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Yang X, Mishra B, Yu H, Wei Y, Chen X. A bifunctional Pasteurella multocida β1-3-galactosyl/ N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (PmNatB) for the highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of disaccharides. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:6004-6015. [PMID: 38993172 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00889h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Glycosyltransferases are nature's key biocatalysts for the formation of glycosidic bonds. Discovery and characterization of new synthetically useful glycosyltransferases are critical for the development of efficient enzymatic and chemoenzymatic strategies for producing complex carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. Herein we report the identification of Pasteurella multocida PmNatB as a bifunctional single-catalytic-domain glycosyltransferase with both β1-3-galactosyltransferase and β1-3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activities. It is a novel glycosyltransferase for constructing structurally diverse GalNAcβ3Galα/βOR and Galβ3GalNAcα/βOR disaccharides in one-pot multienzyme systems with in situ generation of UDP-sugars.
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- Xiaohong Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Deetanya P, Sitthiyotha T, Chomanee N, Chunsrivirot S, Wangkanont K. Biochemical and ligand binding properties of recombinant Xenopus laevis cortical granule lectin-1. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10396. [PMID: 36061023 PMCID: PMC9434060 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Intelectins are putative innate immune lectins that are found throughout chordates. The first intelectin reported was Xenopus laevis cortical granule lectin-1 (XCGL-1 or XL-35). XCGL-1 is critical in fertilization membrane development in Xenopus. Here, we explored the biochemical properties of XCGL-1. The cysteines responsible for forming intermolecular disulfide bonds were identified. XCGL-1 adopted a four-lobed structure as observed by electron microscopy. The full-length XCGL-1 and the carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) bind galactose-containing carbohydrates at nanomolar to micromolar affinities. Molecular modeling suggested that galactoside ligands coordinated the binding site calcium ion and interacted with residues around the groove made available by the non-conserved substitution compared to human intelectin-1. Folding conditions for production of recombinant XCGL-1 CRD were also investigated. Our results not only provide new biochemical insights into the function of XCGL-1, but may also provide foundation for further applications of XCGL-1 as glycobiology tools.
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- Peerapon Deetanya
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Crop, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Structural and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Structural and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Crop, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Corresponding author.
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Liu B, Furevi A, Perepelov AV, Guo X, Cao H, Wang Q, Reeves PR, Knirel YA, Wang L, Widmalm G. Structure and genetics of Escherichia coli O antigens. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2020; 44:655-683. [PMID: 31778182 PMCID: PMC7685785 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuz028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli includes clonal groups of both commensal and pathogenic strains, with some of the latter causing serious infectious diseases. O antigen variation is current standard in defining strains for taxonomy and epidemiology, providing the basis for many serotyping schemes for Gram-negative bacteria. This review covers the diversity in E. coli O antigen structures and gene clusters, and the genetic basis for the structural diversity. Of the 187 formally defined O antigens, six (O31, O47, O67, O72, O94 and O122) have since been removed and three (O34, O89 and O144) strains do not produce any O antigen. Therefore, structures are presented for 176 of the 181 E. coli O antigens, some of which include subgroups. Most (93%) of these O antigens are synthesized via the Wzx/Wzy pathway, 11 via the ABC transporter pathway, with O20, O57 and O60 still uncharacterized due to failure to find their O antigen gene clusters. Biosynthetic pathways are given for 38 of the 49 sugars found in E. coli O antigens, and several pairs or groups of the E. coli antigens that have related structures show close relationships of the O antigen gene clusters within clades, thereby highlighting the genetic basis of the evolution of diversity.
