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Lu Y, Liu J, Li Z, Li W, Liu J, Huang L, Wang Z. Comparative Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Immunomodulatory Effects of Casein Glycomacropeptide O-Glycans in Bovine and Caprine Whey Powder. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8746-8754. [PMID: 35802832 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Casein glycomacropeptide carries various O-glycan modifications, which, together with variations in the amino acid composition of the glycopeptide, may result in different biological activities. In this study, O-glycans of casein glycomacropeptide from bovine and caprine whey powder were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by LC-UV-ESI-MS/MS, and their immune activities and regulatory mechanisms were compared. O-Glycans' total content was 1.54 times higher in bovine than in caprine glycomacropeptide. The glycoform H1N1S2 (H: hexose; N: N-acetylgalactosamine; and S: N-acetylneuraminic acid) accounted for nearly 50% of total glycomacropeptide O-glycans in bovine milk but less than 20% in caprine milk. Bovine glycomacropeptide glycosylation promoted the immune activity of RAW264.7 cells, which may be linked to a higher content of disialylated O-glycans. Glycomacropeptide from both milk sources significantly upregulated the mRNA expression of IL-1α, TNF-α, and IL-10 in RAW264.7 cells and activated the MAPK immunomodulatory signaling pathway. This study demonstrates the possible use of casein glycomacropeptide as an immunomodulatory agent.
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- Yu Lu
- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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Engevik MA, Engevik AC, Engevik KA, Auchtung JM, Chang-Graham AL, Ruan W, Luna RA, Hyser JM, Spinler JK, Versalovic J. Mucin-Degrading Microbes Release Monosaccharides That Chemoattract Clostridioides difficile and Facilitate Colonization of the Human Intestinal Mucus Layer. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:1126-1142. [PMID: 33176423 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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It is widely accepted that the pathogen Clostridioides difficile exploits an intestinal environment with an altered microbiota, but the details of these microbe-microbe interactions are unclear. Adherence and colonization of mucus has been demonstrated for several enteric pathogens and it is possible that mucin-associated microbes may be working in concert with C. difficile. We showed that C. difficile ribotype-027 adheres to MUC2 glycans and using fecal bioreactors, we identified that C. difficile associates with several mucin-degrading microbes. C. difficile was found to chemotax toward intestinal mucus and its glycan components, demonstrating that C. difficile senses the mucus layer. Although C. difficile lacks the glycosyl hydrolases required to degrade mucin glycans, coculturing C. difficile with the mucin-degrading Akkermansia muciniphila, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, and Ruminococcus torques allowed C. difficile to grow in media that lacked glucose but contained purified MUC2. Collectively, these studies expand our knowledge on how intestinal microbes support C. difficile.
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- Melinda A. Engevik
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville Tennessee 37232, United States
- Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030, United States
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Texas 77030, United States
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Melo-Gonzalez F, Fenton TM, Forss C, Smedley C, Goenka A, MacDonald AS, Thornton DJ, Travis MA. Intestinal mucin activates human dendritic cells and IL-8 production in a glycan-specific manner. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:8543-8553. [PMID: 29581231 PMCID: PMC5986209 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.789305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cross-talk between different components of the intestinal barrier and the immune system may be important in maintaining gut homeostasis. A crucial part of the gut barrier is the mucus layer, a cross-linked gel on top of the intestinal epithelium that consists predominantly of the mucin glycoprotein MUC2. However, whether the mucin layer actively regulates intestinal immune cell responses is not clear. Because recent evidence suggests that intestinal dendritic cells (DCs) may be regulated by the mucus layer, we purified intestinal mucin, incubated it with human DCs, and determined the functional effects. Here we show that expression of the chemokine IL-8 and co-stimulatory DC markers CD86 and CD83 are significantly up-regulated on human DCs in the presence of intestinal mucins. Additionally, mucin-exposed DCs promoted neutrophil migration in an IL-8–dependent manner. The stimulatory effects of mucins on DCs were not due to mucin sample contaminants such as lipopolysaccharide, DNA, or contaminant proteins. Instead, mucin glycans are important for the pro-inflammatory effects on DCs. Thus, intestinal mucins are capable of inducing important pro-inflammatory functions in DCs, which could be important in driving inflammatory responses upon intestinal barrier damage.
