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Thesbjerg MN, Poulsen KO, Astono J, Poulsen NA, Larsen LB, Nielsen SDH, Stensballe A, Sundekilde UK. O-linked glycosylations in human milk casein and major whey proteins during lactation. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131613. [PMID: 38642686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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As glycosylations are difficult to analyze, their roles and effects are poorly understood. Glycosylations in human milk (HM) differ across lactation. Glycosylations can be involved in antimicrobial activities and may serve as food for beneficial microorganisms. This study aimed to identify and analyze O-linked glycans in HM by high-throughput mass spectrometry. 184 longitudinal HM samples from 66 donors from day 3 and months 1, 2, and 3 postpartum were subjected to a post-translational modification specific enrichment-based strategy using TiO2 and ZrO2 beads for O-linked glycopeptide enrichment. β-CN was found to be a major O-linked glycoprotein, additionally, αS1-CN, κ-CN, lactotransferrin, and albumin also contained O-linked glycans. As glycosyltransferases and glycosidases are involved in assembling the glycans including O-linked glycosylations, these were further investigated. Some glycosyltransferases and glycosidases were found to be significantly decreasing through lactation, including two O-linked glycan initiator enzymes (GLNT1 and GLNT2). Despite their decrease, the overall level of O-linked glycans remained stable in HM over lactation. Three different motifs for O-linked glycosylation were enriched in HM proteins: Gly-Xxx-Xxx-Gly-Ser/Thr, Arg-Ser/Thr and Lys-Ser/Thr. Further O-linked glycan motifs on β-CN were observed to differ between intact proteins and endogenous peptides in HM.
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- Martin Nørmark Thesbjerg
- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark; Sino-Danish College (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Science, Huairou District, Beijing 101408, China.
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark; Sino-Danish College (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Science, Huairou District, Beijing 101408, China
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerløfsvej 249, DK-9260 Gistrup, Denmark; Clinical cancer center, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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Analysis of Minor Proteins Present in Breast Milk by Using WGA Lectin. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9071084. [PMID: 35884068 PMCID: PMC9318462 DOI: 10.3390/children9071084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Breast milk is a complex and dynamic biological fluid and considered an essential source of nutrition in early life. In its composition, the proteins have a relevant biological activity and are related to the multiple benefits demonstrated when compared with artificial milks derived from cow’s milk. Understanding human milk composition provides an important tool for health care providers toward the management of infant feeding and the establishment of breastfeeding. In this work, a new technique was developed to increase the knowledge of human milk, because many of the components remain unknown. To isolate minor proteins present in breast milk by using WGA lectin, breast milk was centrifuged to remove cells and separate the fat phase from the serum phase. The serum obtained was separated into two groups: control (n = 3; whole serum sample from mature milk) and WGA lectin (n = 3; sample processed with WGA lectin to isolate glycosylated proteins). The samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS). A total of 84 different proteins were identified from all of the samples. In the WGA lectin group, 55 different proteins were isolated, 77% of which had biological functions related to the immune response. Of these proteins, there were eight WGA lectin group exclusives, and two had not previously been described in breast milk (polyubiquitin-B and POTE ankyrin domain family member F). Isolation by WGA lectin is a useful technique to detect minor proteins in breast milk and to identify proteins that could not be observed in whole serum.
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Zhang L, Zhang J, Han B, Chen C, Liu J, Sun Z, Liu M, Zhou P. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Changes in Proteomes and Glycated/Glycosylated Proteomes of Human Colostrum. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:10749-10759. [PMID: 34474557 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) not only has a bad effect on the development of infants but also causes variations in breastmilk composition. This study aims to investigate the changes in the protein profile of colostrum between mothers with GDM and healthy mothers (H) by sequential windowed acquisition of all theoretical fragment ion proteomics techniques. A total of 1295 proteins were detected, with 192 proteins being significantly different between GDM and H. These significantly different proteins were enriched with the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism pathway as well as immunity. Some proteins had an AOC value of 1, such as apolipoprotein E and lipoprotein lipase. In addition, we identified 42 glycated and 93 glycosylated peptides in colostrum without any enrichment, with glycated peptides being upregulated and glycosylated peptides being downregulated in colostrum with GDM. These results help us to better understand the GDM-induced changes in proteomes and glycated and glycosylated level and provide guidance on infant formula adjustment for infants from mothers with GDM.