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- Bin Liu
- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjing 300457, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, Russia
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjing 300457, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjing 300457, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjing 300457, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- School of Molecular and Microbial Bioscience, University of Sydney, 2 Butilin Ave, Darlington NSW 2008, Sydney, Australia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, Russia
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjing 300457, China
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, 23 Hongda Street, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Naumenko OI, Senchenkova SN, Knirel YA. O-Specific Polysaccharides (O-Antigens) of a New Species of Enteric Bacteria Escherichia albertii Closely Related to Escherichia coli. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162019060293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zheng H, Naumenko OI, Wang H, Xiong Y, Wang J, Shashkov AS, Li Q, Knirel YA. Colitose-containing O-polysaccharide structure and O-antigen gene cluster of Escherichia albertii HK18069 related to those of Escherichia coli O55 and E. coli O128. Carbohydr Res 2019; 480:73-79. [PMID: 31176878 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A 3,6-dideoxy-l-xylo-hexose (colitose)-containing partially O-acetylated branched polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid hydrolysis (2% HOAc, 100 °C, 2 h) of the lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia albertii HK18069 followed by gel-permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-50 Superfine. Part of colitose residues (~40%) was cleaved upon hydrolysis, and the full cleavage was achieved by prolonged hydrolysis (8 h) under the same conditions and resulted in a modified linear polysaccharide. Structure of the O-polysaccharide of E. albertii HK18069 was established by 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy applied to both initial and modified O-deacetylated and colitose-free polysaccharides: where β-d-Galp is mono-O-acetylated at position either 3 (~50%) or 4 (~30%). The O-antigen gene cluster of E. albertii HK18069 between conserved galF and gnd genes together with flanking regions was sequenced, and predicted functions of the genes were found to be consistent with the O-polysaccharide structure established. The O-polysaccharide structure and the O-antigen gene cluster of E. albertii HK18069 are related to those of Esherichia coli O55 and E. coli O128 reported earlier. It is proposed to create for strain HK18069 a new E. albertii O-serogroup, O8.
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- Han Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Zigong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zigong, Sichuan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Zigong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zigong, Sichuan Province, China
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Lundborg M, Widmalm G. Structural Analysis of Glycans by NMR Chemical Shift Prediction. Anal Chem 2011; 83:1514-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac1032534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Magnus Lundborg
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lv X, Cheng S, Wei G, Du Y. Synthesis of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of Escherichia coli O128 antigen. Carbohydr Res 2010; 345:2272-6. [PMID: 20804976 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A pentasaccharide, 4-methoxyphenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-d-galactopyranoside (1), representing the repeating unit of Escherichia coli O128 antigen, was successfully prepared in 23% overall yield via a convergent '2+3' glycosylation strategy.
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- Xun Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Lundborg M, Modhukur V, Widmalm G. Glycosyltransferase functions of E. coli O-antigens. Glycobiology 2009; 20:366-8. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sengupta P, Sarbajna S, Basu S. Synthesis of Disaccharides Related to the O-Specific Side Chains from E.coli O126 & O128 Lipopolysaccharides. J Carbohydr Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/07328309908543981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Prabal Sengupta
- a Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- b Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- c Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
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- a Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- b Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- c Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
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- a Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- b Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
- c Department of Biological Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur , Calcutta - 700 032, India
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Structural studies of the O-antigenic polysaccharides from the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strain 87/D2 and international type strains from E. coli O128. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:695-702. [PMID: 18237721 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 01/04/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The O-antigen of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strain 87/D2 has been determined by component analysis together with NMR spectroscopy. The polysaccharide has pentasaccharide repeating units in which all the residues have the galacto-configuration. The repeating unit of the O-antigen, elucidated using the O-deacylated LPS, is branched with the following structure: Analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum of the LPS revealed O-acetyl groups (approximately 0.7 per repeating unit) distributed over two positions. Subsequent analysis showed that the galactose residue carries acetyl groups at either O-3 or O-4 in a ratio of approximately 2:1. The international reference strain from E. coli O128ab was investigated and the repeating unit of the O-antigens has the following structure: Analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum of the LPS revealed O-acetyl groups (approximately one per repeating unit) distributed over two positions. The integrals of the resonances for the O-acetyl groups indicated similarities between the O-antigen from E. coli O128ab and that of E. coli strain 87/D2, whereas the O-acetyl substitution pattern in the E. coli O128ac O-antigen differed slightly. Enzyme immunoassay using specific anti-E. coli O128ab and anti-E. coli O128ac rabbit sera confirmed the results.
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Schwarz M, Spector L, Gortler M, Weisshaus O, Glass-Marmor L, Karni A, Dotan N, Miller A. Serum anti-Glc(α1,4)Glc(α) antibodies as a biomarker for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 2006; 244:59-68. [PMID: 16480743 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2005] [Revised: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 12/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There is an unmet need to develop specific biomarkers for multiple sclerosis (MS) to aid in the diagnosis, improve the management of patients and the monitoring of the effectiveness of treatment. We have screened serum from patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS, n = 107) against a library of glycans on a glycan chip, and have found significantly higher levels of IgM anti-Glc(alpha1,4)Glc(alpha) antibodies (anti-Galpha4Galpha antibodies) than in patients suffering from other neurological diseases (OND, n = 50, p < 0.0001), and other autoimmune diseases (OAD, n = 27, p = 0.02). No significant differences were found relative to patients having primary progressive MS (n = 16). No significant differences were detected between the levels of IgM anti-Galpha4Galpha antibodies in sera from patients with RRMS in relapsing versus remitting state, and in patients treated with immunotherapy versus untreated patients. To test whether the highly significant difference in the levels of IgM anti-Galpha4Galpha between RRMS and OND group is due to general increase in IgM levels, we have measured total serum IgM in a subgroup of 62 MS and 48 OND patients. Although the total IgM was significantly lower in the OND than the RRMS group (p = 0.0007), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) reveled no statistically significant relationship to the covariate (total IgM). Furthermore, following normalizing the values to total IgM the difference in the levels of IgM anti-Galpha4Galpha between the MS and OND groups was found highly significant (p < < 0.0001). The present findings support further assessment of serum anti-Galpha4Galpha antibodies as a potential biomarker for MS, which may confirm disease diagnosis and aid in its management.
