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Hsieh YC, Guan HH, Lin CC, Huang TY, Chuankhayan P, Chen NC, Wang NH, Hu PL, Tsai YC, Huang YC, Yoshimura M, Lin PJ, Hsieh YH, Chen CJ. Structure-Based High-Efficiency Homogeneous Antibody Platform by Endoglycosidase Sz Provides Insights into Its Transglycosylation Mechanism. JACS AU 2024; 4:2130-2150. [PMID: 38938812 PMCID: PMC11200250 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have gradually dominated the drug markets for various diseases. Improvement of the therapeutic activities of mAbs has become a critical issue in the pharmaceutical industry. A novel endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, EndoSz, from Streptococcus equisubsp. zooepidemicus Sz105 is discovered and applied to enhance the activities of mAbs. Our studies demonstrate that the mutant EndoSz-D234M possesses an excellent transglycosylation activity to generate diverse glycoconjugates on mAbs. We prove that EndoSz-D234M can be applied to various marketed therapeutic antibodies and those in development for antibody remodeling. The remodeled homogeneous antibodies (mAb-G2S2) produced by EndoSz-D234M increase the relative ADCC activities by 3-26-fold. We further report the high-resolution crystal structures of EndoSz-D234M in the apo-form at 2.15 Å and the complex form with a bound G2S2-oxazoline intermediate at 2.25 Å. A novel pH-jump method was utilized to obtain the complex structure with a high resolution. The detailed interactions of EndoSz-D234M and the carried G2S2-oxazoline are hence delineated. The oxazoline sits in a hole, named the oxa-hole, which stabilizes the G2S2-oxazoline in transit and catalyzes the further transglycosylation reaction while targeting Asn-GlcNAc (+1) of Fc. In the oxa-hole, the H-bonding network involved with oxazoline dominates the transglycosylation activity. A mobile loop2 (a.a. 152-159) of EndoSz-D234M reshapes the binding grooves for the accommodation of G2S2-oxazoline upon binding, at which Trp154 forms a hydrogen bond with Man (-2). The long loop4 (a.a. 236-248) followed by helix3 is capable of dominating the substrate selectivity of EndoSz-D234M. In addition, the stepwise transglycosylation behavior of EndoSz-D234M is elucidated. Based on the high-resolution structures of the apo-form and the bound form with G2S2-oxazoline as well as a systematic mutagenesis study of the relative transglycosylation activity, the transglycosylation mechanism of EndoSz-D234M is revealed.
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- Yin-Cheng Hsieh
- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- OBI
Pharma, Inc., No. 508, Sec. 7, ZhongXiao E. Rd, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan
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- Life
Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101, Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
- Institute
of Biotechnology and industry Science, and University Center for Bioscience
and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Department
of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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Doi K, Mitani A, Nakakita SI, Higuchi Y, Takegawa K. Characterization of novel endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases from intestinal Barnesiella intestinihominis that hydrolyze multi-branched complex-type N-glycans. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:101-107. [PMID: 38142217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (ENGases) are enzymes that hydrolyze N-linked glycans. Many ENGases have been characterized, but few have been identified with hydrolytic activity towards multi-branched complex-type N-glycans. In this study, three candidate ENGases were identified from Barnesiella intestinihominis based on database searches and phylogenetic analysis. A domain search identified the N x E motif in all three candidates, suggesting that they were members of glycosyl hydrolase family 85 (GH85). The three candidate ENGases, named Endo-BIN1, Endo-BIN2, and Endo-BIN3, were expressed in Escherichia coli cells, and their hydrolytic activity towards N-glycans and glycoproteins was measured by high performance liquid chromatography analysis and SDS-PAGE analysis. All ENGases showed hydrolytic activity towards glycoproteins, but only Endo-BIN2 and Endo-BIN3 showed hydrolytic activity towards pyridylaminated N-glycans. The optimum pH of Endo-BIN1, Endo-BIN2, and End-BIN3 was pH 6.5, 4.0, and 7.0, respectively. We measured substrate specificities of Endo-BIN2 and Endo-BIN3 towards pyridylaminated N-glycans, and found that the two Endo-BIN enzymes showed similar substrate specificity, preferring bi-antennary complex-type N-glycans with galactose or α2,6-linked sialic acid residues at the non-reducing ends. Endo-BIN2 and Endo-BIN3 were also able to hydrolyze multi-branched complex-type N-glycans. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that all Endo-BIN enzymes were capable of releasing complex-type N-glycans from glycoproteins such as rituximab, transferrin, and fetuin. We expect that B. intestinihominis possesses ENGases to facilitate the utilization of complex-type N-glycans from host cells. These findings will have applications in N-glycan remodeling of glycoproteins and the development of pharmaceuticals.
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- Kanako Doi
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Fushimi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Marugame, Kagawa 763-8605, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Luo M, Wu X, Li Y, Guo F. Synthesis of Four Pentacyclic Triterpene-Sialylglycopeptide Conjugates and Their Affinity Assays with Hemagglutinin. Molecules 2021; 26:895. [PMID: 33567740 PMCID: PMC7915185 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Influenza outbreaks pose a serious threat to human health. Hemagglutinin (HA) is an important target for influenza virus entry inhibitors. In this study, we synthesized four pentacyclic triterpene conjugates with a sialylglycopeptide scaffold through the Cu(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC) and prepared affinity assays of these conjugates with two HAs, namely H1N1 (A/WSN/1933) and H5N1 (A/Hong Kong/483/97), respectively. With a dissociation constant (KD) of 6.89 μM, SCT-Asn-betulinic acid exhibited the strongest affinity with the H1N1 protein. Furthermore, with a KD value of 9.10 μM, SCT-Asn-oleanolic acid exhibited the strongest affinity with the H5N1 protein. The conjugates considerably enhanced antiviral activity, which indicates that pentacyclic triterpenes can be used as a ligand to improve the anti-influenza ability of the sialylglycopeptide molecule by acting on the HA protein.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (M.L.); (X.W.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (M.L.); (X.W.)
