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Ochiai H, Elouali S, Yamamoto T, Asai H, Noguchi M, Nishiuchi Y. Chemical and Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Peptide and Protein Therapeutics Conjugated with Human N-Glycans. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300692. [PMID: 38572578 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300692] [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: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Glycosylation is one of the most ubiquitous post-translational modifications. It affects the structure and function of peptides/proteins and consequently has a significant impact on various biological events. However, the structural complexity and heterogeneity of glycopeptides/proteins caused by the diversity of glycan structures and glycosylation sites complicates the detailed elucidation of glycan function and hampers their clinical applications. To address these challenges, chemical and/or enzyme-assisted synthesis methods have been developed to realize glycopeptides/proteins with well-defined glycan morphologies. In particular, N-glycans are expected to be useful for improving the solubility, in vivo half-life and aggregation of bioactive peptides/proteins that have had limited clinical applications so far due to their short duration of action in the blood and unsuitable physicochemical properties. Chemical glycosylation performed in a post-synthetic procedure can be used to facilitate the development of glycopeptide/protein analogues or mimetics that are superior to the original molecules in terms of physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. N-glycans are used to modify targets because they are highly biodegradable and biocompatible and have structures that already exist in the human body. On the practical side, from a quality control perspective, close attention should be paid to their structural homogeneity when they are to be applied to pharmaceuticals.
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- Hirofumi Ochiai
- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aramaki Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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Villalonga ML, Díez P, Sánchez A, Gamella M, Pingarrón JM, Villalonga R. Neoglycoenzymes. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4868-917. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400290x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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Xu L, Xu W, Xu G, Jiang Z, Zheng L, Zhou Y, Wei W, Wu S. Effects of cell surface α2-3 sialic acid on osteogenesis. Glycoconj J 2013; 30:677-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-013-9472-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bhat AH, Mondal H, Chauhan JS, Raghava GPS, Methi A, Rao A. ProGlycProt: a repository of experimentally characterized prokaryotic glycoproteins. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:D388-93. [PMID: 22039152 PMCID: PMC3245024 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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ProGlycProt (http://www.proglycprot.org/) is an open access, manually curated, comprehensive repository of bacterial and archaeal glycoproteins with at least one experimentally validated glycosite (glycosylated residue). To facilitate maximum information at one point, the database is arranged under two sections: (i) ProCGP-the main data section consisting of 95 entries with experimentally characterized glycosites and (ii) ProUGP-a supplementary data section containing 245 entries with experimentally identified glycosylation but uncharacterized glycosites. Every entry in the database is fully cross-referenced and enriched with available published information about source organism, coding gene, protein, glycosites, glycosylation type, attached glycan, associated oligosaccharyl/glycosyl transferases (OSTs/GTs), supporting references, and applicable additional information. Interestingly, ProGlycProt contains as many as 174 entries for which information is unavailable or the characterized glycosites are unannotated in Swiss-Prot release 2011_07. The website supports a dedicated structure gallery of homology models and crystal structures of characterized glycoproteins in addition to two new tools developed in view of emerging information about prokaryotic sequons (conserved sequences of amino acids around glycosites) that are never or rarely seen in eukaryotic glycoproteins. ProGlycProt provides an extensive compilation of experimentally identified glycosites (334) and glycoproteins (340) of prokaryotes that could serve as an information resource for research and technology applications in glycobiology.
