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Widmalm G. Glycan Shape, Motions, and Interactions Explored by NMR Spectroscopy. JACS AU 2024; 4:20-39. [PMID: 38274261 PMCID: PMC10807006 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Glycans in the form of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycoconjugates are ubiquitous in nature, and their structures range from linear assemblies to highly branched and decorated constructs. Solution state NMR spectroscopy facilitates elucidation of preferred conformations and shapes of the saccharides, motions, and dynamic aspects related to processes over time as well as the study of transient interactions with proteins. Identification of intermolecular networks at the atomic level of detail in recognition events by carbohydrate-binding proteins known as lectins, unraveling interactions with antibodies, and revealing substrate scope and action of glycosyl transferases employed for synthesis of oligo- and polysaccharides may efficiently be analyzed by NMR spectroscopy. By utilizing NMR active nuclei present in glycans and derivatives thereof, including isotopically enriched compounds, highly detailed information can be obtained by the experiments. Subsequent analysis may be aided by quantum chemical calculations of NMR parameters, machine learning-based methodologies and artificial intelligence. Interpretation of the results from NMR experiments can be complemented by extensive molecular dynamics simulations to obtain three-dimensional dynamic models, thereby clarifying molecular recognition processes involving the glycans.
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- Göran Widmalm
- Department of Organic Chemistry,
Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Fittolani G, Tyrikos-Ergas T, Poveda A, Yu Y, Yadav N, Seeberger PH, Jiménez-Barbero J, Delbianco M. Synthesis of a glycan hairpin. Nat Chem 2023; 15:1461-1469. [PMID: 37400598 PMCID: PMC10533408 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01255-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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The primary sequence of a biopolymer encodes the essential information for folding, permitting to carry out sophisticated functions. Inspired by natural biopolymers, peptide and nucleic acid sequences have been designed to adopt particular three-dimensional (3D) shapes and programmed to exert specific functions. In contrast, synthetic glycans capable of autonomously folding into defined 3D conformations have so far not been explored owing to their structural complexity and lack of design rules. Here we generate a glycan that adopts a stable secondary structure not present in nature, a glycan hairpin, by combining natural glycan motifs, stabilized by a non-conventional hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions. Automated glycan assembly enabled rapid access to synthetic analogues, including site-specific 13C-labelled ones, for nuclear magnetic resonance conformational analysis. Long-range inter-residue nuclear Overhauser effects unequivocally confirmed the folded conformation of the synthetic glycan hairpin. The capacity to control the 3D shape across the pool of available monosaccharides has the potential to afford more foldamer scaffolds with programmable properties and functions.
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- Giulio Fittolani
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Derio, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- CICbioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Derio, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry II, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
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Arend LB, Verli H. Revisiting the structural basis for biological activity of GMI-1070, a sialyl Lewis x mimetic. Carbohydr Res 2023; 529:108829. [PMID: 37182470 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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When it comes to the treatment of pathologies in which aberrant cell adhesion and extravasation from the bloodstream have been implicated, the selectins represent a central therapeutic target. In this context, the present work investigates the conformational landscape of two prototypes for the design of new antineoplasic and anti-inflammatory agents: the natural selectin ligand sialyl Lewisx and its mimetic GMI-1070. Accordingly, a series of unbiased molecular dynamics simulations at the microsecond scale using GROMOS 53A6 (GLYC), CHARMM36m and GLYCAM06 force fields were employed, together with ConfID, an analytical method for the characterization of conformational populations of small molecules. Our results for sialyl Lewisx are in agreement with and expand upon prior work. As for the mimetic, our results indicate that, in spite of its conformational restriction, GMI-1070's behavior in solution deviates from what had been proposed, highlighting thus some features that could be optimized, as the development of sialyl Lewisx mimetics continues, and new candidates emerge.
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- Laís B Arend
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CP 15005, Porto Alegre, 91500-970, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CP 15005, Porto Alegre, 91500-970, RS, Brazil.