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Kightlinger W, Warfel KF, DeLisa MP, Jewett MC. Synthetic Glycobiology: Parts, Systems, and Applications. ACS Synth Biol 2020; 9:1534-1562. [PMID: 32526139 PMCID: PMC7372563 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Protein glycosylation, the attachment of sugars to amino acid side chains, can endow proteins with a wide variety of properties of great interest to the engineering biology community. However, natural glycosylation systems are limited in the diversity of glycoproteins they can synthesize, the scale at which they can be harnessed for biotechnology, and the homogeneity of glycoprotein structures they can produce. Here we provide an overview of the emerging field of synthetic glycobiology, the application of synthetic biology tools and design principles to better understand and engineer glycosylation. Specifically, we focus on how the biosynthetic and analytical tools of synthetic biology have been used to redesign glycosylation systems to obtain defined glycosylation structures on proteins for diverse applications in medicine, materials, and diagnostics. We review the key biological parts available to synthetic biologists interested in engineering glycoproteins to solve compelling problems in glycoscience, describe recent efforts to construct synthetic glycoprotein synthesis systems, and outline exemplary applications as well as new opportunities in this emerging space.
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- Weston Kightlinger
- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E136, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center
for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech B486, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E136, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center
for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech B486, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology, Cornell University, 123 Wing Drive, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Robert
Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Nancy
E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Weill Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E136, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center
for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech B486, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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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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- Qiang Chao
- 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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- 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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- 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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Structural basis for the specific cleavage of core-fucosylated N-glycans by endo-β- N-acetylglucosaminidase from the fungus Cordyceps militaris. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:17143-17154. [PMID: 31548313 PMCID: PMC6851319 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
N-Linked glycans play important roles in various cellular and immunological events. Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) can release or transglycosylate N-glycans and is a promising tool for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycoproteins with homogeneously modified glycans. The ability of ENGases to act on core-fucosylated glycans is a key factor determining their therapeutic utility because mammalian N-glycans are frequently α-1,6-fucosylated. Although the biochemistries and structures of various ENGases have been studied extensively, the structural basis for the recognition of the core fucose and the asparagine-linked GlcNAc is unclear. Herein, we determined the crystal structures of a core fucose-specific ENGase from the caterpillar fungus Cordyceps militaris (Endo-CoM), which belongs to glycoside hydrolase family 18. Structures complexed with fucose-containing ligands were determined at 1.75-2.35 Å resolutions. The fucose moiety linked to GlcNAc is extensively recognized by protein residues in a round-shaped pocket, whereas the asparagine moiety linked to the GlcNAc is exposed to the solvent. The N-glycan-binding cleft of Endo-CoM is Y-shaped, and several lysine and arginine residues are present at its terminal regions. These structural features were consistent with the activity of Endo-CoM on fucose-containing glycans on rituximab (IgG) and its preference for a sialobiantennary substrate. Comparisons with other ENGases provided structural insights into their core fucose tolerance and specificity. In particular, Endo-F3, a known core fucose-specific ENGase, has a similar fucose-binding pocket, but the surrounding residues are not shared with Endo-CoM. Our study provides a foothold for protein engineering to develop enzymatic tools for the preparation of more effective therapeutic antibodies.
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Cheng CW, Wu CY, Hsu WL, Wong CH. Programmable One-Pot Synthesis of Oligosaccharides. Biochemistry 2019; 59:3078-3088. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng-Wei Cheng
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 11529 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 11529 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, 11529 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 11529 Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Paramasivam S, Fairbanks AJ. Rapid synthesis of N-glycan oxazolines from locust bean gum via the Lafont rearrangement. Carbohydr Res 2019; 477:11-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Both P, Riese M, Gray CJ, Huang K, Pallister EG, Kosov I, Conway LP, Voglmeir J, Flitsch SL. Applications of a highly α2,6-selective pseudosialidase. Glycobiology 2018; 28:261-268. [PMID: 29506202 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwy016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Within human biology, combinations of regioisomeric motifs of α2,6- or α2,3-sialic acids linked to galactose are frequently observed attached to glycoconjugates. These include glycoproteins and glycolipids, with each linkage carrying distinct biological information and function. Microbial linkage-specific sialidases have become important tools for studying the role of these sialosides in complex biological settings, as well as being used as biocatalysts for glycoengineering. However, currently, there is no α2,6-specific sialidase available. This gap has been addressed herein by exploiting the ability of a Photobacterium sp. α2,6-sialyltransferase to catalyze trans-sialidation reversibly and in a highly linkage-specific manner, acting as a pseudosialidase in the presence of cytidine monophosphate. Selective, near quantitative removal of α2,6-linked sialic acids was achieved from a wide range of sialosides including small molecules conjugates, simple glycan, glycopeptide and finally complex glycoprotein including both linkages.
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- Peter Both
- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Glycomics Glycan Bioengineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Glycomics Glycan Bioengineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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Abstract
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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Fairbanks AJ. The ENGases: versatile biocatalysts for the production of homogeneous N-linked glycopeptides and glycoproteins. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:5128-5146. [PMID: 28681051 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00897f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (ENGases) are an enzyme class (EC 3.2.1.96) produced by a range of organisms, ranging from bacteria, through fungi, to higher order species, including humans, comprising two-sub families of glycosidases which all cleave the chitobiose core of N-linked glycans. Synthetic applications of these enzymes, i.e. to catalyse the reverse of their natural hydrolytic mode of action, allow the attachment of N-glycans to a wide variety of substrates which contain an N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residue to act as an 'acceptor' handle. The use of N-glycan oxazolines, high energy intermediates on the hydrolytic pathway, as activated donors allows their high yielding attachment to almost any amino acid, peptide or protein that contains a GlcNAc residue as an acceptor. The synthetic effectiveness of these biocatalysts has been significantly increased by the production of mutant glycosynthases; enzymes which can still catalyse synthetic processes using oxazolines as donors, but which do not hydrolyse the reaction products. ENGase biocatalysts are now finding burgeoning application for the production of biologically active glycopeptides and glycoproteins, including therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for which the oligosaccharides have been remodelled to optimise effector functions.
