It has been established that sialyl Lewis x in core 2 branched O-glycans serves as an E-and P-selectin ligand. Recently, it was discovered that 6-sulfosialyl Lewis x in extended core 1 O-glycans, NeuNAc␣233Gal-134(Fuc␣133(sulfo36))GlcNAc13 3Gal133Gal-NAc␣13 Ser/Thr, functions as an L-selectin ligand in high endothelial venules. Extended core 1 O-glycans can be synthesized when a core 1 extension enzyme is present. In this study, we first show that 1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-3 (3GlcNAcT-3) is almost exclusively responsible for core 1 extension among seven different 3GlcNAcTs and thus acts on core 1 O-glycans attached to PSGL-1. We found that transcripts encoding 3GlcNAcT-3 were expressed in human neutrophils and lymphocytes but that their levels were lower than those of transcripts encoding core 2 1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (Core2GlcNAcT-I). Neutrophils also expressed transcripts encoding fucosyltransferase VII (FucT-VII) and Core2GlcNAcT-I, whereas lymphocytes expressed only small amounts of transcripts encoding FucT-VII. To determine the roles of sialyl Lewis x in extended core 1 O-glycans, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were stably transfected to express PSGL-1, FucT-VII, and either 3GlcNAcT-3 or Core2GlcNAcT-I. Glycan structural analyses disclosed that PSGL-1 expressed in these transfected cells carried comparable amounts of sialyl Lewis x in extended core 1 and core 2 branched O-glycans. In a rolling assay, CHO cells expressing sialyl Lewis x in extended core 1 O-glycans supported a significant degree of shear-dependent tethering and rolling of neutrophils and lymphocytes, although less than CHO cells expressing sialyl Lewis x in core 2 branched O-glycans. These results indicate that sialyl Lewis x in extended core 1 O-glycans can function as an L-selectin ligand and is potentially involved in neutrophil adhesion on neutrophils bound to activated endothelial cells.Mucin-type O-glycans are unique in having clusters of large numbers of O-glycans. These O-glycans contain N-acetylgalactosamine residues at reducing ends, which are linked to serine or threonine residues in a polypeptide (1). These attached Oglycans can be classified into several different groups according to the core structure (2). In many cells, a structure called core 1, Gal133GalNAc, is the major constituent of O-glycans. Core 1 oligosaccharides are converted to core 2 oligosaccharides, Gal133(GlcNAc136)GalNAc, when core 2 1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (Core2GlcNAcT) 1 is present (3, 4). Various ligand carbohydrates can be formed in core 2 branched oligosaccharides. For example, sialyl Lewis x in mucin-type glycoproteins of blood cells can be found in core 2 branched oligosaccharides such as NeuNAc␣233Gal134(Fuc␣133)GlcNAc136(NeuNAc␣23 3Gal133)GalNAc␣13 Ser/Thr (see Fig.