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Sobala ŁF. Evolution and phylogenetic distribution of endo-α-mannosidase. Glycobiology 2023; 33:687-699. [PMID: 37202179 PMCID: PMC11025385 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwad041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
Abstract
While glycans underlie many biological processes, such as protein folding, cell adhesion, and cell-cell recognition, deep evolution of glycosylation machinery remains an understudied topic. N-linked glycosylation is a conserved process in which mannosidases are key trimming enzymes. One of them is the glycoprotein endo-α-1,2-mannosidase which participates in the initial trimming of mannose moieties from an N-linked glycan inside the cis-Golgi. It is unique as the only endo-acting mannosidase found in this organelle. Relatively little is known about its origins and evolutionary history; so far it was reported to occur only in vertebrates. In this work, a taxon-rich bioinformatic survey to unravel the evolutionary history of this enzyme, including all major eukaryotic clades and a wide representation of animals, is presented. The endomannosidase was found to be more widely distributed in animals and other eukaryotes. The protein motif changes in context of the canonical animal enzyme were tracked. Additionally, the data show the two canonical vertebrate endomannosidase genes, MANEA and MANEAL, arose at the second round of the two vertebrate genome duplications and one more vertebrate paralog, CMANEAL, is uncovered. Finally, a framework where N-glycosylation co-evolved with complex multicellularity is described. A better understanding of the evolution of core glycosylation pathways is pivotal to understanding biology of eukaryotes in general, and the Golgi apparatus in particular. This systematic analysis of the endomannosidase evolution is one step toward this goal.
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Affiliation(s)
- Łukasz F Sobala
- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
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Wu Q, Dong S, Xuan W. N-Glycan Engineering: Constructing the N-GlcNAc Stump. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200388. [PMID: 35977913 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200388] [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: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
N-Glycosylation is often essential for the structure and function of proteins. However, N-glycosylated proteins from natural sources exhibit considerable heterogeneity in the appended oligosaccharides, bringing daunting challenges to corresponding basic research and therapeutic applications. To address this issue, various synthetic, enzymatic, and chemoenzymatic approaches have been elegantly designed. Utilizing the endoglycosidase-catalyzed transglycosylation method, a single N-acetylglucosamine (N-GlcNAc, analogous to a tree stump) on proteins can be converted to various homogeneous N-glycosylated forms, thereby becoming the focus of research efforts. In this concept article, we briefly introduce the methods that allow the generation of N-GlcNAc and its close analogues on proteins and peptides and highlight the current challenges and opportunities the scientific community is facing.
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- Qifan Wu
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, and, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Burchill L, Males A, Kaur A, Davies GJ, Williams SJ. Structure, Function and Mechanism of N‐Glycan Processing Enzymes:
endo
‐α‐1,2‐Mannanase and
endo
‐α‐1,2‐Mannosidase. Isr J Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200067] [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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- Laura Burchill
- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia 3010
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- Department of Chemistry University of York York YO10 5DD United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia 3010
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- Department of Chemistry University of York York YO10 5DD United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia 3010
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Identification of MAN1B1 as a Novel Marker for Bladder Cancer and Its Relationship with Immune Cell Infiltration. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:3387671. [PMID: 36016584 PMCID: PMC9398811 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3387671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Bladder cancer (BC) is a common malignant tumor of the genitourinary system, and there are not enough tumor biomarker tests that are specific, trustworthy, and noninvasive for the diagnosis and prognosis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical relevance, prognostic value, and immunological signature of Mannosidase alpha class 1B member 1(MAN1B1) expressions in BC. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases provided the raw information that was used to analyze the expression of MAN1B1 in tumor patients. Then, a statistical study was carried out to assess the correlations of MAN1B1 expression with the clinical characteristics and the prognosis of BC. The correlation between MAN1B1 expression and tumor immune infiltration was explored via single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). In human cancers, MAN1B1 expressions were shown to be generally higher in tumors than in normal specimens. We confirmed that MAN1B1 expression was distinctly increased in BC specimens compared with nontumor specimens. BC specimens with advanced T stage and M stage showed a higher level of MAN1B1. Survival analysis revealed that the overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and progression-free interval (PFI) of patients with high MAN1B1 expressions were distinctly worse than those with low MAN1B1 expressions. Importantly, multivariate analyses only confirmed that MAN1B1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for OS of the patients with BC. Furthermore, we observed that MAN1B1 expression level was significantly correlated with abundance of multiple immune infiltrates including Th2 cells, macrophages, Th1 cells, neutrophils, T helper cells, and NK CD56 bright cells. In conjunction with all of these findings, elevated MAN1B1 expression is associated with a poor prognosis and a higher number of immune cells in BC. MAN1B1 has the potential to act as a biomarker that can evaluate both the patient's prognosis and the degree of immune infiltration in BC.
