assays |
The Biochemical journal |
Medium |
32141499
|
| 2018 |
ST6GAL1 negatively regulates monocyte transendothelial migration. Knockdown of ST6GAL1 in vascular endothelial cells promoted TNFα-triggered monocyte transendothelial migration, while overexpression inhibited it. β-catenin was identified as a sialylated substrate of ST6GAL1, and its sialylation level decreased upon TNFα treatment. |
RNAi knockdown and overexpression in EA.hy926 cells, monocyte transendothelial migration assays, Western blot for sialylation of β-catenin |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
29654763
|
| 2020 |
Extracellular ST6GAL1 (B cell-extrinsic pool) sialylates B cell surface CD22 and CD45, boosting B cell IgM, IgD, and CD86 expression, proliferation, and IgG production. In vivo, elevation of blood ST6GAL1 enhanced B cell development and systemic IgG in a CD22-dependent manner. B cell intrinsic ST6GAL1 is required for marginal zone B cell development. |
Mouse models lacking hepatocyte-specific St6gal1 promoter, ex vivo B cell sialylation assays, in vivo IgG titer measurement, CD22 dependency (anti-CD22 blocking) |
Frontiers in immunology |
High |
32391003
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1 promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression. Pancreas-specific deletion of ST6GAL1 in the KC (KRASG12D) mouse model significantly delayed cancer formation and reduced fibrosis. Transgenic ST6GAL1 with KRASG12D greatly accelerated PDAC progression vs KRASG12D alone. |
Genetically engineered mouse models (pancreas-specific ST6GAL1 knockout and transgenic), KC KRASG12D model, glycomic/transcriptomic analysis, histology |
Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP |
High |
34634466
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| 2023 |
ST6GAL1 promotes acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) and pancreatic cancer progression. ST6GAL1 transgenic mice with KRASG12D had greatly accelerated PDAC vs KRASG12D alone. ST6GAL1 promotes ADM through EGFR activation—EGFR activation was dramatically increased in acinar cells and organoids from mice with transgenic ST6GAL1 expression. |
GEM models (ST6GAL1 transgenic × KRASG12D), GEM-derived organoids, ADM assays, EGFR activation measurements, 266-6 cell line, in vivo inflammation-induced ADM |
JCI insight |
High |
37643018
|
| 2022 |
ST6GAL1 specifically sialylates the trastuzumab-binding domain of ErbB2 (HER2) at defined N-glycosylation sites. Abrogation of ST6Gal1 expanded ErbB2 cellular half-life, stabilized ErbB dimers at cell membrane, decreased ErbB2 and EGFR activation, and sensitized ErbB2-dependent gastric cancer cells to trastuzumab-induced cytotoxicity. |
MS-based glycomic and glycoproteomic analysis of ErbB2 ectodomain, ST6Gal1 knockdown/OE, flow cytometry, Western blot, cytotoxicity assays |
Oncogene |
High |
33947960
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates EGFR in T-ALL cells. EGFR was demonstrated to be a substrate of ST6GAL1, and sialylated EGFR impacts PI3K/Akt pathway activity, contributing to drug-resistant phenotype. |
Mass spectrometry (N-glycan profiles), siRNA knockdown, Western blot, lectin staining, xenograft mouse models |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR |
Medium |
31096997
|
| 2019 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates c-Met in colorectal cancer cells. Sialylated c-Met activates the JAK2/STAT3 pathway, modulating CRC malignancy. ST6GAL1 is regulated by the HOTAIR/miR-214 axis. |
Lectin precipitation, Western blot, dual-luciferase reporter assay, RIP assay, in vivo xenograft/metastasis models |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR |
Medium |
31694696
|
| 2019 |
