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Nieto-Fabregat F, Marseglia A, Thépaut M, Kleman JP, Abbas M, Le Roy A, Ebel C, Maalej M, Simorre JP, Laguri C, Molinaro A, Silipo A, Fieschi F, Marchetti R. Molecular recognition of Escherichia coli R1-type core lipooligosaccharide by DC-SIGN. iScience 2024; 27:108792. [PMID: 38299112 PMCID: PMC10828809 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Due to their ability to recognize carbohydrate structures, lectins emerged as potential receptors for bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Despite growing interest in investigating the association between host receptor lectins and exogenous glycan ligands, the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial recognition by human lectins are still not fully understood. We contributed to fill this gap by unveiling the molecular basis of the interaction between the lipooligosaccharide of Escherichia coli and the dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecules (ICAM)-3 grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN). Specifically, a combination of different techniques, including fluorescence microscopy, surface plasmon resonance, NMR spectroscopy, and computational studies, demonstrated that DC-SIGN binds to the purified deacylated R1 lipooligosaccharide mainly through the recognition of its outer core pentasaccharide, which acts as a crosslinker between two different tetrameric units of DC-SIGN. Our results contribute to a better understanding of DC-SIGN-LPS interaction and may support the development of pharmacological and immunostimulatory strategies for bacterial infections, prevention, and therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ferran Nieto-Fabregat
- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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Krylov VB, Gómez-Redondo M, Solovev AS, Yashunsky DV, Brown AJ, Stappers MH, Gow NA, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J, Nifantiev NE. Identification of a new DC-SIGN binding pentamannoside epitope within the complex structure of Candida albicans mannan. Cell Surf 2023; 10:100109. [PMID: 37520856 PMCID: PMC10382935 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2023.100109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) is an innate immune C-type lectin receptor that recognizes carbohydrate-based pathogen associated with molecular patterns of various bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Although a range of highly mannosylated glycoproteins have been shown to induce signaling via DC-SIGN, precise structure of the recognized oligosaccharide epitope is still unclear. Using the array of oligosaccharides related to selected fragments of main fungal antigenic polysaccharides we revealed a highly specific pentamannoside ligand of DC-SIGN, consisting of α-(1 → 2)-linked mannose chains with one inner α-(1 → 3)-linked unit. This structural motif is present in Candida albicans cell wall mannan and corresponds to its antigenic factors 4 and 13b. This epitope is not ubiquitous in other yeast species and may account for the species-specific nature of fungal recognition via DC-SIGN. The discovered highly specific oligosaccharide ligands of DC-SIGN are tractable tools for interdisciplinary investigations of mechanisms of fungal innate immunity and anti-Candida defense. Ligand- and receptor-based NMR data demonstrated the pentasaccharide-to-DC-SIGN interaction in solution and enabled the deciphering of the interaction topology.
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- Vadim B. Krylov
- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, 48160 Derio, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science and Technology, Euskadi Plaza 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Organic & Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica En Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Silva-Díaz A, Ramírez-Cárdenas J, Muñoz-García JC, de la Fuente MC, Thépaut M, Fieschi F, Ramos-Soriano J, Angulo J, Rojo J. Fluorinated Man 9 as a High Mannose Mimetic to Unravel Its Recognition by DC-SIGN Using NMR. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26009-26015. [PMID: 37979136 PMCID: PMC10852354 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Lectins are capable of reading out the structural information contained in carbohydrates through specific recognition processes. Determining the binding epitope of the sugar is fundamental to understanding this recognition event. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful tool to obtain this structural information in solution; however, when the sugar involved is a complex oligosaccharide, such as high mannose, the signal overlap found in the NMR spectra precludes an accurate analysis of the interaction. The introduction of tags into these complex oligosaccharides could overcome these problems and facilitate NMR studies. Here, we show the preparation of the Man9 of high mannose with some fluorine tags and the study of the interaction with its receptor, dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN). This fluorinated ligand has allowed us to apply heteronuclear two-dimensional (2D) 1H,19F STD-TOCSYreF NMR experiments, using the initial slope approach, which has facilitated the analysis of the Man9/DC-SIGN interaction, unequivocally providing the binding epitope.
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- Adrián Silva-Díaz
- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble F-38044, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble F-38044, France
- Institut
Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris 75231, France
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC − Universidad
de Sevilla, Av. Américo
Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
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Carter-Fenk K, Liu M, Pujal L, Loipersberger M, Tsanai M, Vernon RM, Forman-Kay JD, Head-Gordon M, Heidar-Zadeh F, Head-Gordon T. The Energetic Origins of Pi-Pi Contacts in Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145. [PMID: 37917924 PMCID: PMC10655088 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
Abstract
Accurate potential energy models of proteins must describe the many different types of noncovalent interactions that contribute to a protein's stability and structure. Pi-pi contacts are ubiquitous structural motifs in all proteins, occurring between aromatic and nonaromatic residues and play a nontrivial role in protein folding and in the formation of biomolecular condensates. Guided by a geometric criterion for isolating pi-pi contacts from classical molecular dynamics simulations of proteins, we use quantum mechanical energy decomposition analysis to determine the molecular interactions that stabilize different pi-pi contact motifs. We find that neutral pi-pi interactions in proteins are dominated by Pauli repulsion and London dispersion rather than repulsive quadrupole electrostatics, which is central to the textbook Hunter-Sanders model. This results in a notable lack of variability in the interaction profiles of neutral pi-pi contacts even with extreme changes in the dielectric medium, explaining the prevalence of pi-stacked arrangements in and between proteins. We also find interactions involving pi-containing anions and cations to be extremely malleable, interacting like neutral pi-pi contacts in polar media and like typical ion-pi interactions in nonpolar environments. Like-charged pairs such as arginine-arginine contacts are particularly sensitive to the polarity of their immediate surroundings and exhibit canonical pi-pi stacking behavior only if the interaction is mediated by environmental effects, such as aqueous solvation.
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- Kevin Carter-Fenk
- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Molecular
Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Molecular
Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
- Center
for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Kenneth
S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Leusmann S, Ménová P, Shanin E, Titz A, Rademacher C. Glycomimetics for the inhibition and modulation of lectins. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:3663-3740. [PMID: 37232696 PMCID: PMC10243309 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00954d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They regulate self-/non-self- discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer, infection and inflammation, and determine protein folding, function and life-times. Moreover, they are integral to the cellular envelope for microorganisms and participate in biofilm formation. These diverse functions of carbohydrates are mediated by carbohydrate-binding proteins, lectins, and the more the knowledge about the biology of these proteins is advancing, the more interfering with carbohydrate recognition becomes a viable option for the development of novel therapeutics. In this respect, small molecules mimicking this recognition process become more and more available either as tools for fostering our basic understanding of glycobiology or as therapeutics. In this review, we outline the general design principles of glycomimetic inhibitors (Section 2). This section is then followed by highlighting three approaches to interfere with lectin function, i.e. with carbohydrate-derived glycomimetics (Section 3.1), novel glycomimetic scaffolds (Section 3.2) and allosteric modulators (Section 3.3). We summarize recent advances in design and application of glycomimetics for various classes of lectins of mammalian, viral and bacterial origin. Besides highlighting design principles in general, we showcase defined cases in which glycomimetics have been advanced to clinical trials or marketed. Additionally, emerging applications of glycomimetics for targeted protein degradation and targeted delivery purposes are reviewed in Section 4.
