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Hollingsworth K, Di Maio A, Richards SJ, Vendeville JB, Wheatley DE, Council CE, Keenan T, Ledru H, Chidwick H, Huang K, Parmeggiani F, Marchesi A, Chai W, McBerney R, Kamiński TP, Balmforth MR, Tamasanu A, Finnigan JD, Young C, Warriner SL, Webb ME, Fascione MA, Flitsch S, Galan MC, Feizi T, Gibson MI, Liu Y, Turnbull WB, Linclau B. Synthesis and screening of a library of Lewis x deoxyfluoro-analogues reveals differential recognition by glycan-binding partners. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7925. [PMID: 39271664 PMCID: PMC11399408 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Glycan-mediated interactions play a crucial role in biology and medicine, influencing signalling, immune responses, and disease pathogenesis. However, the use of glycans in biosensing and diagnostics is limited by cross-reactivity, as certain glycan motifs can be recognised by multiple biologically distinct protein receptors. To address this specificity challenge, we report the enzymatic synthesis of a 150-member library of site-specifically fluorinated Lewisx analogues ('glycofluoroforms') using naturally occurring enzymes and fluorinated monosaccharides. Subsequent incorporation of a subset of these glycans into nanoparticles or a microarray revealed a striking spectrum of distinct binding intensities across different proteins that recognise Lewisx. Notably, we show that for two proteins with unique binding sites for Lewisx, glycofluoroforms exhibited enhanced binding to one protein, whilst reduced binding to the other, with selectivity governed by fluorination patterns. We finally showcase the potential diagnostic utility of this approach in glycofluoroform-mediated bacterial toxin detection by lateral flow.
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- Kristian Hollingsworth
- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Prozomix Limited, Haltwhistle Industrial Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, UK
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- Prozomix Limited, Haltwhistle Industrial Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK.
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Lefèbre J, Falk T, Ning Y, Rademacher C. Secondary Sites of the C-type Lectin-Like Fold. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400660. [PMID: 38527187 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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C-type lectins are a large superfamily of proteins involved in a multitude of biological processes. In particular, their involvement in immunity and homeostasis has rendered them attractive targets for diverse therapeutic interventions. They share a characteristic C-type lectin-like domain whose adaptability enables them to bind a broad spectrum of ligands beyond the originally defined canonical Ca2+-dependent carbohydrate binding. Together with variable domain architecture and high-level conformational plasticity, this enables C-type lectins to meet diverse functional demands. Secondary sites provide another layer of regulation and are often intricately linked to functional diversity. Located remote from the canonical primary binding site, secondary sites can accommodate ligands with other physicochemical properties and alter protein dynamics, thus enhancing selectivity and enabling fine-tuning of the biological response. In this review, we outline the structural determinants allowing C-type lectins to perform a large variety of tasks and to accommodate the ligands associated with it. Using the six well-characterized Ca2+-dependent and Ca2+-independent C-type lectin receptors DC-SIGN, langerin, MGL, dectin-1, CLEC-2 and NKG2D as examples, we focus on the characteristics of non-canonical interactions and secondary sites and their potential use in drug discovery endeavors.
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- Jonathan Lefèbre
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport, Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Labs, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport, Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Labs, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport, Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Labs, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Labs, Vienna, Austria
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Wegscheider AS, Wojahn I, Gottheil P, Spohn M, Käs JA, Rosin O, Ulm B, Nollau P, Wagener C, Niendorf A, Wolters-Eisfeld G. CD301 and LSECtin glycan-binding receptors of innate immune cells serve as prognostic markers and potential predictors of immune response in breast cancer subtypes. Glycobiology 2024; 34:cwae003. [PMID: 38206856 PMCID: PMC10987291 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwae003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Glycosylation is a prominent posttranslational modification, and alterations in glycosylation are a hallmark of cancer. Glycan-binding receptors, primarily expressed on immune cells, play a central role in glycan recognition and immune response. Here, we used the recombinant C-type glycan-binding receptors CD301, Langerin, SRCL, LSECtin, and DC-SIGNR to recognize their ligands on tissue microarrays (TMA) of a large cohort (n = 1859) of invasive breast cancer of different histopathological types to systematically determine the relevance of altered glycosylation in breast cancer. Staining frequencies of cancer cells were quantified in an unbiased manner by a computer-based algorithm. CD301 showed the highest overall staining frequency (40%), followed by LSECtin (16%), Langerin (4%) and DC-SIGNR (0.5%). By Kaplan-Meier analyses, we identified LSECtin and CD301 as prognostic markers in different breast cancer subtypes. Positivity for LSECtin was associated with inferior disease-free survival in all cases, particularly in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer of higher histological grade. In triple negative breast cancer, positivity for CD301 correlated with a worse prognosis. Based on public RNA single-cell sequencing data of human breast cancer infiltrating immune cells, we found CLEC10A (CD301) and CLEC4G (LSECtin) exclusively expressed in distinct subpopulations, particularly in dendritic cells and macrophages, indicating that specific changes in glycosylation may play a significant role in breast cancer immune response and progression.
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- Anne-Sophie Wegscheider
- MVZ Prof. Dr. med. A. Niendorf Pathologie Hamburg-West GmbH, Institut für Histologie, Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik, Lornsenstr. 4, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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- MVZ Prof. Dr. med. A. Niendorf Pathologie Hamburg-West GmbH, Institut für Histologie, Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik, Lornsenstr. 4, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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- Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Research Institute Children's Cancer Center, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Bioinformatics Core, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- MVZ Prof. Dr. med. A. Niendorf Pathologie Hamburg-West GmbH, Institut für Histologie, Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik, Lornsenstr. 4, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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- Unabhängige Statistische Beratung Bernhard Ulm, Kochelseestr. 11, 81371 München, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Research Institute Children's Cancer Center, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Universität Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- MVZ Prof. Dr. med. A. Niendorf Pathologie Hamburg-West GmbH, Institut für Histologie, Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik, Lornsenstr. 4, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Herrera-González I, González-Cuesta M, Thépaut M, Laigre E, Goyard D, Rojo J, García Fernández JM, Fieschi F, Renaudet O, Nieto PM, Ortiz Mellet C. High-Mannose Oligosaccharide Hemimimetics that Recapitulate the Conformation and Binding Mode to Concanavalin A, DC-SIGN and Langerin. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303041. [PMID: 37828571 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The "carbohydrate chemical mimicry" exhibited by sp2 -iminosugars has been utilized to develop practical syntheses for analogs of the branched high-mannose-type oligosaccharides (HMOs) Man3 and Man5 . In these compounds, the terminal nonreducing Man residues have been substituted with 5,6-oxomethylidenemannonojirimycin (OMJ) motifs. The resulting oligomannoside hemimimetic accurately reproduce the structure, configuration, and conformational behavior of the original mannooligosaccharides, as confirmed by NMR and computational techniques. Binding studies with mannose binding lectins, including concanavalin A, DC-SIGN, and langerin, by enzyme-linked lectin assay and surface plasmon resonance revealed significant variations in their ability to accommodate the OMJ unit in the mannose binding site. Intriguingly, OMJMan segments demonstrated "in line" heteromultivalent effects during binding to the three lectins. Similar to the mannobiose (Man2 ) branches in HMOs, the binding modes involving the external or internal monosaccharide unit at the carbohydrate binding-domain exist in equilibrium, facilitating sliding and recapture processes. This equilibrium, which influences the multivalent binding of HMOs, can be finely modulated upon incorporation of the OMJ sp2 -iminosugar caps. As a proof of concept, the affinity and selectivity towards DC-SIGN and langerin were adjustable by presenting the OMJMan epitope in platforms with diverse architectures and valencies.
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- Irene Herrera-González
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/ Profesor García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
- Present address: DCM, UMR 5250, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 570 Rue de la Chimie, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/ Profesor García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 38000, Grenoble, France
- DCM, UMR 5250, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 570 Rue de la Chimie, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- DCM, UMR 5250, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 570 Rue de la Chimie, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 38000, Grenoble, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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- DCM, UMR 5250, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 570 Rue de la Chimie, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/ Profesor García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Generalov E, Yakovenko L. Receptor basis of biological activity of polysaccharides. Biophys Rev 2023; 15:1209-1222. [PMID: 37975017 PMCID: PMC10643635 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-023-01102-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Polysaccharides, the most diverse forms of organic molecules in nature, exhibit a large number of different biological activities, such as immunomodulatory, radioprotective, antioxidant, regenerative, metabolic, signaling, antitumor, and anticoagulant. The reaction of cells to a polysaccharide is determined by its specific interaction with receptors present on the cell surface, the type of cells, and their condition. The effect of many polysaccharides depends non-linearly on their concentration. The same polysaccharide in different conditions can have very different effects on cells and organisms, up to the opposite; therefore, when conducting studies of the biological activity of polysaccharides, both for the purpose of developing new drugs or approaches to the treatment of patients, and in order to clarify the features of intracellular processes, information about already known research results is needed. There is a lot of scattered data on the biological activities of polysaccharides, but there are few reviews that would consider natural polysaccharides from various sources and possible molecular mechanisms of their action. The purpose of this review is to present the main results published at different times in order to facilitate the search for information necessary for conducting relevant studies.