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- Antony J Fairbanks
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Wu Z, Liu Y, Li L, Wan XF, Zhu H, Guo Y, Wei M, Guan W, Wang PG. Decoding glycan protein interactions by a new class of asymmetric N-glycans. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:8946-8951. [PMID: 29043371 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02303k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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N-Glycans are normally involved in crucial physiological and disease processes by interactions with glycan-binding proteins. So far structurally defined N-glycans have been good candidates for glycan binding study. Herein, a class of homogeneous asymmetric N-glycans was synthesized by coupling glycan-oxazoline and N-glycans using EndoM N175Q catalyzed quick glycan extension. Branch-biased binding and spacial inhibition caused by the bulky group on the other branch of N-glycan were observed in glycan protein interactions involving lectins and these glycans by glycan microarray study. These new compounds are valuable for functional glycomic studies to better understand new functions of glycans and glycan-binding proteins.
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- Zhigang Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Characterization of novel endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases from Sphingobacterium species, Beauveria bassiana and Cordyceps militaris that specifically hydrolyze fucose-containing oligosaccharides and human IgG. Sci Rep 2018; 8:246. [PMID: 29321565 PMCID: PMC5762919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17467-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) catalyzes hydrolysis of N-linked oligosaccharides. Although many ENGases have been characterized from various organisms, so far no fucose-containing oligosaccharides-specific ENGase has been identified in any organism. Here, we screened soil samples, using dansyl chloride (Dns)-labeled sialylglycan (Dns-SG) as a substrate, and discovered a strain that exhibits ENGase activity in the culture supernatant; this strain, named here as strain HMA12, was identified as a Sphingobacterium species by 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis. By draft genome sequencing, five candidate ENGase encoding genes were identified in the genome of this strain. Among them, a recombinant protein purified from Escherichia coli expressing the candidate gene ORF1188 exhibited fucose-containing oligosaccharides-specific ENGase activity. The ENGase exhibited optimum activities at very acidic pHs (between pH 2.3–2.5). A BLAST search using the sequence of ORF1188 identified two fungal homologs, one in Beauveria bassiana and the other in Cordyceps militaris. Recombinant ORF1188, Beauveria and Cordyceps ENGases released the fucose-containing oligosaccharides residues from rituximab (immunoglobulin G) but not the high-mannose-containing oligosaccharides residues from RNase B, a result that not only confirmed the substrate specificity of these novel ENGases but also suggested that natural glycoproteins could be their substrates.
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Kitajima T, Jia Y, Komatsuzaki A, Cui J, Matsuzawa F, Aikawa SI, Gao XD, Chiba Y. Structural modeling and mutagenesis of endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Ogataea minuta identifies the importance of Trp295 for hydrolytic activity. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 125:168-174. [PMID: 28903882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase from the methylotrophic yeast Ogataea minuta (Endo-Om) is a glycoside hydrolase family 85 enzyme that has dual catalytic activity in the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of complex N-glycans, in common with the enzymes from the eukaryotic species. In this study, we have conducted mutagenesis of Endo-Om at Trp295, to determine the effect on hydrolytic activity. Structural modeling predicted that Trp295 forms an important interaction with the α-1,3-linked mannose residue of the trimannosyl N-glycan core, rather than being directly involved in catalytic activity. Our results showed that an aromatic amino acid is required at position 295 for the hydrolytic activity of this enzyme. Notably, the tryptophan residue is highly conserved in eukaryotic endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases that show activity toward complex oligosaccharides. Accordingly, our results strongly suggested that Trp295 is involved in the recognition of oligosaccharide substrates by Endo-Om.
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- Toshihiko Kitajima
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Tokyo R&D Center, Altif Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- Tokyo R&D Center, Altif Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan.
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Downey AM, Hocek M. Strategies toward protecting group-free glycosylation through selective activation of the anomeric center. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:1239-1279. [PMID: 28694870 PMCID: PMC5496566 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glycosylation is an immensely important biological process and one that is highly controlled and very efficient in nature. However, in a chemical laboratory the process is much more challenging and usually requires the extensive use of protecting groups to squelch reactivity at undesired reactive moieties. Nonetheless, by taking advantage of the differential reactivity of the anomeric center, a selective activation at this position is possible. As a result, protecting group-free strategies to effect glycosylations are available thanks to the tremendous efforts of many research groups. In this review, we showcase the methods available for the selective activation of the anomeric center on the glycosyl donor and the mechanisms by which the glycosylation reactions take place to illustrate the power these techniques.
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- A Michael Downey
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, 12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Milczek EM. Commercial Applications for Enzyme-Mediated Protein Conjugation: New Developments in Enzymatic Processes to Deliver Functionalized Proteins on the Commercial Scale. Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Orwenyo J, Cai H, Giddens J, Amin MN, Toonstra C, Wang LX. Systematic Synthesis and Binding Study of HIV V3 Glycopeptides Reveal the Fine Epitopes of Several Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:1566-1575. [PMID: 28414420 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A class of new glycan-reactive broadly neutralizing antibodies represented by PGT121, 10-1074, and PGT128 has recently been discovered that targets specific N-glycans and the peptide region around the V3 domain. However, the glycan specificity and fine epitopes of these bNAbs remain to be further defined. We report here a systematic chemoenzymatic synthesis of homogeneous V3 glycopeptides derived from the HIV-1 JR-FL strain carrying defined N-glycans at N332, N301, and N295 sites. Antibody binding studies revealed that both the nature and site of glycosylation in the context of the V3 domain were critical for high-affinity binding. It was found that antibody PGT128 exhibited specificity for high-mannose N-glycan with glycosylation site promiscuity, PGT121 showed binding specificity for glycopeptide carrying a sialylated N-glycan at N301 site, and 10-1074 was specific for glycopeptide carrying a high-mannose N-glycan at N332 site. The synthesis and binding studies permit a detailed assessment of the glycan specificity and the requirement of peptide in the context of antibody-antigen recognition. The identified glycopeptides can be used as potential templates for HIV vaccine design.
