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Wang C, Zhang C, Gao X, Lin JM. Isomer-specific biomarker discovery in multiple myeloma with dual-derivatized N-glycans. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5617-5626. [PMID: 35320367 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04010-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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As one of the most important post-translational modifications, protein glycosylation plays vital role in various physiological processes. With multitudinous glycosyltransferases, N-glycans present structural diversity in linkages and branching styles. Structure-specific glycan profiling may provide more potential biological information than compositional profiling. In this work, N-glycans released from human serum samples were derivatized with reduction and methylamination prior to profiling using nanoLC-ESI-MS with PGC as stationary phase. In addition, α 2-3 neuraminidase was also applied for distinguishing the linkage types of sialic acid corresponding to different isomers. Relative abundances of 280 isomeric N-glycans were compared and 20 isomers showed significant difference between multiple myeloma cases and healthy controls. ROC was performed to assess the significantly altered isomeric glycans and 6 AUCs have exceeded 0.80, providing high diagnostic accuracy for MM. PCA is also employed to establish the differences among sample sets. Furthermore, these specific isomers have also been used for early detection of multiple myeloma, presenting important clinical application value. Isomer-specific biomarker discovery in multiple myeloma with dual-derivatized N-glycans.
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- Chang Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Yan S, Hodžić A, Bandini G, Yang G, Vanbeselaere J, Guérardel Y. Editorial: Characterization, Biosynthesis and Biological Functions of Novel Glyco-Epitopes. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:871037. [PMID: 35309506 PMCID: PMC8931030 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.871037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Shi Yan
- Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, VIA, Austria,*Correspondence: Shi Yan,
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- Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, VIA, Austria
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- York Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, VIA, Austria
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576 - UGSF - Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Lille, France,Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Chen Z, Wei J, Tang Y, Lin C, Costello CE, Hong P. GlycoDeNovo2: An Improved MS/MS-Based De Novo Glycan Topology Reconstruction Algorithm. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:436-445. [PMID: 35157458 PMCID: PMC9149727 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Glycan structure identification is essential to understanding the roles of glycans in various biological processes. Previously, we developed GlycoDeNovo, a de novo algorithm for reconstructing glycan topologies from tandem mass spectra (MS/MS). In this work, we introduce GlycoDeNovo2 that contains two major improvements to GlycoDeNovo. First, we use the precursor mass measured for a peak that likely corresponds to a glycan to determine its potential compositions, which are used to constrain the search space, enable parallel computation, and hence speed up topology reconstruction. Second, we developed a procedure to calculate the empirical p-value of a reconstructed topology candidate. Experimental results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of GlycoDeNovo2.
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- Zizhang Chen
- Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States
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Li Y, Gong L, Hong H, Lin H, Li D, Shi J, Zhou Z, Wu Z. β-Galactosidase-dependent metabolic glycoengineering of tumor cells for imaging and immunotherapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2568-2571. [PMID: 35107093 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06575k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A β-Gal-dependent metabolic glycoengineering strategy was developed for tumor cell-selective surface glycan imaging with high efficacy. Combined with an antibody-recruiting strategy, targeted immunotherapy was achieved successfully based on this strategy.
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- Yanchun Li
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Guo Z, Yan X. Synthesis of Structurally Defined Nitroxide Spin-Labeled Glycolipids as Useful Probes for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy Studies of Cell Surface Glycans. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022; 54:2856-2864. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1768-2138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AbstractFour glycolipids carrying different glycans and a nitroxide free radical spin at the glycan non-reducing end were designed and synthesized from free glucose and maltooligosaccharides by an efficient and streamlined synthetic strategy. The main features of this synthetic strategy include regioselective functionalization of the free carbohydrates and coupling of the radical spin label with functionalized free glycans as the last synthetic step. These glycolipids are useful probes for the study of cell surface glycans by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Moreover, the key synthetic intermediates, free glycolipids carrying a flexible azido group at the glycan non-reducing end, are widely useful platforms for accessing glycolipids with other molecular labels.
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Glycomic and Glycoproteomic Techniques in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Neurotrauma: Towards Personalized Markers. Cells 2022; 11:cells11030581. [PMID: 35159390 PMCID: PMC8834236 DOI: 10.3390/cells11030581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The proteome represents all the proteins expressed by a genome, a cell, a tissue, or an organism at any given time under defined physiological or pathological circumstances. Proteomic analysis has provided unparalleled opportunities for the discovery of expression patterns of proteins in a biological system, yielding precise and inclusive data about the system. Advances in the proteomics field opened the door to wider knowledge of the mechanisms underlying various post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins, including glycosylation. As of yet, the role of most of these PTMs remains unidentified. In this state-of-the-art review, we present a synopsis of glycosylation processes and the pathophysiological conditions that might ensue secondary to glycosylation shortcomings. The dynamics of protein glycosylation, a crucial mechanism that allows gene and pathway regulation, is described. We also explain how-at a biomolecular level-mutations in glycosylation-related genes may lead to neuropsychiatric manifestations and neurodegenerative disorders. We then analyze the shortcomings of glycoproteomic studies, putting into perspective their downfalls and the different advanced enrichment techniques that emanated to overcome some of these challenges. Furthermore, we summarize studies tackling the association between glycosylation and neuropsychiatric disorders and explore glycoproteomic changes in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We finally conclude with the role of glycomics in the area of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide perspectives on the clinical application of glycoproteomics as potential diagnostic tools and their application in personalized medicine.
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Cui T, Man Y, Wang F, Bi S, Lin L, Xie R. Glycoenzyme Tool Development: Principles, Screening Methods, and Recent Advances
†. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tongxiao Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiagsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiagsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiagsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiagsu 210023 China
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Aquino AK, Manzer ZA, Daniel S, DeLisa MP. Glycosylation-on-a-Chip: A Flow-Based Microfluidic System for Cell-Free Glycoprotein Biosynthesis. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 8:782905. [PMID: 35004852 PMCID: PMC8733600 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.782905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In recent years, cell-free synthetic glycobiology technologies have emerged that enable production and remodeling of glycoproteins outside the confines of the cell. However, many of these systems combine multiple synthesis steps into one pot where there can be competing reactions and side products that ultimately lead to low yield of the desired product. In this work, we describe a microfluidic platform that integrates cell-free protein synthesis, glycosylation, and purification of a model glycoprotein in separate compartments where each step can be individually optimized. Microfluidics offer advantages such as reaction compartmentalization, tunable residence time, the ability to tether enzymes for reuse, and the potential for continuous manufacturing. Moreover, it affords an opportunity for spatiotemporal control of glycosylation reactions that is difficult to achieve with existing cell-based and cell-free glycosylation systems. In this work, we demonstrate a flow-based glycoprotein synthesis system that promotes enhanced cell-free protein synthesis, efficient protein glycosylation with an immobilized oligosaccharyltransferase, and enrichment of the protein product from cell-free lysate. Overall, this work represents a first-in-kind glycosylation-on-a-chip prototype that could find use as a laboratory tool for mechanistic dissection of the protein glycosylation process as well as a biomanufacturing platform for small batch, decentralized glycoprotein production.
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- Alicia K Aquino
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Cornell Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Zhao F, Xie S, Li B, Zhang X. Functional nucleic acids in glycobiology: A versatile tool in the analysis of disease-related carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 201:592-606. [PMID: 35031315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As significant components of the organism, carbohydrates and glycoconjugates play indispensable roles in energy supply, cell signaling, immune modulation, and tumor cell invasion, and function as biomarkers since aberrance of them has been proved to be associated with the emergence and development of certain diseases. Functional nucleic acids (FNAs) have properties including easy-to-synthesize, good stability, good biocompatibility, low cost, and high programmability, they have attracted significant research attention and been incorporated into biosensors for detecting disease-related carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. This review summarizes the construction strategies and biosensing applications of FNAs-based biosensors in glycobiology in terms of target recognition and signal transduction. By illustrating the mechanisms and comparing the performances, the challenges and development opportunities in this area have been critically elaborated. We believe that this review will provide a better understanding of the role of FNAs in the analysis of disease-related carbohydrates and glycoconjugates, and inspire further discovery in fields that include glycobiology, chemical biology, clinical diagnosis, and drug development.