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- Aadil H Bhat
- Protein Science and Engineering, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rajasthan, India
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Onaga S, Chinen K, Ito S, Taira T. Highly thermostable chitinase from pineapple: Cloning, expression, and enzymatic properties. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Floyd N, Vijayakrishnan B, Koeppe JR, Davis BG. Thiyl glycosylation of olefinic proteins: S-linked glycoconjugate synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:7798-802. [PMID: 19739166 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200903135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Nicola Floyd
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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Floyd N, Vijayakrishnan B, Koeppe J, Davis B. Thiyl Glycosylation of Olefinic Proteins: S-Linked Glycoconjugate Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200903135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Skropeta D. The effect of individual N-glycans on enzyme activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:2645-53. [PMID: 19285412 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2008] [Revised: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In a series of investigations, N-glycosylation has proven to be a key determinant of enzyme secretion, activity, binding affinity and substrate specificity, enabling a protein to fine-tune its activity. In the majority of cases elimination of all putative N-glycosylation sites of an enzyme results in significantly reduced protein secretion levels, while removal of individual N-glycosylation sites often leads to the expression of active enzymes showing markedly reduced catalytic activity, with the decreased activity often commensurate with the number of glycosylation sites available, and the fully deglycosylated enzymes showing only minimal activity relative to their glycosylated counterparts. On the other hand, several cases have also recently emerged where deglycosylation of an enzyme results in significantly increased catalytic activity, binding affinity and altered substrate specificity, highlighting the very unique and diverse roles that individual N-glycans play in regulating enzyme function.
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- Danielle Skropeta
- School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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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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The development of novel methodology for bond-forming processes that are compatible with biomolecules allows the assembly, alteration, or modification of proteins. Such synthetic proteins allow precise insight and investigation of function in a manner that has the potential for almost unlimited diversity.
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Kuo CJ, Liao YC, Yang JH, Huang LC, Chang CT, Sung HY. Cloning and characterization of an antifungal class III chitinase from suspension-cultured bamboo ( Bambusa oldhamii ) cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:11507-11514. [PMID: 18998701 DOI: 10.1021/jf8017589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A class III chitinase cDNA (BoChi3-1) was cloned using a cDNA library from suspension-cultured bamboo ( Bambusa oldhamii ) cells and then transformed into yeast ( Pichia pastoris X-33) for expression. Two recombinant chitinases with molecular masses of 28.3 and 35.7 kDa, respectively, were purified from the yeast's culture broth to electrophoretic homogeneity using sequential ammonium sulfate fractionation, Phenyl-Sepharose hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and Con A-Sepharose chromatography steps. N-Terminal sequencing and immunoblotting revealed that both recombinant chitinases were encoded by BoChi3-1, whereas SDS-PAGE and glycoprotein staining showed that the 35.7 kDa isoform (35.7 kDa BoCHI3-1) was glycosylated and the 28.3 kDa isoform (28.3 kDa BoCHI3-1) was not. For hydrolysis of ethylene glycol chitin (EGC), the optimal pH values were 3 and 4 for 35.7 and 28.3 kDa BoCHI3-1, respectively; the optimal temperatures were 80 and 70 degrees C, and the K(m) values were 1.35 and 0.65 mg/mL. The purified 35.7 kDa BoCHI3-1 hydrolyzed EGC more efficiently than the 28.3 kDa isoform, as compared with their specific activity and activation energy. Both recombinant BoCHI3-1 isoforms showed antifungal activity against Scolecobasidium longiphorum and displayed remarkable thermal (up to 70 degrees C) and storage (up to a year at 4 degrees C) stabilities.
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- Chao-Jen Kuo
- Institute of Microbiology and Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Moreth K, Riester D, Hildmann C, Hempel R, Wegener D, Schober A, Schwienhorst A. An active site tyrosine residue is essential for amidohydrolase but not for esterase activity of a class 2 histone deacetylase-like bacterial enzyme. Biochem J 2007; 401:659-65. [PMID: 17037985 PMCID: PMC1770855 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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HDACs (histone deacetylases) are considered to be among the most important enzymes that regulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells acting through deacetylation of epsilon-acetyl-lysine residues within the N-terminal tail of core histones. In addition, both eukaryotic HDACs as well as their bacterial counterparts were reported to also act on non-histone targets. However, we are still far from a comprehensive understanding of the biological activities of this ancient class of enzymes. In the present paper, we studied in more detail the esterase activity of HDACs, focussing on the HDAH (histone deacetylase-like amidohydrolase) from Bordetella/Alcaligenes strain FB188. This enzyme was classified as a class 2 HDAC based on sequence comparison as well as functional data. Using chromogenic and fluorogenic ester substrates we show that HDACs such as FB188 HDAH indeed have esterase activity that is comparable with those of known esterases. Similar results were obtained for human HDAC1, 3 and 8. Standard HDAC inhibitors were able to block both activities with similar IC(50) values. Interestingly, HDAC inhibitors such as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) also showed inhibitory activity against porcine liver esterase and Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase. The esterase and the amidohydrolase activity of FB188 HDAH both appear to have the same substrate specificity concerning the acyl moiety. Interestingly, a Y312F mutation in the active site of HDAH obstructed amidohydrolase activity but significantly improved esterase activity, indicating subtle differences in the mechanism of both catalytic activities. Our results suggest that, in principle, HDACs may have other biological roles besides acting as protein deacetylases. Furthermore, data on HDAC inhibitors affecting known esterases indicate that these molecules, which are currently among the most promising drug candidates in cancer therapy, may have a broader target profile requiring further exploration.