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- Jared Orwenyo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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Shvetsova SV, Shabalin KA, Bobrov KS, Ivanen DR, Ustyuzhanina NE, Krylov VB, Nifantiev NE, Naryzhny SN, Zgoda VG, Eneyskaya EV, Kulminskaya AA. Characterization of a new α-l-fucosidase isolated from Fusarium proliferatum LE1 that is regioselective to α-(1 → 4)-l-fucosidic linkage in the hydrolysis of α-l-fucobiosides. Biochimie 2017; 132:54-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Yang W, Yoshida K, Yang B, Huang X. Obstacles and solutions for chemical synthesis of syndecan-3 (53-62) glycopeptides with two heparan sulfate chains. Carbohydr Res 2016; 435:180-194. [PMID: 27810711 PMCID: PMC5110403 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Proteoglycans play critical roles in many biological events. Due to their structural complexities, strategies towards synthesis of this class of glycopeptides bearing well-defined glycan chains are urgently needed. In this work, we give the full account of the synthesis of syndecan-3 glycopeptide (53-62) containing two different heparan sulfate chains. For assembly of glycans, a convergent 3+2+3 approach was developed producing two different octasaccharide amino acid cassettes, which were utilized towards syndecan-3 glycopeptides. The glycopeptides presented many obstacles for post-glycosylation manipulation, peptide elongation, and deprotection. Following screening of multiple synthetic sequences, a successful strategy was finally established by constructing partially deprotected single glycan chain containing glycopeptides first, followed by coupling of the glycan-bearing fragments and cleavage of the acyl protecting groups.
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- Weizhun Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Hu QY, Berti F, Adamo R. Towards the next generation of biomedicines by site-selective conjugation. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:1691-719. [PMID: 26796469 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00388h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bioconjugates represent an emerging class of medicines, which offer therapeutic opportunities overtaking those of the individual components. Many novel bioconjugates have been explored in order to address various emerging medical needs. The last decade has witnessed the exponential growth of new site-selective bioconjugation techniques, however very few methods have made the way into human clinical trials. Here we discuss various applications of site-selective conjugation in biomedicines, including half-life extension, antibody-drug conjugates, conjugate vaccines, bispecific antibodies and cell therapy. The review is intended to highlight both the progress and challenges, and identify a potential roadmap to address the gap.
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- Qi-Ying Hu
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR), 100 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- GSK Vaccines (former Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics), Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- GSK Vaccines (former Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics), Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Highly efficient transglycosylation of sialo-complex-type oligosaccharide using Coprinopsis cinerea endoglycosidase and sugar oxazoline. Biotechnol Lett 2016; 39:157-162. [PMID: 27714557 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-016-2230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To establish an efficient method of chemoenzymatic modification for making N-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins structurally homogeneous, which crucially affects their bioactivities. RESULTS Deglycosylated-RNase B (GlcNAc-RNase B; acceptor), sialylglyco (SG)-oxazoline (donor) and an N180H mutant of Coprinopsis cinerea endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-CCN180H) were employed. pH 7.5 was ideal for both SG-oxazoline's stability and Endo-CC's transglycosylation reaction. The most efficient reaction conditions for producing glycosylated-RNase B, virtually modified completely with sialo-biantennary-type complex oligosaccharide, were: 80 μg GlcNAc-RNase B, 200 μg SG-oxazoline and 3 μg Endo-CCN180H in 20 μl 20 mM Tris/HCl pH 7.5 at 30 °C for 30-60 min. CONCLUSIONS This transglycosylation method using SG-oxazoline and Endo-CCN180H is beneficial for producing pharmaceutical glycoproteins modified with homogenous biantennary-complex-type oligosaccharides.
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Li X, Zhu J. Glycosylation via Transition-Metal Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xiaohua Li
- Department of Natural Sciences; University of Michigan-Dearborn; 4901 Evergreen Road 48128 Dearborn Michigan USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering; The University of Toledo; 2801 West Bancroft Street 43606 Toledo Ohio USA
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Li C, Wang LX. Endoglycosidases for the Synthesis of Polysaccharides and Glycoconjugates. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2016; 73:73-116. [PMID: 27816108 DOI: 10.1016/bs.accb.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recent advances in glycobiology have implicated essential roles of oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates in many important biological recognition processes, including intracellular signaling, cell adhesion, cell differentiation, cancer progression, host-pathogen interactions, and immune responses. A detailed understanding of the biological functions, as well as the development of carbohydrate-based therapeutics, often requires structurally well-defined oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates, which are usually difficult to isolate in pure form from natural sources. To meet with this urgent need, chemical and chemoenzymatic synthesis has become increasingly important as the major means to provide homogeneous compounds for functional glycocomics studies and for drug/vaccine development. Chemoenzymatic synthesis, an approach that combines chemical synthesis and enzymatic manipulations, is often the method of choice for constructing complex oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates that are otherwise difficult to achieve by purely chemical synthesis. Among these, endoglycosidases, a class of glycosidases that hydrolyze internal glycosidic bonds in glycoconjugates and polysaccharides, are emerging as a very attractive class of enzymes for synthetic purposes, due to their transglycosylation activity and their capability of transferring oligosaccharide units en bloc in a single step, in contrast to the limitation of monosaccharide transfers by common glycosyltransferases. In this chapter, we provide an overview on the application of endoglycosidases for the synthesis of complex carbohydrates, including oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, proteoglycans, and other biologically relevant polysaccharides. The scope, limitation, and future directions of endoglycosidase-catalyzed synthesis are discussed.