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Escherichia coli is usually a non-pathogenic member of the human colonic flora. However, certain strains have acquired virulence factors and may cause a variety of infections in humans and in animals. There are three clinical syndromes caused by E. coli: (i) sepsis/meningitis; (ii) urinary tract infection and (iii) diarrhoea. Furthermore the E. coli causing diarrhoea is divided into different 'pathotypes' depending on the type of disease, i.e. (i) enterotoxigenic; (ii) enteropathogenic; (iii) enteroinvasive; (iv) enterohaemorrhagic; (v) enteroaggregative and (vi) diffusely adherent. The serotyping of E. coli based on the somatic (O), flagellar (H) and capsular polysaccharide antigens (K) is used in epidemiology. The different antigens may be unique for a particular serogroup or antigenic determinants may be shared, resulting in cross-reactions with other serogroups of E. coli or even with other members of the family Enterobacteriacea. To establish the uniqueness of a particular serogroup or to identify the presence of common epitopes, a database of the structures of O-antigenic polysaccharides has been created. The E. coli database (ECODAB) contains structures, nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shifts and to some extent cross-reactivity relationships. All fields are searchable. A ranking is produced based on similarity, which facilitates rapid identification of strains that are difficult to serotype (if known) based on classical agglutinating methods. In addition, results pertinent to the biosynthesis of the repeating units of O-antigens are discussed. The ECODAB is accessible to the scientific community at http://www.casper.organ.su.se/ECODAB/.
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- Roland Stenutz
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Shao J, Li M, Jia Q, Lu Y, Wang PG. Sequence of Escherichia coli O128 antigen biosynthesis cluster and functional identification of an alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase. FEBS Lett 2003; 553:99-103. [PMID: 14550554 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00980-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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O128 is one of the most common atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from diarrhea patients worldwide. The primary structure of E. coli O128 repeat units has previously been determined as -->3)-beta-D-GalNAc-(1-->4)-alpha-D-Gal-(1-->3)-beta-D-GalNAc-(1-->6)-[alpha-L-Fuc-(1-->2)]-beta-D-Gal-(1--> pentasaccharide. Here we report the complete sequencing of E. coli O128 antigen biosynthesis gene cluster and its flanking regions. Comparative sequence analysis revealed the expected O128 antigen process genes, GDP-fucose biosynthesis genes and four potential glycosyltransferase genes responsible for the assembly of E. coli O128 antigen repeats. WbsJ was shown to encode an alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase by enzymatic assays and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis.
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- Jun Shao
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Lins RD, Straatsma TP. Computer simulation of the rough lipopolysaccharide membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biophys J 2001; 81:1037-46. [PMID: 11463645 PMCID: PMC1301573 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(01)75761-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) form the major constituent of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, and are believed to play a key role in processes that govern microbial metal binding, microbial adsorption to mineral surfaces, and microbe-mediated oxidation/reduction reactions at the bacterial exterior surface. A computational modeling capability is being developed for the study of geochemical reactions at the outer bacterial envelope of Gram-negative bacteria. A molecular model for the rough LPS of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been designed based on experimentally determined structural information. An electrostatic model was developed based on Hartree-Fock SCF calculations of the complete LPS molecule to obtain partial atomic charges. The exterior of the bacterial membrane was assembled by replication of a single LPS molecule and a single phospholipid molecule. Molecular dynamics simulations of the rough LPS membrane of P. aeruginosa were carried out and trajectories were analyzed for the energetic and structural factors that determine the role of LPS in processes at the cell surface.
