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Shivatare SS, Shivatare VS, Wong CH. Glycoconjugates: Synthesis, Functional Studies, and Therapeutic Developments. Chem Rev 2022; 122:15603-15671. [PMID: 36174107 PMCID: PMC9674437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Glycoconjugates are major constituents of mammalian cells that are formed via covalent conjugation of carbohydrates to other biomolecules like proteins and lipids and often expressed on the cell surfaces. Among the three major classes of glycoconjugates, proteoglycans and glycoproteins contain glycans linked to the protein backbone via amino acid residues such as Asn for N-linked glycans and Ser/Thr for O-linked glycans. In glycolipids, glycans are linked to a lipid component such as glycerol, polyisoprenyl pyrophosphate, fatty acid ester, or sphingolipid. Recently, glycoconjugates have become better structurally defined and biosynthetically understood, especially those associated with human diseases, and are accessible to new drug, diagnostic, and therapeutic developments. This review describes the status and new advances in the biological study and therapeutic applications of natural and synthetic glycoconjugates, including proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The scope, limitations, and novel methodologies in the synthesis and clinical development of glycoconjugates including vaccines, glyco-remodeled antibodies, glycan-based adjuvants, glycan-specific receptor-mediated drug delivery platforms, etc., and their future prospectus are discussed.
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- Sachin S Shivatare
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Okamoto R, Kimura M, Ishimizu T, Izumi M, Kajihara Y. Semisynthesis of a Post-Translationally Modified Protein by Using Chemical Cleavage and Activation of an Expressed Fusion Polypeptide. Chemistry 2014; 20:10425-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nagorny P, Sane N, Fasching B, Aussedat B, Danishefsky SJ. Probing the frontiers of glycoprotein synthesis: the fully elaborated β-subunit of the human follicle-stimulating hormone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:975-9. [PMID: 22162182 PMCID: PMC3285374 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, and Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027(USA), Fax: (+1)212-772-8691
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- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, and Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027(USA), Fax: (+1)212-772-8691
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- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, and Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027(USA), Fax: (+1)212-772-8691
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Nagorny P, Sane N, Fasching B, Aussedat B, Danishefsky SJ. Probing the Frontiers of Glycoprotein Synthesis: The Fully Elaborated β-Subunit of the Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201107482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryan M Schmaltz
- The Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Wang C, Guo Q, Fu Y. Theoretical Analysis of the Detailed Mechanism of Native Chemical Ligation Reactions. Chem Asian J 2011; 6:1241-51. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Chen Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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Richardson JP, Chan CH, Blanc J, Saadi M, Macmillan D. Exploring neoglycoprotein assembly through native chemical ligation using neoglycopeptide thioesters prepared via N→S acyl transfer. Org Biomol Chem 2010; 8:1351-60. [DOI: 10.1039/b920535g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Payne RJ, Wong CH. Advances in chemical ligation strategies for the synthesis of glycopeptides and glycoproteins. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:21-43. [DOI: 10.1039/b913845e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Luyai A, Lasanajak Y, Smith DF, Cummings RD, Song X. Facile preparation of fluorescent neoglycoproteins using p-nitrophenyl anthranilate as a heterobifunctional linker. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:1618-24. [PMID: 19624117 PMCID: PMC2729569 DOI: 10.1021/bc900189h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A facile preparation of neoglycoconjugates has been developed with a commercially available chemical, p-nitrophenyl anthranilate (PNPA), as a heterobifunctional linker. The two functional groups of PNPA, the aromatic amine and the p-nitrophenyl ester, are fully differentiated to selectively conjugate with glycans and other biomolecules containing nucleophiles. PNPA is efficiently conjugated with free reducing glycans via reductive amination. The glycan−PNPA conjugates (GPNPAs) can be easily purified and quantified by UV absorption. The active p-nitrophenyl ester in the GPNPA conjugates readily reacts with amines under mild conditions, and the resulting conjugates acquire strong fluorescence. This approach was used to prepare several fluorescent neoglycoproteins. The neoglycoproteins were covalently printed on activated glass slides and were bound by appropriate lectins recognizing the glycans.
