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Uray K, Pimm MV, Hudecz F. The effect of the branched chain polypeptide carrier on biodistribution of covalently attached B-cell epitope peptide (APDTRPAPG) derived from mucin 1 glycoprotein. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 664:127-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Demouveaux B, Gouyer V, Gottrand F, Narita T, Desseyn JL. Gel-forming mucin interactome drives mucus viscoelasticity. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 252:69-82. [PMID: 29329667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mucus is a hydrogel that constitutes the first innate defense in all mammals. The main organic component of mucus, gel-forming mucins, forms a complex network through both reversible and irreversible interactions that drive mucus gel formation. Significant advances in the understanding of irreversible gel-forming mucins assembly have been made using recombinant protein approaches. However, little is known about the reversible interactions that may finely modulate mucus viscoelasticity, which can be characterized using rheology. This approach can be used to investigate both the nature of gel-forming mucins interactions and factors that influence hydrogel formation. This knowledge is directly relevant to the development of new drugs to modulate mucus viscoelasticity and to restore normal mucus functions in diseases such as in cystic fibrosis. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge about the relationship between the mucus protein matrix and its functions, with emphasis on mucus viscoelasticity.
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, LIRIC UMR 995, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, LIRIC UMR 995, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, PSL Research University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France; Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, LIRIC UMR 995, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Uray K, Mizuno M, Inazu T, Goto K, Hudecz F. The effect of glycosylation on the antibody recognition of a MUC2 mucin epitope. Biopolymers 2014; 102:390-5. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Katalin Uray
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry; Eötvös L. University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Budapest Hungary
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- Laboratory of Glyco-Organic Chemistry; The Noguchi Institute; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; School of Engineering, Tokai University; Hiratsuka Japan
- Institute of Glycoscience, Tokai University; Hiratsuka Japan
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- Laboratory of Glyco-Organic Chemistry; The Noguchi Institute; Tokyo Japan
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- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry; Eötvös L. University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Budapest Hungary
- Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University; Budapest Hungary
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Kim HJ, Huh D, Hamilton G, Ingber DE. Human gut-on-a-chip inhabited by microbial flora that experiences intestinal peristalsis-like motions and flow. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:2165-74. [PMID: 22434367 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40074j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1046] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Development of an in vitro living cell-based model of the intestine that mimics the mechanical, structural, absorptive, transport and pathophysiological properties of the human gut along with its crucial microbial symbionts could accelerate pharmaceutical development, and potentially replace animal testing. Here, we describe a biomimetic 'human gut-on-a-chip' microdevice composed of two microfluidic channels separated by a porous flexible membrane coated with extracellular matrix (ECM) and lined by human intestinal epithelial (Caco-2) cells that mimics the complex structure and physiology of living intestine. The gut microenvironment is recreated by flowing fluid at a low rate (30 μL h(-1)) producing low shear stress (0.02 dyne cm(-2)) over the microchannels, and by exerting cyclic strain (10%; 0.15 Hz) that mimics physiological peristaltic motions. Under these conditions, a columnar epithelium develops that polarizes rapidly, spontaneously grows into folds that recapitulate the structure of intestinal villi, and forms a high integrity barrier to small molecules that better mimics whole intestine than cells in cultured in static Transwell models. In addition, a normal intestinal microbe (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) can be successfully co-cultured for extended periods (>1 week) on the luminal surface of the cultured epithelium without compromising epithelial cell viability, and this actually improves barrier function as previously observed in humans. Thus, this gut-on-a-chip recapitulates multiple dynamic physical and functional features of human intestine that are critical for its function within a controlled microfluidic environment that is amenable for transport, absorption, and toxicity studies, and hence it should have great value for drug testing as well as development of novel intestinal disease models.