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- Evgenii Generalov
- Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Martínez-Bailén M, Rojo J, Ramos-Soriano J. Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:536-572. [PMID: 36545903 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00736c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the glycoscience field. Multivalent glycosystems have been employed as useful tools to understand carbohydrate-lectin binding processes as well as for biomedical applications. The review shows the different scaffolds designed for a multivalent presentation of sugars and their corresponding binding studies to lectins and in some cases, their biological activities. We summarise this research by organizing based on lectin types to highlight the progression in this active field. The paper provides an overall picture of how these contributions have furnished relevant information on this topic to help in understanding and participate in these carbohydrate-lectin interactions.
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- Macarena Martínez-Bailén
- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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Fischer S, Stegmann F, Gnanapragassam VS, Lepenies B. From structure to function – Ligand recognition by myeloid C-type lectin receptors. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:5790-5812. [DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Herrera-González I, Thépaut M, Sánchez-Fernández EM, di Maio A, Vivès C, Rojo J, García Fernández JM, Fieschi F, Nieto PM, Ortiz Mellet C. Mannobioside biomimetics that trigger DC-SIGN binding selectivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12086-12089. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04478a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Oligosaccharide biomimetics featuring sp2-iminosugar motifs enable selective C-type lectin recognition, as exemplified here for DC-SIGN vs langerin, offering new opportunities for immunomodulation.
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- Irene Herrera-González
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, Seville 41012, Spain
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble 38044, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, Seville 41012, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC – Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble 38044, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC – Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC – Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble 38044, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC – Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, Seville 41012, Spain
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Cramer J. Medicinal chemistry of the myeloid C-type lectin receptors Mincle, Langerin, and DC-SIGN. RSC Med Chem 2021; 12:1985-2000. [PMID: 35024612 PMCID: PMC8672822 DOI: 10.1039/d1md00238d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In their role as pattern-recognition receptors on cells of the innate immune system, myeloid C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) assume important biological functions related to immunity, homeostasis, and cancer. As such, this family of receptors represents an appealing target for therapeutic interventions for modulating the outcome of many pathological processes, in particular related to infectious diseases. This review summarizes the current state of research into glycomimetic or drug-like small molecule ligands for the CLRs Mincle, Langerin, and DC-SIGN, which have potential therapeutic applications in vaccine research and anti-infective therapy.
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- Jonathan Cramer
- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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Lukácsi S, Farkas Z, Saskői É, Bajtay Z, Takács-Vellai K. Conserved and Distinct Elements of Phagocytosis in Human and C. elegans. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168934. [PMID: 34445642 PMCID: PMC8396242 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Endocytosis provides the cellular nutrition and homeostasis of organisms, but pathogens often take advantage of this entry point to infect host cells. This is counteracted by phagocytosis that plays a key role in the protection against invading microbes both during the initial engulfment of pathogens and in the clearance of infected cells. Phagocytic cells balance two vital functions: preventing the accumulation of cell corpses to avoid pathological inflammation and autoimmunity, whilst maintaining host defence. In this review, we compare elements of phagocytosis in mammals and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Initial recognition of infection requires different mechanisms. In mammals, pattern recognition receptors bind pathogens directly, whereas activation of the innate immune response in the nematode rather relies on the detection of cellular damage. In contrast, molecules involved in efferocytosis—the engulfment and elimination of dying cells and cell debris—are highly conserved between the two species. Therefore, C. elegans is a powerful model to research mechanisms of the phagocytic machinery. Finally, we show that both mammalian and worm studies help to understand how the two phagocytic functions are interconnected: emerging data suggest the activation of innate immunity as a consequence of defective apoptotic cell clearance.
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- Szilvia Lukácsi
- MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (S.L.); (Z.B.)
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.F.); (É.S.)
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.F.); (É.S.)
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- MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (S.L.); (Z.B.)
- Department of Immunology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter s. 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.F.); (É.S.)
- Correspondence:
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Fittolani G, Shanina E, Guberman M, Seeberger PH, Rademacher C, Delbianco M. Automatisierte Glykan‐Assemblierung
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F‐markierter Glykansonden ermöglicht Hochdurchsatz‐NMR‐Untersuchungen von Protein‐Glykan‐Interaktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Giulio Fittolani
- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Derzeitige Adresse: Medicinal Chemistry Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie Robert-Rössle Straße 10 13125 Berlin Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Derzeitige Adresse: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Vienna Althanstraße 14 1080 Wien Österreich
- Derzeitige Adresse: Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics Max F. Perutz Labs Campus Vienna Biocenter 5 1030 Wien Österreich
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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Fittolani G, Shanina E, Guberman M, Seeberger PH, Rademacher C, Delbianco M. Automated Glycan Assembly of 19 F-labeled Glycan Probes Enables High-Throughput NMR Studies of Protein-Glycan Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13302-13309. [PMID: 33784430 PMCID: PMC8252726 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Protein-glycan interactions mediate important biological processes, including pathogen host invasion and cellular communication. Herein, we showcase an expedite approach that integrates automated glycan assembly (AGA) of 19 F-labeled probes and high-throughput NMR methods, enabling the study of protein-glycan interactions. Synthetic Lewis type 2 antigens were screened against seven glycan binding proteins (GBPs), including DC-SIGN and BambL, respectively involved in HIV-1 and lung infections in immunocompromised patients, confirming the preference for fucosylated glycans (Lex , H type 2, Ley ). Previously unknown glycan-lectin weak interactions were detected, and thermodynamic data were obtained. Enzymatic reactions were monitored in real-time, delivering kinetic parameters. These results demonstrate the utility of AGA combined with 19 F NMR for the discovery and characterization of glycan-protein interactions, opening up new perspectives for 19 F-labeled complex glycans.
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- Giulio Fittolani
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Current address: Medicinal ChemistryLeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare PharmakologieRobert-Rössle Strasse 1013125BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Current address: Department of Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of ViennaAlthanstrasse 141080ViennaAustria
- Current address: Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and GeneticsMax F. Perutz LabsCampus Vienna Biocenter 51030ViennaAustria
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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Manabe N, Yamaguchi Y. 3D Structural View of Pathogen Recognition by Mammalian Lectin Receptors. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:670780. [PMID: 34113651 PMCID: PMC8185196 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.670780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Humans and other mammals resist exogenous pathogens by recognizing them as non-self. How do they do this? The answer lies in the recognition by mammalian lectin receptors of glycans usually found on the surface of pathogens and whose chemical structure is species-specific. Some glycan components, such as galactofuranose, only occur in microbes, and is the principal means by which mammalian lectin receptors recognize non-self. Several lectins may function together as pattern recognition receptors to survey the infecting pathogen before the adaptive immune system is invoked. Most lectins have primary and secondary monosaccharide-binding sites which together determine the specificity of a receptor toward microbial glycans. There may also be a hydrophobic groove alongside the sugar binding sites that increases specificity. Another elaboration is through oligomerization of lectin domains with defined spacing and arrangement that creates high-affinity binding towards multiply-presented glycans on microbes. Microbe-specific polysaccharides may arise through unique sugar linkages. Specificity can come from mammalian receptors possessing a shallow binding site and binding only internal disaccharide units, as in the recognition of mannan by Dectin-2. The accumulation of 3D structural information on lectins receptors has allowed the recognition modes of microbe glycans to be classified into several groupings. This review is an introduction to our current knowledge on the mechanisms of pathogen recognition by representative mammalian lectin receptors.
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- Noriyoshi Manabe
- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Division of Structural Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Division of Structural Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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The molecular basis for the pH-dependent calcium affinity of the pattern recognition receptor langerin. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100718. [PMID: 33989634 PMCID: PMC8219899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The C-type lectin receptor langerin plays a vital role in the mammalian defense against invading pathogens. Langerin requires a Ca2+ cofactor, the binding affinity of which is regulated by pH. Thus, Ca2+ is bound when langerin is on the membrane but released when langerin and its pathogen substrate traffic to the acidic endosome, allowing the substrate to be degraded. The change in pH is sensed by protonation of the allosteric pH sensor histidine H294. However, the mechanism by which Ca2+ is released from the buried binding site is not clear. We studied the structural consequences of protonating H294 by molecular dynamics simulations (total simulation time: about 120 μs) and Markov models. We discovered a relay mechanism in which a proton is moved into the vicinity of the Ca2+-binding site without transferring the initial proton from H294. Protonation of H294 unlocks a conformation in which a protonated lysine side chain forms a hydrogen bond with a Ca2+-coordinating aspartic acid. This destabilizes Ca2+ in the binding pocket, which we probed by steered molecular dynamics. After Ca2+ release, the proton is likely transferred to the aspartic acid and stabilized by a dyad with a nearby glutamic acid, triggering a conformational transition and thus preventing Ca2+ rebinding. These results show how pH regulation of a buried orthosteric binding site from a solvent-exposed allosteric pH sensor can be realized by information transfer through a specific chain of conformational arrangements.