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- Anthony Luyai
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Piontek C, Ring P, Harjes O, Heinlein C, Mezzato S, Lombana N, Pöhner C, Püttner M, Varón Silva D, Martin A, Schmid F, Unverzagt C. Semisynthesis of a Homogeneous Glycoprotein Enzyme: Ribonuclease C: Part 1. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:1936-40. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Piontek C, Ring P, Harjes O, Heinlein C, Mezzato S, Lombana N, Pöhner C, Püttner M, Varón Silva D, Martin A, Schmid F, Unverzagt C. Semisynthese eines homogenen Glycoprotein-Enzyms: Ribonuclease C (Teil 1). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200804734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- David P Gamblin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Bastings MMC, van Baal I, Meijer EW, Merkx M. One-step refolding and purification of disulfide-containing proteins with a C-terminal MESNA thioester. BMC Biotechnol 2008; 8:76. [PMID: 18828922 PMCID: PMC2570673 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-8-76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Expression systems based on self-cleavable intein domains allow the generation of recombinant proteins with a C-terminal thioester. This uniquely reactive C-terminus can be used in native chemical ligation reactions to introduce synthetic groups or to immobilize proteins on surfaces and nanoparticles. Unfortunately, common refolding procedures for recombinant proteins that contain disulfide bonds do not preserve the thioester functionality and therefore novel refolding procedures need to be developed. Results A novel redox buffer consisting of MESNA and diMESNA showed a refolding efficiency comparable to that of GSH/GSSG and prevented loss of the protein's thioester functionality. Moreover, introduction of the MESNA/diMESNA redox couple in the cleavage buffer allowed simultaneous on-column refolding of Ribonuclease A and intein-mediated cleavage to yield Ribonuclease A with a C-terminal MESNA-thioester. The C-terminal thioester was shown to be active in native chemical ligation. Conclusion An efficient method was developed for the production of disulfide bond containing proteins with C-terminal thioesters. Introduction of a MESNA/diMESNA redox couple resulted in simultaneous on-column refolding, purification and thioester generation of the model protein Ribonuclease A.
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- Maartje M C Bastings
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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Glycosylation is a common post-translational modification of proteins. Although its significance in biological system is well recognized, approaches to analyze carbohydrate function are limited. This is because of difficulty in obtaining homogeneous glycoproteins from natural sources. Due to the progress of the carbohydrate and peptide chemistry, syntheses of various homogeneous glycopeptides and glycoproteins, which are suitable for biological studies, have been achieved by chemical means. In this review, we briefly summarize recent advances in the field of glycopeptide synthesis after 1999.
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- Hironobu Hojo
- Department of Applied Biochemistry, Institute of Glycotechnology, Tokai University, Kitakaname 1117, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Fahmi NE, Dedkova L, Wang B, Golovine S, Hecht SM. Site-Specific Incorporation of Glycosylated Serine and Tyrosine Derivatives into Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:3586-97. [PMID: 17338522 DOI: 10.1021/ja067466n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glycosylation of proteins can have a dramatic effect on their physical, chemical, and biological properties. Analogues of dihydrofolate reductase and firefly luciferase containing glycosylated amino acids at single, predetermined sites have been elaborated. Misacylated suppressor tRNAs activated with glycosylated serine and tyrosine derivatives were used for suppression of the nonsense codons in a cell-free protein biosynthesizing system, thereby permitting the preparation of the desired glycosylated proteins. In this fashion, it was possible to obtain proteins containing both mono- and diglycosylated amino acids, including glycosylated serine and tyrosine moieties. For the modified firefly luciferases, the effect of these substitutions on the wavelength of the light emitted by firefly luciferase was investigated. The maximum wavelength for mutants containing peracetylated glycosylated serine derivatives at position 284 showed a red shift in the emission spectra. For mutants containing glycosylated tyrosines, the red shift was observed only when the carbohydrate moiety was fully deacetylated.
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- Nour Eddine Fahmi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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Karnaukhova E, Ophir Y, Golding B. Recombinant human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor: towards therapeutic use. Amino Acids 2006; 30:317-32. [PMID: 16773239 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0324-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor is a well-characterized protease inhibitor with a wide spectrum of anti-protease activity. Its major physiological role is inhibition of neutrophil elastase in the lungs, and its deficiency is associated with progressive ultimately fatal emphysema. Currently in the US, only plasma-derived human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor is available for augmentation therapy, which appears to be insufficient to meet the anticipated clinical demand. Moreover, despite effective viral clearance steps in the manufacturing process, the potential risk of contamination with new and unknown pathogens still exists. In response, multiple efforts to develop recombinant versions of human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor, as an alternative to the plasma-derived protein, have been reported. Over the last two decades, various systems have been used to express the human gene for alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor. This paper reviews the recombinant versions of human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor produced in various hosts, considers current major safety and efficacy issues regarding recombinant glycoproteins as potential therapeutics, and the factors that are impeding progress in this area(1).
