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Vo Y, Schwartz BD, Onagi H, Ward JS, Gardiner MG, Banwell MG, Nelms K, Malins LR. A Rapid and Mild Sulfation Strategy Reveals Conformational Preferences in Therapeutically Relevant Sulfated Xylooligosaccharides. Chemistry 2021; 27:9830-9838. [PMID: 33880824 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although sulfated xylooligosaccharides are promising therapeutic leads for a multitude of afflictions, the structural complexity and heterogeneity of commercially deployed forms (e. g. Pentosan polysulfate 1) complicates their path to further clinical development. We describe herein the synthesis of the largest homogeneous persulfated xylooligomers prepared to date, comprising up to eight xylose residues, as standards for biological studies. Near quantitative sulfation was accomplished using a remarkably mild and operationally simple protocol which avoids the need for high temperatures and a large excess of the sulfating reagent. Moreover, the sulfated xylooligomer standards so obtained enabled definitive identification of a pyridinium contaminant in a sample of a commercially prepared Pentosan drug and provided significant insights into the conformational preferences of the constituent persulfated monosaccharide residues. As the spatial distribution of sulfates is a key determinant of the binding of sulfated oligosaccharides to endogenous targets, these findings have broad implications for the advancement of Pentosan-based treatments.
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- Yen Vo
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Beta Therapeutics Pty. Ltd. Level 6, 121 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Bu C, Jin L. NMR Characterization of the Interactions Between Glycosaminoglycans and Proteins. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:646808. [PMID: 33796549 PMCID: PMC8007983 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.646808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) constitute a considerable fraction of the glycoconjugates found on cellular membranes and in the extracellular matrix of virtually all mammalian tissues. The essential role of GAG-protein interactions in the regulation of physiological processes has been recognized for decades. However, the underlying molecular basis of these interactions has only emerged since 1990s. The binding specificity of GAGs is encoded in their primary structures, but ultimately depends on how their functional groups are presented to a protein in the three-dimensional space. This review focuses on the application of NMR spectroscopy on the characterization of the GAG-protein interactions. Examples of interpretation of the complex mechanism and characterization of structural motifs involved in the GAG-protein interactions are given. Selected families of GAG-binding proteins investigated using NMR are also described.
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- Changkai Bu
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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Boittier ED, Burns JM, Gandhi NS, Ferro V. GlycoTorch Vina: Docking Designed and Tested for Glycosaminoglycans. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:6328-6343. [PMID: 33152249 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a family of anionic carbohydrates that play an essential role in the physiology and pathology of all eukaryotic life forms. Experimental determination of GAG-protein complexes is challenging due to their difficult isolation from biological sources, natural heterogeneity, and conformational flexibility-including possible ring puckering of sulfated iduronic acid from 1C4 to 2SO conformation. To overcome these challenges, we present GlycoTorch Vina (GTV), a molecular docking tool based on the carbohydrate docking program VinaCarb (VC). Our program is unique in that it contains parameters to model 2SO sugars while also supporting glycosidic linkages specific to GAGs. We discuss how crystallographic models of carbohydrates can be biased by the choice of refinement software and structural dictionaries. To overcome these variations, we carefully curated 12 of the best available GAG and GAG-like crystal structures (ranging from tetra- to octasaccharides or longer) obtained from the PDB-REDO server and refined using the same protocol. Both GTV and VC produced pose predictions with a mean root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) of 3.1 Å from the native crystal structure-a statistically significant improvement when compared to AutoDock Vina (4.5 Å) and the commercial software Glide (5.9 Å). Examples of how real-space correlation coefficients can be used to better assess the accuracy of docking pose predictions are given. Comparisons between statistical distributions of empirical "salt bridge" interactions, relevant to GAGs, were compared to density functional theory (DFT) studies of model salt bridges, and water-mediated salt bridges; however, there was generally a poor agreement between these data. Water bridges appear to play an important, yet poorly understood, role in the structures of GAG-protein complexes. To aid in the rapid prototyping of future pose scoring functions, we include a module that allows users to include their own torsional and nonbonded parameters.
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- Eric D Boittier
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Chemistry and Physics, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.,Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Long M, Ní Cheallaigh A, Reihill M, Oscarson S, Lahmann M. Synthesis of type 1 Lewis b hexasaccharide antigen structures featuring flexible incorporation of l-[U- 13C 6]-fucose for NMR binding studies. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:4452-4458. [PMID: 32478348 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00426j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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While 13C-labelled proteins are common tools in NMR studies, lack of access to 13C-labelled carbohydrate structures has restricted their use. l-Fucose is involved in a wide range of physiological and pathophysiological processes in mammalian organisms. Here, l-[U-13C6]-Fuc labelled type I Lewis b (Leb) structures have been synthesised for use in NMR binding studies with the Blood-group Antigen Binding Adhesin (BabA), a membrane-bound protein from the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. As part of this work, an efficient synthesis of a benzylated l-[U-13C6]-Fuc thioglycoside donor from l-[U-13C6]-Gal has been developed. The design and synthesis of an orthogonally protected tetrasaccharide precursor enabled controlled introduction of one or two 13C-labelled or non-labelled fucosyl residues prior to global deprotection. NMR analysis showed that it is straightforward to assign the anomeric centres as well as the H-5 positions to the individual fucosyl residues which are relevant for NMR binding studies.
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- Mark Long
- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IE
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IE
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IE
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- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
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Valverde P, Quintana JI, Santos JI, Ardá A, Jiménez-Barbero J. Novel NMR Avenues to Explore the Conformation and Interactions of Glycans. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:13618-13630. [PMID: 31497679 PMCID: PMC6714940 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This perspective article is focused on the presentation of the latest advances in NMR methods and applications that are behind the exciting achievements in the understanding of glycan receptors in molecular recognition events. Different NMR-based methodologies are discussed along with their applications to scrutinize the conformation and dynamics of glycans as well as their interactions with protein receptors.
