Probing the Mycobacterial Trehalome with Bioorthogonal Chemistry

Autor: Rainer Kalscheuer, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, John C. Jewett, Marina Alber, Cynthia M. Holsclaw, Julie A. Leary, Benjamin M. Swarts, Douglas M. Fox, M. Sloan Siegrist
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja3062419
Popis: Mycobacteria, including the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, use the non-mammalian disaccharide trehalose as a precursor for essential cell-wall glycolipids and other metabolites. Here we describe a strategy for exploiting trehalose metabolic pathways to label glycolipids in mycobacteria with azide-modified trehalose (TreAz) analogues. Subsequent bioorthogonal ligation with alkyne-functionalized probes enabled detection and visualization of cell-surface glycolipids. Characterization of the metabolic fates of four TreAz analogues revealed unique labeling routes that can be harnessed for pathway-targeted investigation of the mycobacterial trehalome.
Databáze: OpenAIRE