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- R D Lins
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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Sengupta P, Bhattacharyya T, Majumder M, Chatterjee BP. Determination of the immunodominant part in the O-antigenic polysaccharide from Escherichia coli O128 by ELISA-inhibition study. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2000; 28:133-7. [PMID: 10799803 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2000.tb01467.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The immunodominant part in the O-antigenic polysaccharide from Escherichia coli O128 was immunologically characterized by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The antibody specificity was determined by the inhibitory effects of the methyl glycosides of constituent mono- and oligosaccharides synthesized related to the O-antigenic polysaccharide from E. coli O128. It was found that methyl alpha-L-fucopyranoside was the most effective inhibitor amongst the monosaccharides while the highest antibody specificity was directed towards the trisaccharide with the structure: beta-D-GalpNAc-(1-->6)-[alpha-L-Fucp-(1-->2)]-beta-D-Galp-1-->OMe suggesting that the monospecific antibody has the extended combining site.
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- P Sengupta
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India
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Sengupta P, Basu S, Chatterjee BP. Synthesis of a Di-And a Trisaccharide Related to the Repeating Unit of E.ColiO128 Lipopolysaccharide. J Carbohydr Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/07328300008544077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Datta AK, Basu S, Roy N. Chemical and immunochemical studies of the O-antigen from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O158 lipopolysaccharide. Carbohydr Res 1999; 322:219-27. [PMID: 10637986 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(99)00199-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The O-specific polysaccharide isolated from Escherichia coli O158 smooth lipopolysaccharide contains L-rhamnose, D-glucose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose in the molar ratios 1:2:2. Studies on composition, methylation analysis and specific degradations together with a 1H and 13C NMR spectral study established that the O-antigen is built up from a pentasaccharide repeating unit having the following structure: [formula: see text] The most effective inhibitory part of the oligosaccharide from E. coli O158 lipopolysaccharide has been serologically characterized by an ELISA-inhibition study using different sugars. The results showed that methyl alpha- and beta-D-GalpNAc are the most effective inhibitors among the monosaccharides tested, while the main antibody specificity lies on the main-chain trisaccharide repeating unit.
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- A K Datta
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India
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Inamori K, Saito T, Iwaki D, Nagira T, Iwanaga S, Arisaka F, Kawabata S. A newly identified horseshoe crab lectin with specificity for blood group A antigen recognizes specific O-antigens of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:3272-8. [PMID: 9920866 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.6.3272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 14-kDa lectin, named tachylectin-3, was newly identified from hemocytes of the Japanese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus. This lectin exhibited hemagglutinating activity against human A-type erythrocytes, but not against the B- and O-types of erythrocytes and animal erythrocytes, including those of sheep, rabbit, horse, and bovine. The hemagglutinating activity of tachylectin-3 was equivalent to that of a previously identified lectin, named tachylectin-2, with affinity for N-acetyl-D-glucosamine or N-acetyl-D-galactosamine. However, the activity of tachylectin-3 was not inhibited by these two N-acetylhexosamines at 100 mM but was inhibited by a blood group A-pentasaccharide at a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.16 mM. Furthermore, the hemagglutinating activity was strongly inhibited by bacterial S-type lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) from Gram-negative bacteria but not by R-type LPSs lacking O-antigens. One of the most effective S-type LPSs was from Escherichia coli O111:B4, with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 6 ng/ml. These data suggest that tachylectin-3 specifically recognizes Gram-negative bacteria through the unique structural units of O-antigens. Ultracentrifugation analysis revealed that tachylectin-3 is present in dimer in solution. A cDNA coding for tachylectin-3 was isolated from a hemocyte cDNA library. Tachylectin-3 consisted of two repeating sequences, each with a partial sequence similarity to rinderpest virus neuraminidase. Tachylectin-3 and three previously isolated types of tachylectins were all predominantly expressed in hemocytes and released from hemocytes in response to external stimuli. These lectins present at injured sites suggest that they probably serve synergistically to accomplish an effective host defense against invading microbes.
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- K Inamori
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Landersjö C, Weintraub A, Widmalm G. Structural analysis of the O-antigenic polysaccharide from the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O142. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1997; 244:449-53. [PMID: 9119011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00449.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The polysaccharide part of the lipopolysaccharide obtained from the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O142 has been isolated, and its structure determined. Together with 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, sugar and methylation analyses show that the polysaccharide is composed of repeating pentasaccharide units. Sequential information on the O-polysaccharide was obtained by two-dimensional NMR techniques, namely heteronuclear-multiple-bond-connectivity and NOESY experiments. The repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide of E. coli strain O142 has the following structure: [structure: see text].
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- C Landersjö
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
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