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- Pablo Valverde
- CIC
bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology
Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology
Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- SGIker
UPV/EHU, Centro Joxe Mari Korta, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, 20018 Donostia, Spain
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology
Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
- E-mail: (A.A.)
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology
Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- Department
Organic Chemistry II, Faculty Science &
Technology, EHU-UPV, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
- E-mail: (J.J.-B.)
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Gerbst AG, Krylov VB, Nifantiev NE. Conformational changes in common monosaccharides caused by per-O-sulfation. PURE APPL CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2018-1212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Polysulfated carbohydrates play an important role in many biological processes because of their ability to bind to various protein receptors such as different growth factors, blood coagulation factors, adhesion lectins etc. Precise information about spatial organization of sulfated derivatives is of high demand for molecular modelling of such interactions as well as for understanding of the mechanism of pyranoside-into-furanoside rearrangement. In this review we summarize the changes recently revealed for the conformations of common pyranosides and furanosides upon total O-sulfation which were studied by means of NMR spectroscopy as well as molecular modelling. It was found that pentoses, being more flexible, undergo complete conformational chair inversion. Meanwhile, for hexoses the situation strongly depends on the monosaccharide configuration. Conformational changes are most pronounced in gluco-compounds though quantum chemical calculations helped to establish that no complete chair inversion occurred. In furanosides distortions of two types were observed: either the ring conformation or the conformation of the side chain changed. The presented data may be used for the analysis of chemical, physical and biological properties of sulfated carbohydrates.
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- Alexey G. Gerbst
- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry , N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninsky Prospect 47 , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry , N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninsky Prospect 47 , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry , N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninsky Prospect 47 , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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Pitoux D, Hu Z, Plainchont B, Merlet D, Farjon J, Bonnaffé D, Giraud N. Combining pure shift and J-edited spectroscopies: A strategy for extracting chemical shifts and scalar couplings from highly crowded proton spectra of oligomeric saccharides. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2018; 56:954-962. [PMID: 29396911 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report the application of pure shift and J-edited nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies to the structural analysis of a protected maltotrioside synthetic intermediate whose crowded 1 H spectrum displays highly crowded regions. The analytical strategy is based on the implementation of J-edited and TOCSY experiments whose resolution is optimized by the use of broadband homonuclear decoupling and selective refocusing techniques, to assign and measure chemical shifts and homonuclear scalar couplings with high accuracy. The resulting data show a high level of complementarity, providing a detailed insight into each subunit of this oligomeric saccharide, even for proton sites whose nuclear magnetic resonance signals strongly overlap. This approach allowed for fully assigning proton chemical shifts and extracting 80% of the 3 JHH couplings that are in excellent agreement with those expected for D-gluco-pyranosyl units in 4 C1 conformations.
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- D Pitoux
- Equipe de RMN en milieu orienté, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe Méthodologies, Synthèses et Molécules Thérapeutiques, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe de RMN en milieu orienté, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe de RMN en milieu orienté, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe de RMN en milieu orienté, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe Méthodologies, Synthèses et Molécules Thérapeutiques, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Equipe de RMN en milieu orienté, ICMMO, UMR 8182 (CNRS-UPS), Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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Glycosaminoglycan-Protein Interactions by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23092314. [PMID: 30208595 PMCID: PMC6225283 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23092314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most utilized and informative analytical techniques for investigating glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-protein complexes. NMR methods that are commonly applied to GAG-protein systems include chemical shift perturbation, saturation transfer difference, and transferred nuclear Overhauser effect. Although these NMR methods have revealed valuable insight into the protein-GAG complexes, elucidating high-resolution structural and dynamic information of these often transient interactions remains challenging. In addition, preparation of structurally homogeneous and isotopically enriched GAG ligands for structural investigations continues to be laborious. As a result, understanding of the structure-activity relationship of GAGs is still primitive. To overcome these deficiencies, several innovative NMR techniques have been developed lately. Here, we review some of the commonly used techniques along with more novel methods such as waterLOGSY and experiments to examine structure and dynamic of lysine and arginine side chains to identify GAG-binding sites. We will also present the latest technology that is used to produce isotopically enriched as well as paramagnetically tagged GAG ligands. Recent results that were obtained from solid-state NMR of amyloid’s interaction with GAG are also presented together with a brief discussion on computer assisted modeling of GAG-protein complexes using sparse experimental data.
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Nieto PM. The Use of NMR to Study Transient Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions. Front Mol Biosci 2018; 5:33. [PMID: 29696146 PMCID: PMC5904382 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2018.00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carbohydrates are biologically ubiquitous and are essential to the existence of all known living organisms. Although they are better known for their role as energy sources (glucose/glycogen or starch) or structural elements (chitin or cellulose), carbohydrates also participate in the recognition events of molecular recognition processes. Such interactions with other biomolecules (nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids) are fundamental to life and disease. This review focuses on the application of NMR methods to understand at the atomic level the mechanisms by which sugar molecules can be recognized by proteins to form complexes, creating new entities with different properties to those of the individual component molecules. These processes have recently gained attention as new techniques have been developed, while at the same time old techniques have been reinvented and adapted to address newer emerging problems.
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- Pedro M Nieto
- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas, cicCartuja, CSIC/USE, Seville, Spain
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Pomin VH, Wang X. Synthetic Oligosaccharide Libraries and Microarray Technology: A Powerful Combination for the Success of Current Glycosaminoglycan Interactomics. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:648-661. [PMID: 29160016 PMCID: PMC5895483 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201700620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are extracellular matrix and/or cell-surface sulfated glycans crucial to the regulation of various signaling proteins, the functions of which are essential in many pathophysiological systems. Because structural heterogeneity is high in GAG chains and purification is difficult, the use of structurally defined GAG oligosaccharides from natural sources as molecular models in both biophysical and pharmacological assays is limited. To overcome this obstacle, GAG-like oligosaccharides of well-defined structures are currently being synthesized by chemical and/or enzymatic means in many research groups around the world. These synthetic GAG oligosaccharides serve as useful molecular tools in studies of GAG-protein interactions. In this review, besides discussing the commonest routes used for the synthesis of GAG oligosaccharides, we also survey some libraries of these synthetic models currently available for research and discuss their activities in interaction studies with functional proteins, especially through the microarray approach.
