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Zamora CY, Schocker NS, Chang MM, Imperiali B. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Applications of Prokaryote-Specific UDP-Sugars. Methods Enzymol 2017; 597:145-186. [PMID: 28935101 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This method describes the chemoenzymatic synthesis of several nucleotide sugars, which are essential substrates in the biosynthesis of prokaryotic N- and O-linked glycoproteins. Protein glycosylation is now known to be widespread in prokaryotes and proceeds via sequential action of several enzymes, utilizing both common and modified prokaryote-specific sugar nucleotides. The latter, which include UDP-hexoses such as UDP-diNAc-bacillosamine (UDP-diNAcBac), UDP-diNAcAlt, and UDP-2,3-diNAcManA, are also important components of other bacterial and archaeal glycoconjugates. The ready availability of these "high-value" intermediates will enable courses of study into inhibitor screening, glycoconjugate biosynthesis pathway discovery, and unnatural carbohydrate incorporation toward metabolic engineering.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States.
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Li L, Woodward RL, Han W, Qu J, Song J, Ma C, Wang PG. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the bacterial polysaccharide repeating unit undecaprenyl pyrophosphate and its analogs. Nat Protoc 2016; 11:1280-98. [PMID: 27336706 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Polysaccharides are essential and immunologically relevant components of bacterial cell walls. These biomolecules can be found covalently attached to lipids (e.g., O-polysaccharide (PS) contains undecaprenyl and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) contains lipid A) or noncovalently associated with cell wells (e.g., capsular PS (CPS)). Although extensive genetic studies have indicated that the Wzy-dependent biosynthetic pathway is primarily responsible for producing such polysaccharides, in vitro biochemical studies are needed to determine, for example, which gene product is responsible for catalyzing each step in the pathway, and to reveal molecular details about the Wzx translocase, Wzy polymerase and O-PS chain-length determinant. Many of these biochemical studies require access to a structurally well-defined PS repeating unit undecaprenyl pyrophosphate (RU-PP-Und), the key building block in this pathway. We describe herein the chemoenzymatic synthesis of Escherichia coli (serotype O157) RU-PP-Und. This involves (i) chemical synthesis of precursor N-acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc)-PP-Und (2 weeks) and (ii) enzymatic extension of the precursor to produce RU-PP-Und (2 weeks). Undecaprenyl phosphate and peracetylated GalNAc-1-phosphate are prepared from commercially available undecaprenol and peracetylated GalNAc. The chemical coupling of these two products, followed by structural confirmation (mass spectrometry and NMR) and deprotection, generates GalNAc-PP-Und. This compound is then sequentially modified by enzymes in the E. coli serotype O157 (E. coli O157) O-PS biosynthetic pathway. Three glycosyltransferases (GTs) are involved (WbdN, WbdO and WbdP) and they transfer glucose (Glc), L-fucose (L-Fuc) and N-acetylperosamine (PerNAc) onto GalNAc-PP-Und to form the intact RU-PP-Und in a stepwise manner. Final compounds and intermediates are confirmed by mass spectrometry. The procedure can be adapted to the synthesis of analogs with different PS or lipid moieties.
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- Lei Li
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mount Union, Alliance, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics &Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Huang LY, Huang SH, Chang YC, Cheng WC, Cheng TJR, Wong CH. Enzymatic synthesis of lipid II and analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:8060-5. [PMID: 24990652 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The emergence of antibiotic resistance has prompted active research in the development of antibiotics with new modes of action. Among all essential bacterial proteins, transglycosylase polymerizes lipid II into peptidoglycan and is one of the most favorable targets because of its vital role in peptidoglycan synthesis. Described in this study is a practical enzymatic method for the synthesis of lipid II, coupled with cofactor regeneration, to give the product in a 50-70% yield. This development depends on two key steps: the overexpression of MraY for the synthesis of lipid I and the use of undecaprenol kinase for the preparation of polyprenol phosphates. This method was further applied to the synthesis of lipid II analogues. It was found that MraY and undecaprenol kinase can accept a wide range of lipids containing various lengths and configurations. The activity of lipid II analogues for bacterial transglycolase was also evaluated.
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- Lin-Ya Huang
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115 (Taiwan); Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115 (Taiwan); Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing, University, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung 402 (Taiwan); Biotechnology Center, National Chung-Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung 402 (Taiwan)
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Huang LY, Huang SH, Chang YC, Cheng WC, Cheng TJR, Wong CH. Enzymatic Synthesis of Lipid II and Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201402313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Biochemical evidence for an alternate pathway in N-linked glycoprotein biosynthesis. Nat Chem Biol 2013; 9:367-73. [PMID: 23624439 PMCID: PMC3661703 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Asparagine-linked glycosylation is a complex protein modification conserved among all three domains of life. Herein we report the in vitro analysis of N-linked glycosylation from the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus voltae. Using a suite of synthetic and semisynthetic substrates, we show that AglK initiates N-linked glycosylation in M. voltae through the formation of α-linked dolichyl monophosphate N-acetylglucosamine (Dol-P-GlcNAc), which contrasts with the polyprenyl-diphosphate intermediates that feature in both eukaryotes and bacteria. Intriguingly, AglK exhibits high sequence homology to dolichyl-phosphate β-glucosyltransferases, including Alg5 in eukaryotes, suggesting a common evolutionary origin. The combined action of the first two enzymes, AglK and AglC, afforded an α-linked Dol-P-glycan that serves as a competent substrate for the archaeal oligosaccharyl transferase AglB. These studies provide the first biochemical evidence revealing that despite the apparent similarity of the overall pathways, there are actually two general strategies to achieve N-linked glycoproteins across the domains of life.
