The tetrasaccharide epitope, β-D-Tyvp(1[Formula: see text]3)β-D-GalNAcp(1[Formula: see text]4)[α-L-Fucp(1[Formula: see text]3)]β-D-GlcNAcp (1) is the major constituent of the N-glycan expressed on the cell surface of the parasite Trichinella spiralis. Two monoclonal antibodies (Mabs 9D4 and 18H1) that protect rats against infection by T. spiralis bind the terminal disaccharide epitope β-D-Tyvp(1[Formula: see text]3)β-D-GalNAcp conjugated to BSA. The syntheses of disaccharide congeners containing mono-deoxy, mono-methyl, as well as modifications to replace the acetamido group are reported. These target disaccharides were assayed for binding to the protective MAbs. For each antibody different clusters of three hydroxyl groups, that include C-2 and C-4 of tyvelose and for 18H1, the GalNAc acetamido group, provide the key polar interactions with the antibody binding sites. Mapping of the sites by functional group replacement revealed a similar pattern of recognition for the dideoxyhexose by the two MAbs while each recognizes distinct surfaces of the GalNAc residue. Consequently although both antibodies bury the 4-OH of tyvelose, the principal contact surface occurs on opposite sides of the 3,6-dideoxyhexose.Key words: β-tyveloside, 3,6-dideoxy-D-arabino-hexose, Trichinella carbohydrate antigen, antibody mapping, Trichinella spiralis, N-glycans, molecular recognition of carbohydrates, antigen topology, functional group replacement.
四糖基表位,β-D-Tyvp(1 [Formula:see text] 3)β-D-GalNAcp(1 [Formula:see text] 4)[α-L-Fucp(1 [Formula:see text] 3)]β-D-GlcNAcp(1)是寄生虫旋毛虫细胞表面表达的N-糖基的主要成分。两种单克隆抗体(Mabs 9D4和18H1)能保护大鼠免受旋毛虫感染,它们结合到与BSA结合的终端二糖基表位β-D-Tyvp(1 [Formula:see text] 3)β-D-GalNAcp。报道了含有单脱氧,单甲基以及替换乙酰胺基团的修饰的二糖类似物的合成。对这些靶向二糖的结合进行了保护MAbs的测定。对于每种抗体,包括tyvelose的C-2和C-4以及18H1的GalNAc乙酰胺基团的三个羟基团簇提供了与抗体结合位点的关键极性相互作用。通过功能团替换的映射表明,两种MAbs对于二脱氧己糖的识别模式相似,而每种MAbs都识别GalNAc残基的不同表面。因此,尽管两种抗体都掩埋了tyvelose的4-OH,但主要接触表面出现在3,6-二脱氧己糖的相反侧。
关键词:β-tyveloside,3,6-二脱氧-D-阿拉伯糖,旋毛虫糖原抗原,抗体映射,旋毛虫,N-糖基,碳水化合物的分子识别,抗原拓扑,功能团替换。