Selective exo-enzymatic labeling of N-glycans on the surface of living cells by recombinant ST6Gal I

Ngalle Eric Mbua, Xiuru Li, Heather R Flanagan-Steet, Lu Meng, Kazuhiro Aoki, Kelley W Moremen, Margreet A Wolfert, Richard Steet, Geert-Jan Boons

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Abstract

A game of tag: N-Glycans on the surface of living cells were selectively tagged by exogenously administering recombinant ST6Gal I sialyltransferase and azide-modified CMP-Neu5Ac. This modification was followed by a strain-promoted cycloaddition using a biotin-modified dibenzylcyclooctynol (red star=biotin). The methodology will make it possible to dissect the mechanisms that underlie altered glycoconjugate recycling and storage in disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13012-5
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume52
Issue number49
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Click Chemistry
  • Fibroblasts
  • Humans
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
  • Polysaccharides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Sialic Acids
  • Sialyltransferases

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