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Balbisi M, Sugár S, Turiák L. Protein glycosylation in lung cancer from a mass spectrometry perspective. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024. [PMID: 38576136 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Lung cancer is a severe disease for which better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Increasing evidence implies that aberrant protein glycosylation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of lung cancer. Differences in glycosylation patterns have been previously observed between healthy and cancerous samples as well as between different lung cancer subtypes, which suggests untapped diagnostic potential. In addition, understanding the changes mediated by glycosylation may shed light on possible novel therapeutic targets and personalized treatment strategies for lung cancer patients. Mass spectrometry based glycomics and glycoproteomics have emerged as powerful tools for in-depth characterization of changes in protein glycosylation, providing valuable insights into the molecular basis of lung cancer. This paper reviews the literature on the analysis of protein glycosylation in lung cancer using mass spectrometry, which is dominated by manuscripts published over the past 5 years. Studies analyzing N-glycosylation, O-glycosylation, and glycosaminoglycan patterns in tissue, serum, plasma, and rare biological samples of lung cancer patients are highlighted. The current knowledge on the potential utility of glycan and glycoprotein biomarkers is also discussed.
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- Mirjam Balbisi
- MTA-TTK Lendület (Momentum) Glycan Biomarker Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Semmelweis University Doctoral School, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-TTK Lendület (Momentum) Glycan Biomarker Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-TTK Lendület (Momentum) Glycan Biomarker Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Benesova I, Nenutil R, Urminsky A, Lattova E, Uhrik L, Grell P, Kokas FZ, Halamkova J, Zdrahal Z, Vojtesek B, Novotny MV, Hernychova L. N-glycan profiling of tissue samples to aid breast cancer subtyping. Sci Rep 2024; 14:320. [PMID: 38172220 PMCID: PMC10764792 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-51021-3] [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: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease. Its intrinsic subtype classification for diagnosis and choice of therapy traditionally relies on the presence of characteristic receptors. Unfortunately, this classification is often not sufficient for precise prediction of disease prognosis and treatment efficacy. The N-glycan profiles of 145 tumors and 10 healthy breast tissues were determined using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. The tumor samples were classified into Mucinous, Lobular, No-Special-Type, Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 + , and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer subtypes. Statistical analysis was conducted using the reproducibility-optimized test statistic software package in R, and the Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction. In total, 92 N-glycans were detected and quantified, with 59 consistently observed in over half of the samples. Significant variations in N-glycan signals were found among subtypes. Mucinous tumor samples exhibited the most distinct changes, with 28 significantly altered N-glycan signals. Increased levels of tri- and tetra-antennary N-glycans were notably present in this subtype. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer showed more N-glycans with additional mannose units, a factor associated with cancer progression. Individual N-glycans differentiated Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 + , No-Special-Type, and Lobular cancers, whereas lower fucosylation and branching levels were found in N-glycans significantly increased in Luminal subtypes (Lobular and No-Special-Type tumors). Clinically normal breast tissues featured a higher abundance of signals corresponding to N-glycans with bisecting moiety. This research confirms that histologically distinct breast cancer subtypes have a quantitatively unique set of N-glycans linked to clinical parameters like tumor size, proliferative rate, lymphovascular invasion, and metastases to lymph nodes. The presented results provide novel information that N-glycan profiling could accurately classify human breast cancer samples, offer stratification of patients, and ongoing disease monitoring.
