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Yu Y, Song Y, Zhao Y, Wang N, Wei B, Linhardt RJ, Dordick JS, Zhang F, Wang H. Quality control, safety assessment and preparation approaches of low molecular weight heparin. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 339:122216. [PMID: 38823901 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122216] [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: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Low Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWHs) are well-established for use in the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases, and as a substitute for unfractionated heparin (UFH) due to their predictable pharmacokinetics and subcutaneous bioavailability. LMWHs are produced by various depolymerization methods from UFH, resulting in heterogeneous compounds with similar biochemical and pharmacological properties. However, the delicate supply chain of UFH and potential contamination from animal sources require new manufacturing approaches for LMWHs. Various LMWH preparation methods are emerging, such as chemical synthesis, enzymatic or chemical depolymerization and chemoenzymatic synthesis. To establish the sameness of active ingredients in both innovator and generic LMWH products, the Food and Drug Administration has implemented a stringent scientific method of equivalence based on physicochemical properties, heparin source material and depolymerization techniques, disaccharide composition and oligosaccharide mapping, biological and biochemical properties, and in vivo pharmacodynamic profiles. In this review, we discuss currently available LMWHs, potential manufacturing methods, and recent progress for manufacturing quality control of these LMWHs.
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- Yanlei Yu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China; Binjiang Cyberspace Security Institute of ZJUT, Hangzhou 310056, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, United States.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center for Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China; Binjiang Cyberspace Security Institute of ZJUT, Hangzhou 310056, China.
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Wu X, Yun Z, Su N, Zhao L, Zhang H, Zhang M, Wu Q, Zhang C, Xing XH. Characterization of maltose-binding protein-fused heparinases with enhanced thermostability by application of rigid and flexible linkers. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024. [PMID: 39072851 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Heparinases, including heparinases I-III (HepI, HepII, and HepIII, respectively), are important tools for producing low-molecular-weight heparin, an improved anticoagulant. The poor thermostability of heparinases significantly hinders their industrial and laboratory applications. To improve the thermostability of heparinases, we applied a rigid linker (EAAAK)5 (R) and a flexible linker (GGGGS)5 (F) to fuse maltose-binding protein (MBP) and HepI, HepII, and HepIII from Pedobacter heparinus, replacing the original linker from the plasmid pMAL-c2X. Compared with their parental fusion protein, MBP-fused HepIs, HepIIs, and HepIIIs with linkers (EAAAK)5 or (GGGGS)5 all displayed enhanced thermostability (half-lives at 30°C: 242%-464%). MBP-fused HepIs and HepIIs exhibited higher specific activity (127%-324%), whereas MBP-fused HepIIIs displayed activity similar to that of their parental fusion protein. Kinetics analysis revealed that MBP-fused HepIIs showed a significantly decreased affinity toward heparin with increased Km values (397%-480%) after the linker replacement, whereas the substrate affinity did not change significantly for MBP-fused HepIs and HepIIIs. Furthermore, it preliminarily appeared that the depolymerization mechanism of these fusion proteins may not change after linker replacement. These findings suggest the superior enzymatic properties of MBP-fused heparinases with suitable linker designs and their potential for the bioproduction of low-molecular-weight heparin.
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- Xi Wu
- Sub-Institute of Agriculture and Food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, China
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- Sub-Institute of Agriculture and Food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Sub-Institute of Agriculture and Food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Sub-Institute of Agriculture and Food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, China
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- Sub-Institute of Agriculture and Food Standardization, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Xu CL, Zhu CY, Li YN, Gao J, Zhang YW. Heparinase III with High Activity and Stability: Heterologous Expression, Biochemical Characterization, and Application in Depolymerization of Heparin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:3045-3054. [PMID: 38307881 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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A novel heparinase III from Pedobacter schmidteae (PsHep-III) with high activity and good stability was successfully cloned, expressed, and characterized. PsHep-III displayed the highest specific activity ever reported of 192.8 U mg-1 using heparin as the substrate. It was stable at 25 °C with a half-life of 323 h in an aqueous solution. PsHep-III was employed for the depolymerization of heparin, and the enzymatic hydrolyzed products were analyzed with gel permeation chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. PsHep-III can break glycosidic bonds in heparin like →4]GlcNAc/GlcNAc6S/GlcNS/GlcNS6S/GlcN/GlcN6S(1 → 4)ΔUA/ΔUA2S[1 → and efficiently digest heparin into seven disaccharides including N-acetylated, N-sulfated, and N-unsubstituted modification, with molecular masses of 503, 605, 563, 563, 665, 360, and 563 Da, respectively. These results indicated that PsHep-III with broad substrate specificity could be combined with heparinase I to overcome the low selectivity at the N-acetylated modification binding sites of heparinase I. This work will contribute to the application of PsHep-III for characterizing heparin and producing low-molecular-weight heparin effectively.
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- Chen-Lu Xu
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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Lu D, Wang L, Ning Z, Li Z, Li M, Jia Y, Zhang Q. Identification and characterization of a novel heparinase PCHepII from marine bacterium Puteibacter caeruleilacunae. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20112. [PMID: 37978313 PMCID: PMC10656541 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47493-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Heparin (HP) and heparan sulfate (HS) are multifunctional polysaccharides widely used in clinical therapy. Heparinases (Hepases) are enzymes that specifically catalyse HP and HS degradation, and they are valuable tools for studying the structure and function of these polysaccharides and for preparing low molecular weight heparins. In this study, by searching the NCBI database, a novel enzyme named PCHepII was discovered in the genome of the marine bacterium Puteibacter caeruleilacuae. Heterologously expressed PCHepII in Escherichia coli (BL21) has high expression levels and good solubility, active in sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) at 20°C. PCHepII exhibits an enzyme activity of 254 mU/mg towards HP and shows weak degradation capacity for HS. More importantly, PCHepII prefers to catalyse the high-sulfated regions of HP and HS rather than the low-sulfated regions. Although PCHepII functions primarily as an endolytic Hepase, it mainly generates disaccharide products during the degradation of HP substrates over time. Investigations reveal that PCHepII exhibits a preference for catalysing the degradation of small substrates, especially HP tetrasaccharides. The catalytic sites of PCHepII include the residues His199, Tyr254, and His403, which play crucial roles in the catalytic process. The study and characterization of PCHepII can potentially benefit research and applications involving HP/HS, making it a promising enzyme.
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- Danrong Lu
- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, China.
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Pandey SP, Singh PK, Jha P, Jobby R. A turn-on fluorescence sensor for detection of heparinase with heparin templated aggregation of tetracationic porphyrin derivative. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 249:125934. [PMID: 37482160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125934] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Heparinase is the only mammalian endoglycosidase that breaks down the commonly used blood-anticoagulant heparin into therapeutically relevant low-molecular-weight-heparin. Importantly, heparinase has been considered a malignant disease diagnostic marker. Thus, it is essential to develop detection scheme for heparinase. However, optical methods for heparinase determination are limited. In the present work, we report a turn-on fluorescence sensor for detection of heparinase that utilizes heparin-templated aggregation of a tetra-cationic porphyrin derivative, TMPyP4+, as a sensing framework. Heparinase cleaves the glycosidic linkage between hexosamine and uronic acid in the structure of heparin to destroy its polyelectrolytic nature that originally causes the aggregation of TMPyP4+. Thus, heparinase leads to dissociation of TMPyP4+ aggregates and generates an optical signal. This system leads to a sensitive and selective response towards heparinase with a Limit of Detection (LOD) of 0.3 pmol/L. Further, the same system is demonstrated to sense a trace amount of Oversulfated Chondrootin Sulphate (OSCS) in heparin, which is a heparin adulterant, by utilizing the fact that OSCS serves as an inhibitor for heparinase activity, which leads to reverse modulation in the photo-physical features of the monomer/aggregate equilibrium of the TMPyP4+-heparin-heparinase system. The sensing mechanism has been thoroughly demonstrated by ground-state absorption, steady-state emission, and time-resolved emission measurements. The selectivity of the sensor was tested using lysozyme, α-amylase, pepsin, trypsin, lipase, and glucose oxidase in the heparinase selectivity study and the method is also validated using another method reported in the literature. The study provides a new approach for the development of optical methods for the detection of heparinase and oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, which is currently limited.
