Profiling and genetic control of the murine immunoglobulin G glycome

Nat Chem Biol. 2018 May;14(5):516-524. doi: 10.1038/s41589-018-0034-3. Epub 2018 Apr 9.

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) glycosylation is essential for function of the immune system, but the genetic and environmental factors that underlie its inter-individual variability are not well defined. The Collaborative Cross (CC) genetic resource harnesses over 90% of the common genetic variation of the mouse. By analyzing the IgG glycome composition of 95 CC strains, we made several important observations: (i) glycome variation between mouse strains was higher than between individual humans, despite all mice having the same environmental influences; (ii) five genetic loci were found to be associated with murine IgG glycosylation; (iii) variants outside traditional glycosylation site motifs affected glycome variation; (iv) bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) was produced by several strains although most previous studies have reported the absence of glycans containing the bisecting GlcNAc on murine IgGs; and (v) common laboratory mouse strains are not optimal animal models for studying effects of glycosylation on IgG function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosamine / chemistry
  • Aging
  • Animals
  • Fucose / chemistry
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Genetic Variation
  • Glycopeptides / chemistry
  • Glycosylation*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin G / genetics*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred NOD
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Phenotype
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry
  • Quantitative Trait Loci

Substances

  • Glycopeptides
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Peptides
  • Polysaccharides
  • glycosylated IgG
  • Fucose
  • Acetylglucosamine