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- Felipe Melo-Gonzalez
- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and .,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- From the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, .,the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and.,the Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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Chemical tools have accelerated progress in glycoscience, reducing experimental barriers to studying protein glycosylation, the most widespread and complex form of posttranslational modification. For example, chemical glycoproteomics technologies have enabled the identification of specific glycosylation sites and glycan structures that modulate protein function in a number of biological processes. This field is now entering a stage of logarithmic growth, during which chemical innovations combined with mass spectrometry advances could make it possible to fully characterize the human glycoproteome. In this review, we describe the important role that chemical glycoproteomics methods are playing in such efforts. We summarize developments in four key areas: enrichment of glycoproteins and glycopeptides from complex mixtures, emphasizing methods that exploit unique chemical properties of glycans or introduce unnatural functional groups through metabolic labeling and chemoenzymatic tagging; identification of sites of protein glycosylation; targeted glycoproteomics; and functional glycoproteomics, with a focus on probing interactions between glycoproteins and glycan-binding proteins. Our goal with this survey is to provide a foundation on which continued technological advancements can be made to promote further explorations of protein glycosylation.
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- Krishnan K. Palaniappan
- Verily Life Sciences, 269 East Grand Ave., South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Nudelman R, Gloukhikh E, Rekun A, Richter S. Investigation of the pH-dependence of dye-doped protein-protein interactions. Protein Sci 2016; 25:1918-1923. [PMID: 27599458 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Proteins can dramatically change their conformation under environmental conditions such as temperature and pH. In this context, Glycoprotein's conformational determination is challenging. This is due to the variety of domains which contain rich chemical characters existing within this complex. Here we demonstrate a new, straightforward and efficient technique that uses the pH-dependent properties of dyes-doped Pig Gastric Mucin (PGM) for predicting and controlling protein-protein interaction and conformation. We utilize the PGM as natural host matrix which is capable of dynamically changing its conformational shape and adsorbing hydrophobic and hydrophilic dyes under different pH conditions and investigate and control the fluorescent properties of these composites in solution. It is shown at various pH conditions, a large variety of light emission from these complexes such as red, green and white is obtained. This phenomenon is explained by pH-dependent protein folding and protein-protein interactions that induce different emission spectra which are mediated and controlled by means of dye-dye interactions and surrounding environment. This process is used to form the technologically challenging white light-emitting liquid or solid coating for LED devices.
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- Roman Nudelman
- School of Chemistry Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Center for Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Chemistry Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Center for Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Chemistry Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. .,The Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel- Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Paiva D, Gonçalves C, Vale I, Bastos MMSM, Magalhães FD. Oxidized Xanthan Gum and Chitosan as Natural Adhesives for Cork. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:polym8070259. [PMID: 30974538 PMCID: PMC6431876 DOI: 10.3390/polym8070259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Natural cork stopper manufacturing produces a significant amount of cork waste, which is granulated and combined with synthetic glues for use in a wide range of applications. There is a high demand for using biosourced polymers in these composite materials. In this study, xanthan gum (XG) and chitosan (CS) were investigated as possible natural binders for cork. Xanthan gum was oxidized at two different aldehyde contents as a strategy to improve its water resistance. This modification was studied in detail by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and the degree of oxidation was determined by the hydroxylamine hydrochloride titration method. The performance of the adhesives was studied by tensile tests and total soluble matter (TSM) determinations. Xanthan gum showed no water resistance, contrary to oxidized xanthan gum and chitosan. It is hypothesized that the good performance of oxidized xanthan gum is due to the reaction of aldehyde groups—formed in the oxidation process—with hydroxyl groups on the cork surface during the high temperature drying. Combining oxidized xanthan gum with chitosan did not yield significant improvements.
