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40 years of glyco-polyacrylamide in glycobiology. Glycoconj J 2021; 38:89-100. [PMID: 33443721 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-020-09965-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Polyacrylamide conjugates of glycans have long been widely used in many research areas of glycobiology, mainly for immobilizing glycans in solid-phase assays and as multivalent inhibitors. Pending biotin tag allows immobilizing Glyc-PAA quantitatively on any surface, and acts as a tracer for detection of carbohydrate-binding proteins. However, the scope of already realized capabilities of these probes is immeasurably richer than those listed above. This review is not so much about routine as about less common, but not less significant applications. Also, the data on the glycopolymers themselves, their molecular weight, size and polymer chain flexibility are presented, as well as the methods of synthesis, clusterisation and entropy factor in their interaction with proteins.
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Machado SA, Sharif M, Wang H, Bovin N, Miller DJ. Release of Porcine Sperm from Oviduct Cells is Stimulated by Progesterone and Requires CatSper. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19546. [PMID: 31862909 PMCID: PMC6925244 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55834-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Sperm storage in the female reproductive tract after mating and before ovulation is a reproductive strategy used by many species. When insemination and ovulation are poorly synchronized, the formation and maintenance of a functional sperm reservoir improves the possibility of fertilization. In mammals, the oviduct regulates sperm functions, such as Ca2+ influx and processes associated with sperm maturation, collectively known as capacitation. A fraction of the stored sperm is released by unknown mechanisms and moves to the site of fertilization. There is an empirical association between the hormonal milieu in the oviduct and sperm detachment; therefore, we tested directly the ability of progesterone to induce sperm release from oviduct cell aggregates. Sperm were allowed to bind to oviduct cells or an immobilized oviduct glycan and then challenged with progesterone, which stimulated the release of 48% of sperm from oviduct cells or 68% of sperm from an immobilized oviduct glycan. The effect of progesterone on sperm release was specific; pregnenolone and 17α-OH-progesterone did not affect sperm release. Ca2+ influx into sperm is associated with capacitation and development of hyperactivated motility. Progesterone increased sperm intracellular Ca2+, which was abrogated by blocking the sperm–specific Ca2+ channel CatSper with NNC 055-0396. NNC 055-0396 also blocked the progesterone-induced sperm release from oviduct cells or immobilized glycan. An inhibitor of the non-genomic progesterone receptor that activates CatSper similarly blocked sperm release. This is the first report indicating that release of sperm from the sperm reservoir is induced by progesterone action through CatSper channels.
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- Sergio A Machado
- Department of Animal Sciences and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Department of Veterinary Medicine, Western Santa Catarina University, Xanxere, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Dutta S, Aoki K, Doungkamchan K, Tiemeyer M, Bovin N, Miller DJ. Sulfated Lewis A trisaccharide on oviduct membrane glycoproteins binds bovine sperm and lengthens sperm lifespan. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:13445-13463. [PMID: 31337705 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.007695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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A fraction of sperm deposited at mating or insemination reaches the oviduct isthmus, where sperm are retained and thereby form a reservoir. This reservoir delays capacitation, prevents polyspermy, selects a fertile population of sperm, and, foremost, increases sperm lifespan. The molecular interactions underlying the formation of a sperm reservoir are becoming clearer in mammals. Sperm lectins bind to oviductal glycans to form the reservoir. Herein, we found that the highest percentage of bovine sperm bound to the 3'-O-sulfated form of Lewis A (suLeA) trisaccharide and sialylated Lewis A and that fluoresceinated versions of each localized to receptors on the anterior head of the sperm. Following capacitation, binding to suLeA decreased significantly, a potential explanation for sperm release from the reservoir. MS and immunohistochemistry analyses indicated that suLeA motifs were present predominantly on O-linked glycans initiated by GalNAc residues, but no sialylated Lewis A was detected. To determine whether sperm binding to isolated suLeA in vitro could mimic in vivo sperm binding to oviduct cells and increase sperm longevity, we immobilized suLeA and incubated it with sperm. Using free-swimming sperm and sperm bound to immobilized laminin as controls, we observed that over 96 h, the viability of free-swimming sperm decreased to 10%, and that of sperm bound to immobilized laminin decreased to about 50%, whereas viability of sperm bound to immobilized suLeA was highest throughout the incubation and 60% at 96 h. These results indicate that bovine sperm binding to oviduct suLeA retains sperm for reservoir formation and extends sperm lifespan.