ST6GAL1 inhibits colorectal cancer metastasis by stabilizing ICAM-1 through sialylation. ST6GAL1 sialylation of ICAM-1 increases its protein stability (not its transcription) as demonstrated by cycloheximide chase assays and lectin precipitation. ST6GAL1 knockdown increased liver metastases in vivo. |
Lectin precipitation, cycloheximide (CHX) chase assay, PCR, transwell/wound healing assays, nude mouse liver metastasis model, tissue microarrays |
Cancer management and research |
Medium |
31308754
|
| 2022 |
ST6GAL1 inhibits HCC metastasis by increasing α2,6-sialylation of MCAM (melanoma cell adhesion molecule). Sialylation of MCAM inhibits its interaction with galectin-3 and decreases MCAM expression on the cell surface, thereby suppressing migration and invasion. |
Metabolic labeling-based glycoproteomics, lectin pulldown, Co-IP, in vitro migration/invasion assays, in vivo metastasis models |
Oncogene |
High |
36528750
|
| 2015 |
ST6GAL1 is required for maintaining pluripotency in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). shRNA-mediated knockdown of ST6GAL1 decreased OCT4/POU5F1 protein levels and significantly impeded the induction of cellular pluripotency during somatic cell reprogramming, partially by interfering with endogenous POU5F1 and SOX2 expression. |
shRNA knockdown in hPSCs, lectin binding assays, qPCR/Western blot for pluripotency markers, sialyltransferase inhibitor treatment during reprogramming, iPSC generation assays |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
26304831
|
| 2022 |
ST6GAL1-mediated α2,6-sialylation promotes glioblastoma growth via sialylation of PDGFRβ, ALCAM, and Neuropilin. ST6GAL1 KD in brain tumor-initiating cells (BTICs) decreased PDGFRβ α2,6-sialylation, total PDGFRβ protein levels, and PDGF-BB-induced receptor phosphorylation, reducing GBM growth and self-renewal. |
ST6GAL1 KD in BTICs, lectin binding assays, Western blot for PDGFRB levels and phosphorylation, orthotopic mouse tumor models |
JCI insight |
High |
36345944
|
| 2022 |
Extracellular ST6GAL1 (from cancer exosomes or soluble recombinant enzyme) compensates for insufficient intrinsic ST6GAL1 to boost breast tumor cell proliferation and invasiveness in 3D cultures. Intrinsic ST6GAL1 KD decreased ST6GAL1 cargo in exosome-like vesicles and decreased tumor growth/invasion; extrinsic ST6GAL1 rescued these phenotypes. Novel cofactors in exosome-like particles potently amplify extracellular ST6GAL1 activity. |
shRNA knockdown, 3D culture invasion assays, exosome isolation, recombinant ST6GAL1 treatment, cell proliferation assays |
Cancer gene therapy |
Medium |
35676533
|
| 2022 |
Extracellular recombinant ST6GAL1 adheres to monocyte-macrophage lineage cells and catalytically sialylates the M-CSF receptor (M-CSF-R/CSF1R) on human THP-1 monocytes, activating M-CSF-R and initiating NFκB nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and AKT, promoting monocyte-macrophage development and survival. |
Recombinant ST6GAL1 treatment of primary mouse myeloid cells and THP-1 cells, gene expression profiling, lectin activity assays, Western blot for NFκB, ERK1/2, AKT phosphorylation |
Glycobiology |
Medium |
35661210
|
| 2018 |
Systemic (extracellular) ST6Gal-1 is a pro-survival factor for transitional B cells. Extrinsic ST6Gal-1 augmented BAFF-mediated activation of non-canonical NFκB, p38 MAPK, and PI3K/AKT pathways, and accelerated tyrosine phosphorylation after BCR stimulation. B cell-intrinsic ST6Gal-1 is specifically required for marginal zone B cell development. |
Mouse models segregating B cell-intrinsic vs extrinsic ST6Gal-1, ex vivo B cell exposure to recombinant ST6Gal-1, flow cytometry, signaling pathway analysis |
Frontiers in immunology |
Medium |
30294329
|
| 2016 |