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- Vitor H Pomin
- Program of Glycobiology, Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis and University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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Matzner D, Schüller A, Seitz T, Wittmann V, Mayer G. Fluoro-Carba-Sugars are Glycomimetic Activators of the glmS Ribozyme. Chemistry 2017; 23:12604-12612. [PMID: 28661578 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The glmS ribozyme is a bacterial gene-regulating riboswitch that controls cell wall synthesis, depending on glucosamine-6-phosphate as a cofactor. Due to the presence of this ribozyme in several human pathogen bacteria (e.g., MRSA, VRSA), the glmS ribozyme represents an attractive target for the development of artificial cofactors. The substitution of the ring oxygen in carbohydrates by functionalized methylene groups leads to a new generation of glycomimetics that exploits distinct interaction possibilities with their target structure in biological systems. Herein, we describe the synthesis of mono-fluoro-modified carba variants of α-d-glucosamine and β-l-idosamine. (5aR)-Fluoro-carba-α-d-glucosamine-6-phosphate is a synthetic mimic of the natural ligand of the glmS ribozyme and is capable of effectively addressing its unique self-cleavage mechanism. However, in contrast to what was expected, the activity is significantly decreased compared to its non-fluorinated analog. By combining self-cleavage assays with the Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus glmS ribozyme and molecular docking studies, we provide a structure-activity relationship for fluorinated carba-sugars.
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- Daniel Matzner
- Life & Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.,Current address: Cilag AG, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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Nestor G, Anderson T, Oscarson S, Gronenborn AM. Exploiting Uniformly 13C-Labeled Carbohydrates for Probing Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions by NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:6210-6216. [PMID: 28406013 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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NMR of a uniformly 13C-labeled carbohydrate was used to elucidate the atomic details of a sugar-protein complex. The structure of the 13C-labeled Manα(1-2)Manα(1-2)ManαOMe trisaccharide ligand, when bound to cyanovirin-N (CV-N), was characterized and revealed that in the complex the glycosidic linkage torsion angles between the two reducing-end mannoses are different from the free trisaccharide. Distances within the carbohydrate were employed for conformational analysis, and NOE-based distance mapping between sugar and protein revealed that Manα(1-2)Manα(1-2)ManαOMe is bound more intimately with its two reducing-end mannoses into the domain A binding site of CV-N than with the nonreducing end unit. Taking advantage of the 13C spectral dispersion of 13C-labeled carbohydrates in isotope-filtered experiments is a versatile means for a simultaneous mapping of the binding interactions on both, the carbohydrate and the protein.
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- Gustav Nestor
- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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Dalton CE, Quinn SD, Rafferty A, Morten MJ, Gardiner JM, Magennis SW. Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection of a Synthetic Heparan Sulfate Disaccharide. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:3442-3446. [PMID: 27538128 PMCID: PMC5111599 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The first single-molecule fluorescence detection of a structurally-defined synthetic carbohydrate is reported: a heparan sulfate (HS) disaccharide fragment labeled with Alexa488. Single molecules have been measured whilst freely diffusing in solution and controlled encapsulation in surface-tethered lipid vesicles has allowed extended observations of carbohydrate molecules down to the single-molecule level. The diverse and dynamic nature of HS-protein interactions means that new tools to investigate pure HS fragments at the molecular level would significantly enhance our understanding of HS. This work is a proof-of-principle demonstration of the feasibility of single-molecule studies of synthetic carbohydrates which offers a new approach to the study of pure glycosaminoglycan (GAG) fragments.
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- Charlotte E Dalton
- The School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- The School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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Paradigms in the structural biology of the mitogenic ternary complex FGF:FGFR:heparin. Biochimie 2016; 127:214-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Soares PAG, Queiroz INL, Santos GRC, Mourão PAS, Pomin VH. NMR-based conformation and dynamics of a tetrasaccharide-repeating sulfated fucan substituted by different counterions. Biopolymers 2016; 105:840-51. [PMID: 27434759 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The sulfated fucan from the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus is composed of the repetitive sequence [-3)-α-l-Fucp-4( OSO3-)-(1-3)-α-l-Fucp-2,4-di( OSO3-)-(1-3)-α-l-Fucp-2( OSO3-)-(1-3)-α-l-Fucp-2( OSO3-)-(1-]n . Conformation (of rings and chains) and dynamics of this tetrasaccharide-repeating sulfated fucan substituted by Na(+) , Ca(2+) , and Li(+) as counterions have been examined through experiments of liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Scalar coupling and nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE)-based data have confirmed that all composing units occur as (1) C4 chair conformer regardless of the cation type, unit position within the repeating sequence, and sulfation type. Chain conformation determined by NOE signal pattern assisted by molecular modeling for a theoretical octasaccharide has shown a similar linear 3D structure for the three differently substituted forms. Data derived from spin-relaxation measurements have indicated a contribution of counterion type to dynamics. The calcium-based preparation has shown the highest mobility while the sodiated one showed the lowest mobility. The set of results from this work suggests that counterion type can affect the physicochemical properties of the structurally well-defined sulfated fucan. The counterion effect seems to impact more on the structural mobility than on average conformation of the studied sulfated glycan in solution.
