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Wrong dose, a common prescription error, can cause serious patient harm, especially in the case of high-risk drugs like oral corticosteroids. This study aims to build a machine learning model to predict dose-related prescription modifications for oral prednisolone tablets (i.e., highly imbalanced data with very few positive cases). Prescription data were obtained from the electronic medical records at a single institute. Cluster analysis classified the clinical departments into six clusters with similar patterns of prednisolone prescription. Two patterns of training datasets were created with/without preprocessing by the SMOTE method. Five ML models (SVM, KNN, GB, RF, and BRF) and logistic regression (LR) models were constructed by Python. The model was internally validated by five-fold stratified cross-validation and was validated with a 30% holdout test dataset. Eighty-two thousand five hundred fifty-three prescribing data for prednisolone tablets containing 135 dose-corrected positive cases were obtained. In the original dataset (without SMOTE), only the BRF model showed a good performance (in test dataset, ROC-AUC:0.917, recall: 0.951). In the training dataset preprocessed by SMOTE, performance was improved on all models. The highest performance models with SMOTE were SVM (in test dataset, ROC-AUC: 0.820, recall: 0.659) and BRF (ROC-AUC: 0.814, recall: 0.634). Although the prescribing data for dose-related collection are highly imbalanced, various techniques such as the following have allowed us to build high-performance prediction models: data preprocessing by SMOTE, stratified cross-validation, and BRF classifier corresponding to imbalanced data. ML is useful in complicated dose audits such as oral prednisolone. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41666-023-00128-3.
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High mannose-type free N-glycans with a single N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) residue at the reducing end (GN1-HMT-FNGs) are produced by cytosolic endo-ß-N-acetylglucosaminidase (EC:3.2.1.96) (ENGase) and are ubiquitous in differentiating and growing plant cells. To elucidate the physiological functions of HMT-FNGs in plants, we identified the ENGase gene in tomato (Solyc06g050930) and detected ENGase activity and increased production of GN1-HMT-FNGs during tomato fruit maturation. However, the precise role of GN1-HMT-FNGs in fruit maturation remains unclear. In this study, we established tomato ENGase mutants with suppressed ENGase activity via CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology. DNA sequencing of the Δeng mutants (T0 and T1 generations) revealed that they had the same mutations in the genomic DNA around the target sequences. Three null CRISPR/Cas9 segregant plants of the T1 generation (Δeng1-2, -22, and -26) were used to measure ENGase activity and analyze the structural features of HMT-FNGs in the leaves. The Δeng mutants did not exhibit ENGase activity and produced GN2-HMT-FNGs bearing tow GlcNAc residues at the reducing end side instead of GN1-HMT-FNGs. The Δeng mutants lack the N-terminal region of ENGase, indicating that the N-terminal region is important for full ENGase activity. The fruits of Δeng mutants (T2 generation) also showed loss of ENGase activity and similar structural features of HMT-FNGs of the T1 generation. However, there was no significant difference in fruit maturation between the T2 generation of the Δeng mutants and the wild type. The Δeng mutants rich in GN2-HMT-FNGs could be offered as a new tomato that is different from wild type containing GN1-HMT-FNGs.
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Solanum lycopersicum , Acetilglucosamina , Acetilglucosaminidase/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Edição de Genes , Solanum lycopersicum/genética , Manose/química , Polissacarídeos/químicaRESUMO
Deletion of α-1,3/4-fucosidase activity in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in the accumulation of GN1-type free N-glycans with the Lewis a epitope (GN1-FNG). This suggests that the release of α-fucose residue(s) may trigger rapid degradation of the plant complex-type (PCT) GN1-FNG. The fact that PCT-GN1-FNG has rarely been detected to date is probably due to its easier degradation compared with PCT-GN2-FNG.
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Arabidopsis , alfa-L-Fucosidase , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Epitopos , Fucose/química , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , alfa-L-Fucosidase/genética , alfa-L-Fucosidase/metabolismoRESUMO
Parkinson's disease is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid, which consists of α-synuclein (α-Syn). To screen compounds with amyloid aggregation inhibitory activity, an effective method for the preparation of α-Syn is a prerequisite. We established a simpler method for α-Syn preparation using freeze-thaw treatment of transformed Escherichia coli. Furthermore, we found that the high-mannose type free N-glycans could prevent α-Syn aggregation.