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- Kristin Moreth
- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
- †Center of Micro/nanotechnology, Technical University of Ilmenau, Gustaf-Kirchhoff-Straße 7, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- †Center of Micro/nanotechnology, Technical University of Ilmenau, Gustaf-Kirchhoff-Straße 7, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- *Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Gronewold TMA, Schlecht U, Quandt E. Analysis of proteolytic degradation of a crude protein mixture using a surface acoustic wave sensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2006; 22:2360-5. [PMID: 17079128 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2006.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Revised: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Degradation of a crude protein mixture by proteases with pH optima from acidic to basic was followed in real time using a surface acoustic wave biosensor in Love-wave geometry. Proteases EC 3.4.23.18 from Aspergillus saitoi, EC 3.4.21.62 from Bacillus licheniformis, and Novozyme from Bacillus sp. have been used. Kinetic constants extracted from the curves resulted for comparable protease concentrations in maximal degradation rates between 1.1 x 10(-2) and 1.5 x 10(-2)s(-1). For the three proteases investigated, similar amounts of up to about two-thirds of the estimated 28 ng/cm2 bound molecules were proteolyzed. The residual material not degraded by the proteases was removed from the surface with 0.5% SDS. The analysis of the sensor signal allows: (1) estimation of the total mass of protein bound to the sensor surface and of the degradable fraction; (2) extraction of the pure mass signal; and (3) kinetic evaluation.
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- T M A Gronewold
- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research, S-sens, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany.
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Fujii R, Nakagawa Y, Hiratake J, Sogabe A, Sakata K. Directed evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipase for improved amide-hydrolyzing activity. Protein Eng Des Sel 2005; 18:93-101. [PMID: 15788423 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzi001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A lipase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was subjected to directed molecular evolution for increased amide-hydrolyzing (amidase) activity. A single round of random mutagenesis followed by screening for hydrolytic activity for oleoyl 2-naphthylamide as compared with that for oleoyl 2-naphthyl ester identified five mutants with 1.7-2.0-fold increased relative amidase activities. Three mutational sites (F207S, A213D and F265L) were found to affect the amidase/esterase activity ratios. The combination of these mutations further improved the amidase activity. Active-site titration using a fluorescent phosphonic acid ester allowed the molecular activities for the amide and the ester to be determined for each mutant without purification of the lipase. A double mutant F207S/A213D gave the highest molecular activity of 1.1 min(-1) for the amide, corresponding to a 2-fold increase compared with that of the wild-type lipase. A structural model of the lipase indicated that the mutations occurred at the sites near the surface and remote from the catalytic triad, but close to the calcium binding site. This study is a first step towards understanding why lipases do not hydrolyze amides despite the similarities to serine proteases in the active site structure and the reaction mechanism and towards the preparation of a general acyl transfer catalyst for the biotransformation of amides.