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A Structural-Reporter Group to Determine the Core Conformation of Sialyl Lewisx Mimetics. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062595. [PMID: 36985569 PMCID: PMC10054758 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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The d-GlcNAc moiety in sialyl Lewisx (sLex, 1) acts predominantly as a linker to position the d-Gal and the l-Fuc moieties in the bioactive spatial orientation. The hypothesis has been made that the NHAc group of GlcNAc pushes the fucose underneath the galactose and, thus, contributes to the stabilization of the bioactive conformation of the core of sLex (1). To test this hypothesis, GlcNAc mimetics consisting of (R,R)-1,2-cyclohexanediols substituted with alkyl and aryl substituents adjacent to the linking position of the fucose moiety were synthesized. To explore a broad range of extended and spatially demanding R-groups, an enzymatic approach for the synthesis of 3-alkyl/aryl-1,2-cyclohexanediols (3b-n) was applied. These cyclohexanediol derivatives were incorporated into the sLex mimetics 2b-n. For analyzing the relationship of affinity and core conformation, a 1H NMR structural-reporter-group concept was applied. Thus, the chemical shift of H-C5Fuc proved to be a sensitive indicator for the degree of pre-organization of the core of this class of sLex mimetics and therefore could be used to quantify the contribution of the R-groups.
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Yuge S, Tateishi A, Numata K, Ohmae M. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Sialyl Sulfo-Oligosaccharides as Potent Siglec-8 Ligands via Transglycosylation Catalyzed by Keratanase II. Biomacromolecules 2021; 23:316-325. [PMID: 34914356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01289] [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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Sialyl type-II sulfo-oligosaccharides are gaining much attention as bioactive ligands for Siglecs. In this study, we have achieved the first synthesis of sialyl type-II sulfo-oligosaccharides chemoenzymatically by utilizing the transglycosylation activity of keratanase II. The oxazoline derivative of α(2→3)-sialylated 6,6'-di-sulfo-LacNAc (3) was newly designed as the glycosyl donor for enzymatic transglycosylation. Keratanase II efficiently catalyzed the transglycosylation of 3 with two kinds of glycosyl acceptors, 6-sulfo-Lewis X and 6,6'-di-sulfo-LacNAc derivatives, providing sialyl sulfo-hexasaccharide (1) and sialyl sulfo-pentasaccharide (2) with 86 and 95% yields, respectively. The products 1 and 2 showed higher affinity to Siglec-8 with KD 70 and 25 μmol·L-1, respectively, compared to the known ligand of the α(2→3)-sialylated 6,6'-di-sulfo-Lewis X with KD 185 μmol·L-1. Thus, this study will advance not only the study of Siglec-8 biology but also the exploration of functions of sialyl sulfo-oligosaccharides having various microstructures.
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- Shiori Yuge
- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Huang G, Hasegawa S, Hashikawa Y, Ide Y, Hirose T, Murata Y. An H 2 O 2 Molecule Stabilized inside Open-Cage C 60 Derivatives by a Hydroxy Stopper. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103836. [PMID: 34850990 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An H2 O2 molecule was isolated inside hydroxylated open-cage fullerene derivatives by mixing an H2 O2 solution with a precursor molecule followed by reduction of one of carbonyl groups on its orifice. Depending on the reduction site, two structural isomers for H2 O2 @open-fullerenes were obtained. A high encapsulation ratio of 81 % was attained at low temperature. The structures of the peroxosolvate complexes thus obtained were studied by 1 H NMR spectroscopy, X-ray analysis, and DFT calculations, showing strong hydrogen bonding between the encapsulated H2 O2 and the hydroxy group located at the center of the orifice. This OH group was found to act as a kinetic stopper, and the formation of the hydrogen bonding caused thermodynamic stabilization of the H2 O2 molecule, both of which prevent its escape from the cage. One of the peroxosolvates was isolated by HPLC, affording H2 O2 @open-fullerene with 100 % encapsulation ratio, likely due to the intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction.
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- Guanglin Huang
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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Hashikawa Y, Murata Y. Cation recognition on a fullerene-based macrocycle. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12428-12435. [PMID: 34123228 PMCID: PMC8163314 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05280a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Heterocyclic orifices in cage-opened fullerene derivatives are regarded as potential ligands toward metals or ions, being reminiscent of truncated fullerenes as a hypothetical class of macrocycles with spherical π-conjugation. Among a number of cage-opened examples reported thus far, the coordination ability and dynamic behavior in solution still remained unclear due to difficulties in structural determination with multiple coordination sites on the macrocycles. Herein, we present the detailed solution dynamics of a cage-opened C60 derivative bearing a diketo bis(hemiketal) moiety in the presence of alkali metal ions. The NMR spectroscopy disclosed the coordination behavior which is identified as a two-step process with a 1 : 2 stoichiometry. Upon coordination to the Li+ ion, the macrocycle largely varies its properties, i.e., increased absorption coefficients in the visible region due to weakly-allowed charge transfer transitions as well as the inner potential field from neutral to positive by the charge delocalization along with the spherical π-surface. The Li+-complexes formed in situ underwent unprecedented selective dehydroxyhydrogenation under high-pressure conditions. These findings would facilitate further studies on fullerene-based macrocycles as metal sensors, bulky ligands in organic reactions, and ion carriers in batteries and biosystems.
