Synthesis of the matriglycan hexasaccharide, -3Xylα1-3GlcAβ1-trimer and its interaction with laminin

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Nov 9;20(43):8489-8500. doi: 10.1039/d2ob01388f.

Abstract

Matriglycan, a polysaccharide that is a pivotal part of the core M3 O-mannosyl glycan composed of the repeating disaccharide -3Xylα1-3GlcAβ1-, interacts with laminin to stabilize muscle tissue. We herein report the synthesis of matriglycan-repeating hexasaccharides equipped with an alkyne linker to form glycoconjugates. The key step in the formation of an α-linked xylosyl glycoside was resolved by solvent-specific separation from an anomeric mixture. Successful glycan elongation was regio- and stereoselectively performed to obtain (-3Xylα1-3GlcAβ1)3-O(C2H4O)3CH2CCH and the biotin conjugate. We also investigated interactions between matriglycan hexasaccharides and laminin-G-like domains 4 and 5 of laminin-α2 using saturation transfer difference-NMR. The dissociation constant obtained from bio-layer interferometry was estimated to be 7.5 × 10-8 M. These results indicate that a chemical approach may be applied to the reconstruction of muscle tissue.

MeSH terms

  • Glycosylation
  • Laminin* / chemistry
  • Laminin* / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides*

Substances

  • Laminin
  • Polysaccharides