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Ghosh M, Raushel FM. Biosynthesis of UDP-α- N-Acetyl-d -mannosaminuronic Acid and CMP-β- N-Acetyl-d-neuraminic Acid for the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2024; 63:688-698. [PMID: 38382015 PMCID: PMC10919079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is a human pathogen and a leading cause of food poisoning in North America and Europe. The exterior surface of the bacterial cell wall is attached to a polymeric coat of sugar molecules known as the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that helps protect the organism from the host immune response. The CPS is composed of a repeating sequence of common and unusual sugar residues. In the HS:11 serotype of C. jejuni, we identified two enzymes in the gene cluster for CPS formation that are utilized for the biosynthesis of UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-mannosaminuronic acid (UDP-ManNAcA). In the first step, UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) is epimerized at C2 to form UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-mannosamine (UDP-ManNAc). This product is then oxidized by a NAD+-dependent C6-dehydrogenase to form UDP-ManNAcA. In the HS:6 serotype (C. jejuni strain 81116), we identified three enzymes that are required for the biosynthesis of CMP-β-N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac). In the first step, UDP-GlcNAc is epimerized at C2 and subsequently hydrolyzed to form N-acetyl-d-mannosamine (ManNAc) with the release of UDP. This product is then condensed with PEP by N-acetyl-d-neuraminate synthase to form N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). In the final step, CMP-N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid synthase utilizes CTP to convert this product into CMP-Neu5Ac. A bioinformatic analysis of these five enzymes from C. jejuni serotypes HS:11 and HS:6 identified other bacterial species that can produce UDP-ManNAcA or CMP-Neu5Ac for CPS formation.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77845, United States
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Xiang DF, Xu M, Ghosh MK, Raushel FM. Metabolic Pathways for the Biosynthesis of Heptoses Used in the Construction of Capsular Polysaccharides in the Human Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2023; 62:3145-3158. [PMID: 37890137 PMCID: PMC10680097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of food poisoning in North America. The exterior surface of this bacterium is coated with a capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that consists of a repeating sequence of 2-5 different carbohydrates that is anchored to the outer membrane. Heptoses of various configurations are among the most common monosaccharides that have been identified within the CPS. It is currently thought that all heptose variations derive from the modification of GDP-d-glycero-α-d-manno-heptose (GMH). From the associated gene clusters for CPS biosynthesis, we have identified 20 unique enzymes with different substrate profiles that are used by the various strains and serotypes of C. jejuni to make six different stereoisomers of GDP-6-deoxy-heptose, four stereoisomers of GDP-d-glycero-heptoses, and two stereoisomers of GDP-3,6-dideoxy-heptoses starting from d-sedoheptulose-7-phosphate. The modification enzymes include a C4-dehydrogenase, a C4,6-dehydratase, three C3- and/or C5-epimerases, a C3-dehydratase, eight C4-reductases, two pyranose/furanose mutases, and four enzymes for the formation of GMH from d-sedoheptulose-7-phosphate. We have mixed these enzymes in different combinations to make novel GDP-heptose modifications, including GDP-6-hydroxy-heptoses, GDP-3-deoxy-heptoses, and GDP-3,6-dideoxy-heptoses.
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- Dao Feng Xiang
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Simons ME, Narindoshvili T, Raushel FM. Biosynthesis of UDP-β-l-Arabinofuranoside for the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2023; 62:3012-3019. [PMID: 37737649 PMCID: PMC10615251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of food poisoning in North America and Europe. The exterior surface of this bacterium is coated with a capsular polysaccharide (CPS) which enables adherence to the host epithelial cells and evasion of the host immune system. Many strains of C. jejuni can be differentiated from one another by changes in the sequence of the carbohydrates found within the CPS. The CPS structures of serotypes HS:15 and HS:41 of C. jejuni were chemically characterized and found to contain an l-arabinofuranoside moiety in the repeating CPS sequence. Sequence similarity and genome neighborhood networks were used to identify the putative gene cluster within the HS:15 serotype for the biosynthesis of the l-arabinofuranoside fragment. The first enzyme (HS:15.18) in the pathway was found to catalyze the NAD+-dependent oxidation of UDP-α-d-glucose to UDP-α-d-glucuronate, while the second enzyme (HS:15.19) catalyzes the NAD+-dependent decarboxylation of this product to form UDP-α-d-xylose. The UDP-α-d-xylose is then epimerized at C4 by the third enzyme (HS:15.17) to produce UDP-β-l-arabinopyranoside. In the last step, HS:15.16 catalyzes the FADH2-dependent conversion of UDP-β-l-arabinopyranoside into UDP-β-l-arabinofuranoside. The UDP-β-l-arabinopyranoside mutase catalyzed reaction was further interrogated by measurement of a positional isotope exchange reaction within [18O]-UDP-β-l-arabinopyranoside.
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- Max Errickson Simons
- Department
of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77842, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Chi C, Xu R, Chen Q, Zhang X, Shi X, Jin H, Yin F, Jia H, Zhang L, Yang D, Ju J, Li Q, Ma M. Structural Insight into a Metal-Dependent Mutase Revealing an Arginine Residue-Covalently Mediated Interconversion between Nucleotide-Based Pyranose and Furanose. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Changbiao Chi
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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Xiang DF, Ghosh MK, Riegert AS, Thoden JB, Holden HM, Raushel FM. Bifunctional Epimerase/Reductase Enzymes Facilitate the Modulation of 6-Deoxy-Heptoses Found in the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2023; 62:134-144. [PMID: 36534477 PMCID: PMC9838653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a human pathogen and the leading cause of food poisoning in the United States and Europe. Surrounding the exterior surface of this bacterium is a capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that consists of a repeating sequence of common and unusual carbohydrate segments. At least 10 different heptose sugars have thus far been identified in the various strains of C. jejuni. The accepted biosynthetic pathway for the construction of the 6-deoxy-heptoses begins with the 4,6-dehydration of GDP-d-glycero-d-manno-heptose by a dehydratase, followed by an epimerase that racemizes C3 and/or C5 of the product GDP-6-deoxy-4-keto-d-lyxo-heptose. In the final step, a C4-reductase catalyzes the NADPH reduction of the resulting 4-keto product. However, in some strains and serotypes of C. jejuni, there are two separate C4-reductases with different product specificities in the gene cluster for CPS formation. Five pairs of these tandem C4-reductases were isolated, and the catalytic properties were ascertained. In four out of five cases, one of the two C4-reductases is able to catalyze the isomerization of C3 and C5 of GDP-6-deoxy-4-keto-d-lyxo-heptose, in addition to the catalysis of the reduction of C4, thus bypassing the requirement for a separate C3/C5-isomerase. In each case, the 3'-end of the gene for the first C4-reductase contains a poly-G tract of 8-10 guanine residues that may be used to control the expression and/or catalytic activity of either C4-reductase. The three-dimensional structure of the C4-reductase from serotype HS:15, which only does a reduction of C4, was determined to 1.45 Å resolution in the presence of NADPH and GDP.