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- Steffen Leusmann
- Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates (CBCH), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Standort Hannover-Braunschweig, Germany
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- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Biocenter 5, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates (CBCH), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Standort Hannover-Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Biocenter 5, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Porkolab V, Lepšík M, Ordanini S, St John A, Le Roy A, Thépaut M, Paci E, Ebel C, Bernardi A, Fieschi F. Powerful Avidity with a Limited Valency for Virus-Attachment Blockers on DC-SIGN: Combining Chelation and Statistical Rebinding with Structural Plasticity of the Receptor. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:709-718. [PMID: 37122470 PMCID: PMC10141607 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
The C-type lectin receptor DC-SIGN has been highlighted as the coreceptor for the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A multivalent glycomimetic ligand, Polyman26, has been found to inhibit DC-SIGN-dependent trans-infection of SARS-CoV-2. The molecular details underlying avidity generation in such systems remain poorly characterized. In an effort to dissect the contribution of the known multivalent effects - chelation, clustering, and statistical rebinding - we studied a series of dendrimer constructs related to Polyman26 with a rod core rationally designed to engage simultaneously two binding sites of the tetrameric DC-SIGN. Binding properties of these compounds have been studied with a range of biophysical techniques, including recently developed surface plasmon resonance oriented-surface methodology. Using molecular modeling we addressed, for the first time, the impact of the carbohydrate recognition domains' flexibility of the DC-SIGN tetramer on the compounds' avidity. We were able to gain deeper insight into the role of different binding modes, which in combination produce a construct with a nanomolar affinity despite a limited valency. This multifaceted experimental-theoretical approach provides detailed understanding of multivalent ligand/multimeric protein interactions which can lead to future predictions. This work opens the way to the development of new virus attachment blockers adapted to different C-type lectin receptors of viruses.
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- Vanessa Porkolab
- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, Prague 6, 166 10, Czechia
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- Universita’
degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Astbury
Centre & School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”, University of Bologna, Via Zamboni, 33, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Universita’
degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institut
Universitaire de France (IUF), 1 rue Descartes, 75231 Paris, France
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Quintana JI, Atxabal U, Unione L, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J. Exploring multivalent carbohydrate-protein interactions by NMR. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1591-1613. [PMID: 36753338 PMCID: PMC9987413 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00983h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
Abstract
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has been widely employed to assess diverse features of glycan-protein molecular recognition events. Different types of qualitative and quantitative information at different degrees of resolution and complexity can be extracted from the proper application of the available NMR-techniques. In fact, affinity, structural, kinetic, conformational, and dynamic characteristics of the binding process are available. Nevertheless, except in particular cases, the affinity of lectin-sugar interactions is weak, mostly at the low mM range. This feature is overcome in biological processes by using multivalency, thus augmenting the strength of the binding. However, the application of NMR methods to monitor multivalent lectin-glycan interactions is intrinsically challenging. It is well known that when large macromolecular complexes are formed, the NMR signals disappear from the NMR spectrum, due to the existence of fast transverse relaxation, related to the large size and exchange features. Indeed, at the heart of the molecular recognition event, the associated free-bound chemical exchange process for both partners takes place in a particular timescale. Thus, these factors have to be considered and overcome. In this review article, we have distinguished, in a subjective manner, the existence of multivalent presentations in the glycan or in the lectin. From the glycan perspective, we have also considered whether multiple epitopes of a given ligand are presented in the same linear chain of a saccharide (i.e., poly-LacNAc oligosaccharides) or decorating different arms of a multiantennae scaffold, either natural (as in multiantennae N-glycans) or synthetic (of dendrimer or polymer nature). From the lectin perspective, the presence of an individual binding site at every monomer of a multimeric lectin may also have key consequences for the binding event at different levels of complexity.
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- Jon I Quintana
- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, II Faculty of Science and Technology, EHU-UPV, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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Wawrzinek R, Wamhoff EC, Lefebre J, Rentzsch M, Bachem G, Domeniconi G, Schulze J, Fuchsberger FF, Zhang H, Modenutti C, Schnirch L, Marti MA, Schwardt O, Bräutigam M, Guberman M, Hauck D, Seeberger PH, Seitz O, Titz A, Ernst B, Rademacher C. A Remote Secondary Binding Pocket Promotes Heteromultivalent Targeting of DC-SIGN. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18977-18988. [PMID: 34748320 PMCID: PMC8603350 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
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Dendritic cells (DC)
are antigen-presenting cells coordinating
the interplay of the innate and the adaptive immune response. The
endocytic C-type lectin receptors DC-SIGN and Langerin display expression
profiles restricted to distinct DC subtypes and have emerged as prime
targets for next-generation immunotherapies and anti-infectives. Using
heteromultivalent liposomes copresenting mannosides bearing aromatic
aglycones with natural glycan ligands, we serendipitously discovered
striking cooperativity effects for DC-SIGN+ but not for
Langerin+ cell lines. Mechanistic investigations combining
NMR spectroscopy with molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations
led to the identification of a secondary binding pocket for the glycomimetics.
This pocket, located remotely of DC-SIGN’s carbohydrate bindings
site, can be leveraged by heteromultivalent avidity enhancement. We
further present preliminary evidence that the aglycone allosterically
activates glycan recognition and thereby contributes to DC-SIGN-specific
cell targeting. Our findings have important implications for both
translational and basic glycoscience, showcasing heteromultivalent
targeting of DCs to improve specificity and supporting potential allosteric
regulation of DC-SIGN and CLRs in general.
