Protected N-Acetyl Muramic Acid Probes Improve Bacterial Peptidoglycan Incorporation via Metabolic Labeling
| Autor: | Cintia C. Santiago, Stephen N. Hyland, Ashley R Brown, Kimberly A. Wodzanowski, PapaNii Asare-Okai, Julianna L Follmar, Catherine L. Grimes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Glycan biology Chemistry Glycobiology Bacterial Glycan Carboxylic acid General Medicine Peptidoglycan Muramic acid Biochemistry Bacterial cell structure Article carbohydrates (lipids) Cell wall chemistry.chemical_compound Cell Wall Polysaccharides Molecular Probes Muramic Acids biology.protein Escherichia coli Molecular Medicine |
| Zdroj: | ACS Chem Biol |
| Popis: | Metabolic glycan probes have emerged as an excellent tool to investigate vital questions in biology. Recently, methodology to incorporate metabolic bacterial glycan probes into the cell wall of a variety of bacterial species has been developed. In order to improve this method, a scalable synthesis of the peptidoglycan precursors is developed here, allowing for access to essential peptidoglycan immunological fragments and cell wall building blocks. The question was asked if masking polar groups of the glycan probe would increase overall incorporation, a common strategy exploited in mammalian glycobiology. Here, we show, through cellular assays, that E. coli do not utilize peracetylated peptidoglycan substrates but do employ methyl esters. The 10-fold improvement of probe utilization indicates that (i) masking the carboxylic acid is favorable for transport and (ii) bacterial esterases are capable of removing the methyl ester for use in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. This investigation advances bacterial cell wall biology, offering a prescription on how to best deliver and utilize bacterial metabolic glycan probes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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