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- Hyun Jung Kim
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Effect of core epitope modification on the antibody recognition of a MUC2 mucin peptide. Mol Divers 2012; 16:103-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-012-9362-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Toke O, Tugyi R, Uray K, Hudecz F. Solution structure of the all l- and d-amino acid-substituted mucin 2 epitope peptides. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 358:739-42. [PMID: 17509526 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2007] [Accepted: 04/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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High-molecular-weight mucin 2 (MUC2) glycoproteins show an aberrant glycosylation pattern when expressed in human colon carcinoma: the oligosaccharide chains are shorter and some are missing. In our ongoing effort of MUC2 vaccine development, we have solved the NMR structure of the all L-amino acid and various D-amino acid-substituted derivatives of the peptide TPTPTGTQTPT, previously identified as an epitope within the tandem repeat unit of the MUC2 glycoprotein. In the all L-amino acid containing peptide and in peptide tpTPTGTQtpt (where lowercase letters mark the position of D-amino acids) we identified a type I beta-turn spanning through residues (3)TPTG(6) and (5)TGTQ(8), respectively. Our structural findings are in good agreement with the antibody recognition properties of the investigated peptides and demonstrate that peptides with good stability against enzymatic degradation can be designed with good antibody binding characteristics.
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- Orsolya Toke
- Institute of Structural Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 59-67 Pusztaszeri út, Budapest H-1025, Hungary.
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Russo CL, Spurr-Michaud S, Tisdale A, Pudney J, Anderson D, Gipson IK. Mucin gene expression in human male urogenital tract epithelia. Hum Reprod 2006; 21:2783-93. [PMID: 16997931 PMCID: PMC2893033 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mucins are large, hydrophilic glycoproteins that protect wet-surfaced epithelia from pathogen invasion as well as provide lubrication. At least 17 mucin genes have been cloned to date. This study sought to determine the mucin gene expression profile of the human male urogenital tract epithelia, to determine if mucins are present in seminal fluid and to assess the effect of androgens on mucin expression. METHODS AND RESULTS Testis, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate, bladder, urethra and foreskin were assessed for mucin expression by RT-PCR (for 14 mucin genes) and immunohistochemistry (nine antibodies for five mucins). Epithelia of the vas deferens, prostate and urethra expressed the greatest number of mucins, each with mRNA for between 5 and 8 mucins. Except for MUC20 in epididymis, mRNA for MUC1 and MUC20, both membrane-associated mucins, was detected in all tissues analysed. By comparison, MUC6 was more restricted in expression, being primarily detected in seminal vesicle. MUC1, MUC5B and MUC6 were detected in seminal fluid samples by immunoblot analysis. Androgens had no effect on mucin expression in cultured human prostatic epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Each region of urogenital tract epithelium expressed a unique mucin gene repertoire. Secretory mucins are present in seminal fluid, and androgens do not appear to regulate mucin gene expression in prostatic epithelial cells in culture.
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- Cindy Leigh Russo
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Tugyi R, Uray K, Iván D, Fellinger E, Perkins A, Hudecz F. Partial D-amino acid substitution: Improved enzymatic stability and preserved Ab recognition of a MUC2 epitope peptide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:413-8. [PMID: 15630090 PMCID: PMC544305 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407677102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2004] [Accepted: 11/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The stability of an immunogen against enzymatic degradation is considered an important factor for the design of synthetic vaccines. For our studies, we have selected an epitope from the tandem-repeat unit of the high-molecular-weight MUC2 mucin glycoprotein, which can be underglycosylated in case of colon cancer. In this study, we prepared a MUC2 peptide containing the PTGTQ epitope of a MUC2 protein backbone-specific mAb 996 and its derivatives. In these peptides, the N- and C-terminal flanking regions were systematically substituted by up to three d-amino acids. Peptides prepared by solid-phase synthesis were tested for their mAb 996 binding in competitive ELISA experiments, and their stability was studied in serum and lysosomal preparation. Our data show that the epitope function of peptide (15)TPTPTGTQTPT(25) is retained even in the presence of two d-amino acid residues at its N-terminal flanking region and up to three at its C-terminal flanking region (tpTPTGTQtpt). Also, this partly d peptide shows high resistance against proteolytic degradation in diluted human serum and in lysosomal preparation. These findings suggest that, by appropriate combination of structural modifications (namely, d-amino acid substitution) in the flanks of an Ab epitope, it is feasible to construct a synthetic antigen with preserved recognition properties and high stability against enzymatic degradation. Peptides tPTPTGTQTpt and tpTPTGTQTpt derived from this study can be used for immunization experiments and as potential components of synthetic vaccines for tumor therapy.
