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Ovchinnikova OG, Bushmarinov IS, Kocharova NA, Toukach FV, Wykrota M, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. New structure for the O-polysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O27 and revised structure for the O-polysaccharide of Providencia stuartii O43. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:1116-21. [PMID: 17368583 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2007] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide from Providencia alcalifaciens O27 and studied by sugar and methylation analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D (1)H,(1)H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, H-detected (1)H,(13)C HSQC, and HMBC experiments. It was found that the polysaccharide is built up of linear partially O-acetylated tetrasaccharide repeating units and has the following structure: [structure: see text] where Qui4NFo stands for 4-formamido-4,6-dideoxyglucose (4-formamido-4-deoxyquinovose). The O-polysaccharide structure of Providencia stuartii O43 established earlier was revised with respect to the configuration of the constituent 4-amino-4,6-dideoxyhexose (from Rha4N to Qui4N).
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Bushmarinov IS, Ovchinnikova OG, Kocharova NA, Toukach FV, Torzewska A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. Structure of the O-polysaccharide and serological cross-reactivity of the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O32 containing N-acetylisomuramic acid. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:268-73. [PMID: 17182016 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O32 and studied by sugar and methylation analyses, solvolysis with triflic acid, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including two-dimensional 1H,1H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, H-detected 1H,13C HSQC and HMBC experiments. It was found that the polysaccharide has a branched tetrasaccharide repeating unit containing 2-acetamido-3-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucose (D-GlcNAc3Slac, N-acetylisomuramic acid) with the following structure: [ STRUCTURE SEE TEXT]. Serological studies with O-antisera showed antigenic relationships between P. alcalifaciens O32 and O29 as well as several other Providencia and Proteus strains sharing putative epitopes on the O-polysaccharides.
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Kocharova NA, Ovchinnikova OG, Torzewska A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. The structure of the O-polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O36 containing 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:665-70. [PMID: 16815342 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An oligosaccharide that corresponds to the repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O36. Structural studies of the oligosaccharide and O-deacylated lipopolysaccharide were performed using sugar and methylation analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D (1)H,(1)H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, and H-detected (1)H,(13)C HSQC and HMBC experiments. It was found that the O-polysaccharide is built up of linear trisaccharide repeating units containing 2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucose, 6-deoxy-l-talose (l-6dTal), and 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) and has the following structure. [structure: see text]
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Feng L, Perepelov AV, Zhao G, Shevelev SD, Wang Q, Senchenkova SN, Shashkov AS, Geng Y, Reeves PR, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structural and genetic evidence that the Escherichia coli O148 O antigen is the precursor of the Shigella dysenteriae type 1 O antigen and identification of a glucosyltransferase gene. Microbiology (Reading) 2007; 153:139-147. [PMID: 17185542 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/001107-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Shigella dysenteriae type 1 is the most virulent serotype of Shigella. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O148 is pathogenic and can cause diarrhoea. The following structure was established for the tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the E. coli O148 O antigen: -->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->. This differs from the structure reported earlier for S. dysenteriae type 1 by having a glucose (Glc) residue in place of a galactose (Gal) residue. The two bacteria also have the same genes for O antigen synthesis, with the same organization and high level of DNA identity, except that in S. dysenteriae type 1 wbbG is interrupted by a deletion, and a galactosyltransferase gene wbbP located on a plasmid is responsible for the transfer of galactose to make a novel antigenic epitope of the O antigen. The S. dysenteriae type 1 O antigen was reconstructed by replacing the E. coli O148 wbbG gene with the wbbP gene, and it had the LPS structure and antigenic properties of S. dysenteriae type 1, indicating that the S. dysenteriae type 1 O antigen evolved from that of E. coli O148. It was also confirmed that wbbG of E. coli O148 is a glucosyltransferase gene, and two serotype-specific genes of E. coli O148 and S. dysenteriae type 1 were identified.