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- Diana Paiva
- LEPABE⁻Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE⁻Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE⁻Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE⁻Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE⁻Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Sun B, Hood L. Protein-centric N-glycoproteomics analysis of membrane and plasma membrane proteins. J Proteome Res 2014; 13:2705-14. [PMID: 24754784 PMCID: PMC4053080 DOI: 10.1021/pr500187g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The advent of proteomics technology
has transformed our understanding
of biological membranes. The challenges for studying membrane proteins
have inspired the development of many analytical and bioanalytical
tools, and the techniques of glycoproteomics have emerged as an effective
means to enrich and characterize membrane and plasma-membrane proteomes.
This Review summarizes the development of various glycoproteomics
techniques to overcome the hurdles formed by the unique structures
and behaviors of membrane proteins with a focus on N-glycoproteomics.
Example contributions of N-glycoproteomics to the understanding of
membrane biology are provided, and the areas that require future technical
breakthroughs are discussed.
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- Bingyun Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University , 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A1S6, Canada
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The extreme size, extensive glycosylation, and gel-forming nature of mucins make them a challenge to work with, and methodologies for the detection of mucins must take into consideration these features to ensure that one obtains both accurate and meaningful results. In understanding and appreciating the nature of mucins, this affords the researcher a valuable toolkit which can be used to full advantage in detecting, quantifying, and visualising mucins. The employment of a combinatorial approach to mucin detection, using antibody, chemical, and lectin detection methods, allows important information to be gleaned regarding the size, extent of glycosylation, specific mucin species, and distribution of mucins within a given sample. In this chapter, the researcher is guided through considerations into the structure of mucins and how this both affects the detection of mucins and can be used to full advantage. Techniques including ELISA, dot/slot blotting, and Western blotting, use of lectins and antibodies in mucin detection on membranes as well as immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence on both tissues and cells grown on Transwell™ inserts are described. Notes along with each section advice the researcher on best practice and describe any associated limitations of a particular technique from which the researcher can further develop a particular protocol.
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- Ceri A Harrop
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Hanisch FG. Chemical de-O-glycosylation of glycoproteins for applications in LC-based proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 753:323-33. [PMID: 21604133 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-148-2_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This paper describes a cyclic on-column procedure for the sequential degradation of complex O-glycans on proteins by periodate oxidation of sugars and cleavage of oxidation products by elimination. Glycoproteins are immobilized to alkali-stable, reversed-phase Poros 20 beads, desialylated by treatment with dilute trifluoroacetic acid, and de-O-glycosylated by two degradation cycles before the eluted apoproteins are digested with trypsin for analysis by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Even complex glycan moieties are removed under mild conditions with only minimal effects on structural integrity of the peptide core by fragmentation, dehydration, or racemization of lysine and arginine residues. The protocol is also applicable on gel-immobilized glycoproteins after 1D or 2D gel electrophoresis. Conversion of O-glycoproteins into their corresponding apoproteins results in facilitated accessibility of tryptic cleavage sites, increases the numbers of peptide fragments, and accordingly enhances protein coverage and identification rates within the subproteome of mucin-type O-glycoproteins. The protocol is suitable for automatization, but due to partial elution from the Poros 20 columns it is not recommended for applications on the glycopeptide level.
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- Franz-Georg Hanisch
- Institute of Biochemistry II, Medical Faculty, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931, Köln, Germany.
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Drug E, Fadeev L, Gozin M. The impact of highly hydrophobic material on the structure of transferrin and its ability to bind iron. Toxicol Lett 2011; 203:33-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pan S, Chen R, Aebersold R, Brentnall TA. Mass spectrometry based glycoproteomics--from a proteomics perspective. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 10:R110.003251. [PMID: 20736408 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r110.003251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glycosylation is one of the most important and common forms of protein post-translational modification that is involved in many physiological functions and biological pathways. Altered glycosylation has been associated with a variety of diseases, including cancer, inflammatory and degenerative diseases. Glycoproteins are becoming important targets for the development of biomarkers for disease diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic response to drugs. The emerging technology of glycoproteomics, which focuses on glycoproteome analysis, is increasingly becoming an important tool for biomarker discovery. An in-depth, comprehensive identification of aberrant glycoproteins, and further, quantitative detection of specific glycosylation abnormalities in a complex environment require a concerted approach drawing from a variety of techniques. This report provides an overview of the recent advances in mass spectrometry based glycoproteomic methods and technology, in the context of biomarker discovery and clinical application.