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- Chao Li
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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- University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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Yamaguchi T, Amin MN, Toonstra C, Wang LX. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Receptor Binding of Mannose-6-Phosphate (M6P)-Containing Glycoprotein Ligands Reveal Unusual Structural Requirements for M6P Receptor Recognition. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:12472-85. [PMID: 27500601 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mannose-6-phosphate (M6P)-terminated oligosaccharides are important signals for M6P-receptor-mediated targeting of newly synthesized hydrolases from Golgi to lysosomes, but the precise structural requirement for the M6P ligand-receptor recognition has not been fully understood due to the difficulties in obtaining homogeneous M6P-containing glycoproteins. We describe here a chemoenzymatic synthesis of homogeneous phosphoglycoproteins carrying natural M6P-containing N-glycans. The method includes the chemical synthesis of glycan oxazolines with varied number and location of the M6P moieties and their transfer to the GlcNAc-protein by an endoglycosynthase to provide homogeneous M6P-containing glycoproteins. Simultaneous attachment of two M6P-oligosaccahrides to a cyclic polypeptide was also accomplished to yield bivalent M6P-glycopeptides. Surface plasmon resonance binding studies reveal that a single M6P moiety located at the low α-1,3-branch of the oligomannose context is sufficient for a high-affinity binding to receptor CI-MPR, while the presence of a M6P moiety at the α-1,6-branch is dispensable. In addition, a binding study with the bivalent cyclic and linear polypeptides reveals that a close proximity of two M6P-oligosaccharide ligands is critical to achieve high affinity for the CI-MPR receptor. Taken together, the present study indicates that the location and valency of the M6P moieties and the right oligosaccharide context are all critical for high-affinity binding with the major M6P receptor. The chemoenzymatic method described here provides a new avenue for glycosylation remodeling of recombinant enzymes to enhance the uptake and delivery of enzymes to lysosomes in enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of lysosomal storage diseases.
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- Takahiro Yamaguchi
- Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States.,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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- Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Le NPL, Bowden TA, Struwe WB, Crispin M. Immune recruitment or suppression by glycan engineering of endogenous and therapeutic antibodies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1860:1655-68. [PMID: 27105835 PMCID: PMC4922387 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Human serum IgG contains multiple glycoforms which exhibit a range of binding properties to effector molecules such as cellular Fc receptors. Emerging knowledge of how the Fc glycans contribute to the antibody structure and effector functions has opened new avenues for the exploitation of defined antibody glycoforms in the treatment of diseases. Here, we review the structure and activity of antibody glycoforms and highlight developments in antibody glycoengineering by both the manipulation of the cellular glycosylation machinery and by chemoenzymatic synthesis. We discuss wide ranging applications of antibody glycoengineering in the treatment of cancer, autoimmunity and inflammation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Glycans in personalised medicine" Guest Editor: Professor Gordan Lauc.
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- Ngoc Phuong Lan Le
- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom.
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Moradi SV, Hussein WM, Varamini P, Simerska P, Toth I. Glycosylation, an effective synthetic strategy to improve the bioavailability of therapeutic peptides. Chem Sci 2016; 7:2492-2500. [PMID: 28660018 PMCID: PMC5477030 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc04392a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Glycosylation of peptides is a promising strategy for modulating the physicochemical properties of peptide drugs and for improving their absorption through biological membranes. This review highlights various methods for the synthesis of glycoconjugates and recent progress in the development of glycosylated peptide therapeutics. Furthermore, the impacts of glycosylation in overcoming the existing barriers that restrict oral and brain delivery of peptides are described herein.
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- Shayli Varasteh Moradi
- The University of Queensland , School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia .
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- The University of Queensland , School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia .
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- The University of Queensland , School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia .
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- The University of Queensland , School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia .
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- The University of Queensland , School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia .
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , St. Lucia , QLD 4072 , Australia
- The University of Queensland , School of Pharmacy , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
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Biochemical characterization of an acidophilic β-mannanase from Gloeophyllum trabeum CBS900.73 with significant transglycosylation activity and feed digesting ability. Food Chem 2016; 197:474-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.10.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Priyanka P, Fairbanks AJ. Synthesis of a hybrid type N-glycan heptasaccharide oxazoline for Endo M catalysed glycosylation. Carbohydr Res 2016; 426:40-5. [PMID: 27058295 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (ENGases) are versatile biocatalysts that allow access to a wide variety of defined homogenous N-linked glycoconjugates in a convergent manner. A hybrid-type N-glycan was accessed by total synthesis, converted to an oxazoline, and used as a donor substrate with both wild type Endo M and an N175Q glycosynthase Endo M mutant allowing the convergent synthesis of a glycosylated amino acid bearing a hybrid N-glycan structure.
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- Pragya Priyanka
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Priyanka P, Parsons TB, Miller A, Platt FM, Fairbanks AJ. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Phosphorylated Glycoprotein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:5058-61. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Pragya Priyanka
- Department of Chemistry; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry; Chemistry Research Laboratory; University of Oxford; Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Callaghan Innovation; School of Biological Sciences; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology; University of Oxford; Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3QT UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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Giddens JP, Lomino JV, Amin MN, Wang LX. Endo-F3 Glycosynthase Mutants Enable Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Core-fucosylated Triantennary Complex Type Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:9356-70. [PMID: 26966183 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.721597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chemoenzymatic synthesis is emerging as a promising approach to the synthesis of homogeneous glycopeptides and glycoproteins highly demanded for functional glycomics studies, but its generality relies on the availability of a range of enzymes with high catalytic efficiency and well defined substrate specificity. We describe in this paper the discovery of glycosynthase mutants derived from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica endoglycosidase F3 (Endo-F3) of the GH18 family, which are devoid of the inherent hydrolytic activity but are able to take glycan oxazolines for transglycosylation. Notably, the Endo-F3 D165A and D165Q mutants demonstrated high acceptorsubstrate specificity toward α1,6-fucosyl-GlcNAc-Asn or α1,6-fucosyl-GlcNAc-polypeptide in transglycosylation, enabling a highly convergent synthesis of core-fucosylated, complex CD52 glycopeptide antigen. The Endo-F3 mutants were able to use both bi- and triantennary glycan oxazolines as substrates for transglycosylation, in contrast to previously reported endoglycosidases derived from Endo-S, Endo-M, Endo-D, and Endo-A mutants that could not recognize triantennary N-glycans. Using rituximab as a model system, we have further demonstrated that the Endo-F3 mutants are highly efficient for glycosylation remodeling of monoclonal antibodies to produce homogeneous intact antibody glycoforms. Interestingly, the new triantennary glycan glycoform of antibody showed much higher affinity for galectin-3 than that of the commercial antibody. The Endo-F3 mutants represent the first endoglycosidase-based glycosynthases capable of transferring triantennary complex N-glycans, which would be very useful for glycoprotein synthesis and glycosylation remodeling of antibodies.