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Zabłotni A, Perepelov AV, Kołodziejska K, Zych K, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Classification of Proteus mirabilis TG 115 and CCUG 10701 into the Proteus O23 serogroup based on chemical and serological studies of O-polysaccharides. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2006; 54:411-7. [PMID: 17122881 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-006-0046-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bacteria of the genus Proteus are a common cause of urinary tract infections. The O-polysaccharide (OPS) chain of their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) defines the serological specificity of strains. Based on the OPS structures and the immunospecificity of the LPS, Proteus strains have been classified into 74 O-serogroups. MATERIALS AND METHODS The OPS of P. mirabilis TG 115 was obtained by mild acid degradation of the LPS and studied by (1)H and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Antisera were raised by immunization of rabbits with heat-killed bacteria. Serological studies were performed using enzyme immunosorbent assay, passive immunoheamolysis, inhibition experiments, absorption of O-antisera, and Western blot. RESULTS The following structure of the P. mirabilis TG 115 OPS was established: --> 2)-beta-D-GalpA-(1--> 3)-alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1--> 4)-alpha-D-GalpA-(1--> 3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1--> The same structure has been reported previously for the O-polysaccharides of P. mirabilis CCUG 10701 (O74) and P. mirabilis 41/57 (O23), except that they contain O-acetyl groups in non-stoichiometric quantities. Serological studies showed the antigenic identity of the three strains and their close serological relatedness to P. vulgaris 44/57. CONCLUSIONS Based on the OPS structures and serological data, it is suggested to classify P. mirabilis 41/57, TG 115, and CCUG 10701 into one subgroup and P. mirabilis 42/57 and P. vulgaris 43/57 and 44/57 into another subgroup of the Proteus O23 serogroup.
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Senchenkova SN, Feng L, Wang Q, Perepelov AV, Qin D, Shevelev SD, Ren Y, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structural and genetic characterization of Shigella boydii type 17 O antigen and confirmation of two new genes involved in the synthesis of glucolactilic acid. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 349:289-95. [PMID: 16930547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shigella strains are human pathogens and normally identified based on their O antigens. The chemical structure and gene cluster of Shigella boydii type 17 O antigen were studied. As judged by sugar and methylation analyses along with NMR spectroscopy data, the O antigen of S. boydii type 17 has a linear trisaccharide O unit, which consists of two residues of N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) and a 4-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-d-glucose (glucolactilic acid). The O antigen gene cluster of S. boydii type 17 was sequenced and genes encoding UDP-N-acetylglucosamine C4 epimerase for GalNAc synthesis, O unit flippase, O antigen polymerase, and glycosyltransferases were putatively identified based on sequence similarities and the presence of conserved motifs. Two genes, whose functions could not be clearly indicated by homology search, were confirmed to be involved in the synthesis of glucolactilic acid by mutation and structural verification of the O antigens from the mutants. To our knowledge, this is the first time that genes involved in the synthesis of glucolactilic acid have been reported. Two genes specific to S. boydii type 17 were also identified.
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Perepelov AV, Han W, Senchenkova SN, Shevelev SD, Shashkov AS, Feng L, Liu Y, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structure of the O-polysaccharide of Escherichia coli O150 containing 2-acetamido-4-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-d-glucose. Carbohydr Res 2006; 342:648-52. [PMID: 16997291 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2006] [Revised: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An acidic O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli O150 and studied by sugar and methylation analyses, triflic acid solvolysis, Smith degradation, (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D ROESY, (1)H,(13)C HSQC, HMQC-TOCSY, and HMBC experiments. The polysaccharide was found to contain a regioisomer of N-acetylisomuramic acid, 2-acetamido-4-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-d-glucose [d-GlcNAc4(Slac)]. The structure of its hexasaccharide repeating unit was established.
