Rapid labeling of metabolically engineered cell-surface glycoconjugates with a carbamate-linked cyclopropene reporter

Bioconjug Chem. 2014 Jan 15;25(1):147-54. doi: 10.1021/bc4004487. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Abstract

Metabolic oligosaccharide engineering is a valuable tool to monitor cellular carbohydrates. Here, we report the synthesis of a novel N-acyl-mannosamine derivative bearing a methylcyclopropene tag that is attached to the sugar via a carbamate moiety. This derivative undergoes rapid Diels-Alder reaction with inverse electron demand. We demonstrate that the cell's biosynthetic machinery incorporates this non-natural mannosamine derivative into glycoconjugates that can, subsequently, be labeled within less than 10 min with a new sulfo-Cy3-tetrazine conjugate. Using this tetrazine-dye conjugate for the detection of the methylcyclopropene-tagged mannosamine derivative, we could achieve dual labeling of two different metabolically incorporated sugars combining a Diels-Alder reaction with inverse electron demand and a strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition which are carried out simultaneously in a single step.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbamates / chemistry*
  • Carbamates / metabolism
  • Cyclopropanes / chemistry*
  • Cyclopropanes / metabolism
  • Glycoconjugates / chemistry*
  • Glycoconjugates / metabolism
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Engineering*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry*
  • Oligosaccharides / metabolism
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Carbamates
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Oligosaccharides
  • cyclopropene