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- E Karnaukhova
- Division of Hematology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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The development of chemical and enzymatic methods for the synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins is a fascinating challenge at the interface between chemistry and biology. Discussed here are the currently available methods for preparation of homogeneous glycoproteins. These methods include (1) glycopeptide ligation; (2) glycoprotein remodeling; and (3) in vivo suppressor tRNA technology.
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- Lei Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Tanaka H, Adachi M, Takahashi T. One-Pot Synthesis of Sialo-Containing Glycosyl Amino Acids by Use of anN-Trichloroethoxycarbonyl-?-thiophenyl Sialoside. Chemistry 2005; 11:849-62. [PMID: 15580651 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200400840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We describe an efficient synthesis of 2,6- and 2,3-sialyl T antigens linked to serine in a one-pot glycosylation. We first investigated the glycosidation of thiosialosides by varying the N-protecting group. Modification of the C-5 amino group of beta-thiosialosides into the N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, N-2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl (N-Troc), and N-trichloroacetyl derivatives enhanced the reactivity of these compounds towards glycosidation. Addition of a minimum amount of 3 A molecular sieves was also effective in improving the yield of alpha-linked sialosides. Next, we conducted one-pot syntheses of the glycosyl amino acids by using the N-Troc sialyl donor. The N-Troc derivative can be converted into the N-acetyl derivative without racemization of the amino acids. Branched-type one-pot glycosylation, initiated by regioselective glycosylation of the 3,6-dihydroxy galactoside with the N-Troc-beta-thiophenyl sialoside, provided the protected 2,6-sialyl T antigen in good yield. Linear-type one-pot glycosylation, initiated by chemoselective glycosylation of galactosyl fluoride with the N-Troc-beta-thiophenyl sialoside, afforded the protected 2,3-sialyl T antigen in excellent yield. Both protected glycosyl amino acids were converted into the fully deprotected 2,6- and 2,3-sialyl T antigens linked to serine in good yields.
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- Hiroshi Tanaka
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Although chemists can synthesize virtually any small organic molecule, our ability to rationally manipulate the structures of proteins is quite limited, despite their involvement in virtually every life process. For most proteins, modifications are largely restricted to substitutions among the common 20 amino acids. Herein we describe recent advances that make it possible to add new building blocks to the genetic codes of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Over 30 novel amino acids have been genetically encoded in response to unique triplet and quadruplet codons including fluorescent, photoreactive, and redox-active amino acids, glycosylated amino acids, and amino acids with keto, azido, acetylenic, and heavy-atom-containing side chains. By removing the limitations imposed by the existing 20 amino acid code, it should be possible to generate proteins and perhaps entire organisms with new or enhanced properties.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Macmillan D, Anderson DW. Rapid Synthesis of Acyl Transfer Auxiliaries for Cysteine-Free Native Glycopeptide Ligation. Org Lett 2004; 6:4659-62. [PMID: 15575654 DOI: 10.1021/ol048145o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[reaction: see text] Rapid, facile routes to the TFA-cleavable 4,5,6-trimethoxy-2-mercaptobenzyl and 1-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-mercaptoethyl classes of auxiliaries for cysteine-free native chemical ligation are described. Rapid synthesis, coupled with mild cleavage conditions will undoubtedly broaden the utility of such auxiliaries, particularly where chemically fragile peptide modifications such as glycosylation are present.
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- Derek Macmillan
- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ, Scotland, UK.
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Takano Y, Hojo H, Kojima N, Nakahara Y. Synthesis of a Mimic for the Heterogeneous Surface of Core 2 Sialoglycan-Linked Glycoprotein. Org Lett 2004; 6:3135-8. [PMID: 15330606 DOI: 10.1021/ol048827b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[structure: see text] An O-glycosylated peptide carrying two core 2 sialopentasaccharides of different glycoform was synthesized as a model of the heterogeneous surface of mucin glycoprotein. Solid-phase synthesis and the subsequent enzymatic sialylation gave two segments, which were coupled by selective thioester activation to produce the title compound.