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- Furong Zhao
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Oh T, Uemura T, Nagao M, Hoshino Y, Miura Y. A QCM study of strong carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions of glycopolymers carrying mannosides on substrates. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:2597-2601. [PMID: 34989755 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02344f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbohydrates on cell surfaces are known to interact not only with lectins but also with other carbohydrates; the latter process is known as a carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction. Such interactions are observed in complex oligosaccharides. It would be surprising if these interactions were observed in simple monosaccharides of mannose. In this study, the interaction between glycopolymers carrying monosaccharides of mannose was quantitatively investigated by quartz crystal microbalance measurements. We measured the interactions with glycopolymers carrying mannose, galactose and glucose. Surprisingly, the interaction between the glycopolymers and mannose was much stronger than that between other saccharides.
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- Takahiro Oh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishiku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishiku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishiku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishiku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishiku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Tvaroška I. Glycosyltransferases as targets for therapeutic intervention in cancer and inflammation: molecular modeling insights. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-02026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dam TK, Edwards JL, Kadav PD, Brewer CF. Mechanism of Mucin Recognition by Lectins: A Thermodynamic Study. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2442:169-185. [PMID: 35320526 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2055-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Isothermal titration microcalorimetry (ITC) can directly determine the thermodynamic binding parameters of biological molecules including affinity constant, binding stoichiometry, heat of binding (enthalpy) and indirectly the entropy, and free energy of binding. ITC has been extensively used to study the binding of lectins to mono- and oligosaccharides, but limitedly in applications to lectin-glycoprotein interactions. Inherent experimental challenges to ITC include sample precipitation during the experiment and relative high amount of sample required, but careful design of experiments can minimize these problems and allow valuable information to be obtained. For example, the thermodynamics of binding of lectins to multivalent globular and linear glycoproteins (mucins) have been described. The results are consistent with a dynamic binding mechanism in which lectins bind and jump from carbohydrate to carbohydrate epitope in these molecules leading to increased affinity. Importantly, the mechanism of binding of lectins to mucins appears similar to that for a variety of protein ligands binding to DNA. Recent results also show that high-affinity lectin-mucin cross-linking interactions are driven by favorable entropy of binding that is associated with the bind and jump mechanism. The results suggest that the binding of ligands to biopolymers, in general, may involve a common mechanism that involves enhanced entropic effects that facilitate binding interactions.
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- Tarun K Dam
- Laboratory of Mechanistic Glycobiology Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
- Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
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- Laboratory of Mechanistic Glycobiology Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Laboratory of Mechanistic Glycobiology Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Chen Y, Yang Y, Tan Q, Liu H, Ju H. Tumor suppression via diverting intracellular sialylation with multifunctional nanoparticles. Chem Sci 2022; 13:2939-2945. [PMID: 35382461 PMCID: PMC8905897 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05598d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sialylation plays an important role in tumor-related physiological processes. Therefore, intervention of sialylation has great potential to explore new paths for tumor therapy. In view of the immune modulation of sialic acid (SA) on tumors, this work designs a multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MFMSN) to divert intracellular sialylation for tumor suppression. The galactose groups covered on MFMSN act as sialylation substrates to bind intracellular SAs competitively, which inhibits the SA expression on the tumor cell surface. The diverted intracellular sialylation can be visualized on living cells and in vivo by specifically binding the sialylated galactose with a phenylboronic acid labeled ssDNA probe released from the pore of MFMSN to induce DNA strand displacement, which recovers the fluorescence of the dsDNA probe covered on MFMSN surface. The diverting of sialylation efficiently suppresses tumor growth in mice, demonstrating the great potential of the designed strategy for revealing SA-related biological processes and clinical cancer therapy. Multifunctional nanoparticles are designed to divert intracellular sialylation, which can suppress tumor growth and be visualized.![]()
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- Yunlong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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Pang J, Li P, He H, Xu S, Liu Z. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Outperform Lectin Counterparts and Enable More Precise Cancer Diagnosis. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4589-4597. [PMID: 35656127 PMCID: PMC9020343 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01093c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Accurately analysing the particular glycosylation status of protein biomarkers is of significant importance in the precise, early diagnosis of cancer. Existing methods mainly rely on the use of antibodies and lectins. However, due to the macroscopic and microscopic heterogeneity of glycans, precise analysis of glycosylation status still remains a challenge. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), as a synthetic alternative to antibodies or lectins, may provide new solutions but have not yet been explored. Herein, we report an appealing strategy called triple MIP-based plasmonic immunosandwich assay (triMIP-PISA) for precise cancer diagnosis in terms of the relative glycosylation expression of glycoprotein biomarkers. As proof of the principle, alpha fetoprotein (AFP), which has been used as a clinical biomarker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as well as its Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)-reactive fraction (AFP-L3), which is mainly composed of core-fucosylated glycans, were used as two target proteoforms to test in this study. Using two MIPs that can specifically recognize the peptide sequence of AFP as well as a fucose-imprinted MIP that can specifically recognize the AFP-L3 fraction, facile simultaneous plasmon-enhanced Raman detection of AFP and AFP-L3 in serum was achieved, which allowed HCC patients to be distinguished from healthy individuals. Due to the excellent recognition properties of the MIPs that are comparable to those of antibodies and superior to those of lectins, our triMIP-PISA method exhibited improved precision as compared with an antibody plus lectin-based immunofluorescence assay. Thus, this strategy opened a new avenue towards the precise diagnosis of cancer. A triple molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based plasmonic assay was developed for precise cancer diagnosis in terms of the relative glycosylation expression of glycoprotein biomarkers.![]()
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- Jilei Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-8968-5639
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-8968-5639
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-8968-5639
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-8968-5639
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-8968-5639
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Luo X, Lian Q, Li W, Chen L, Zhang R, Yang D, Gao L, Qi X, Liu Z, Liao G. Fully synthetic Mincle-dependent self-adjuvanting cancer vaccines elicit robust humoral and T cell-dependent immune responses and protect mice from tumor development. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15998-16013. [PMID: 35024123 PMCID: PMC8672726 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05736g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A new strategy based on a macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) agonist was established to construct synthetic cancer vaccines. Using sialyl-Tn (STn) as a model antigen, four conjugates with the Mincle agonist as a built-in adjuvant were designed and synthesized through a facile and efficient method. All conjugates could induce BMDMs to produce inflammatory cytokines in a Mincle-dependent manner and were found to elicit robust humoral and T cell-dependent immune responses alone in mice. The corresponding antibodies could recognize, bind and exhibit complement-dependent cytotoxicity to STn-positive cancer cells, leading to tumor cell lysis. Moreover, all conjugates could effectively inhibit tumor growth and prolong the mice survival time in vivo, with therapeutic effects better than STn-CRM197/Al. Notably, compared to conventional glycoprotein conjugate vaccines, these fully synthetic conjugate vaccines do not cause "epitope suppression." Mincle ligands thus hold great potential as a platform for the development of new vaccine carriers with self-adjuvanting properties for cancer treatment. Preliminary structure-activity relationship analysis shows that a vaccine containing one STn antigen carried by vizantin exhibits the best efficacy, providing support for further optimization and additional investigation into Mincle agonists as the carrier of self-adjuvanting cancer vaccines.