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Vigna , alfa-Sinucleína , Amiloide , Manose , PolissacarídeosRESUMO
In this study, 17 patients with severe hypoglycemia were assessed for nutrition-related risk using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI). The results showed that 13 of the 17 patients had nutrition-related risk. Hypoglycemia should be noted in patients with problems on GNRI, with or without diabetes.
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Plant acidic peptide: N-glycanase (aPNGase) release N-glycans from glycopeptides during the degradation process of glycoproteins in developing or growing plants. We have previously developed a new method to detect the aPNGase activity in crude extracts, which is prerequisite for the construction of aPNGase knockout or overexpression lines. However, this method has the disadvantage of requiring de-sialylation treatment and a lectin chromatography. In this study, therefore, we improved the simple and accurate method for detecting aPNGase activity using anion-exchange HPLC requiring neither the desialylation treatment nor the lectin affinity chromatography.
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Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/metabolismo , Extratos Vegetais/química , Arabidopsis/química , Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Cromatografia de Afinidade/métodos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Glicopeptídeos/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Glicosilação , Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/química , Plantas/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There are few reports on the association between malnutrition and hypoglycemia. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) allows risk classification by morbidity and mortality resulting from conditions often associated with malnutrition in older individuals. However, the association between GNRI and hypoglycemia is unclear. This study examined the associations between nutrition-related risk and hypoglycemia among older individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using diabetes medication. METHODS: This single-center historical cohort study included hospitalized patients aged ≥ 65 years with T2D on medication. Nutrition-related risk was assessed using the GNRI and classified into four risk groups. Hypoglycemia and serious hypoglycemia were determined by oral or intravenous glucose intake and blood glucose < 3.9 mmol/L (70 mg/dL) as hypoglycemia, among them blood glucose < 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL) as serious hypoglycemia. Data were recorded at least once during hospitalization. RESULTS: Patients who met the criteria (n = 1.754) were included in the study. The participants median age was 75.0 years. During the study, 81 patients (4.6%) experienced hypoglycemia and 7 patients (0.4%) experienced serious hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia was observed in patients in the major risk (16.0%), moderate risk (9.7%), low risk (5.2%), and no risk (1.5%) groups (p for trend < 0.001). After adjusting for other risk factors, the hazard ratios of hypoglycemic among people with major, moderate, and low risk were 5.50, 3.86, and 2.55, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Hypoglycemia increased with increasing nutrition-related risk among older individuals with T2D using diabetes medication. The GNRI is a simple and useful assessment tool in the clinical setting.
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In the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation system of plant and animal cells, high-mannose type free N-glycans (HMT-FNGs) are produced from misfolded glycoproteins prior to proteasomal degradation, and two enzymes, cytosolic peptide:N-glycanase (cPNGase) and endo-ß-N-acetylglucosaminidase (endo-ß-GlcNAc-ase), are involved in the deglycosylation. Although the physiological functions of these FNGs in plant growth and development remain to be elucidated, detailed characterization of cPNGase and endo-ß-GlcNAc-ase is required. In our previous work, we described the purification, characterization, and subcellular distribution of some plant endo-ß-GlcNAc-ases and preliminarily reported the gene information of rice endo-ß-GlcNAc-ase (Endo-Os). Furthermore, we analyzed the changes in gene expression of endo-ß-GlcNAc-ase during tomato fruit maturation and constructed a mutant line of Arabidopsis thaliana, in which the two endo-ß-GlcNAc-ase genes were knocked-out based on the Endo-Os gene. In this report, we describe the purification, characterization, amino acid sequence, and gene cloning of Endo-Os in detail. Purified Endo-Os, with an optimal pH of 6.5, showed high activity for high-mannose type N-glycans bearing the Manα1-2Manα1-3Manß1 unit; this substrate specificity was almost the same as that of other plant endo-ß-GlcNAc-ases, suggesting that Endo-Os plays a critical role in the production of HTM-FNGs in the cytosol. Electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis of the tryptic peptides revealed 17 internal amino acid sequences, including the C terminus; the N-terminal sequence could not be identified due to chemical modification. These internal amino acid sequences were consistent with the amino acid sequence (UniProt ID: Q5W6R1) deduced from the Oryza sativa cDNA clone AK112067 (gene ID: Os05g0346500). Recombinant Endo-Os expressed in Escherichia coli using cDNA showed the same enzymatic properties as those of native Endo-Os.