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- Yutaka Takano
- Department of Applied Biochemistry, Institute of Glycotechnology, Tokai University, Kitakaname 1117, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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Watt GM, Lund J, Levens M, Kolli VSK, Jefferis R, Boons GJ. Site-specific glycosylation of an aglycosylated human IgG1-Fc antibody protein generates neoglycoproteins with enhanced function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 10:807-14. [PMID: 14522051 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A range of well-defined IgG glycoforms was prepared by employing a combination of synthetic carbohydrate chemistry and genetic engineering. The key aspect of this methodology is the coupling of thioaldoses with cysteine-containing proteins to give disulfide-linked neoglycoproteins. This technology was applied to the synthesis of a series of synthetic N-glycan thioaldoses which were coupled to an aglycosylated IgG1-Fc fragment, engineered to have Cys-297 in place of glycan-linked Asn (Deltah-Fc N297C). Analysis of the resulting Fc neoglycoproteins by mass spectrometry and trypsin digestion showed that the saccharides were site-selectively incorporated at Cys-297 to full occupancy without affecting other Fc protein disulfides. The neoglycoproteins were tested for their ability to interact with human FcgammaRI by inhibiting superoxide production by gamma-interferon-stimulated U937 cells. The neoglycoproteins displayed enhanced superoxide inhibition relative to aglycosylated Deltah-Fc N297C, where increased glycan size correlated positively with increased inhibition.
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- Gregory M Watt
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Bielawska H, Michalska M. A novel and practical synthesis of S-(1- and 2-halogenoalkyl)sugars by reaction of carbohydrate S-(O,O-dialkyl)phosphorodithioates and monothioates with fluoride anion. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.12.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Watt GM, Boons GJ. A convergent strategy for the preparation of N-glycan core di-, tri-, and pentasaccharide thioaldoses for the site-specific glycosylation of peptides and proteins bearing free cysteines. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:181-93. [PMID: 14698875 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mammalian glycoprotein biosynthesis produces heterogeneous ranges of proteins that possess the same peptide backbone but differ in the nature and site of glycosylation. This feature has frustrated efforts to develop therapeutic glycoproteins as well as the elucidation of biological functions of individual glycoforms. We have developed an attractive approach to well-defined glycoforms of glycoproteins by oxidative coupling of thioaldoses to cysteine-containing peptides and proteins to give disulfide-linked neoglycoconjugates. To this end, the chemical synthesis di-, tri-, and pentasaccharide N-glycan thioaldoses was undertaken. A convergent approach was used for the preparation of the pentasaccharide containing a 'synthetically difficult' beta-mannoside linkage. This linkage was installed by forming initially the corresponding beta-glucoside-containing pentasaccharide, followed by inversion of configuration at C-2. This approach exploited a levulonyl ester at C-2 of a glucosyl donor, which directed the coupling to give the beta-glucoside exclusively and could be removed selectively using hydrazine acetate without affecting other base-labile functionalities. The resulting alcohol was converted into a triflate, which was displaced by tri-n-butylammonium acetate to give a beta-mannosidic linkage. The trisaccharide N-glycan was prepared in a similar manner. Thioaldoses were prepared by displacing the peracetylated alpha-glycosyl chlorides with thioacetate to give the peracetylated beta-thioacetates, which upon saponification gave the desired compounds. The incubation of molar excesses of chitobiose thioaldose with cysteine-containing glutathione and BSA resulted in the site-specific formation of a disulfide-linked neoglycopeptide and neoglycoprotein, respectively.
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- Gregory M Watt
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Expressed protein ligation (EPL) is a protein engineering approach that allows recombinant and synthetic polypeptides to be chemoselectively and regioselectively joined together. The approach makes the primary structure of most proteins accessible to the tools of synthetic organic chemistry, enabling the covalent structure of proteins to be modified in an unprecedented fashion. The ability to incorporate noncoded amino acids, biophysical probes, and stable isotopes into specific locations within proteins provides research tools to peer into the inner workings of these molecules. In this review I discuss the development of this technology, its broad application to biological systems, and its possible role in the area of proteomics.
