Tools to study and target the Siglec–sialic acid axis in cancer

H Läubli, K Kawanishi, C George Vazhappilly… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Siglecs are widely expressed on leucocytes and bind to ubiquitously presented glycans
containing sialic acids (sialoglycans). Most Siglecs carry an immunoreceptor tyrosine‐based …

Siglecs as therapeutic targets in cancer

J Lim, D Sari-Ak, T Bagga - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hyperglycosylated cancer cells are often decorated with abundant sialic
acids, which are recognized by Sialic acid binding immunoglobulin type lectins (Siglecs) …

Targeting sialic acid–Siglec interactions to reverse immune suppression in cancer

OJ Adams, MA Stanczak, S von Gunten, H Läubli - Glycobiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Changes in sialic acids in cancer have been observed for many years. In particular,
the increase of sialoglycan density or hypersialylation in tumors has been described. Recent …

Sialoglycans and siglecs can shape the tumor immune microenvironment

S van de Wall, KCM Santegoets, EJH van Houtum… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Sialic acid sugar-carrying glycans, sialoglycans, are aberrantly expressed on many tumor
cells and have emerged as potent regulatory molecules involved in creating a tumor …

Siglec signaling in the tumor microenvironment

EJH van Houtum, C Büll, LAM Cornelissen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs) are a family of receptors that
recognize sialoglycans–sialic acid containing glycans that are abundantly present on cell …

Engagement of sialylated glycans with Siglec receptors on suppressive myeloid cells inhibits anticancer immunity via CCL2

R Wieboldt, M Sandholzer, E Carlini, C Lin… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
The overexpression of sialic acids on glycans, called hypersialylation, is a common
alteration found in cancer cells. Sialylated glycans can enhance immune evasion by …

Siglec and anti-Siglec therapies

G Murugesan, B Weigle, PR Crocker - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Siglecs (sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectins) are a family of receptors that bind
sialic acids in specific linkages on glycoproteins and glycolipids. Siglecs play roles in …

Targeting the siglec–sialic acid immune axis in cancer: current and future approaches

H Läubli, SC Nalle, D Maslyar - Cancer immunology research, 2022 - AACR
The sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec)–sialic acid immune axis is an
evolutionarily conserved immunoregulatory pathway that provides a mechanism for …

Disruption of the sialic acid/Siglec-9 axis improves antibody-mediated neutrophil cytotoxicity towards tumor cells

M Lustig, C Chan, JHM Jansen, M Bräutigam… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Upregulation of surface expressed sialoglycans on tumor cells is one of the mechanisms
which promote tumor growth and progression. Specifically, the interactions of sialic acids …

Sialic acid-siglec axis in human immune regulation, involvement in autoimmunity and cancer and potential therapeutic treatments

E Gianchecchi, A Arena, A Fierabracci - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Siglecs are sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins. Most Siglecs function as
transmembrane receptors mainly expressed on blood cells in a cell type-specific manner …