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J Biol Chem, Vol. 273, Issue 30, 19146-19152, July 24, 1998

Biochemical Engineering of Neural Cell Surfaces by the Synthetic N-Propanoyl-substituted Neuraminic Acid Precursor

Carolin Schmidt, Peer Stehling^§, Jutta Schnitzer, Werner Reutter^§, and Rüdiger Horstkorte^§

From the  Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, D-13122 Berlin-Buch, Germany and the ^§ Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany

Sialylation of glycoproteins and glycolipids plays an important role during development, regeneration, and pathogenesis of diseases. During times of intense plasticity within the nervous system, such as development and regeneration, sialylation of neural cells is distinct from the time of its maintenance. In this study, a synthetic precursor of neuraminic acid, N-propanoylmannosamine (N-propanoyl neuraminic acid precursor (P-NAP)), is applied to the culture medium of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, microglia, astrocytes, and neurons from neonatal rat brains to alter sialylation of glycoconjugates within these cells. P-NAP is metabolized and incorporated as N-propanoyl neuraminic acid into glycoproteins of the cell membrane. P-NAP stimulates the proliferation of astrocytes and microglia but not of oligodendrocyte progenitor in vitro. However, P-NAP increases the number of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells expressing the early oligodendroglial surface marker A2B5 epitope. In the presence of P-NAP, cerebellar neurons (but not astrocytes) in microexplant cultures start to express the oligodendroglial progenitor marker A2B5 epitope, which is normally undetectable on these cells. The controls, which were performed in the absence of any additive or in the presence of the physiological precursor of neuraminic acid, N-acetylmannosamine, did not show any increase in A2B5 expression.

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