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- Tom W Muir
- Laboratory of Synthetic Protein Chemistry, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Grogan MJ, Pratt MR, Marcaurelle LA, Bertozzi CR. Homogeneous glycopeptides and glycoproteins for biological investigation. Annu Rev Biochem 2002; 71:593-634. [PMID: 12045107 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.71.110601.135334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein glycosylation is widely recognized as a modulator of protein structure, localization, and cell-cell recognition in multicellular systems. Glycoproteins are typically expressed as mixtures of glycoforms, their oligosaccharides being generated by a template-independent biosynthetic process. Investigation of their function has been greatly assisted by sources of homogeneous material. This review summarizes current efforts to obtain homogeneous glycopeptide and glycoprotein materials by a variety of methods that draw from the techniques of recombinant expression, chemical synthesis, enzymatic transformation, and chemoselective ligation. Some of these techniques remove obstacles to glycoprotein synthesis by installing nonnative linkages and other modifications for facilitated assembly. The end purpose of the described approaches is the production of glycosylated materials for experiments relevant to the biological investigation of glycoproteins, although the strategies presented apply to other posttranslational modifications as well.
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- Michael J Grogan
- Department of Chemistry, University of California; Berkeley California 94720, USA.
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Hofmann RM, Muir TW. Recent advances in the application of expressed protein ligation to protein engineering. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2002; 13:297-303. [PMID: 12323349 DOI: 10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00326-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Expressed protein ligation is a technique for joining recombinantly expressed proteins to polypeptides containing biophysical probes, post-translational modifications or unnatural amino acids. Recent advances have expanded the scope of expressed protein ligation and have allowed the approach to be applied to the study of basic biological questions.
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- Roseanne M Hofmann
- Laboratory of Synthetic Protein Chemistry, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Macmillan D, Daines AM, Bayrhuber M, Flitsch SL. Solid-phase synthesis of thioether-linked glycopeptide mimics for application to glycoprotein semisynthesis. Org Lett 2002; 4:1467-70. [PMID: 11975605 DOI: 10.1021/ol025627w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[reaction: see text]. Glycoproteins are particularly suited to protein semisynthesis since homogeneous samples for biological analyses are not readily available using traditional recombinant techniques. Here we apply glycosyl iodoacetamides, normally used for the modification of bacterially derived proteins, to solid-phase glycopeptide synthesis. This provides access to glycopeptide alpha-thioesters, which may lend themselves to the semisynthesis of homogeneous N-linked glycoprotein mimics and novel glycopeptide libraries.
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- Derek Macmillan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, Scotland.
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Mazitsos CF, Rigden DJ, Tsoungas PG, Clonis YD. Galactosyl-biomimetic dye-ligands for the purification of Dactylium dendroides galactose oxidase. J Chromatogr A 2002; 954:137-50. [PMID: 12058898 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00176-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Two anthraquinone galactosyl-biomimetic dye-ligands comprising, as terminal biomimetic moiety, galactose analogues (1-amino-1-deoxy-beta-D-galactose and D(+)-galactosamine) were designed for the enzyme galactose oxidase (GAO), using molecular modelling, synthesized and characterized. The biomimetic ligands were immobilized on agarose beads and the affinity adsorbents, together with a non-biomimetic adsorbent bearing Cibacron Blue 3GA, were studied for their ability to purify GAO from Dactylium dendroides. Both biomimetic adsorbents showed higher purifying ability for GAO compared to the non-biomimetic adsorbent, thus demonstrating their superior effectiveness as affinity chromatography materials. In particular, the affinity adsorbent comprising, as terminal biomimetic moiety, 1-amino-1-deoxy-beta-D-galactose (BM1) exhibited the highest purifying ability for GAO. This affinity adsorbent did not bind galactose dehydrogenase, glucose dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, or glucose oxidase. The dissociation constant (K(D)) of the immobilized BM1 ligand with GAO was found to be equal to 45.8 microM, whereas the binding capacity was equal to 709 U per ml adsorbent. Therefore, the BMI adsorbent was integrated in a facile two-step purification procedure for GAO. The purified enzyme showed a specific activity equal to 2038 U/mg, the highest reported so far, approximately 74% overall recovery and a single band after sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis.