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- Sheng Pan
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Belgorodsky B, Drug E, Fadeev L, Hendler N, Mentovich E, Gozin M. Mucin complexes of nanomaterials: first biochemical encounter. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2010; 6:262-269. [PMID: 19957282 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In recent years, the exposure of biological systems to various nanomaterials has become an issue of great public concern. Although living organisms have arrays of biological defense mechanisms against exposure to exogenous compounds, the biochemical mechanisms allowing various nanomaterials to enter the body are not well understood. A unique example of a typical mucosal glycoprotein capable of binding and solubilizing nanomaterials in physiological solution is provided, suggesting a possible route for entry into biological systems.
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- Bogdan Belgorodsky
- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Strategies for analysis of the glycosylation of proteins: current status and future perspectives. Mol Biotechnol 2009; 43:76-88. [PMID: 19507069 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-009-9184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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More than half of human proteins are glycosylated by a bewildering array of complex and heterogeneous N- and O-linked glycans. They function in myriad biological processes, including cell adhesion and signalling and influence the physical characteristics, stability, function, activity and immunogenicity of soluble glycoproteins. A single protein may be glycosylated differently to yield heterogenous glycoforms. Glycosylation analysis is of increasing interest in biomedical and biological research, the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry and biotechnology. This is because it is increasingly apparent that glycosylation changes in diseases, such as cancer, making it a promising target for development of clinically useful biomarkers and therapeutics. Furthermore, as the non-human cells employed in expression systems glycosylate their proteins very differently to human cells, and as glycosylation changes unpredictably under changing environmental conditions, glycans analysis for quality control, optimum efficacy and safety of recombinant glycoproteins destined for human therapeutic use is paramount. The complexities of carbohydrate chemistry make analysis challenging and while there are a variety of robust methodologies available for glycan analysis, there is currently a pressing need for the development of new, streamlined, high throughput approaches accessible to non-specialist laboratories.
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Hanisch FG, Teitz S, Schwientek T, Müller S. Chemical de-O-glycosylation of glycoproteins for application in LC-based proteomics. Proteomics 2009; 9:710-9. [PMID: 19132687 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We describe a cyclic on-column procedure for the sequential degradation of complex O-glycans on proteins or peptides by periodate oxidation of sugars and cleavage of oxidation products by elimination. Desialylated glycoproteins were immobilized to alkali-stable, reversed-phase Poros 20 beads followed by two degradation cycles and the eluted apoproteins were either separated by SDS gel electrophoresis or digested with trypsin prior to LC/ESI-MS. We demonstrate on the peptide and protein level that even complex glycan moieties are removed under mild conditions with only minimal effects on structural integrity of the peptide core by fragmentation, dehydration or by racemization of the Lys/Arg residues. The protocol is applicable on gel-immobilized glycoproteins after SDS gel electrophoresis. Conversion of O-glycoproteins into their corresponding apoproteins should result in facilitated accessibility of tryptic cleavage sites, increase the numbers of peptide fragments, and accordingly enhance protein coverage and identification rates within the subproteome of mucin-type O-glycoproteins.
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- Franz-Georg Hanisch
- Center of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
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Walsh MD, Young JP, Leggett BA, Williams SH, Jass JR, McGuckin MA. The MUC13 cell surface mucin is highly expressed by human colorectal carcinomas. Hum Pathol 2007; 38:883-92. [PMID: 17360025 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2006] [Revised: 11/24/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mucins are complex mucosal glycoproteins that can be highly expressed by adenocarcinomas, having diagnostic, therapeutic, and biological significance. MUC13 encodes a cell surface membrane-anchored mucin expressed in the normal gastrointestinal tract, trachea, and kidney as well as colorectal, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and lung cancers. MUC13 protein expression was determined immunohistochemically in 99 sporadic colorectal cancers, assessing proportion of tumor cells stained, stain intensity, and localization. In normal colon, intense apical membrane and variable cytoplasmic MUC13 staining was present in both goblet and columnar cells, with strongest reactivity in the upper crypts and surface epithelium. All cancers showed staining of most tumor cells, being most conspicuous in the apical membranes of gland spaces. Left-sided tumors had a higher overall proportion of MUC13-positive tumor cells than right-sided tumors (P < .05), and high staining intensity was more frequent in adenocarcinomas (81%) than mucinous tumors (50%) (P < .05). Poorly differentiated and late-stage tumors were more likely to have high-intensity cytoplasmic staining (P < or = .025). Basolateral cell membranes were stained in 24% of cases, being more common in poorly differentiated tumors (55%) than well or moderately differentiated tumors (16%) (P < or = .001). Partial or full circumferential MUC13 staining was frequently observed in areas of tumor budding. Although MUC13 immunoreactivity was not predictive of patient outcome, there was a trend toward poorer outcome in patients with tumors showing basolateral MUC13. In summary, MUC13 was expressed abundantly by all colorectal cancers, with the highest expression in more poorly differentiated tumors.