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- Regina Tugyi
- Institute of Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 59-67 Pusztaszeri út, Budapest, H-1025 Hungary
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Uray K, Price MR, Majer Z, Vass E, Hollósi M, Hudecz F. Identification and solution conformation of multiple epitopes recognized by a MUC2 mucin-specific monoclonal antibody. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 410:254-60. [PMID: 12573285 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00693-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have identified the optimal epitope, 21TQTPT25, in the tandem repeat of mucin 2 (MUC2) glycoprotein by using glycoprotein-specific monoclonal antibody, MAb 994, and synthetic, overlapping and truncated oligopeptides corresponding to the sequence 13TPTPTPTGTQTPTT26. We found that peptides containing the 21TQTPT25 sequence were able to inhibit the 994 antibody binding and also peptides 21TQTPT25 and 17TPTGTQTPT25 were the most inhibitory compounds with the lowest IC50 value (IC50=4 and 3 microM, respectively) tested. Interestingly, 21TQTPT25 peptide adopts an unordered structure even in TFE, a solvent that promotes an ordered conformation, as detected by circular dichroism and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. However, Thr at position 26 or amidation of Thr25 at the C-terminus results in a much weaker (3 orders of magnitude) MAb interaction, which can be due to the presence of a turn conformation in peptides with a T26 or an amide C-terminus. We have also observed that MAb 994 recognized two other pentapeptides with the TX1TX2T motif, like 13TPTPT17 (IC50=180 microM) and 19TGTQP23 (IC50=65 microM), whose sequences are present in the native glycoprotein. These findings might suggest that in the MUC2 tandem repeat unit there are multiple antigenic sites available for recognition in underglycosylated tumor tissue and also explain the heteroclitic nature of MAb 994.
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- Katalin Uray
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös L. University, P.O. Box 32, Budapest 112, H-1518, Hungary
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Vinall LE, King M, Novelli M, Green CA, Daniels G, Hilkens J, Sarner M, Swallow DM. Altered expression and allelic association of the hypervariable membrane mucin MUC1 in Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Gastroenterology 2002; 123:41-9. [PMID: 12105832 DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.34157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Infection with Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastritis, and this confers a risk of gastric cancer. Short alleles of the membrane-bound mucin MUC1, which has a large extracellular highly glycosylated domain and is highly polymorphic due to variation in the number of tandemly repeated (TR) 20-amino acid units, have been shown to be associated with gastric cancer. Our aim was to investigate the involvement of MUC1 in chronic gastritis and, by implication, gastric cancer. METHODS Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on endoscopic biopsy specimens from 95 patients. Gastritis was classified using the Sydney System, and H. pylori status was determined. MUC1 was detected with antibodies against different epitopes of the TR region and the cytoplasmic tail. Southern blot analysis of the MUC1 gene was performed on 57 Northern European patients to determine TR allele lengths. RESULTS With the TR antibodies, apical staining and some perinuclear staining was seen in 34 of 41 biopsy specimens classified as histologically normal and H. pylori negative. None of the 36 biopsy specimens with gastritis and current H. pylori infection showed apical staining. In contrast, the cytoplasmic tail antibody detected apical staining in both groups. Comparison of the MUC1 allele length distributions between Northern European patients with H. pylori infection and those without H. pylori gastritis showed a statistically significant difference in distribution, with shorter alleles associated with H. pylori gastritis. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that H. pylori interacts with MUC1 and that there are functional allelic differences that affect susceptibility to gastritis.