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Gabba A, Bogucka A, Luz JG, Diniz A, Coelho H, Corzana F, Cañada FJ, Marcelo F, Murphy PV, Birrane G. Crystal Structure of the Carbohydrate Recognition Domain of the Human Macrophage Galactose C-Type Lectin Bound to GalNAc and the Tumor-Associated Tn Antigen. Biochemistry 2021; 60:1327-1336. [PMID: 33724805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The human macrophage galactose lectin (MGL) is an endocytic type II transmembrane receptor expressed on immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells and activated macrophages and plays a role in modulating the immune system in response to infections and cancer. MGL contains an extracellular calcium-dependent (C-type) carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) that specifically binds terminal N-acetylgalactosamine glycan residues such as the Tn and sialyl-Tn antigens found on tumor cells, as well as other N- and O-glycans displayed on certain viruses and parasites. Even though the glycan specificity of MGL is known and several binding glycoproteins have been identified, the molecular basis for substrate recognition has remained elusive due to the lack of high-resolution structures. Here we present crystal structures of the MGL CRD at near endosomal pH and in several complexes, which reveal details of the interactions with the natural ligand, GalNAc, the cancer-associated Tn-Ser antigen, and a synthetic GalNAc mimetic ligand. Like the asialoglycoprotein receptor, additional calcium atoms are present and contribute to stabilization of the MGL CRD fold. The structure provides the molecular basis for preferential binding of N-acetylgalactosamine over galactose and prompted the re-evaluation of the binding modes previously proposed in solution. Saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance data acquired using the MGL CRD and interpreted using the crystal structure indicate a single binding mode for GalNAc in solution. Models of MGL1 and MGL2, the mouse homologues of MGL, explain how these proteins might recognize LewisX and GalNAc, respectively.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate/metabolism
- Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate/chemistry
- Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate/immunology
- Humans
- Lectins, C-Type/chemistry
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Acetylgalactosamine/metabolism
- Acetylgalactosamine/chemistry
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Models, Molecular
- Protein Domains
- Binding Sites
- Protein Binding
- Animals
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- Adele Gabba
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química Universidad de La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Avda Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Hendriks A, van Dalen R, Ali S, Gerlach D, van der Marel GA, Fuchsberger FF, Aerts PC, de Haas CJ, Peschel A, Rademacher C, van Strijp JA, Codée JD, van Sorge NM. Impact of Glycan Linkage to Staphylococcus aureus Wall Teichoic Acid on Langerin Recognition and Langerhans Cell Activation. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:624-635. [PMID: 33591717 PMCID: PMC8023653 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
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Staphylococcus
aureus is the leading cause of
skin and soft tissue infections. It remains incompletely understood
how skin-resident immune cells respond to invading S. aureus and contribute to an effective immune response. Langerhans cells
(LCs), the only professional antigen-presenting cell type in the epidermis,
sense S. aureus through their pattern-recognition
receptor langerin, triggering a proinflammatory response. Langerin
recognizes the β-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine
(β1,4-GlcNAc) but not α-1,4-linked GlcNAc (α1,4-GlcNAc)
modifications, which are added by dedicated glycosyltransferases TarS
and TarM, respectively, on the cell wall glycopolymer wall teichoic
acid (WTA). Recently, an alternative WTA glycosyltransferase, TarP,
was identified, which also modifies WTA with β-GlcNAc but at
the C-3 position (β1,3-GlcNAc) of the WTA ribitol phosphate
(RboP) subunit. Here, we aimed to unravel the impact of β-GlcNAc
linkage position for langerin binding and LC activation. Using genetically
modified S. aureus strains, we observed that langerin
similarly recognized bacteria that produce either TarS- or TarP-modified
WTA, yet tarP-expressing S. aureus induced increased cytokine production and maturation of in vitro-generated LCs compared to tarS-expressing S. aureus. Chemically synthesized WTA
molecules, representative of the different S. aureus WTA glycosylation patterns, were used to identify langerin-WTA binding
requirements. We established that β-GlcNAc is sufficient to
confer langerin binding, thereby presenting synthetic WTA molecules
as a novel glycobiology tool for structure-binding studies and for
elucidating S. aureus molecular pathogenesis. Overall,
our data suggest that LCs are able to sense all β-GlcNAc-WTA
producing S. aureus strains, likely performing an
important role as first responders upon S. aureus skin invasion.
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- Astrid Hendriks
- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Glaxo-Smith Kline, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2311 EZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
- Partner Site Tübingen, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
- Partner Site Tübingen, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2311 EZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Feinberg H, Jégouzo SAF, Lasanajak Y, Smith DF, Drickamer K, Weis WI, Taylor ME. Structural analysis of carbohydrate binding by the macrophage mannose receptor CD206. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100368. [PMID: 33545173 PMCID: PMC7949135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The human mannose receptor expressed on macrophages and hepatic endothelial cells scavenges released lysosomal enzymes, glycopeptide fragments of collagen, and pathogenic microorganisms and thus reduces damage following tissue injury. The receptor binds mannose, fucose, or N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues on these targets. C-type carbohydrate-recognition domain 4 (CRD4) of the receptor contains the site for Ca2+-dependent interaction with sugars. To investigate the details of CRD4 binding, glycan array screening was used to identify oligosaccharide ligands. The strongest signals were for glycans that contain either Manα1-2Man constituents or fucose in various linkages. The mechanisms of binding to monosaccharides and oligosaccharide substructures present in many of these ligands were examined in multiple crystal structures of CRD4. Binding of mannose residues to CRD4 results primarily from interaction of the equatorial 3- and 4-OH groups with a conserved principal Ca2+ common to almost all sugar-binding C-type CRDs. In the Manα1-2Man complex, supplementary interactions with the reducing mannose residue explain the enhanced affinity for this disaccharide. Bound GlcNAc also interacts with the principal Ca2+ through equatorial 3- and 4-OH groups, whereas fucose residues can bind in several orientations, through either the 2- and 3-OH groups or the 3- and 4-OH groups. Secondary contacts with additional sugars in fucose-containing oligosaccharides, such as the Lewis-a trisaccharide, provide enhanced affinity for these glycans. These results explain many of the biologically important interactions of the mannose receptor with both mammalian glycoproteins and microbes such as yeast and suggest additional classes of ligands that have not been previously identified.
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- Hadar Feinberg
- Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Emory Comprehensive Glycomics Core, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory Comprehensive Glycomics Core, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Bachem G, Wamhoff E, Silberreis K, Kim D, Baukmann H, Fuchsberger F, Dernedde J, Rademacher C, Seitz O. Rational Design of a DNA‐Scaffolded High‐Affinity Binder for Langerin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Gunnar Bachem
- Department of Chemistry Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health 13353 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health 13353 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 12489 Berlin Germany
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Bachem G, Wamhoff E, Silberreis K, Kim D, Baukmann H, Fuchsberger F, Dernedde J, Rademacher C, Seitz O. Rational Design of a DNA-Scaffolded High-Affinity Binder for Langerin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21016-21022. [PMID: 32749019 PMCID: PMC7693190 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Binders of langerin could target vaccines to Langerhans cells for improved therapeutic effect. Since langerin has low affinity for monovalent glycan ligands, highly multivalent presentation has previously been key for targeting. Aiming to reduce the amount of ligand required, we rationally designed molecularly defined high-affinity binders based on the precise display of glycomimetic ligands (Glc2NTs) on DNA-PNA scaffolds. Rather than mimicking langerin's homotrimeric structure with a C3-symmetric scaffold, we developed readily accessible, easy-to-design bivalent binders. The method considers the requirements for bridging sugar binding sites and statistical rebinding as a means to both strengthen the interactions at single binding sites and amplify the avidity enhancement provided by chelation. This gave a 1150-fold net improvement over the affinity of the free ligand and provided a nanomolar binder (IC50 =300 nM) for specific internalization by langerin-expressing cells.
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- Gunnar Bachem
- Department of ChemistryHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin12489BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14424PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and PathobiochemistryCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlincorporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health13353BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14424PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14424PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14424PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and PathobiochemistryCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlincorporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health13353BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14424PotsdamGermany
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- Department of ChemistryHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin12489BerlinGermany
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Valverde P, Martínez JD, Cañada FJ, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J. Molecular Recognition in C-Type Lectins: The Cases of DC-SIGN, Langerin, MGL, and L-Sectin. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2999-3025. [PMID: 32426893 PMCID: PMC7276794 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Carbohydrates play a pivotal role in intercellular communication processes. In particular, glycan antigens are key for sustaining homeostasis, helping leukocytes to distinguish damaged tissues and invading pathogens from healthy tissues. From a structural perspective, this cross-talk is fairly complex, and multiple membrane proteins guide these recognition processes, including lectins and Toll-like receptors. Since the beginning of this century, lectins have become potential targets for therapeutics for controlling and/or avoiding the progression of pathologies derived from an incorrect immune outcome, including infectious processes, cancer, or autoimmune diseases. Therefore, a detailed knowledge of these receptors is mandatory for the development of specific treatments. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about four key C-type lectins whose importance has been steadily growing in recent years, focusing in particular on how glycan recognition takes place at the molecular level, but also looking at recent progresses in the quest for therapeutics.