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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Li W, Battistel MD, Reeves H, Oh L, Yu H, Chen X, Wang LP, Freedberg DI. A combined NMR, MD and DFT conformational analysis of 9-O-acetyl sialic acid-containing GM3 ganglioside glycan and its 9-N-acetyl mimic. Glycobiology 2020; 30:787-801. [PMID: 32350512 PMCID: PMC8179627 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
O-Acetylation of carbohydrates such as sialic acids is common in nature, but its role is not clearly understood due to the lability of O-acetyl groups. We demonstrated previously that 9-acetamido-9-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac9NAc) is a chemically and biologically stable mimic of the 9-O-acetyl-N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5,9Ac2) of the corresponding sialoglycans. Here, a systematic nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study was undertaken for Neu5,9Ac2-containing GM3 ganglioside glycan (GM3-glycan) and its Neu5Ac9NAc analog. GM3-glycan with Neu5Ac as the non-O-acetyl form of Neu5,9Ac2 was used as a control. Complete 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift assignments, three-bond 1H-13C trans-glycosidic coupling constants (3JCH), accurate 1H-1H coupling constants (3JHH), nuclear Overhauser effects and hydrogen bonding detection were carried out. Results show that structural modification (O- or N-acetylation) on the C-9 of Neu5Ac in GM3 glycan does not cause significant conformational changes on either its glycosidic dihedral angles or its secondary structure. All structural differences are confined to the Neu5Ac glycerol chain, and minor temperature-dependent changes are seen in the aglycone portion. We also used Density Functional Theory (DFT) quantum mechanical calculations to improve currently used 3JHH Karplus relations. Furthermore, OH chemical shifts were assigned at -10°C and no evidence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond was observed. The results provide additional evidence regarding structural similarities between sialosides containing 9-N-acetylated and 9-O-acetylated Neu5Ac and support the opportunity of using 9-N-acetylated Neu5Ac as a stable mimic to study the biochemical role of 9-O-acetylated Neu5Ac.
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- Wanqing Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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Abstract
The conformation of a molecule strongly affects its function, as demonstrated for peptides and nucleic acids. This correlation is much less established for carbohydrates, the most abundant organic materials in nature. Recent advances in synthetic and analytical techniques have enabled the study of carbohydrates at the molecular level. Recurrent structural features were identified as responsible for particular biological activities or material properties. In this Minireview, recent achievements in the structural characterization of carbohydrates, enabled by systematic studies of chemically defined oligosaccharides, are discussed. These findings can guide the development of more potent glycomimetics. Synthetic carbohydrate materials by design can be envisioned.
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck-Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck-Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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Gao Y, Lee J, Widmalm G, Im W. Modeling and Simulation of Bacterial Outer Membranes with Lipopolysaccharides and Enterobacterial Common Antigen. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5948-5956. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ya Gao
- School of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
- Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
- School of Computational Sciences, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul 02455, Republic of Korea
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Hashikawa Y, Murata Y. A Single H2O Molecule inside Hydrophobic Carbon Nanocavities: Effect of Local Electrostatic Potential. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.190874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yoshifumi Hashikawa
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Suzuki T, Yanaka S, Watanabe T, Yan G, Satoh T, Yagi H, Yamaguchi T, Kato K. Remodeling of the Oligosaccharide Conformational Space in the Prebound State To Improve Lectin-Binding Affinity. Biochemistry 2019; 59:3180-3185. [PMID: 31553574 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
We developed an approach to improve the lectin-binding affinity of an oligosaccharide by remodeling its conformational space in the precomplexed state. To develop this approach, we used a Lewis X-containing oligosaccharide interacting with RSL as a model system. Using an experimentally validated molecular dynamics simulation, we designed a Lewis X analogue with an increased population of conformational species that were originally very minor but exclusively accessible to the target lectin without steric hindrance by modifying the nonreducing terminal galactose, which does not directly contact the lectin in the complex. This Lewis X mimetic showed 17 times higher affinity for the lectin than the native counterpart. Our approach, complementing the lectin-bound-state optimizations, offers an alternative strategy to create high-affinity oligosaccharides by increasing populations of on-pathway metastable conformers.