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- Robert Wawrzinek
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University of Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University of Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Biológica e IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Biológica e IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, Campus Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University of Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, Campus Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,University of Vienna, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,University of Vienna, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Biocenter 5, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Cramer J, Lakkaichi A, Aliu B, Jakob RP, Klein S, Cattaneo I, Jiang X, Rabbani S, Schwardt O, Zimmer G, Ciancaglini M, Abreu Mota T, Maier T, Ernst B. Sweet Drugs for Bad Bugs: A Glycomimetic Strategy against the DC-SIGN-Mediated Dissemination of SARS-CoV-2. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17465-17478. [PMID: 34652144 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The C-type lectin receptor DC-SIGN is a pattern recognition receptor expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells. It has been identified as a promiscuous entry receptor for many pathogens, including epidemic and pandemic viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus, and HIV-1. In the context of the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, DC-SIGN-mediated virus dissemination and stimulation of innate immune responses has been implicated as a potential factor in the development of severe COVID-19. Inhibition of virus binding to DC-SIGN, thus, represents an attractive host-directed strategy to attenuate overshooting innate immune responses and prevent the progression of the disease. In this study, we report on the discovery of a new class of potent glycomimetic DC-SIGN antagonists from a focused library of triazole-based mannose analogues. Structure-based optimization of an initial screening hit yielded a glycomimetic ligand with a more than 100-fold improved binding affinity compared to methyl α-d-mannopyranoside. Analysis of binding thermodynamics revealed an enthalpy-driven improvement of binding affinity that was enabled by hydrophobic interactions with a loop region adjacent to the binding site and displacement of a conserved water molecule. The identified ligand was employed for the synthesis of multivalent glycopolymers that were able to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein binding to DC-SIGN-expressing cells, as well as DC-SIGN-mediated trans-infection of ACE2+ cells by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-expressing viruses, in nanomolar concentrations. The identified glycomimetic ligands reported here open promising perspectives for the development of highly potent and fully selective DC-SIGN-targeted therapeutics for a broad spectrum of viral infections.
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- Jonathan Cramer
- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department Biozentrum, Focal Area Structural Biology, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Virology and Immunology, Sensemattstrasse 293, 3147 Mittelhäusern, Switzerland
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- Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department Biozentrum, Focal Area Structural Biology, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter of the University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Su L, Feng Y, Wei K, Xu X, Liu R, Chen G. Carbohydrate-Based Macromolecular Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10950-11029. [PMID: 34338501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into two categories: Carbohydrates as matter and carbohydrates as information. As matter, carbohydrates are abundantly present in the extracellular matrix of animals and cell walls of various plants, bacteria, fungi, etc., serving as scaffolds. Some commonly found polysaccharides are featured as biocompatible materials with controllable rigidity and functionality, forming polymeric biomaterials which are widely used in drug delivery, tissue engineering, etc. As information, carbohydrates are usually referred to the glycans from glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans, which bind to proteins or other carbohydrates, thereby meditating the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. These glycans could be simplified as synthetic glycopolymers, glycolipids, and glycoproteins, which could be afforded through polymerization, multistep synthesis, or a semisynthetic strategy. The information role of carbohydrates can be demonstrated not only as targeting reagents but also as immune antigens and adjuvants. The latter are also included in this review as they are always in a macromolecular formulation. In this review, we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials since 2010 while emphasizing the fundamental understanding to guide the rational design of biomaterials. Carbohydrate-based macromolecules on the basis of their resources and chemical structures will be discussed, including naturally occurring polysaccharides, naturally derived synthetic polysaccharides, glycopolymers/glycodendrimers, supramolecular glycopolymers, and synthetic glycolipids/glycoproteins. Multiscale structure-function relationships in several major application areas, including delivery systems, tissue engineering, and immunology, will be detailed. We hope this review will provide valuable information for the development of carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials and build a bridge between the carbohydrates as matter and the carbohydrates as information to promote new biomaterial design in the near future.
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- Lu Su
- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600, The Netherlands
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, P. R. China
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Department of Materials meet Life, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen 9014, Switzerland
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liu M, Das AK, Lincoff J, Sasmal S, Cheng SY, Vernon RM, Forman-Kay JD, Head-Gordon T. Configurational Entropy of Folded Proteins and Its Importance for Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073420. [PMID: 33810353 PMCID: PMC8037987 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Many pairwise additive force fields are in active use for intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and regions (IDRs), some of which modify energetic terms to improve the description of IDPs/IDRs but are largely in disagreement with solution experiments for the disordered states. This work considers a new direction-the connection to configurational entropy-and how it might change the nature of our understanding of protein force field development to equally well encompass globular proteins, IDRs/IDPs, and disorder-to-order transitions. We have evaluated representative pairwise and many-body protein and water force fields against experimental data on representative IDPs and IDRs, a peptide that undergoes a disorder-to-order transition, for seven globular proteins ranging in size from 130 to 266 amino acids. We find that force fields with the largest statistical fluctuations consistent with the radius of gyration and universal Lindemann values for folded states simultaneously better describe IDPs and IDRs and disorder-to-order transitions. Hence, the crux of what a force field should exhibit to well describe IDRs/IDPs is not just the balance between protein and water energetics but the balance between energetic effects and configurational entropy of folded states of globular proteins.
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- Meili Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; (R.M.V.); (J.D.F.-K.)
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- Molecular Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; (R.M.V.); (J.D.F.-K.)
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.K.D.); (J.L.); (S.S.); (S.Y.C.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Correspondence:
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Di Pietro S, Bordoni V, Iacopini D, Achilli S, Pineschi M, Thépaut M, Fieschi F, Crotti P, Di Bussolo V. New lipophilic glycomimetic DC-SIGN ligands: Stereoselective synthesis and SPR-based binding inhibition assays. Bioorg Chem 2020; 107:104566. [PMID: 33387733 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The design and synthesis of efficient ligands for DC-SIGN is a topic of high interest, because this C-type lectin has been implicated in the early stages of many infection processes. DC-SIGN membrane-protein presents four carbohydrate-binding domains (CRD) that specifically recognize mannose and fucose. Therefore, antagonists of minimal disaccharide epitope Manα(1,2)Man, represent potentially interesting antibacterial and antiviral agents. In the recent past, we were able to develop efficient antagonists, mimics of the natural moiety, characterized by the presence of a real d-carbamannose unit which confers greater stability to enzymatic breakdown than the corresponding natural disaccharide ligand. Herein, we present the challenging stereoselective synthesis of four new amino or azide glycomimetic DC-SIGN antagonists with attractive orthogonal lipophilic substituents in C(3), C(4) or C(6) positions of the real carba unit, which were expected to establish crucial interactions with lipophilic areas of DC-SIGN CRD. The activity of the new ligands was evaluated by SPR binding inhibition assays. The interesting results obtained, allow to acquire important information about the influence of the lipophilic substituents present in specific positions of the carba scaffold. Furthermore, C(6) benzyl C(4) tosylamide pseudodisaccharide displayed a good affinity for DC-SIGN with a more favorable IC50 value than those of the previously described real carba-analogues. This study provides valuable knowledge for the implementation of further structural modifications towards improved inhibitors.
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- Sebastiano Di Pietro
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56125 Pisa, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56125 Pisa, Italy.
