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ArticleBMC research notes2021

Investigation of bioluminescence-based assays for determination of kinetic parameters for the bifunctional Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W capsule polymerase.

Laleh Sheikhi Moghaddam, Ayobami Adegbite, Pumtiwitt C McCarthy

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Article in BMC research notes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Proteome-wide bioinformatic annotation and functional validation of the monotopic phosphoglycosyl transferase superfamily.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laleh Sheikhi MoghaddamBioenvironmental Sciences Program, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA.
Ayobami AdegbiteBioenvironmental Sciences Program, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA.
Pumtiwitt C McCarthyDepartment of Chemistry, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA. Pumtiwitt.McCarthy@morgan.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-1677
Morgan State University · US

Funding

Project-002UL1GM118973 · NIGMS · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HOHMANN, CHRISTINE F, SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM · 2015 to 2023
$18.8M
Mechanistic Studies of a Bacterial Capsule PolymeraseSC2GM125517 · NIGMS · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MCCARTHY, PUMTIWITT · 2018 to 2020
$441k
NIGMS NIH HHS SC2 GM125517NIGMS NIH HHS SC2GM125517NIH HHS UL1GM118973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNeisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes meningitis. N. meningitidis serogroup W (NmW) capsule polymerase synthesizes capsular polysaccharide of this serogroup. This enzyme could be a tool for meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine development. Our long-term goal is to control activity of the NmW capsule polymerase for production of defined carbohydrates for vaccines. The enzyme lacks a simple, high-throughput activity assay. Here, we describe the use of high-throughput bioluminescence assays (CMP-Glo and UDP-Glo by Promega) to investigate NmW capsule polymerase activity. These assays detect free nucleotides produced during transfer of sugar from UDP-Galactose and CMP-Sialic Acid to an acceptor. Kinetic studies using NmW hydrolyzed polysaccharide (PS) acceptor are described as well as preliminary work with a sialic acid trimer (DP3) acceptor.

resultsIn CMP-Glo kinetic studies, with constant donor (80 µM) and varied NmW hydrolyzed polysaccharide (0-2000 µg/mL), a K

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Meningococcal VaccinesNeisseria meningitidisKineticsSerogroupTransferasesMeningococcal VaccinesTransferasesBioluminescence assayCMP-GloKineticsNeisseria meningitidisUDP-Glo

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PMID34794506
PMCPMC8600345
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