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- Xiang Luo
- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510006 China
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Homogeneous antibody and CAR-T cells with improved effector functions targeting SSEA-4 glycan on pancreatic cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2114774118. [PMID: 34876527 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2114774118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is usually asymptomatic in the early stages; the 5-y survival rate is around 9%; and there is a lack of effective treatment. Here we show that SSEA-4 is more expressed in all pancreatic cancer cell lines examined but not detectable in normal pancreatic cells; and high expression of SSEA-4 or the key enzymes B3GALT5 + ST3GAL2 associated with SSEA-4 biosynthesis significantly lowers the overall survival rate. To evaluate potential new treatments for pancreatic cancer, homogeneous antibodies with a well-defined Fc glycan for optimal effector functions and CAR-T cells with scFv construct designed to target SSEA-4 were shown highly effective against pancreatic cancer in vitro and in vivo. This was further supported by the finding that a subpopulation of natural killer (NK) cells isolated by the homogeneous antibody exhibited enhancement in cancer-cell killing activity compared to the unseparated NK cells. These results indicate that targeting SSEA-4 by homologous antibodies or CAR-T strategies can effectively inhibit cancer growth, suggesting SSEA-4 as a potential immunotherapy target for treating pancreatic disease.
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Zhang C, Liu J, Chao F, Wang S, Li D, Han D, Xu Z, Xu G, Chen G. Alpha-L-Fucosidase Has Diagnostic Value in Prostate Cancer With "Gray-Zone PSA" and Inhibits Cancer Progression via Regulating Glycosylation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:742354. [PMID: 34881177 PMCID: PMC8645591 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.742354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background This study aimed to explore the diagnostic value of alpha-l-fucosidase (AFU) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients with “gray-zone PSA” and to investigate the correlation between AFU expression and clinicopathological characteristics of PCa patients. Methods The level of AFU and other necessary clinicopathological variables of patients were retrieved from electronic medical records. The transcriptome profiling and clinical information of PCa patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The protein level of AFU in tissue was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). All the data were processed by appropriate analysis methods. The p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results AFU showed ideal diagnostic value for PCa with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels ranging from 4 to 10 ng/ml, and its optimal cutoffs were 19.5 U/L. Beyond this, low AFU expression was associated with high pathological grade, T stage and N stage, more postoperative residual tumors, and poor primary therapy outcome, as well as shorter progression-free interval. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis illustrated that FUCA1/FUCA2 exerted tumor-suppressive function by regulating the glycosylation. Conclusions AFU (<19.5 U/L) could effectively distinguish the PCa from the patients with “gray-zone PSA”, and low expression of AFU was an independent unfavorable predictor for the clinicopathological characteristics of PCa patients.
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- Cong Zhang
- Department of Urology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Medicine, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yoshikawa AM, Rangel A, Feagin T, Chun EM, Wan L, Li A, Moekl L, Wu D, Eisenstein M, Pitteri S, Soh HT. Discovery of indole-modified aptamers for highly specific recognition of protein glycoforms. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7106. [PMID: 34876561 PMCID: PMC8651674 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26933-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Glycosylation is one of the most abundant forms of post-translational modification, and can have a profound impact on a wide range of biological processes and diseases. Unfortunately, efforts to characterize the biological function of such modifications have been greatly hampered by the lack of affinity reagents that can differentiate protein glycoforms with robust affinity and specificity. In this work, we use a fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-based approach to generate and screen aptamers with indole-modified bases, which are capable of recognizing and differentiating between specific protein glycoforms. Using this approach, we were able to select base-modified aptamers that exhibit strong selectivity for specific glycoforms of two different proteins. These aptamers can discriminate between molecules that differ only in their glycan modifications, and can also be used to label glycoproteins on the surface of cultured cells. We believe our strategy should offer a generally-applicable approach for developing useful reagents for glycobiology research. Glycosylation is an abundant form of post-translational modification. Here the authors present a generalizable workflow for the selection of indole-modified aptamers that can recognize protein glycoforms with high specificity.
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- Alex M Yoshikawa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. .,Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. .,Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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Helesbeux JJ, Carro L, McCarthy FO, Moreira VM, Giuntini F, O’Boyle N, Matthews SE, Bayraktar G, Bertrand S, Rochais C, Marchand P. 29th Annual GP2A Medicinal Chemistry Conference. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14121278. [PMID: 34959677 PMCID: PMC8708472 DOI: 10.3390/ph14121278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The 29th Annual GP2A (Group for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical chemistry in Academia) Conference was a virtual event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and spanned three days from Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 August 2021. The meeting brought together an international delegation of researchers with interests in medicinal chemistry and interfacing disciplines. Abstracts of keynote lectures given by the 10 invited speakers, along with those of the 8 young researcher talks and the 50 flash presentation posters, are included in this report. Like previous editions, the conference was a real success, with high-level scientific discussions on cutting-edge advances in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry.
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- School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, UK;
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- School of Chemistry, Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility, University College Cork, College Road, T12 K8AF Cork, Ireland;
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Byrom Street Campus, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK;
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 R590 Dublin, Ireland;
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey;
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- Institut des Substances et Organismes de la Mer, ISOmer, Nantes Université, UR 2160, F-44000 Nantes, France;
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- UNICAEN, CERMN (Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie), Normandie Univ., F-14032 Caen, France;
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- Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et du Cancer, IICiMed, Nantes Université, UR 1155, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-253-009-155
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Tan Y, Wu J, Song L, Zhang M, Hipolito CJ, Wu C, Wang S, Zhang Y, Yin Y. Merging the Versatile Functionalities of Boronic Acid with Peptides. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312958. [PMID: 34884766 PMCID: PMC8657650 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Peptides inherently feature the favorable properties of being easily synthesized, water-soluble, biocompatible, and typically non-toxic. Thus, boronic acid has been widely integrated with peptides with the goal of discovering peptide ligands with novel biological activities, and this effort has led to broad applications. Taking the integration between boronic acid and peptide as a starting point, we provide an overview of the latest research advances and highlight the versatile and robust functionalities of boronic acid. In this review, we summarize the diverse applications of peptide boronic acids in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, including the identification of covalent reversible enzyme inhibitors, recognition, and detection of glycans on proteins or cancer cell surface, delivery of siRNAs, development of pH responsive devices, and recognition of RNA or bacterial surfaces. Additionally, we discuss boronic acid-mediated peptide cyclization and peptide modifications, as well as the facile chemical synthesis of peptide boronic acids, which paved the way for developing a growing number of peptide boronic acids.
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- Yahong Tan
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- Screening & Compound Profiling, Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA;
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (Y.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; (Y.T.); (J.W.); (L.S.); (M.Z.); (C.W.); (Y.Z.)
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (Y.Y.)
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Esmail S, Manolson MF. Advances in understanding N-glycosylation structure, function, and regulation in health and disease. Eur J Cell Biol 2021; 100:151186. [PMID: 34839178 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2021.151186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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N-linked glycosylation is a post-translational modification crucial for membrane protein folding, stability and other cellular functions. Alteration of membrane protein N-glycans is implicated in wide range of pathological conditions including cancer metastasis, chronic inflammatory diseases, and viral pathogenesis. Even though the roles of N-glycans have been studied extensively, our knowledge of their mechanisms remains unclear due to the lack of detailed structural analysis of the N-glycome. Mapping the N-glycome landscape will open new avenues to explore disease mechanisms and identify novel therapeutic targets. This review discusses the diverse structure of N-linked glycans, the function and regulation of N-glycosylation in health and disease, and ends with a focus on recent approaches to target N-glycans in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer metastasis.
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- Sally Esmail
- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6, Canada.
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6, Canada
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Calatrava-Pérez E, Marchetti LA, McManus GJ, Lynch DM, Elmes RBP, Williams DC, Gunnlaugsson T, Scanlan EM. Real-Time Multi-Photon Tracking and Bioimaging of Glycosylated Theranostic Prodrugs upon Specific Enzyme Triggered Release. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103858. [PMID: 34820925 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Real-time tracking of prodrug uptake, delivery and activation in vivo represents a major challenge for prodrug development. Herein, we demonstrate the use of novel glycosylated theranostics of the cancer pharmacophore Amonafide in highly-selective, enzymatic triggered release. We show that the use of endogenous enzymes for activated release of the therapeutic component can be observed, in real time, and monitored using one and two-photon bioimaging, offering unique insight into the prodrug pharmacokinetic profile. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the potent cytotoxicity of Amonafide is preserved using this targeted approach.