ST6Gal1 transcription in gliomas is silenced by DNA methylation within core promoter regions (P3 promoter), specifically through determination of AP2 transcription factor accessibility. Demethylation with 5-aza-dC reactivated ST6Gal1 expression, increased β1 integrin sialylation, and decreased adhesion to fibronectin. |
5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment of glioma cell lines, qRT-PCR, primer extension, CAT reporter deletion analysis, lectin staining of β1 integrin, fibronectin adhesion assays |
Glycobiology |
Medium |
27510958
|
| 1999 |
SIAT1 (ST6GAL1) transcription in mature B-lymphocytes initiates at the P2 regulatory region. A 495 bp P2 segment containing AP2 and NF-κB sites in the 5'-flanking region and a 3' exon segment (positions +32 to +125) are required for efficient, cell-specific transcription. The +32 to +125 region also relieves translational restraints in B cells. |
CAT reporter assays, transfection in Louckes/Reh/HepG2 cells, deletion analysis, mRNA analysis |
Glycobiology |
Medium |
10460832
|
| 2024 |
IL-1β and IL-6 upregulate ST6GAL1 expression in pancreatic cancer cells via the P3 promoter. IL-1β activates NFκB which binds the ST6GAL1 P3 promoter; IL-6 activates STAT3 which binds the ST6GAL1 P3 promoter. Inhibitors of NFκB or STAT3 blocked cytokine-induced ST6GAL1 upregulation. |
Promoter reporter assays, CUT&RUN for transcription factor binding at P3 promoter, NFκB/STAT3 inhibitors, qRT-PCR and Western blot in PDAC cell lines |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
39260693
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1 knockdown in bronchial epithelial cells increased IL-6 expression and secretion. Cigarette smoke extract (CSE) exposure or BACE1 inhibition decreased ST6GAL1 secretion, reduced α2,6-sialylation, and increased IL-6 production, establishing a regulatory axis where BACE1-mediated ST6GAL1 cleavage controls the circulating vs. membrane pool and downstream IL-6 regulation. |
shRNA knockdown, CSE treatment, BACE1 inhibition, ELISA for ST6GAL1 and IL-6, flow cytometry for α2,6-sialylation |
Frontiers in immunology |
Medium |
34290711
|
| 2022 |
ST6GAL1-mediated sialylation promotes resistance to chemoradiation in rectal cancer by inhibiting apoptosis. ST6GAL1 protein increased after chemoradiation in patient-derived xenograft models and rectal cancer cell lines; ST6GAL1 knockdown increased apoptosis and decreased colony survival after chemoradiation treatment. |
Patient-derived xenograft models, organoid models, rectal cancer cell lines, Caspase-Glo apoptosis assays, colony formation assays, Western blot, lectin flow cytometry |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
35041825
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1-mediated sialylation of MUC4β is induced by IL-13 in human airway epithelial cells; sialylated MUC4β has altered lectin binding and secretion properties. Both ST6GAL1 and MUC4β inhibit epithelial proliferation while promoting goblet cell differentiation in T2-high asthma. |
Primary HAEC cultures, IL-13 treatment, ST6GAL1 siRNA, lectin binding assays, proliferation/goblet cell differentiation assays |
JCI insight |
Medium |
30730306
|
| 2025 |
ST6GAL1-mediated α2,6-sialylation of PECAM-1 on lung-tropic breast cancer cells promotes pulmonary extravasation through transhomophilic interaction with pulmonary endothelial PECAM-1, directing lung-tropic metastasis. Knockdown of ST6GAL1 or PECAM-1 significantly reduced lung metastasis. Lung-tropic cells also increased pulmonary endothelial permeability via exosomes in a non-cell-autonomous manner. |
ST6GAL1/PECAM-1 knockdown in lung-tropic breast cancer cells, in vivo lung metastasis models, pulmonary endothelial permeability assays, lectin-based sialylation assays |
Cancer research |
High |
39786386
|