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- John P Giddens
- From the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 and
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- From the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Priyanka P, Parsons TB, Miller A, Platt FM, Fairbanks AJ. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Phosphorylated Glycoprotein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201600817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Pragya Priyanka
- Department of Chemistry; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry; Chemistry Research Laboratory; University of Oxford; Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Callaghan Innovation; School of Biological Sciences; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology; University of Oxford; Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3QT UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Canterbury; Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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Nguyen H, Zhu D, Li X, Zhu J. Stereoselective Construction of β‐Mannopyranosides by Anomeric
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- Hai Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn MI 48128 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
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Nguyen H, Zhu D, Li X, Zhu J. Stereoselective Construction of β-Mannopyranosides by Anomeric O-Alkylation: Synthesis of the Trisaccharide Core of N-linked Glycans. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:4767-71. [PMID: 26948686 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A new and efficient approach for direct and stereoselective synthesis of β-mannopyranosides by anomeric O-alkylation has been developed. This anomeric O-alkylation of mannopyranose-derived lactols is proposed to occur under synergistic control of a kinetic anomeric effect and metal chelation. The presence of a conformationally flexible C6 oxygen atom in the sugar-derived lactol donors is required for this anomeric O-alkylation to be efficient, probably because of its chelation with cesium ion. In contrast, the presence of a C2 oxygen atom plays a minor role. This glycosylation method has been successfully utilized for the synthesis of the trisaccharide core of complex N-linked glycans.
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- Hai Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, 48128, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA.
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McIntosh JD, Brimble MA, Brooks AES, Dunbar PR, Kowalczyk R, Tomabechi Y, Fairbanks AJ. Convergent chemo-enzymatic synthesis of mannosylated glycopeptides; targeting of putative vaccine candidates to antigen presenting cells. Chem Sci 2015; 6:4636-4642. [PMID: 28717478 PMCID: PMC5500846 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00952a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The combination of solid phase peptide synthesis and endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) catalysed glycosylation is a powerful convergent synthetic method allowing access to glycopeptides bearing full-length N-glycan structures. Mannose-terminated N-glycan oligosaccharides, produced by either total or semi-synthesis, were converted into oxazoline donor substrates. A peptide from the human cytomegalovirus (CMV) tegument protein pp65 that incorporates a well-characterised T cell epitope, containing N-acetylglucosamine at specific Asn residues, was accessed by solid phase peptide synthesis, and used as an acceptor substrate. High-yielding enzymatic glycosylation afforded glycopeptides bearing defined homogeneous high-mannose N-glycan structures. These high-mannose containing glycopeptides were tested for enhanced targeting to human antigen presenting cells (APCs), putatively mediated via the mannose receptor, and for processing by the APCs for presentation to human CD8+ T cells specific for a 9-mer epitope within the peptide. Binding assays showed increased binding of glycopeptides to APCs compared to the non-glycosylated control. Glycopeptides bearing high-mannose N-glycan structures at a single site outside the T cell epitope were processed and presented by the APCs to allow activation of a T cell clone. However, the addition of a second glycan within the T cell epitope resulted in ablation of T cell activation. We conclude that chemo-enzymatic synthesis of mannosylated glycopeptides enhances uptake by human APCs while preserving the immunogenicity of peptide epitopes within the glycopeptides, provided those epitopes are not themselves glycosylated.
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- Julie D McIntosh
- School of Biological Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , The University of Auckland , 23 Symonds St , Auckland , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , The University of Auckland , 23 Symonds St , Auckland , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800 , Christchurch , 8140 , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800 , Christchurch , 8140 , New Zealand .
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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Eshima Y, Higuchi Y, Kinoshita T, Nakakita SI, Takegawa K. Transglycosylation Activity of Glycosynthase Mutants of Endo-β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase from Coprinopsis cinerea. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26197478 PMCID: PMC4510386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase), which catalyzes hydrolysis of N-linked oligosaccharides, is a useful tool for analyzing oligosaccharide contents of glycoproteins. However, there are only a few known ENGases that can catalyze the hydrolysis of human complex type oligosaccharides, and although commercially available, they are expensive. Here, we report the cloning of two ENGase encoding cDNAs from the basidiomycete fungus Coprinopsis cinerea, Endo-CC1 and Endo-CC2. We successfully expressed recombinant His6-tagged Endo-CC1 and Endo-CC2 in Escherichia coli and purified them for enzymatic characterization. Both Endo-CC1 and Endo-CC2 showed hydrolytic activity on high-mannose and complex type oligosaccharides. Since Endo-CC1 could be prepared more easily than Endo-CC2 from E. coli cultures, we examined the enzymatic properties of Endo-CC1 in detail. Our results showed that Endo-CC1 acted on both N-linked high-mannose type and sialobiantennary type complex oligosaccharides of glycoproteins RNase B and human transferrin, respectively, but not on the sialotriantennary type complex oligosaccharide of glycoprotein fetuin. Examination of the transglycosylation activity of Endo-CC1 revealed that the wild-type Endo-CC1 could not transfer the sialobiantennary type complex oligosaccharide onto the deglycosylated RNase B. To obtain an Endo-CC1 mutant with desired transglycosylation activity, we performed mutation analysis of the active site residue Asn 180 (N180), known to be important for catalysis, by individually replacing it with the remaining 19 amino acid residues. Transglycosylation analyses of these mutants led us to identify one mutant, namely Endo-CC1N180H, which exhibited the desired transglycosylation activity. Taken together, we suggest that Endo-CC1 would potentially be a valuable tool for analyzing oligosaccharides on glycoproteins, as large quantities of it could be made available more easily and less expensively than the currently used enzyme, Endo-M.