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- Elena Calatrava-Pérez
- School of Chemistry Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Chemistry Department, Science Building Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.,Maynooth University Human Health Research Institute Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Chemistry Department, Science Building Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.,Maynooth University Human Health Research Institute Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D02 R590, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Stergiou N, Urschbach M, Gabba A, Schmitt E, Kunz H, Besenius P. The Development of Vaccines from Synthetic Tumor-Associated Mucin Glycopeptides and their Glycosylation-Dependent Immune Response. CHEM REC 2021; 21:3313-3331. [PMID: 34812564 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens are overexpressed as altered-self in most common epithelial cancers. Their glycosylation patterns differ from those of healthy cells, functioning as an ID for cancer cells. Scientists have been developing anti-cancer vaccines based on mucin glycopeptides, yet the interplay of delivery system, adjuvant and tumor associated MUC epitopes in the induced immune response is not well understood. The current state of the art suggests that the identity, abundancy and location of the glycans on the MUC backbone are all key parameters in the cellular and humoral response. This review shares lessons learned by us in over two decades of research in glycopeptide vaccines. By bridging synthetic chemistry and immunology, we discuss efforts in designing synthetic MUC1/4/16 vaccines and focus on the role of glycosylation patterns. We provide a brief introduction into the mechanisms of the immune system and aim to promote the development of cancer subunit vaccines.
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- Natascha Stergiou
- Radionuclide Center, Radiology and Nuclear medicine Amsterdam UMC, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085c, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Kataki-Anastasakou A, Hernandez S, Sletten EM. Cell-surface Labeling via Bioorthogonal Host-Guest Chemistry. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:2124-2129. [PMID: 34669367 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The widespread adoption of the bioorthogonal chemical reporter strategy revolutionized chemical biology. However, its translation to living mammals has been challenging, due to the size/stability properties of the chemical reporter group and/or the reaction kinetics of the labeling step. While developing new bioorthogonal reactions has been the traditional approach to optimizing the bioorthogonal chemical reporter strategy, here we present a different avenue, leveraging intermolecular interactions, to create bioorthogonal host-guest pairs. This approach, deemed "bioorthogonal complexation, does not rely on activated functional groups or second-order rate constants. We utilize the cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) scaffold to showcase bioorthogonal complexation and determine that medium-affinity (Ka ≈ 108-109 M-1) guests efficiently label cell surfaces and outperform the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Finally, we implement bioorthogonal complexation in the chemical reporter strategy through the metabolic incorporation of ortho-carborane into cell-surface glycans and detection with a CB[7]-fluorescein conjugate.
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- Anna Kataki-Anastasakou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Houvast RD, Thijse K, Groen JV, Chua J, Vankemmelbeke M, Durrant LG, Mieog JSD, Bonsing BA, Vahrmeijer AL, Kuppen PJK, Crobach ASLP, Sier CFM. An Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Tumor-Associated Glycans and Mucins as Targets for Molecular Imaging of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225777. [PMID: 34830932 PMCID: PMC8616289 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Distinguishing pancreatic cancer from healthy tissue before and during surgery can be enhanced by using molecular tracers directed at molecules on tumor cells allowing high-contrast visualization of tumor tissue, eventually improving diagnosis and surgical removal. Albeit sugar molecules and proteins carrying a large amount of sugars-mucins- have gained significant interest as tumor-specific targets, their relative presence on structures surrounding tumor tissues and lymph node metastases is unknown. The current study shows that the presence of several, but not all, investigated sugar molecules and mucins on pancreatic cancer cells is higher compared to surrounding tissues. Moreover, given their abundance on tumor cells in lymph nodes and their absence on normal lymph nodes, all investigated targets are high-potential targets for visualization of lymph node metastases. This study paves the way for the development of molecular tracers against the targets evaluated herein to allow improvement of pancreatic cancer treatment. Abstract Targeted molecular imaging may overcome current challenges in the preoperative and intraoperative delineation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Tumor-associated glycans Lea/c/x, sdi-Lea, sLea, sLex, sTn as well as mucin-1 (MUC1) and mucin-5AC (MU5AC) have gained significant interest as targets for PDAC imaging. To evaluate their PDAC molecular imaging potential, biomarker expression was determined using immunohistochemistry on PDAC, (surrounding) chronic pancreatitis (CP), healthy pancreatic, duodenum, positive (LN+) and negative lymph node (LN−) tissues, and quantified using a semi-automated digital image analysis workflow. Positive expression on PDAC tissues was found on 83% for Lea/c/x, 94% for sdi-Lea, 98% for sLea, 90% for sLex, 88% for sTn, 96% for MUC1 and 67% for MUC5AC, where all were not affected by the application of neoadjuvant therapy. Compared to PDAC, all biomarkers were significantly lower expressed on CP, healthy pancreatic and duodenal tissues, except for sTn and MUC1, which showed a strong expression on duodenum (sTn tumor:duodenum ratio: 0.6, p < 0.0001) and healthy pancreatic tissues (MUC1 tumor:pancreas ratio: 1.0, p > 0.9999), respectively. All biomarkers are suitable targets for correct identification of LN+, as well as the distinction of LN+ from LN− tissues. To conclude, this study paves the way for the development and evaluation of Lea/c/x-, sdi-Lea-, sLea-, sLex- and MUC5AC-specific tracers for molecular imaging of PDAC imaging and their subsequent introduction into the clinic.
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- Ruben D. Houvast
- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Scancell Limited, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; (J.C.); (M.V.); (L.G.D.)
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- Scancell Limited, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; (J.C.); (M.V.); (L.G.D.)
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- Scancell Limited, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; (J.C.); (M.V.); (L.G.D.)
- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.D.H.); (K.T.); (J.V.G.); (J.S.D.M.); (B.A.B.); (A.L.V.); (P.J.K.K.)
- Percuros BV, 2333 CL Leiden, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-07152662610
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Kong JW, Lam Z, Chan KH, Ganguly R, Joey Lee JY, Loo LH, Webster RD, Wong ZX, Leong WK. Group VIII Metal Carbonyl Cluster-Boronic Acid Conjugates: Cytotoxicity and Mode of Action Studies. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:29045-29053. [PMID: 34746593 PMCID: PMC8567370 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A set of metal carbonyl cluster-boronic acid conjugates of the group VIII metals (Fe, Ru, and Os) were synthesized and their antiproliferative effects measured against two breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and a noncancerous breast epithelial (MCF-10A) cell line. The cytotoxicity followed the order Ru > Os > Fe for the MDA-MB-231 cells, although the latter two exhibited similar cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MCF-10A cells. The osmium species {Os3(CO)10(μ-H)[μ-SC6H4-p-B(OH)2]} (2) could be chemically oxidized to its hydroxy analogue [Os3(CO)10(μ-H)(μ-SC6H4 -p-OH)] (2-OH), which showed comparable cytotoxicity. Mode of action studies pointed to an apoptotic pathway for cell death.
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- Jia Wen Kong
- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Yale-NUS
College, 16 College Avenue West, Singapore 138527, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Agency
for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Singapore 138671, Singapore
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- Agency
for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Singapore 138671, Singapore
- Department
of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Guan S, Bythell BJ. Evidence of gas-phase pyranose-to-furanose isomerization in protonated peptidoglycans. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:23256-23266. [PMID: 34632474 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03842g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Peptidoglycans are diverse co- and post-translational modifications of key importance in myriad biological processes. Mass spectrometry is employed to infer their biomolecular sequences and stereochemisties, but little is known about the critical gas-phase dissociation processes involved. Here, using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS and MSn), isotopic labelling and high-level simulations, we identify and characterize a facile isomerization reaction that produces furanose N-acetylated ions. This reaction occurs for both O- and N-linked peptidoglycans irrespective of glycosidic linkage stereochemistry (α/β). Dissociation of the glycosidic and other bonds thus occur from the furanose isomer critically altering the reaction feasibility and product ion structures.
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- Shanshan Guan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, 307 The Chemistry Building, Athens, OH 45701, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, 1 University Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, 307 The Chemistry Building, Athens, OH 45701, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, 1 University Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA.