| 2021 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates E-cadherin, and this α2,6-sialylation of E-cadherin contributes to collective migration of uterine luminal epithelial cells during endometrial fold extension, thereby mediating uterine lumen closure during implantation. |
MALDI-TOF MS N-glycomic profiling, siRNA transfection, lectin immunoprecipitation, MS, wound healing and cell aggregation assays |
Cell proliferation |
Medium |
34957619
|
| 2025 |
ST6GAL1-mediated sialylation of PD-L1 is critical for its stability in colorectal cancer cells; ST6GAL1 knockdown leads to reduced PD-L1 protein stability and increased ubiquitination. ST6GAL1 knockdown in MC38 tumor-bearing mice enhanced the antitumor effect of anti-PD-L1 therapy. |
ST6GAL1 KO/KD, ubiquitination assays, Western blot, in vivo tumor mouse model with anti-PD-L1 therapy, single-cell analysis |
Advanced science |
Medium |
40847469
|
| 2011 |
Overexpression of amyloid precursor protein (AbetaPP) in C2C12 myogenic cells increased both expression and secretion of ST6Gal1, consistent with BACE1-mediated proteolytic processing of ST6Gal1 as a substrate. |
AbetaPP overexpression in C2C12 cells, Western blot, immunofluorescence |
Cell biology international |
Low |
20795944
|
| 2025 |
Endothelial ST6GAL1 creates a pro-adhesive environment of α2,6-linked sialic acids that engage CD22 on circulating B cells and plasmablasts, promoting their recruitment to the inflamed gut in IBD. Dynamic adhesion assays showed CD22-α2,6-sialic acid interaction controls B cell adhesion, and in vivo homing of IBD B cells to inflamed colon was blocked by anti-CD22 antibodies in humanized mice. |
Flow cytometry, transcriptomics, immunofluorescence, dynamic adhesion assays, in vivo homing assays in humanized mice, anti-CD22 antibody blocking |
Journal of Crohn's & colitis |
Medium |
40491026
|
| 2025 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates BICD2 (BICD cargo adaptor 2), which affects the interaction between BICD2 and IFNGR1, thereby inhibiting IFNGR1 phosphorylation and the downstream JAK1/STAT1 signaling pathway, leading to reduced sensitivity to IFN-γ and immune escape in colorectal cancer. |
Immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry substrate identification, kinase phosphorylation chip, Western blot, in vivo tumor models |
Cellular oncology |
Medium |
41217711
|
| 2024 |
ST6Gal1-mediated α2,6-sialylation of integrin β1 activates the integrin β1/FAK signaling pathway to promote proliferation and stemness in gestational trophoblastic disease cells. Inhibition of ST6Gal1 reduced α2,6-sialylation on integrin β1 and suppressed integrin β1/FAK pathway activation. |
Lectin pulldown, Western blot for FAK phosphorylation, ST6Gal1 OE/KD, proliferation/stemness assays |
Placenta |
Medium |
38490094
|
| 2022 |
Plasma/hepatocyte-derived ST6Gal1 is NOT responsible for homeostatic IgG α2,6-sialylation. Mice lacking hepatocyte-expressed ST6Gal1 retained normal IgG α2,6-sialylation despite undetectable plasma ST6Gal1, and B cells were also not a redundant source. This negative result indicates IgG sialylation occurs by a different, as-yet unidentified mechanism. |
Conditional ST6Gal1 knockout (albumin-Cre for hepatocytes, B cell-specific KO), IgG glycan analysis |
Glycobiology |
Medium |
35746897
|
| 2025 |
ST6GAL1 sialylates LGALS3BP (a secreted glycoprotein) in colorectal cancer cells; knockdown of LGALS3BP significantly blocked ST6GAL1-driven proliferation, invasion, and chemoresistance. Sialidase treatment also blocked ST6GAL1 protumor activity, confirming sialylation dependence. |
N-glycoproteomic analysis, LGALS3BP knockdown, sialidase treatment, proliferation/invasion/chemoresistance assays |
Biomolecules & biomedicine |
Medium |
39937175
|