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- Tatsuya Suzuki
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan.,School of Physical Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,School of Physical Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan.,School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.,Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan.,School of Physical Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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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: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [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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Cramer J, Sager CP, Ernst B. Hydroxyl Groups in Synthetic and Natural-Product-Derived Therapeutics: A Perspective on a Common Functional Group. J Med Chem 2019; 62:8915-8930. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan Cramer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Gimeno A, Delgado S, Valverde P, Bertuzzi S, Berbís MA, Echavarren J, Lacetera A, Martín‐Santamaría S, Surolia A, Cañada FJ, Jiménez‐Barbero J, Ardá A. Minimizing the Entropy Penalty for Ligand Binding: Lessons from the Molecular Recognition of the Histo Blood‐Group Antigens by Human Galectin‐3. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ana Gimeno
- 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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- 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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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800 48160 Derio Bizkaia Spain
- IkerbasqueBasque Foundation for Science Maria Diaz de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Bizkaia Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, II Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV Leioa Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800 48160 Derio Bizkaia Spain
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Gimeno A, Delgado S, Valverde P, Bertuzzi S, Berbís MA, Echavarren J, Lacetera A, Martín-Santamaría S, Surolia A, Cañada FJ, Jiménez-Barbero J, Ardá A. Minimizing the Entropy Penalty for Ligand Binding: Lessons from the Molecular Recognition of the Histo Blood-Group Antigens by Human Galectin-3. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7268-7272. [PMID: 30942512 PMCID: PMC6619289 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ligand conformational entropy plays an important role in carbohydrate recognition events. Glycans are characterized by intrinsic flexibility around the glycosidic linkages, thus in most cases, loss of conformational entropy of the sugar upon complex formation strongly affects the entropy of the binding process. By employing a multidisciplinary approach combining structural, conformational, binding energy, and kinetic information, we investigated the role of conformational entropy in the recognition of the histo blood‐group antigens A and B by human galectin‐3, a lectin of biomedical interest. We show that these rigid natural antigens are pre‐organized ligands for hGal‐3, and that restriction of the conformational flexibility by the branched fucose (Fuc) residue modulates the thermodynamics and kinetics of the binding process. These results highlight the importance of glycan flexibility and provide inspiration for the design of high‐affinity ligands as antagonists for lectins.
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- Ana Gimeno
- 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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- 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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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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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, Bizkaia, Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry, II Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV, Leioa, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Kuttel MM, Ravenscroft N. Conformation and Cross-Protection in Group B Streptococcus Serotype III and Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14: A Molecular Modeling Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:ph12010028. [PMID: 30781826 PMCID: PMC6469160 DOI: 10.3390/ph12010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Although the branched capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus agalactiae serotype III (GBSIII PS) and Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 (Pn14 PS) differ only in the addition of a terminal sialic acid on the GBSIII PS side chains, these very similar polysaccharides are immunogenically distinct. Our simulations of GBSIII PS, Pn14 PS and the unbranched backbone polysaccharide provide a conformational rationale for the different antigenic epitopes identified for these PS. We find that side chains stabilize the proximal βdGlc(1→6)βdGlcNAc backbone linkage, restricting rotation and creating a well-defined conformational epitope at the branch point. This agrees with the glycotope structure recognized by an anti-GBSIII PS functional monoclonal antibody. We find the same dominant solution conformation for GBSIII and Pn14 PS: aside from the branch point, the backbone is very flexible with a “zig-zag” conformational habit, rather than the helix previously proposed for GBSIII PS. This suggests a common strategy for bacterial evasion of the host immune system: a flexible backbone that is less perceptible to the immune system, combined with conformationally-defined branch points presenting human-mimic epitopes. This work demonstrates how small structural features such as side chains can alter the conformation of a polysaccharide by restricting rotation around backbone linkages.