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- Paulo A G Soares
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Programa de Glicobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Programa de Glicobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Programa de Glicobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Programa de Glicobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Programa de Glicobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil
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Unione L, Xu B, Díaz D, Martín-Santamaría S, Poveda A, Sardinha J, Rauter AP, Blériot Y, Zhang Y, Cañada FJ, Sollogoub M, Jiménez-Barbero J. Conformational Plasticity in Glycomimetics: Fluorocarbamethyl-L-idopyranosides Mimic the Intrinsic Dynamic Behaviour of Natural Idose Rings. Chemistry 2015; 21:10513-21. [PMID: 26096911 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sugar function, structure and dynamics are intricately correlated. Ring flexibility is intrinsically related to biological activity; actually plasticity in L-iduronic rings modulates their interactions with biological receptors. However, the access to the experimental values of the energy barriers and free-energy difference for conformer interconversion in water solution has been elusive. Here, a new generation of fluorine-containing glycomimetics is presented. We have applied a combination of organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and computational methods to investigate the conformational behaviour of idose- and glucose-like rings. We have used low-temperature NMR spectroscopic experiments to slow down the conformational exchange of the idose-like rings. Under these conditions, the exchange rate becomes slow in the (19) F NMR spectroscopic chemical shift timescale and allows shedding light on the thermodynamic and kinetic features of the equilibrium. Despite the minimal structural differences between these compounds, a remarkable difference in their dynamic behaviour indeed occurs. The importance of introducing fluorine atoms in these sugars mimics is also highlighted. Only the use of (19) F NMR spectroscopic experiments has permitted the unveiling of key features of the conformational equilibrium that would have otherwise remained unobserved.
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- Luca Unione
- Chemical and Physical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid (Spain).,Infectious Disease Programme, CIC bioGUNE, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia (Spain)
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Universitaire de France, UMR CNRS 8232, IPCM, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris (France).,Present address: The Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Natural Products of Guizhou Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, 202 Shachong South Road, Guiyang, 550002 (P. R. China)
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- Chemical and Physical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
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- Chemical and Physical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
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- Infectious Disease Programme, CIC bioGUNE, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia (Spain)
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Universitaire de France, UMR CNRS 8232, IPCM, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris (France).,Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, 1749-016 Lisboa (Portugal)
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, 1749-016 Lisboa (Portugal)
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- Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7285, IC2MP, Equipe Synthèse organique, Groupe Glycochimie, 4, avenue Michel Brunet, 86022 Poitiers Cedex (France)
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Universitaire de France, UMR CNRS 8232, IPCM, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris (France)
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- Chemical and Physical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Universitaire de France, UMR CNRS 8232, IPCM, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris (France).
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- Chemical and Physical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid (Spain). .,Infectious Disease Programme, CIC bioGUNE, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia (Spain). .,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao (Spain).
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Pomin VH, Mulloy B. Current structural biology of the heparin interactome. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2015; 34:17-25. [PMID: 26038285 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Heparin is the best known therapeutically active carbohydrate. It can bind and regulate multiple functional proteins such as coagulation cofactors, chemokines, and growth factors. This versatility has led to the recently developed concept of the heparin interactome--a group of proteins that, as the name implies, interact with heparin. The heparin interactome is structurally and functionally diverse. Though natural ligands of this class of proteins may be any of the glycosaminoglycans however, their structural biology is generally studied using heparin as a model compound. NMR spectroscopy contributes significantly to structural investigations of the resultant complexes in solution. This review aims therefore at discussing the current status in structural biology of the molecular complexes formed between heparin and its protein partners through the current concept of the heparin interactome.
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- Vitor H Pomin
- Program of Glycobiology, Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, and University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Imperial College, Department of Medicine, Burlington Danes Building, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.
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Ardá A, Canales A, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J. Carbohydrate–Protein Interactions: A 3D View by NMR. CARBOHYDRATES IN DRUG DESIGN AND DISCOVERY 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849739993-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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NMR spectroscopy is a key tool for carbohydrate research. In studies with complex oligosaccharides there are limits to the amount of relevant structural information provided by these observables due to problems of signal overlapping, strong coupling and/or the scarcity of the key NOE information. Thus, there is an increasing need for additional parameters with structural information, such as residual dipolar couplings (RDCs), paramagnetic relaxation enhancements (PREs) or pseudo contact shifts (PCSs). Carbohydrates are rather flexible molecules. Therefore, NMR observables do not always correlate with a single conformer but with an ensemble of low free-energy conformers that can be accessed by thermal fluctuations. Depending on the system under study, different NMR approaches can be followed to characterize protein–carbohydrate interactions: the standard methodologies can usually be classified as “ligand-based” or “receptor-based”. The selection of the proper methodology is usually determined by the size of the receptor, the dissociation constant of the complex (KD), the availability of the labelled protein (15N, 13C) and the access to soluble receptors at enough concentration for NMR measurements.
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- Ana Ardá
- Chemical and Physical Biology, CIB-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, CIB-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, CIB-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, CIB-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
- CIC bioGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia Edif. 801A-1 48160 Derio-Bizkaia Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao Spain
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Muñoz-García JC, Chabrol E, Vivès RR, Thomas A, de Paz JL, Rojo J, Imberty A, Fieschi F, Nieto PM, Angulo J. Langerin–Heparin Interaction: Two Binding Sites for Small and Large Ligands As Revealed by a Combination of NMR Spectroscopy and Cross-Linking Mapping Experiments. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:4100-10. [DOI: 10.1021/ja511529x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Juan C. Muñoz-García
- 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, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044, Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044, Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV
UPR5301, CNRS and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, 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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- 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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- CERMAV
UPR5301, CNRS and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044, Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, 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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- 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
- School of
Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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Schanda P, Triboulet S, Laguri C, Bougault CM, Ayala I, Callon M, Arthur M, Simorre JP. Atomic model of a cell-wall cross-linking enzyme in complex with an intact bacterial peptidoglycan. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17852-60. [PMID: 25429710 PMCID: PMC4544747 DOI: 10.1021/ja5105987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The maintenance of bacterial cell shape and integrity is largely attributed to peptidoglycan, a highly cross-linked biopolymer. The transpeptidases that perform this cross-linking are important targets for antibiotics. Despite this biomedical importance, to date no structure of a protein in complex with an intact bacterial peptidoglycan has been resolved, primarily due to the large size and flexibility of peptidoglycan sacculi. Here we use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to derive for the first time an atomic model of an l,d-transpeptidase from Bacillus subtilis bound to its natural substrate, the intact B. subtilis peptidoglycan. Importantly, the model obtained from protein chemical shift perturbation data shows that both domains-the catalytic domain as well as the proposed peptidoglycan recognition domain-are important for the interaction and reveals a novel binding motif that involves residues outside of the classical enzymatic pocket. Experiments on mutants and truncated protein constructs independently confirm the binding site and the implication of both domains. Through measurements of dipolar-coupling derived order parameters of bond motion we show that protein binding reduces the flexibility of peptidoglycan. This first report of an atomic model of a protein-peptidoglycan complex paves the way for the design of new antibiotic drugs targeting l,d-transpeptidases. The strategy developed here can be extended to the study of a large variety of enzymes involved in peptidoglycan morphogenesis.