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Sialyl-Tn antigen, a tumor antigen, is a valuable ligand for the purification of proteins that specifically bind to it. Here, we developed a new method for the preparation of large amounts of sialyl-Tn antigen-containing peptides from an unused resource, boar seminal gel. The glycopeptides were prepared from the actinase E digests by a combination of gel filtration and hydrophilic partitioning.
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Antígenos Glicosídicos Associados a Tumores/análise , Glicoproteínas/química , Mucinas/química , Peptídeos/química , Sêmen/química , Animais , Géis , Masculino , SuínosRESUMO
Cytosolic peptide:N-glycanase (cPNGase), which occurs ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells, is involved in the de-N-glycosylation of misfolded glycoproteins in the protein quality control system. In this study, we aimed to provide direct evidence of plant cPNGase activity against a denatured glycoprotein using a crude extract prepared from a mutant line of Arabidopsis thaliana lacking 2 acidic PNGase genes.
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Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Citosol/enzimologia , Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/citologia , Arabidopsis/genética , Glicosilação , Mutação , Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/genéticaRESUMO
Peanut allergies are among the most severe food allergies, and several allergenic proteins referred to as Ara h 1-Ara h 17 have been identified from peanut seeds. The molecular characterization of Ara h 1 (63 kDa), a glycosylated allergen, has almost been completed, and the occurrence of two homologous genes (clone 41B and clone P17) has been identified. In this study, we found a new variant of Ara h 1 i.e. 54 kDa, in which the N-terminal amino acid sequence was EGREGEQ-, indicating that the N-terminal domain of 63 kDa Ara h 1 had been removed. This new isoform was obtained from the run-through fraction of hydrophobic interaction chromatography while 63 kDa Ara h 1 was tightly bound to the hydrophobic resins, suggesting that the removal of the N-terminal domain resulted in extreme hydrophilic properties. We found that 63 kDa Ara h 1 occurs as higher order homo-oligomeric conformations such as decamer or nonamer, while 54 kDa Ara h 1 occurs exclusively as a homotrimer, indicating that the N-terminal domain of the 63 kDa molecule may be involved in higher order oligomerization. When antisera from peanut-allergic patients were treated with both the Ara h 1 molecules, the immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies in these sera reacted with each Ara h 1 molecule, suggesting that the C-terminal as well as the N-terminal domains of Ara h 1 contribute significantly to the epitope formations of this peanut glycoallergen. Furthermore, the glycoform analyses of N-glycans linked to 63 kDa and 54 kDa Ara h 1 subunits revealed that both typical high-mannose type and ß-xylosylated type N-glycans are linked to the molecules. The cross-reactivity of IgE against Ara h 1 in the serum of one peanut allergy patient was completely lost by de-N-glycosylation, indicating the N-glycan of Ara h 1 was the sole epitope for the Ara h 1- specific IgE in the patient.
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Antígenos de Plantas/química , Antígenos de Plantas/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/química , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , Hipersensibilidade a Amendoim/imunologia , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Proteínas de Plantas/imunologia , Antígenos de Plantas/isolamento & purificação , Antígenos de Plantas/metabolismo , Arachis/química , Reações Cruzadas , Epitopos/imunologia , Epitopos/metabolismo , Complexo de Golgi/metabolismo , Immunoblotting , Imunoglobulina E/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/isolamento & purificação , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Peso Molecular , Hipersensibilidade a Amendoim/sangue , Proteínas de Plantas/isolamento & purificação , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos/química , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Subunidades ProteicasRESUMO
During endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation, free N-glycans (FNGs) are produced from misfolded nascent glycoproteins via the combination of the cytosolic peptide N-glycanase (cPNGase) and endo-ß-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) in the plant cytosol. The resulting high-mannose type (HMT)-FNGs, which carry one GlcNAc residue at the reducing end (GN1-FNGs), are ubiquitously found in developing plant cells. In a previous study, we found that HMT-FNGs assisted in protein folding and inhibited ß-amyloid fibril formation, suggesting a possible biofunction of FNGs involved in the protein folding system. However, whether these HMT-FNGs occur in the ER, an organelle involved in protein folding, remained unclear. On the contrary, we also reported the presence of plant complex type (PCT)-GN1-FNGs, which carry the Lewisa epitope at the non-reducing end, indicating that these FNGs had been fully processed in the Golgi apparatus. Since plant ENGase was active toward HMT-N-glycans but not PCT-N-glycans that carry ß1-2xylosyl and/or α1-3 fucosyl residue(s), these PCT-GN1-FNGs did not appear to be produced from fully processed glycoproteins that harbored PCT-N-glycans via ENGase activity. Interestingly, PCT-GN1-FNGs were found in the extracellular space, suggesting that HMT-GN1-FNGs formed in the cytosol might be transported back to the ER and processed in the Golgi apparatus through the protein secretion pathway. As the first step in elucidating the production mechanism of PCT-GN1-FNGs, we analyzed the structures of free oligosaccharides in plant microsomes and proved that HMT-FNGs (Man9-7GlcNAc1 and Man9-8GlcNAc2) could be found in microsomes, which almost consist of the ER compartments.