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- Michelle M Kuttel
- Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
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Brown GD, Bauer J, Osborn HMI, Kuemmerle R. A Solution NMR Approach To Determine the Chemical Structures of Carbohydrates Using the Hydroxyl Groups as Starting Points. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:17957-17975. [PMID: 31458388 PMCID: PMC6644132 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An efficient NMR approach is described for determining the chemical structures of the monosaccharide glucose and four disaccharides, namely, nigerose, gentiobiose, leucrose and isomaltulose. This approach uses the 1H resonances of the -OH groups, which are observable in the NMR spectrum of a supercooled aqueous solution, as the starting point for further analysis. The 2D-NMR technique, HSQC-TOCSY, is then applied to fully define the covalent structure (i.e., the topological relationship between C-C, C-H, and O-H bonds) that must be established for a novel carbohydrate before proceeding to further conformational studies. This process also leads to complete assignment of all 1H and 13C resonances. The approach is exemplified by analyzing the monosaccharide glucose, which is treated as if it were an "unknown", and also by fully assigning all the NMR resonances for the four disaccharides that contain glucose. It is proposed that this technique should be equally applicable to the determination of chemical structures for larger carbohydrates of unknown composition, including those that are only available in limited quantities from biological studies. The advantages of commencing the structure elucidation of a carbohydrate at the -OH groups are discussed with reference to the now well-established 2D-/3D-NMR strategy for investigation of peptides/proteins, which employs the -NH resonances as the starting point.
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- Geoffrey D. Brown
- Department of Chemistry and Reading School of Pharmacy, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Reading School of Pharmacy, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Reading School of Pharmacy, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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- Bruker
Biospin AG, NMR Division, Industriestrasse 26, CH-8117 Fallanden, Switzerland
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Peng J, Patil SM, Keire DA, Chen K. Chemical Structure and Composition of Major Glycans Covalently Linked to Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies by Middle-Down Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Anal Chem 2018; 90:11016-11024. [PMID: 30102512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glycosylation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is a critical quality attribute that can impact mAb drug efficacy and safety. The mAb glycans are inherently heterogeneous in chemical structure and composition of monosaccharides. The established fluorescence or mass-spectrometry (MS) detection methods for glycosylation evaluation may require multiple steps of glycan cleavage or extensive digestion of the mAb, chemical labeling of the glycans, column separation and report the chemical identity of glycans indirectly through retention time and molecular weight values. In demonstrating chemical structure similarity and comparability among mAb drugs, orthogonal analytical methods for measuring glycan chemistry are needed to ensure the quality of drug products. Here, a "middle-down" NMR method is developed as a proof-of-concept approach to measure the domain-specific glycosylation of marketed mAb drugs without cleavage of the glycan moieties. Complete glycan 1H/13C chemical shift assignments were obtained at 13C natural abundance from commercial standard glycans that allowed unambiguous determination of the chemical structure, glycosidic linkage position, and anomeric configuration of each monosaccharide in the major N-glycan scaffolds found in mAb molecules. The analysis of glycan anomeric peaks in two-dimensional (2D) 1H-13C NMR spectra yielded metrics for clinically important mAb quality attributes (i.e., galactosylation (Gal%) and fucosylation (Fuc%)), consistent with literature results using a standard glycan-mapping method. Therefore, the middle-down NMR method provided a facile orthogonal measurement for mAb glycosylation characterization with improved chemical information content on glycan structure determination and quantification, compared to standard approaches.
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Hashikawa Y, Hasegawa S, Murata Y. A single but hydrogen-bonded water molecule confined in an anisotropic subnanospace. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:13686-13689. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07339b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A single but H-bonded H2O was realized within an anisotropic subnanospace using an open-cage C60 derivative having hydroxy groups on the opening.
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
- Uji
- Japan
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Nestor G, Anderson T, Oscarson S, Gronenborn AM. Direct Observation of Carbohydrate Hydroxyl Protons in Hydrogen Bonds with a Protein. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 140:339-345. [PMID: 29227646 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydroxyl proton resonances of uniformly 13C-labeled Manα(1-2)Manα(1-2)ManαOMe (Man3) bound to cyanovirin-N (CV-N) were detected at ambient temperature in aqueous solution by NMR spectroscopy. The directions of the hydroxyl groups were determined on the basis of NOEs, and a previously unknown hydrogen-bonding network between Man3 and CV-N was discovered. This is the first report on detecting hydroxyl protons of a protein-bound carbohydrate in aqueous solution by NMR. Approaches such as those presented here may open the door for accurately determining intermolecular hydrogen bonds in carbohydrate-protein complexes.