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Utility of Bioluminescent Homogeneous Nucleotide Detection Assays in Measuring Activities of Nucleotide-Sugar Dependent Glycosyltransferases and Studying Their Inhibitors. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26206230. [PMID: 34684811 PMCID: PMC8539010 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Traditional glycosyltransferase (GT) activity assays are not easily configured for rapid detection nor for high throughput screening because they rely on radioactive product isolation, the use of heterogeneous immunoassays or mass spectrometry. In a typical glycosyltransferase biochemical reaction, two products are generated, a glycosylated product and a nucleotide released from the sugar donor substrate. Therefore, an assay that detects the nucleotide could be universal to monitor the activity of diverse glycosyltransferases in vitro. Here we describe three homogeneous and bioluminescent glycosyltransferase activity assays based on UDP, GDP, CMP, and UMP detection. Each of these assays are performed in a one-step detection that relies on converting the nucleotide product to ATP, then to bioluminescence using firefly luciferase. These assays are highly sensitive, robust and resistant to chemical interference. Various applications of these assays are presented, including studies on the specificity of sugar transfer by diverse GTs and the characterization of acceptor substrate-dependent and independent nucleotide-sugar hydrolysis. Furthermore, their utility in screening for specific GT inhibitors and the study of their mode of action are described. We believe that the broad utility of these nucleotide assays will enable the investigation of a large number of GTs and may have a significant impact on diverse areas of Glycobiology research.
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Kremsreiter SM, Kroell ASH, Weinberger K, Boehm H. Glycan-Lectin Interactions in Cancer and Viral Infections and How to Disrupt Them. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10577. [PMID: 34638920 PMCID: PMC8508825 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Glycan-lectin interactions play an essential role in different cellular processes. One of their main functions is involvement in the immune response to pathogens or inflammation. However, cancer cells and viruses have adapted to avail themselves of these interactions. By displaying specific glycosylation structures, they are able to bind to lectins, thus promoting pathogenesis. While glycan-lectin interactions promote tumor progression, metastasis, and/or chemoresistance in cancer, in viral infections they are important for viral entry, release, and/or immune escape. For several years now, a growing number of investigations have been devoted to clarifying the role of glycan-lectin interactions in cancer and viral infections. Various overviews have already summarized and highlighted their findings. In this review, we consider the interactions of the lectins MGL, DC-SIGN, selectins, and galectins in both cancer and viral infections together. A possible transfer of ways to target and disrupt them might lead to new therapeutic approaches in different pathological backgrounds.
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- Stefanie Maria Kremsreiter
- Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB), Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (S.M.K.); (A.-S.H.K.); (K.W.)
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- Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB), Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (S.M.K.); (A.-S.H.K.); (K.W.)
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- Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB), Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (S.M.K.); (A.-S.H.K.); (K.W.)
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr. 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Perez SJLP, Fu CW, Li WS. Sialyltransferase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer Metastasis: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives. Molecules 2021; 26:5673. [PMID: 34577144 PMCID: PMC8470674 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Potent, cell-permeable, and subtype-selective sialyltransferase inhibitors represent an attractive family of substances that can potentially be used for the clinical treatment of cancer metastasis. These substances operate by specifically inhibiting sialyltransferase-mediated hypersialylation of cell surface glycoproteins or glycolipids, which then blocks the sialic acid recognition pathway and leads to deterioration of cell motility and invasion. A vast amount of evidence for the in vitro and in vivo effects of sialyltransferase inhibition or knockdown on tumor progression and tumor cell metastasis or colonization has been accumulated over the past decades. In this regard, this review comprehensively discusses the results of studies that have led to the recent discovery and development of sialyltransferase inhibitors, their potential biomedical applications in the treatment of cancer metastasis, and their current limitations and future opportunities.
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- Ser John Lynon P. Perez
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.J.L.P.P.); (C.-W.F.)
- Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.J.L.P.P.); (C.-W.F.)
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.J.L.P.P.); (C.-W.F.)
- Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Biotechnology Research and Development, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 251, Taiwan
- Biomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Wang X, Ye Y, Huang Z, Seeberger PH, Hu J, Yin J. In vivo dual fluorescence imaging of mucin 1 and its glycoform in tumor cells. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:15067-15073. [PMID: 34533554 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02821a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The most efficient approach for cancer identification and monitoring is the detection of cancer-associated protein biomarkers but an accurate diagnosis requires multiple analyses. Glycosylation profiling can provide important biological information since different glycoforms are involved in malignant transformation. Here, a near-infrared (NIR) light activated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) strategy for the efficient and reliable simultaneous dual imaging of the mucin 1 (MUC1) protein backbone and MUC1-specific sialic acid (Sia) is reported. MUC1, an important tumor biomarker, is overexpressed and under-glycosylated in most tumor cells. Two aptamer-functionalized nanoprobes, Cy5-labeled Sia aptamer-functionalized gold nanostars (Sia-GNSs) and MUC1 aptamer-functionalized quantum dots (MUC1-QDs), were successfully constructed with high specificity and biocompatibility. Upon excitation with NIR light, Sia-GNSs endothermically released the Cy5-labeled Sia aptamer that specifically binds to Sia. The Cy5 fluorescence can be observed due to the FRET effect when the Cy5-labeled Sia aptamer and MUC1-QDs bind to the same MUC1 molecule. Dual imaging and relative quantification of MUC1 and its sialylation were achieved in vitro, in vivo and in clinical tissue samples. This efficient platform allows for the simultaneous detection of protein biomarkers and their glycosylation pattern, with significant potential for clinical cancer diagnostics.
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- Xiaoli Wang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Plank Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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Liu X, Wu A, Wang X, Liu Y, Xu Y, Liu G, Liu L. Identification of metabolism-associated molecular subtype in ovarian cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:9617-9626. [PMID: 34523782 PMCID: PMC8505839 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynaecological cancer with genomic complexity and extensive heterogeneity. This study aimed to characterize the molecular features of OC based on the gene expression profile of 2752 previously characterized metabolism-relevant genes and provide new strategies to improve the clinical status of patients with OC. Finally, three molecular subtypes (C1, C2 and C3) were identified. The C2 subtype displayed the worst prognosis, upregulated immune-cell infiltration status and expression level of immune checkpoint genes, lower burden of copy number gains and losses and suboptimal response to targeted drug bevacizumab. The C1 subtype showed downregulated immune-cell infiltration status and expression level of immune checkpoint genes, the lowest incidence of BRCA mutation and optimal response to targeted drug bevacizumab. The C3 subtype had an intermediate immune status, the highest incidence of BRCA mutation and a secondary optimal response to bevacizumab. Gene signatures of C1 and C2 subtypes with an opposite expression level were mainly enriched in proteolysis and immune-related biological process. The C3 subtype was mainly enriched in the T cell-related biological process. The prognostic and immune status of subtypes were validated in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset, which was predicted with a 45-gene classifier. These findings might improve the understanding of the diversity and therapeutic strategies for OC.
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- Xiaona Liu
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xiao D, Zou Q, Meng L, Xu Y, Zhang H, Meng F, He L, Zhang J. Glycopeptidomics Analysis of a Cell Line Model Revealing Pathogenesis and Potential Marker Molecules for the Early Diagnosis of Gastric MALT Lymphoma. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:715454. [PMID: 34476221 PMCID: PMC8407071 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.715454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background & Aims Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoma (GML) is a mature B cell tumor related to Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection. The clinical manifestations of GML are not specific, so GML is often misdiagnosed, leading to excessive treatment. The pathogenesis of H.pylori-induced GML is not well understood and there are no molecular markers for early GML diagnosis. Methods Glycopeptidomics analyses of host cell lines (a BCG823 cell line, C823) and C823 cells infected by H. pylori isolated from patients with GML (GMALT823), gastritis (GAT823), gastric ulcer (GAU823) and gastric cancer (GAC823) were carried out to clarify the host reaction mechanism against GML and to identify potential molecular criteria for the early diagnosis of GML. Results Thirty-three samples were analyzed and approximately 2000 proteins, 200 glycoproteins and 500 glycopeptides were detected in each sample. O-glycans were the dominant glycoforms in GMALT823 cells only. Four specific glycoforms in GMALT823 cells and 2 specific glycoforms in C823 and GMALT823 cells were identified. Eight specific glycopeptides from 7 glycoproteins were found in GMALT823 cells; of these glycopeptides, 6 and 3 specific glycopeptides had high affinity for T cell epitopes and have conformational B cell epitopes, respectively. Conclusion The predominant glycoforms of host cells infected by MALT H. pylori isolates differ from others, and the glycoproteins, glycosylation sites and glycoforms might be closely related to the formation of GML, which provides new insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of H. pylori infection and suggests molecular indicators for the early diagnosis of GML.