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- Dao Feng Xiang
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 US
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 US
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 US
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, 53706 US
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, 53706 US
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 US
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843 US
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Ghosh MK, Xiang DF, Raushel FM. Product Specificity of C4-Reductases in the Biosynthesis of GDP-6-Deoxy-Heptoses during Capsular Polysaccharide Formation in Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2022; 61:2138-2147. [PMID: 36107882 PMCID: PMC9623850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of food poisoning in the United States and Europe. A capsular polysaccharide that coats the exterior of the bacterium helps evade the host immune system. At least 33 different strains of C. jejuni have been identified, and the chemical structures of 12 different capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) have been characterized from various serotypes. Thus far, 10 different heptose sugars have been found in the chemically characterized CPSs, and each of these are currently thought to originate from the modification of GDP-d-glycero-d-manno-heptose by the successive action of 4,6-dehydratase (or C4-dehydrogenase), C3- or C3/C5-epimerase, and C4-reductase. Within the sequenced strains of C. jejuni, we have identified 25 different C4-reductases that cluster into nine groups at a sequence identity of >90%. Eight of the proteins from seven different clusters were purified, and their product profiles were determined with GDP-6-deoxy-4-keto-heptose substrates using NMR and ESI mass spectrometry. The isolated products included GDP-6-deoxy-l-gluco-heptose (serotype HS:2), GDP-6-deoxy-l-galacto-heptose (serotype HS:42), GDP-6-deoxy-l-gulo-heptose (serotype HS:15), GDP-6-deoxy-d-ido-heptose (serotypes HS:3, HS:4, and HS:33), GDP-6-deoxy-d-manno-heptose (serotype HS:53), and GDP-6-deoxy-d-altro-heptose (serotype HS:23/36). Based on these observations, the product specificity can be reliably predicted for 14 additional C4-reductases from C. jejuni. The remaining three C4-reductases are highly likely to be required for the biosynthesis of 3,6-dideoxy-heptose products.
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- Manas K. Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Cloutier M, Gauthier C. Progress toward the Development of Glycan-Based Vaccines against Campylobacteriosis. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:969-986. [PMID: 32579844 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
As one of the main causes of bacterial diarrhea and a major risk factor for triggering Guillain-Barré autoimmune syndrome, campylobacteriosis, that is, Campylobacter spp. infections, represents a major health issue worldwide. There is thus a pressing need for developing an effective and broad-coverage campylobacteriosis vaccine. Campylobacter jejuni, an encapsulated, multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacterium, expresses virulence-associated capsular polysaccharides (CPSs), which constitute exquisite targets for the design of glycoconjugate vaccines. In that context, synthetic carbohydrate chemistry acts as a crucial enabling technology for the preparation of homogeneous constructs while allowing antigenic epitopes to be deciphered and probed at the molecular level. This review aims at covering recent developments in CPS-based campylobacteriosis vaccines as well as in the total syntheses of C. jejuni-related mono- and oligosaccharide mimics.
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- Maude Cloutier
- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), 531, boul. des Prairies, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), 531, boul. des Prairies, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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Structure of the polysaccharide sheath from the B race of the green microalga Botryococcus braunii. ALGAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Guo Z, Tang Y, Tang W, Chen Y. Heptose-containing bacterial natural products: structures, bioactivities, and biosyntheses. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1887-1909. [PMID: 33704304 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00075b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Covering: up to 2020Glycosylated natural products hold great potential as drugs for the treatment of human and animal diseases. Heptoses, known as seven-carbon-chain-containing sugars, are a group of saccharides that are rarely observed in natural products. Based on the structures of the heptoses, the heptose-containing natural products can be divided into four groups, characterized by heptofuranose, highly-reduced heptopyranose, d-heptopyranose, and l-heptopyranose. Many of them possess remarkable biological properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, and pain relief activities, thereby attracting great interest in biosynthesis and chemical synthesis studies to understand their construction mechanisms and structure-activity relationships. In this review, we summarize the structural properties, biological activities, and recent progress in the biosynthesis of bacterial natural products featuring seven-carbon-chain-containing sugars. The biosynthetic origins of the heptose moieties are emphasized.
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- Zhengyan Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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Liang S, Li X, Ma X, Li A, Wang Y, Reaney MJ, Shim YY. A flaxseed heteropolysaccharide stimulates immune responses and inhibits hepatitis B virus. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 136:230-240. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sigida EN, Fedonenko YP, Shashkov AS, Konnova SA, Ignatov VV. Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide from Azospirillum fermentarium CC-LY743 T. Carbohydr Res 2018; 465:40-43. [PMID: 29929051 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O-specific polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid hydrolysis of the lipopolysaccharide of nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum fermentarium CC-LY743T (IBPPM 578) and was studied by sugar analysis along with 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 1H,1H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, and 1H,13C HSQC and HMBC experiments. The polysaccharide was found to be linear and to consist of alterating α-l-fucose and α-d-mannose residues in tetrasaccharide repeating units of the following structure: →2)-α-D-Manp-(1 → 3)-α-L-Fucp-(1 → 3)-α-D-Manp-(1 → 3)-α-L-Fucp-(1→.
