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Morrone-Pozzuto P, Uhrig ML, Agusti R. Synthesis of Oligosaccharides Containing the S-Gal p(α1 → 3)Gal p Unit, Glycomimetic of the Epitope Recognized by Lytic Antibodies. J Org Chem 2022; 87:13455-13468. [PMID: 35775947 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Two important activities take place in the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease: the trans-sialidase (TcTS) catalyzes the transfer of sialic acid from the host glycoconjugates to the mucin-like glycoproteins from the parasite and the presence of lytic antibodies recognize the epitope α-Galp(1 → 3)-β-Galp(1 → 4)-α-GlcNAcp. This antigenic structure is known to be present in the parasite mucins; however, in order to be substrates of trans-sialidase, some of the galactose residues should be in the β-Galp configuration. To study the interaction between both activities, it is important to count the synthetic structures as well as the structural-related glycomimetics. With this purpose, we addressed the synthesis of a trisaccharide and two isomeric tetrasaccharides containing the 1-S-α-Galp(1 → 3)-β-Galp motif, the thio analog of the epitope recognized by lytic antibodies. Starting with a common lactose precursor, the sulfur function was incorporated by double inversion of the configuration of the galactose residue that was further glycosylated using different activated donors. Both tetrasaccharides were good acceptors of sialic acid in the reaction catalyzed by TcTS, as determined by high-performance anion exchange chromatography.
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- Pablo Morrone-Pozzuto
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), CONICET- Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), CONICET- Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), CONICET- Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Wallace MD, Ficko-Blean E, Stubbs KA. Red Algal Molecules - Synthesis of Methyl Neo-β-carrabioside and Its S-Linked Variant via Two Synthetic Routes: A Late Stage Ring Closure and Using a 3,6-Anhydro-d-galactosyl Donor. J Org Chem 2020; 85:16182-16195. [PMID: 33182999 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Methyl neo-β-carrabioside has been synthesized for the first time, employing either a late stage ring closure to install the required 3,6-anhydro-bridge or a suitable 3,6-anhydro-galactosyl donor to form the unfavored 1,2-cis-equatorial α-linkage. Using the late stage ring closure approach, an S-linked analogue of methyl neo-β-carrabioside was also realized. These compounds have applications in the identification and characterization of marine bacterial exo-α-3,6-anhydro-d-galactosidases that have specific activity on red algal neo-carrageenan oligosaccharides, such as those found in both family 127 and 129 of the glycoside hydrolases. In addition a biochemical assay using the synthesized methyl neo-β-carrabioside and the marine bacterial exo-α-3,6-anhydro-d-galactosidase ZgGH129 demonstrates that the minimum substrate unit for the enzyme is neo-β-carrabiose.
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- Michael D Wallace
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Choutka J, Pohl R, Parkan K. MOP and EE Protecting Groups in Synthesis of α- or β-Naphthyl- C-Glycosides from Glycals. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:7875-7887. [PMID: 31458930 PMCID: PMC6644498 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of effective protection strategies is essential in the synthesis of complex carbohydrates and glycomimetics. This article describes a versatile four-stage protocol for the synthesis of α- or β-aryl-C-glycosides from unprotected d-glycals using two acetal protecting groups, ethoxyethyl and methoxypropyl, which are stable under harsh basic conditions and convenient for the C-1 metalation of glycals. Their stability was investigated in subsequent cross-coupling reactions with 1-iodonaphthalene followed by oxidative/reductive transformations to naphthyl-C-glycosides.
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- Jan Choutka
- Department
of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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Hale KJ, Hough L, Manaviazar S, Calabrese A. An Update of the Rules for Pyranoside Sulfonate Displacement. Org Lett 2014; 16:4838-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ol502193j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Karl J. Hale
- The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB), the Queen’s University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB), the Queen’s University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB), the Queen’s University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB), the Queen’s University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Structure-activity relationship studies of novel glycosphingolipids that stimulate natural killer T-cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012; 76:1055-67. [PMID: 22790924 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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KRN7000, an anticancer drug candidate developed by Kirin Brewery Co. in 1995, is an α-galactosyl ceramide. It is a ligand making a complex with CD1d protein, and it stimulates invariant natural killer T (NKT) cells, which are one of the lineages of immunocytes. NKT cells activated by recognition of the CD1d/KRN7000 complex with its invariant T-cell receptor (TCR) can induce both protective and regulatory immune responses. To determine the recognition and activation mechanisms of NKT cells and to develop drug candidates more effective than KRN7000, a large number of analogs of KRN7000 have been synthesized. Some of them show potent bioactivities and have the potential of being utilized as therapeutic agents. In this review, structure-activity relationship studies of novel glycolipids which stimulate NKT cells efficiently are summarized.