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- Michael D Walsh
- Molecular Cancer Epidemiology Laboratory, Bancroft Centre, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, QLD, Australia
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Targeted glycoproteomics: serial lectin affinity chromatography in the selection of O-glycosylation sites on proteins from the human blood proteome. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1132:165-73. [PMID: 16919642 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2005] [Revised: 04/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Although lectin selection is gaining increasing acceptance as a tool for targeting glycosylation in glycoproteomics, most of the work has been directed at N-glycosylation. The work reported here focuses on the use of lectins in the study of O-glycosylation. The problem with using lectins for studying O-glycosylation is that they are not sufficiently specific. This paper reports that through the use of serial lectin affinity chromatography (SLAC) it is possible to select predominantly O-glycosylated peptides from tryptic digests of human serum. Jacalin is relatively specific for O-glycosylation but has the problem that it also selects high mannose N-type glycans. This problem was addressed by using a concanavalin A affinity column to first remove high mannose, hybrid-type and biantennary complex-type N-type glycans before application of the Jacalin columns. When used in a serial format, concanavalin A and Jacalin together provide essentially O-glycosylated peptides. The glycoprotein parents of glycopeptides were identified by deglycosylating the selected O-glycopeptides by oxidative elimination. These peptides were then separated by RPC and further analyzed using ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-MS/MS. Using this approach all the O-glycosylated sites in a model protein (fetuin) and over thirty glycoprotein parents from human serum were identified. It is concluded that a serial combination of Con A and Jacalin can be of utility in the study of O-glycosylation in glycoproteomics.
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- Arthur S Perlin
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, PQ H3A 2K6
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Niwa T, Ikehara Y, Nakanishi H, Tanaka H, Inada KI, Tsukamoto T, Ichinose M, Tatematsu M. Mixed gastric- and intestinal-type metaplasia is formed by cells with dual intestinal and gastric differentiation. J Histochem Cytochem 2005; 53:75-85. [PMID: 15637340 DOI: 10.1177/002215540505300109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We have proposed to divide intestinal metaplasia (IM) into two categories, i.e., a mixed gastric and intestinal (GI) type, and a solely intestinal (I) type, based on the residual gastric phenotype cells. The GI-mixed-type IM can be identified by the presence of both cells with either gastric or intestinal phenotypes in a single gland. This study is conducted to elucidate whether cells in the GI-mixed-type IM glands can simultaneously present both gastric and intestinal phenotypes. MUC5AC, MUC2, CD10 and villin expressions were investigated in 20 samples from five gastric cancer cases, directly using either AlexaFluor 488- or 568-labeled specific monoclonal antibodies and observed by fluorescent microscopy and confocal laser-scanning microscopy. GI-mixed IM glands comprise a population expressing MUC5AC and MUC2, MUC5AC and villin, and MUC5AC and CD10. MUC2 and villin expressions were reciprocally increased with decreasing MUC5AC expression, while CD10 expression was limited to cells with only a residual MUC5AC expression or no expression. These results suggest that a heterogeneous cell population with both gastric and intestinal phenotypes would develop into a single intestinal phenotype, as reflected in the progression of intestinal metaplasia from GI-mixed-type- to I-type IM-type glands.
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- Toru Niwa
- Division of Oncological Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan
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