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- Pablo Valverde
- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Avda Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry II, Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV-EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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Cioce A, Thépaut M, Fieschi F, Reichardt N. Rapid On‐Chip Synthesis of Complex Glycomimetics from N‐Glycan Scaffolds for Improved Lectin Targeting. Chemistry 2020; 26:12809-12817. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Cioce
- CIC biomaGUNE Paseo Miramón 182 20009 San Sebastian Spain
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- CNRS, CEA Institut de Biologie Structurale Université Grenoble Alpes 38100 Grenoble France
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- CNRS, CEA Institut de Biologie Structurale Université Grenoble Alpes 38100 Grenoble France
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- CIC biomaGUNE Paseo Miramón 182 20009 San Sebastian Spain
- CIBER-BBN Paseo Miramón 182 20009 San Sebastian Spain
- Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Paseo Miramón 182 20009 San Sebastian Spain
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Yan B, Liu N, Li J, Li J, Zhu W, Kuang Y, Chen X, Peng C. The role of Langerhans cells in epidermal homeostasis and pathogenesis of psoriasis. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:11646-11655. [PMID: 32916775 PMCID: PMC7579693 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The skin is the main barrier between the human body and the outside world, which not only plays the role of a physical barrier but also functions as the first line of defence of immunology. Langerhans cells (LCs), as dendritic cells (DC) that play an important role in the immune system, are mainly distributed in the epidermis. This review focuses on the role of these epidermal LCs in regulating skin threats (such as microorganisms, ultraviolet radiation and allergens), especially psoriasis. Since human and mouse skin DC subsets share common ontogenetic characteristics, we can further explore the role of LCs in psoriatic inflammation.
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- Bei Yan
- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Clinical Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Kheirkhah Rahimabad P, Arshad SH, Holloway JW, Mukherjee N, Hedman A, Gruzieva O, Andolf E, Kere J, Pershagen G, Almqvist C, Jiang Y, Chen S, Karmaus W. Association of Maternal DNA Methylation and Offspring Birthweight. Reprod Sci 2020; 28:218-227. [PMID: 32754889 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00281-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the association of maternal DNA methylation (DNAm) during pregnancy and offspring birthweight. One hundred twenty-two newborn-mother dyads from the Isle of Wight (IOW) cohort were studied to identify differentially methylated cytosine-phosphate-guanine sites (CpGs) in maternal blood associated with offspring birthweight. Peripheral blood samples were drawn from mothers at 22-38 weeks of pregnancy for epigenome-wide DNAm assessment using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450K array. Candidate CpGs were identified using a course of 100 repetitions of a training and testing process with robust regressions. CpGs were considered informative if they showed statistical significance in at least 80% of training and testing samples. Linear mixed models adjusting for covariates were applied to further assess the selected CpGs. The Swedish Born Into Life cohort was used to replicate our findings (n = 33). Eight candidate CpGs corresponding to the genes LMF1, KIF9, KLHL18, DAB1, VAX2, CD207, SCT, SCYL2, DEPDC4, NECAP1, and SFRS3 in mothers were identified as statistically significantly associated with their children's birthweight in the IOW cohort and confirmed by linear mixed models after adjusting for covariates. Of these, in the replication cohort, three CpGs (cg01816814, cg23153661, and cg17722033 with p values = 0.06, 0.175, and 0.166, respectively) associated with four genes (LMF1, VAX2, CD207, and NECAP1) were marginally significant. Biological pathway analyses of three of the genes revealed cellular processes such as endocytosis (possibly sustaining an adequate maternal-fetal interface) and metabolic processes such as regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity (involved in providing substrates for the developing fetus). Our results contribute to an epigenetic understanding of maternal involvement in offspring birthweight. Measuring DNAm levels of maternal CpGs may in the future serve as a diagnostic tool recognizing mothers at risk for pregnancies ending with altered birthweights.
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- Parnian Kheirkhah Rahimabad
- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, England, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, England, UK.,Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Molecular Neurology Research Program, University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Unit of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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Li RJE, Hogervorst TP, Achilli S, Bruijns SCM, Spiekstra S, Vivès C, Thépaut M, Filippov DV, van der Marel GA, van Vliet SJ, Fieschi F, Codée JDC, van Kooyk Y. Targeting of the C-Type Lectin Receptor Langerin Using Bifunctional Mannosylated Antigens. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:556. [PMID: 32760719 PMCID: PMC7371993 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Langerhans cells (LCs) are antigen-presenting cells that reside in the skin. They uniquely express high levels of the C-type lectin receptor Langerin (CD207), which is an attractive target for antigen delivery in immunotherapeutic vaccination strategies against cancer. We here assess a library of 20 synthetic, well-defined mannoside clusters, built up from one, two, and three of six monomannosides, dimannosides, or trimannosides, appended to an oligopeptide backbone, for binding with Langerin using surface plasmon resonance and flow cytometric quantification. It is found that Langerin binding affinity increases with increasing number of mannosides. Hexavalent presentation of the mannosides resulted in binding affinities ranging from 3 to 12 μM. Trivalent presentation of the dimannosides and trimannosides led to Langerin affinity in the same range. The model melanoma gp100 antigenic peptide was subsequently equipped with a hexavalent cluster of the dimannosides and trimannosides as targeting moieties. Surprisingly, although the bifunctional conjugates were taken up in LCs in a Langerin-dependent manner, limited antigen presentation to cytotoxic T cells was observed. These results indicate that targeting glycan moieties on immunotherapeutic vaccines should not only be validated for target binding, but also on the continued effects on biology, such as antigen presentation to both CD8+ and CD4+ T cells.
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- Rui-Jun Eveline Li
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CRNS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CRNS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CRNS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CRNS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Faculty of Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Mnich ME, van Dalen R, van Sorge NM. C-Type Lectin Receptors in Host Defense Against Bacterial Pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:309. [PMID: 32733813 PMCID: PMC7358460 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are present throughout the human body—in tissues, at barrier sites and in the circulation. They are critical for processing external signals to instruct both local and systemic responses toward immune tolerance or immune defense. APCs express an extensive repertoire of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect and transduce these signals. C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) comprise a subfamily of PRRs dedicated to sensing glycans, including those expressed by commensal and pathogenic bacteria. This review summarizes recent findings on the recognition of and responses to bacteria by membrane-expressed CLRs on different APC subsets, which are discussed according to the primary site of infection. Many CLR-bacterial interactions promote bacterial clearance, whereas other interactions are exploited by bacteria to enhance their pathogenic potential. The discrimination between protective and virulence-enhancing interactions is essential to understand which interactions to target with new prophylactic or treatment strategies. CLRs are also densely concentrated at APC dendrites that sample the environment across intact barrier sites. This suggests an–as yet–underappreciated role for CLR-mediated recognition of microbiota-produced glycans in maintaining tolerance at barrier sites. In addition to providing a concise overview of identified CLR-bacteria interactions, we discuss the main challenges and potential solutions for the identification of new CLR-bacterial interactions, including those with commensal bacteria, and for in-depth structure-function studies on CLR-bacterial glycan interactions. Finally, we highlight the necessity for more relevant tissue-specific in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo models to develop therapeutic applications in this area.
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- Malgorzata E Mnich
- Medical Microbiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,GSK, Siena, Italy
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jégouzo SAF, Nelson C, Hardwick T, Wong STA, Lau NKK, Neoh GKE, Castellanos-Rueda R, Huang Z, Mignot B, Hirdaramani A, Howitt A, Frewin K, Shen Z, Fox RJ, Wong R, Ando M, Emony L, Zhu H, Holder A, Werling D, Krishnan N, Robertson BD, Clements A, Taylor ME, Drickamer K. Mammalian lectin arrays for screening host-microbe interactions. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:4541-4555. [PMID: 32094229 PMCID: PMC7135977 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Many members of the C-type lectin family of glycan-binding receptors have been ascribed roles in the recognition of microorganisms and serve as key receptors in the innate immune response to pathogens. Other mammalian receptors have become targets through which pathogens enter target cells. These receptor roles have often been documented with binding studies involving individual pairs of receptors and microorganisms. To provide a systematic overview of interactions between microbes and the large complement of C-type lectins, here we developed a lectin array and suitable protocols for labeling of microbes that could be used to probe this array. The array contains C-type lectins from cow, chosen as a model organism of agricultural interest for which the relevant pathogen–receptor interactions have not been previously investigated in detail. Screening with yeast cells and various strains of both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria revealed distinct binding patterns, which in some cases could be explained by binding to lipopolysaccharides or capsular polysaccharides, but in other cases they suggested the presence of novel glycan targets on many of the microorganisms. These results are consistent with interactions previously ascribed to the receptors, but they also highlight binding to additional sugar targets that have not previously been recognized. Our findings indicate that mammalian lectin arrays represent unique discovery tools for identifying both novel ligands and new receptor functions.