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Shashkov AS, Kocharova NA, Zatonsky GV, Błaszczyk A, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. Structure of the O-antigen of Providencia stuartii O20, a new polysaccharide containing 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid. Carbohydr Res 2006; 342:653-8. [PMID: 16949059 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2006] [Revised: 07/14/2006] [Accepted: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The O-polysaccharide chain of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Providencia stuartii O20 was found to contain d-glucuronic acid, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, and a rarely occurring higher sugar 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid (di-N-acetyl-8-epilegionaminic acid, 8eLeg5Ac7Ac). Degradation of the LPS with dilute acetic acid caused depolymerization of the polysaccharide chain by the ketosidic linkage to give a tetrasaccharide corresponding to the repeating unit of the polysaccharide. Based on sugar and methylation analyses of the tetrasaccharide and O-deacylated LPS as well as ESIMS, (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy data, the structure of the O-polysaccharide of P. stuartii O20 was established.
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Perepelov AV, Zabłotni A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Structure of the O-polysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis CCUG 10705 (OF) containing an amide of d-galacturonic acid with l-alanine. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:1969-74. [PMID: 16697996 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Revised: 03/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The structure of the O-polysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis CCUG 10705 (OF) was determined by chemical analyses along with one- and two-dimensional (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The polysaccharide was found to contain an amide of D-galacturonic acid with L-alanine and based on the uniqueness of the O-polysaccharide structure and serological data, it was suggested to classify P. mirabilis OF into a new separate Proteus serogroup, O74. A weak cross-reactivity of P. mirabilis OF and P. mirabilis O5 was observed and accounted for by a similarity of their O-repeating units. The following structure of the polysaccharide of P. mirabilis OF was established: [chemical structure: see text]
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Kondakova AN, Vinogradov E, Lindner B, Kocharova NA, Rozalski A, Knirel YA. Elucidation of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Structures of Bacteria of the GenusProvidencia. J Carbohydr Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/07328300600860161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Torzewska A, Grabowski S, Kondakova AN, Toukach FV, Senchenkova SN, Shashkov AS, Arbatsky NP, Knirel YA, Rózalski A, Kaca W. Structures and serology of the O-antigens of Proteus strains classified into serogroup O17 and former serogroup O35. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2006; 54:277-82. [PMID: 16868723 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-006-0031-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2005] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bacteria of the genus Proteus are facultative pathogens which commonly cause urinary tract infections. Based on the serological specificity of the O-chain polysaccharide of the lipopolysaccharide (O-polysaccharide, O-antigen), strains of P. mirabilis and P. vulgaris have been classified into 60 serogroups. Studies on the chemical structure and serological specificity of the O-antigens aim at the elucidation of the molecular basis and improvement of the serological classification of these bacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The O-polysaccharide was prepared by acetic acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide isolated from dried bacterial mass of each strain by hot phenol/water extraction. (1)H- and (13)C-NMR spectroscopy was used for structural studies. Serological studies were performed with rabbit O-antisera using enzyme immunosorbent assay, passive hemolysis test, and the inhibition of reactions in these assays as well DOC-PAGE and Western blot. RESULTS Four Proteus strains belonging to serogroups O17 and O35 were found to possess similar O-polysaccharide structures, in particular having the same carbohydrate backbone built up of tetrasaccharide repeating units. However, they differ in the presence or absence of additional substituents, such as phosphoethanolamine in P. mirabilis O17 and glucose in P. penneri O17, as well as in the pattern and degree of O-acetylation of various monosaccharide residues. Serological studies also showed close relationships between the O-antigens studied. CONCLUSIONS Based on these data it is proposed to reclassify strain P. mirabilis PrK 61/57, formerly representing the O35 serogroup, into the serogroup O17 in the Kauffman-Perch classification system of Proteus.
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Bushmarinov IS, Ovchinnikova OG, Kocharova NA, Toukach FV, Torzewska A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. Structure of the O-polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O29. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:1181-5. [PMID: 16630597 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2006] [Revised: 03/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The O-polysaccharide was obtained by a mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O29. Structural studies were performed using sugar and methylation analyses along with 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including two-dimensional 1H, 1H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, H-detected 1H, 13C HSQC and HMBC experiments. On the basis of the data obtained, the following structure of the branched tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide was established: [structure: see text].