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- C F Mazitsos
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
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Brunel FM, Leduc AM, Mashuta MS, Taylor KG, Spatola AF. Synthesis and applications of alkylated C-sugars as peptide bioconjugates. Int J Pept Res Ther 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02576872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Manabe S, Sakamoto K, Nakahara Y, Sisido M, Hohsaka T, Ito Y. Preparation of glycosylated amino acid derivatives for glycoprotein synthesis by in vitro translation system. Bioorg Med Chem 2002; 10:573-81. [PMID: 11814845 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00304-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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General preparation of glycosylated amino acylated nucleotide for in vitro peptide synthesis was described. Both O-glycosylated amino acyl nucleotides and C-glycosylated amino acyl nucleotide were synthesized by choosing the appropriate protecting group.
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- Shino Manabe
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Benjamin G Davis
- Dyson Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK.
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Forget D, Renaudet O, Boturyn D, Defrancq E, Dumy P. 3′-Oligonucleotides conjugation via chemoselective oxime bond formation. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)02017-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Marcaurelle LA, Shin Y, Goon S, Bertozzi CR. Synthesis of oxime-linked mucin mimics containing the tumor-related T(N) and sialyl T(N) antigens. Org Lett 2001; 3:3691-4. [PMID: 11700114 DOI: 10.1021/ol0166247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[reaction--see text] The synthesis of oxime-linked mucin mimics was accomplished via the incorporation of multiple ketone residues into a peptide followed by reaction with aminooxy sugars corresponding to the tumor-related T(N) and sialyl T(N) (ST(N)) antigens.
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- L A Marcaurelle
- Center for New Directions in Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Houseman BT, Mrksich M. Model Systems for Studying Polyvalent Carbohydrate Binding Interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45010-6_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Efficient preparation of carbohydrate–oligonucleotide conjugates (COCs) using oxime bond formation. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)01682-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Expedient synthesis of aminooxylated-carbohydrates for chemoselective access of glycoconjugates. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)01614-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oligosaccharides on proteins and lipids play central roles in human health and disease. The molecular analysis of glycoconjugate function has benefited tremendously from new methods for their chemical synthesis, which provides homogeneous material not attainable from biosynthetic systems. Still, glycoconjugate synthesis requires the manipulation of multiple stereocenters and protecting groups and remains the domain of a few expert laboratories around the world. This Account summarizes chemoselective approaches for assembling homogeneous glycoconjugates that attempt to reduce the barriers to their synthesis. The objective of these methods is to make glycoconjugate synthesis accessible to a broader community, thereby accelerating progress in glycobiology.
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- H C Hang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Center for Advanced Materials, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Chemical tools have proven indispensable for studies in glycobiology. Synthetic oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates provide materials for correlating structure with function. Synthetic mimics of the complex assemblies found on cell surfaces can modulate cellular interactions and are under development as therapeutic agents. Small molecule inhibitors of carbohydrate biosynthetic and processing enzymes can block the assembly of specific oligosaccharide structures. Inhibitors of carbohydrate recognition and biosynthesis can reveal the biological functions of the carbohydrate epitope and its cognate receptors. Carbohydrate biosynthetic pathways are often amenable to interception with synthetic unnatural substrates. Such metabolic interference can block the expression of oligosaccharides or alter the structures of the sugars presented on cells. Collectively, these chemical approaches are contributing great insight into the myriad biological functions of oligosaccharides.
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- C R Bertozzi
- Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Marcaurelle LA, Bertozzi CR. Chemoselective elaboration of O-linked glycopeptide mimetics by alkylation of 3-thioGalNAc. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:1587-95. [PMID: 11456757 DOI: 10.1021/ja003713q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A critical branch point in mucin-type oligosaccharides is the beta 1-->3 glycosidic linkage to the core alpha-N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) residue. We report here a strategy for the synthesis of O-linked glycopeptide analogues that replaces this linkage with a thioether amenable to construction by chemoselective ligation. The key building block was a 2-azido-3-thiogalactose-Thr analogue that was incorporated into a peptide by fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-based solid-phase peptide synthesis. Higher order oligosaccharides were readily generated by alkylation of the corresponding 3-thioGalNAc with N-bromoacetamido sugars. The rapid assembly of "core 1"and "core 3" O-linked glycopeptide mimetics was accomplished in this fashion.
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- L A Marcaurelle
- Center for New Directions in Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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