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ArticleNature chemical biology2024

Immobilized enzyme cascade for targeted glycosylation.

Elli Makrydaki, Roberto Donini, Anja Krueger, Kate Royle, Ignacio Moya Ramirez, Douglas A Kuntz, David R Rose, Stuart M Haslam, Karen M Polizzi, Cleo Kontoravdi

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Elli MakrydakiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Roberto DoniniDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5270-2854
Anja KruegerDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0227-8674
Kate RoyleDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ignacio Moya RamirezDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Douglas A KuntzPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3584-4804
David R RosePrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7033-4394
Stuart M HaslamDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5563-679X
Karen M PolizziDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. k.polizzi@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5435-2667
Cleo KontoravdiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. cleo.kontoravdi98@imperial.ac.uk.

Funding

RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/P02789X/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/K038648/1, EP/H04986X/1 and EP/K038648/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/N509486/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylation is a critical post-translational protein modification that affects folding, half-life and functionality. Glycosylation is a non-templated and heterogeneous process because of the promiscuity of the enzymes involved. We describe a platform for sequential glycosylation reactions for tailored sugar structures (SUGAR-TARGET) that allows bespoke, controlled N-linked glycosylation in vitro enabled by immobilized enzymes produced with a one-step immobilization/purification method. We reconstruct a reaction cascade mimicking a glycosylation pathway where promiscuity naturally exists to humanize a range of proteins derived from different cellular systems, yielding near-homogeneous glycoforms. Immobilized β-1,4-galactosyltransferase is used to enhance the galactosylation profile of three IgGs, yielding 80.2-96.3% terminal galactosylation. Enzyme recycling is demonstrated for a reaction time greater than 80 h. The platform is easy to implement, modular and reusable and can therefore produce homogeneous glycan structures derived from various hosts for functional and clinical evaluation.

Indexed as

Enzymes, ImmobilizedGalactosyltransferasesGlycosylationHumansPolysaccharidesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalEnzymes, ImmobilizedGalactosyltransferasesPolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID38321209
PMCPMC11142912

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