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- Shrishti P Pandey
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Maharashtra - Mumbai - Pune Expressway, Bhatan, Panvel, Maharashtra 410206, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400085, India.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai 400056, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Maharashtra - Mumbai - Pune Expressway, Bhatan, Panvel, Maharashtra 410206, India; Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology, Amity University Maharashtra - Pune Expressway, Bhatan, Panvel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 410206, India.
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Pei JL, Wei W, Wang DR, Liu CY, Zhou HP, Xu CL, Zhang YW. Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Highly Stable Heparinase I from Bacteroides xylanisolvens. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15071776. [PMID: 37050390 PMCID: PMC10097318 DOI: 10.3390/polym15071776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Heparinase I (Hep I), which specifically degrades heparin to oligosaccharide or unsaturated disaccharide, has an important role in the production of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). However, low productivity and stability of heparinase I hinders its applications. Here, a novel heparinase I (BxHep-I) was cloned from Bacteroides xylanisolvens and overexpressed in soluble form in Escherichia coli. The expression conditions of BxHep-I were optimized for an activity of 7144 U/L. BxHep-I had a specific activity of 57.6 U/mg at the optimal temperature and pH of 30 °C and pH 7.5, with the Km and Vmax of 0.79 mg/mL and 124.58 U/mg, respectively. BxHep-I catalytic activity could be enhanced by Ca2+ and Mg2+, while strongly inhibited by Zn2+ and Co2+. Purified BxHep-I displayed an outstanding thermostability with half-lives of 597 and 158 min at 30 and 37 °C, respectively, which are the highest half-lives ever reported for heparinases I. After storage at 4 °C for one week, BxHep-I retained 73% of its initial activity. Molecular docking revealed that the amino acids Asn25, Gln27, Arg88, Lys116, His156, Arg161, Gln228, Tyr356, Lys358, and Tyr362 form 13 hydrogen bonds with the substrate heparin disaccharides in the substrate binding domain and are mainly involved in the substrate binding of BxHep-I. These results suggest that the BxHep-I with high stability could be a candidate catalyst for the industrial production of LMWH.
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- Jia-Lu Pei
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Zhongshiduqing Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Heze 274100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Jiang L, Zhang T, Lu H, Li S, Lv K, Tuffour A, Zhang L, Ding K, Li JP, Li H, Liu X. Heparin mimetics as potential intervention for COVID-19 and their bio-manufacturing. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:11-19. [PMID: 36313216 PMCID: PMC9595387 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe health problems worldwide and unprecedented decimation of the global economy. Moreover, after more than 2 years, many populations are still under pressure of infection. Thus, a broader perspective in developing antiviral strategies is still of great importance. Inspired by the observed multiple benefits of heparin in the treatment of thrombosis, the potential of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for the treatment of COVID-19 have been explored. Clinical applications found that LMWH decreased the level of inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients, accordingly reducing lethality. Furthermore, several in vitro studies have demonstrated the important roles of heparan sulfate in SARS-CoV-2 infection and the inhibitory effects of heparin and heparin mimetics in viral infection. These clinical observations and designed studies argue for the potential to develop heparin mimetics as anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug candidates. In this review, we summarize the properties of heparin as an anticoagulant and the pharmaceutical possibilities for the treatment of virus infection, focusing on the perspectives of developing heparin mimetics via chemical synthesis, chemoenzymatic synthesis, and bioengineered production by microbial cell factories. The ultimate goal is to pave the eminent need for exploring novel compounds to treat coronavirus infection-caused diseases.
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- Lan Jiang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Division of Chemistry and Analytical Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Metrology and Applications on Nutrition and Health for State Market Regulation, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Glycochemistry & Glycobiology Lab, Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Glycochemistry & Glycobiology Lab, Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- International Research Center for Soft Matter, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Chemistry and Analytical Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Metrology and Applications on Nutrition and Health for State Market Regulation, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Ouyang Y, Nauwynck HJ. PCV2 Uptake by Porcine Monocytes Is Strain-Dependent and Is Associated with Amino Acid Characteristics on the Capsid Surface. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0380522. [PMID: 36719220 PMCID: PMC10100887 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03805-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is associated with several economically important diseases that are described as PCV2-associated diseases (PCVADs). PCV2 is replicating in lymphoblasts, and PCV2 particles are taken up by monocytes without effective replication or complete degradation. Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have been demonstrated to be important receptors for PCV2 binding and entry in T-lymphocytes and continuous cell lines. The objective of this study was to determine whether differences exist in viral uptake and outcome among six PCV2 strains from different disease outbreaks in primary porcine monocytes: Stoon-1010 (PCV2a; PMWS), 1121 (PCV2a; abortion), 1147 (PCV2b; PDNS), 09V448 (PCV2d-1; PCVAD with high viral load in lymphoid tissues [PCVADhigh]), DE222-13 (PCV2d-2; PCVADhigh), and 19V245 (PCV2d-2; PCVADhigh). The uptake of PCV2 in peripheral blood monocytes was different among the PCV2 strains. A large number of PCV2 particles were found in the monocytes for Stoon-1010, DE222-13, and 19V245, while a low number was found for 1121, 1147, and 09V448. Competition with, and removal of GAGs on the cell surface, demonstrated an important role of chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate (DS) in PCV2 entry into monocytes. The mapping of positively/negatively charged amino acids exposed on the surface of PCV2 capsids revealed that their number and distribution could have an impact on the binding of the capsids to GAGs, and the internalization into monocytes. Based on the distribution of positively charged amino acids on PCV2 capsids, phosphacan was hypothesized, and further demonstrated, as an effective candidate to mediate virus attachment to, and internalization in, monocytes. IMPORTANCE PCV2 is present on almost every pig farm in the world and is associated with a high number of diseases (PCV2-associated diseases [PCVADs]). It causes severe economic losses. Although vaccination is successfully applied in the field, there are still a lot of unanswered questions on the pathogenesis of PCV2 infections. This article reports on the uptake difference of various PCV2 strains by peripheral blood monocytes, and reveals the mechanism of the strong viral uptake ability of monocytes of Piétrain pigs. We further demonstrated that: (i) GAGs mediate the uptake of PCV2 particles by monocytes, (ii) positively charged three-wings-windmill-like amino acid patterns on the capsid outer surface are activating PCV2 uptake, and (iii) phosphacan is one of the potential candidates for PCV2 internalization. These results provide new insights into the mechanisms involved in PCVAD and contribute to a better understanding of PCV2 evolution. This may lead to the development of resistant pigs.