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- Iva Benesova
- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
- National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Brno, Czech Republic
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- National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Wang L, Han Y, Zhang Y, Geng H, Zhu Z, Chen P, Cui X, Wang X, Sun C. In-depth profiling of carbohydrate isomers in biological tissues by chemical derivatization-assisted mass spectrometry imaging. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1278:341741. [PMID: 37709472 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Carbohydrates play crucial regulatory roles in various physiological and pathological processes. However, the low ionization efficiency and the presence of linkage pattern, monosaccharide composition and anomeric configuration isomers make their in-depth analysis very challenging, especially for heterogeneous biological tissues. In this study, we propose a high-sensitive and isomer-specific imaging approach to visualize the spatial distributions of monosaccharide and disaccharide isomers by integrating chemical derivatization and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MS2I). 2-Pyridinecarbohydrazide (PYD) is developed as a novel derivatization reagent which can not only improves the MS sensitivity of carbohydrates, but also enables the identification and visualization of ketose and aldose monosaccharide isomers, as well as linkage pattern, monosaccharide composition and anomeric configuration disaccharide isomers by mass spectrometry imaging of isomer-specific MS/MS fragment ions. Moreover, we build quantitative MALDI-MS2 and MALDI-MS2I methods for disaccharide isomers based on the diagnostic fragment ions, and good linear relationships could be achieved both in solution and on glass slides. We expect that this study should provide new ideas for in-depth profiling of the spatial signatures of carbohydrates in biological tissues and lay the foundation for a deeper understanding of carbohydrates' structure.
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- Lei Wang
- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China; Key Laboratory for Natural Active Pharmaceutical Constituents Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China.
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Xie X, Kong S, Cao W. Targeting protein glycosylation to regulate inflammation in the respiratory tract: novel diagnostic and therapeutic candidates for chronic respiratory diseases. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1168023. [PMID: 37256139 PMCID: PMC10225578 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1168023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Protein glycosylation is a widespread posttranslational modification that can impact the function of proteins. Dysregulated protein glycosylation has been linked to several diseases, including chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). CRDs pose a significant public health threat globally, affecting the airways and other lung structures. Emerging researches suggest that glycosylation plays a significant role in regulating inflammation associated with CRDs. This review offers an overview of the abnormal glycoenzyme activity and corresponding glycosylation changes involved in various CRDs, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and lung cancer. Additionally, this review summarizes recent advances in glycomics and glycoproteomics-based protein glycosylation analysis of CRDs. The potential of glycoenzymes and glycoproteins for clinical use in the diagnosis and treatment of CRDs is also discussed.
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- Xiaofeng Xie
- Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugates Research, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wang J, Zhao J, Nie S, Xie M, Li S. MALDI mass spectrometry in food carbohydrates analysis: A review of recent researches. Food Chem 2023; 399:133968. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2019-2020. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022:e21806. [PMID: 36468275 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This review is the tenth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2020. Also included are papers that describe methods appropriate to analysis by MALDI, such as sample preparation techniques, even though the ionization method is not MALDI. The review is basically divided into three sections: (1) general aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, fragmentation, quantification and the use of arrays. (2) Applications to various structural types such as oligo- and polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals, and (3) other areas such as medicine, industrial processes and glycan synthesis where MALDI is extensively used. Much of the material relating to applications is presented in tabular form. The reported work shows increasing use of incorporation of new techniques such as ion mobility and the enormous impact that MALDI imaging is having. MALDI, although invented nearly 40 years ago is still an ideal technique for carbohydrate analysis and advancements in the technique and range of applications show little sign of diminishing.
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- David J Harvey
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Jezková P, Skřičková J, Wimmer G, Zelinková J, Zdráhal Z, Lattová E. Differentiation of Sialyl Linkages Using a Combination of Alkyl Esterification and Phenylhydrazine Derivatization: Application for N-Glycan Profiling in the Sera of Patients with Lung Cancer. Anal Chem 2022; 94:6736-6744. [PMID: 35471013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alterations in oligosaccharides and types of sialic acid (SA) attachments have been associated with different pathological states. Matrix-assisted laser desorption mass spectrometry (MS) is commonly used for glycosylation studies. However, native sialylated glycans are suppressed or not detected during MS experiments. Consequently, different approaches have been employed to neutralize the negative charge of the carboxyl group. In this study, we present the advantage of phenylhydrazine (PHN) labeling for the detection and efficient discrimination of SA linkages when this derivatization follows alkyl esterification. As expected, PHN-labeled sialylated oligosaccharides with the 2,6-linkage type can be easily recognized according to the additional shift in mass corresponding to the presence of a methyl or ethyl group. Surprisingly, oligosaccharides with the 2,3-linked SA residue instead of a lactone were detected carrying the second PHN unit. This was beneficial as no further processing after esterification was needed to stabilize the lactone form. Moreover, during tandem mass experiments, all modified glycans produced favorable fragmentation patterns with a coherent recognition of SA linkages. Although both types of esterification, herein called the EST-PHN approach, provided comparable results, methylation exhibited marginally higher linkage specificity than ethyl esterification. The simplicity and effectiveness of the methodology are demonstrated on the model compound, sialyllactose, and its applicability for biological studies is presented on N-glycan profiling in the sera of lung cancer patients.