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Kołodziejska K, Perepelov AV, Zabłotni A, Drzewiecka D, Senchenkova SN, Zych K, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Structure of the glycerol phosphate-containing O-polysaccharides and serological studies of the lipopolysaccharides ofProteus mirabilisCCUG 10704 (OE) andProteus vulgarisTG 103 classified into a newProteusserogroup, O54. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 47:267-74. [PMID: 16831214 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00084.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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O-Polysaccharides were obtained from the lipopolysaccharides of Proteus mirabilis CCUG 10704 (OE) and Proteus vulgaris TG 103 and studied by chemical analyses and one- and two-dimensional (1)H and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, including rotating-frame nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy, H-detected (1)H,(13)C heteronuclear single-quantum spectroscopy and (1)H,(31)P heteronuclear multiple-quantum spectroscopy experiments. The Proteus mirabilis OE polysaccharide was found to have a trisaccharide repeating unit with a lateral glycerol phosphate group. The Proteus vulgaris TG 103 produces a similar O-polysaccharide, which differs in incomplete substitution with glycerol phosphate (c. 50% of the stoichiometric amount) and the presence of an O-acetyl group at position 6 of the 2-acetamido-2-deoxygalactose (GalNAc) residue. These structures are unique among the known bacterial polysaccharide structures. Based on the structural and serological data of the lipopolysaccharides, it is proposed to classify both strains studied into a new Proteus serogroup, O54, as two subgroups, O54a,54b and O54a,54c. The serological relatedness of the Proteus O54 and some other Proteus lipopolysaccharides is discussed.
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Perepelov AV, Wang Q, Senchenkova SN, Shevelev SD, Zhao G, Shashkov AS, Feng L, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structure of a teichoic acid-like O-polysaccharide of Escherichia coli O29. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2176-80. [PMID: 16784735 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A teichoic acid-like O-polysaccharide was isolated by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Escherichia coli O29. The O-polysaccharide and an oligosaccharide obtained by dephosphorylation of the O-polysaccharide were studied by sugar analysis along with 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The following structure of the branched oligosaccharide repeating unit, containing five monosaccharide residues and glycerol 1-phosphate (D-Gro-1-P), was established: [carbohydrate structure: see text].
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Liu B, Senchenkova SN, Feng L, Perepelov AV, Xu T, Shevelev SD, Zhu Y, Shashkov AS, Zou M, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structural and molecular characterization of Shigella boydii type 16 O antigen. Gene 2006; 380:46-53. [PMID: 16859842 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shigella is a well-known human pathogen causing dysentery and their typing is solely based on the O antigens. We investigated the chemical structure and gene cluster of Shigella boydii type 16 O antigen. As judged by sugar and methylation analyses along with NMR spectroscopy data, the O antigen has an O-acetylated branched pentasaccharide repeating O unit, which consists of two D-mannose residues (D-Man), one residue each of d-glucuronic acid (D-GlcA), N-acetylglucosamine (D-GlcNAc) and D-galactose (D-Gal), and the structure of the O unit was established. The O antigen gene cluster of S. boydii type 16 was identified and shown to contain putative genes for the synthesis of GDP-D-Man, genes encoding sugar transferases, O unit flippase (Wzx) and O antigen polymerase (Wzy) as expected. The function of the wzy gene was characterized by mutation test. Genes specific to S. boydii type 16 O antigen gene cluster were identified by screening 186 Escherichia coli and Shigella type strains, and can be used to develop PCR assays for detection of type 16 strains.
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Knirel YA, Backinowsky LV. Academician Nikolay Konstantinovich Kochetkov: 1915–2005. Glycoconj J 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-006-8287-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kocharova NA, Ovchinnikova OG, Torzewska A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Rozalski A. The structure of the O-polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O30. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:786-90. [PMID: 16472790 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Revised: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Providencia alcalifaciens O30. Studies by sugar and methylation analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including two-dimensional (1)H,(1)H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, and H-detected (1)H,(13)C HSQC, HMBC, and HMQC-TOCSY experiments, showed that the polysaccharide has a linear pentasaccharide repeating unit of the following structure:
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Bystrova OV, Knirel YA, Lindner B, Kocharova NA, Kondakova AN, Zähringer U, Pier GB. Structures of the core oligosaccharide and O-units in the R- and SR-type lipopolysaccharides of reference strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa O-serogroups. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 46:85-99. [PMID: 16420601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2005.00004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Highly phosphorylated core oligosaccharides and those substituted with one O-antigen repeating unit were obtained by mild acid degradation or strong alkaline hydrolysis of lipopolysaccharide samples from 23 reference strains representing all Pseudomonas aeruginosa O-serogroups. Studies by high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy revealed both conserved and variable structural features of the lipopolysaccharides of various O-serogroups. The upstream terminal saccharide of the O-antigen, which contributes most to the immunospecificity of the bacteria, was defined in 11 from a total of 13 O-serogroups. The data obtained link together the known biosynthesis pathways, genetics and serology of the P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide.