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- Yueling Ouyang
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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He P, Zhang X, Xia K, Green DE, Baytas S, Xu Y, Pham T, Liu J, Zhang F, Almond A, Linhardt RJ, DeAngelis PL. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of sulfur-linked sugar polymers as heparanase inhibitors. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7438. [PMID: 36460670 PMCID: PMC9718760 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34788-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Complex carbohydrates (glycans) are major players in all organisms due to their structural, energy, and communication roles. This last essential role involves interacting and/or signaling through a plethora of glycan-binding proteins. The design and synthesis of glycans as potential drug candidates that selectively alter or perturb metabolic processes is challenging. Here we describe the first reported sulfur-linked polysaccharides with potentially altered conformational state(s) that are recalcitrant to digestion by heparanase, an enzyme important in human health and disease. An artificial sugar donor with a sulfhydryl functionality is synthesized and enzymatically incorporated into polysaccharide chains utilizing heparosan synthase. Used alone, this donor adds a single thio-sugar onto the termini of nascent chains. Surprisingly, in chain co-polymerization reactions with a second donor, this thiol-terminated heparosan also serves as an acceptor to form an unnatural thio-glycosidic bond ('S-link') between sugar residues in place of a natural 'O-linked' bond. S-linked heparan sulfate analogs are not cleaved by human heparanase. Furthermore, the analogs act as competitive inhibitors with > ~200-fold higher potency than expected; as a rationale, molecular dynamic simulations suggest that the S-link polymer conformations mimic aspects of the transition state. Our analogs form the basis for future cancer therapeutics and modulators of protein/sugar interactions.
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- Peng He
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, 12180, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1, 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, 12180, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
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Enzymatic synthesis of low molecular weight heparins from N-sulfo heparosan depolymerized by heparanase or heparin lyase. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 295:119825. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zappe A, Miller RL, Struwe WB, Pagel K. State-of-the-art glycosaminoglycan characterization. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:1040-1071. [PMID: 34608657 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are heterogeneous acidic polysaccharides involved in a range of biological functions. They have a significant influence on the regulation of cellular processes and the development of various diseases and infections. To fully understand the functional roles that GAGs play in mammalian systems, including disease processes, it is essential to understand their structural features. Despite having a linear structure and a repetitive disaccharide backbone, their structural analysis is challenging and requires elaborate preparative and analytical techniques. In particular, the extent to which GAGs are sulfated, as well as variation in sulfate position across the entire oligosaccharide or on individual monosaccharides, represents a major obstacle. Here, we summarize the current state-of-the-art methodologies used for GAG sample preparation and analysis, discussing in detail liquid chromatograpy and mass spectrometry-based approaches, including advanced ion activation methods, ion mobility separations and infrared action spectroscopy of mass-selected species.
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- Andreas Zappe
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Copenhagen Centre for Glycomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Production, characteristics and applications of microbial heparinases. Biochimie 2022; 198:109-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Karlsson R, Chopra P, Joshi A, Yang Z, Vakhrushev SY, Clausen TM, Painter CD, Szekeres GP, Chen YH, Sandoval DR, Hansen L, Esko JD, Pagel K, Dyer DP, Turnbull JE, Clausen H, Boons GJ, Miller RL. Dissecting structure-function of 3-O-sulfated heparin and engineered heparan sulfates. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabl6026. [PMID: 34936441 PMCID: PMC8694587 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) polysaccharides are master regulators of diverse biological processes via sulfated motifs that can recruit specific proteins. 3-O-sulfation of HS/heparin is crucial for anticoagulant activity, but despite emerging evidence for roles in many other functions, a lack of tools for deciphering structure-function relationships has hampered advances. Here, we describe an approach integrating synthesis of 3-O-sulfated standards, comprehensive HS disaccharide profiling, and cell engineering to address this deficiency. Its application revealed previously unseen differences in 3-O-sulfated profiles of clinical heparins and 3-O-sulfotransferase (HS3ST)–specific variations in cell surface HS profiles. The latter correlated with functional differences in anticoagulant activity and binding to platelet factor 4 (PF4), which underlies heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, a known side effect of heparin. Unexpectedly, cells expressing the HS3ST4 isoenzyme generated HS with potent anticoagulant activity but weak PF4 binding. The data provide new insights into 3-O-sulfate structure-function and demonstrate proof of concept for tailored cell-based synthesis of next-generation heparins.
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- Richard Karlsson
- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- GlycoDisplay ApS, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Freie Universitaet Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- GlycoDisplay ApS, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Freie Universitaet Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Centre for Glycobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Science, and Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Mathez G, Cagno V. Viruses Like Sugars: How to Assess Glycan Involvement in Viral Attachment. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1238. [PMID: 34200288 PMCID: PMC8230229 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The first step of viral infection requires interaction with the host cell. Before finding the specific receptor that triggers entry, the majority of viruses interact with the glycocalyx. Identifying the carbohydrates that are specifically recognized by different viruses is important both for assessing the cellular tropism and for identifying new antiviral targets. Advances in the tools available for studying glycan-protein interactions have made it possible to identify them more rapidly; however, it is important to recognize the limitations of these methods in order to draw relevant conclusions. Here, we review different techniques: genetic screening, glycan arrays, enzymatic and pharmacological approaches, and surface plasmon resonance. We then detail the glycan interactions of enterovirus D68 and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), highlighting the aspects that need further clarification.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
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Yan L, Fu L, Xia K, Chen S, Zhang F, Dordick JS, Linhardt RJ. A Revised Structure for the Glycolipid Terminus of Escherichia coli K5 Heparosan Capsular Polysaccharide. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1516. [PMID: 33171953 PMCID: PMC7694667 DOI: 10.3390/biom10111516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The structure of heparosan capsular polysaccharide (CPS) has been determined using enzymatic digestion with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Previous errors in the assignment of the glycolipid acceptor structure, from which heparosan is extended, have been corrected. The structure of heparosan CPS is GlcNAc α-1,[4GlcA β-1,4GlcNAc α-1,]n4GlcA β-1,[4Kdo β-2,7Kdo β-2,]0 or 14Kdo β-2,7Kdo β-2,4Kdo β-2,7Kdo β-2,4Kdo β-2,7Kdo β-2,4Kdo β-PG-I (C16:0 or C18:0) (where n is ~250 for a CPS of 100 kDa).
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- Lufeng Yan
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (L.Y.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; (L.F.); (K.X.); (F.Z.); (J.S.D.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; (L.F.); (K.X.); (F.Z.); (J.S.D.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (L.Y.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; (L.F.); (K.X.); (F.Z.); (J.S.D.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; (L.F.); (K.X.); (F.Z.); (J.S.D.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; (L.F.); (K.X.); (F.Z.); (J.S.D.)
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Gao LW, Zhu HT, Liu CY, Lv ZX, Fan XM, Zhang YW. A highly active heparinase I from Bacteroides cellulosilyticus: Cloning, high level expression, and molecular characterization. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240920. [PMID: 33079966 PMCID: PMC7575093 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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As one of the most extensively studied glycosaminoglycan lyases, heparinase I has been used in producing low or ultra-low molecular weight heparin. Its' important applications are to neutralize the heparin in human blood and analyze heparin structure in the clinic. However, the low productivity and activity of the enzyme have greatly hindered its applications. In this study, a novel Hep-I from Bacteroides cellulosilyticus (BcHep-I) was successfully cloned and heterologously expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) as a soluble protein. The molecular mass and isoelectric point (pI) of the enzyme are 44.42 kDa and 9.02, respectively. And the characterization of BcHep-I after purified with Ni-NTA affinity chromatography suggested that it is a mesophilic enzyme. BcHep-I can be activated by 1 mM Ca2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+, while severely inhibited by Zn2+, Co2+, and EDTA. The specific activity of the enzyme was 738.3 U·mg-1 which is the highest activity ever reported. The Km and Vmax were calculated as 0.17 mg·mL-1 and 740.58 U·mg-1, respectively. Besides, the half-life of 300 min at 30°C showed BcHep-I has practical applications. Homology modeling and substrate docking revealed that Gln15, Lys74, Arg76, Lys104, Arg149, Gln208, Tyr336, Tyr342, and Lys338 were mainly involved in the substrate binding of Hep-I, and 11 hydrogen bonds were formed between heparin and the enzyme. These results indicated that BcHep-I with high activity has great potential applications in the industrial production of heparin, especially in the clinic to neutralize heparin.