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- Lynne E Vinall
- Galton Laboratory, Department of Biology, University College London, London, England
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Windberg E, Hudecz F, Marquardt A, Sebestyén F, Kiss A, Bösze S, Medzihradszky-Schweiger H, Przybylski M. Characterisation of combinatorial libraries of mucin-2 antigen peptides by high-resolution mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2002; 16:834-839. [PMID: 11948813 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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An epitope motif, TX(1)TX(2)T, of mucin-2 glycoprotein was identified by means of a mucin-2-specific monoclonal antibody, mAb 994, raised against a synthetic mucin-derived 15-mer peptide conjugate. For determination of the epitope sequence recognised with highest affinity by mAb 994, a combinatorial approach was applied using the portioning-mixing technique excluding Cys. Antibody binding of libraries was most profound when Gln was at the X(1) position. Analytical characterisation of the TQTX(2)T library was conducted by amino acid analysis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) and electrospray ionisation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ESI-FTICR) mass spectrometric methods. Control libraries were prepared by mixing 19 individual peptides corresponding to the TQTX(2)T sequence. Thus, mixtures of 6, 10 and 19 pentapeptides were analysed and compared with the combinatorial mixture. MALDI-TOFMS was able to detect only partially the components in the 6- and 10-member mixtures, but failed to characterise a more complex 19-member mixture. In contrast, ESI-FTICRMS resolved all mixtures of higher complexity and provided direct identification at monoisotopic resolution, such as for a peptide library containing 'isobaric' lysine and glutamine (Delta m = 0.0364 Da). The results of this study suggest that ESI-FTICRMS is a powerful tool for characterisation of combinatorial peptide libraries of higher complexity.
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- Emöke Windberg
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest 112, P.O. Box 32, H-1518, Hungary
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Vinall LE, Fowler JC, Jones AL, Kirkbride HJ, de Bolós C, Laine A, Porchet N, Gum JR, Kim YS, Moss FM, Mitchell DM, Swallow DM. Polymorphism of human mucin genes in chest disease: possible significance of MUC2. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2000; 23:678-86. [PMID: 11062147 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.23.5.4176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Most of the genes that encode epithelial mucins are highly polymorphic due to variations in the length of domains of tandemly repeated (TR) coding sequence, the part of the apomucin that is heavily glycosylated. We report here for the first time a difference in the distribution of MUC TR length alleles in chest disease. We examined the distribution of the length alleles of those MUC genes whose expression we have confirmed in the bronchial tree in an age- and sex-matched series of 50 pairs of atopic patients with and without asthma. There was no significant difference in the distribution of alleles of MUC1, MUC4, MUC5AC, and MUC5B. MUC2, however, showed a highly significant difference in distribution. The atopic, nonasthmatic individuals showed an allele distribution that was very different from all our other patient and control groups, this group showing a longer mean allele length. The observations suggest that longer MUC2 alleles may help protect atopic individuals from developing asthma, though the effect may be due to a linked gene. The biological significance of this variation with respect to susceptibility to asthma will merit further investigation, and it will also be important to substantiate this finding on an independent data set.
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- L E Vinall
- MRC Human Biochemical Genetics Unit, The Galton Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Uray K, Kajtár J, Vass E, Price MR, Hollósi M, Hudecz F. Effect of solution conformation on antibody recognition of a protein core epitope from gastrointestinal mucin (MUC2). Arch Biochem Biophys 1999; 361:65-74. [PMID: 9882429 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1998.0955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Antibody recognition of the tandem repeat unit of MUC2 glycoprotein was investigated. To clarify the role of secondary structure, the immunoreactivity and conformation of overlapping and truncated peptides were investigated. For this several MUC2 peptides have been synthesized and their secondary structure has been analyzed by circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopical methods. For the binding studies a MUC2 mucin protein core-specific monoclonal antibody was used in competition RIA experiments. The minimal size peptide functioning as epitope was peptide 18PTGTQ22. Within the immunodominant 13TPTPTPTGTQTPTT26 region we found that all peptides recognized by the 996 monoclonal antibody adopted beta-turns secondary structure. Peptides 15TPTPTGTQ22 and 16PTPTGTQ22, containing the most prominent beta-turn(s), had the strongest immunoreactivity. It was also observed that peptides with Pro on their N-termini (16PTPTGTQ22, 18PTGTQ22) adopt a different type of beta-turn in TFE than peptides with Thr at their N-terminal. Based on the antibody binding, molecular dynamics calculations, and secondary structure analysis, we propose a model for the epitope structure of the MUC2 mucin tandem repeat.