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Valverde P, Martínez JD, Cañada FJ, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J. Molecular Recognition in C-Type Lectins: The Cases of DC-SIGN, Langerin, MGL, and L-Sectin. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2999-3025. [PMID: 32426893 PMCID: PMC7276794 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Carbohydrates play a pivotal role in intercellular communication processes. In particular, glycan antigens are key for sustaining homeostasis, helping leukocytes to distinguish damaged tissues and invading pathogens from healthy tissues. From a structural perspective, this cross‐talk is fairly complex, and multiple membrane proteins guide these recognition processes, including lectins and Toll‐like receptors. Since the beginning of this century, lectins have become potential targets for therapeutics for controlling and/or avoiding the progression of pathologies derived from an incorrect immune outcome, including infectious processes, cancer, or autoimmune diseases. Therefore, a detailed knowledge of these receptors is mandatory for the development of specific treatments. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about four key C‐type lectins whose importance has been steadily growing in recent years, focusing in particular on how glycan recognition takes place at the molecular level, but also looking at recent progresses in the quest for therapeutics.
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- Pablo Valverde
- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Avda Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research Technology Alliance, BRTA, Bizkaia Technology park, Building 800, 48160, Derio, Spain.,Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry II, Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV-EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Anna Bernardi
- Department of Chemistry; Università degli Studi di Milano; via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; Università degli Studi di Milano; via C. Golgi, 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Plant lectins and their usage in preparing targeted nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 80:87-106. [PMID: 32068087 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Plant lectins, a natural source of glycans with a therapeutic potential may lead to the discovery of new targeted therapies. Glycans extracted from plant lectins are known to act as ligands for C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) that are primarily present on immune cells. Plant-derived glycosylated lectins offer diversity in their N-linked oligosaccharide structures that can serve as a unique source of homogenous and heterogenous glycans. Among the plant lectins-derived glycan motifs, Man9GlcNAc2Asn exhibits high-affinity interactions with CLRs that may resemble glycan motifs of pathogens. Thus, such glycan domains when presented along with antigens complexed with a nanocarrier of choice may bewilder the immune cells and direct antigen cross-presentation - a cytotoxic T lymphocyte immune response mediated by CD8+ T cells. Glycan structure analysis has attracted considerable interest as glycans are looked upon as better therapeutic alternatives than monoclonal antibodies due to their cost-effectiveness, reduced toxicity and side effects, and high specificity. Furthermore, this approach will be useful to understand whether the multivalent glycan presentation on the surface of nanocarriers can overcome the low-affinity lectin-ligand interaction and thereby modulation of CLR-dependent immune response. Besides this, understanding how the heterogeneity of glycan structure impacts the antigen cross-presentation is pivotal to develop alternative targeted therapies. In the present review, we discuss the findings on structural analysis of glycans from natural lectins performed using GlycanBuilder2 - a software tool based on a thorough literature review of natural lectins. Additionally, we discuss how multiple parameters like the orientation of glycan ligands, ligand density, simultaneous targeting of multiple CLRs and design of antigen delivery nanocarriers may influence the CLR targeting efficacy. Integrating this information will eventually set the ground for new generation immunotherapeutic vaccine design for the treatment of various human malignancies.
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Medve L, Achilli S, Guzman‐Caldentey J, Thépaut M, Senaldi L, Le Roy A, Sattin S, Ebel C, Vivès C, Martin‐Santamaria S, Bernardi A, Fieschi F. Enhancing Potency and Selectivity of a DC-SIGN Glycomimetic Ligand by Fragment-Based Design: Structural Basis. Chemistry 2019; 25:14659-14668. [PMID: 31469191 PMCID: PMC6899773 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Chemical modification of pseudo-dimannoside ligands guided by fragment-based design allowed for the exploitation of an ammonium-binding region in the vicinity of the mannose-binding site of DC-SIGN, leading to the synthesis of a glycomimetic antagonist (compound 16) of unprecedented affinity and selectivity against the related lectin langerin. Here, the computational design of pseudo-dimannoside derivatives as DC-SIGN ligands, their synthesis, their evaluation as DC-SIGN selective antagonists, the biophysical characterization of the DC-SIGN/16 complex, and the structural basis for the ligand activity are presented. On the way to the characterization of this ligand, an unusual bridging interaction within the crystals shed light on the plasticity and potential secondary binding sites within the DC-SIGN carbohydrate recognition domain.
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- Laura Medve
- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milanovia Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones BiologicasCIB-CSICC/Ramiro de Maeztu, 928040MadridSpain
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milanovia Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milanovia Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones BiologicasCIB-CSICC/Ramiro de Maeztu, 928040MadridSpain
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milanovia Golgi 1920133MilanoItaly
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- Université Grenoble AlpesCNRS, CEAInstitut de Biologie Structurale38044GrenobleFrance
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Assays with recombinant soluble isoforms of DC-SIGN, a dengue virus ligand, show variation in their ability to bind to mannose residues. Arch Virol 2019; 164:2793-2797. [PMID: 31440811 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04377-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The DC-SIGN glycoprotein is responsible for the initial adhesion of dengue virus (DENV) to immune cells by the carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD). There are thirteen soluble and membrane-bound DC-SIGN isoforms, but the role of soluble isoforms in the DENV internalization process is not known. Five isoforms with an altered or absent CRD were identified, and three different soluble isoforms were used to confirm the interactions with mannose residues. The results show the loss of binding ability of one soluble isoform and binding ability of two of them. All of them will be used to verify their role in the DENV internalization process.
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Negi A, Reilly CO, Jarikote DV, Zhou J, Murphy PV. Multi-targeting protein-protein interaction inhibitors: Evolution of macrocyclic ligands with embedded carbohydrates (MECs) to improve selectivity. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 176:292-309. [PMID: 31112891 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Compounds targeting multiple proteins can have synergistic effects and are therefore of interest in medicinal chemistry. At the same time, inhibiting protein-protein interactions (PPI) is increasingly desired in the treatment of disorders or diseases. The development of non-peptidomimetic inhibitors is still a challenge. Herein we investigate macrocyclic scaffolds with one or two embedded carbohydrates (MECs) that present amino acid side chains, or related isosteres, as pharmacophoric groups. Firstly, retroscreening of the previously reported eannaphane-40 (E40, 40), a MEC presenting two pharmacophoric groups, against a set of 55 receptor-subtypes led to a finding of sub-micromolar inhibitory activity for E40 against three serotonergic isoforms (5HT1A/2A/2B) as well as the Na+ channel and the NK-2 receptor. We synthesised MECs with an additional pharmacophoric group compared to E40, with a view to identifying compounds where the selectivity profile was altered among the protein hits from the retroscreening. MECs were produced based on scaffolds with two monosaccharide residues, leading to the incorporation of a third pharmacophoric group. Later, homology models were prepared for four proteins (5HT1A, 5HT2A, NK2 and site-2 of the sodium channel) whose 3D structure is unknown. Inverse docking of the synthesised compounds led to the selection of a new MEC (MEC-B) for protein binding assays. MEC-B was found to have its selectivity profile modulated, in line with docking prediction, compared to E40. MEC-B is dual inhibitor of both 5-HT1A and the sodium channel with improved selectivity for these proteins compared to 5-HT2A/2B/2C, 5-HT transporter and NK2 receptor. Thus, a new multitargeting compound, with an improved selectivity profile was identified, based on a MEC peptidomimetic scaffold.