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- Li-Wei Gao
- The People’s Hospital of Danyang, Affiliated Danyang Hospital of Nantong University, Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China
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- The People’s Hospital of Danyang, Affiliated Danyang Hospital of Nantong University, Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China
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- The People’s Hospital of Danyang, Affiliated Danyang Hospital of Nantong University, Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China
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Kouta A, Jeske W, Hoppensteadt D, Iqbal O, Yao Y, Fareed J. Comparative Pharmacological Profiles of Various Bovine, Ovine, and Porcine Heparins. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2020; 25:1076029619889406. [PMID: 31793333 PMCID: PMC7019494 DOI: 10.1177/1076029619889406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Unfractionated heparin is the first anticoagulant drug and has been successfully used clinically for over 80 years. Heparin and its analogues are used during surgery and dialysis and are often used to coat indwelling catheters and other devices where the vascular system is exposed. Most of the heparins used clinically are derived from porcine intestinal mucosa. However, heparins have also been manufactured from tissues of other mammalian species such as cows and sheep. Recently there have been attempts to generate bioengineered heparin in order to overcome contamination and antigenicity problems. Currently there are some concerns about the shortage of the porcine heparins as they are widely used in the manufacturing of the low-molecular-weight heparins. Moreover, due to cultural and religious reasons in some countries, alternative sources of heparins are needed. The Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory agencies have considered alternative sourcing of heparin for potential substitution of porcine heparin and are currently reviewing this matter. Numerous studies are ongoing to understand the structure-activity relationships of these various heparins. In this article, heparins from different animal sources were studied to determine the extent of biosimilarity between them. For these investigations, 10 batches each of bovine mucosal heparin (BMH), ovine mucosal heparin (OMH), and porcine mucosal heparin (PMH) were studied. These studies have demonstrated that OMH and PMH have comparable anticoagulant and antiproteases activities. However, BMH exhibited somewhat a lower potency compared to OMH and PMH in functional assays.
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- Ahmed Kouta
- Health Sciences Division, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Health Sciences Division, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Health Sciences Division, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Health Sciences Division, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Health Sciences Division, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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Zhang C, Tang F, Zhang J, Cao J, Li H, Liu C. Uncovering the detailed mode of cleavage of heparinase I toward structurally defined heparin oligosaccharides. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 141:756-764. [PMID: 31479666 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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For a more insightful investigation into the specificity of bacterial heparinase I, a series of structurally well-defined heparin oligosaccharides was synthesized using a highly efficient chemoenzymatic strategy. Apart from the primary cleavage site, five glycosidic linkages of oligosaccharides with varying modifications to obtain secondary cleavage sites were degraded by a high concentration of heparinase I. The reactivity of linkages toward heparinase I was not entirely dependent on the 2-O-sulfated iduronic acid being cleaved or the neighboring 6-O-sulfated glucosamine residues, but it was dependent on higher degrees of sulfation of oligosaccharides and indispensable N-substituted glucosamine adjacent to the cleavable linkage. Moreover, the enzyme demonstrated less preferential cleavage toward glycosidic linkages containing glucuronic acid than those containing iduronic acid of the counterpart oligosaccharides. Biolayer interferometry revealed differences in reactivity that are not completely consistent with different affinities of substrates to enzyme. Our study presented accurate information on the cleavage promiscuity of heparinase I that is crucial for heparin depolymerization.
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- Chengying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Institute of Biochemical and Biotechnological Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China; National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, PR China.
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Yu Y, Williams A, Zhang X, Fu L, Xia K, Xu Y, Zhang F, Liu J, Koffas M, Linhardt RJ. Specificity and action pattern of heparanase Bp, a β-glucuronidase from Burkholderia pseudomallei. Glycobiology 2019; 29:572-581. [PMID: 31143933 PMCID: PMC6639543 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwz039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The specificity and action pattern of a β-glucuronidase derived from the pathogenic bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei and expressed in Escherichia coli as a recombinant protein has been evaluated. While this enzyme shows activity on a number of glycosaminoglycans, our study has focused on its action on heparin, heparan sulfate and their biosynthetic intermediates as well as chemoenzymatically synthesized, structurally defined heparan sulfate oligosaccharides. These heparin/heparan sulfate (HP/HS) substrates examined varied in size and structure, but all contained an uronic acid (UA) residue β-(1→4) linked to a glucosamine residue. On the substrates tested, this enzyme (heparanase Bp) acted only on a glucuronic acid residue β-(1→4) linked to an N-acetylglucosamine, N-sulfoglucosamine or N-acetyl-6-O-sulfoglucosamine residue. A substrate was required to have a length of pentasaccharide or longer and heparanase Bp acted with a random endolytic action pattern on HP/HS. The specificity and glycohydrolase mechanism of action of heparanase Bp resembles mammalian heparanase and is complementary to the bacterial heparin lyases, which act through an eliminase mechanism on a glucosamine residue (1→4) linked to a UA residue, suggesting its utility as a tool for the structural determination of HP/HS as well as representing a possible model for the medically relevant mammalian heparanase. The utility heparanase Bp was demonstrated by the oligosaccharide mapping of heparin, which afforded resistant intact highly sulfated domains ranging from tetrasaccharide to >28-mer with a molecular weight >9000.
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- Yanlei Yu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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Singh V, Haque S, Kumari V, El-Enshasy HA, Mishra BN, Somvanshi P, Tripathi CKM. Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Heparinase from Streptomyces variabilis MTCC 12266. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6482. [PMID: 31019210 PMCID: PMC6482181 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42740-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Arterial/venous thrombosis is the major cardiovascular disorder accountable for substantial mortality; and the current demand for antithrombotic agents is extensive. Heparinases depolymerize unfractionated heparin (UFH) for the production of low molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs; used as anticoagulants against thrombosis). A microbial strain of Streptomyces sp. showing antithrombotic activity was isolated from the soil sample collected from north India. The strain was characterized by using 16S rRNA homology technique and identified as Streptomyces variabilis MTCC 12266 capable of producing heparinase enzyme. This is the very first communication reporting Streptomyces genus as the producer of heparinase. It was observed that the production of intracellular heparinase was [63.8 U/mg protein (specific activity)] 1.58 folds higher compared to extracellular heparinase [40.28 U/mg protein]. DEAE-Sephadex A-50 column followed by Sepharose-6B column purification of the crude protein resulted 19.18 folds purified heparinase. SDS-PAGE analysis of heparinase resulted an estimated molecular-weight of 42 kDa. It was also found that intracellular heparinase has the ability to depolymerize heparin to generate LMWHs. Further studies related to the mechanistic action, structural details, and genomics involved in heparinase production from Streptomyces variabilis are warranted for large scale production/purification optimization of heparinase for antithrombotic applications.
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- Vineeta Singh
- Microbiology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, Uttar Pradesh, India. .,Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, 226021, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Microbiology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 UTM, Skudai, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, 226021, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Plot No. 10 Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, 110070, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, 225003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) are polydisperse mixtures of polysaccharide chains between 5 and 50 kDa. Sulfate modifications to discreet regions along the chains form protein binding sites involved in cell signaling cascades and other important cellular physiological and pathophysiological functions. Specific protein affinities of the chains vary among different tissues and are determined by the arrangements of sulfated residues in discreet regions along the chains which in turn appear to be determined by the expression levels of particular enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway. Although not all the rules governing synthesis and modification are known, analytical procedures have been developed to determine composition, and all of the biosynthetic enzymes have been identified and cloned. Thus, through cell engineering, it is now possible to direct cellular synthesis of heparin and HS to particular compositions and therefore particular functional characteristics. For example, directing heparin producing cells to reduce the level of a particular type of polysaccharide modification may reduce the risk of heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) without reducing the potency of anticoagulation. Similarly, HS has been linked to several biological areas including wound healing, cancer and lipid metabolism among others. Presumably, these roles involve specific HS compositions that could be produced by engineering cells. Providing HS reagents with a range of identified compositions should help accelerate this research and lead to new clinical applications for specific HS compositions. Here I review progress in engineering CHO cells to produce heparin and HS with compositions directed to improved properties and advancing medical research.
