Synthesis of Functionalized <i>N</i>-Acetyl Muramic Acids To Probe Bacterial Cell Wall Recycling and Biosynthesis
作者:Kristen E. DeMeester、Hai Liang、Matthew R. Jensen、Zachary S. Jones、Elizabeth A. D’Ambrosio、Samuel L. Scinto、Junhui Zhou、Catherine L. Grimes
DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b03304
日期:2018.8.1
purification strategies to access large quantities of these PG building blocks, as well as their derivatives, are challenging. A robust chemoenzymatic synthesis was developed using an expanded NAM library to produce a variety of 2 -N-functionalized UDP NAMs. In addition, a synthetic strategy to access bio-orthogonal 3-lactic acid NAM derivatives was developed. The chemoenzymatic UDP synthesis revealed that the
尿苷二磷酸N-乙酰胞壁酸 (UDP NAM) 是细菌肽聚糖 (PG) 生物合成的关键中间体。作为塑造 PG 骨架的胞壁酸的主要来源,安装在 UDP NAM 中间体的修饰可用于通过代谢掺入选择性地标记和操纵该聚合物。然而,获取大量这些 PG 构建块及其衍生物的合成和纯化策略具有挑战性。使用扩展的 NAM 库开发了强大的化学酶合成,以产生各种 2-N-功能化的 UDP NAM。此外,还开发了一种获取生物正交 3-乳酸 NAM 衍生物的合成策略。化学酶促 UDP 合成表明,细菌细胞壁再循环酶 MurNAc/GlcNAc 异头激酶 (AMgK) 和 NAM α-1 磷酸尿苷转移酶 (MurU) 允许在糖供体的两个和三个位置进行排列。我们使用包括四嗪连接在内的各种生物正交化学进一步探索了这些衍生物在全细胞中革兰 (-) 和革兰 (+) PG 荧光标记中的效用。该报告允许快速和可扩展地访问各种功能化的
Synthesis of Bacterial-Derived Peptidoglycan Cross-Linked Fragments
作者:Siavash Mashayekh、Klare L. Bersch、Jared Ramsey、Thomas Harmon、Benjamin Prather、Lauren A. Genova、Catherine L. Grimes
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.0c01852
日期:2020.12.18
bacterial cell wall. Fragments released from the PG serve as fundamental recognition elements for the immune system. The structure of the PG, however, encompasses a variety of chemical modifications among different bacterial species. Here, the applicability of organic synthetic methods to address this chemical diversity is explored, and the synthesis of cross-linked PG fragments, carrying biologically
Synthesis of a biologically active fluorescent muramyl dipeptide congener
作者:C. K. Hiebert、W. C. Kopp、H. B. Richerson、C. F. Barfknecht
DOI:10.1021/jm00366a014
日期:1983.12
A fluorescent-labeled muramyl dipeptide (MDP) has been prepared to probe immunoadjuvant cellular interactions. N-Acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (1) was synthesized in improved yield and reacted with 2-(fluoresceinylamino)-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine (DTAF, 2) to give the fluorescent adduct DTAF-MDP (3), attached through the 6-position of the sugar moiety. Adjuvant activity was assessed by using two different in vitro assays, macrophage spreading, and inhibition of macrophage migration. Both assays indicated that the apparent adjuvant activity of 3 is comparable to that of 1.
Bacterial Derived Carbohydrates Bind Cyr1 and Trigger Hyphal Growth in <i>Candida albicans</i>
作者:Jason M. Burch、Siavash Mashayekh、Dennis D. Wykoff、Catherine L. Grimes
DOI:10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00154
日期:2018.1.12
The dimorphic yeast Candida albicans is the most common pathogenic fungus found in humans. While this species is normally commensal, a morphological switch from budding yeast to filamentous hyphae allows the fungi to invade epithelial cells and cause infections. The phenotypic change is controlled by the adenylyl cyclase, Cyrl. Interestingly, this protein contains a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain, which is commonly found in innate immune receptors from plants and animals. A functional and pure LRR domain was obtained in high yields from E. coli expression. Utilizing a surface plasmon resonance assay, the LRR was found to bind diverse bacterial derived carbohydrates with high affinity. This domain is capable of binding fragments of peptidoglycan, a carbohydrate polymer component of the bacterial cell wall, as well as anthracyclines produced by Streptomyces, leading to hyphae formation. These findings add another dimension to the human microbiome, taking into account yeast bacteria interactions that occur in the host.