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- Arvind Negi
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland.
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Dendritic cell (DC) lectins mediate the recognition, uptake, and processing of antigens, but they can also be coopted by pathogens for infection. These distinct activities depend upon the routing of antigens within the cell. Antigens directed to endosomal compartments are degraded, and the peptides are presented on major histocompatibility complex class II molecules, thereby promoting immunity. Alternatively, HIV-1 can avoid degradation, as virus engagement with C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), such as DC-SIGN (DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin) results in trafficking to surface-accessible invaginated pockets. This process appears to enable infection of T cells in trans We sought to explore whether antigen fate upon CLR-mediated internalization was affected by antigen physical properties. To this end, we employed the ring-opening metathesis polymerization to generate glycopolymers that each display multiple copies of mannoside ligand for DC-SIGN, yet differ in length and size. The rate and extent of glycopolymer internalization depended upon polymer structure-longer polymers were internalized more rapidly and more efficiently than were shorter polymers. The trafficking, however, did not differ, and both short and longer polymers colocalized with transferrin-labeled early endosomes. To explore how DC-SIGN directs larger particles, such as pathogens, we induced aggregation of the polymers to access particulate antigens. Strikingly, these particulate antigens were diverted to the invaginated pockets that harbor HIV-1. Thus, antigen structure has a dramatic effect on DC-SIGN-mediated uptake and trafficking. These findings have consequences for the design of synthetic vaccines. Additionally, the results suggest strategies for targeting DC reservoirs that harbor viral pathogens.
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Nagae M, Yamaguchi Y. Structural Aspects of Carbohydrate Recognition Mechanisms of C-Type Lectins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019; 429:147-176. [PMID: 31781867 DOI: 10.1007/82_2019_181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carbohydrate recognition is an essential function occurring in all living organisms. Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins and are classified into several families. In mammals, Ca2+-dependent C-type lectins, such as β-galactoside-binding galectin and sialic acid-binding siglec, play crucial roles in the immune response and homeostasis. C-type lectins are abundant and diverse in animals. Their immunological activities include lymphocyte homing, pathogen recognition, and clearance of apoptotic bodies. C-type lectin domains are composed of 110-130 amino acid residues with highly conserved structural folds. Remarkably, individual lectins can accept a wide variety of sugar ligands and can distinguish subtle structural differences in closely related ligands. In addition, several C-type lectin-like proteins specifically bind to carbohydrate ligands in Ca2+-independent ways. The accumulated 3D structural evidence clarifies the unexpected structural versatility of C-type lectins underlying the variety of ligand binding modes. In this issue, we focus on the structural aspects of carbohydrate recognition mechanisms of C-type lectins and C-type lectin-like proteins.
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- Masamichi Nagae
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.
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Calloni I, Unione L, Jiménez-Osés G, Corzana F, Del Bino L, Corrado A, Pitirollo O, Colombo C, Lay L, Adamo R, Jiménez-Barbero J. The Conformation of the Mannopyranosyl Phosphate Repeating Unit of the Capsular Polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A and Its Carba-Mimetic. European J Org Chem 2018; 2018:4548-4555. [PMID: 30443159 PMCID: PMC6220853 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (MenA) is an aerobic diplococcal Gram-negative bacterium responsible for epidemic meningitis disease. Its capsular polysaccharide (CPS) has been identified as the primary virulence factor of MenA. This polysaccharide suffers from chemical lability in water. Thus, the design and synthesis of novel and hydrolytically stable structural analogues of MenA CPS may provide additional tools for the development of therapies against this disease. In this context, the structural features of the natural phosphorylated monomer have been analyzed and compared to those of its carba-analogue, where the endocyclic oxygen has been replaced by a methylene moiety. The lowest energy geometries of the different molecules have been calculated using a combination of quantum mechanical techniques and molecular dynamics simulations. The predicted results have been compared and validated using NMR experiments. The results indicate that the more stable designed glycomimetics may adopt the conformation adopted by the natural monomer, although they display a wider flexibility around the torsional degrees of freedom.
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- Ilaria Calloni
- Chemical Glycobiology Lab CIC bioGUNE Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800 48160 Derio Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry II Faculty of Science and Technology University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV Leioa Spain
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- Atlas Molecular Pharma Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800 48160 Derio Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Universidad de la Rioja Centro Científico Tecnológico Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Universidad de la Rioja Centro Científico Tecnológico Spain
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- Glycobiology Lab GSK Via Fiorentina 10 Siena Italy.,Department of Chemistry and ISTM_CNR University of Milan Via Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and ISTM_CNR University of Milan Via Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and ISTM_CNR University of Milan Via Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and ISTM_CNR University of Milan Via Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Chemical Glycobiology Lab CIC bioGUNE Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800 48160 Derio Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry II Faculty of Science and Technology University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV Leioa Spain.,Basque Foundation for Science (IKERBASQUE) 48009 Bilbao Spain
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Bertolotti B, Sutkeviciute I, Ambrosini M, Ribeiro-Viana R, Rojo J, Fieschi F, Dvořáková H, Kašáková M, Parkan K, Hlaváčková M, Nováková K, Moravcová J. Polyvalent C-glycomimetics based on l-fucose or d-mannose as potent DC-SIGN antagonists. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:3995-4004. [PMID: 28443908 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob00322f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The C-type lectin DC-SIGN expressed on immature dendritic cells is a promising target for antiviral drug development. Previously, we have demonstrated that mono- and divalent C-glycosides based on d-manno and l-fuco configurations are promising DC-SIGN ligands. Here, we described the convergent synthesis of C-glycoside dendrimers decorated with 4, 6, 9, and 12 α-l-fucopyranosyl units and with 9 and 12 α-d-mannopyranosyl units. Their affinity against DC-SIGN was assessed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays. For comparison, parent O-glycosidic dendrimers were synthesized and tested, as well. A clear increase of both affinity and multivalency effect was observed for C-glycomimetics of both types (mannose and fucose). However, when dodecavalent C-glycosidic dendrimers were compared, there was no difference in affinity regarding the sugar unit (l-fuco, IC50 17 μM; d-manno, IC50 12 μM). For the rest of glycodendrimers with l-fucose or d-mannose attached by the O- or C-glycosidic linkage, C-glycosidic dendrimers were significantly more active. These results show that in addition to the expected physiological stability, the biological activity of C-glycoside mimetics is higher in comparison to the corresponding O-glycosides and therefore these glycomimetic multivalent systems represent potentially promising candidates for targeting DC-SIGN.