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Ito Y, Kajihara Y, Takeda Y. Chemical‐Synthesis‐Based Approach to Glycoprotein Functions in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Chemistry 2020; 26:15461-15470. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yukishige Ito
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 5600043 Japan
- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research Wako Saitama 3510198 Japan
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- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 5600043 Japan
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 5600043 Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu Shiga 5258577 Japan
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Chao Q, Ding Y, Chen ZH, Xiang MH, Wang N, Gao XD. Recent Progress in Chemo-Enzymatic Methods for the Synthesis of N-Glycans. Front Chem 2020; 8:513. [PMID: 32612979 PMCID: PMC7309569 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation is one of the most common co- and post-translational modifications of both intra- and extracellularly distributing proteins, which directly affects their biological functions, such as protein folding, stability and intercellular traffic. Production of the structural well-defined homogeneous N-glycans contributes to comprehensive investigation of their biological roles and molecular basis. Among the various methods, chemo-enzymatic approach serves as an alternative to chemical synthesis, providing high stereoselectivity and economic efficiency. This review summarizes some recent advances in the chemo-enzymatic methods for the production of N-glycans, including the preparation of substrates and sugar donors, and the progress in the glycosyltransferases characterization which leads to the diversity of N-glycan synthesis. We discuss the bottle-neck and new opportunities in exploiting the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of N-glycans based on our research experiences. In addition, downstream applications of the constructed N-glycans, such as automation devices and homogeneous glycoproteins synthesis are also described.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Sobala L, Speciale G, Zhu S, Raich L, Sannikova N, Thompson AJ, Hakki Z, Lu D, Shamsi Kazem Abadi S, Lewis AR, Rojas-Cervellera V, Bernardo-Seisdedos G, Zhang Y, Millet O, Jiménez-Barbero J, Bennet AJ, Sollogoub M, Rovira C, Davies GJ, Williams SJ. An Epoxide Intermediate in Glycosidase Catalysis. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:760-770. [PMID: 32490192 PMCID: PMC7256955 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Retaining glycoside hydrolases cleave their substrates through stereochemical retention at the anomeric position. Typically, this involves two-step mechanisms using either an enzymatic nucleophile via a covalent glycosyl enzyme intermediate or neighboring-group participation by a substrate-borne 2-acetamido neighboring group via an oxazoline intermediate; no enzymatic mechanism with participation of the sugar 2-hydroxyl has been reported. Here, we detail structural, computational, and kinetic evidence for neighboring-group participation by a mannose 2-hydroxyl in glycoside hydrolase family 99 endo-α-1,2-mannanases. We present a series of crystallographic snapshots of key species along the reaction coordinate: a Michaelis complex with a tetrasaccharide substrate; complexes with intermediate mimics, a sugar-shaped cyclitol β-1,2-aziridine and β-1,2-epoxide; and a product complex. The 1,2-epoxide intermediate mimic displayed hydrolytic and transfer reactivity analogous to that expected for the 1,2-anhydro sugar intermediate supporting its catalytic equivalence. Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics modeling of the reaction coordinate predicted a reaction pathway through a 1,2-anhydro sugar via a transition state in an unusual flattened, envelope (E 3) conformation. Kinetic isotope effects (k cat/K M) for anomeric-2H and anomeric-13C support an oxocarbenium ion-like transition state, and that for C2-18O (1.052 ± 0.006) directly implicates nucleophilic participation by the C2-hydroxyl. Collectively, these data substantiate this unprecedented and long-imagined enzymatic mechanism.
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- Lukasz
F. Sobala
- York
Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire,
UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica
i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &
Institut de Química
Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- York
Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire,
UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Simon
Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica
i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &
Institut de Química
Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular
Recognition and Host−Pathogen Interactions, CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire,
UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Molecular
Recognition and Host−Pathogen Interactions, CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Marıá Dıáz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- Molecular
Recognition and Host−Pathogen Interactions, CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Simon
Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
- E-mail:
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire,
UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
- E-mail:
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica
i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &
Institut de Química
Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució
Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys
23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- E-mail:
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- York
Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
- E-mail:
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- School
of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- E-mail:
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Gloster TM. Exploitation of carbohydrate processing enzymes in biocatalysis. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 55:180-188. [PMID: 32203896 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Exploitation of enzymes in biocatalytic processes provides scope both in the synthesis and degradation of molecules. Enzymes have power not only in their catalytic efficiency, but their chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity means the reactions they catalyze are precise and reproducible. Focusing on carbohydrate processing enzymes, this review covers advances in biocatalysis involving carbohydrates over the last 2-3 years. Given the notorious difficulties in the chemical synthesis of carbohydrates, the use of enzymes for synthesis has potential for significant impact in the future. The use of catabolic enzymes in the degradation of biomass, which can be exploited in the production of biofuels to provide a sustainable and greener source of energy, and the synthesis of molecules that have a range of applications including in the pharmaceutical and food industries will be explored.