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- Sabine A F Jégouzo
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease and MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease and MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences and MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Imai J, Ohashi S, Sakai T. Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation-Dependent Processing in Cross-Presentation and Its Potential for Dendritic Cell Vaccinations: A Review. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:pharmaceutics12020153. [PMID: 32070016 PMCID: PMC7076524 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
While the success of dendritic cell (DC) vaccination largely depends on cross-presentation (CP) efficiency, the precise molecular mechanism of CP is not yet characterized. Recent research revealed that endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation (ERAD), which was first identified as part of the protein quality control system in the ER, plays a pivotal role in the processing of extracellular proteins in CP. The discovery of ERAD-dependent processing strongly suggests that the properties of extracellular antigens are one of the keys to effective DC vaccination, in addition to DC subsets and the maturation of these cells. In this review, we address recent advances in CP, focusing on the molecular mechanisms of the ERAD-dependent processing of extracellular proteins. As ERAD itself and the ERAD-dependent processing in CP share cellular machinery, enhancing the recognition of extracellular proteins, such as the ERAD substrate, by ex vivo methods may serve to improve the efficacy of DC vaccination.
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- Jun Imai
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-27-352-1180
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Campanero-Rhodes MA, Palma AS, Menéndez M, Solís D. Microarray Strategies for Exploring Bacterial Surface Glycans and Their Interactions With Glycan-Binding Proteins. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:2909. [PMID: 32010066 PMCID: PMC6972965 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacterial surfaces are decorated with distinct carbohydrate structures that may substantially differ among species and strains. These structures can be recognized by a variety of glycan-binding proteins, playing an important role in the bacteria cross-talk with the host and invading bacteriophages, and also in the formation of bacterial microcolonies and biofilms. In recent years, different microarray approaches for exploring bacterial surface glycans and their recognition by proteins have been developed. A main advantage of the microarray format is the inherent miniaturization of the method, which allows sensitive and high-throughput analyses with very small amounts of sample. Antibody and lectin microarrays have been used for examining bacterial glycosignatures, enabling bacteria identification and differentiation among strains. In addition, microarrays incorporating bacterial carbohydrate structures have served to evaluate their recognition by diverse host/phage/bacterial glycan-binding proteins, such as lectins, effectors of the immune system, or bacterial and phagic cell wall lysins, and to identify antigenic determinants for vaccine development. The list of samples printed in the arrays includes polysaccharides, lipopoly/lipooligosaccharides, (lipo)teichoic acids, and peptidoglycans, as well as sequence-defined oligosaccharide fragments. Moreover, microarrays of cell wall fragments and entire bacterial cells have been developed, which also allow to study bacterial glycosylation patterns. In this review, examples of the different microarray platforms and applications are presented with a view to give the current state-of-the-art and future prospects in this field.
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- María Asunción Campanero-Rhodes
- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- UCIBIO, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Martinez JER, Thomas B, Flitsch SL. Glycan Array Technology. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 175:435-456. [PMID: 31907566 DOI: 10.1007/10_2019_112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Glycan (or carbohydrate) arrays have become an essential tool in glycomics, providing fast and high-throughput data on protein-carbohydrate interactions with small amounts of carbohydrate ligands. The general concepts of glycan arrays have been adopted from other microarray technologies such as those used for nucleic acid and proteins. However, carbohydrates have presented their own challenges, in particular in terms of access to glycan probes, linker attachment chemistries and analysis, which will be reviewed in this chapter. As more and more glycan probes have become available through chemical and enzymatic synthesis and robust linker chemistries have been developed, the applications of glycan arrays have dramatically increased over the past 10 years, which will be illustrated with recent examples.
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- School of Chemistry and MIB, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Neuhaus K, Wamhoff EC, Freichel T, Grafmüller A, Rademacher C, Hartmann L. Asymmetrically Branched Precision Glycooligomers Targeting Langerin. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:4088-4095. [PMID: 31600054 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Asymmetrically branched precision glycooligomers are synthesized by solid-phase polymer synthesis for studying multivalent carbohydrate-protein interactions. Through the stepwise assembly of Fmoc-protected oligo(amidoamine) building blocks and Fmoc/Dde-protected lysine, straightforward variation of structural parameters such as the number and length of arms, as well as the number and position of carbohydrate ligands, is achieved. Binding of 1-arm and 3-arm glycooligomers toward lectin receptors langerin and concanavalin A (ConA) was evaluated where the smallest 3-arm glycooligomer shows the highest binding toward langerin, and stepwise elongation of one, two, or all three arms leads to decreased binding. When directly comparing binding toward langerin and ConA, we find that structural variation of the scaffold affects glycomimetic ligand binding differently for the different targets, indicating the potential to tune such ligands not only for their avidity but also for their selectivity toward different lectins.
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- Kira Neuhaus
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , 40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14424 Potsdam , Germany.,Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Königin-Luise-Straße 28-30 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , 40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Department of Theory and Bio-Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14424 Potsdam , Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14424 Potsdam , Germany.,Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Königin-Luise-Straße 28-30 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstr. 1 , 40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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Patel VI, Metcalf JP. Airway Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Subsets in the Resting Human Lung. Crit Rev Immunol 2019; 38:303-331. [PMID: 30806245 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2018026459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (MΦs) are antigen-presenting phagocytic cells found in many peripheral tissues of the human body, including the blood, lymph nodes, skin, and lung. They are vital to maintaining steady-state respiration in the human lung based on their ability to clear airways while also directing tolerogenic or inflammatory responses based on specific stimuli. Over the past three decades, studies have determined that there are multiple subsets of these two general cell types that exist in the airways and interstitium. Identifying these numerous subsets has proven challenging, especially with the unique microenvironments present in the lung. Cells found in the vasculature are not the same subsets found in the skin or the lung, as demonstrated by surface marker expression. By transcriptional profiling, these subsets show similarities but also major differences. Primary human lung cells and/ or tissues are difficult to acquire, particularly in a healthy condition. Additionally, surface marker screening and transcriptional profiling are continually identifying new DC and MΦ subsets. While the overall field is moving forward, we emphasize that more attention needs to focus on replicating the steady-state microenvironment of the lung to reveal the physiological functions of these subsets.
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- Vineet Indrajit Patel
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division of the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Taouai M, Chakroun K, Sommer R, Michaud G, Giacalone D, Ben Maaouia MA, Vallin-Butruille A, Mathiron D, Abidi R, Darbre T, Cragg PJ, Mullié C, Reymond JL, O'Toole GA, Benazza M. Glycocluster Tetrahydroxamic Acids Exhibiting Unprecedented Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. J Med Chem 2019; 62:7722-7738. [PMID: 31449405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Opportunistic Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses adhesins (e.g., LecA and LecB lectins, type VI pili and flagella) and iron to invade host cells with the formation of a biofilm, a thick barrier that protects bacteria from drugs and host immune system. Hindering iron uptake and disrupting adhesins' function could be a relevant antipseudomonal strategy. To test this hypothesis, we designed an iron-chelating glycocluster incorporating a tetrahydroxamic acid and α-l-fucose bearing linker to interfere with both iron uptake and the glycan recognition process involving the LecB lectin. Iron depletion led to increased production of the siderophore pyoverdine by P. aeruginosa to counteract the loss of iron uptake, and strong biofilm inhibition was observed not only with the α-l-fucocluster (72%), but also with its α-d-manno (84%), and α-d-gluco (92%) counterparts used as negative controls. This unprecedented finding suggests that both LecB and biofilm inhibition are closely related to the presence of hydroxamic acid groups.
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- Marwa Taouai
- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France.,Laboratoire LACReSNE, Unité "Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques", Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Université de Carthage Zarzouna-Bizerte TN 7021 , Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Room 202, Remsen Building 66, College Street , Hanover , New Hampshire 03755 , United States
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- Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates , Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Berne , Freistrasse 3 , 3012 Berne , Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Room 202, Remsen Building 66, College Street , Hanover , New Hampshire 03755 , United States
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France.,Laboratoire LACReSNE, Unité "Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques", Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Université de Carthage Zarzouna-Bizerte TN 7021 , Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France
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- Laboratoire LACReSNE, Unité "Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques", Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte , Université de Carthage Zarzouna-Bizerte TN 7021 , Tunisie
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Berne , Freistrasse 3 , 3012 Berne , Switzerland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science University of Brighton , Brighton BN2 4GJ , U.K
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Berne , Freistrasse 3 , 3012 Berne , Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Room 202, Remsen Building 66, College Street , Hanover , New Hampshire 03755 , United States
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS) , CNRS-Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 10 Rue Baudelocque , 80039 Amiens Cédex , France
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Ouyang Z, Felix J, Zhou J, Pei Y, Ma B, Hwang PM, Lemieux MJ, Gutsche I, Zheng F, Wen Y. Trimeric structure of the mouse Kupffer cell C-type lectin receptor Clec4f. FEBS Lett 2019; 594:189-198. [PMID: 31369681 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The C-type lectin receptor Clec4f has been identified as a specific surface marker for Kupffer cells, although its ortholog is absent in humans and its biological function remains elusive. Here, we report the crystal structure of a truncated mouse trimeric Clec4f. The orientation between the carbohydrate-recognition domain of Clec4f and its neck region differs from other C-type lectins, resulting in an observed distance of 45 Å between the glycan-binding sites within the Clec4f trimer. Interestingly, the trimeric coiled-coil interface within its heptad neck region contains multiple polyglutamine interactions instead of the predominantly hydrophobic leucine zipper found in other C-type lectin receptors. The Clec4f trimeric structure displays unique features regarding its assembly and ligand recognition, shedding light on the evolution and diversity of the C-type lectin family.