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- Paul Schanda
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, LRMA, Equipe 12, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR S 1138, 75006 Paris (France)
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne, UMR S 1138, 75006 Paris (France); INSERM, U1138, 75006 Paris (France)
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, LRMA, Equipe 12, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR S 1138, 75006 Paris (France)
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne, UMR S 1138, 75006 Paris (France); INSERM, U1138, 75006 Paris (France)
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CNRS, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
- CEA, IBS, F-38044 Grenoble, France
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Miller GJ, Hansen SU, Baráth M, Johannessen C, Blanch EW, Jayson GC, Gardiner JM. Synthesis of a heparin-related GlcN-IdoA sulfation-site variable disaccharide library and analysis by Raman and ROA spectroscopy. Carbohydr Res 2014; 400:44-53. [PMID: 25457609 PMCID: PMC4245711 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Synthesis of an array of differentially sulfated GlcN-IdoA disaccharides, accessible on good scale, directly from l-iduronate components is described. These are specifically directed to provide the sulfation variability at the key most common biologically relevant sulfation-variable l-IdoA O-2 and d-GlcN O-6 and amino sites of this heparin disaccharide. This sulfation-varied matrix has allowed the first evaluation of using Raman/ROA spectroscopy to characterize changes in spectra as a function of both site and level of sulfation with pure, defined heparin-related disaccharide species. This provides analysis of both similarities and differences to digest native heparin and this shows evidence of different types of changes in conformations and conformational freedom as a function of some specific sulfation changes at the disaccharide level. It is anticipated that this data set will open the way for applications to further site-specific sulfated saccharides and demonstrates the capability offered by Raman-ROA towards fingerprinting sulfation in heparin fragments.
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- Gavin J Miller
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK; Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Christie Hospital and University of Manchester, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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Heparan sulfate is a polysaccharide that plays essential physiological functions in the animal kingdom. Heparin, a highly sulfated form of heparan sulfate, is a widely prescribed anticoagulant drug worldwide. The heparan sulfate and heparin isolated from natural sources are highly heterogeneous mixtures differing in their polysaccharide chain lengths and sulfation patterns. The access to structurally defined heparan sulfate and heparin is critical to probe the contribution of specific sulfated saccharide structures to the biological functions as well as for the development of the next generation of heparin-based anticoagulant drugs. The synthesis of heparan sulfate and heparin, using a purely chemical approach, has proven extremely difficult, especially for targets larger than octasaccharides having a high degree of site-specific sulfation. A new chemoenzymatic method has emerged as an effective alternative approach. This method uses recombinant heparan sulfate biosynthetic enzymes combined with unnatural uridine diphosphate-monosaccharide donors. Recent examples demonstrate the successful synthesis of ultra-low molecular weight heparin, low-molecular weight heparin and bioengineered heparin with unprecedented efficiency. The new method provides an opportunity to develop improved heparin-based therapeutics.
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- Jian Liu
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Rm 1044, Genetic Medicine Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Künze G, Gehrcke JP, Pisabarro MT, Huster D. NMR characterization of the binding properties and conformation of glycosaminoglycans interacting with interleukin-10. Glycobiology 2014; 24:1036-49. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Solís D, Bovin NV, Davis AP, Jiménez-Barbero J, Romero A, Roy R, Smetana K, Gabius HJ. A guide into glycosciences: How chemistry, biochemistry and biology cooperate to crack the sugar code. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1850:186-235. [PMID: 24685397 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The most demanding challenge in research on molecular aspects within the flow of biological information is posed by the complex carbohydrates (glycan part of cellular glycoconjugates). How the 'message' encoded in carbohydrate 'letters' is 'read' and 'translated' can only be unraveled by interdisciplinary efforts. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review provides a didactic step-by-step survey of the concept of the sugar code and the way strategic combination of experimental approaches characterizes structure-function relationships, with resources for teaching. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The unsurpassed coding capacity of glycans is an ideal platform for generating a broad range of molecular 'messages'. Structural and functional analyses of complex carbohydrates have been made possible by advances in chemical synthesis, rendering production of oligosaccharides, glycoclusters and neoglycoconjugates possible. This availability facilitates to test the glycans as ligands for natural sugar receptors (lectins). Their interaction is a means to turn sugar-encoded information into cellular effects. Glycan/lectin structures and their spatial modes of presentation underlie the exquisite specificity of the endogenous lectins in counterreceptor selection, that is, to home in on certain cellular glycoproteins or glycolipids. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Understanding how sugar-encoded 'messages' are 'read' and 'translated' by lectins provides insights into fundamental mechanisms of life, with potential for medical applications.
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- Dolores Solís
- Instituto de Química Física "Rocasolano", CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), 07110 Bunyola, Mallorca, Illes Baleares, Spain.
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117871 GSP-7, V-437, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, U nemocnice 3, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Veterinärstr. 13, 80539 München, Germany.