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- Di Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, Department of Biochemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hebei University of Engineering, Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Handan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Sehrawat S, Kaur M. Galectin-3 as a modifier of anti-microbial immunity: Unraveling the unknowns. Glycobiology 2021; 30:418-426. [PMID: 31985798 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Galectins play diverse roles in pathophysiology of infectious diseases and cancers. Galectin-3 is one of the most studied family member and the only chimeric type lectin. Many aspects of its biogenesis, range of activities, and the disease-modifying potential particularly during microbial infections are yet to be known. We review our current understanding of these issues and also highlight gaps in better defining the immune modulatory potential of galectin-3 during different stages of host responsiveness when an infection sets in. Additionally, we discuss commonly used strategies to disrupt galectin-3 functions both extracellulalry and intracellularly. Existing and improved novel strategies could help fine-tune immune responses to achieve better prognosis of infectious diseases.
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- Sharvan Sehrawat
- Department of Biological Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, SAS Nagar Knowledge City, PO Manauli, Mohali 140306 India
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- Department of Biological Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, SAS Nagar Knowledge City, PO Manauli, Mohali 140306 India
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Xu Z, Zhang Y, Ocansey DKW, Wang B, Mao F. Glycosylation in Cervical Cancer: New Insights and Clinical Implications. Front Oncol 2021; 11:706862. [PMID: 34485140 PMCID: PMC8415776 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.706862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cervical cancer has become the most frequent female malignancy and presents as a general health challenge in many countries undergoing economic development. Various human papillomaviruses (HPV) types have appeared as one of the most critically identifiable causes of widespread cervical cancers. Conventional cervical cytological inspection has limitations of variable sensitivity according to cervical cytology. Glycobiology has been fundamental in related exploration in various gynecologic and reproductive fields and has contributed to our understanding of cervical cancer. It is associated with altered expression of N-linked glycan as well as abnormal expression of terminal glycan structures. The analytical approaches available to determine serum and tissue glycosylation, as well as potential underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the cellular glycosylation alterations, are monitored. Moreover, cellular glycosylation influences various aspects of cervical cancer biology, ranging from cell surface expressions, cell-cell adhesion, cancer signaling, cancer diagnosis, and management. In general, discoveries in glycan profiling make it technically reproducible and affordable to perform serum glycoproteomic analyses and build on previous work exploring an expanded variety of glycosylation markers in the majority of cervical cancer patients.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Tikhonov A, Smoldovskaya O, Feyzkhanova G, Kushlinskii N, Rubina A. Glycan-specific antibodies as potential cancer biomarkers: a focus on microarray applications. Clin Chem Lab Med 2021; 58:1611-1622. [PMID: 32324152 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2019-1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Glycosylation is one of the most common posttranslational modifications of proteins and lipids. In the case of tumors, cell transformation accompanied by aberrant glycosylation results in the expression of tumor-associated glycans that promote tumor invasion. As part of the innate immunity, anti-glycan antibodies recognize tumor-associated glycans, and these antibodies can be present in the bloodstream in the early stages of cancer. Recently, anti-glycan antibody profiles have been of interest in various cancer studies. Novel advantages in the field of analytical techniques have simplified the analysis of anti-glycan antibodies and made it easier to have more comprehensive knowledge about their functions. One of the robust approaches for studying anti-glycan antibodies engages in microarray technology. The analysis of glycan microarrays can provide more expanded information to simultaneously specify or suggest the role of antibodies to a wide variety of glycans in the progression of different diseases, therefore making it possible to identify new biomarkers for diagnosing cancer and/or the state of the disease. Thus, in this review, we discuss antibodies to various glycans, their application for diagnosing cancer and one of the most promising tools for the investigation of these molecules, microarrays.
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- Aleksei Tikhonov
- Laboratory of Biological Microchips, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biological Microchips, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biological Microchips, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Federal State Budgetary Institution «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology» оf the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biological Microchips, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Horiguchi Y, Barthelmes K, Miyahara Y, Matsumoto A. pH-responsive Adsorption and Dissociation of Sialic Acid Expressed Protein on Boronic Acid Immobilized Surface. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yukichi Horiguchi
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0435, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0435, Japan
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[Covalent organic framework functional materials and their applications in glycopeptide enrichment]. Se Pu 2021; 39:588-598. [PMID: 34227319 PMCID: PMC9404058 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2021.02001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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蛋白质糖基化是生物体中最重要的翻译后修饰手段之一,糖蛋白/糖肽的有效分离和富集成为目前糖蛋白组学研究的首要问题。对于复杂的生物样本,糖蛋白的数量较少,酶解后大量高丰度非糖基化修饰肽的存在,使得低丰度糖肽的检测更加困难。因此,需要一些手段来有效地富集糖肽以提高其检测丰度,发展高选择性的糖肽富集材料及方法就成为在分子水平上有效地监测糖蛋白或糖肽的重要途径。相对于传统的糖肽富集材料,共价有机骨架材料具有比表面积大和可修饰位点丰富的优点,在糖肽富集领域具有很大的应用潜力。该文制备了一种新型的共价有机骨架材料(O-T-D-COFs),利用1,3,5-三(4-氨苯基)苯和2,5-二甲氧基苯-1,4-二甲醛作为反应单体通过共聚缩合反应生成的席夫碱构成了材料的框架,对合成后的中间体材料进行氧化处理,从而提高材料的富集性能。利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、红外光谱和固体核磁等表征技术对材料的结构进行了表征,并将其应用于糖肽的选择性富集。分别对富集过程的上样条件、淋洗条件、洗脱条件进行了优化,结合质谱检测技术,从人血清免疫球蛋白G酶解液中观察到32个明显的糖肽信号峰。通过模拟复杂样本体系验证材料富集选择性,在人血清免疫球蛋白G和牛血清白蛋白的酶解液混合物摩尔比达到1∶50时,该材料仍然保持了良好的选择性。此外,还考察了材料的检测限、富集容量、回收率等富集性能,及在实际样品中的应用潜力。以人血清免疫球蛋白G为评价对象,O-T-D-COFs具有较低的检测限(2.5 fmol/μL)、较高的富集容量(120 mg/g),及较好的富集回收率(103.5%±6.6%、101.5%±10.4%)。在血清样品中富集到来自53个N-糖蛋白中的86个N-糖肽序列,并鉴定到了94个N-糖基化位点。这些结果都表明,该材料在糖肽富集领域有较好的应用前景。
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l-Rhamnose forms the key components of important antigenic oligo- and polysaccharides of a variety of pathogens. Obtaining 1,2-cis stereoselectivity in the glycosylation of l-rhamnoside is quite challenging due to the unavailability of neighboring group participation and disfavoring of the anomeric effect and stereoelectronic effect of the substituents on the C-2 axial position. Nevertheless, various methodologies have been developed exploiting diverse pathways for obtaining β-stereoselectivity in the glycosylation of l-rhamnose. This review describes the recent advances in β-l-rhamnosylation and its applications in the total synthesis of β-l-rhamnose-containing biologically important oligosaccharides.