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Holkenbrink A, Koester DC, Kaschel J, Werz DB. Total Synthesis of α-Linked Rha-Rha-Gal Undecaprenyl Diphosphate Found in Geobacillus stearothermophilus. European J Org Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Patel KB, Ciepichal E, Swiezewska E, Valvano MA. The C-terminal domain of the Salmonella enterica WbaP (UDP-galactose:Und-P galactose-1-phosphate transferase) is sufficient for catalytic activity and specificity for undecaprenyl monophosphate. Glycobiology 2011; 22:116-22. [PMID: 21856724 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Two families of membrane enzymes catalyze the initiation of the synthesis of O-antigen lipopolysaccharide. The Salmonella enterica Typhimurium WbaP is a prototypic member of one of these families. We report here the purification and biochemical characterization of the WbaP C-terminal (WbaP(CT)) domain harboring one putative transmembrane helix and a large cytoplasmic tail. An N-terminal thioredoxin fusion greatly improved solubility and stability of WbaP(CT) allowing us to obtain highly purified protein. We demonstrate that WbaP(CT) is sufficient to catalyze the in vitro transfer of galactose (Gal)-1-phosphate from uridine monophosphate (UDP)-Gal to the lipid carrier undecaprenyl monophosphate (Und-P). We optimized the in vitro assay to determine steady-state kinetic parameters with the substrates UDP-Gal and Und-P. Using various purified polyisoprenyl phosphates of increasing length and variable saturation of the isoprene units, we also demonstrate that the purified enzyme functions highly efficiently with Und-P, suggesting that the WbaP(CT) domain contains all the essential motifs to catalyze the synthesis of the Und-P-P-Gal molecule that primes the biosynthesis of bacterial surface glycans.
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- Kinnari B Patel
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Human Immunology, University of Western Ontario,London, ON, Canada N6A 5C1
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Lee YJ, Ishiwata A, Ito Y. Synthesis of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate-linked glycans as donor substrates for bacterial protein N-glycosylation. Tetrahedron 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hartley MD, Larkin A, Imperiali B. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of polyprenyl phosphates. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:5149-56. [PMID: 18374576 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Polyprenyl phosphates, including undecaprenyl phosphate and dolichyl phosphate, are essential intermediates in several important biochemical pathways including N-linked protein glycosylation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes and prokaryotic cell wall biosynthesis. Herein, we describe the evaluation of three potential undecaprenol kinases as agents for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of polyprenyl phosphates. Target enzymes were expressed in crude cell envelope fractions and quantified via the use of luminescent lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs). The Streptococcus mutans diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) was shown to be a very useful agent for polyprenol phosphorylation using ATP as the phosphoryl transfer agent. In addition, the S. mutans DGK can be coupled with two Campylobacter jejuni glycosyltransferases involved in N-linked glycosylation to efficiently biosynthesize the undecaprenyl pyrophosphate-linked disaccharide needed for studies of PglB, the C. jejuni oligosaccharyl transferase.
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- Meredith D Hartley
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Clark MK, Scott SA, Wojtkowiak J, Chirco R, Mathieu P, Reiners JJ, Mattingly RR, Borch RF, Gibbs RA. Synthesis, biochemical, and cellular evaluation of farnesyl monophosphate prodrugs as farnesyltransferase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2007; 50:3274-82. [PMID: 17555307 DOI: 10.1021/jm0701829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Certain farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) analogs are potent inhibitors of the potential anticancer drug target protein farnesyltransferase (FTase), but these compounds are not suitable as drug candidates. Thus, phosphoramidate prodrug derivatives of the monophosphate precursors of FPP-based FTase inhibitors have been synthesized. The monophosphates themselves were significantly more potent inhibitors of FTase than the corresponding FPP analogs. The effects of the prodrug 5b (a derivative of 3-allylfarnesyl monophosphate) have been evaluated on prenylation of RhoB and on the cell cycle in a human malignant schwannoma cell line (STS-26T). In combination treatments, 1-3 microM 5b plus 1 microM lovastatin induced a significant inhibition of RhoB prenylation, and a combination of these drugs at 1 microM each also resulted in significant cell cycle arrest in G1. Indeed, combinations as low as 50 nM lovastatin + 1 microM 5c or 250 nM lovastatin + 50 nM 5c were highly cytostatic in STS-26T cell culture.
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- Michelle K Clark
- Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Prashad M, Amedio JC, Ciszewski L, Lee G, Villa C, Chen KM, Prasad K, Repič O. Practical Synthesis of 3-Carboxy-(2 R)- [[hydroxy[(tetradecyl)oxy]phosphinyl]oxy]- N, N, N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium Hydroxide Inner Salt (CPI975): A Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase I Inhibitor. Org Process Res Dev 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/op020215o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mahavir Prashad
- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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- Process R & D, Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, U.S.A
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Ye XY, Lo MC, Brunner L, Walker D, Kahne D, Walker S. Better substrates for bacterial transglycosylases. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:3155-6. [PMID: 11457035 DOI: 10.1021/ja010028q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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