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In the present study, for the discovery of uncharacterized glycan-binding receptors or lectin-like receptors in plants, we developed neoglycopolymers to which three types of N-glycopeptides are conjugated; the first with plant complex type N-glycan (M3FX), the second with high-mannose type N-glycan (M8), and the third with animal complex type N-glycan (NeuAc2Gal2GN2M3). Three types of Asn-oligosaccharide (Asn-M3FX, Asn-M8, or Asn-NeuAc2Gal2GN2M3) were prepared from storage glycoproteins of Ginkgo biloba seeds, Vigna angularis seeds, and egg yolk glycopeptides from actinase digests of each glycoproteins or glycopeptide. Neoglycopolymers were synthesized such that the α-amino groups of Asn-oligosaccharide were coupled to the carboxyl groups of poly-γ-L-glutamic acid (γ-L-PGA) with 4-(4,6-Dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium chloride n-hydrate (DMT-MM). The resulting neoglycopolymers were purified through a combination of gel-filtration and reverse-phase HPLC. The incorporation of N-glycans into γ-L-PGA (mol%) was estimated through amino acid composition analysis after acid hydrolysis. The incorporation rates of Asn-M3FX, Asn-M8, and Asn-NeuAc2Gal2GN2M3 into γ-L-PGA were 15.4%, 8.6%, and 11.1%, indicating that nearly 890, 500, and 640 molecules of N-glycans were conjugated with γ-L-PGA, respectively. Furthermore, we confirmed that the neoglycopolymer carrying the multivalent high-mannose type N-glycans is a useful tool for rapid purification of mannose-binding protein, Concanavalin A, from jack bean extract.
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Gema de Ovo/química , Glicopeptídeos/química , Polímeros/química , Animais , Cromatografia em Gel , Concanavalina A/química , Ginkgo biloba/química , Glicoproteínas/química , Hidrólise , Manose/química , Oligossacarídeos/química , Polissacarídeos/química , Sementes/química , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray , Vigna/químicaRESUMO
Plant glycoproteins, especially allergenic glycoproteins such as pollen allergens, often carry antigenic N-glycans with α1-3 fucose and/or ß1-2 xylose residue(s) on the trimannosyl core structure. We previously reported that one of such antigenic free-form N-glycans, Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (M3FX) suppressed IL-4 production from Th2 cells of pollinosis patients. For the molecular-level analysis of this immunoactivity, an effective and convenient procedure for large scale preparation of the immunoactive free-form N-glycan and a synthesis of glycopolymers bearing multivalent M3FX has been required. During the preparation of prebiotic oligosaccharides from several edible beans, we found that the free-form M3FX accumulates in relatively large amounts in white kidney beans. In this report, we describe a new procedure for preparation of M3FX from white kidney bean powders by a combination of ion-exchange method, gel-filtration, and hydrophilic partitioning. The high-purity of M3FX prepared by this procedure was confirmed by MS-analysis and 1H-NMR, suggesting that the free-form M3FX can be used for the synthesis of neoglycopolymer. Using this new procedure, the immunoactive oligosaccharide can be prepared without the chemical method such as hydrazinolysis and other purification steps required to exclude other type of N-glycans.