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- Elena N Sigida
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410049, Russia.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410049, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410049, Russia; N. G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State University, 83 Ulitsa Astrakhanskaya, Saratov, 410012, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410049, Russia
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Monteiro MA, Noll A, Laird RM, Pequegnat B, Ma Z, Bertolo L, DePass C, Omari E, Gabryelski P, Redkyna O, Jiao Y, Borrelli S, Poly F, Guerry P. Campylobacter jejuniCapsule Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine. CARBOHYDRATE-BASED VACCINES: FROM CONCEPT TO CLINIC 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1290.ch011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mario A. Monteiro
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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Culebro A, Revez J, Pascoe B, Friedmann Y, Hitchings MD, Stupak J, Sheppard SK, Li J, Rossi M. Large Sequence Diversity within the Biosynthesis Locus and Common Biochemical Features of Campylobacter coli Lipooligosaccharides. J Bacteriol 2016; 198:2829-40. [PMID: 27481928 PMCID: PMC5038013 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00347-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Despite the importance of lipooligosaccharides (LOSs) in the pathogenicity of campylobacteriosis, little is known about the genetic and phenotypic diversity of LOS in Campylobacter coli In this study, we investigated the distribution of LOS locus classes among a large collection of unrelated C. coli isolates sampled from several different host species. Furthermore, we paired C. coli genomic information and LOS chemical composition for the first time to investigate possible associations between LOS locus class sequence diversity and biochemical heterogeneity. After identifying three new LOS locus classes, only 85% of the 144 isolates tested were assigned to a class, suggesting higher genetic diversity than previously thought. This genetic diversity is at the basis of a completely unexplored LOS structural heterogeneity. Mass spectrometry analysis of the LOSs of nine isolates, representing four different LOS classes, identified two features distinguishing C. coli LOS from that of Campylobacter jejuni 2-Amino-2-deoxy-d-glucose (GlcN)-GlcN disaccharides were present in the lipid A backbone, in contrast to the β-1'-6-linked 3-diamino-2,3-dideoxy-d-glucopyranose (GlcN3N)-GlcN backbone observed in C. jejuni Moreover, despite the fact that many of the genes putatively involved in 3-acylamino-3,6-dideoxy-d-glucose (Quip3NAcyl) were apparently absent from the genomes of various isolates, this rare sugar was found in the outer core of all C. coli isolates. Therefore, regardless of the high genetic diversity of the LOS biosynthesis locus in C. coli, we identified species-specific phenotypic features of C. coli LOS that might explain differences between C. jejuni and C. coli in terms of population dynamics and host adaptation. IMPORTANCE Despite the importance of C. coli to human health and its controversial role as a causative agent of Guillain-Barré syndrome, little is known about the genetic and phenotypic diversity of C. coli LOSs. Therefore, we paired C. coli genomic information and LOS chemical composition for the first time to address this paucity of information. We identified two species-specific phenotypic features of C. coli LOS, which might contribute to elucidating the reasons behind the differences between C. jejuni and C. coli in terms of population dynamics and host adaptation.
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- Alejandra Culebro
- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- College of Medicine, Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- College of Medicine, Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- College of Medicine, Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Medicine, Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Muszyński A, Heiss C, Hjuler CT, Sullivan JT, Kelly SJ, Thygesen MB, Stougaard J, Azadi P, Carlson RW, Ronson CW. Structures of Exopolysaccharides Involved in Receptor-mediated Perception of Mesorhizobium loti by Lotus japonicus. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:20946-20961. [PMID: 27502279 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.743856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In the symbiosis formed between Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A and Lotus japonicus Gifu, rhizobial exopolysaccharide (EPS) plays an important role in infection thread formation. Mutants of strain R7A affected in early exopolysaccharide biosynthetic steps form nitrogen-fixing nodules on L. japonicus Gifu after a delay, whereas mutants affected in mid or late biosynthetic steps induce uninfected nodule primordia. Recently, it was shown that a plant receptor-like kinase, EPR3, binds low molecular mass exopolysaccharide from strain R7A to regulate bacterial passage through the plant's epidermal cell layer (Kawaharada, Y., Kelly, S., Nielsen, M. W., Hjuler, C. T., Gysel, K., Muszyński, A., Carlson, R. W., Thygesen, M. B., Sandal, N., Asmussen, M. H., Vinther, M., Andersen, S. U., Krusell, L., Thirup, S., Jensen, K. J., et al. (2015) Nature 523, 308-312). In this work, we define the structure of both high and low molecular mass exopolysaccharide from R7A. The low molecular mass exopolysaccharide produced by R7A is a monomer unit of the acetylated octasaccharide with the structure (2,3/3-OAc)β-d-RibfA-(1→4)-α-d-GlcpA-(1→4)-β-d-Glcp-(1→6)-(3OAc)β-d-Glcp-(1→6)-*[(2OAc)β-d-Glcp-(1→4)-(2/3OAc)β-d-Glcp-(1→4)-β-d-Glcp-(1→3)-β-d-Galp]. We propose it is a biosynthetic constituent of high molecular mass EPS polymer. Every new repeating unit is attached via its reducing-end β-d-Galp to C-4 of the fourth glucose (asterisked above) of the octasaccharide, forming a branch. The O-acetylation occurs on the four glycosyl residues in a non-stoichiometric ratio, and each octasaccharide subunit is on average substituted with three O-acetyl groups. The availability of these structures will facilitate studies of EPR3 receptor binding of symbiotically compatible and incompatible EPS and the positive or negative consequences on infection by the M. loti exo mutants synthesizing such EPS variants.
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- Artur Muszyński
- From the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602,
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- From the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, and
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- From the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- From the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand,
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Kaushik P, Dowling K, Adhikari R, Barrow CJ, Adhikari B. Effect of extraction temperature on composition, structure and functional properties of flaxseed gum. Food Chem 2016; 215:333-40. [PMID: 27542483 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Flaxseed gum (FG) was extracted at four different temperatures (30, 50, 70 and 90°C). Chemical composition and structural features of FG extracted at different temperatures were investigated to determine the effect of temperature. Content of acidic monosaccharides and denatured protein increased with increasing FG extraction temperature. The ratio of neutral to acidic monosaccharides decreased from 6.7 to 5.7 as the extraction temperature was increased from 30 to 90°C. Physiochemical and functional properties, including zeta-potential, surface morphology, emulsifying activity index (EAI) and emulsion stability index (ESI), water absorption capacity (WAC) and fat absorption capacity (FAC) of FG samples, were also investigated as a function of extraction temperature. EAI and WAC of FG samples reduced significantly with rise in extraction temperature. Our study suggests that FG extracted at different temperatures may be specifically targeted for different applications, such as for emulsification or gel formation in food systems.
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- Pratibha Kaushik
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University, Mount Helen, VIC 3353, Australia
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University, Mount Helen, VIC 3353, Australia.
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- Materials Science and Engineering, CSIRO Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3169, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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Hotchkiss AT, Nuñez A, Strahan GD, Chau HK, White AK, Marais JPJ, Hom K, Vakkalanka MS, Di R, Yam KL, Khoo C. Cranberry Xyloglucan Structure and Inhibition of Escherichia coli Adhesion to Epithelial Cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:5622-5633. [PMID: 25973733 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cranberry juice has been recognized as a treatment for urinary tract infections on the basis of scientific reports of proanthocyanidin anti-adhesion activity against Escherichia coli as well as from folklore. Xyloglucan oligosaccharides were detected in cranberry juice and the residue remaining following commercial juice extraction that included pectinase maceration of the pulp. A novel xyloglucan was detected through tandem mass spectrometry analysis of an ion at m/z 1055 that was determined to be a branched, three hexose, four pentose oligosaccharide consistent with an arabino-xyloglucan structure. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis provided through-bond correlations for the α-L-Araf (1→2) α-D-Xylp (1→6) β-D-Glcp sequence, proving the S-type cranberry xyloglucan structure. Cranberry xyloglucan-rich fractions inhibited the adhesion of E. coli CFT073 and UTI89 strains to T24 human bladder epithelial cells and that of E. coli O157:H7 to HT29 human colonic epithelial cells. SSGG xyloglucan oligosaccharides represent a new cranberry bioactive component with E. coli anti-adhesion activity and high affinity for type 1 fimbriae.