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Gupta R, Ponnusamy MP. Analysis of sulfates on low molecular weight heparin using mass spectrometry: structural characterization of enoxaparin. Expert Rev Proteomics 2018; 15:503-513. [PMID: 29782806 PMCID: PMC10134193 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2018.1480110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Structural characterization of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is critical to meet biosimilarity standards. In this context, the review focuses on structural analysis of labile sulfates attached to the side-groups of LMWH using mass spectrometry. A comprehensive review of this topic will help readers to identify key strategies for tackling the problem related to sulfate loss. At the same time, various mass spectrometry techniques are presented to facilitate compositional analysis of LMWH, mainly enoxaparin. Areas covered: This review summarizes findings on mass spectrometry application for LMWH, including modulation of sulfates, using enzymology and sample preparation approaches. Furthermore, popular open-source software packages for automated spectral data interpretation are also discussed. Successful use of LC/MS can decipher structural composition for LMWH and help evaluate their sameness or biosimilarity with the innovator molecule. Overall, the literature has been searched using PubMed by typing various search queries such as 'enoxaparin', 'mass spectrometry', 'low molecular weight heparin', 'structural characterization', etc. Expert commentary: This section highlights clinically relevant areas that need improvement to achieve satisfactory commercialization of LMWHs. It also primarily emphasizes the advancements in instrumentation related to mass spectrometry, and discusses building automated software for data interpretation and analysis.
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- Rohitesh Gupta
- a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA
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- a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA.,b Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and Buffett Cancer Center , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA
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Deciphering the mode of action, structural and biochemical analysis of heparinase II/III (PsPL12a) a new member of family 12 polysaccharide lyase from Pseudopedobacter saltans. ANN MICROBIOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-018-1347-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Heparin depolymerization by immobilized heparinase: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 99:721-730. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gu Y, Lu M, Wang Z, Wu X, Chen Y. Expanding the Catalytic Promiscuity of Heparinase III from Pedobacter heparinus. Chemistry 2017; 23:2548-2551. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Yayun Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Laboratory of Chemical Biology; China Pharmaceutical University; 24 Tongjia St. Nanjing Jiangsu Province 210009 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Laboratory of Chemical Biology; China Pharmaceutical University; 24 Tongjia St. Nanjing Jiangsu Province 210009 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Laboratory of Chemical Biology; China Pharmaceutical University; 24 Tongjia St. Nanjing Jiangsu Province 210009 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Laboratory of Chemical Biology; China Pharmaceutical University; 24 Tongjia St. Nanjing Jiangsu Province 210009 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Laboratory of Chemical Biology; China Pharmaceutical University; 24 Tongjia St. Nanjing Jiangsu Province 210009 P. R. China
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Englaender JA, Zhu Y, Shirke AN, Lin L, Liu X, Zhang F, Gross RA, Koffas MAG, Linhardt RJ. Expression and secretion of glycosylated heparin biosynthetic enzymes using Komagataella pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 101:2843-2851. [PMID: 27975137 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-8047-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Heparin, an anticoagulant drug, is biosynthesized in selected animal cells. The heparin biosynthetic enzymes mainly consist of sulfotransferases and all are integral transmembrane glycoproteins. These enzymes are generally produced in engineered Escherichia coli as without their transmembrane domains as non-glycosylated fusion proteins. In this study, we used the yeast, Komagataella pastoris, to prepare four sulfotransferases involved in heparin biosynthesis as glycoproteins. While the yields of these yeast-expressed enzymes were considerably lower than E. coli-expressed enzymes, these enzymes were secreted into the fermentation media simplifying their purification and were endotoxin free. The activities of these sulfotransferases, expressed as glycoproteins in yeast, were compared to the bacterially expressed proteins. The yeast-expressed sulfotransferase glycoproteins showed improved kinetic properties than the bacterially expressed proteins.
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- Jacob A Englaender
- Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical Processing Engineering of Forest Products, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA. .,Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA. .,Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA. .,Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA.
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Ulaganathan T, Shi R, Yao D, Gu RX, Garron ML, Cherney M, Tieleman DP, Sterner E, Li G, Li L, Linhardt RJ, Cygler M. Conformational flexibility of PL12 family heparinases: structure and substrate specificity of heparinase III from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (BT4657). Glycobiology 2016; 27:176-187. [PMID: 27621378 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cww096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear polysaccharides comprised of disaccharide repeat units, a hexuronic acid, glucuronic acid or iduronic acid, linked to a hexosamine, N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) or N-acetylgalactosamine. GAGs undergo further modification such as epimerization and sulfation. These polysaccharides are abundant in the extracellular matrix and connective tissues. GAGs function in stabilization of the fibrillar extracellular matrix, control of hydration, regulation of tissue, organism development by controlling cell cycle, cell behavior and differentiation. Niche adapted bacteria express enzymes called polysaccharide lyases (PL), which degrade GAGs for their nutrient content. PL have been classified into 24 sequence-related families. Comparison of 3D structures of the prototypic members of these families allowed identification of distant evolutionary relationships between lyases that were unrecognized at the sequence level, and identified occurrences of convergent evolution. We have characterized structurally and enzymatically heparinase III from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (BtHepIII; gene BT4657), which is classified within the PL12 family. BtHepIII is a 72.5 kDa protein. We present the X-ray structures of two crystal forms of BtHepIII at resolution 1.8 and 2.4 Å. BtHepIII contains two domains, the N-terminal α-helical domain forming a toroid and the C-terminal β-sheet domain. Comparison with recently determined structures of two other heparinases from the same PL12 family allowed us to identify structural flexibility in the arrangement of the domains indicating open-close movement. Based on comparison with other GAG lyases, we identified Tyr301 as the main catalytic residue and confirmed this by site-directed mutagenesis. We have characterized substrate preference of BtHepIII toward sulfate-poor heparan sulfate substrate.
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- Département de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, and Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugène-Marchand, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- National Center for Protein Science, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China and Shanghai Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Molecular Simulation, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada H4P 2R2, Canada
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- the Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR7257 CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, F-13288 Marseille, France, the INRA, USC1408 Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, F-13288 Marseille, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 5E5 Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Molecular Simulation, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada H4P 2R2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 5E5 Saskatchewan, Canada
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Hou L, Udangawa WMRN, Pochiraju A, Dong W, Zheng Y, Linhardt RJ, Simmons TJ. Synthesis of Heparin-Immobilized, Magnetically Addressable Cellulose Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016; 2:1905-1913. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Lijuan Hou
- Center
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 5 Second Avenue, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- Center
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 5 Second Avenue, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Center
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 5 Second Avenue, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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Wu J, Ji Y, Su N, Li Y, Liu X, Mei X, Zhou Q, Zhang C, Xing XH. Establishment of chondroitin B lyase-based analytical methods for sensitive and quantitative detection of dermatan sulfate in heparin. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 144:338-45. [PMID: 27083825 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.02.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Dermatan sulfate (DS) is one of the hardest impurities to remove from heparin products due to their high structural similarity. The development of a sensitive and feasible method for quantitative detection of DS in heparin is essential to ensure the clinical safety of heparin pharmaceuticals. In the current study, based on the substrate specificity of chondroitin B lyase, ultraviolet spectrophotometric and strong anion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatographic methods were established for detection of DS in heparin. The former method facilitated analysis in heparin with DS concentrations greater than 0.1mgmL(-1) at 232nm, with good linearity, precision and recovery. The latter method allowed sensitive and accurate detection of DS at concentrations lower than 0.1mgmL(-1), exhibiting good linearity, precision and recovery. The linear range of DS detection using the latter method was between 0.01 and 0.5mgmL(-1).