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Alérgenos/química , Glicoproteínas/química , Glicoproteínas/síntese química , Oligossacarídeos/química , Phaseolus/química , Alérgenos/imunologia , Técnicas de Química Sintética , Glicoproteínas/imunologia , PósRESUMO
Free N-glycans (FNGs) are ubiquitous in growing plants. Further, acidic peptide:N-glycanase is believed to be involved in the production of plant complex-type FNGs (PCT-FNGs) during the degradation of dysfunctional glycoproteins. However, the distribution of PCT-FNGs in growing plants has not been analyzed. Here, we report the occurrence of PCT-FNGs in the xylem sap of the stem of the tomato plant. Abbreviations: RP-HPLC: reversed-phase HPLC; SF-HPLC: size-fractionation HPLC; PA-: pyridylamino; PCT: plant complex type; Hex: hexose; HexNAc: N-acetylhexosamine; Pen: pentose; Deoxyhex: deoxyhexose; Man: D-mannose; GlcNAc: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine; Xyl: D-xylose; Fuc: L-fucose; Lea: Lewis a (Galß1-3(Fucα1-4)GlcNAc); PCT: plant complex type; M3FX: Manα1-6(Manα1-3)(Xylß1-2)Manß1-4GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-PA; GN2M3FX: GlcNAcß1-2Manα1-6(GlcNAcß1-2Manα1-3)(Xylß1-2)Manß1-4GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-PA; (Lea)1GN1M3FX: Galß1-3(Fucα1-4)GlcNAc1-2 Manα1-6(GlcNAcß1-2Manα1-3)(Xylß1-2)Manß1-4GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-PA or GlcNAc1-2Manα1-6(Galß1-3(Fucα1-4)GlcNAc1-2Manα1-3)(Xylß1-2)Manß1-4GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-PA.
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Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Solanum lycopersicum/metabolismo , Xilema/metabolismo , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodosRESUMO
Acidic peptide:N-glycanase (aPNGase) plays a pivotal role in plant glycoprotein turnover. For the construction of aPNGase-knockout or -overexpressing plants, a new method to detect the activity in crude plant extracts is required because endogenous peptidases present in the extract hamper enzyme assays using fluorescence-labeled N-glycopeptides as a substrate. In this study, we developed a new method for measuring aPNGase activity in crude extracts from plant materials.
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Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/metabolismo , Extratos Vegetais/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Arabidopsis/química , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Glicopeptídeos/química , Glicopeptídeos/metabolismo , Solanum lycopersicum/química , Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/genética , Peptídeo-N4-(N-acetil-beta-glucosaminil) Asparagina Amidase/isolamento & purificação , Folhas de Planta/química , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas , Especificidade por SubstratoRESUMO
In a previous study, we molecular-characterized a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) α1, 3/4-fucosidase (α-Fuc'ase Sl-1) encoded in a tomato gene (Solyc03g006980), indicating that α-Fuc'ase Sl-1 is involved in the turnover of Lea epitope-containing N-glycans. In this study, we have characterized another tomato gene (Solyc11g069010) encoding α1, 3/4-fucosidase (α-Fuc'ase Sl-2), which is also active toward the complex type N-glycans containing Lea epitope(s). The baculovirus-insect cell expression system was used to express that α-Fuc'ase Sl-2 with anti-FLAG tag, and the expression product (rFuc'ase Sl-2), was found as a 65 kDa protein using SDS-PAGE and has an optimum pH of around 5.0. Similarly to rFuc'ase Sl-1, rFuc'ase Sl-2 hydrolyzed the non-reducing terminal α1, 3-fucose residue on LNFP III and α1, 4-fucose residues of Lea epitopes on plant complex type N-glycans, but not the core α1, 3-fucose residue on Manß1-4GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc or Fucα1-3GlcNAc. However, we found that both α-Fuc'ases Sl-1 and Sl-2 were specifically active toward α1, 3-fucose residue on GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc, indicating that the non-substituted ß-GlcNAc linked to the proximal GlcNAc residue of the core tri-saccharide moiety of plant specific N-glycans must be a pre-requisite for α-Fuc'ase activity. A 3 D modelled structure of the catalytic sites of α-Fuc'ase Sl-2 suggested that Asp192 and Glu236 may be important for binding to the α1, 3/4 fucose residue.