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- Yasunari Eshima
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Functional Glycomics, Life Science Research Center, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Fukuoka, Japan
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Bello C, Wang S, Meng L, Moremen KW, Becker CFW. A PEGylated photocleavable auxiliary mediates the sequential enzymatic glycosylation and native chemical ligation of peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:7711-5. [PMID: 25980981 PMCID: PMC4524672 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201501517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Research aimed at understanding the specific role of glycosylation patterns in protein function would greatly benefit from additional approaches allowing direct access to homogeneous glycoproteins. Herein the development and application of an efficient approach for the synthesis of complex homogenously glycosylated peptides based on a multifunctional photocleavable auxiliary is described. The presence of a PEG polymer within the auxiliary enables sequential enzymatic glycosylation and straightforward isolation in excellent yields. The auxiliary-modified peptides can be directly used in native chemical ligations with peptide thioesters easily obtained by direct hydrazinolysis of the respective glycosylated peptidyl resins and subsequent oxidation. The ligated glycopeptides can be smoothly deprotected by UV irradiation. We apply this approach to the preparation of variants of the epithelial tumor marker MUC1 carrying one or more Tn, T, or sialyl-T antigens.
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- Claudia Bello
- Fakultät Chemie, Institut für Biologische Chemie, Universität Wien, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090 Vienna (Austria)
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens (USA)
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens (USA)
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens (USA)
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- Fakultät Chemie, Institut für Biologische Chemie, Universität Wien, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090 Vienna (Austria).
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Schwarz F, Aebi M. Production of Glycoproteins with Asparagine-Linked N-Acetylglucosamine in Escherichia coli. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1321:49-56. [PMID: 26082214 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2760-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Glycans linked to asparagine (N) residues of eukaryotic glycoproteins are typically heterogeneous. This diversity complicates the study of biological functions associated with particular glycan structures and impairs the application of glycoproteins in medicine. Several approaches have been developed to produce homogeneous glycoproteins. We describe a method to produce glycoproteins carrying N-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) through glyco-engineered E. coli cells and enzymatic treatment. N-linked GlcNAc can then be extended by existing methods to produce homogeneous glycoproteins.
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- Flavio Schwarz
- Department of Medicine, Glycobiology Research and Training Center, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Wang C, Wang H, Ma R, Shi P, Niu C, Luo H, Yang P, Yao B. Biochemical characterization of a novel thermophilic α-galactosidase from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802 with significant transglycosylation activity. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 121:7-12. [PMID: 26087712 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thermophilic α-galactosidases have great potentials in biotechnological and medicinal applications due to their high-temperature activity and specific stability. In this study, a novel α-galactosidase gene of glycoside hydrolase family 27 (aga27A) was cloned from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802 and successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Purified recombinant Aga27A (rAga27A) was thermophilic and thermotolerant, exhibiting the maximum activity at 70°C and retaining stability at 65°C. Like most fungal α-galactosidases, rAga27A had an acidic pH optimum (pH 4.0) but retained stability over a boarder pH range (pH 3.0-11.0) at 70°C. Moreover, the enzyme exhibited strong resistance to most metal ions and chemicals tested (except for Ag(+) and SDS) and great tolerance to galactose (19 mM). The preferable transglycosylation capacity of rAga27A with various substrates further widens its application spectrum. Thus rAga27A with excellent enzymatic properties will be ideal for applications in various industries, especially for the synthesis of galactooligosaccharides.
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- Caihong Wang
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China; Biotechnology Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China; CAAS-ICRAF Joint Laboratory on Agroforestry and Sustainable Animal Husbandry, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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Bello C, Wang S, Meng L, Moremen KW, Becker CFW. Ein PEGyliertes, lichtspaltbares Auxiliar für die sequenzielle enzymatische Glykosylierung und native chemische Ligation von Peptiden. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201501517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wang LX, Amin MN. Chemical and chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycoproteins for deciphering functions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 21:51-66. [PMID: 24439206 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glycoproteins are an important class of biomolecules involved in a number of biological recognition processes. However, natural and recombinant glycoproteins are usually produced as mixtures of glycoforms that differ in the structures of the pendent glycans, which are difficult to separate in pure glycoforms. As a result, synthetic homogeneous glycopeptides and glycoproteins have become indispensable probes for detailed structural and functional studies. A number of elegant chemical and biological strategies have been developed for synthetic construction of tailor-made, full-size glycoproteins to address specific biological problems. In this review, we highlight recent advances in chemical and chemoenzymatic synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins. Selected examples are given to demonstrate the applications of tailor-made, glycan-defined glycoproteins for deciphering glycosylation functions.