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- Benedetta Bertolotti
- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Porkolab V, Chabrol E, Varga N, Ordanini S, Sutkevičiu̅tė I, Thépaut M, García-Jiménez MJ, Girard E, Nieto PM, Bernardi A, Fieschi F. Rational-Differential Design of Highly Specific Glycomimetic Ligands: Targeting DC-SIGN and Excluding Langerin Recognition. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:600-608. [PMID: 29272097 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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At the surface of dendritic cells, C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) allow the recognition of carbohydrate-based PAMPS or DAMPS (pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns, respectively) and promote immune response regulation. However, some CLRs are hijacked by viral and bacterial pathogens. Thus, the design of ligands able to target specifically one CLR, to either modulate an immune response or to inhibit a given infection mechanism, has great potential value in therapeutic design. A case study is the selective blocking of DC-SIGN, involved notably in HIV trans-infection of T lymphocytes, without interfering with langerin-mediated HIV clearance. This is a challenging task due to their overlapping carbohydrate specificity. Toward the rational design of DC-SIGN selective ligands, we performed a comparative affinity study between DC-SIGN and langerin with natural ligands. We found that GlcNAc is recognized by both CLRs; however, selective sulfation are shown to increase the selectivity in favor of langerin. With the combination of site-directed mutagenesis and X-ray structural analysis of the langerin/GlcNS6S complex, we highlighted that 6-sulfation of the carbohydrate ligand induced langerin specificity. Additionally, the K313 residue from langerin was identified as a critical feature of its binding site. Using a rational and a differential approach in the study of CLR binding sites, we designed, synthesized, and characterized a new glycomimetic, which is highly specific for DC-SIGN vs langerin. STD NMR, SPR, and ITC characterizations show that compound 7 conserved the overall binding mode of the natural disaccharide while possessing an improved affinity and a strict specificity for DC-SIGN.
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- Vanessa Porkolab
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMI), Dip. Chimica, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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New branched amino acids for high affinity dendrimeric DC-SIGN ligands. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:1006-1015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lubart Q, Vitet H, Dalonneau F, Le Roy A, Kowalski M, Lourdin M, Ebel C, Weidenhaupt M, Picart C. Role of Phosphorylation in Moesin Interactions with PIP 2-Containing Biomimetic Membranes. Biophys J 2018; 114:98-112. [PMID: 29320700 PMCID: PMC5912500 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Moesin, a protein of the ezrin, radixin, and moesin family, which links the plasma membrane to the cytoskeleton, is involved in multiple physiological and pathological processes, including viral budding and infection. Its interaction with the plasma membrane occurs via a key phosphoinositide, the phosphatidyl(4,5)inositol-bisphosphate (PIP2), and phosphorylation of residue T558, which has been shown to contribute, in cellulo, to a conformationally open protein. We study the impact of a double phosphomimetic mutation of moesin (T235D, T558D), which mimics the phosphorylation state of the protein, on protein/PIP2/microtubule interactions. Analytical ultracentrifugation in the micromolar range showed moesin in the monomer and dimer forms, with wild-type (WT) moesin containing a slightly larger fraction (∼30%) of dimers than DD moesin (10-20%). Only DD moesin was responsive to PIP2 in its micellar form. Quantitative cosedimentation assays using large unilamellar vesicles and quartz crystal microbalance on supported lipid bilayers containing PIP2 reveal a specific cooperative interaction for DD moesin with an ability to bind two PIP2 molecules simultaneously, whereas WT moesin was able to bind only one. In addition, DD moesin could subsequently interact with microtubules, whereas WT moesin was unable to do so. Altogether, our results point to an important role of these two phosphorylation sites in the opening of moesin: since DD moesin is intrinsically in a more open conformation than WT moesin, this intermolecular interaction is reinforced by its binding to PIP2. We also highlight important differences between moesin and ezrin, which appear to be finely regulated and to exhibit distinct molecular behaviors.
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- Quentin Lubart
- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR 5628 (LMGP), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France; Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France.
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Li RE, van Vliet SJ, van Kooyk Y. Using the glycan toolbox for pathogenic interventions and glycan immunotherapy. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 51:24-31. [PMID: 29175707 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glycans play a crucial role to discern between self and foreign entities by providing key recognition elements for C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) and Siglec receptors expressed on immune cells. The glycan recognition of CLRs has illustrated a potent immune modulatory role affecting not only innate pathogen binding and immune signalling, but also Thelper differentiation, cytokine production and antigen presentation. This broad range of influence has implicated glycans in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases but also revealed their extraordinary properties in cancer. Glycan binding by CLRs and Siglecs can be exploited for immunotherapy and the design of glycan-based therapeutics and their multivalent requirements will aspire new biotechnological approaches to effectively interfere in immunological processes in cancer and infectious diseases.
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- Rj Eveline Li
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Raich I, Lövyová Z, Trnka L, Parkan K, Kessler J, Pohl R, Kaminský J. Limitations in the description of conformational preferences of C-disaccharides: The (1 → 3)-C-mannobiose case. Carbohydr Res 2017; 451:42-50. [PMID: 28950209 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Conformational preferences of two C-glycosyl analogues of Manp-(1 → 3)-Manp, were studied using a combined method of theoretical and experimental chemistry. Molecular dynamics was utilized to provide conformational behavior along C-glycosidic bonds of methyl 3-deoxy-3-C-[(α-d-mannopyranosyl)methyl]-α-d- and l-mannopyranosides. The OPLS2005 and Glycam06 force fields were used. Simulations were performed with explicit water (TIP3P) and methanol. Results were compared with a complete conformational scan at the MM4 level with the dielectric constant corresponding to methanol. In order to verify predicted conformational preferences, vicinal 3JHH NMR coupling constants were calculated by the Karplus equation on simulated potential energy surfaces (PES). A set of new parameters for the Karplus equation was also designed. Predicted 3JHH were compared with experimental data. We also used reverse methodology, in which the 3JHH coupling constants were calculated at the DFT level for each family of (ϕ, ψ)-conformers separately and then experimental values were decomposed onto calculated 3JHH couplings in order to obtain experimentally derived populations of conformers. As an alternative method of evaluation of preferred conformers, analysis of sensitive 13C chemical shifts was introduced. We were able to thoroughly discuss several fundamental issues in predictions of preferred conformers of C-saccharides, such as the solvent effect, reliability of the force field, character of empirical Karplus equation or applicability of NMR parameters in predictions of conformational preferences in general.