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- Sudipta Dutta
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
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Fluorescently labelled glycans and their applications. Glycoconj J 2015; 32:559-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-015-9611-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Kadirvel G, Machado SA, Korneli C, Collins E, Miller P, Bess KN, Aoki K, Tiemeyer M, Bovin N, Miller DJ. Porcine sperm bind to specific 6-sialylated biantennary glycans to form the oviduct reservoir. Biol Reprod 2012; 87:147. [PMID: 23115267 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.103879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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After mating, many female mammals store a subpopulation of sperm in the lower portion of the oviduct, forming a reservoir. The reservoir lengthens sperm lifespan, regulates sperm capacitation, controls polyspermy, and selects normal sperm. It is believed that sperm bind to glycans on the oviduct epithelium to form the reservoir, but the specific adhesion molecules that retain sperm are unclear. Herein, using a glycan array to test 377 glycans for their ability to bind porcine sperm, we found two glycan motifs in common among all glycans with sperm-binding ability: the Lewis X trisaccharide and biantennary structures containing a mannose core with 6-sialylated lactosamine at one or more termini. Binding to both motifs was specific; isomers of each motif did not bind sperm. Further work focused on sialylated lactosamine. Sialylated lactosamine was found abundantly on the apical side of epithelial cells collected from the oviduct isthmus, among N-linked and O-linked glycans. Sialylated lactosamine bound to the head of sperm, the region that interacts with the oviduct epithelium. After capacitation, sperm lost affinity for sialylated lactosamine. Receptor modification may contribute to release from the reservoir so that sperm can move to the site of fertilization. Sialylated lactosamine was required for sperm to bind oviduct cells. Simbucus nigra agglutinin or an antibody specific to sialylated lactosamine with a preference for Neu5Acalpha2-6Gal rather than Neu5Acalpha2-3Gal reduced sperm binding to oviduct isthmic cells, as did occupying putative receptors on sperm with sialylated biantennary glycans. These results demonstrate that sperm binding to oviduct 6-sialylated biantennary glycans is necessary for normal adhesion to the oviduct.
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- Govindasamy Kadirvel
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Kurmyshkina O, Rapoport E, Moiseeva E, Korchagina E, Ovchinnikova T, Pazynina G, Belyanchikov I, Bovin N. Glycoprobes as a tool for the study of lectins expressed on tumor cells. Acta Histochem 2010; 112:118-26. [PMID: 19285339 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Revised: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Polyacrylamide glycoconjugates, Glyc-PAA, having various tags or labels are convenient tools for analysis of cellular lectins. Adaptation of such glycoprobes for flow cytometry allows us to reveal lectins expressed on cell surface and analyze their carbohydrate specificity as well as functionality. Localization of lectins is visualized by labeling of cells with fluorescein-tagged glycoprobes, Glyc-PAA-fluo, in combination with fluorescent microscopy techniques. Additionally, biotinylated glycoprobes can be immobilized on magnetic particles making it possible to separate a cell population according to its carbohydrate-binding profile. Here, we exemplify application of glycoprobes in the study of cellular siglecs and galectins, as well as lectin patterning of tumor cells. The specificity of sialic acid binding membrane-anchored lectins, siglecs-1, -5, -7, -8 and -9 was determined using this methodology. To study the carbohydrate-binding profile of soluble galactoside-binding lectins, galectins-1 or -3, these were loaded on (initially galectin free) Raji cells and probed using Glyc-PAA-fluo. Lessons learned from this model system allowed us to study the galectin distribution pattern of tumors: cells obtained from mice carrying mammary adenocarcinoma or lymphoma were probed with Glyc-PAA-fluo using flow cytometry. Disaccharide 6OSuLacdiNAc was shown to be the most potent probe for adenocarcinoma cells, demonstrating that 6OSuLacdiNAc-binding molecules accumulate on cell surface in a patch-wise distribution.