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- Diksha Rai
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Wang B, Duan A, Xie S, Zhang J, Yuan L, Cao Q. The molecular imprinting of magnetic nanoparticles with boric acid affinity for the selective recognition and isolation of glycoproteins. RSC Adv 2021; 11:25524-25529. [PMID: 35478904 PMCID: PMC9036988 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00716e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A strategy was designed for the molecular imprinting of magnetic nanoparticles with boric acid affinity (MNPs@MIP) which were then used for the selective recognition and isolation of glycoproteins. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared by a solvothermal method and direct silanization by the condensation polymerization of aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). Subsequently, phenylboric acid was functionalized by reductive amination between 2,3-difluoro-4-formyl phenylboric acid (DFFPBA) and the amido group. The resultant Fe3O4@SiO2–DFFPBA was then used for the selective adsorption of a glycoprotein template. Finally, a molecularly imprinted layer was covered on the surface nanoparticles by the condensation polymerization of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). The adsorption capacities of the resultant MNPs@MIP–HRP and MNPs@MIP–OVA to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) or ovalbumin (OVA) were significantly higher than non-imprinted particles (MNPs@NIP). Moreover, the adsorption capacities of MNPs@MIP–HRP and MNPs@MIP–OVA on non-template protein and non-glycoprotein bovine serum albumin (BSA) were significantly lower than those of their respective template proteins, thus indicating that both of the prepared MNPs@MIP exhibited excellent selectivity. A strategy was designed for the preparation of molecular imprinting of magnetic nanoparticles with boric acid affinity (MNPs@MIP), and the resultant MNPs@MIP exhibited excellent selectivity for template glycoproteins.![]()
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- Bangjin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650500 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650500 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650500 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650500 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650500 China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 China
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Santana AG, Díaz-Casado L, Montalvillo L, Jiménez-Moreno E, Mann E, Asensio JL. Aromatic interactions in Glycochemistry: from molecular recognition to catalysis. Curr Med Chem 2021; 29:1208-1218. [PMID: 34254906 DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666210709120216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aromatic platforms are ubiquitous recognition motifs occurring in protein carbohydrate binding domains (CBDs), RNA receptors and enzymes. They stabilize the glycoside/receptor complexes by participating in stacking CH/π interactions with either the α- or β- face of the corresponding pyranose units. In addition, the role played by aromatic units in the stabilization of glycoside cationic transition states has started being recognized in recent years. Extensive studies carried out during the last decade have allowed to dissect the main contributing forces that stabilize the carbohydrate/aromatic complexes, while helping delineate not only the standing relationship between the glycoside/aromatic chemical structures and the strength of this interaction, but also their potential influence on glycoside reactivity.
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Jeong S, Kim U, Oh M, Nam J, Park S, Choi Y, Lee D, Kim J, An H. Detection of Aberrant Glycosylation of Serum Haptoglobin for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis Using a Middle-Up-Down Glycoproteome Platform. J Pers Med 2021; 11:575. [PMID: 34207451 PMCID: PMC8235735 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11060575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer is a frequently occurring cancer and is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Recent studies have shown that aberrant glycosylation of serum haptoglobin is closely related to gastric cancer and has enormous potential for use in diagnosis. However, there is no platform with high reliability and high reproducibility to comprehensively analyze haptoglobin glycosylation covering microheterogeneity to macroheterogeneity for clinical applications. In this study, we developed a middle-up-down glycoproteome platform for fast and accurate monitoring of haptoglobin glycosylation. This platform utilizes an online purification of LC for sample desalting, and an in silico haptoglobin glycopeptide library constructed by combining peptides and N-glycans to readily identify glycopeptides. In addition, site-specific glycosylation with glycan heterogeneity can be obtained through only a single MS analysis. Haptoglobin glycosylation in clinical samples consisting of healthy controls (n = 47) and gastric cancer patients (n = 43) was extensively investigated using three groups of tryptic glycopeptides: GP1 (including Asn184), GP2 (including Asn207 and Asn211), and GP3 (including Asn241). A total of 23 individual glycopeptides were determined as potential biomarkers (p < 0.00001). In addition, to improve diagnostic efficacy, we derived representative group biomarkers with high AUC values (0.929 to 0.977) through logistic regression analysis for each GP group. It has been found that glycosylation of haptoglobin is highly associated with gastric cancer, especially the glycosite Asn241. Our assay not only allows to quickly and easily obtain information on glycosylation heterogeneity of a target glycoprotein but also makes it an efficient tool for biomarker discovery and clinical diagnosis.
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- Seunghyup Jeong
- Asia-Pacific Glycomics Reference Site, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.J.); (M.O.); (J.N.)
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Asia-Pacific Glycomics Reference Site, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.J.); (M.O.); (J.N.)
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Asia-Pacific Glycomics Reference Site, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.J.); (M.O.); (J.N.)
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine for Gastroenterology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea;
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Asia-Pacific Glycomics Reference Site, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.J.); (M.O.); (J.N.)
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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Pan P, Yue Q, Li J, Gao M, Yang X, Ren Y, Cheng X, Cui P, Deng Y. Smart Cargo Delivery System based on Mesoporous Nanoparticles for Bone Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2004586. [PMID: 34165902 PMCID: PMC8224433 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Bone diseases constitute a major issue for modern societies as a consequence of progressive aging. Advantages such as open mesoporous channel, high specific surface area, ease of surface modification, and multifunctional integration are the driving forces for the application of mesoporous nanoparticles (MNs) in bone disease diagnosis and treatment. To achieve better therapeutic effects, it is necessary to understand the properties of MNs and cargo delivery mechanisms, which are the foundation and key in the design of MNs. The main types and characteristics of MNs for bone regeneration, such as mesoporous silica (mSiO2 ), mesoporous hydroxyapatite (mHAP), mesoporous calcium phosphates (mCaPs) are introduced. Additionally, the relationship between the cargo release mechanisms and bone regeneration of MNs-based nanocarriers is elucidated in detail. Particularly, MNs-based smart cargo transport strategies such as sustained cargo release, stimuli-responsive (e.g., pH, photo, ultrasound, and multi-stimuli) controllable delivery, and specific bone-targeted therapy for bone disease diagnosis and treatment are analyzed and discussed in depth. Lastly, the conclusions and outlook about the design and development of MNs-based cargo delivery systems in diagnosis and treatment for bone tissue engineering are provided to inspire new ideas and attract researchers' attention from multidisciplinary areas spanning chemistry, materials science, and biomedicine.
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- Panpan Pan
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610051, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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Khoder-Agha F, Kietzmann T. The glyco-redox interplay: Principles and consequences on the role of reactive oxygen species during protein glycosylation. Redox Biol 2021; 42:101888. [PMID: 33602616 PMCID: PMC8113034 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) carry out prime physiological roles as intracellular signaling agents, yet pathologically high concentrations of ROS cause irreversible damage to biomolecules, alter cellular programs and contribute to various diseases. While decades of intensive research have identified redox-related patterns and signaling pathways, very few addressed how the glycosylation machinery senses and responds to oxidative stress. A common trait among ROS and glycans residing on glycoconjugates is that they are both highly dynamic, as they are quickly fine-tuned in response to stressors such as inflammation, cancer and infectious diseases. On this account, the delicate balance of the redox potential, which is tightly regulated by dozens of enzymes including NOXs, and the mitochondrial electron transport chain as well as the fluidity of glycan biosynthesis resulting from the cooperation of glycosyltransferases, glycosidases, and nucleotide sugar transporters, is paramount to cell survival. Here, we review the broad spectrum of the interplay between redox changes and glycosylation with respect to their principle consequences on human physiology.