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- Ivan Raich
- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Ordanini S, Goti G, Bernardi A. From optimized monovalent ligands to size-controlled dendrimers: an efficient strategy towards high-activity DC-SIGN antagonists. CAN J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2017-0138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This short review describes our work on the development of dendrimeric antagonists of DC-SIGN, a dendritic cells (DCs) receptor recognizing highly mannosylated structures and primarily involved in the recognition of viruses such as HIV. The structure of pseudo-di-mannoside and pseudo-tri-mannoside compounds was first finely modified to obtain DC-SIGN ligands that were more stable and selective than mannose. Their DC-SIGN affinity differences were amplified once presented on multivalent dendrimer-like scaffolds, including poly-alkyne terminated and phenylene-ethynylene rod-like ones. Libraries of mannosylated dendrimers were synthesized, improving their stability and maximizing their monodispersity. The effect of the dendrimers valency, structure, and size on DC-SIGN affinity and antiviral potency was investigated. Both the valency and the topology of the architectures were revealed as key parameters for activity optimization, together with the intrinsic affinity of the monovalent ligand. The stability, rigidity, and length of the scaffolds were also tuned. The design of geometrically adapted scaffolds afforded one of the most potent inhibitors of DC-SIGN mediated HIV infections to date. This monodispersed, not cytotoxic, and highly active compound was also tested with DCs; its internalization into endolysosomal compartments and its ability to induce the overexpression of signaling molecules makes it a good precursor to produce pathogen-entry inhibitors with immunomodulant properties.
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- Stefania Ordanini
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Aretz J, Baukmann H, Shanina E, Hanske J, Wawrzinek R, Zapol'skii VA, Seeberger PH, Kaufmann DE, Rademacher C. Identifikation sekundärer Bindestellen auf DC-SIGN mithilfe eines Fragment-Screenings. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jonas Aretz
- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Technische Universität Clausthal; Leibnizstraße 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Technische Universität Clausthal; Leibnizstraße 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme; Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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Aretz J, Baukmann H, Shanina E, Hanske J, Wawrzinek R, Zapol'skii VA, Seeberger PH, Kaufmann DE, Rademacher C. Identification of Multiple Druggable Secondary Sites by Fragment Screening against DC-SIGN. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:7292-7296. [PMID: 28523851 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
DC-SIGN is a cell-surface receptor for several pathogenic threats, such as HIV, Ebola virus, or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Multiple attempts to develop inhibitors of the underlying carbohydrate-protein interactions have been undertaken in the past fifteen years. Still, drug-like DC-SIGN ligands are sparse, which is most likely due to its hydrophilic, solvent-exposed carbohydrate-binding site. Herein, we report on a parallel fragment screening against DC-SIGN applying SPR and a reporter displacement assay, which complements previous screenings using 19 F NMR spectroscopy and chemical fragment microarrays. Hit validation by SPR and 1 H-15 N HSQC NMR spectroscopy revealed that although no fragment bound in the primary carbohydrate site, five secondary sites are available to harbor drug-like molecules. Building on key interactions of the reported fragment hits, these pockets will be targeted in future approaches to accelerate the development of DC-SIGN inhibitors.
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- Jonas Aretz
- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Clausthal, Leibnizstrasse 6, 38678, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Clausthal, Leibnizstrasse 6, 38678, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Abteilung für Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Fachbereich für Biologie, Chemie und Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Brault J, Vaganay G, Le Roy A, Lenormand JL, Cortes S, Stasia MJ. Therapeutic effects of proteoliposomes on X-linked chronic granulomatous disease: proof of concept using macrophages differentiated from patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:2161-2177. [PMID: 28356734 PMCID: PMC5367562 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s128611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited immunodeficiency due to dysfunction of the phagocytic nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex leading to severe and recurrent infections in early childhood. The main genetic form is the X-linked CGD leading to the absence of cytochrome b558 composed of NOX2 and p22phox, the membrane partners of the NADPH oxidase complex. The first cause of death of CGD patients is pulmonary infections. Recombinant proteoliposome-based therapy is an emerging and innovative approach for membrane protein delivery, which could be an alternative local, targeted treatment to fight lung infections in CGD patients. We developed an enzyme therapy using recombinant NOX2/p22phox liposomes to supply the NADPH oxidase activity in X0-linked CGD (X0-CGD) macrophages. Using an optimized prokaryotic cell-free protein synthesis system, a recombinant cytochrome b558 containing functional hemes was produced and directly inserted into the lipid bilayer of specific liposomes. The size of the NOX2/p22phox liposomes was estimated to be around 700 nm. These proteoliposomes were able to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an activated reconstituted cell-free NADPH oxidase activation assay in the presence of recombinant p47phox, p67phox and Rac, the cytosolic components of the NADPH oxidase complex. Furthermore, using flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, we demonstrated that cytochrome b558 was successfully delivered to the plasma membrane of X0-CGD-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived macrophages. In addition, NADPH oxidase activity was restored in X0-CGD iPSC-derived macrophages treated with NOX2/p22phox liposomes for 8 h without any toxicity. In conclusion, we confirmed that proteoliposomes provide a new promising technology for the delivery of functional proteins to the membrane of targeted cells. This efficient liposomal enzyme replacement therapy will be useful for future treatment of pulmonary infections in CGD patients refractory to conventional anti-infectious treatments.
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- Julie Brault
- UMR CNRS 5525, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; CGD Diagnosis and Research Centre, University Hospital Centre of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- IBS, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; CNRS, IBS, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; CEA, IBS, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- UMR CNRS 5525, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; CGD Diagnosis and Research Centre, University Hospital Centre of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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Bertolotti B, Oroszová B, Sutkeviciute I, Kniežo L, Fieschi F, Parkan K, Lovyová Z, Kašáková M, Moravcová J. Nonhydrolyzable C-disaccharides, a new class of DC-SIGN ligands. Carbohydr Res 2016; 435:7-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Johannssen T, Lepenies B. Glycan-Based Cell Targeting To Modulate Immune Responses. Trends Biotechnol 2016; 35:334-346. [PMID: 28277249 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Glycosylation is an integral post-translational modification present in more than half of all eukaryotic proteins. It affects key protein functions, including folding, stability, and immunogenicity. Glycoengineering approaches, such as the use of bacterial N-glycosylation systems, or expression systems, including yeasts, insect cells, and mammalian cells, have enabled access to defined and homogenous glycoproteins. Given that glycan structures on proteins can be recognized by host lectin receptors, they may facilitate cell-specific targeting and immune modulation. Myeloid C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) expressed by antigen-presenting cells are attractive targets to shape immune responses. Multivalent glycan display on nanoparticles, liposomes, or dendrimers has successfully enabled CLR targeting. In this review, we discuss novel strategies to access defined glycan structures and highlight CLR targeting approaches for immune modulation.
