Cosmc mutations may cause abnormal O-glycosylation and result inTn antigen expression. In the current study, it was discovered that proliferation and migration of Tn + cells (Jurkat T and LS174T-Tn + cells) with mutant Cosmc decreased after transfected Cosmc, and their sensitivity to apoptosis induced by Apo2L/TRAIL increased. Core 1-, 2-, and 3-derived O-glycans were absent in Tn + cells. After Cosmc transfection, normal extended core 1-derived O-glycans appeared and were accompanied by increased T-synthase activity. Core 2-derived O-glycans appeared in transfected LS174T-Tn + cells, and their structural types and levels were lower than those in LS174T-Tn − cells. Core 3-derived O-glycans were present only in LS174T-Tn − cells. The activity of C3GnT in LS174T-Tn + cells was lower than that in LS174T-Tn − cells, and it was absent in Jurkat T cells. Cosmc transfection did not alter C3GnT activity or core 3-derived O-glycans in Jurkat T and LS174T-Tn + cells. The results demonstrated that the composition and structure of O-glycans were different among various Tn + cells, which not only affected cell malignant behavior but also modulated sensitivity to apoptotic stimuli. Thus, Cosmc transfection may effectively decrease the malignant behavior of Tn + tumor cells and enhance their sensitivity to apoptosis when induced by Apo2L/TRAIL through modification of O-glycans.

Biomaterials have been widely used as substitutes for diseased tissue in surgery and have gained great success and attention. At present, the biocompatibility of biomaterials such as PET woven fabrics is often evaluated both in vitro and in vivo. However, the current experimental methods cannot reveal the relationship between material surfaces and cell adhesion, and few research works have focused on the mechanisms of how the surface morphology of biomaterials affects cell adhesion and proliferation. Thus, it is meaningful to find out how the altered surfaces could affect cell adhesion and growth. In this study, we employed Ar low-temperature plasma treatment technology to create nano-grooves on the warp yarn of PET woven fabrics and seeded human umbellar vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) on these fabrics. We then assessed the O-glycan and N-glycan profiles of the cells grown on different structures of the polyester woven fabrics. The result showed that the surface morphology of polyester woven fabrics could affect the O-glycan profile but not the N-glycan profile of cultured HUVEC. Taken together, the study describes the effects of the surface morphology of biomaterial on the biosynthesis of cellular glycans and may provide new insights into the design and manufacture of biomaterials used as blood vessels based on the expression profiles of O-glycans on cultured cells.