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Knirel YA, Dentovskaya SV, Senchenkova SN, Shaikhutdinova RZ, Kocharova NA, Anisimov AP. Structural features and structural variability of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:3-9. [PMID: 16420739 DOI: 10.1179/096805105x67283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Data on the structure and temperature-dependent variations of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Yersinia pestis are summarized and compared with data of other enteric bacteria, including other Yersinia spp. A correlation between the LPS structure and properties of the LPS and bacterial cultures as well as the LPS biosynthesis control are briefly discussed.
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Zych K, Perepelov AV, Siwinska M, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Structures of the O-polysaccharides and classification of Proteus genomospecies 4, 5 and 6 into respective Proteus serogroups. FEBS J 2005; 272:5536-43. [PMID: 16262693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04958.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An acidic branched O-polysaccharide was isolated by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Proteus genomospecies 4 and studied by sugar and methylation analyses along with 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D COSY, TOCSY, ROESY and H-detected 1H, 13C HSQC experiments. The following structure of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide was established, which is unique among Proteus polysaccharide structures: [structure: see text] where Qui3NAc stands for 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxyglucose. Based on the O-polysaccharide structure and serological data, we propose classifying Proteus genomospecies 4 into a new, separate Proteus serogroup, O56. A weak cross-reactivity of Proteus genomospecies 4 antiserum with LPS of Providencia stuartii O18 and Proteus vulgaris OX2 was observed and is discussed in view of a similarity of the O-polysaccharide structures. Structural and serological investigations showed that Proteus genomospecies 5 and 6 should be classified into the existing Proteus serogroups O8 and O69, respectively.
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Anisimov AP, Dentovskaya SV, Titareva GM, Bakhteeva IV, Shaikhutdinova RZ, Balakhonov SV, Lindner B, Kocharova NA, Senchenkova SN, Holst O, Pier GB, Knirel YA. Intraspecies and temperature-dependent variations in susceptibility of Yersinia pestis to the bactericidal action of serum and to polymyxin B. Infect Immun 2005; 73:7324-31. [PMID: 16239530 PMCID: PMC1273868 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.11.7324-7331.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure impacts the bactericidal action of cationic peptides, such as polymyxin B (PMB), and sensitivity to killing by normal human serum (NHS). Cultivation of different subspecies strains of Yersinia pestis isolated from unrelated geographic origins at various temperatures (mammals, 37 degrees C; fleas, 25 degrees C; or winter hibernation, 6 degrees C) affects LPS composition and structure. We tested the susceptibilities of various strains of Y. pestis grown at these different temperatures to PMB and serum bactericidal killing. Both properties varied significantly in response to temperature changes. In Y. pestis subsp. pestis (the main subspecies causing human plague), high levels of resistance to PMB and NHS were detected at 25 degrees C. However, at the same temperature, Y. pestis subsp. caucasica was highly sensitive to PMB. At both of the extreme temperatures, all strains were highly susceptible to PMB. At 25 degrees C and 37 degrees C, Y. pestis subsp. caucasica strain 1146 was highly susceptible to the bactericidal activity of 80% NHS. All Y. pestis strains studied were able to grow in heat-inactivated human serum or in 80% normal mouse serum. At 6 degrees C, all strains were highly sensitive to NHS. Variations in the PMB resistance of different bacterial cultures related to both the content of cationic components (4-amino-4-deoxyarabinose in lipid A and glycine in the core) and a proper combination of terminal monosaccharides in the LPS. The NHS resistance correlated with an elevated content of N-acetylglucosamine in the LPS. Structural variation in the LPS of Y. pestis correlates with the organism's ability to resist innate immunity in both fleas and mammals.