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- Timo Johannssen
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomolecular Systems, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany; University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Immunology Unit & Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Immunology Unit & Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany.
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Mydock-McGrane L, Cusumano Z, Han Z, Binkley J, Kostakioti M, Hannan T, Pinkner JS, Klein R, Kalas V, Crowley J, Rath NP, Hultgren SJ, Janetka JW. Antivirulence C-Mannosides as Antibiotic-Sparing, Oral Therapeutics for Urinary Tract Infections. J Med Chem 2016; 59:9390-9408. [PMID: 27689912 PMCID: PMC5087331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Gram-negative
uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)
bacteria are a causative pathogen of urinary tract infections
(UTIs). Previously developed antivirulence inhibitors of the type
1 pilus adhesin, FimH, demonstrated oral activity in animal models
of UTI but were found to have limited compound exposure due to the
metabolic instability of the O-glycosidic bond (O-mannosides). Herein, we disclose that compounds having
the O-glycosidic bond replaced with carbon linkages
had improved stability and inhibitory activity against FimH. We report
on the design, synthesis, and in vivo evaluation of this promising
new class of carbon-linked C-mannosides that show
improved pharmacokinetic (PK) properties relative to O-mannosides. Interestingly, we found that FimH binding is stereospecifically
modulated by hydroxyl substitution on the methylene linker, where
the R-hydroxy isomer has a 60-fold increase in potency.
This new class of C-mannoside antagonists have significantly
increased compound exposure and, as a result, enhanced efficacy in
mouse models of acute and chronic UTI.
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- Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. , Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 United States
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- Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. , Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri , Saint Louis, Missouri 63121 United States
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- Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. , Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 United States
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- Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. , Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 United States
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Sattin S, Bernardi A. Glycoconjugates and Glycomimetics as Microbial Anti-Adhesives. Trends Biotechnol 2016; 34:483-495. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Guzzi C, Alfarano P, Sutkeviciute I, Sattin S, Ribeiro-Viana R, Fieschi F, Bernardi A, Weiser J, Rojo J, Angulo J, Nieto PM. Detection and quantitative analysis of two independent binding modes of a small ligand responsible for DC-SIGN clustering. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:335-44. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02025e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Multiple binding modes at the same binding site can explain the higher binding affinity of a pseudotrimannotrioside compared to a pseudomannobioside.
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- C. Guzzi
- Glycosystems Laboratory. Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ)/cicCartuja. CSIC/US
- 41092 Sevilla
- Spain
- Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences University of Millano-Bicocca Piazza della Scienza 2 20126
- Milan
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- Anterio Consult & Research GmbH
- Augustaanlage 23 68165 Mannheim
- Germany
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS)
- F-38044 Grenoble
- France
- CNRS
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Universita’ degli Studi di Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Glycosystems Laboratory. Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ)/cicCartuja. CSIC/US
- 41092 Sevilla
- Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS)
- F-38044 Grenoble
- France
- CNRS
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Universita’ degli Studi di Milano
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Anterio Consult & Research GmbH
- Augustaanlage 23 68165 Mannheim
- Germany
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- Glycosystems Laboratory. Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ)/cicCartuja. CSIC/US
- 41092 Sevilla
- Spain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory. Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ)/cicCartuja. CSIC/US
- 41092 Sevilla
- Spain
- School of Pharmacy
- University of East Anglia
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- Glycosystems Laboratory. Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ)/cicCartuja. CSIC/US
- 41092 Sevilla
- Spain
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Arsov Z, Švajger U, Mravljak J, Pajk S, Kotar A, Urbančič I, Štrancar J, Anderluh M. Internalization and Accumulation in Dendritic Cells of a Small pH-Activatable Glycomimetic Fluorescent Probe as Revealed by Spectral Detection. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2660-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Zoran Arsov
- Laboratory of Biophysics; Department of Condensed Matter Physics; Jozef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Center of Excellence NAMASTE; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia; Šlajmerjeva 6 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Ljubljana; Aškerčeva 7 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Ljubljana; Aškerčeva 7 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Laboratory of Biophysics; Department of Condensed Matter Physics; Jozef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Ljubljana; Aškerčeva 7 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Slovenian NMR Centre; National Institute of Chemistry; Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biophysics; Department of Condensed Matter Physics; Jozef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biophysics; Department of Condensed Matter Physics; Jozef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Center of Excellence NAMASTE; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Ljubljana; Aškerčeva 7 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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Jug G, Anderluh M, Tomašič T. Comparative evaluation of several docking tools for docking small molecule ligands to DC-SIGN. J Mol Model 2015; 21:164. [PMID: 26040678 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-015-2713-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Five docking tools, namely AutoDock, FRED, CDOCKER, FlexX and GOLD, have been critically examined, with the aim of selecting those most appropriate for use as docking tools for docking molecules to the lectin dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN). This lectin has been selected for its rather non-druggable binding site, which enables complex interactions that guide the binding of the core monosaccharide. Since optimal orientation is crucial for forming coordination bonds, it was important to assess whether the selected docking tools could reproduce the optimal binding conformation for several oligosaccharides that are known to bind DC-SIGN. Our results show that even widely used docking programs have certain limitations when faced with a rather shallow and featureless binding site, as is the case of DC-SIGN. The FRED docking software (OpenEye Scientific Software, Inc.) was found to score as the best tool for docking ligands to DC-SIGN. The performance of FRED was further assessed on another lectin, Langerin. We have demonstrated that this validated docking protocol could be used for docking to other lectins similar to DC-SIGN.
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- Gregor Jug
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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te Riet J, Reinieren-Beeren I, Figdor CG, Cambi A. AFM force spectroscopy reveals how subtle structural differences affect the interaction strength betweenCandida albicansand DC-SIGN. J Mol Recognit 2015; 28:687-98. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Joost te Riet
- Department of Tumor Immunology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud UMC; P.O. Box 9101 6500HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud UMC; P.O. Box 9101 6500HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud UMC; P.O. Box 9101 6500HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud UMC; P.O. Box 9101 6500HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Cecioni S, Imberty A, Vidal S. Glycomimetics versus Multivalent Glycoconjugates for the Design of High Affinity Lectin Ligands. Chem Rev 2014; 115:525-61. [DOI: 10.1021/cr500303t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 381] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Samy Cecioni
- CERMAV, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institut
de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires,
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique 2 - Glycochimie, UMR 5246, Université Lyon 1 and CNRS, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- CERMAV, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Institut
de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires,
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique 2 - Glycochimie, UMR 5246, Université Lyon 1 and CNRS, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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Csávás M, Demeter T, Herczeg M, Timári I, Kövér KE, Herczegh P, Borbás A. Rapid synthesis of self-assembling 1,2-thiomannobioside glycoconjugates as potential multivalent ligands of mannose-binding lectins. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.10.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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