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- Arland T Hotchkiss
- †Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- †Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- †Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- †Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- †Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- ‡Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., One Ocean Spray Drive, Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts 02349, United States
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- §Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, 20 North Pine Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- #Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- ⊥Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- #Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- ‡Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., One Ocean Spray Drive, Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts 02349, United States
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Yu S, Lv JJ, Zhao JQ, Li Y, Wang D, Yang CR, Xu M, Zhang YJ. New cytotoxic lignan glycosides fromPhyllanthus glaucus. Nat Prod Res 2015; 30:419-25. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1023198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Structural identification of the O-antigen fraction from the lipopolysaccharide of the Burkholderia ambifaria strain 19182. Carbohydr Res 2013; 379:95-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Daudé D, Champion E, Morel S, Guieysse D, Remaud-Siméon M, André I. Probing Substrate Promiscuity of Amylosucrase fromNeisseria polysaccharea. ChemCatChem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201300012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Structure of a novel α-glucan substitute with the rare 6-deoxy-d-altrose from Lactarius lividatus (mushroom). Carbohydr Polym 2013; 92:2135-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Revised: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The design of a capsule polysaccharide conjugate vaccine against Campylobacter jejuni serotype HS15. Carbohydr Res 2012; 366:45-9. [PMID: 23261782 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2012.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Campylobacter jejuni infection is now the main cause of diarrhea-related illnesses in humans. An efficacious vaccine for the traveler and developing world market would be welcomed. We are engaged in the discovery and characterization of serotype-specific C. jejuni capsule polysaccharides (CPSs) to study their role in virulence and as protective vaccine antigens. Our prototype conjugate vaccine with serotype HS23 CPS (strain 81-176) has been shown to fully protect non-human primates against diarrhea inflicted by C. jejuni HS23, but ultimately, a useful CPS-based vaccine will have to be multivalent. To this end, we describe here the creation of a CPS-conjugate vaccine against C. jejuni serotype HS15. Structural analysis revealed that a repeating block consisting of L-α-arabinofuranose (Ara) and 6-deoxy-L-α-gulo-heptopyranose (6d-gulo-Hep) comprised the CPS of serotype HS15 type strain ATCC 43442 [→3)-α-L-Araf-(1→3)-6d-L-α-gulo-Hepp(1→](n). Strategically, the non-reducing end of the CPS was activated and used in the attachment of CPS to CRM₁₉₇ to yield a conjugate vaccine. A serological assessment of the CPS(HS15)-CRM₁₉₇ conjugate with an anti-HS15 polyclonal antibody confirmed the conservation of antigenic epitopes, and subsequent inoculation of mice with CPS(HS15)-CRM₁₉₇ revealed that this conjugate was indeed capable of raising anti-CPS(HS15) antibodies.
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Structural elucidation of rhamnogalacturonans from flaxseed hulls. Carbohydr Res 2012; 362:47-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2012.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Taha HA, Richards MR, Lowary TL. Conformational Analysis of Furanoside-Containing Mono- and Oligosaccharides. Chem Rev 2012; 113:1851-76. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300249c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Hashem A. Taha
- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, Gunning−Lemieux Chemistry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, Gunning−Lemieux Chemistry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, Gunning−Lemieux Chemistry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2
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Scott NE, Nothaft H, Edwards AVG, Labbate M, Djordjevic SP, Larsen MR, Szymanski CM, Cordwell SJ. Modification of the Campylobacter jejuni N-linked glycan by EptC protein-mediated addition of phosphoethanolamine. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:29384-96. [PMID: 22761430 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.380212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is the major worldwide cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. C. jejuni possesses an extensive repertoire of carbohydrate structures that decorate both protein and non-protein surface-exposed structures. An N-linked glycosylation system encoded by the pgl gene cluster mediates the synthesis of a rigidly conserved heptasaccharide that is attached to protein substrates or released as free oligosaccharide in the periplasm. Removal of N-glycosylation results in reduced virulence and impeded host cell attachment. Since the N-glycan is conserved, the N-glycosylation system is also an attractive option for glycoengineering recombinant vaccines in Escherichia coli. To determine whether non-canonical N-glycans are present in C. jejuni, we utilized high throughput glycoproteomics to characterize C. jejuni JHH1 and identified 93 glycosylation sites, including 34 not previously reported. Interrogation of these data allowed the identification of a phosphoethanolamine (pEtN)-modified variant of the N-glycan that was attached to multiple proteins. The pEtN moiety was attached to the terminal GalNAc of the canonical N-glycan. Deletion of the pEtN transferase eptC removed all evidence of the pEtN-glycan but did not globally influence protein reactivity to patient sera, whereas deletion of the pglB oligosaccharyltransferase significantly reduced reactivity. Transfer of eptC and the pgl gene cluster to E. coli confirmed the addition of the pEtN-glycan to a target C. jejuni protein. Significantly reduced, yet above background levels of pEtN-glycan were also observed in E. coli not expressing eptC, suggesting that endogenous E. coli pEtN transferases can mediate the addition of pEtN to N-glycans. The addition of pEtN must be considered in the context of glycoengineering and may alter C. jejuni glycan-mediated structure-function interactions.
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- Nichollas E Scott
- School of Molecular Bioscience, and Discipline of Pathology (School of Medical Sciences), The University of Sydney, Australia 2006
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Tako M, Dobashi Y, Tamaki Y, Konishi T, Yamada M, Ishida H, Kiso M. Identification of rare 6-deoxy-d-altrose from an edible mushroom (Lactarius lividatus). Carbohydr Res 2012; 350:25-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Guerry P, Poly F, Riddle M, Maue AC, Chen YH, Monteiro MA. Campylobacter polysaccharide capsules: virulence and vaccines. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012; 2:7. [PMID: 22919599 PMCID: PMC3417588 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni remains a major cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide and is associated with numerous sequelae, including Guillain Barré Syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, reactive arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome. C. jejuni is unusual for an intestinal pathogen in its ability to coat its surface with a polysaccharide capsule (CPS). These capsular polysaccharides vary in sugar composition and linkage, especially those involving heptoses of unusual configuration and O-methyl phosphoramidate linkages. This structural diversity is consistent with CPS being the major serodeterminant of the Penner scheme, of which there are 47 C. jejuni serotypes. Both CPS expression and expression of modifications are subject to phase variation by slip strand mismatch repair. Although capsules are virulence factors for other pathogens, the role of CPS in C. jejuni disease has not been well defined beyond descriptive studies demonstrating a role in serum resistance and for diarrhea in a ferret model of disease. However, perhaps the most compelling evidence for a role in pathogenesis are data that CPS conjugate vaccines protect against diarrheal disease in non-human primates. A CPS conjugate vaccine approach against this pathogen is intriguing, but several questions need to be addressed, including the valency of CPS types required for an effective vaccine. There have been numerous studies of prevalence of CPS serotypes in the developed world, but few studies from developing countries where the disease incidence is higher. The complexity and cost of Penner serotyping has limited its usefulness, and a recently developed multiplex PCR method for determination of capsule type offers the potential of a more rapid and affordable method. Comparative studies have shown a strong correlation of the two methods and studies are beginning to ascertain CPS-type distribution worldwide, as well as examination of correlation of severity of illness with specific CPS types.