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Samsonov SA, Gehrcke JP, Pisabarro MT. Flexibility and Explicit Solvent in Molecular-Dynamics-Based Docking of Protein–Glycosaminoglycan Systems. J Chem Inf Model 2014; 54:582-92. [DOI: 10.1021/ci4006047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Sergey A. Samsonov
- Structural Bioinformatics,
BIOTEC, TU Dresden, Tatzberg 47-51, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics,
BIOTEC, TU Dresden, Tatzberg 47-51, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics,
BIOTEC, TU Dresden, Tatzberg 47-51, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Nikitovic D, Mytilinaiou M, Berdiaki A, Karamanos NK, Tzanakakis GN. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans and heparin regulate melanoma cell functions. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2471-81. [PMID: 24486410 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The solid melanoma tumor consists of transformed melanoma cells, and the associated stromal cells including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, immune cells, as well as, soluble macro- and micro-molecules of the extracellular matrix (ECM) forming the complex network of the tumor microenvironment. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are an important component of the melanoma tumor ECM. Importantly, there appears to be both a quantitative and a qualitative shift in the content of HSPGs, in parallel to the nevi-radial growth phase-vertical growth phase melanoma progression. Moreover, these changes in HSPG expression are correlated to modulations of key melanoma cell functions. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review will critically discuss the roles of HSPGs/heparin in melanoma development and progression. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS We have correlated HSPGs' expression and distribution with melanoma cell signaling and functions as well as angiogenesis. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The current knowledge of HSPGs/heparin biology in melanoma provides a foundation we can utilize in the ongoing search for new approaches in designing anti-tumor therapy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Matrix-mediated cell behaviour and properties.
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- D Nikitovic
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras 26110, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece.
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Unione L, Galante S, Díaz D, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J. NMR and molecular recognition. The application of ligand-based NMR methods to monitor molecular interactions. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4md00138a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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NMR allows the monitoring of molecular recognition processes in solution. Nowadays, a plethora of NMR methods are available to deduce the key features of the interaction from both the ligand or the receptor points of view.
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- Luca Unione
- Chemical and Physical Biology
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Brzyska A, Woliński K. Enforced conformational changes in the structural units of glycosaminoglycan (non-sulfated heparin-based oligosaccharides). RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05530f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The conformational transitions in the structural units of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) were the subject of many theoretical and experimental studies.
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- A. Brzyska
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 30-239 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University pl
- 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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Siegbahn A, Manner S, Persson A, Tykesson E, Holmqvist K, Ochocinska A, Rönnols J, Sundin A, Mani K, Westergren-Thorsson G, Widmalm G, Ellervik U. Rules for priming and inhibition of glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis; probing the β4GalT7 active site. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01244e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Xylose is the optimal substrate for β4GalT7, an essential enzyme in GAG biosynthesis, but analogs act as effective inhibitors.
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- Anna Siegbahn
- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Experimental Medical Science
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Arrhenius Laboratory
- Stockholm University
- SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Arrhenius Laboratory
- Stockholm University
- SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Lund University
- SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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del Carmen Fernández-Alonso M, Díaz D, Berbis MÁ, Marcelo F, Cañada J, Jiménez-Barbero J. Protein-carbohydrate interactions studied by NMR: from molecular recognition to drug design. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2013; 13:816-30. [PMID: 23305367 PMCID: PMC3706953 DOI: 10.2174/138920312804871175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Diseases that result from infection are, in general, a consequence of specific interactions between a pathogenic organism and the cells. The study of host-pathogen interactions has provided insights for the design of drugs with therapeutic properties. One area that has proved to be promising for such studies is the constituted by carbohydrates which participate in biological processes of paramount importance. On the one hand, carbohydrates have shown to be information carriers with similar, if not higher, importance than traditionally considered carriers as amino acids and nucleic acids. On the other hand, the knowledge on molecular recognition of sugars by lectins and other carbohydrate-binding proteins has been employed for the development of new biomedical strategies. Biophysical techniques such as X-Ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy lead currently the investigation on this field. In this review, a description of traditional and novel NMR methodologies employed in the study of sugar-protein interactions is briefly presented in combination with a palette of NMR-based studies related to biologically and/or pharmaceutically relevant applications.
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Nieto L, Canales Á, Fernández IS, Santillana E, González-Corrochano R, Redondo-Horcajo M, Cañada FJ, Nieto P, Martín-Lomas M, Giménez-Gallego G, Jiménez-Barbero J. Heparin Modulates the Mitogenic Activity of Fibroblast Growth Factor by Inducing Dimerization of its Receptor. A 3D View by Using NMR. Chembiochem 2013; 14:1732-44. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sheng GJ, Oh YI, Chang SK, Hsieh-Wilson LC. Tunable heparan sulfate mimetics for modulating chemokine activity. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:10898-901. [PMID: 23879859 PMCID: PMC3732023 DOI: 10.1021/ja4027727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) glycosaminoglycans
participate in critical
biological processes by modulating the activity of a diverse set of
protein binding partners. Such proteins include all known members
of the chemokine superfamily, which are thought to guide the migration
of immune cells through their interactions with HS. Here, we describe
an expedient, divergent synthesis to prepare defined HS glycomimetics
that recapitulate the overall structure and activity of HS glycosaminoglycans.
Our approach uses a core disaccharide precursor to produce a variety
of differentially sulfated glycopolymers. We demonstrate that a specific
trisulfated mimetic antagonizes the chemotactic activity of the proinflammatory
chemokine RANTES with potency similar to that of heparin, without
inhibiting serine proteases in the blood coagulation cascade. Our
work provides a general strategy for modulating chemokine activity
and dissecting the pleiotropic functions of HS/heparin through the
presentation of defined sulfation motifs within polymeric scaffolds.
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- Gloria J Sheng
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Guedes N, Czechura P, Echeverria B, Ruiz A, Michelena O, Martin-Lomas M, Reichardt NC. Toward the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides: Evaluation of Iduronic Acid and Idose Building Blocks. J Org Chem 2013; 78:6911-34. [DOI: 10.1021/jo400467g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Nerea Guedes
- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 San
Sebastian, Spain
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- Biofunctional
Nanomaterials
Unit, CICbiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182,
20009 San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 San
Sebastian, Spain
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Muñoz-García JC, Solera C, Carrero P, de Paz JL, Angulo J, Nieto PM. 3D structure of a heparin mimetic analogue of a FGF-1 activator. A NMR and molecular modelling study. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:8269-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob41789a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis of disaccharides containing 6-deoxy-α-L-talose as potential heparan sulfate mimetics. Molecules 2012; 17:9790-802. [PMID: 22895025 PMCID: PMC6268951 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17089790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 08/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A 6-deoxy-α-L-talopyranoside acceptor was readily prepared from methyl α-L-rhamnopyranoside and glycosylated with thiogalactoside donors using NIS/TfOH as the promoter to give good yields of the desired a-linked disaccharide (69-90%). Glycosylation with a 2-azido-2-deoxy-D-glucosyl trichloroacetimidate donor was not completely stereoselective (α:β = 6:1), but the desired a-linked disaccharide could be isolated in good overall yield (60%) following conversion into its corresponding tribenzoate derivative. The disaccharides were designed to mimic the heparan sulfate (HS) disaccharide GlcN(2S,6S)-IdoA(2S). However, the intermediates readily derived from these disaccharides were not stable to the sulfonation/deacylation conditions required for their conversion into the target HS mimetics.