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- Jingjun Wu
- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China; Product Research and Development Center, Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., No.19, Dalian Road, Yichang Development Zone, Yichang, Hubei 443005, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Vocational College, 1A Shaoyaoju, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Vocational College, 1A Shaoyaoju, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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Huang H, Liu X, Lv S, Zhong W, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ. Recombinant Escherichia coli K5 strain with the deletion of waaR gene decreases the molecular weight of the heparosan capsular polysaccharide. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:7877-85. [PMID: 27079575 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7511-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Heparosan, the capsular polysaccharide of Escherichia coli K5 having a carbohydrate backbone similar to that of heparin, has become a potential precursor for bioengineering heparin. In the heparosan biosynthesis pathway, the gene waaR encoding α-1-, 2- glycosyltransferase catalyze s the third glucosyl residues linking to the oligosaccharide chain. In the present study, a waaR deletion mutant of E. coli K5 was constructed. The mutant showed improvement of capsule polysaccharide yield. It is interesting that the heparosan molecular weight of the mutant is reduced and may become more suitable as a precursor for the production of low molecular weight heparin derived from the wild-type K5 capsular polysaccharide.
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- Haichan Huang
- College of Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA.,Department of Biological Science, Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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Fu L, Suflita M, Linhardt RJ. Bioengineered heparins and heparan sulfates. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 97:237-49. [PMID: 26555370 PMCID: PMC4753095 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Heparin and heparan sulfates are closely related linear anionic polysaccharides, called glycosaminoglycans, which exhibit a number of important biological and pharmacological activities. These polysaccharides, having complex structures and polydispersity, are biosynthesized in the Golgi of animal cells. While heparan sulfate is a widely distributed membrane and extracellular glycosaminoglycan, heparin is found primarily intracellularly in the granules of mast cells. While heparin has historically received most of the scientific attention for its anticoagulant activity, interest has steadily grown in the multi-faceted role heparan sulfate plays in normal and pathophysiology. The chemical synthesis of these glycosaminoglycans is largely precluded by their structural complexity. Today, we depend on livestock animal tissues for the isolation and the annual commercial production of hundred ton quantities of heparin used in the manufacture of anticoagulant drugs and medical device coatings. The variability of animal-sourced heparin and heparan sulfates, their inherent impurities, the limited availability of source tissues, the poor control of these source materials and their manufacturing processes, suggest a need for new approaches for their production. Over the past decade there have been major efforts in the biotechnological production of these glycosaminoglycans, driven by both therapeutic applications and as probes to study their natural functions. This review focuses on the complex biology of these glycosaminoglycans in human health and disease, and the use of recombinant technology in the chemoenzymatic synthesis and metabolic engineering of heparin and heparan sulfates.
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- Li Fu
- Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA
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- Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA
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- Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 121806, USA
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Functional and structural characterization of a heparanase. Nat Chem Biol 2015; 11:955-7. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Fu L, Zhang F, Li G, Onishi A, Bhaskar U, Sun P, Linhardt RJ. Structure and activity of a new low-molecular-weight heparin produced by enzymatic ultrafiltration. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:1375-83. [PMID: 24634007 PMCID: PMC3998821 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The standard process for preparing the low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) tinzaparin, through the partial enzymatic depolymerization of heparin, results in a reduced yield because of the formation of a high content of undesired disaccharides and tetrasaccharides. An enzymatic ultrafiltration reactor for LMWH preparation was developed to overcome this problem. The behavior, of the heparin oligosaccharides and polysaccharides using various membranes and conditions, was investigated to optimize this reactor. A novel product, LMWH-II, was produced from the controlled depolymerization of heparin using heparin lyase II in this optimized ultrafiltration reactor. Enzymatic ultrafiltration provides easy control and high yields (>80%) of LMWH-II. The molecular weight properties of LMWH-II were similar to other commercial LMWHs. The structure of LMWH-II closely matched heparin's core structural features. Most of the common process artifacts, present in many commercial LWMHs, were eliminated as demonstrated by 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The antithrombin III and platelet factor-4 binding affinity of LMWH-II were comparable to commercial LMWHs, as was its in vitro anticoagulant activity.
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- Li Fu
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China; Department of Chemistry and Chemical, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180
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Hashimoto W, Maruyama Y, Nakamichi Y, Mikami B, Murata K. Crystal structure of Pedobacter heparinus heparin lyase Hep III with the active site in a deep cleft. Biochemistry 2014; 53:777-86. [PMID: 24437462 DOI: 10.1021/bi4012463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pedobacter heparinus (formerly known as Flavobacterium heparinum) is a typical glycosaminoglycan-degrading bacterium that produces three heparin lyases, Hep I, Hep II, and Hep III, which act on heparins with 1,4-glycoside bonds between uronate and amino sugar residues. Being different from Hep I and Hep II, Hep III is specific for heparan sulfate. Here we describe the crystal structure of Hep III with the active site located in a deep cleft. The X-ray crystallographic structure of Hep III was determined at 2.20 Å resolution using single-wavelength anomalous diffraction. This enzyme comprised an N-terminal α/α-barrel domain and a C-terminal antiparallel β-sheet domain as its basic scaffold. Overall structures of Hep II and Hep III were similar, although Hep III exhibited an open form compared with the closed form of Hep II. Superimposition of Hep III and heparin tetrasaccharide-bound Hep II suggested that an active site of Hep III was located in the deep cleft at the interface between its two domains. Three mutants (N240A, Y294F, and H424A) with mutations at the active site had significantly reduced enzyme activity. This is the first report of the structure-function relationship of P. heparinus Hep III.
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- Wataru Hashimoto
- Laboratory of Basic and Applied Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Controllable production of low molecular weight heparins by combinations of heparinase I/II/III. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 101:484-92. [PMID: 24299802 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.09.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Enzymatic depolymerization of heparin by heparinases is promising for production of low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) as anticoagulants, due to its mild reaction conditions and high selectivity. Here, different heparinase combinations were used to depolymerize heparin. Heparinase I and heparinase II can depolymerize heparin more efficiently than heparinase III, respectively, but heparinase III was the best able to protect the anticoagulant activities of LMWHs. Heparinase III and heparinase I/II combinations were able to efficiently depolymerize heparin to LMWHs with higher anticoagulant activity than the LMWHs produced by the respective heparinase I and heparinase II. HepIII and HepI is the best combination for maintaining high anti-IIa activity (75.7 ± 4.21 IU/mg) at the same Mw value. Furthermore, considering both the changes in molecular weight and anticoagulant activity, the action patterns of heparinase I and heparinase II were found not to follow the exolytic and processive depolymerizing mechanism from the reducing end of heparin.
