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ArticleThe Analyst2011

Comprehensive native glycan profiling with isomer separation and quantitation for the discovery of cancer biomarkers.

Serenus Hua, Hyun Joo An, Sureyya Ozcan, Grace S Ro, Stephanie Soares, Ralph DeVere-White, Carlito B Lebrilla

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Article in The Analyst, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. State-of-the-Art Glycomics Technologies in Glycobiotechnology.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2021
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  16. Isomer-Specific Monitoring of SialylatedFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Serenus HuaDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA.
Hyun Joo An
Sureyya Ozcan
Grace S Ro
Stephanie Soares
Ralph DeVere-White
Carlito B Lebrilla
University of California, Davis · USUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterChungnam National University · KR

Funding

The incorporation of human milk oligosaccharides in brain glycoconjugatesR01GM049077 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI LEBRILLA, CARLITO B · 1999 to 2024
$6.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049077NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM049077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylation is highly sensitive to the biochemical environment and has been implicated in many diseases including cancer. Glycan compositional profiling of human serum with mass spectrometry has already identified potential biomarkers for several types of cancer and diseases; however, composition alone does not fully describe glycan stereo- and regioisomeric diversity. The vast structural heterogeneity of glycans presents a formidable analytical challenge. We have developed a method to identify and quantify isomeric native glycans using nanoflow liquid chromatography (nano-LC)/mass spectrometry. A microfluidic chip packed with graphitized carbon was used to chromatographically separate the glycans. To determine the utility of this method for structure-specific biomarker discovery, we analyzed serum samples from two groups of prostate cancer patients with different prognoses. More than 300 N-glycan species (including isomeric structures) were identified, corresponding to over 100 N-glycan compositions. Statistical tests established significant differences in glycan abundances between patient groups. This method provides comprehensive, selective, and quantitative glycan profiling.

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Biomarkers, TumorChromatography, High Pressure LiquidGraphiteHumansIsomerismMaleMass SpectrometryMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesNanotechnologyPolysaccharidesProstatic NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorGraphitePolysaccharides

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PMID21776491
PMCPMC3331797
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