AbstractMany viruses exploit the human C‐type lectin receptor dendritic cell‐specific ICAM‐3 grabbing nonintegrin (DC‐SIGN) for cell entry and virus dissemination. An inhibition of DC‐SIGN‐mediated virus attachment by glycan‐derived ligands has, thus, emerged as a promising strategy toward broad‐spectrum antiviral therapeutics. In this contribution, several cognate fragments of oligomannose‐ and complex‐type glycans grafted onto a poly‐l‐lysine scaffold are evaluated as polyvalent DC‐SIGN ligands. The range of selected carbohydrate epitopes encompasses linear (α‐
d‐Man‐(1→2)‐α‐
d‐Man, α‐
d‐Man‐(1→2)‐α‐
d‐Man‐(1→2)‐α‐
d‐Man‐(1→3)‐α‐
d‐Man) and branched (α‐
d‐Man‐(1→6)‐[α‐
d‐Man‐(1→3)]‐α‐
d‐Man) oligomannosides, as well as α‐
l‐Fuc. The thermodynamics of binding are investigated on a mono‐ and multivalent level to shed light on the molecular details of the interactions with the tetravalent receptor. Cellular models of virus attachment and DC‐SIGN‐mediated virus dissemination reveal a high potency of the presented glycopolymers in the low pico‐ and nanomolar ranges, respectively. The high activity of oligomannose epitopes in combination with the biocompatible properties of the poly‐
l‐lysine scaffold highlights the potential for further preclinical development of polyvalent DC‐SIGN ligands.
摘要 许多病毒利用人类 C 型凝集素受体树突状细胞特异性 ICAM-3 抓取非整合素(DC-SIGN)进入细胞并传播病毒。因此,通过糖源配体抑制 DC-SIGN 介导的病毒附着已成为广谱抗病毒疗法的一种有前途的策略。在本文中,我们评估了接枝到聚赖氨酸支架上的低聚甘露糖和复合型聚糖的几种同源片段作为多价 DC-SIGN 配体。所选碳水化合物表位的范围包括线性(α-
d-Man-(1→2)-α-
d-Man,α-
d-Man-(1→2)-α-
d-Man-(1→2)-α-
d-Man-(1→3)-α-
d-Man)和支化(α-
d-Man-(1→6)-[α-
d-Man-(1→3)]-α-
d-Man)低聚甘露糖苷以及α-
l-Fuc。研究了单价和多价结合的热力学,以揭示与四价受体相互作用的分子细节。病毒附着和 DC-SIGN 介导的病毒传播的细胞模型显示,所展示的糖聚合物分别在低皮摩尔和纳摩尔范围内具有很高的效力。低聚甘露糖表位的高活性与聚
l-lysine 支架的生物相容性,凸显了进一步临床前开发多价 DC-SIGN 配体的潜力。