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Charan SS, Pawar KD, Severson DW, Patole MS, Shouche YS. Comparative analysis of midgut bacterial communities of Aedes aegypti mosquito strains varying in vector competence to dengue virus. Parasitol Res 2013; 112:2627-37. [PMID: 23636307 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3428-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Differences in midgut bacterial communities of Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of dengue viruses (DENV), might influence the susceptibility of these mosquitoes to infection by DENV. As a first step toward addressing this hypothesis, comparative analysis of bacterial communities from midguts of mosquito strains with differential genetic susceptibility to DENV was performed. 16S rRNA gene libraries and real-time PCR approaches were used to characterize midgut bacterial community composition and abundance in three Aedes aegypti strains: MOYO, MOYO-R, and MOYO-S. Although Pseudomonas spp.-related clones were predominant across all libraries, some interesting and potentially significant differences were found in midgut bacterial communities among the three strains. Pedobacter sp.- and Janthinobacterium sp.-related phylotypes were identified only in the MOYO-R strain libraries, while Bacillus sp. was detected only in the MOYO-S strain. Rahnella sp. was found in MOYO-R and MOYO strains libraries but was absent in MOYO-S libraries. Both 16S rRNA gene library and real-time PCR approaches confirmed the presence of Pedobacter sp. only in the MOYO-R strain. Further, real-time PCR-based quantification of 16S rRNA gene copies showed bacterial abundance in midguts of the MOYO-R strain mosquitoes to be at least 10-100-folds higher than in the MOYO-S and MOYO strain mosquitoes. Our study identified some putative bacteria with characteristic physiological properties that could affect the infectivity of dengue virus. This analysis represents the first report of comparisons of midgut bacterial communities with respect to refractoriness and susceptibility of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to DENV and will guide future efforts to address the potential interactive role of midgut bacteria of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in determining vectorial capacity for DENV.
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- Shakti S Charan
- Molecular Biology Unit, National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Kailemia MJ, Li L, Xu Y, Liu J, Linhardt RJ, Amster IJ. Structurally informative tandem mass spectrometry of highly sulfated natural and chemoenzymatically synthesized heparin and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans. Mol Cell Proteomics 2013; 12:979-90. [PMID: 23429520 PMCID: PMC3617343 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m112.026880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides derived from heparin and heparan sulfate have been a highly intractable class of molecules to analyze by tandem mass spectrometry. Under the many methods of ion activation, this class of molecules generally exhibits SO3 loss as the most significant fragmentation pathway, interfering with the assignment of the location of sulfo groups in glycosaminoglycan chains. We report here a method that stabilizes sulfo groups and facilitates the complete structural analysis of densely sulfated (two or more sulfo groups per disaccharide repeat unit) heparin and heparan sulfate oligomers. This is achieved by complete removal of all ionizable protons, either by charging during electrospray ionization or by Na(+)/H(+) exchange. The addition of millimolar levels of NaOH to the sample solution facilitates the production of precursor ions that meet this criterion. This approach is found to work for a variety of heparin sulfate oligosaccharides derived from natural sources or produced by chemoenzymatic synthesis, with up to 12 saccharide subunits and up to 11 sulfo groups.
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- Muchena J. Kailemia
- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- the §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, and
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- the ¶Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- the ¶Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- the §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, and
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- From the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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Clark SJ, Ridge LA, Herbert AP, Hakobyan S, Mulloy B, Lennon R, Würzner R, Morgan BP, Uhrín D, Bishop PN, Day AJ. Tissue-specific host recognition by complement factor H is mediated by differential activities of its glycosaminoglycan-binding regions. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:2049-57. [PMID: 23365078 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Complement factor H (CFH) regulates complement activation in host tissues through its recognition of polyanions, which mediate CFH binding to host cell surfaces and extracellular matrix, promoting the deactivation of deposited C3b. These polyanions include heparan sulfate (HS), a glycosaminoglycan with a highly diverse range of structures, for which two regions of CFH (CCP6-8 and CCP19-20) have been implicated in HS binding. Mutations/polymorphisms within these glycosaminoglycan-binding sites have been associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. In this study, we demonstrate that CFH has tissue-specific binding properties mediated through its two HS-binding regions. Our data show that the CCP6-8 region of CFH binds more strongly to heparin (a highly sulfated form of HS) than CCP19-20, and that their sulfate specificities are different. Furthermore, the HS binding site in CCP6-8, which is affected by the AMD-associated Y402H polymorphism, plays the principal role in host tissue recognition in the human eye, whereas the CCP19-20 region makes the major contribution to the binding of CFH in the human kidney. This helps provide a biochemical explanation for the genetic basis of tissue-specific diseases such as AMD and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, and leads to a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms for these diseases of complement dysregulation.
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- Simon J Clark
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Zhang Q, Chen X, Zhu Z, Zhan X, Wu Y, Song L, Kang J. Structural Analysis of Low Molecular Weight Heparin by Ultraperformance Size Exclusion Chromatography/Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and Capillary Zone Electrophoresis. Anal Chem 2013; 85:1819-27. [DOI: 10.1021/ac303185w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Qianqian Zhang
- Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Lingling Road 345, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Waters Corporation, Block
13, Jinhai Road 1000 , Pudong New District, Shanghai 201206,
China
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- College of Chemistry,
Chemical
Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry,
Chemical
Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry,
Chemical
Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Waters Corporation, Block
13, Jinhai Road 1000 , Pudong New District, Shanghai 201206,
China
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- Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Lingling Road 345, Shanghai 200032, China
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Structural basis of heparan sulfate-specific degradation by heparinase III. Protein Cell 2012; 3:950-61. [PMID: 23011846 PMCID: PMC4875378 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-012-2056-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Heparinase III (HepIII) is a 73-kDa polysaccharide lyase (PL) that degrades the heparan sulfate (HS) polysaccharides at sulfate-rare regions, which are important co-factors for a vast array of functional distinct proteins including the well-characterized antithrombin and the FGF/FGFR signal transduction system. It functions in cleaving metazoan heparan sulfate (HS) and providing carbon, nitrogen and sulfate sources for host microorganisms. It has long been used to deduce the structure of HS and heparin motifs; however, the structure of its own is unknown. Here we report the crystal structure of the HepIII from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron at a resolution of 1.6 Å. The overall architecture of HepIII belongs to the (α/α)₅ toroid subclass with an N-terminal toroid-like domain and a C-terminal β-sandwich domain. Analysis of this high-resolution structure allows us to identify a potential HS substrate binding site in a tunnel between the two domains. A tetrasaccharide substrate bound model suggests an elimination mechanism in the HS degradation. Asn260 and His464 neutralize the carboxylic group, whereas Tyr314 serves both as a general base in C-5 proton abstraction, and a general acid in a proton donation to reconstitute the terminal hydroxyl group, respectively. The structure of HepIII and the proposed reaction model provide a molecular basis for its potential practical utilization and the mechanism of its eliminative degradation for HS polysaccarides.
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Rational design of a tripartite fusion protein of heparinase I enables one-step affinity purification and real-time activity detection. J Biotechnol 2012; 163:30-7. [PMID: 23073152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Enzymatic degradation of heparin has great potential as an ecological and specific way to produce low molecular weight heparin. However, the commercial use of heparinase I (HepA), one of the most important heparin lyases, has been hampered by low productivity and poor thermostability. Fusion with green fluorescent protein (GFP) or maltose-binding protein (MBP) has shown potential in facilitating the industrial use of HepA. Thus, tripartite fusion of GFP, MBP and HepA would be a promising approach. Therefore, in the present study, the tripartite fusion strategy was systematically studied, mainly focusing on the fusion order and the linker sequence, to obtain a fusion protein offering one-step purification and real-time detection of HepA activity by fluorescence as well as high HepA activity and thermostability. Our results show that fusion order is important for MBP binding affinity and HepA activity, while the linker sequences at domain junctions have significant effects on protein expression level, HepA activity and thermostability as well as GFP fluorescence. The best tripartite fusion was identified as MBP-(EAAAK)(3)-GFP-(GGGGS)(3)-HepA, which shows potential to facilitate the production of HepA and its application in industrial preparation of low molecular weight heparin.