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- Lai-Xi Wang
- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Recent progress in the field of glycoconjugates. Carbohydr Res 2015; 402:124-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Revised: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A simplified procedure for gram-scale production of sialylglycopeptide (SGP) from egg yolks and subsequent semi-synthesis of Man3GlcNAc oxazoline. Carbohydr Res 2014; 396:62-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kowalczyk R, Brimble MA, Tomabechi Y, Fairbanks AJ, Fletcher M, Hay DL. Convergent chemoenzymatic synthesis of a library of glycosylated analogues of pramlintide: structure-activity relationships for amylin receptor agonism. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:8142-51. [PMID: 25030939 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01208a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Pramlintide (Symlin®), a synthetic analogue of the naturally occurring pancreatic hormone amylin, is currently used with insulin in adjunctive therapy for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Herein we report a systematic study into the effect that N-glycosylation of pramlintide has on activation of amylin receptors. A highly efficient convergent synthetic route, involving a combination of solid phase peptide synthesis and enzymatic glycosylation, delivered a library of N-glycosylated variants of pramlintide bearing either GlcNAc, the core N-glycan pentasaccharide [Man3(GlcNAc)2] or a complex biantennary glycan [(NeuAcGalGlcNAcMan)2Man(GlcNAc)2] at each of its six asparagine residues. The majority of glycosylated versions of pramlintide were potent receptor agonists, suggesting that N-glycosylation may be used as a tool to optimise the pharmacokinetic properties of pramlintide and so deliver improved therapeutic agents for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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- Renata Kowalczyk
- The School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
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Crystal structure of Streptococcus pyogenes EndoS, an immunomodulatory endoglycosidase specific for human IgG antibodies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:6714-9. [PMID: 24753590 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1322908111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To evade host immune mechanisms, many bacteria secrete immunomodulatory enzymes. Streptococcus pyogenes, one of the most common human pathogens, secretes a large endoglycosidase, EndoS, which removes carbohydrates in a highly specific manner from IgG antibodies. This modification renders antibodies incapable of eliciting host effector functions through either complement or Fc γ receptors, providing the bacteria with a survival advantage. On account of this antibody-specific modifying activity, EndoS is being developed as a promising injectable therapeutic for autoimmune diseases that rely on autoantibodies. Additionally, EndoS is a key enzyme used in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of homogenously glycosylated antibodies with tailored Fc γ receptor-mediated effector functions. Despite the tremendous utility of this enzyme, the molecular basis of EndoS specificity for, and processing of, IgG antibodies has remained poorly understood. Here, we report the X-ray crystal structure of EndoS and provide a model of its encounter complex with its substrate, the IgG1 Fc domain. We show that EndoS is composed of five distinct protein domains, including glycosidase, leucine-rich repeat, hybrid Ig, carbohydrate binding module, and three-helix bundle domains, arranged in a distinctive V-shaped conformation. Our data suggest that the substrate enters the concave interior of the enzyme structure, is held in place by the carbohydrate binding module, and that concerted conformational changes in both enzyme and substrate are required for subsequent antibody deglycosylation. The EndoS structure presented here provides a framework from which novel endoglycosidases could be engineered for additional clinical and biotechnological applications.
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Sanapala SR, Kulkarni SS. Chemical synthesis of asparagine-linked archaeal N-glycan from Methanothermus fervidus. Chemistry 2014; 20:3578-83. [PMID: 24616211 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Several N-linked glycoproteins have been identified in archaea and there is growing evidence that the N-glycan is involved in survival and functioning of archaea in extreme conditions. Chemical synthesis of the archaeal N-glycans represents a crucial step towards understanding the putative function of protein glycosylation in archaea. Herein the first total synthesis of the archaeal L-asparagine linked hexasaccharide from Methanothermus fervidus is reported using a highly convergent [3+3] glycosylation approach in high overall yields. The synthesis relies on efficient preparation of regioselectively protected thioglycoside building blocks for orthogonal glycosylations and late stage N-aspartylation.
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- Someswara Rao Sanapala
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 (India)
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Pandey J, Khan F, Mahajan V, Pant M, Jain RK, Pandey G. Evidence for vital role of endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase in the resistance of Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100 towards elevated concentrations of o-nitrobenzoate. Extremophiles 2014; 18:491-500. [PMID: 24562786 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-014-0632-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100 was previously characterized for its ability to tolerate extremely high concentrations of o-nitrobenzoate (ONB), a toxic xenobiotic environmental pollutant. The physiological responses of strain RKJ100 to ≥30 mM ONB indicated towards a resistance mechanism manifested via alteration of cell morphology and cell wall structure. In this study, we aim to characterize gene(s) involved in the resistance of strain RKJ100 towards extreme concentrations (i.e. 150 mM) of ONB. Transposon mutagenesis was carried out to generate a mutant library of strain RKJ100, which was then screened for ONB-sensitive mutants. A sensitive mutant was defined and selected as one that could not tolerate ≥30 mM ONB. Molecular and biochemical characterization of this mutant showed that the disruption of endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) gene caused the sensitivity. ENGase is an important enzyme for oligosaccharide processing and cell wall recycling in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Previous reports have already indicated several possible roles of this enzyme in cellular homeostasis. Results presented here provide the first evidence for its involvement in bacterial resistance towards extreme concentrations of a toxic xenobiotic compound and also suggest that strain RKJ100 employs ENGase as an important component in osmotic shock response for resisting extreme concentrations of ONB.
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- Janmejay Pandey
- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India,
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Villalonga ML, Díez P, Sánchez A, Gamella M, Pingarrón JM, Villalonga R. Neoglycoenzymes. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4868-917. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400290x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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Tomabechi Y, Squire MA, Fairbanks AJ. Endo-β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase catalysed glycosylation: tolerance of enzymes to structural variation of the glycosyl amino acid acceptor. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:942-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob42104j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Liu F, Vijayakrishnan B, Faridmoayer A, Taylor TA, Parsons TB, Bernardes GJL, Kowarik M, Davis BG. Rationally designed short polyisoprenol-linked PglB substrates for engineered polypeptide and protein N-glycosylation. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 136:566-9. [PMID: 24377322 DOI: 10.1021/ja409409h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The lipid carrier specificity of the protein N-glycosylation enzyme C. jejuni PglB was tested using a logical, synthetic array of natural and unnatural C10, C20, C30, and C40 polyisoprenol sugar pyrophosphates, including those bearing repeating cis-prenyl units. Unusual, short, synthetically accessible C20 prenols (nerylnerol 1d and geranylnerol 1e) were shown to be effective lipid carriers for PglB sugar substrates. Kinetic analyses for PglB revealed clear K(M)-only modulation with lipid chain length, thereby implicating successful in vitro application at appropriate concentrations. This was confirmed by optimized, efficient in vitro synthesis allowing >90% of Asn-linked β-N-GlcNAc-ylated peptide and proteins. This reveals a simple, flexible biocatalytic method for glycoconjugate synthesis using PglB N-glycosylation machinery and varied chemically synthesized glycosylation donor precursors.
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- Feng Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University , Oxford OX1 3TA United Kingdom
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