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- Petra Jezková
- Central European Institute for Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases and TB, University Hospital, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Central European Institute for Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute for Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute for Technology, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Chiu KY, Wang Q, Gunawardena HP, Held M, Faik A, Chen H. Desalting Paper Spay Mass Spectrometry (DPS-MS) for Rapid Detection of Glycans and Glycoconjugates. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 469:116688. [PMID: 35386843 PMCID: PMC8981528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2021.116688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The detection of glycans and glycoconjugates has gained increasing attention in biological fields. Traditional mass spectrometry (MS)-based methods for glycoconjugate analysis are challenged with poor intensity when dealing with complex biological samples. We developed a desalting paper spray mass spectrometry (DPS-MS) strategy to overcome the issue of signal suppression of carbohydrates in salted buffer. Glycans and glycoconjugates (i.e., glycopeptides, nucleotide sugars, etc.) in non-volatile buffer (e.g., Tris buffer) can be loaded on the paper substrate from which buffers can be removed by washing with ACN/H2O (90/10 v/v) solution. Glycans or glycoconjugates can then be eluted and spray ionized by adding ACN/H2O/formic acid (FA) (10/90/1 v/v/v) solvent and applying a high voltage (HV) to the paper substrate. This work also showed that DPS-MS is applicable for direct detection of intact glycopeptides and nucleotide sugars as well as determination of glycosylation profiling of antibody, such as NIST monoclonal antibody IgG (NISTmAb). NISTmAb was deglycosylated with PNGase F to release N-linked oligosaccharides. Twenty-six N-linked oligosaccharides were detected by DPS-MS within a 5-minute timeframe without the need for further enrichment or derivatization. This work demonstrates that DPS-MS allows fast and sensitive detection of glycans/oligosaccharides and glycosylated species in complex matrices and has great potential in bioanalysis.
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- Kai-Yuan Chiu
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA, 07102
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA, 07102
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- Janssen Research & Development, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA, 19477
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- Deparment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio USA, 45701
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio USA, 45701
- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, USA, 45701
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA, 07102
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Liu Z, Liang Y, Zhou Y, Ge F, Yan X, Yang L, Wang Q. Single-cell fucosylation breakdown: Switching fucose to europium. iScience 2021; 24:102397. [PMID: 33997682 PMCID: PMC8091926 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Fucosylation and its fucosidic linkage-specific motifs are believed to be essential to understand their distinct roles in cellular behavior, but their quantitative information has not yet been fully disclosed due to the requirements of ultra-sensitivity and selectivity. Herein, we report an approach that converts fucose (Fuc) to stable europium (Eu) isotopic mass signal on hard ionization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Metabolically assembled azido-fucose on the cell surface allows us to tag them with an alkyne-customized Eu-crafted bacteriophage MS2 capsid nanoparticle for Eu signal multiplication, resulting in an ever lowest detection limit of 4.2 zmol Fuc. Quantitative breakdown of the linkage-specific fucosylation motifs in situ preserved on single cancerous HepG2 and paracancerous HL7702 cells can thus be realized on a single-cell ICP-MS platform, specifying their roles during the cancering process. This approach was further applied to the discrimination of normal hepatocellular cells and highly, moderately, and poorly differentiated hepatoma cells collected from real hepatocellular carcinoma tissues. Switching facile fucose to stable Eu mass signal on a single-cell ICP-MS platform Ever lowest LOD of 4.2 zmol FucAz was achieved using a Eu-decorated MS2 nanoparticle Single-cell breakdown of fucosidic linkage-specific motifs Discrimination of highly, moderately, and poorly differentiated HCC from normal ones
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- Zhen Liu
- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry & the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Corresponding author
