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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2021

Structure of the O-Antigen and the Lipid A from the Lipopolysaccharide of Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 51191.

Pilar Garcia-Vello, Flaviana Di Lorenzo, Dimitra Lamprinaki, Anna Notaro, Immacolata Speciale, Antonio Molinaro, Nathalie Juge, Cristina De Castro

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pilar Garcia-VelloDepartmentof Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 26, 80126, Napoli, NA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7124-1790
Flaviana Di LorenzoDepartmentof Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 26, 80126, Napoli, NA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4821-0114
Dimitra LamprinakiGut Microbes & Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Rosalind Franklin Road, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6959-4917
Anna NotaroDepartmentof Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 26, 80126, Napoli, NA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7224-8641
Immacolata SpecialeDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università, 100, 80055, Portici NA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4363-7450
Antonio MolinaroDepartmentof Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 26, 80126, Napoli, NA, Italy.
Nathalie JugeGut Microbes & Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Rosalind Franklin Road, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8515-1315
Cristina De CastroDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università, 100, 80055, Portici NA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5147-1756
Federico II University Hospital · ITNorwich Research Park · GB

Funding

BBSRC Institute Strategic Programme Grant Gut Microbes and Health BB/R012490/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/F/00044452Compagnia di San PaoloUniNA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common member of the oral microbiota. However, this symbiont has been found to play an active role in disease development. As a Gram-negative bacterium, F. nucleatum has a protective outer membrane layer whose external leaflet is mainly composed of lipopolysaccharides (LPSs). LPSs play a crucial role in the interaction between bacteria and the host immune system. Here, we characterised the structure of the O-antigen and lipid A from F. nucleatum ssp. animalis ATCC 51191 by using a combination of GC-MS, MALDI and NMR techniques. The results revealed a novel repeat of the O-antigen structure of the LPS, [→4)-β-d-GlcpNAcA-(1→4)-β-d-GlcpNAc3NAlaA-(1→3)-α-d-FucpNAc4NR-(1→], (R=acetylated 60 %), and a bis-phosphorylated hexa-acylated lipid A moiety. Taken together these data showed that F. nucleatum ATCC 51191 has a distinct LPS which might differentially influence recognition by immune cells.

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Carbohydrate SequenceFusobacterium nucleatumGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryLipid ALipopolysaccharidesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyO AntigensSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationLipid ALipopolysaccharidesO AntigensFusobacterium nucleatumGram-negative bacterialipid Alipopolysaccharides (LPS)MALDI-TOF mass spectrometryNMR spectroscopyO-antigens

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PMID33197108
PMCPMC8048906
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