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- Fawzi Khoder-Agha
- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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The Role of Glycosyltransferases in Colorectal Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115822. [PMID: 34070747 PMCID: PMC8198577 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the main causes of cancer death in the world. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) have been extensively studied in malignancies due to its relevance in tumor pathogenesis and therapy. This review is focused on the dysregulation of glycosyltransferase expression in CRC and its impact in cell function and in several biological pathways associated with CRC pathogenesis, prognosis and therapeutic approaches. Glycan structures act as interface molecules between cells and their environment and in several cases facilitate molecule function. CRC tissue shows alterations in glycan structures decorating molecules, such as annexin-1, mucins, heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), β1 integrin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) receptors, Fas (CD95), PD-L1, decorin, sorbin and SH3 domain-containing protein 1 (SORBS1), CD147 and glycosphingolipids. All of these are described as key molecules in oncogenesis and metastasis. Therefore, glycosylation in CRC can affect cell migration, cell–cell adhesion, actin polymerization, mitosis, cell membrane repair, apoptosis, cell differentiation, stemness regulation, intestinal mucosal barrier integrity, immune system regulation, T cell polarization and gut microbiota composition; all such functions are associated with the prognosis and evolution of the disease. According to these findings, multiple strategies have been evaluated to alter oligosaccharide processing and to modify glycoconjugate structures in order to control CRC progression and prevent metastasis. Additionally, immunotherapy approaches have contemplated the use of neo-antigens, generated by altered glycosylation, as targets for tumor-specific T cells or engineered CAR (Chimeric antigen receptors) T cells.
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Qiao J, Song Y, Chen C, Qi L. In Situ Determination of Sialic Acid on Cell Surface with a pH-Regulated Polymer Enzyme Nanoreactor. Anal Chem 2021; 93:7317-7322. [PMID: 33949860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sialic acid (SA) is an important monosaccharide that is involved in incurable cancer immunotherapy. However, it is difficult to detect SA in situ using the existing strategy based on the SA-terminated glycopeptide extraction from the cell lysate. The countermeasures of the bottleneck caused by cell disruption and peptide extraction should be designed based on a "cell-surface attachment and controlled enzymolysis" protocol. Herein, a poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride-acrylic acid-concanavalin A) (PSM-PAA-ConA) was synthesized and developed as a pH-regulated enzyme nanoreactor after being loaded with sialidase and myoglobin. The nanoreactor showed controllable biocatalysis induced by a cascade enzyme reaction and applied for the in situ detection of SA on a living cell surface. The addition of an acidic solution resulted in a decrease in the size of the nanoreactor and enhancement of its permeability, triggering an "on" state of the SA catalysis. Subsequent pH increase led to increased hydrophilicity of the nanoreactor, increasing its size and resulting in the catalytic "off" state. ConA assisted the cell-surface attachment of the enzyme reactor. Furthermore, SA on the surface of living cancer cells was successfully monitored by the pH-regulated enzyme nanoreactor, demonstrating the feasibility of high specificity in situ analysis for SA. This pH-induced catalytic efficiency control by the enzyme nanoreactor provides a potential platform for functional stimuli-responsive catalytic systems as well as a strategy for in situ analysis of biomolecules on the cell surface.
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- Juan Qiao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang medical University, Xinxiang 453003, P. R. China
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- Beijing key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Wang YS, Ren SF, Jiang W, Lu JQ, Zhang XY, Li XP, Cao R, Xu CJ. CA125-Tn ELISA assay improves specificity of pre-operative diagnosis of ovarian cancer among patients with elevated serum CA125 levels. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:788. [PMID: 34268401 PMCID: PMC8246179 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-8053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background CA125 is the most widely used serum marker for preoperative diagnosis of ovarian cancer. However, CA125 elevation is not specific to ovarian cancer. More than 60% of patients who have elevated CA125 levels do not have ovarian cancer. To overcome the low specificity of CA125, we identified a CA125 glycoform that was specifically elevated in ovarian cancer and that may help in the further triage of patients with elevated serum CA125 levels. Methods We used antibody-lectin ELISA to detect various CA125 glycoforms. Among 21 lectins tested, VVA, a plant lectin that preferentially binds Tn antigen, showed significantly stronger binding with ovarian cancer-derived CA125 than benign condition-derived CA125. CA125-Tn levels were tested among patients with elevated CA125 levels (n=328, including 68 ovarian cancer, 15 ovarian borderline tumors, and 245 benign conditions). The efficacy of CA125-Tn in diagnosing ovarian cancer was evaluated using ROC analysis. Results Medians and 25th to 75th quartiles of CA125-Tn levels were 0.31 (0.18–0.65) in ovarian cancer, 0.07 (0.02–0.12) in ovarian borderline tumor, and 0.07 (0.01–0.12) in benign conditions. AUC of the ROC curve was 0.890 (95% CI: 0.845, 0.935) for CA125-Tn to discriminate ovarian cancer cases from nonmalignant cases (borderline tumors and benign conditions). Its performance was even better among patients older than 45 y (AUC: 0.905, 95% CI: 0.841, 0.969). Specificity was improved from 35.1% for CA125 to 75.7% for CA125-Tn among patients older than 45 y when sensitivity was fixed at 90%. Conclusions CA125-Tn ELISA assay can improve specificity of the preoperative diagnosis of ovarian cancer and serve as a further triage strategy for patients with elevated CA125 levels.
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- Yi-Sheng Wang
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, Shanghai, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Dalian Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Liaoning, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China
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Kaur K, Arti S, Banipal TS, Banipal PK. Interactional behavior of saccharides/derivatives with amoxicillin drug in aqueous medium: Insights from volumetric, calorimetric and spectroscopic studies. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li T, Liu Y. Self-Assembled Nanorods of Phenylboronic Acid Functionalized Pyrene for In Situ Two-Photon Imaging of Cell Surface Sialic Acids and Photodynamic Therapy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:7029-7036. [PMID: 33908754 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Sialic acid (SA) plays important roles in various biological and pathological processes. Methods for monitoring and detection of SA are of great significance in terms of fundamental research, cancer diagnostics, and therapeutics, which are still limited until now. Here, a phenylboronic acid (PBA)-functionalized pyrene derivative, 4-(4-(pyren-1-yl)butyramido)phenylboronic acid (Py-PBA), was synthesized and used as a building block for self-assembling into hydrophilic nanorods. The Py-PBA nanorods (Py-PBA NRs) featured highly specific and efficient imaging of SA on living cells with the advantages of excellent fluorescence stability, good biocompatibility, and unique two-photon fluorescence properties. Meanwhile, the assembled Py-PBA NRs could efficiently generate 1O2 under two-photon irradiation, making it an excellent candidate for photodynamic therapy. This nanoplatform realized in situ recognition and two-photon imaging of SA on the cell surface as well as effective cancer cell therapy, providing a potential method for simple and selective analysis of SA in living cells and a new prospect for image-guided therapy.
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- Ting Li
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory for Analytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory for Analytical Methods and Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Wang M, Chen W, Chen J, Yuan S, Hu J, Han B, Huang Y, Zhou W. Abnormal saccharides affecting cancer multi-drug resistance (MDR) and the reversal strategies. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 220:113487. [PMID: 33933752 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Clinically, chemotherapy is the mainstay in the treatment of multiple cancers. However, highly adaptable and activated survival signaling pathways of cancer cells readily emerge after long exposure to chemotherapeutics drugs, resulting in multi-drug resistance (MDR) and treatment failure. Recently, growing evidences indicate that the molecular action mechanisms of cancer MDR are closely associated with abnormalities in saccharides. In this review, saccharides affecting cancer MDR development are elaborated and analyzed in terms of aberrant aerobic glycolysis and its related enzymes, abnormal glycan structures and their associated enzymes, and glycoproteins. The reversal strategies including depletion of ATP, circumventing the original MDR pathway, activation by or inhibition of sugar-related enzymes, combination therapy with traditional cytotoxic agents, and direct modification on the sugar moiety, are ultimately proposed. It follows that abnormal saccharides have a significant effect on cancer MDR development, providing a new perspective for overcoming MDR and improving the outcome of chemotherapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meizhu Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, E. 232, University Town, Waihuan Rd, Panyu, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Production Center, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, 95, Shaoshan Rd, Changsha, Hunan, 41007, China
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, 483, Wushan Rd, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 510642, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, E. 232, University Town, Waihuan Rd, Panyu, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, E. 232, University Town, Waihuan Rd, Panyu, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China; Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources, West Anhui University, Lu'an, Anhui, China
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, 483, Wushan Rd, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 510642, China.
| | - Wen Zhou
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 200241, Shanghai, China.
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