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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2024

Investigation into the efficiency of diverse N-linking oligosaccharyltransferases for glycoengineering using a standardised cell-free assay.

Burhan Lehri, Elizabeth Atkins, Timothy A Scott, Sherif Abouelhadid, Brendan W Wren, Jon Cuccui

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2024. 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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Burhan LehriDepartment of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3478-597X
Elizabeth AtkinsDepartment of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1783-6889
Timothy A ScottDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID), Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7042-8609
Sherif AbouelhadidDepartment of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3802-3059
Brendan W WrenDepartment of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-9489
Jon CuccuiDepartment of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4538-4007

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M01925X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of bacterial oligosaccharyltransferases (OSTs) such as the Campylobacter jejuni PglB for glycoengineering has attracted considerable interest in glycoengineering and glycoconjugate vaccine development. However, PglB has limited specificity for glycans that can be transferred to candidate proteins, which along with other factors is dependent on the reducing end sugar of glycans. In this study, we developed a cell-free glycosylation assay that offers the speed and simplicity of a 'yes' or 'no' determination. Using the assay, we tested the activity of eleven PglBs from Campylobacter species and more distantly related bacteria. The following assorted glycans with diverse reducing end sugars were tested for transfer, including Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule serotype 4, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium O antigen (B1), Francisella tularensis O antigen, Escherichia coli O9 antigen and Campylobacter jejuni heptasaccharide. Interestingly, while PglBs from the same genus showed high activity, whereas divergent PglBs differed in their transfer of glycans to an acceptor protein. Notably for glycoengineering purposes, Campylobacter hepaticus and Campylobacter subantarcticus PglBs showed high glycosylation efficiency, with C. hepaticus PglB potentially being useful for glycoconjugate vaccine production. This study demonstrates the versatility of the cell-free assay in rapidly assessing an OST to couple glycan/carrier protein combinations and lays the foundation for future screening of PglBs by linking amino acid similarity to glycosyltransferase activity.

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GlycomicsHexosyltransferasesVaccinesBacterial ProteinsBioengineeringCampylobacter jejuniCell-Free SystemEscherichia coliFrancisella tularensisMembrane ProteinsSalmonella typhimuriumStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial Proteinsdolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide - protein glycotransferaseHexosyltransferasesMembrane ProteinsVaccines

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PMID38858807
PMCPMC11164674

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