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Wang Q, Bhattarai M, Zhao P, Alnsour T, Held M, Faik A, Chen H. Fast and Sensitive Detection of Oligosaccharides Using Desalting Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry (DPS-MS). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:2226-2235. [PMID: 32910855 PMCID: PMC8189650 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Conventional mass spectrometry (MS)-based analytical methods for small carbohydrate fragments (oligosaccharides, degree of polymerization 2-12) are time-consuming due to the need for an offline sample pretreatment such as desalting. Herein, we report a new paper spray ionization method, named desalting paper spray (DPS), which employs a piece of triangular filter paper for both sample desalting and ionization. Unlike regular paper spray ionization (PSI) and nanoelectrospray ionization (nanoESI), DPS-MS allows fast and sensitive detection of oligosaccharides in biological samples having complex matrices (e.g., Tris, PBS, HEPES buffers, or urine). When an oligosaccharide sample is loaded onto the filter paper substrate (10 × 5 mm, height × base) made mostly of cellulose, oligosaccharides are adsorbed on the paper via hydrophilic interactions with cellulose. Salts and buffers can be washed away using an ACN/H2O (90/10 v/v) solution, while oligosaccharides can be eluted from the paper using a solution of ACN/H2O/formic acid (FA) (10/90/1 v/v/v) and directly spray-ionized from the tip of the paper. Various saccharides at trace levels (e.g., 50 fmol) in nonvolatile buffer can be quickly analyzed by DPS-MS (<5 min per sample). DPS-MS is also applicable for direct detection of oligosaccharides from glycosyltransferase (GT) reactions, a challenging task that typically requires a radioactive assay. Quantitative analysis of acceptor and product oligosaccharides shows increased product with increased GT enzymes used for the reaction, a result in line with the radioactivity assay. This work suggests that DPS-MS has potential for rapid oligosaccharide analysis from biological samples.
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- Qi Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology & Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Deparment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- Corresponding Authors: Hao Chen - Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. , Ahmed Faik – Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. , Michael Held – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology & Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- Corresponding Authors: Hao Chen - Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. , Ahmed Faik – Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. , Michael Held – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
- Corresponding Authors: Hao Chen - Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. , Ahmed Faik – Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. , Michael Held – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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Lattová E, Straková P, Pokorná-Formanová P, Grubhoffer L, Bell-Sakyi L, Zdráhal Z, Palus M, Ruzek D. Comprehensive N-glycosylation mapping of envelope glycoprotein from tick-borne encephalitis virus grown in human and tick cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13204. [PMID: 32764711 PMCID: PMC7411051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70082-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the causative agent of severe human neuroinfections that most commonly occur after a tick bite. N-Glycosylation of the TBEV envelope (E) glycoprotein is critical for virus egress in mammalian cells, but not in tick cells. In addition, glycans have been reported to mask specific antigenic sites from recognition by neutralizing antibodies. In this regard, the main purpose of our study was to investigate the profile of N-glycans linked to the E protein of TBEV when grown in human neuronal cells and compare it to the profile of virus grown in tick cells. Mass spectrometric analysis revealed significant differences in these profiles. High-mannose glycan with five mannose residues (Man5GlcNAc2), a complex biantennary galactosylated structure with core fucose (Gal2GlcNAc2Man3GlcNAc2Fuc), and a group of hybrid glycans with the composition Gal0-1GlcNAc1Man3-5GlcNAc2Fuc0-1 were confirmed as the main asparagine-linked oligosaccharides on the surface of TBEV derived from human neuronal cells. The observed pattern was supported by examination of the glycopeptides, providing additional information about the glycosylation site in the E protein. In contrast, the profile of TBEV grown in tick cells showed that paucimannose (Man3-4 GlcNAc2Fuc0-1) and high-mannose structures with five and six mannoses (Man5-6GlcNAc2) were major glycans on the viral surface. The reported results complement existing crystallography and cryoelectron tomography data on the E protein structure and could be instrumental for designing carbohydrate-binding antiviral agents active against TBEV.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erika Lattová