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- Zhenlin Ouyang
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Disease of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Disease of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, Canada.,Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Disease of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Disease of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, Canada.,Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Valverde P, Delgado S, Martínez JD, Vendeville JB, Malassis J, Linclau B, Reichardt NC, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J, Ardá A. Molecular Insights into DC-SIGN Binding to Self-Antigens: The Interaction with the Blood Group A/B Antigens. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1660-1671. [PMID: 31283166 PMCID: PMC6646960 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
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The
dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing
nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) is an important receptor of the immune system.
Besides its role as pathogen recognition receptor (PRR), it also interacts
with endogenous glycoproteins through the specific recognition of
self-glycan epitopes, like LeX. However, this lectin represents
a paradigmatic case of glycan binding promiscuity, and it also has
been shown to recognize antigens with α1−α2 linked
fucose, such as the histo blood group antigens, with similar affinities
to LeX. Herein, we have studied the interaction in solution
between DC-SIGN and the blood group A and B antigens, to get insights
into the atomic details of such interaction. With a combination of
different NMR experiments, we demonstrate that the Fuc coordinates
the primary Ca2+ ion with a single binding mode through
3-OH and 4-OH. The terminal αGal/αGalNAc affords marginal
direct polar contacts with the protein, but provides a hydrophobic
hook in which V351 of the lectin perfectly fits. Moreover, we have
found that αGal, but not αGalNAc, is a weak binder itself
for DC-SIGN, which could endow an additional binding mode for the
blood group B antigen, but not for blood group A.
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- Pablo Valverde
- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry II Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV, Leioa, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Martínez JD, Valverde P, Delgado S, Romanò C, Linclau B, Reichardt NC, Oscarson S, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J, Cañada FJ. Unraveling Sugar Binding Modes to DC-SIGN by Employing Fluorinated Carbohydrates. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24122337. [PMID: 31242623 PMCID: PMC6631030 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
A fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance (19F-NMR)-based method is employed to assess the binding preferences and interaction details of a library of synthetic fluorinated monosaccharides towards dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN), a lectin of biomedical interest, which is involved in different viral infections, including HIV and Ebola, and is able to recognize a variety of self- and non-self-glycans. The strategy employed allows not only screening of a mixture of compounds, but also obtaining valuable information on the specific sugar–protein interactions. The analysis of the data demonstrates that monosaccharides Fuc, Man, Glc, and Gal are able to bind DC-SIGN, although with decreasing affinity. Moreover, a new binding mode between Man moieties and DC-SIGN, which might have biological implications, is also detected for the first time. The combination of the 19F with standard proton saturation transfer difference (1H-STD-NMR) data, assisted by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, permits us to successfully define this new binding epitope, where Man coordinates a Ca2+ ion of the lectin carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) through the axial OH-2 and equatorial OH-3 groups, thus mimicking the Fuc/DC-SIGN binding architecture.
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- J Daniel Martínez
- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
- CIBER-BBN, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Department of Organic Chemistry II, Faculty of Science and Technology, EHU-UPV, 48160 Leioa, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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van Dalen R, Fuchsberger FF, Rademacher C, van Strijp JAG, van Sorge NM. A Common Genetic Variation in Langerin (CD207) Compromises Cellular Uptake of Staphylococcus aureus. J Innate Immun 2019; 12:191-200. [PMID: 31141812 DOI: 10.1159/000500547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Langerhans cells are key sentinel cells of the skin and mucosal lining. They sense microorganisms through their repertoire of pattern-recognition receptors to mount and direct appropriate immune responses. We recently demonstrated that human Langerhans cells interact with the Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus through the Langerhans cell-specific receptor langerin (CD207). It was previously hypothesized that two linked single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; N288D and K313I) in the carbohydrate recognition domain of langerin would affect interaction with microorganisms. We show that recognition of S. aureus by recombinant langerin molecules is abrogated in the co-inheriting SNP variant, which is mainly explained by the N288D SNP and further enhanced by K313I. Moreover, introduction of SNP N288D in ectopically-expressed langerin affected cellular distribution of the receptor such that langerin displayed enhanced plasma membraneexpression. Despite this increased binding of S. aureus by the langerin double SNP variant, uptake of bacteria by this langerin variant was compromised. Our findings indicate that in a proportion of the human population, the recognition and uptake of S. aureus by Langerhans cells may be affected, which could have important consequences for proper immune activation and S. aureus-associated disease.
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- Rob van Dalen
- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Wamhoff EC, Schulze J, Bellmann L, Rentzsch M, Bachem G, Fuchsberger FF, Rademacher J, Hermann M, Del Frari B, van Dalen R, Hartmann D, van Sorge NM, Seitz O, Stoitzner P, Rademacher C. A Specific, Glycomimetic Langerin Ligand for Human Langerhans Cell Targeting. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:808-820. [PMID: 31139717 PMCID: PMC6535779 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Langerhans cells are a subset of dendritic cells residing in the epidermis of the human skin. As such, they are key mediators of immune regulation and have emerged as prime targets for novel transcutaneous cancer vaccines. Importantly, the induction of protective T cell immunity by these vaccines requires the efficient and specific delivery of both tumor-associated antigens and adjuvants. Langerhans cells uniquely express Langerin (CD207), an endocytic C-type lectin receptor. Here, we report the discovery of a specific, glycomimetic Langerin ligand employing a heparin-inspired design strategy and structural characterization by NMR spectroscopy and molecular docking. The conjugation of this glycomimetic to liposomes enabled the specific and efficient targeting of Langerhans cells in the human skin. We further demonstrate the doxorubicin-mediated killing of a Langerin+ monocyte cell line, highlighting its therapeutic and diagnostic potential in Langerhans cell histiocytosis, caused by the abnormal proliferation of Langerin+ myeloid progenitor cells. Overall, our delivery platform provides superior versatility over antibody-based approaches and novel modalities to overcome current limitations of dendritic cell-targeted immuno- and chemotherapy.
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- Eike-Christian Wamhoff
- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Department
of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie
Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Department
of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie
Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Department of Anesthesiology
and Intensive Care Medicine, and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and
Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of
Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Medical
Microbiology, University Medical Center
Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Department of Anesthesiology
and Intensive Care Medicine, and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and
Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of
Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Department of Anesthesiology
and Intensive Care Medicine, and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and
Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of
Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Medical
Microbiology, University Medical Center
Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Medical
Microbiology, University Medical Center
Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Department of Anesthesiology
and Intensive Care Medicine, and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and
Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of
Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Department
of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie
Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Taouai M, Porkolab V, Chakroun K, Cheneau C, Luczkowiak J, Abidi R, Lesur D, Cragg PJ, Halary F, Delgado R, Fieschi F, Benazza M. Unprecedented Thiacalixarene Fucoclusters as Strong Inhibitors of Ebola cis-Cell Infection and HCMV-gB Glycoprotein/DC-SIGN C-type Lectin Interaction. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1114-1126. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marwa Taouai
- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 10 Rue Baudelocque, 80039, Amiens, France
- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances Naturelles et à l’Environnement (LACReSNE) Unité “Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques”, Université de Carthage, Zarzouna-Bizerte, TN 7021, Tunisia
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38044 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 10 Rue Baudelocque, 80039, Amiens, France
- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances Naturelles et à l’Environnement (LACReSNE) Unité “Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques”, Université de Carthage, Zarzouna-Bizerte, TN 7021, Tunisia
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- Centre de Recherche
en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, 44093 Nantes, France
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid 28041, Spain
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- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances Naturelles et à l’Environnement (LACReSNE) Unité “Interactions Moléculaires Spécifiques”, Université de Carthage, Zarzouna-Bizerte, TN 7021, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 10 Rue Baudelocque, 80039, Amiens, France
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
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- Centre de Recherche
en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, 44093 Nantes, France
- Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, 44093 Nantes, France
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid 28041, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38044 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A-UMR7378-CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 10 Rue Baudelocque, 80039, Amiens, France
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Geissner A, Reinhardt A, Rademacher C, Johannssen T, Monteiro J, Lepenies B, Thépaut M, Fieschi F, Mrázková J, Wimmerova M, Schuhmacher F, Götze S, Grünstein D, Guo X, Hahm HS, Kandasamy J, Leonori D, Martin CE, Parameswarappa SG, Pasari S, Schlegel MK, Tanaka H, Xiao G, Yang Y, Pereira CL, Anish C, Seeberger PH. Microbe-focused glycan array screening platform. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:1958-1967. [PMID: 30670663 PMCID: PMC6369816 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800853116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Interactions between glycans and glycan binding proteins are essential for numerous processes in all kingdoms of life. Glycan microarrays are an excellent tool to examine protein-glycan interactions. Here, we present a microbe-focused glycan microarray platform based on oligosaccharides obtained by chemical synthesis. Glycans were generated by combining different carbohydrate synthesis approaches including automated glycan assembly, solution-phase synthesis, and chemoenzymatic methods. The current library of more than 300 glycans is as diverse as the mammalian glycan array from the Consortium for Functional Glycomics and, due to its microbial focus, highly complementary. This glycan platform is essential for the characterization of various classes of glycan binding proteins. Applications of this glycan array platform are highlighted by the characterization of innate immune receptors and bacterial virulence factors as well as the analysis of human humoral immunity to pathogenic glycans.