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- Olga Kurmyshkina
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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Pinheiro AQ, Melo DF, Macedo LM, Freire MGM, Rocha MFG, Sidrim JJC, Brilhante RSN, Teixeira EH, Campello CC, Pinheiro DCSN, Lima MGS. Antifungal and marker effects of Talisia esculenta lectin on Microsporum canis in vitro. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:2063-9. [PMID: 19558469 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04387.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the usefulness of lectin obtained from Talisia esculenta (TEL) seeds as a tool to recognize and study Microsporum canis. For this purpose, we investigated the antifungal and marker action of this lectin and the relationship of these effects with the presence of carbohydrates on the structure of this fungus. METHODS AND RESULTS The in vitro antifungal activity of TEL was analysed by broth microdilution assay. In addition, TEL was assessed against the arthroconidia present on hairs obtained from infected dogs and cats. The affinity of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled TEL for macroconidia and arthroconidia of M. canis was also tested. The effects of TEL on the growth of the M. canis strains began with 0.125 mg ml(-1), and 100% inhibition was obtained with a concentration of 2 mg ml(-1). The addition of carbohydrates, especially N-acetyl-glucosamine and d-mannose, inhibited these antifungal effects. TEL was able to inhibit the growth of arthroconidial chitin-rich forms of M. canis obtained from hairs of infected animals and strains cultured in Sabouraud agar. FITC-labelled TEL efficiently marked macroconidial and arthroconidial forms of M. canis, as shown by fluorescent microscopy. CONCLUSIONS These results show that the inhibitory effects of TEL on M. canis growth may be related to the interaction of lectin with the carbohydrates present at the micro-organism's surface, mainly D-mannose and N-acetyl-glucosamine. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Talisia esculenta can be used as an important tool in the biochemical study of M. canis or as a molecule to recognize this dermatophyte in infected tissue.
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- A Q Pinheiro
- Veterinary Faculty, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.
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Tarasenko O, Lone S, Alusta P. Defensive and simultaneous actions of glycoconjugates during spore decontamination. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:2243-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Revised: 03/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Collins BE, Blixt O, Han S, Duong B, Li H, Nathan JK, Bovin N, Paulson JC. High-affinity ligand probes of CD22 overcome the threshold set by cis ligands to allow for binding, endocytosis, and killing of B cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:2994-3003. [PMID: 16920935 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.5.2994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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CD22 (Siglec-2) is a key regulator of B cell signaling whose function is modulated by interaction with extracellular glycan ligands mediated through its N-terminal Ig domain. Its preferred ligand is the sequence Sia alpha2-6Gal that is abundantly expressed on N-linked glycans of B cell glycoproteins, and by binding to CD22 in cis causes CD22 to appear "masked" from binding to synthetic sialoside probes. Yet, despite the presence of cis ligands, CD22 redistributes to sites of cell contact by binding to trans ligands on neighboring cells. In this study, we demonstrate the dynamic equilibrium that exists between CD22 and its cis and trans ligands, using a high-affinity multivalent sialoside probe that competes with cis ligands and binds to CD22 on native human and murine B cells. Consistent with the constitutive endocytosis reported for CD22, the probes are internalized once bound, demonstrating that CD22 is an endocytic receptor that can carry ligand-decorated "cargo" to intracellular compartments. Conjugation of the sialoside probes to the toxin saporin resulted in toxin uptake and toxin-mediated killing of B lymphoma cell lines, suggesting an alternative approach for targeting CD22 for treatment of B cell lymphomas.
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- Brian E Collins
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92024, USA
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Culf AS, Cuperlovic-Culf M, Ouellette RJ. Carbohydrate Microarrays: Survey of Fabrication Techniques. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2006; 10:289-310. [PMID: 17069509 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2006.10.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Carbohydrate microarrays are being developed in order to decipher the information content of the glycome. This postgenomic activity is necessary because of the complexity of protein biosynthesis and post-translational modifications that cannot currently be detected at the genome level. This review looks, in detail, at the experimental approaches that have been taken in the fabrication and preparation of carbohydrate microarrays, glycan arrays and glyco-chips. Tether structures, glycan solution preparation, detection methods and applications have been gathered together in a tabular format.
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- Adrian S Culf
- Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Mount Allison University, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada.
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Tarasenko O, Islam S, Paquiot D, Levon K. Glycoconjugates for the recognition of Bacillus spores. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:2859-70. [PMID: 15582612 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Accepted: 10/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carbohydrates act as ligands in many biological processes, including the folding and secretion of proteins, cell-cell recognition, adhesion, and sporulation in the Bacillus genus. Fluorescent-labeled disaccharide glycoconjugates have been applied to evaluate binding to bacterial spores assuming that the spore surface is covered with carbohydrates. This study has shown that specific recognition of bacterial spores is based on interactions between disaccharide glycoconjugates acting as ligands and monosaccharide units expressed on the exterior of bacterial spores. Using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE), carbohydrates that are expressed on the exterior of the spores were enumerated. The findings have an impact on how to improve ligand selection, essential for sensor development. In addition, the findings provide new information for inhibition of bacterial spores, and in general, demonstrate how carbohydrates function as recognition signals in nature.
