Asparagine-linked protein glycosylations (N-glycosylations) are one of the most abundant post-translational modifications and are essential for various biological phenomena. Herein, we describe the isolation, structural determination, and chemical synthesis of the N-glycan from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis. The N-glycan from the organism possesses a unique structure including myo-inositol, which has not been found in previously characterized N-glycans. In this structure, myo-inositol is highly glycosylated and linked with a disaccharide unit through a phosphodiester. The straightforward synthesis of this glycan was accomplished through diastereoselective phosphorylation and phosphodiester construction by SN2 coupling. Considering the early divergence of hyperthermophilic organisms in evolution, this study can be expected to open the door to approaching the primitive function of glycan modification at the molecular level.

Structural Determination and Chemical Synthesis of the N-Glycan from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis / Hirao, K.; Speciale, I.; Notaro, A.; Manabe, Y.; Teramoto, Y.; Sato, T.; Atomi, H.; Molinaro, A.; Ueda, Y.; De Castro, C.; Fukase, K.. - In: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE. INTERNATIONAL EDITION. - ISSN 1433-7851. - 62:13(2023), p. e202218655. [10.1002/anie.202218655]

Structural Determination and Chemical Synthesis of the N-Glycan from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

Speciale I.;Notaro A.;Molinaro A.;De Castro C.
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Fukase K.
2023

Abstract

Asparagine-linked protein glycosylations (N-glycosylations) are one of the most abundant post-translational modifications and are essential for various biological phenomena. Herein, we describe the isolation, structural determination, and chemical synthesis of the N-glycan from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis. The N-glycan from the organism possesses a unique structure including myo-inositol, which has not been found in previously characterized N-glycans. In this structure, myo-inositol is highly glycosylated and linked with a disaccharide unit through a phosphodiester. The straightforward synthesis of this glycan was accomplished through diastereoselective phosphorylation and phosphodiester construction by SN2 coupling. Considering the early divergence of hyperthermophilic organisms in evolution, this study can be expected to open the door to approaching the primitive function of glycan modification at the molecular level.
2023
Structural Determination and Chemical Synthesis of the N-Glycan from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis / Hirao, K.; Speciale, I.; Notaro, A.; Manabe, Y.; Teramoto, Y.; Sato, T.; Atomi, H.; Molinaro, A.; Ueda, Y.; De Castro, C.; Fukase, K.. - In: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE. INTERNATIONAL EDITION. - ISSN 1433-7851. - 62:13(2023), p. e202218655. [10.1002/anie.202218655]
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