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- Andreas Geissner
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Immunology Unit and Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Immunology Unit and Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany;
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Nagae M, Yamaguchi Y. Structural Aspects of Carbohydrate Recognition Mechanisms of C-Type Lectins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019; 429:147-176. [PMID: 31781867 DOI: 10.1007/82_2019_181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carbohydrate recognition is an essential function occurring in all living organisms. Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins and are classified into several families. In mammals, Ca2+-dependent C-type lectins, such as β-galactoside-binding galectin and sialic acid-binding siglec, play crucial roles in the immune response and homeostasis. C-type lectins are abundant and diverse in animals. Their immunological activities include lymphocyte homing, pathogen recognition, and clearance of apoptotic bodies. C-type lectin domains are composed of 110-130 amino acid residues with highly conserved structural folds. Remarkably, individual lectins can accept a wide variety of sugar ligands and can distinguish subtle structural differences in closely related ligands. In addition, several C-type lectin-like proteins specifically bind to carbohydrate ligands in Ca2+-independent ways. The accumulated 3D structural evidence clarifies the unexpected structural versatility of C-type lectins underlying the variety of ligand binding modes. In this issue, we focus on the structural aspects of carbohydrate recognition mechanisms of C-type lectins and C-type lectin-like proteins.
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- Masamichi Nagae
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.
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Schulze J, Baukmann H, Wawrzinek R, Fuchsberger FF, Specker E, Aretz J, Nazaré M, Rademacher C. CellFy: A Cell-Based Fragment Screen against C-Type Lectins. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:3229-3235. [PMID: 30480432 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Fragment-based drug discovery is a powerful complement to conventional high-throughput screening, especially for difficult targets. Screening low-molecular-weight fragments usually requires highly sensitive biophysical methods, because of the generally low affinity of the identified ligands. Here, we developed a cell-based fragment screening assay (cellFy) that allows sensitive identification of fragment hits in a physiologically more relevant environment, in contrast to isolated target screenings in solution. For this, a fluorescently labeled multivalent reporter was employed, enabling direct measurement of displacement by low-molecular-weight fragments without requiring enzymatic reactions or receptor activation. We applied this technique to identify hits against two challenging targets of the C-type lectin receptor (CLR) family: Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule-3-Grabbing Nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and Langerin. Both receptors are involved in pathogen recognition and initiation of an immune response, which renders them attractive targets for immune modulation. Because of their shallow and hydrophilic primary binding site, hit identification for CLRs is challenging and druglike ligands for CLRs are sparse. Screening of a fragment library followed by hit validation identified several promising candidates for further fragment evolution for DC-SIGN. In addition, a multiplexed assay format was developed for simultaneous screening against multiple CLRs, allowing a selectivity counterscreening. Overall, this sensitive cell-based fragment screening assay provides a powerful tool for rapid identification of bioactive fragments, even for difficult targets.
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- Jessica Schulze
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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A Novel Integrated Way for Deciphering the Glycan Code for the FimH Lectin. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23112794. [PMID: 30373288 PMCID: PMC6278545 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The fimbrial lectin FimH from uro- and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli binds with nanomolar affinity to oligomannose glycans exposing Manα1,3Man dimannosides at their non-reducing end, but only with micromolar affinities to Manα1,2Man dimannosides. These two dimannoses play a significantly distinct role in infection by E. coli. Manα1,2Man has been described early on as shielding the (Manα1,3Man) glycan that is more relevant to strong bacterial adhesion and invasion. We quantified the binding of the two dimannoses (Manα1,2Man and Manα1,3Man to FimH using ELLSA and isothermal microcalorimetry and calculated probabilities of binding modes using molecular dynamics simulations. Our experimentally and computationally determined binding energies confirm a higher affinity of FimH towards the dimannose Manα1,3Man. Manα1,2Man displays a much lower binding enthalpy combined with a high entropic gain. Most remarkably, our molecular dynamics simulations indicate that Manα1,2Man cannot easily take its major conformer from water into the FimH binding site and that FimH is interacting with two very different conformers of Manα1,2Man that occupy 42% and 28% respectively of conformational space. The finding that Manα1,2Man binding to FimH is unstable agrees with the earlier suggestion that E. coli may use the Manα1,2Man epitope for transient tethering along cell surfaces in order to enhance dispersion of the infection.
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Medve L, Achilli S, Serna S, Zuccotto F, Varga N, Thépaut M, Civera M, Vivès C, Fieschi F, Reichardt N, Bernardi A. On-Chip Screening of a Glycomimetic Library with C-Type Lectins Reveals Structural Features Responsible for Preferential Binding of Dectin-2 over DC-SIGN/R and Langerin. Chemistry 2018; 24:14448-14460. [PMID: 29975429 PMCID: PMC6220942 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A library of mannose‐ and fucose‐based glycomimetics was synthesized and screened in a microarray format against a set of C‐type lectin receptors (CLRs) that included DC‐SIGN, DC‐SIGNR, langerin, and dectin‐2. Glycomimetic ligands able to interact with dectin‐2 were identified for the first time. Comparative analysis of binding profiles allowed their selectivity against other CLRs to be probed.
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- Laura Medve
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Glycotechnology laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Glycotechnology laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,CIBER-BBN, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Kizuka Y, Mishra S, Yamaguchi Y, Taniguchi N. Implication of C-type lectin receptor langerin and keratan sulfate disaccharide in emphysema. Cell Immunol 2018; 333:80-84. [PMID: 30025865 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Glycosylation is profoundly involved in various diseases, and interactions between glycan binding proteins and their sugar ligands are plausible drug targets. Keratan sulfate (KS), a glycosaminoglycan, is downregulated in lungs by cigarette smoking, suggesting that KS is involved in smoking-related diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We found that a highly sulfated KS disaccharide, L4, suppresses lung inflammation and is effective against COPD and its exacerbation in mouse models. Its anti-inflammatory activity was comparable to that of a steroid. As a possible mechanism, langerin, a C-type lectin receptor (CLR) expressed in dendritic cells, was suggested to function as an L4 receptor. Oligomeric L4 derivatives were chemically designed to create new ligands with higher affinity and activity. The synthetic L4 oligomers bound to langerin with over 1000-fold higher affinity than the L4 monomer, suggesting that these compounds are effective drug candidates against COPD and inflammatory diseases.
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- Yasuhiko Kizuka
- Center for Highly Advanced Integration of Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN), Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
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- Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Global Research Cluster, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Global Research Cluster, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Global Research Cluster, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Chuoku, Osaka 541-8567, Japan.