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- Ryota Fujii
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan and Tsuruga Institute of Biotechnology, Toyobo Co., Ltd, 10-24 Toyo-Cho, Tsuruga, Fukui 914-0047, Japan
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Martinez CA, Yazbeck DR, Tao J. An efficient enzymatic preparation of rhinovirus protease inhibitor intermediates. Tetrahedron 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2003.10.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Henriksson H, Denman SE, Campuzano IDG, Ademark P, Master ER, Teeri TT, Brumer H. N-linked glycosylation of native and recombinant cauliflower xyloglucan endotransglycosylase 16A. Biochem J 2003; 375:61-73. [PMID: 12826015 PMCID: PMC1223658 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2003] [Revised: 06/02/2003] [Accepted: 06/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The gene encoding a XET (xyloglucan endotransglycosylase) from cauliflower ( Brassica oleracea var. botrytis ) florets has been cloned and sequenced. Sequence analysis indicated a high degree of similarity to other XET enzymes belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 16 (GH16). In addition to the conserved GH16 catalytic sequence motif EIDFE, there exists one potential N-linked glycosylation site, which is also highly conserved in XET enzymes from this family. Purification of the corresponding protein from extracts of cauliflower florets allowed the fractionation of a single, pure glycoform, which was analysed by MS techniques. Accurate protein mass determination following the enzymic deglycosylation of this glycoform indicated the presence of a high-mannose-type glycan of the general structure GlcNAc2Man6. LC/MS and MS/MS (tandem MS) analysis provided supporting evidence for this structure and confirmed that the glycosylation site (underlined) was situated close to the predicted catalytic residues in the conserved sequence YLSSTNNEHDEIDFEFLGNRTGQPVILQTNVFTGGK. Heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris produced a range of protein glycoforms, which were, on average, more highly mannosylated than the purified native enzyme. This difference in glycosylation did not influence the apparent enzymic activity of the enzyme significantly. However, the removal of high-mannose glycosylation in recombinant cauliflower XET by endoglycosidase H, quantified by electrospray-ionization MS, caused a 40% decrease in the transglycosylation activity of the enzyme. No hydrolytic activity was detected in native or heterologously expressed BobXET16A, even when almost completely deglycosylated.
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- Hongbin Henriksson
- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Messner P, Schäffer C. Prokaryotic glycoproteins. FORTSCHRITTE DER CHEMIE ORGANISCHER NATURSTOFFE = PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS. PROGRES DANS LA CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES ORGANIQUES NATURELLES 2003; 85:51-124. [PMID: 12602037 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6051-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- P Messner
- Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Molekulare Nanotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria
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- Frank Bordusa
- Max-Planck Society, Research Unit Enzymology of Protein Folding, Weinbergweg 22, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Jiang ST, Chen GH, Tang SJ, Chen CS. Effect of glycosylation modification (N-Q-(108)I --> N-Q-(108)T) on the freezing stability of recombinant chicken Cystatin overexpressed in Pichia pastoris X-33. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2002; 50:5313-5317. [PMID: 12207467 DOI: 10.1021/jf0200321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The cDNAs encoding chicken cystatin and its N-glycosylation-modified mutant (Asn(106)-Ile(108)-->Asn(106)-Thr(108)) were cloned into the pGAPZ alpha C expression vector, using the GAP as promoter and Zeocin as resistant agent, and transformed into Pichia pastoris X-33 expression host. The effect of N-glycosylation on the stability of recombinant chicken cystatin was investigated. A large quantity of recombinant chicken cystatin and the Asn(106)-glycosylated cystatins were expressed and secreted into broth using alpha-factor preprosequence. The K(i) of the recombinant chicken cystatin (0.08 nM) was similar to that of wild-type chicken cystatin (0.05 nM). They acted as a competitive inhibition reaction against papain. According to the K(i), the inhibition ability of Asn(106)-glycosylated mutant cystatin (K(i) = 9.5 nM) was weaker than that of the wild-type one. However, N-glycosylation at Asn(106) substantially enhanced the freezing stability of recombinant chicken cystatin overexpressed in P. pastoris.
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- Shann-Tzong Jiang
- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan 202.
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- Benjamin G Davis
- Dyson Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK.
