Site-Directed Glycosylation of Peptide/Protein with Homogeneous O-Linked Eukaryotic N-Glycans

Bioconjug Chem. 2016 Sep 21;27(9):1972-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00385. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

Abstract

Here we report a facile and efficient method for site-directed glycosylation of peptide/protein. The method contains two sequential steps: generation of a GlcNAc-O-peptide/protein, and subsequent ligation of a eukaryotic N-glycan to the GlcNAc moiety. A pharmaceutical peptide, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and a model protein, bovine α-Crystallin, were successfully glycosylated using such an approach. It was shown that the GLP-1 with O-linked N-glycan maintained an unchanged secondary structure after glycosylation, suggesting the potential application of this approach for peptide/protein drug production. In summary, the coupled approach provides a general strategy to produce homogeneous glycopeptide/glycoprotein bearing eukaryotic N-glycans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosamine / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cattle
  • Eukaryotic Cells
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / chemistry
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / metabolism*
  • Glycosylation
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism*
  • alpha-Crystallins / chemistry
  • alpha-Crystallins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Polysaccharides
  • alpha-Crystallins
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Acetylglucosamine