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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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Aeschbacher T, Zierke M, Smieško M, Collot M, Mallet JM, Ernst B, Allain FHT, Schubert M. A Secondary Structural Element in a Wide Range of Fucosylated Glycoepitopes. Chemistry 2017; 23:11598-11610. [PMID: 28654715 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The increasing understanding of the essential role of carbohydrates in development, and in a wide range of diseases fuels a rapidly growing interest in the basic principles governing carbohydrate-protein interactions. A still heavily debated issue regarding the recognition process is the degree of flexibility or rigidity of oligosaccharides. Combining NMR structure determination based on extensive experimental data with DFT and database searches, we have identified a set of trisaccharide motifs with a similar conformation that is characterized by a non-conventional C-H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen bond. These motifs are present in numerous classes of oligosaccharides, found in everything from bacteria to mammals, including Lewis blood group antigens but also unusual motifs from amphibians and marine invertebrates. The set of trisaccharide motifs can be summarized with the consensus motifs X-β1,4-[Fucα1,3]-Y and X-β1,3-[Fucα1,4]-Y-a secondary structure we name [3,4]F-branch. The wide spectrum of possible modifications of this scaffold points toward a large variety of glycoepitopes, which nature generated using the same underlying architecture.
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- Thomas Aeschbacher
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, University of Basel, Klingelbergstr. 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, University of Basel, Klingelbergstr. 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, Département de Chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,UMR 7213 CNRS, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, Département de Chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, University of Basel, Klingelbergstr. 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Billrothstr. 11, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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Hashikawa Y, Murata M, Wakamiya A, Murata Y. Structural modification of open-cage fullerene C60 derivatives having a small molecule inside their cavities. CAN J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2016-0465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We studied the chemical modifications of open-cage fullerene C60 derivatives encapsulating a small molecule such as H2 and H2O. In these reactions, the entrapped molecules can be used as a probe for monitoring the reactions. The solubilizing group (methoxyethyl group) was successfully introduced on the bis(hemiketal) moiety in the open-cage C60 derivative. Further specific reactions were also investigated for 2-methoxyethoxymethyl (MEM)-substituted C60 derivatives.
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- Yoshifumi Hashikawa
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Battistel MD, Azurmendi HF, Freedberg DI. Glycan OH Exchange Rate Determination in Aqueous Solution: Seeking Evidence for Transient Hydrogen Bonds. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:683-695. [PMID: 27995788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b10594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hydrogen bonds (Hbonds) are important stabilizing forces in biomolecules. However, for glycans in aqueous solution, direct NMR detection of Hbonds is elusive because of their transient nature. Here, we present Isotope-based Natural-abundance TOtal correlation eXchange SpectroscopY (INTOXSY), a new 1H-13C heteronuclear single quantum coherence-total correlation spectroscopy based method, to extract OH groups' exchange rate constants (kex) for molecules in natural 13C abundance and show that OH Hbonds can be inferred from "slower" H/D kex. We evaluate kex measured with INTOXSY in light of those extracted with line-shape analysis. Subsequently, we use a set of common glycans to establish a kex reference basis set and to infer the existence of transient Hbonds involving OH donor groups. Then, we report kex values for a series of mono- and disaccharides, as well as for oligosaccharides sialyl Lewis X and β-cyclodextrin, and compare the results with those from the reference set to extract Hbond information. Finally, we utilize NMR experimental data in conjunction with molecular dynamics simulations to establish donor and acceptor Hbond pairs. Our exchange rate measurements indicate that OH/OD exchange rates, kHD, values <10 s-1 are consistent with transient Hbond OH groups and potential acceptor groups can be uncovered through MD simulations.
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- Marcos D Battistel
- Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration , 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903, United States
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration , 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903, United States
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration , 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903, United States
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Antibody recognition of aberrant glycosylation on the surface of cancer cells. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2016; 44:1-8. [PMID: 27821276 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Carbohydrate-binding antibodies and carbohydrate-based vaccines are being actively pursued as targeted immunotherapies for a broad range of cancers. Recognition of tumor-associated carbohydrates (glycans) by antibodies is predominantly towards terminal epitopes on glycoproteins and glycolipids on the surface of cancer cells. Crystallography along with complementary experimental and computational methods have been extensively used to dissect antibody recognition of glycan epitopes commonly found in cancer. We provide an overview of the structural biology of antibody recognition of tumor-associated glycans and propose potential rearrangements of these targets in the membrane that could dictate the complex biological activities of these antibodies against cancer cells.