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Fucose/química , Polissacarídeos/química , Solanum lycopersicum/enzimologia , alfa-L-Fucosidase/química , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Clonagem Molecular , Fucose/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Spodoptera , alfa-L-Fucosidase/genética , alfa-L-Fucosidase/metabolismoRESUMO
Plant complex-type N-glycans are characterized by the presence of α1,3-linked fucose towards the proximal N-acetylglucosamine residue and ß1,2-linked xylose towards the ß-mannose residue. These glycans are ultimately degraded by the activity of several glycoside hydrolases. However, the degradation pathway of plant complex-type N-glycans has not been entirely elucidated because the gene encoding α1,3-fucosidase, a glycoside hydrolase acting on plant complex-type N-glycans, has not yet been identified, and its substrate specificity remains to be determined. In the present study, we found that AtFUC1 (an Arabidopsis GH29 α-fucosidase) is an α1,3-fucosidase acting on plant complex-type N-glycans. This fucosidase has been known to act on α1,4-fucoside linkage in the Lewis A epitope of plant complex-type N-glycans. We found that this glycoside hydrolase specifically acted on GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc, a degradation product of plant complex-type N-glycans, by sequential actions of vacuolar α-mannosidase, ß1,2-xylosidase, and endo-ß-mannosidase. The AtFUC1-deficient mutant showed no distinct phenotypic plant growth features; however, it accumulated GlcNAcß1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc, a substrate of AtFUC1. These results showed that AtFUC1 is an α1,3-fucosidase acting on plant complex-type N-glycans and elucidated the degradation pathway of plant complex-type N-glycans.
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Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos/química , alfa-L-Fucosidase/metabolismo , Acetilglucosamina/química , Acetilglucosamina/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/genética , Sequência de Carboidratos , Clonagem Molecular , Fucose/química , Fucose/metabolismo , Expressão Gênica , Vetores Genéticos/química , Vetores Genéticos/metabolismo , Manose/química , Manose/metabolismo , Pichia/genética , Pichia/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Especificidade por Substrato , Xilose/química , Xilose/metabolismo , alfa-L-Fucosidase/genéticaRESUMO
The design, synthesis and application of N-acetylneuraminic acid-derived compounds bearing anomeric sulfo functional groups are described. These novel compounds, which we refer to as sulfo-sialic acid analogues, include 2-decarboxy-2-deoxy-2-sulfo-N-acetylneuraminic acid and its 4-deoxy-3,4-dehydrogenated pseudoglycal. While 2-decarboxy-2-deoxy-2-sulfo-N-acetylneuraminic acid contains no further modifications of the 2-deoxy-pyranose ring, it is still a more potent inhibitor of avian-origin H5N1 neuraminidase (NA) and drug-resistant His275Tyr NA as compared to the oxocarbenium ion transition state analogue 2,3-dehydro-2-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid. The sulfo-sialic acid analogues described in this report are also more potent inhibitors of influenza NA (up to 40-fold) and bacterial NA (up to 8.5-fold) relative to the corresponding anomeric phosphonic acids. These results confirm that this novel anomeric sulfo modification offers great potential to improve the potency of next-generation NA inhibitors including covalent inhibitors.
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Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Ácidos Siálicos/síntese química , Antivirais/síntese química , Antivirais/farmacologia , Sítios de Ligação , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Espectrometria de Massas , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Neuraminidase/antagonistas & inibidores , Neuraminidase/química , Ligação Proteica , Ácidos Siálicos/farmacologia , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Cha o 3 is a newly found glycosylated allergen from Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress) pollen. The deduced amino acid sequence of Cha o 3 indicates that this glycoallergen contains a cellulase domain and a number of putative N-glycosylation sites. However, the structures of N -glycans linked to Cha o 3 remain to be determined. In this study, therefore, we analyzed the glycoform of Cha o 3 and found that this glycoallergen carries exclusively plant complex-type N-glycans; major structures were GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (39%), Gal1Fuc1GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (14%), and Gal2Fuc2GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (25%). The glycoform of Cha o 3 bearing the Lea epitope is similar to those of Cry j1, Jun a 1, or Cup a 1, major glycoallergens in cedar or cypress pollens, and the predominant occurrence of GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 is a common structural feature of glycoallergens from Cupressaceae pollens.