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Shriver Z, Capila I, Venkataraman G, Sasisekharan R. Heparin and heparan sulfate: analyzing structure and microheterogeneity. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2012:159-76. [PMID: 22566225 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23056-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The structural microheterogeneity of heparin and heparan sulfate is one of the major reasons for the multifunctionality exhibited by this class of molecules. In a physiological context, these molecules primarily exert their effects extracellularly by mediating key processes of cellular cross-talk and signaling leading to the modulation of a number of different biological activities including development, cell proliferation, and inflammation. This structural diversity is biosynthetically imprinted in a nontemplate-driven manner and may also be dynamically remodeled as cellular function changes. Understanding the structural information encoded in these molecules forms the basis for attempting to understand the complex biology they mediate. This chapter provides an overview of the origin of the structural microheterogeneity observed in heparin and heparan sulfate, and the orthogonal analytical methodologies that are required to help decipher this information.
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Martín-Santamaría S, Gabius HJ, Jiménez-Barbero J. Structural studies on the interaction of saccharides and glycomimetics with galectin-1: A 3D perspective using a combined molecular modeling and NMR approach. PURE APPL CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1351/pac-con-11-10-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The interaction of a variety of saccharides and mimetics thereof with lectin receptors has been studied using a combination of molecular modeling protocols and NMR spectroscopy techniques. It is shown that both methods complement each other in a synergistic manner to provide a detailed perspective of the conformational and structural features of the recognition process.
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- Sonsoles Martín-Santamaría
- 1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668-Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- 2Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Tierärztliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Veterinärstrasse 13, 80539 München, Germany
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- 3Department of Chemical and Physical Biology, CIB-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Nieto L, Canales Á, Giménez-Gallego G, Nieto PM, Jiménez-Barbero J. Conformational selection of the AGA*IA(M) heparin pentasaccharide when bound to the fibroblast growth factor receptor. Chemistry 2011; 17:11204-9. [PMID: 21922554 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The interaction of the synthetic pentasaccharide AGA*IA(M) (GlcNS,6S-GlcA-GlcNS,3S,6S-IdoA2S-GlcNS,6S-Me) with the extracellular Ig2 domain of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR2) has been studied by NMR and computational methods. Analysis of the heparin pentasaccharide in the free state and in the complex indicates the existence of a conformational selection process. Although an equilibrium exists between the (1)C(4) and (2)S(0) conformers (ratio 60:40) of the 2-O-sulfo-α-L-iduronate ring (IdoA2S) in the free state, FGFR2 selects only the unique twisted-boat (2)S(0) conformation of this IdoA2S residue. In addition, the protein residues involved in the binding with AGA*IA(M) have also been characterized. The NMR results obtained, from both the ligand and protein perspective, were employed to model the bound conformation of the pentasaccharide by a combined docking and molecular dynamic simulation approach.
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- Lidia Nieto
- Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Laguri C, Sapay N, Simorre JP, Brutscher B, Imberty A, Gans P, Lortat-Jacob H. 13C-labeled heparan sulfate analogue as a tool to study protein/heparan sulfate interactions by NMR spectroscopy: application to the CXCL12α chemokine. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:9642-5. [PMID: 21634378 DOI: 10.1021/ja201753e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Heparan sulfate (HS), a polysaccharide of the glycosaminoglycan family characterized by a unique level of complexity, has emerged as a key regulator of many fundamental biological processes. Although it has become clear that this class of molecules exert their functions by interacting with proteins, the exact modes of interaction still remain largely unknown. Here we report the engineering of a (13)C-labeled HS-like oligosaccharide with a defined oligosaccharidic sequence that was used to investigate the structural determinants involved in protein/HS recognition by multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. Using the chemokine CXCL12α as a model system, we obtained experimental NMR data on both the oligosaccharide and the chemokine that was used to obtain a structural model of a protein/HS complex. This new approach provides a foundation for further investigations of protein/HS interactions and should find wide application.
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- Cédric Laguri
- CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 1, France.
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Theillet FX, Frank M, Vulliez-Le Normand B, Simenel C, Hoos S, Chaffotte A, Bélot F, Guerreiro C, Nato F, Phalipon A, Mulard LA, Delepierre M. Dynamic aspects of antibody:oligosaccharide complexes characterized by molecular dynamics simulations and saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance. Glycobiology 2011; 21:1570-9. [PMID: 21610193 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Carbohydrates are likely to maintain significant conformational flexibility in antibody (Ab):carbohydrate complexes. As demonstrated herein for the protective monoclonal Ab (mAb) F22-4 recognizing the Shigella flexneri 2a O-antigen (O-Ag) and numerous synthetic oligosaccharide fragments thereof, the combination of molecular dynamics simulations and nuclear magnetic resonance saturation transfer difference experiments, supported by physicochemical analysis, allows us to determine the binding epitope and its various contributions to affinity without using any modified oligosaccharides. Moreover, the methods used provide insights into ligand flexibility in the complex, thus enabling a better understanding of the Ab affinities observed for a representative set of synthetic O-Ag fragments. Additionally, these complementary pieces of information give evidence to the ability of the studied mAb to recognize internal as well as terminal epitopes of its cognate polysaccharide antigen. Hence, we show that an appropriate combination of computational and experimental methods provides a basis to explore carbohydrate functional mimicry and receptor binding. The strategy may facilitate the design of either ligands or carbohydrate recognition domains, according to needed improvements of the natural carbohydrate:receptor properties.