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Feng L, Senchenkova SN, Wang W, Shashkov AS, Liu B, Shevelev SD, Liu D, Knirel YA, Wang L. Structural and genetic characterization of the Shigella boydii type 18 O antigen. Gene 2005; 355:79-86. [PMID: 16055280 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Revised: 06/07/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Shigella strains are important human pathogens and are normally identified by their O antigens. O antigen is an essential part of the lipopolysaccharide present in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and plays a role in pathogenicity. Structural and genetic organization of the Shigella boydii type 18 O antigen was investigated. As judged by sugar and methylation analyses and NMR spectroscopy data, the O antigen has a linear pentasaccharide repeating unit (O unit), which consists of three L-rhamnose residues, and one residue each of D-galacturonic acid (D-GalA) and N-acetylgalactosamine (D-GalNAc), and the following structure of the O unit was established. -->3)-beta-L-Rhap-(1-->4)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-alpha-D-GalpA-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1--> The O antigen gene cluster of S. boydii type 18, which contains nine open reading frames (ORFs), was found between galF and gnd. Based on homology, all of the ORFs were identified as O antigen synthesis genes, involved in the synthesis of rhamnose, transfer of sugars, and processing of O unit. Genes specific for S. boydii type 18 were identified, which can be potentially used for the development of a PCR-based assay for the identification and detection of this strain.
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Perepelov AV, Zabłotni A, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Structure of the O-polysaccharide and serological studies of the lipopolysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis 2002. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:2305-10. [PMID: 16084933 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2005] [Revised: 07/02/2005] [Accepted: 07/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The structure of the O-polysaccharide of the lipopolysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis 2002 was elucidated by chemical methods and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the polysaccharide consists of branched pentasaccharide repeating units having the following structure: [structure in text]. The O-polysaccharide of P. mirabilis 2002 has a common tetrasaccharide fragment with that of P. mirabilis 52/57 from serogroup O29, and the lipopolysaccharides of the two strains are serologically related. Therefore, based on the structural and serological data, we propose to classify P. mirabilis 2002 into the Proteus O29 serogroup as a subgroup O29a,29b.
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Kilcoyne M, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Gorshkova RP, Nazarenko EL, Ivanova EP, Gorshkova NM, Senchenkova SN, Savage AV. The structure of the O-polysaccharide of the Pseudoalteromonas rubra ATCC 29570T lipopolysaccharide containing a keto sugar. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:2369-75. [PMID: 16126182 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The structure of the phenol-soluble polysaccharide from Pseudoalteromonas rubra type strain ATCC 29570T has been elucidated using 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D COSY, TOCSY, gNOESY, ROESY, 1H,13C gHMQC and gHMBC experiments. It is concluded that the trisaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide has the following structure: [carbohydrate structure: see text] where Sug is 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D-xylo-hexos-4-ulose, Am is acetimidoyl and Acyl is a malic acid residue, which is O-acetylated in approximately 70% of the units.
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Zabłotni A, Perepelov AV, Knirel YA, Sidorczyk Z. Structure of the O-polysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis OC (CCUG 10702) from a new proposed Proteus serogroup O75. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:1908-13. [PMID: 15979596 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2005] [Revised: 05/13/2005] [Accepted: 05/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A neutral O-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis OC (CCUG 10702) and studied by sugar and methylation analyses and (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The following structure of the tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established: [structure: see text]. Based on the unique structure of the O-polysaccharide and serological data, we propose classifying P. mirabilis OC (CCUG 10702) into a new separate Proteus serogroup O75. A weak cross-reaction of O-antiserum against P. mirabilis OC with the lipopolysaccharide of P. mirabilis O49 was accounted for by a similarity in the O-polysaccharide structures.
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