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 62100, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiome, Institute of Infection, Ecological and Veterinary Sciences, University of Liverpool, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 62100, Brno, Czech Republic.,Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 62100, Brno, Czech Republic. .,Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
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N-Glycan profiling of lung adenocarcinoma in patients at different stages of disease. Mod Pathol 2020; 33:1146-1156. [PMID: 31907375 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0441-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) is the most common form of lung cancer that increases in non-smokers at younger age. Altered protein glycosylation is one of the hallmarks of malignancy, its role in cancer progression is still poorly understood. In this study, we report mass spectrometric (MS) analysis of N-glycans released from fresh or defrosted tissue specimens from 24 patients with LAC. Comparison of cancerous versus adjacent healthy tissues revealed substantial differences in N-glycan profiles associated with disease. The significant increase in paucimannose and high-mannose glycans with 6-9 mannose residues and decline in the sialylated complex biantenary core fucosylated glycan with composition NeuAcGal2GlcNAc2Man3GlcNAc2Fuc were general features of tumors. In addition, 42 new N-glycan compositions were detected in cancerous tissues. The prominent changes in advanced disease stages were mostly observed in core fucosylated N-glycans with additional fucose (Fuc) residue/s and enhanced branching with non-galactosylated N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc) units. Both of these monosaccharide types were linked preferably on the 6-antenna. Importantly, as compared with noncancerous tissues, a number of these significant changes were clearly detectable early on in stage I. Application of N-glycan data obtained from tissues was next assessed and validated for evaluation of small sized biopsies obtained via bronchoscopy. In summary, observed alterations and data of newly detected N-glycans expand knowledge about the glycosylation in LAC and may contribute to research in more tailored therapies. Moreover, the results demonstrate effectiveness of the presented approach for utility in rapid discrimination of cancerous from healthy lung tissues.
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Rebello OD, Nicolardi S, Lageveen-Kammeijer GSM, Nouta J, Gardner RA, Mesker WE, Tollenaar RAEM, Spencer DIR, Wuhrer M, Falck D. A Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Assay for the Relative Quantitation of Antennary Fucosylated N-Glycans in Human Plasma. Front Chem 2020; 8:138. [PMID: 32185163 PMCID: PMC7059190 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Changes in the abundance of antennary fucosylated glycans in human total plasma N-glycome (TPNG) have been associated with several diseases ranging from diabetes to various forms of cancer. However, it is challenging to address this important part of the human glycome. Most commonly, time-consuming chromatographic separations are performed to differentially quantify core and antenna fucosylation. Obtaining sufficient resolution for larger, more complex glycans can be challenging. We introduce a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization—mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) assay for the relative quantitation of antennary fucosylation in TPNG. N-linked glycans are released from plasma by PNGase F and further treated with a core fucosidase before performing a linkage-informative sialic acid derivatization. The core fucosylated glycans are thus depleted while the remaining antennary fucosylated glycans are quantitated. Simultaneous quantitation of α2,3-linked sialic acids and antennary fucosylation allows an estimation of the sialyl-Lewis x motif. The approach is feasible using either ultrahigh-resolution Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry or time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The assay was used to investigate changes of antennary fucosylation as clinically relevant marker in 14 colorectal cancer patients. In accordance with a previous report, we found elevated levels of antennary fucosylation pre-surgery which decreased after tumor resection. The assay has the potential for revealing antennary fucosylation signatures in various conditions including diabetes and different types of cancer.
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- Osmond D Rebello
- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.,Ludger Ltd, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, United Kingdom
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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