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- Patricia Guerry
- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center Silver Spring, MD, USA.
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Characterization of the dehydratase WcbK and the reductase WcaG involved in GDP-6-deoxy-manno-heptose biosynthesis in Campylobacter jejuni. Biochem J 2011; 439:235-48. [PMID: 21711244 DOI: 10.1042/bj20110890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The capsule of Campylobacter jejuni strain 81-176 comprises the unusual 6-deoxy-α-D-altro-heptose, whose biosynthesis and function are not known. In the present study, we characterized enzymes of the capsular cluster, WcbK and WcaG, to determine their role in 6-deoxy-altro-heptose synthesis. These enzymes are similar to the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis GDP-manno-heptose dehydratase/reductase DmhA/DmhB that we characterized previously. Capillary electrophoresis and MS analyses showed that WcbK is a GDP-manno-heptose dehydratase whose product can be reduced by WcaG, and that WcbK/WcaG can use the substrate GDP-mannose, although with lower efficiency than heptose. Comparison of kinetic parameters for WcbK and DmhA indicated that the relaxed substrate specificity of WcbK comes at the expense of catalytic performance on GDP-manno-heptose. Moreover, although WcbK/WcaG and DmhA/DmhB are involved in altro- versus manno-heptose synthesis respectively, the enzymes can be used interchangeably in mixed reactions. NMR spectroscopy analyses indicated conservation of the sugar manno configuration during catalysis by WcbK/WcaG. Therefore additional capsular enzymes may perform the C3 epimerization necessary to generate 6-deoxy-altro-heptose. Finally, a conserved residue (Thr(187) in WcbK) potentially involved in substrate specificity was identified by structural modelling of mannose and heptose dehydratases. Site-directed mutagenesis and kinetic analyses demonstrated its importance for enzymatic activity on heptose and mannose substrates.
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Discrimination of major capsular types of Campylobacter jejuni by multiplex PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49:1750-7. [PMID: 21411576 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02348-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The polysaccharide capsule (CPS) of Campylobacter jejuni is the major serodeterminant of the Penner serotyping scheme. There are 47 Penner serotypes of C. jejuni, 22 of which fall into complexes of related serotypes. A multiplex PCR method for determination of capsule types of Campylobacter jejuni which is simpler and more affordable than classical Penner typing was developed. Primers specific for each capsule type were designed on the basis of a database of gene sequences from the variable capsule loci of 8 strains of major serotypes sequenced in this study and 10 published sequences of other serotypes. DNA sequence analysis revealed a mosaic nature of the capsule loci, suggesting reassortment of genes by horizontal transfer, and demonstrated a high degree of conservation of genes within Penner complexes. The multiplex PCR can distinguish 17 individual serotypes in two PCRs with sensitivities and specificities ranging from 90 to 100% using 244 strains of known Penner type.
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Turska-Szewczuk A, Russa R. Structural studies of the O-specific polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Mesorhizobium huakuii strain S-52, the symbiotic partner of Astragalus sinicus. Carbohydr Res 2011; 346:1065-9. [PMID: 21486667 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The O-specific polysaccharide (OPS) obtained by mild-acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide isolated from Mesorhizobium huakuii strain S-52 was studied by sugar and ethylation analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. It was concluded that the OPS was composed of trisaccharide repeating units containing two residues of 6-deoxy-l-talose (6dTal) and one l-rhamnose (Rha), whose sequence in the OPS was determined by NOESY and HMBC experiments. The minor 3-O-acetylation (about 10%) of 6-deoxytalose glycosidically substituted at position-2 was judged by relative signal intensities of corresponding O-acetylated and non-acetylated 6dTal residues. Moreover, it was found that the non-reducing end of the OPS repeating unit was occupied by 3-O-methyl-d-fucose, which terminated the O-chain as a cap-residue. These data defined the structure of the OPS as: α-3-OMe-d-Fucp-(1→[2)-α-l-6dTalp-(1→3)-α-l-6dTalp-(1→2)-α-l-Rhap-(1→](n).
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- Anna Turska-Szewczuk
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 19 Akademicka St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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Grass J, Pabst M, Kolarich D, Pöltl G, Léonard R, Brecker L, Altmann F. Discovery and structural characterization of fucosylated oligomannosidic N-glycans in mushrooms. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:5977-84. [PMID: 21169363 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.191304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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L-fucose is a common constituent of Asn-linked glycans in vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants, but in fungal glycoproteins, fucose has not been found so far. However, by mass spectrometry we detected N-glycans and O-glycans containing one to six deoxyhexose residues in fruit bodies of several basidiomycetes. The N-glycans of chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) contained a deoxyhexose chromatographically identical to fucose and sensitive to α-L-fucosidase. Analysis of individual glycan species by tandem MS, glycosidase digestion, and finally (1)H NMR revealed the presence of L-fucose in α1,6-linkage to an α1,6-mannose of oligomannosidic N-glycans. The substitution by α1,6-mannose of α1,2-mannosyl residues of the canonical precursor structure was yet another hitherto unknown modification. No indication for the occurrence of yet other modifications, e.g. bisecting N-acetylglucosamine, was seen. Besides fucosylated N-glycans, short O-linked mannan chains substituted with fucose were present on chanterelle proteins. Although undiscovered so far, L-fucose appears to represent a prominent feature of protein-linked glycans in the fungal kingdom.
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- Josephine Grass
- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Kuijf ML, Samsom JN, van Rijs W, Bax M, Huizinga R, Heikema AP, van Doorn PA, van Belkum A, van Kooyk Y, Burgers PC, Luider TM, Endtz HP, Nieuwenhuis EES, Jacobs BC. TLR4-mediated sensing of Campylobacter jejuni by dendritic cells is determined by sialylation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:748-55. [PMID: 20525894 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), ganglioside mimicry of Campylobacter jejuni lipo-oligosaccharide (LOS) drives the production of cross-reactive Abs to peripheral nerve gangliosides. We determined whether sialic acid residues in C. jejuni LOS modulate dendritic cell (DC) activation and subsequent B cell proliferation as a possible mechanism for the aberrant humoral immune response in GBS. Highly purified sialylated LOS of C. jejuni isolates from three GBS patients induced human DC maturation and secretion of inflammatory cytokines that were inhibited by anti-TLR4 neutralizing Abs. The extent of TLR4 signaling and DC activation was greater with LOS of the wild type isolates than with nonsialylated LOS of the corresponding sialyltransferase gene knockout (cst-II mutant) strains, indicating that sialylation boosts the DC response to C. jejuni LOS. Supernatants of LOS-activated DCs induced B cell proliferation after cross-linking of surface Igs in the absence of T cells. Lower B cell proliferation indices were found with DC supernatants after DC stimulation with cst-II mutant or neuraminidase desialylated LOS. This study showed that sialylation of C. jejuni LOS enhances human DC activation and subsequent B cell proliferation, which may contribute to the development of cross-reactive anti-ganglioside Abs found in GBS patients following C. jejuni infection.