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- K Uray
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 112, H-1518, Hungary
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Uray K, Price MR, Hudecz F. Localisation of a protein core-specific epitope from gastrointestinal mucin (MUC2). The effect of epitope immobilisation on antibody recognition. J Pept Sci 1998; 4:319-26. [PMID: 9753391 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1387(199808)4:5<319::aid-psc151>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Human intestinal mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins which protect and lubricate the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract. In cases of malignant disease, mucins are abnormally expressed, overproduced or underglycosylated. This feature may enable the mucins to serve as tumour markers. The MUC2 mucin largely consists of a variable number of tandem repeats of a 23 amino acid sequence, 1PTTTPITTTTTVTPTPTPTGTQT23. In this study we have localised the minimal and the optimal epitope within this region by the previously developed protein core specific 996 monoclonal antibody using synthetic peptides. Several overlapping and truncated peptides related to the tandem repeat unit have been prepared by solid-phase methodology. Other mucin peptides were synthesised on the tips of polyethylene pins, and these remained C-terminally attached to the pins for comparative investigations. The interaction of the 996 monoclonal antibody with the synthetic peptides was studied either in solution by competition RIA or on immobilised peptides by indirect ELISA experiments. These experiments show that the minimal epitope recognised by the 996 antibody is the Ac-19TGTQ22 (IC50=3100 microM in solution). For the optimal 996 antibody binding in solution the 16PTPTGTQ22 heptapeptide (IC50 = 3 microM) is required.
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- K Uray
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
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DeSouza MM, Lagow E, Carson DD. Mucin functions and expression in mammalian reproductive tract tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 247:1-6. [PMID: 9636643 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- M M DeSouza
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Corfield AP, Carrington SD, Hicks SJ, Berry M, Ellingham R. Ocular mucins: Purification, metabolism and functions. Prog Retin Eye Res 1997. [PMCID: PMC7128873 DOI: 10.1016/s1350-9462(96)00039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Mucins are present at the ocular surface in both secreted and membrane-bound forms. Mucins are produced in partby the conjunctial goblet cells, and are complemented by non-globet secretions. This review focuses on secreted ocular mucins. They are present in the tear film, probably both in gel and soluble form, and play a role in lubrication and ocular defense. It is apparent that mucins are highly adapted to their functions. State of the art techniques for mucin purification and analysis are presented. Density gradient centrifugation, gel filtration, ion-exchange chromatography and agarose gel electrophoresis are discussed, together with methods of oliogosaccharide analysis. Reagents for the detection of mucin are considered in conjunction with these methods, which we have employed in the analysis of human and canine ocular mucins. The general structure of mucins is reviewed. The biosyntheas and glycosylation of ocular mucins are not yet fully understood, and are discussed in relation to currently established concepts. The impaact of disease on the nature and secretion of mucins is considered, as well as the physiological and pathological significance of mucus degradation.
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Bergeron A, Champetier S, LaRue H, Fradet Y. MAUB is a new mucin antigen associated with bladder cancer. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:6933-40. [PMID: 8636121 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.12.6933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The M344 tumor-associated antigen, expressed in 70% of superficial bladder tumors, is a sialylated carbohydrate present on a high molecular mass thiol-reducible secreted mucin, which we named MAUB for mucin antigen of the urinary bladder. Herein we studied the relationship between MAUB and other known mucins in the MGH-U3 bladder cancer line where MAUB expression is modulated by culture conditions. Northern blots, immunoradiometric assays, and Western blots showed that only MUC1 and MUC2 are expressed in this MAUB-positive cell line. MUC1 differs from MAUB by its molecular mass and its non-oligomeric nature, while MUC2 has similar molecular mass and response to culture conditions. However, in double determinant immunoradiometric assays, MAUB and MUC2 did not cross-react. Moreover, confocal microscopy showed different subcellular localization of the two antigens. Treatment of MGH-U3 cells with MUC2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides resulted in decreased expression of MUC2 and increased expression of MAUB, ruling out the possibility that monoclonal antibody M344 recognizes a different glycosylated form of MUC2. In addition, we identified a tumor specimen expressing MAUB but no MUC2 antigen or mRNA. Together, these results suggest that there is expression of at least three mucins in MGH-U3 cells and that MAUB is a cancer-associated mucin distinct from those identified so far.
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- A Bergeron
- Laboratoire d'Uro-Oncologie Expérimentale, Centre de recherche de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, 11 côte du Palais, Québec, Canada G1R 2J6
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