Identification of a new DC-SIGN binding pentamannoside epitope within the complex structure of Candida albicans mannan

Autor: Vadim B. Krylov, Marcos Gómez-Redondo, Arsenii S. Solovev, Dmitry V. Yashunsky, Alistair J.P. Brown, Mark H.T. Stappers, Neil A.R. Gow, Ana Ardá, Jesús Jiménez-Barbero, Nikolay E. Nifantiev
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: The Cell Surface, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 100109- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-2330
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2023.100109
Popis: The dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) is an innate immune C-type lectin receptor that recognizes carbohydrate-based pathogen associated with molecular patterns of various bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Although a range of highly mannosylated glycoproteins have been shown to induce signaling via DC-SIGN, precise structure of the recognized oligosaccharide epitope is still unclear. Using the array of oligosaccharides related to selected fragments of main fungal antigenic polysaccharides we revealed a highly specific pentamannoside ligand of DC-SIGN, consisting of α-(1 → 2)-linked mannose chains with one inner α-(1 → 3)-linked unit. This structural motif is present in Candida albicans cell wall mannan and corresponds to its antigenic factors 4 and 13b. This epitope is not ubiquitous in other yeast species and may account for the species-specific nature of fungal recognition via DC-SIGN. The discovered highly specific oligosaccharide ligands of DC-SIGN are tractable tools for interdisciplinary investigations of mechanisms of fungal innate immunity and anti-Candida defense. Ligand- and receptor-based NMR data demonstrated the pentasaccharide-to-DC-SIGN interaction in solution and enabled the deciphering of the interaction topology.
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