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Yu P, Wu Y. Expression of the heparinase gene from Flavobacterium heparinum in Escherichia coli and its enzymatic properties. Carbohydr Polym 2012; 90:348-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Schiemann S, Lühn S, Alban S. Development of both colorimetric and fluorescence heparinase activity assays using fondaparinux as substrate. Anal Biochem 2012; 427:82-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hyun YJ, Jung IH, Kim DH. Expression of heparinase I of Bacteroides stercoris HJ-15 and its degradation tendency toward heparin-like glycosaminoglycans. Carbohydr Res 2012; 359:37-43. [PMID: 22925762 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2012.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Recombinant heparinase I was cloned from Bacteroides stercoris HJ-15 (BSrhepI), overexpressed in Escherichia coli, and intensively characterized. The complete gene of BSrhepI was identified by Southern blotting, and was overexpressed as an inclusion body. The inclusion body was solubilized with 4 M guanidine-HCl, and the denatured BSrhepI was easily purified using Ni(2+)-affinity column chromatography. The purified but denatured enzyme was then successfully refolded by dialysis against 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.0) containing 1mM DTT and CaCl(2). BSrhepI was most active in 50mM Tris-HCl buffer containing 300 mM NaCl, 10 mM CaCl(2), and 1 mM DTT (pH 7.0) at 37°C. This enzyme digested not only heparin, but also heparan sulfate. Through comparative HPLC-analysis of each degraded product of heparin and heparan sulfate by digestion with BSrhepI or flavobacterial heparinase I, we verified that BSrhepI has a broader spectrum of substrate specificities than other reported heparinases.
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- Yang-Jin Hyun
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Combination of site-directed mutagenesis and calcium ion addition for enhanced production of thermostable MBP-fused heparinase I in recombinant Escherichia coli. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:2907-16. [PMID: 22588503 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4145-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Heparinase I (HepI), which specifically cleaves heparin and heparan sulfate, is one of the most extensively studied glycosaminoglycan lyases. Low productivity of HepI has largely hindered its industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Loss of bacterial HepI enzyme activity through poor thermostability during its expression and purification process in production can be an important issue. In this study, using a thermostabilization strategy combining site-directed mutagenesis and calcium ion addition during its production markedly improved the yield of maltose-binding protein-fused HepI (MBP-HepI) from recombinant Escherichia coli. Substitution of Cys297 to serine in MBP-HepI offered a 30.6% increase in the recovered total enzyme activity due to a mutation-induced thermostabilizing effect. Furthermore, upon addition of Ca2+ as a stabilizer at optimized concentrations throughout its expression, extraction, and purification process, purified mutant MBP-HepI showed a specific activity of 56.3 IU/mg, 206% higher than that of the wild type obtained without Ca2+ addition, along with a 177% increase in the recovered total enzyme activity. The enzyme obtained through this novel approach also exhibited significantly enhanced thermostability, as indicated by both experimental data and the kinetic modeling. High-yield production of thermostable MBP-HepI using the present system will facilitate its applications in laboratory-scale heparin analysis as well as industrial-scale production of low molecular weight heparin as an improved anticoagulant substitute.
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Tripathi CKM, Banga J, Mishra V. Microbial heparin/heparan sulphate lyases: potential and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 94:307-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3967-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Higashi K, Hosoyama S, Ohno A, Masuko S, Yang B, Sterner E, Wang Z, Linhardt RJ, Toida T. Photochemical Preparation of a Novel Low Molecular Weight Heparin. Carbohydr Polym 2012; 67:1737-1743. [PMID: 22205826 PMCID: PMC3245882 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.09.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Commercial low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) are prepared by several methods including peroxidative cleavage, nitrous acid cleavage, chemical ß-elimination, and enzymatic β-elimination. The disadvantages of these methods are that strong reaction conditions or harsh chemicals are used and these can result in decomposition or modification of saccharide units within the polysaccharide backbone. These side-reactions reduce product quality and yield. Here we show the partial photolysis of unfractionated heparin can be performed in distillated water using titanium dioxide (TiO(2)). TiO(2) is a catalyst that can be easily removed by centrifugation or filtration after the photochemical reaction takes place, resulting in highly pure products. The anticoagulant activity of photodegraded LMWH (pLMWH) is comparable to the most common commercially available LMWHs (i.e., Enoxaparin and Dalteparin). (1)H NMR spectra obtained show that pLMWH maintains the same core structure as unfractionated heparin. This photochemical reaction was investigated using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and unlike other processes commonly used to prepare LMWHs, photochemically preparation affords polysaccharide chains of reduced length having both odd and even of saccharide residues.
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- Kyohei Higashi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
- Department of Biology, Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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Leach FE, Xiao Z, Laremore TN, Linhardt RJ, Amster IJ. ELECTRON DETACHMENT DISSOCIATION AND INFRARED MULTIPHOTON DISSOCIATION OF HEPARIN TETRASACCHARIDES. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 308:253-259. [PMID: 22247649 PMCID: PMC3254104 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2011.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Heparin glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) present the most difficult glycoform for analytical characterization due to high levels of sulfation and structural heterogeneity. Recent contamination of the clinical heparin supply and subsequent fatalities has highlighted the need for sensitive methodologies of analysis. In the last decade, tandem mass spectrometry has been increasingly applied for the analysis of GAGs, but developments in the characterization of highly sulfated compounds have been minimal due to the low number of cross-ring cleavages generated by threshold ion activation by collisional induced dissociation (CID). In the current work, electron detachment dissociation (EDD) and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) are applied to a series of heparin tetrasaccharides. With both activation methods, abundant glycosidic and cross-ring cleavages are observed. The concept of Ionized Sulfate Criteria (ISC) is presented as a succinct method for describing the charge state, degree of ionization and sodium/proton exchange in the precursor ion. These factors contribute to the propensity for useful fragmentation during MS/MS measurements. Precursors with ISC values of 0 are studied here, and shown to yield adequate structural information from ion activation by EDD or IRMPD.
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- Franklin E Leach
- University of Georgia, Department of Chemistry, Athens, GA 30602
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A pH-sensitive heparin-binding sequence from Baculovirus gp64 protein is important for binding to mammalian cells but not to Sf9 insect cells. J Virol 2011; 86:484-91. [PMID: 22072779 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.06357-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Binding to heparan sulfate is essential for baculovirus transduction of mammalian cells. Our previous study shows that gp64, the major glycoprotein on the virus surface, binds to heparin in a pH-dependent way, with a stronger binding at pH 6.2 than at 7.4. Using fluorescently labeled peptides, we mapped the pH-dependent heparin-binding sequence of gp64 to a 22-amino-acid region between residues 271 and 292. Binding of this region to the cell surface was also pH dependent, and peptides containing this sequence could efficiently inhibit baculovirus transduction of mammalian cells at pH 6.2. When the heparin-binding peptide was immobilized onto the bead surface to mimic the high local concentration of gp64 on the virus surface, the peptide-coated magnetic beads could efficiently pull down cells expressing heparan sulfate but not cells pretreated with heparinase or cells not expressing heparan sulfate. Interestingly, although this heparin-binding function is essential for baculovirus transduction of mammalian cells, it is dispensable for infection of Sf9 insect cells. Virus infectivity on Sf9 cells was not reduced by the presence of heparin or the identified heparin-binding peptide, even though the peptide could bind to Sf9 cell surface and be efficiently internalized. Thus, our data suggest that, depending on the availability of the target molecules on the cell surface, baculoviruses can use two different methods, electrostatic interaction with heparan sulfate and more specific receptor binding, for cell attachment.
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