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Júnior RVA, Moura GLC, Lima NBD. Insights into the spontaneity of hydrogen bond formation between formic acid and phthalimide derivatives. J Mol Model 2016; 22:255. [PMID: 27704221 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-016-3130-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We evaluated a group of phthalimide derivatives, which comprise a convenient test set for the study of the multiple factors involved in the energetics of hydrogen bond formation. Accordingly, we carried out quantum chemical calculations on the hydrogen bonded complexes formed between a sample of phthalimide derivatives with formic acid with the intent of identifying the most important electronic and structural factors related to how their strength and spontaneity vary across the series. The geometries of all species considered were fully optimized at DFT B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p), RM1, RM1-DH2, and RM1-D3H4 level, followed by frequency calculations to determine their Gibbs free energies of hydrogen bond formation using Gaussian 2009 and MOPAC 2012. Our results indicate that the phthalimide derivatives that form hydrogen bond complexes most favorably, have in their structures only one C=O group and at least one NH group. On the other hand, the phthalimide derivatives predicted to form hydrogen bonds least favorably, possess in their structures two carbonyl groups, C=O, and no NH group. The ability to donate electrons and simultaneously receive one acidic hydrogen is the most important property related to the spontaneity of hydrogen bond formation. We further chose two cyclic compounds, phthalimide and isoindolin-1-one, in which to study the main changes in molecular, structural and spectroscopic properties as related to the formation of hydrogen bonds. Thus, the greatest ability of the isoindolin-1-one compound in forming hydrogen bonds is evidenced by the larger effect on the structural, vibrational, and chemical shifts properties associated with the O-H group. In summary, the electron-donating ability of the hydrogen bond acceptor emerged as the most important property differentiating the spontaneity of hydrogen bond formation in this group of complexes.
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- Rogério V A Júnior
- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-540, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-540, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50740-540, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Topin J, Lelimousin M, Arnaud J, Audfray A, Pérez S, Varrot A, Imberty A. The Hidden Conformation of Lewis x, a Human Histo-Blood Group Antigen, Is a Determinant for Recognition by Pathogen Lectins. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:2011-20. [PMID: 27198630 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Histo-blood group epitopes are fucosylated branched oligosaccharides with well-defined conformations in solution that are recognized by receptors, such as lectins from pathogens. We report here the results of a series of experimental and computational endeavors revealing the unusual distortion of histo-blood group antigens by bacterial and fungal lectins. The Lewis x trisaccharide adopts a rigid closed conformation in solution, while crystallography and molecular dynamics reveal several higher energy open conformations when bound to the Ralstonia solanacearum lectin, which is in agreement with thermodynamic and kinetic measurements. Extensive molecular dynamics simulations confirm rare transient Le(x) openings in solution, frequently assisted by distortion of the central N-acetyl-glucosamine ring. Additional directed molecular dynamic trajectories revealed the role of a conserved tryptophan residue in guiding the fucose into the binding site. Our findings show that conformational adaptation of oligosaccharides is of paramount importance in cell recognition and should be considered when designing anti-infective glyco-compounds.
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- Jérémie Topin
- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- DPM UMR5063, Université Grenoble Alpes, and CNRS, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CERMAV UPR5301,
CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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Structural basis for sulfation-dependent self-glycan recognition by the human immune-inhibitory receptor Siglec-8. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E4170-9. [PMID: 27357658 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1602214113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Siglec-8 is a human immune-inhibitory receptor that, when engaged by specific self-glycans, triggers eosinophil apoptosis and inhibits mast cell degranulation, providing an endogenous mechanism to down-regulate immune responses of these central inflammatory effector cells. Here we used solution NMR spectroscopy to dissect the fine specificity of Siglec-8 toward different sialylated and sulfated carbohydrate ligands and determined the structure of the Siglec-8 lectin domain in complex with its prime glycan target 6'-sulfo sialyl Lewis(x) A canonical motif for sialic acid recognition, extended by a secondary motif formed by unique loop regions, recognizing 6-O-sulfated galactose dictates tight specificity distinct from other Siglec family members and any other endogenous glycan recognition receptors. Structure-guided mutagenesis revealed key contacts of both interfaces to be equally essential for binding. Our work provides critical structural and mechanistic insights into how Siglec-8 selectively recognizes its glycan target, rationalizes the functional impact of site-specific glycan sulfation in modulating this lectin-glycan interaction, and will enable the rational design of Siglec-8-targeted agonists to treat eosinophil- and mast cell-related allergic and inflammatory diseases, such as asthma.
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