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Tanaka H, Yoshimura Y, Dovichi NJ, Palcic MM, Hindsgaul O. A concise chemical synthesis of a fluorescent βGal-(1,4)-S-βGlc-Cer derivative and its enzymatic elongation by glycosyltransferases. Tetrahedron Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.01.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yoshimura Y, Tanaka H, Dovichi NJ, Hindsgaul O, Palcic MM. Application of Fluorescently-Labeled Glycosphingolipids to Metabolic Profiling in Single Cells Using Capillary Electrophoresis. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2012. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.24.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Efficient synthesis of galactosylceramide analogues for iNKT cell stimulation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:3859-62. [PMID: 20627566 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Revised: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Glycolipids are potential antigens for iNKT cells recognition and demonstrate important roles in both innate and adaptive immunity. However, the difficulties in the preparation of pure configuration defined glycolipids limit the exploration of their different profiles in activating iNKT cells. We report here a concise and stereospecific preparation of novel galactosylceramide analogues by oxime ligation. This strategy would provide an efficient way to generate varied glycolipid analogues with either synthetic or natural carbohydrates for biological evaluations.
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Christiansen D, Milland J, Mouhtouris E, Vaughan H, Pellicci DG, McConville MJ, Godfrey DI, Sandrin MS. Humans lack iGb3 due to the absence of functional iGb3-synthase: implications for NKT cell development and transplantation. PLoS Biol 2008; 6:e172. [PMID: 18630988 PMCID: PMC2459210 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The glycosphingolipid isoglobotrihexosylceramide, or isogloboside 3 (iGb3), is believed to be critical for natural killer T (NKT) cell development and self-recognition in mice and humans. Furthermore, iGb3 may represent an important obstacle in xenotransplantation, in which this lipid represents the only other form of the major xenoepitope Galα(1,3)Gal. The role of iGb3 in NKT cell development is controversial, particularly with one study that suggested that NKT cell development is normal in mice that were rendered deficient for the enzyme iGb3 synthase (iGb3S). We demonstrate that spliced iGb3S mRNA was not detected after extensive analysis of human tissues, and furthermore, the iGb3S gene contains several mutations that render this product nonfunctional. We directly tested the potential functional activity of human iGb3S by expressing chimeric molecules containing the catalytic domain of human iGb3S. These hybrid molecules were unable to synthesize iGb3, due to at least one amino acid substitution. We also demonstrate that purified normal human anti-Gal immunoglobulin G can bind iGb3 lipid and mediate complement lysis of transfected human cells expressing iGb3. Collectively, our data suggest that iGb3S is not expressed in humans, and even if it were expressed, this enzyme would be inactive. Consequently, iGb3 is unlikely to represent a primary natural ligand for NKT cells in humans. Furthermore, the absence of iGb3 in humans implies that it is another source of foreign Galα(1,3)Gal xenoantigen, with obvious significance in the field of xenotransplantation. Identification of endogenous antigens that regulate natural killer T (NKT) cell development and function is a major goal in immunology. Originally the glycosphingolipid, iGb3, was suggested to be the main endogenous ligand in both mice and humans. However, recent studies have challenged this hypothesis. From a xenotransplantation (animal to human transplants) perspective, iGb3 expression is also important as it represents another form of the major xenoantigen Galα(1,3)Gal. In this study, we assessed whether humans expressed a functional iGb3 synthase (iGb3S), the enzyme responsible for lipid synthesis. We showed that spliced iGb3S mRNA was not detected in any human tissue analysed. Furthermore, chimeric molecules composed of the catalytic domain of human iGb3S were unable to synthesize iGb3 lipid, due to at least one amino acid substitution. We also demonstrated that purified human anti-Gal antibodies bound iGb3 lipid and mediated destruction of cells transfected to express iGb3. A nonfunctional iGb3S in humans has two major consequences: (1) iGb3 is unlikely to be a natural human NKT ligand and (2) natural human anti-Gal antibodies in human serum could react with iGb3 on the surface of organs from pigs, marking these tissues for immunological destruction. Controversy surrounds the glycolipid iGb3. Our data show that humans do not express this lipid. This has important implications in natural killer T cell development, self-recognition, and transplantation.
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- Dale Christiansen
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health/Northern Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health/Northern Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health/Northern Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health/Northern Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health/Northern Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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CD1d-dependent natural killer T (NKT) cells are a unique T-cell subset with the ability to regulate the immune system in response to a broad range of diseases. That low NKT-cell numbers are associated with many different disease states in mice and humans, combined with the fact that NKT-cell numbers vary widely between individuals, makes it crucial to understand how these cells develop and how their numbers are maintained. Here, we review the current state of knowledge of NKT-cell development and attempt to highlight the most important questions in this field.
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- Dale I Godfrey
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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