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Finotti P, Pagetta A, Ashton T. The oxidative mechanism of heparin interferes with radical production by glucose and reduces the degree of glycooxidative modifications on human serum albumin. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:2193-200. [PMID: 11298735 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02134.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Among substances which may prove useful in preventing or reducing the progression of glycooxidative modifications of proteins, heparin plays a unique role. To elucidate the mechanism whereby heparin may favourably influence the protein structure during glycation, human serum albumin (HSA) was glycated with both 25 and 50 mM glucose in the absence and presence of 12 microg.mL(-1) low-molecular-mass heparin. Glycation caused: (a) modifications of fluorescence emission and excitation spectra consistent with the covalent attachment of glucose to protein; (b) a significant increase in the esterase activity of HSA on p-nitrophenyl acetate; (c) a reduced susceptibility to tryptic digestion and (d) enhanced formation of high-molecular mass aggregates of HSA. These alterations were accompanied by oxidative reactions, as the EPR spectra showed a clear-cut radical signal, dependent on glucose concentration, further confirmed by measurement of the carbonyl content of HSA, as an indirect proof of oxidative damage. In the presence of heparin all the above alterations, especially at 25 mM glucose, turned out to be antagonized. The effects of heparin were dependent on its specific binding to HSA, which triggered an oxidative mechanism strikingly different from that caused by glucose. In the presence of heparin, only the radical species catalyzed by heparin was detected across all samples of glycated HSA, irrespective of glucose concentration. In addition, at 25 mM glucose, enhancement of the oxidative capacity of heparin was also observed. The results demonstrate that the oxidative mechanism sustained by heparin mediates biological effects that may be beneficial in reducing the extent of glycooxidative damage on HSA.
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- P Finotti
- Department of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy.
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Khumtaveeporn K, Ullmann A, Matsumoto K, Davis BG, Jones J. Expanding the utility of proteases in synthesis: broadening the substrate acceptance in non-coded amide bond formation using chemically modified mutants of subtilisin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4166(01)00024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Davis BG, Lloyd RC, Jones JB. Controlled site-selective protein glycosylation for precise glycan structure-catalytic activity relationships. Bioorg Med Chem 2000; 8:1527-35. [PMID: 10976501 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00083-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Glycoproteins occur naturally as complex mixtures of differently glycosylated forms which are difficult to separate. To explore their individual properties, there is a need for homogeneous sources of carbohydrate-protein conjugates and this has recently prompted us to develop a novel method for the site-selective glycosylation of proteins. The potential of the method was illustrated by site-selective glycosylations of subtilisin Bacillus lentus (SBL) as a model protein. A representative library of mono- and disaccharide MTS reagents were synthesized from their parent carbohydrates and used to modify cysteine mutants of SBL at positions 62 in the S2 site, 156 and 166 in the S1 site and 217 in the S1' site. These were the first examples of preparations of homogeneous neoglycoproteins in which both the site of glycosylation and structure of the introduced glycan were predetermined. The scope of this versatile method was expanded further through the combined use of peracetylated MTS reagents and careful pH adjustment to introduce glycans containing different numbers of acetate groups. This method provides a highly controlled and versatile route that is virtually unlimited in the scope of the sites and glycans that may be conjugated, and opens up hitherto inaccessible opportunities for the systematic determination of the properties of glycosylated proteins. This potential has been clearly demonstrated by the determination of detailed glycan structure-hydrolytic activity relationships for SBL. The 48 glycosylated CMMs formed display kcat/KM values that range from 1.1-fold higher than WT to 7-fold lower than WT. The anomeric stereochemistry of the glycans introduced modulates changes in kcat/KM upon acetylation. At positions 62 and 217 acetylation enhances the activity of alpha-glycosylated CMMs but decreases that of beta-glycosylated. This trend is reversed at position 166 where, in contrast, acetylation enhances the kcat/KMs of beta-glycosylated CMMs but decreases those of alpha-glycosylated. Consistent with its surface exposed nature changes at position 156 are more modest, but still allow control of activity, particularly through glycosylation with disaccharide lactose.
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Affiliation(s)
- B G Davis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, UK.
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