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- Lina Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science & Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science & Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science & Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- The Affiliated Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214002, China
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- The Affiliated Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214002, China
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- The Affiliated Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science & Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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Lectin-Based Method for Deciphering Human Milk IgG Sialylation. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203797. [PMID: 31652515 PMCID: PMC6832633 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In light of the immunoprotective function of human milk and the incontestable impact of IgG glycosylation on its immune functions, characterization of the sialylation profile of human milk IgG is needed. Lectins as a molecular probe were applied in lectin-IgG-ELISA to analyze the sialylation and galactosylation pattern of skim milk IgG of mothers who delivered at term and prematurely. Well-defined biotinylated lectins were used: Maackia amurensis II (MAA II), Sambucus nigra (SNA), Ricinus communis I (RCA I), and Griffonia simplicifolia II (GSL II) specific to α2,3-Neu5Ac, α2,6-Neu5Ac, Gal(β1,4)GlcNAc, and agalactosylated glycans, respectively. The sialylation pattern of milk IgG differs qualitatively and quantitatively from maternal plasma IgG and is related to lactation stage and perinatal risk factors. Expression of MAA-, SNA-, and GSL-reactive glycotopes on term milk IgG showed a positive correlation with milk maturation from days 1 to 55. Preterm birth was associated with an increase of MAA-reactive and a decrease of RCA-reactive IgG glycotopes. Moreover, higher SNA- and GSL-reactive and lower RCA-reactive glycoform levels of milk IgG were associated with infection of lactating mothers. Application of a specific and simple method, lectin-IgG-ELISA, reveals the sialylation pattern of milk IgG over milk maturation. However, further investigations are needed in this area.
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Connor RI, Zain-Ul-Abideen M, Magohe AK, Brickley EB, Housman ML, Lyimo MA, Mchaki B, Maro I, Hendricks KM, Lukmanji Z, Matee M, Bakari M, Pallangyo K, Von Reyn CF. Sialic acid levels in breast milk from HIV-positive Tanzanian women and impact of maternal diet. AIDS 2019; 33:509-514. [PMID: 30702519 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify total sialic acid in milk from HIV-positive Tanzanian mothers and to determine the impact of maternal diet on milk sialic acid levels. DESIGN Milk samples were analyzed from 74 HIV-positive, Tanzanian women enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical study of a dietary macronutrient supplement. Women were provided with a daily protein-calorie supplement and a micronutrient supplement or micronutrient supplement only during the last trimester of pregnancy and up to the first 6 months of breastfeeding. METHODS Milk samples were collected at approximately 2 weeks and at least 3 months postpartum and assayed for total sialic acid. Milk sialic acid was assessed relative to maternal macronutrient intake, age, BMI, CD4+ cell count and infant birth weight. RESULTS The mean concentration of milk sialic acid was highest in the first 2 weeks postpartum (6.89 ± 2.79 mmol/l) and declined rapidly by 3 months (2.49 ± 0.60 mmol/l). Sialic acid content in milk was similar between both treatment arms of the study, and did not correlate with maternal macronutrient intake. No correlation was found between maternal age, BMI, CD4+ cell count or infant birth weight and total milk sialic acid concentration. CONCLUSION Milk sialic acid levels in HIV-positive, Tanzanian women without malnutrition are comparable with reported values for women of European descent and show a similar temporal decline during early lactation. These findings suggest that total milk sialic acid is maintained despite macronutrient deficiencies in maternal diet and support a conserved role for milk sialic acid in neonatal development.
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- Ruth I Connor
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover
- Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Section of Infectious Disease and International Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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Figueroa-Lozano S, de Vos P. Relationship Between Oligosaccharides and Glycoconjugates Content in Human Milk and the Development of the Gut Barrier. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2018; 18:121-139. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Susana Figueroa-Lozano
- Immunoendocrinology, Div. of Medical Biology, Dept. of Pathology and Medical Biology; Univ. of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
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- Immunoendocrinology, Div. of Medical Biology, Dept. of Pathology and Medical Biology; Univ. of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
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Cao X, Kang S, Yang M, Li W, Wu S, Han H, Meng L, Wu R, Yue X. Quantitative N-glycoproteomics of milk fat globule membrane in human colostrum and mature milk reveals changes in protein glycosylation during lactation. Food Funct 2018; 9:1163-1172. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01796k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The present study profiled the N-glycoproteome and quantified the changes of N-glycosylation site occupancy of MFGM proteins during lactation.
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- Xueyan Cao
- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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- College of Food Science
- Shenyang Agricultural University
- Shenyang 110161
- PR China
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Lis-Kuberka J, Berghausen-Mazur M, Orczyk-Pawiłowicz M. Alpha 2,3- and alpha 2,6-sialylation of human skim milk glycoproteins during milk maturation. J Appl Biomed 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jab.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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