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- Olga Tarasenko
- The Othmer Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences and Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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Bochner BS, Alvarez RA, Mehta P, Bovin NV, Blixt O, White JR, Schnaar RL. Glycan array screening reveals a candidate ligand for Siglec-8. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:4307-12. [PMID: 15563466 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412378200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8 (Siglec-8) is selectively expressed on human eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells, where it regulates their function and survival. Previous studies demonstrated sialic acid-dependent binding of Siglec-8 but failed to reveal significant substructure specificity or high affinity of that binding. To test a broader range of potential ligands, a Siglec-8-Ig chimeric protein was tested for binding to 172 different glycan structures immobilized as biotinylated glycosides on a 384-well streptavidin-coated plate. Of these, approximately 40 structures were sialylated. Among these, avid binding was detected to a single defined glycan, NeuAcalpha2-3(6-O-sulfo)Galbeta1-4[Fucalpha1-3]GlcNAc, also referred to in the literature as 6'-sulfo-sLex. Notably, neither unsulfated sLex (NeuAcalpha2-3Galbeta1-4[Fucalpha1-3]GlcNAc) nor an isomer with the sulfate on the 6-position of the GlcNAc residue (6-sulfo-sLex, NeuAcalpha2-3Galbeta1-4[Fucalpha1-3](6-O-sulfo)GlcNAc) supported detectable binding. Subsequent secondary screening was performed using surface plasmon resonance. Biotin glycosides immobilized on streptavidin biosensor chips were exposed to Siglec-8-Ig in solution. Whereas surfaces derivatized with sLex and 6-sulfo-sLex failed to support detectable Siglec-8 binding, 6'-sulfo-sLex supported significant binding with a Kd of 2.3 microm. In a separate test of binding specificity, aminopropyl glycosides were covalently immobilized at different concentrations on activated (N-hydroxysuccinimidyl) glass surfaces (Schott-Nexterion Slide H). Subsequent exposure to Siglec-8-Ig precomplexed with fluorescein isothiocyanate anti-human Fc resulted in fluorescent signals at immobilized concentrations of 6'-sulfo-sLex of <5 pmol/spot. In contrast, sLex and 6-sulfo-sLex did not support any Siglec-8 binding at the highest concentration tested (300 pmol/spot). We conclude that Siglec-8 binds preferentially to the sLex structure bearing an additional sulfate ester on the galactose 6-hydroxyl.
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- Bruce S Bochner
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
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Neoglycoconjugates as Probes in Glycobiology. CHEMICAL PROBES IN BIOLOGY SCIENCE AT THE INTERFACE OF CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0958-4_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Collins BE, Blixt O, Bovin NV, Danzer CP, Chui D, Marth JD, Nitschke L, Paulson JC. Constitutively unmasked CD22 on B cells of ST6Gal I knockout mice: novel sialoside probe for murine CD22. Glycobiology 2002; 12:563-71. [PMID: 12213789 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwf067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The interaction of CD22 with glycoprotein ligands bearing the Siaalpha2,6Gal-R sequence is believed to modulate its function as a regulator of B cell signaling. Although a commercial sialoside-polyacrylamide (PAA) probe, NeuAc- alpha2,6Gal-PAA, has facilitated studies on ligand binding by human CD22, murine CD22 binds instead with high affinity to NeuGcalpha2,6Gal-R. A multivalent probe with this sequence was constructed to facilitate investigations of ligand binding in CD22 function using genetically defined murine models. The probe is based on the sialoside-PAA platform, which is then biotinylated for easy detection. A series of sialoside probes were constructed with two different length linker arms between the sialoside and the backbone and three different sialoside to PAA molar ratios. The NeuGcalpha2,6Gal-PAA probe is specific for CD22: it binds to sialidase-treated B cells of wild-type mice but not B cells of CD22-null mice. Additionally, because the probe only binds to sialidase-treated wild-type cells, it confirms that CD22 is constitutively "masked" on most B cells from wild-type mice by binding to ligands in cis. In contrast, the probe bound equally well to native or sialidase-treated B cells from the immunocompromised ligand-deficient ST6Gal I knockout mice, demonstrating that CD22 is constitutively "unmasked" in these cells.
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- Brian E Collins
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., MEM-L71, La Jolla, CA 92075, USA
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