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High affinity sugar ligands of C-type lectin receptor langerin. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1592-1601. [PMID: 29631057 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Langerin, a C-type lectin receptor (CLR) expressed in a subset of dendritic cells (DCs), binds to glycan ligands for pathogen capture and clearance. Previous studies revealed that langerin has an unusual binding affinity toward 6-sulfated galactose (Gal), a structure primarily found in keratan sulfate (KS). However, details and biological outcomes of this interaction have not been characterized. Based on a recent discovery that the disaccharide L4, a KS component that contains 6-sulfo-Gal, exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in mouse lung, we hypothesized that L4-related compounds are useful tools for characterizing the langerin-ligand interactions and their therapeutic application. METHODS We performed binding analysis between purified long and short forms of langerin and a series of KS disaccharide components. We also chemically synthesized oligomeric derivatives of L4 to develop a new high-affinity ligand of langerin. RESULTS We show that the binding critically requires the 6-sulfation of Gal and that the long form of langerin displays higher affinity than the short form. The synthesized trimeric (also designated as triangle or Tri) and polymeric (pendant) L4 derivatives displayed over 1000-fold higher affinity toward langerin than monomeric L4. The pendant L4, but not the L4 monomer, was found to effectively transduce langerin signaling in a model cell system. CONCLUSIONS L4 is a specific ligand for langerin. Oligomerization of L4 unit increased the affinity toward langerin. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These results suggest that oligomeric L4 derivatives will be useful for clarifying the langerin functions and for the development of new glycan-based anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Porkolab V, Chabrol E, Varga N, Ordanini S, Sutkevičiu̅tė I, Thépaut M, García-Jiménez MJ, Girard E, Nieto PM, Bernardi A, Fieschi F. Rational-Differential Design of Highly Specific Glycomimetic Ligands: Targeting DC-SIGN and Excluding Langerin Recognition. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:600-608. [PMID: 29272097 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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At the surface of dendritic cells, C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) allow the recognition of carbohydrate-based PAMPS or DAMPS (pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns, respectively) and promote immune response regulation. However, some CLRs are hijacked by viral and bacterial pathogens. Thus, the design of ligands able to target specifically one CLR, to either modulate an immune response or to inhibit a given infection mechanism, has great potential value in therapeutic design. A case study is the selective blocking of DC-SIGN, involved notably in HIV trans-infection of T lymphocytes, without interfering with langerin-mediated HIV clearance. This is a challenging task due to their overlapping carbohydrate specificity. Toward the rational design of DC-SIGN selective ligands, we performed a comparative affinity study between DC-SIGN and langerin with natural ligands. We found that GlcNAc is recognized by both CLRs; however, selective sulfation are shown to increase the selectivity in favor of langerin. With the combination of site-directed mutagenesis and X-ray structural analysis of the langerin/GlcNS6S complex, we highlighted that 6-sulfation of the carbohydrate ligand induced langerin specificity. Additionally, the K313 residue from langerin was identified as a critical feature of its binding site. Using a rational and a differential approach in the study of CLR binding sites, we designed, synthesized, and characterized a new glycomimetic, which is highly specific for DC-SIGN vs langerin. STD NMR, SPR, and ITC characterizations show that compound 7 conserved the overall binding mode of the natural disaccharide while possessing an improved affinity and a strict specificity for DC-SIGN.
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- Vanessa Porkolab
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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Shen D, Wang L, Ji J, Liu Q, An C. Identification and Characterization of C-type Lectins in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2018; 18:4924850. [PMID: 29718486 PMCID: PMC5842395 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iey011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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C-type lectins (CTLs) are a large family of calcium-dependent carbohydrate-binding proteins. They function primarily in cell adhesion and immunity by recognizing various glycoconjugates. We identified 14 transcripts encoding proteins with one or two CTL domains from the transcriptome from Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée; Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Among them, five (OfCTL-S1 through S5) only contain one CTL domain, the remaining nine (OfIML-1 through 9) have two tandem CTL domains. Five CTL-Ss and six OfIMLs have a signal peptide are likely extracellular while another two OfIMLs might be cytoplasmic. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that OfCTL-Ss had 1:1 orthologs in Lepidoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera species, but OfIMLs only clustered with immulectins (IMLs) from Lepidopteran. Structural modeling revealed that the 22 CTL domains adopt a similar double-loop fold consisting of β-sheets and α-helices. The key residues for calcium-dependent or independent binding of specific carbohydrates by CTL domains were predicted with homology modeling. Expression profiles assay showed distinct expression pattern of 14 CTLs: the expression and induction were related to the developmental stages and infected microorganisms. Overall, our work including the gene identification, sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, structural modeling, and expression profile assay would provide a valuable basis for the further functional studies of O. furnacalis CTLs.
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- Dongxu Shen
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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Zheng RB, Jégouzo SAF, Joe M, Bai Y, Tran HA, Shen K, Saupe J, Xia L, Ahmed MF, Liu YH, Patil PS, Tripathi A, Hung SC, Taylor ME, Lowary TL, Drickamer K. Insights into Interactions of Mycobacteria with the Host Innate Immune System from a Novel Array of Synthetic Mycobacterial Glycans. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:2990-3002. [PMID: 29048873 PMCID: PMC5735379 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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array of homogeneous glycans representing all the major carbohydrate
structures present in the cell wall of the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria has been
probed with a panel of glycan-binding receptors expressed on cells
of the mammalian innate immune system. The results provide an overview
of interactions between mycobacterial glycans and receptors that mediate
uptake and survival in macrophages, dendritic cells, and sinusoidal
endothelial cells. A subset of the wide variety of glycan structures
present on mycobacterial surfaces interact with cells of the innate
immune system through the receptors tested. Endocytic receptors, including
the mannose receptor, DC-SIGN, langerin, and DC-SIGNR (L-SIGN), interact
predominantly with mannose-containing caps found on the mycobacterial
polysaccharide lipoarabinomannan. Some of these receptors also interact
with phosphatidyl-myo-inositol mannosides and mannose-containing
phenolic glycolipids. Many glycans are ligands for overlapping sets
of receptors, suggesting multiple, redundant routes by which mycobacteria
can enter cells. Receptors with signaling capability interact with
two distinct sets of mycobacterial glycans: targets for dectin-2 overlap
with ligands for the mannose-binding endocytic receptors, while mincle
binds exclusively to trehalose-containing structures such as trehalose
dimycolate. None of the receptors surveyed bind furanose residues,
which often form part of the epitopes recognized by antibodies to
mycobacteria. Thus, the innate and adaptive immune systems can target
different sets of mycobacterial glycans. This array, the first of
its kind, represents an important new tool for probing, at a molecular
level, biological roles of a broad range of mycobacterial glycans,
a task that has not previously been possible.
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- Ruixiang Blake Zheng
- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Genomics
Research Centre, Academia Sinica, Nangang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Centre, Academia Sinica, Nangang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department
of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department
of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Feinberg H, Jégouzo SAF, Rex MJ, Drickamer K, Weis WI, Taylor ME. Mechanism of pathogen recognition by human dectin-2. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:13402-13414. [PMID: 28652405 PMCID: PMC5555199 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.799080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Dectin-2, a C-type lectin on macrophages and other cells of the innate immune system, functions in response to pathogens, particularly fungi. The carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD) in dectin-2 is linked to a transmembrane sequence that interacts with the common Fc receptor γ subunit to initiate immune signaling. The molecular mechanism by which dectin-2 selectively binds to pathogens has been investigated by characterizing the CRD expressed in a bacterial system. Competition binding studies indicated that the CRD binds to monosaccharides with modest affinity and that affinity was greatly enhanced for mannose-linked α1–2 or α1–4 to a second mannose residue. Glycan array analysis confirmed selective binding of the CRD to glycans that contain Manα1–2Man epitopes. Crystals of the CRD in complex with a mammalian-type high-mannose Man9GlcNAc2 oligosaccharide exhibited interaction with Manα1–2Man on two different termini of the glycan, with the reducing-end mannose residue ligated to Ca2+ in a primary binding site and the nonreducing terminal mannose residue occupying an adjacent secondary site. Comparison of the binding sites in DC-SIGN and langerin, two other pathogen-binding receptors of the innate immune system, revealed why these two binding sites accommodate only terminal Manα1–2Man structures, whereas dectin-2 can bind Manα1–2Man in internal positions in mannans and other polysaccharides. The specificity and geometry of the dectin-2-binding site provide the molecular mechanism for binding of dectin-2 to fungal mannans and also to bacterial lipopolysaccharides, capsular polysaccharides, and lipoarabinomannans that contain the Manα1–2Man disaccharide unit.
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- Hadar Feinberg
- From the Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 and
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- the Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- the Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- the Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- From the Departments of Structural Biology and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 and
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- the Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Fehres CM, Duinkerken S, Bruijns SC, Kalay H, van Vliet SJ, Ambrosini M, de Gruijl TD, Unger WW, Garcia-Vallejo JJ, van Kooyk Y. Langerin-mediated internalization of a modified peptide routes antigens to early endosomes and enhances cross-presentation by human Langerhans cells. Cell Mol Immunol 2017; 14:360-370. [PMID: 26456691 PMCID: PMC5380941 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2015.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The potential of the skin immune system to generate immune responses is well established, and the skin is actively exploited as a vaccination site. Human skin contains several antigen-presenting cell subsets with specialized functions. In particular, the capacity to cross-present exogenous antigens to CD8+ T cells is of interest for the design of effective immunotherapies against viruses or cancer. Here, we show that primary human Langerhans cells (LCs) were able to cross-present a synthetic long peptide (SLP) to CD8+ T cells. In addition, modification of this SLP using antibodies against the receptor langerin, but not dectin-1, further enhanced the cross-presenting capacity of LCs through routing of internalized antigens to less proteolytic early endosome antigen 1+ early endosomes. The potency of LCs to enhance CD8+ T-cell responses could be further increased through activation of LCs with the toll-like receptor 3 ligand polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (pI:C). Altogether, the data provide evidence that human LCs are able to cross-present antigens after langerin-mediated internalization. Furthermore, the potential for antigen modification to target LCs specifically provides a rationale for generating effective anti-tumor or anti-viral cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses.
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- Cynthia M Fehres
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology,VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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