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- Tracey M Gloster
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK.
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Fujita A, Okuno T, Oda M, Kato K. Urinary volatilome analysis in a mouse model of anxiety and depression. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229269. [PMID: 32084196 PMCID: PMC7034835 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety comprise a broad range of conditions with different symptoms. We have developed a mouse model of depression/anxiety in mice deficient in the St3gal4 gene. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis of urinary volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in St3gal4-deficient (St3gal4-KO) and wild-type mice using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and we screened 18 putative VOCs. Principal component analysis (PCA) based on these VOCs identified a major group of 11 VOCs, from which two groups were clarified by hierarchical clustering analysis. One group including six VOCs (pentanoic acid, 4-methyl-, ethyl ester; 3-heptanone, 6-methyl; benzaldehyde; 5,9-undecadien-2-ol, 6,10-dimethyl; and unknown compounds RI1291 and RI1237) was correlated with the startle response (r = 0.620), which is related to an unconscious defensive response. The other group including two VOCs (beta-farnesene and alpha-farnesene) comprised pheromones which increased in KO mice. Next, male mice underwent a social behavior test with female mice in the estrus stage, showing reduced access of KO male mice to female mice. Comparative analysis of urinary VOCs before and after encounters revealed that the six VOCs were not changed by these encounters. However, in WT mice, the two farnesenes increased after the encounters, reaching the level observed in KO mice, which was not altered following the encounter. Taken together, these results indicated that St3gal4 was involved in modulating urinary VOCs. Moreover, VOC clusters discovered by comparison of St3gal4-KO mice with WT mice were correlated with differential emotional behaviors.
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- Akiko Fujita
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan
- * E-mail:
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Singh M, Watkinson M, Scanlan EM, Miller GJ. Illuminating glycoscience: synthetic strategies for FRET-enabled carbohydrate active enzyme probes. RSC Chem Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00134a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Carbohydrates are synthesised, refined and degraded by carbohydrate active enzymes. FRET is emerging as a powerful tool to monitor and quantify their activity as well as to test inhibitors as new drug candidates and monitor disease.
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- Meenakshi Singh
- Lennard-Jones Laboratories
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Keele University
- Staffordshire
- UK
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- Lennard-Jones Laboratories
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Keele University
- Staffordshire
- UK
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- Lennard-Jones Laboratories
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Keele University
- Staffordshire
- UK
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Sano K, Kuribara T, Ishii N, Kuroiwa A, Yoshihara T, Tobita S, Totani K, Matsuo I. Fluorescence Quenching-based Assay for Measuring Golgi endo-α-Mannosidase. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:1965-1969. [PMID: 30884161 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Golgi endo-α-mannosidase (G-EM) catalyzes an alternative deglucosylation process for N-glycans and plays important roles in the post-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control pathway. To understand the post-ER quality control mechanism, we synthesized a tetrasaccharide probe for the detection of the hydrolytic activity of G-EM based on a fluorescence quenching assay. The probe was labeled with an N-methylanthraniloyl group as a reporter dye at the non-reducing end and a 2,4-dinitrophenyl group as a quencher at the reducing end. This probe is hydrolyzed to disaccharide derivatives by G-EM, resulting in increased fluorescence intensity. Thus, the fluorescence signal is directly proportional to the amount of disaccharide derivative present, allowing the G-EM activity to be evaluated easily and quantitatively.
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- Kanae Sano
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan), (IM
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Glycosylation is one of the most prevalent posttranslational modifications that profoundly affects the structure and functions of proteins in a wide variety of biological recognition events. However, the structural complexity and heterogeneity of glycoproteins, usually resulting from the variations of glycan components and/or the sites of glycosylation, often complicates detailed structure-function relationship studies and hampers the therapeutic applications of glycoproteins. To address these challenges, various chemical and biological strategies have been developed for producing glycan-defined homogeneous glycoproteins. This review highlights recent advances in the development of chemoenzymatic methods for synthesizing homogeneous glycoproteins, including the generation of various glycosynthases for synthetic purposes, endoglycosidase-catalyzed glycoprotein synthesis and glycan remodeling, and direct enzymatic glycosylation of polypeptides and proteins. The scope, limitation, and future directions of each method are discussed.
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- Chao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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