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- Mark L Kuijf
- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Structural and genetic characterization of the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O161 containing a derivative of a higher acidic diamino sugar, legionaminic acid. Carbohydr Res 2010; 345:1581-7. [PMID: 20510395 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The O-antigen is an essential component of lipopolysaccharide on the surface of Gram-negative bacteria and plays an important role in its pathogenicity. Composition and structure of the O-antigens of Escherichia coli are highly diverse mainly due to genetic variations in the O-antigen gene cluster. In this work, the chemical structure and the gene cluster of the O-antigen of E. coli O161 were studied. Chemical degradations, sugar analyses, and NMR spectroscopy showed that the O161 antigen possesses a trisaccharide O-repeating unit containing a 5-N-acetyl-7-N-(d-alanyl) derivative of 5,7-diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-ulosonic (legionaminic) acid (Leg5Ac7Ala) and having the following structure: The O-antigen gene cluster of E. coli O161 was sequenced. In addition to the genes encoding sugar transferases, O-repeating unit flippase (Wzx) and O-antigen polymerase (Wzy), the genes involved in the biosynthesis of a legionaminic acid derivative were identified based on database similarities.
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Carbohydrates in the thermodynamically disfavored furanose ring conformation are not present in mammalian glycoconjugates, but are widespread in the glycans produced by many bacterial pathogens. In bacteria, these furanose sugars are often found in cell surface glycoconjugates, and are essential for the viability or virulence of the organisms. As a result, the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of bacterial furanosides are attractive targets as potential selective antimicrobial chemotherapeutics. However, before such chemotherapeutics can be designed, synthesized, and evaluated, more information about the activity and specificity of these enzymes is required. This chapter describes assays that have been used to study enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of one of the most abundant naturally occurring furanose residues, galactofuranose (Galf). In particular, the focus is on UDP-galactopyranose mutase and galactofuranosyltransferases. The assays described in this chapter require UDP-galactofuranose (UDP-Galf); therefore, a procedure for the preparation of UDP-Galf, as well as various UDP-Galf derivatives, using a three-enzyme chemoenzymatic procedure, is also described.
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- Myles B Poulin
- The Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ishida H, Yamada M, Yoshida F, Ando H, Kiso M, Tako M. Synthesis of 6-Deoxy-D-altrose Used as an Authentic Sample to Identify an Unknown Monosaccharide Isolated from the Fruiting Body of an Edible Mushroom. HETEROCYCLES 2010. [DOI: 10.3987/com-10-s(e)107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Poulin MB, Nothaft H, Hug I, Feldman MF, Szymanski CM, Lowary TL. Characterization of a bifunctional pyranose-furanose mutase from Campylobacter jejuni 11168. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:493-501. [PMID: 19887444 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.072157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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UDP-galactopyranose mutases (UGM) are the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of UDP-galactofuranose (UDP-Galf) from UDP-galactopyranose (UDP-Galp). The enzyme, encoded by the glf gene, is present in bacteria, parasites, and fungi that express Galf in their glycoconjugates. Recently, a UGM homologue encoded by the cj1439 gene has been identified in Campylobacter jejuni 11168, an organism possessing no Galf-containing glycoconjugates. However, the capsular polysaccharide from this strain contains a 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-galactofuranose (GalfNAc) moiety. Using an in vitro high performance liquid chromatography assay and complementation studies, we characterized the activity of this UGM homologue. The enzyme, which we have renamed UDP-N-acetylgalactopyranose mutase (UNGM), has relaxed specificity and can use either UDP-Gal or UDP-GalNAc as a substrate. Complementation studies of mutase knock-outs in C. jejuni 11168 and Escherichia coli W3110, the latter containing Galf residues in its lipopolysaccharide, demonstrated that the enzyme recognizes both UDP-Gal and UDP-GalNAc in vivo. A homology model of UNGM and site-directed mutagenesis led to the identification of two active site amino acid residues involved in the recognition of the UDP-GalNAc substrate. The specificity of UNGM was characterized using a two-substrate co-incubation assay, which demonstrated, surprisingly, that UDP-Gal is a better substrate than UDP-GalNAc.
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- Myles B Poulin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada
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Cunneen MM, De Castro C, Kenyon J, Parrilli M, Reeves PR, Molinaro A, Holst O, Skurnik M. The O-specific polysaccharide structure and biosynthetic gene cluster of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:11. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:1533-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Butty FD, Aucoin M, Morrison L, Ho N, Shaw G, Creuzenet C. Elucidating the Formation of 6-Deoxyheptose: Biochemical Characterization of the GDP-d-glycero-d-manno-heptose C6 Dehydratase, DmhA, and Its Associated C4 Reductase, DmhB. Biochemistry 2009; 48:7764-75. [DOI: 10.1021/bi901065t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Frank D. Butty
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group
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Monteiro MA, Baqar S, Hall ER, Chen YH, Porter CK, Bentzel DE, Applebee L, Guerry P. Capsule polysaccharide conjugate vaccine against diarrheal disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni. Infect Immun 2009; 77:1128-36. [PMID: 19114545 PMCID: PMC2643618 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01056-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Revised: 10/31/2008] [Accepted: 12/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The capsule polysaccharide (CPS) of Campylobacter jejuni is one of the few identified virulence determinants of this important human pathogen. Since CPS conjugate vaccines have been so effective against other mucosal pathogens, we evaluated this approach using CPSs from two strains of C. jejuni, 81-176 (HS23 and HS36 serotype complex) and CG8486 (HS4 serotype complex). The CPSs of 81-176 and CG8486 were independently linked to the carrier protein CRM(197) by reductive amination between an aldehyde(s), strategically created at the nonreducing end of each CPS, and accessible amines of CRM(197). In both cases, the CPS:CRM(197) ratio used was 2:1 by weight. Mass spectrometry and gel electrophoresis showed that on average, each glycoconjugate preparation contained, at least in part, two to five CPSs attached to one CRM(197). When administered subcutaneously to mice, these vaccines elicited robust immune responses and significantly reduced the disease following intranasal challenge with the homologous strains of C. jejuni. The CPS(81-176)-CRM(197) vaccine also provided 100% protection against diarrhea in the New World monkey Aotus nancymaae following orogastric challenge with C. jejuni 81-176.