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Roldós V, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J. Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions: A 3D View by NMR. Chembiochem 2011; 12:990-1005. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Calle LP, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J. Application of NMR methods to the study of the interaction of natural products with biomolecular receptors. Nat Prod Rep 2011; 28:1118-25. [DOI: 10.1039/c0np00071j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Czechura P, Guedes N, Kopitzki S, Vazquez N, Martin-Lomas M, Reichardt NC. A new linker for solid-phase synthesis of heparan sulfate precursors by sequential assembly of monosaccharide building blocks. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:2390-2. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04686h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kayitmazer AB, Quinn B, Kimura K, Ryan GL, Tate AJ, Pink DA, Dubin PL. Protein Specificity of Charged Sequences in Polyanions and Heparins. Biomacromolecules 2010; 11:3325-31. [DOI: 10.1021/bm1008074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. Basak Kayitmazer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003, United States, Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202, United States
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Saxena K, Schieborr U, Anderka O, Duchardt-Ferner E, Elshorst B, Gande SL, Janzon J, Kudlinzki D, Sreeramulu S, Dreyer MK, Wendt KU, Herbert C, Duchaussoy P, Bianciotto M, Driguez PA, Lassalle G, Savi P, Mohammadi M, Bono F, Schwalbe H. Influence of heparin mimetics on assembly of the FGF.FGFR4 signaling complex. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:26628-40. [PMID: 20547770 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.095109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling regulates mammalian development and metabolism, and its dysregulation is implicated in many inherited and acquired diseases, including cancer. Heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (HSGAGs) are essential for FGF signaling as they promote FGF.FGF receptor (FGFR) binding and dimerization. Using novel organic synthesis protocols to prepare homogeneously sulfated heparin mimetics (HM), including hexasaccharide (HM(6)), octasaccharide (HM(8)), and decasaccharide (HM(10)), we tested the ability of these HM to support FGF1 and FGF2 signaling through FGFR4. Biological assays show that both HM(8) and HM(10) are significantly more potent than HM(6) in promoting FGF2-mediated FGFR4 signaling. In contrast, all three HM have comparable activity in promoting FGF1.FGFR4 signaling. To understand the molecular basis for these differential activities in FGF1/2.FGFR4 signaling, we used NMR spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, and size-exclusion chromatography to characterize binding interactions of FGF1/2 with the isolated Ig-domain 2 (D2) of FGFR4 in the presence of HM, and binary interactions of FGFs and D2 with HM. Our data confirm the existence of both a secondary FGF1.FGFR4 interaction site and a direct FGFR4.FGFR4 interaction site thus supporting the formation of the symmetric mode of FGF.FGFR dimerization in solution. Moreover, our results show that the observed higher activity of HM(8) relative to HM(6) in stimulating FGF2.FGFR4 signaling correlates with the higher affinity of HM(8) to bind and dimerize FGF2. Notably FGF2.HM(8) exhibits pronounced positive binding cooperativity. Based on our findings we propose a refined symmetric FGF.FGFR dimerization model, which incorporates the differential ability of HM to dimerize FGFs.
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- Krishna Saxena
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Synthesis and conformational analysis of carbasugar bioisosteres of α-l-iduronic acid and its methyl glycoside. Carbohydr Res 2010; 345:984-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Revised: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kövér KE, Szilágyi L, Batta G, Uhrín D, Jiménez-Barbero J. Biomolecular Recognition by Oligosaccharides and Glycopeptides: The NMR Point of View. COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS II 2010:197-246. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-008045382-8.00193-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Fairweather JK, Karoli T, Liu L, Bytheway I, Ferro V. Synthesis of a heparan sulfate mimetic disaccharide with a conformationally locked residue from a common intermediate. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:2394-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Alberti A, Macciantelli D, Naggi A, Urso E, Torri G, Vismara E. Electrochemical Characterisation of 6-Iodomaltose, 6′-Iodomaltose and 6-Iodomaltotriose on a Silver Cathode and Their One-Pot Electrochemical Dimerisation to New Mixed O/C Maltotetraose and Maltohexaose Mimics. Chemistry 2009; 15:8005-8014. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200900825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Jin L, Hricovíni M, Deakin JA, Lyon M, Uhrín D. Residual dipolar coupling investigation of a heparin tetrasaccharide confirms the limited effect of flexibility of the iduronic acid on the molecular shape of heparin. Glycobiology 2009; 19:1185-96. [PMID: 19648354 PMCID: PMC2757574 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The solution conformation of a fully sulfated heparin-derived tetrasaccharide, I, was studied in the presence of a 4-fold excess of Ca2+. Proton–proton and proton–carbon residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) were measured in a neutral aligning medium. The order parameters of two rigid hexosamine rings of I were determined separately using singular value decomposition and ab initio structures of disaccharide fragments of I. The order parameters were very similar implying that a common order tensor can be used to analyze the structure of I. Using one order tensor, RDCs of both hexosamine rings were used as restraints in molecular dynamics simulations. RDCs of the inner iduronic acid were calculated for every point of the molecular dynamics trajectory. The fitting of the calculated RDCs of the two forms of the iduronic acid to the experimental values yielded a population of 1C4 and 2So conformers of iduronic acid that agreed well with the analysis based on proton–proton scalar coupling constants. The glycosidic linkage torsion angles in RDC-restrained molecular dynamics (MD) structures of I are consistent with the interglycosidic three-bond proton–carbon coupling constants. These structures also show that the shape of heparin is not affected dramatically by the conformational flexibility of the iduronic acid ring. This is in line with conclusions of previous studies based on MD simulations and the analysis of 1H-1H NOEs. Our work therefore demonstrates the effectiveness of RDCs in the conformational analysis of glycosaminoglycans.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lan Jin
- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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