-D-mannoside -1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnT-III) catalyzes the addition of N-acetylglucosamine in 1-4 linkage to the -linked mannose of the trimannosyl core of N-linked oligosaccharides and forms a bisecting GlcNAc structure. Although the biological meaning of the bisecting GlcNAc structure remains unclear, it is known that the attachment of a bisecting GlcNAc inhibits further processing of oligosaccharides by other glycosyltransferases. To investigate whether or not structural changes of oligosaccharides affect secretion and gene expression of hepatitis B virus (HBV), we introduced the GnT-III gene into a human hepatoma cell line, HB611, which secreted HBV-related proteins into the medium. Positive transfectants were cloned by hygromycin resistant selection. Three clones have high activities of GnT-III and secreted lower levels of HBV-related proteins into the medium in comparison with other clones. These clones showed marked suppression of HBV-related mRNAs and an increased binding with E-PHA as judged by lectin blot. Expression of actin, fetoprotein, albumin, and prealubmin was not correlated with GnT-III activity in all the seven clones. Treatment of these cells with tunicamycin or swainsonine resulted in enhanced expression of HBV-related mRNA. These results indicate that some glycoproteins whose oligosaccharide structures are changed by overexpression of GnT-III suppress HBV gene expression.

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