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- Mario A Monteiro
- Dept of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Wang Q, Ding P, Perepelov AV, Xu Y, Wang Y, Knirel YA, Wang L, Feng L. Characterization of the dTDP-D-fucofuranose biosynthetic pathway in Escherichia coli O52. Mol Microbiol 2008; 70:1358-67. [PMID: 19019146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06449.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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D-fucofuranose (D-Fucf) is a component of Escherichia coli O52 O antigen. This uncommon sugar is also the sugar moiety of the anticancer drug--gilvocarcin V produced by many streptomycetes. In E. coli O52, rmlA, rmlB, fcf1 and fcf2 were proposed in a previous study by our group to encode the enzymes of the dTDP-D-Fucf (the nucleotide-activated form of D-Fucf) biosynthetic pathway. In this study, Fcf1 and Fcf2 from E. coli O52 were expressed, purified and assayed for their respective activities. Novel product peaks from enzyme-substrate reactions were detected by capillary electrophoresis and the structures of the product compounds were elucidated by electro-spray ionization mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Fcf1 was confirmed to be a dTDP-6-deoxy-D-xylo-hex-4-ulopyranose reductase for the conversion of dTDP-6-deoxy-D-xylo-hex-4-ulopyranose to dTDP-D-fucopyranose (dTDP-D-Fucp), and Fcf2 a dTDP-D-Fucp mutase for the conversion of dTDP-D-Fucp to dTDP-D-Fucf. The K(m) of Fcf1 for dTDP-6-deoxy-D-xylo-hex-4-ulopyranose was determined to be 0.38 mM, and of Fcf2 for dTDP-D-Fucp to be 3.43 mM. The functional role of fcf1 and fcf2 in the biosynthesis of E. coli O52 O antigen were confirmed by mutation and complementation tests. This is the first time that the biosynthetic pathway of dTDP-D-Fucf has been fully characterized.
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- Quan Wang
- TEDA School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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Peltier P, Euzen R, Daniellou R, Nugier-Chauvin C, Ferrières V. Recent knowledge and innovations related to hexofuranosides: structure, synthesis and applications. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:1897-923. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wu PL, Hsu YL, Wu TS, Bastow KF, Lee KH. Kalanchosides A-C, new cytotoxic bufadienolides from the aerial parts of Kalanchoe gracilis. Org Lett 2007; 8:5207-10. [PMID: 17078679 DOI: 10.1021/ol061873m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[Structure: see text] Three new compounds, kalanchosides A-C (1-3), as well as five known compounds, were isolated from the aerial parts of Kalanchoe gracilis. The compound structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. All eight isolated compounds showed significant cytotoxic activity against a panel of human tumor cell lines, with potency reaching the nanomolar range. However, only bryophyllin B (8) inhibited HIV replication in H9 lymphocyte cells.
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- Pei-Lin Wu
- Department of Cosmetic Science, Chung Hwa College of Medical Technology, Tainan 717, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Bao S, Ding Y, Deng Z, Proksch P, Lin W. Rhyncosides A—F, Phenolic Constituents from the Chinese Mangrove Plant Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2007; 55:1175-80. [PMID: 17666840 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.55.1175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chemical investigation on the stem of a Chinese mangrove plant Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala (Rhizophoraceae) resulted in the isolation and characterization of four new phenolic glycosides rhyncosides A-D (1-4), and two new lignan derivatives namely rhyncosides E-F (5-6), along with twelve known phenolic constituents. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic data analyses.
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- Shuyun Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Coward C, Grant AJ, Swift C, Philp J, Towler R, Heydarian M, Frost JA, Maskell DJ. Phase-variable surface structures are required for infection of Campylobacter jejuni by bacteriophages. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4638-47. [PMID: 16820455 PMCID: PMC1489344 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00184-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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This study characterizes the interaction between Campylobacter jejuni and the 16 phages used in the United Kingdom typing scheme by screening spontaneous mutants of the phage-type strains and transposon mutants of the sequenced strain NCTC 11168. We show that the 16 typing phages fall into four groups based on their patterns of activity against spontaneous mutants. Screens of transposon and defined mutants indicate that the phage-bacterium interaction for one of these groups appears to involve the capsular polysaccharide (CPS), while two of the other three groups consist of flagellatropic phages. The expression of CPS and flagella is potentially phase variable in C. jejuni, and the implications of these findings for typing and intervention strategies are discussed.
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- Chris Coward
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom
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Warrand J, Michaud P, Picton L, Muller G, Courtois B, Ralainirina R, Courtois J. Structural investigations of the neutral polysaccharide of Linum usitatissimum L. seeds mucilage. Int J Biol Macromol 2005; 35:121-5. [PMID: 15811465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2004.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The heterogeneity of the purified water-soluble neutral fraction coming from the mucilage extract of the yellow flaxseed was investigated. After fractionation by size-exclusion chromatography, the analyse of the neutral monosaccharides composition showed a mixture of three major families of polymers. They were all identified as arabinoxylans with a constant A/X ratio of 0.24, but varying in their galactose and fucose residues in the side chains. Furthermore, the molecular weight (M(w)) analysis acquired by multi-angle laser light scattered, revealed the association of two high M(w) polymers [5.7x10(6) (11.1%) and 9.3x10(5) (42.4%) g mol(-1)] with a smaller one [3.2x10(5) g mol(-1) (45.3%)].
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- J Warrand
- Laboratoire des Glucides-EPMV (CNRS-FRE 2779), IUT d'Amiens (GB), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Avenue des Facultés, Le Bailly, 80 025 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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de Leder Kremer RM, Gallo-Rodriguez C. Naturally occurring monosaccharides: properties and synthesis. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2005; 59:9-67. [PMID: 15607763 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2318(04)59002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Rosa M de Leder Kremer
- CIHIDECAR, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Karlyshev AV, Champion OL, Churcher C, Brisson JR, Jarrell HC, Gilbert M, Brochu D, St Michael F, Li J, Wakarchuk WW, Goodhead I, Sanders M, Stevens K, White B, Parkhill J, Wren BW, Szymanski CM. Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni capsular loci reveals multiple mechanisms for the generation of structural diversity and the ability to form complex heptoses. Mol Microbiol 2004; 55:90-103. [PMID: 15612919 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that Campylobacter jejuni produces a capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that is the major antigenic component of the classical Penner serotyping system distinguishing Campylobacter into >60 groups. Although the wide variety of C. jejuni serotypes are suggestive of structural differences in CPS, the genetic mechanisms of such differences are unknown. In this study we sequenced biosynthetic cps regions, ranging in size from 15 to 34 kb, from selected C. jejuni strains of HS:1, HS:19, HS:23, HS:36, HS:23/36 and HS:41 serotypes. Comparison of the determined cps sequences of the HS:1, HS:19 and HS:41 strains with the sequenced strain, NCTC11168 (HS:2), provides evidence for multiple mechanisms of structural variation including exchange of capsular genes and entire clusters by horizontal transfer, gene duplication, deletion, fusion and contingency gene variation. In contrast, the HS:23, HS:36 and HS:23/36 cps sequences were highly conserved. We report the first detailed structural analysis of 81-176 (HS:23/36) and G1 (HS:1) and refine the previous structural interpretations of the HS:19, HS:23, HS:36 and HS:41 serostrains. For the first time, we demonstrate the commonality and function of a second heptose biosynthetic pathway for Campylobacter CPS independent of the pathway for lipooligosaccharide (LOS) biosynthesis and identify a novel heptosyltransferase utilized by this alternate pathway. Furthermore, we show the retention of two functional heptose isomerases in Campylobacter and the sharing of a phosphatase for both LOS and CPS heptose biosynthesis.
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- Andrey V Karlyshev
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WCIE 7HT, UK
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Bilan MI, Grachev AA, Ustuzhanina NE, Shashkov AS, Nifantiev NE, Usov AI. A highly regular fraction of a fucoidan from the brown seaweed Fucus distichus L. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:511-7. [PMID: 15013388 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2003] [Accepted: 10/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A fucoidan fraction consisting of L-fucose, sulfate, and acetate in a molar proportion of 1:1.21:0.08 was isolated from the brown seaweed Fucus distichus collected from the Barents Sea. The 13C NMR spectrum of the fraction was typical of regular polysaccharides containing disaccharide repeating units. According to 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectra, the fucoidan molecules are built up of alternating 3-linked alpha-L-fucopyranose 2,4-disulfate and 4-linked alpha-L-fucopyranose 2-sulfate residues: -->3)-alpha-L-Fucp-(2,4-di-SO3-)-(1-->4)-alpha-L-Fucp-(2SO3-)-(1-->. The regular structure may be only slightly masked by random acetylation and undersulfation of several disaccharide repeating units.
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- Maria I Bilan
- N D Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii prosp 47, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Yun M, Yoon S, Shin Y, Chun KH, Nam Shin JE. Synthesis of 2′-Azidoethyl Trisaccharide, α-D-Gal-(1→2)-6d-α-D-Altro-Hepp-(1→3)-(β-D-GlcNAc, an o-antigenic repeating unit of C.jejuni 0:23 and 0:36. Arch Pharm Res 2004; 27:143-50. [PMID: 15022713 DOI: 10.1007/bf02980097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A trisaccharide, the O-antigenic repeating unit of C. jejuni serotype O:23 and O:36, was synthesized as a 2'-azidoethyl glycoside by block addition of perbenzylated thiogalactoside donors to alpha-altroHepp-(1-->3)-GlcNPhth disaccharide acceptor in presence of IDCP promoter. The alpha-linked altroheptopyranoside moiety in the glycosyl acceptor was effectively prepared by Swern oxidation of alpha-mannohepp-(1-->3)-GlcNPhth disaccharide followed by mild reduction with NaCNBH3.
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- Mikyung Yun
- Department of Chemistry, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Korea
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Szymanski CM, Michael FS, Jarrell HC, Li J, Gilbert M, Larocque S, Vinogradov E, Brisson JR. Detection of conserved N-linked glycans and phase-variable lipooligosaccharides and capsules from campylobacter cells by mass spectrometry and high resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:24509-20. [PMID: 12716884 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301273200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glycomics, the study of microbial polysaccharides and genes responsible for their formation, requires the continuous development of rapid and sensitive methods for the identification of glycan structures. In this study, methods for the direct analysis of sugars from 108 to 1010 cells are outlined using the human gastrointestinal pathogen, Campylobacter jejuni. Using capillary-electrophoresis coupled with sensitive electrospray mass spectrometry, we demonstrate variability in the lipid A component of C. jejuni lipooligosaccharides (LOSs). In addition, these sensitive methods have permitted the detection of phase-variable LOS core structures that were not observed previously. High resolution magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) NMR was used to examine capsular polysaccharides directly from campylobacter cells and showed profiles similar to those observed for purified polysaccharides analyzed by solution NMR. This method also exhibited the feasibility of campylobacter serotyping, mutant verification, and preliminary sugar analysis. HR-MAS NMR examination of growth from individual colonies of C. jejuni NCTC11168 indicated that the capsular glycan modifications are also phase-variable. These variants show different staining patterns on deoxycholate-PAGE and reactivity with immune sera. One of the identified modifications was a novel -OP=O(NH2)OMe phosphoramide, not observed previously in nature. In addition, HR-MAS NMR detected the N-linked glycan, GalNAc-alpha1,4-GalNAc-alpha1,4-[Glc-beta1,3-]GalNAc-alpha1,4-GalNAc-alpha1,4-GalNAc-alpha1,3-Bac, where Bac is 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-d-glucopyranose, in C. jejuni and Campylobacter coli. The presence of this common heptasaccharide in multiple campylobacter isolates demonstrates the conservation of the N-linked protein glycosylation pathway in this organism and describes the first report of HR-MAS NMR detection of N-linked glycans on glycoproteins from intact bacterial cells.
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- Christine M Szymanski
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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Muldoon J, Shashkov AS, Moran AP, Ferris JA, Senchenkova SN, Savage AV. Structures of two polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni 81116. Carbohydr Res 2002; 337:2223-9. [PMID: 12433486 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(02)00182-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni 81116 has been extensively investigated in studies on genes associated with the synthesis of Campylobacter lipopoly/lipooligosaccharides (LPS/LOS). Despite these investigations, data on the chemical structure of polysaccharides from C. jejuni 81116 have been absent. The present study was undertaken to fill that void. Biomass was grown in large quantities on agar medium, harvested and extracted by hot phenol-water extraction. Subsequently, extracts were treated by DNase, RNase and proteinase K to remove contaminants. After mild acid treatment, followed by preparative gel-permeation and anion-exchange chromatography, fractions were isolated and studied by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D COSY, TOCSY, 1H,(13)C HMQC and HMBC experiments. These advanced investigations revealed the occurrence of two different polysaccharides in the approximate ratio of 3:1, each having a tetrasaccharide repeating unit. Polysaccharide A contained glucose, glucuronic acid and mannose, and is O-acetylated. Polysaccharide B contained glucose, galactose and N-acetylglucosamine. Importantly, polysaccharide A is acidic, whereas polysaccharide B is neutral. [carbohydrate structure: see text]
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Affiliation(s)
- Jimmy Muldoon
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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