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Essentials of Glycobiology
Lecture 2
April 2, 2002
Ajit Varki
General pathways for Biosynthesis
Biological roles
Evolutionary considerations
Major
Glycan
Classes in
Animal
Cells
CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
HYALURONAN
P
GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS
HEPARAN SULFATE
S
S
S
S
S
S
Ser-O-
S
S
-O-Ser
NS
NS
Proteoglycan
N-LINKED CHAINS
Ac
O-LINKED
CHAIN
GLYCOPHOSPHOLIPID
Etn
ANCHOR
P
S
P
O
Ser/Thr
GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID
N
Asn
N
Asn
NH 2
INOSITOL
Glycoprotein
Ac
OUTSIDE
Sialic Acids
O-LINKED GlcNAc
INSIDE
O
Ser
P
Biosynthesis of different classes of glycans within the ER-Golgi Pathway
N-glycans O-glycans
ROUGH ER
N-GlcNAc
LINKED
O-GalNAc
LINKED
GSLs
GAGs
GPIs
O-Xyl
LINKED
GPILINKED
Glc-Cer
LINKED
G
?
G
G
*G
GOLGI
APPARATUS
*
*
*
**
**
****
SECRETORY
GRANULE
*
*
****
**
**
**
G
*
**
ENDOSOME
*G
** G
* * ** * G
*
LYSOSOME
Common Outer Chains Shared by Different
Classes of Glycans
= Sialic acid
S
N-LINKED CHAIN
O
Ser/Thr
N
Asn
O-LINKED CHAIN
GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID
Secreted Protein
S
O
Ser/Thr
N
Asn
Membrane Protein
OUTSIDE
CELL
MEMBRANE
INSIDE
Some Sialic Acid (Sia) Terminated Sequences
Gal1-(3)4GlcNAc1-
Sia2-6Gal1-4GlcNAc1-
Sia2-3Gal1-(3)4GlcNAc1-
Sia2-8Sia2-3Gal1-4Glc1Sia2-3Gal1-3GlcNAc16
2
Sia
Sia2-3Gal1-(3)4GlcNAc1(4)3
1 Sialyl-Lewis X(A)
Fuc
Sia2-3Gal1-3GalNAc16
2
Sia
Sia2-8Sia2-3Gal1-3GalNAc1-
Gal1-3GalNAc16
2
Sia
Sia2-3Gal1-3GalNAc(1-
Gal1-3GalNAc(1-
Sia2-6GalNAc1-
GalNAc(1-
Degradation and
Recycling of
Glycans
Lysosome
Golgi
1
1
UMP
UTP
1
1
PPi
-1P
UDP
3
UDPUDP-
-6P
UTP
1
Glucose
2
UDP-
-1P
Cytosol
PPi
3
ER
Galactose 1= Transporter 2= Transferase 3 = Acceptor
Essentials of Glycobiology
Lecture 2
April 2, 2002
Ajit Varki
General pathways for Biosynthesis
Biological roles
Evolutionary considerations
“...while the functions of DNA and
proteins are generally known.....it is much
less clear what carbohydrates do...”
Ciba Foundation Symposium 1988
Major
Glycan
Classes in
Animal
Cells
CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
HYALURONAN
P
GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS
HEPARAN SULFATE
S
S
S
S
S
S
Ser-O-
S
S
-O-Ser
NS
NS
Proteoglycan
N-LINKED CHAINS
Ac
O-LINKED
CHAIN
GLYCOPHOSPHOLIPID
Etn
ANCHOR
P
S
P
O
Ser/Thr
GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID
N
Asn
N
Asn
NH 2
INOSITOL
Glycoprotein
Ac
OUTSIDE
Sialic Acids
O-LINKED GlcNAc
INSIDE
O
Ser
P
FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF MODIFYING OR ELIMINATING
N-LINKED CHAINS ON GLYCOPROTEINS
 Biosynthesis and folding

Stability in the ER

Secretion rate

Intracellular trafficking

Cell surface expression

Intracellular stability and turnover rate

Range or specificity of function

Activity of enzymes, hormones & cytokines

Signal transduction function of receptors

Susceptibility to proteases or denaturants

Recognition by antibodies

Circulatory half-life

Targetting to specific cell types or organs
GENERAL PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE
BIOLOGICAL ROLES OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES (GLYCANS)
The biological roles of glycans appear to span the
spectrum from those that are trivial, to the those
that are crucial for the development, function and
survival of an organism
While all of the theories regarding the biological
roles of glycans appear to be correct, exceptions to
each can also be found
It is difficult to predict a priori the functions a given
glycan on a given glycoconjugate might be
mediating, or its relative importance to the
organism
The only common features of the varied
functions of glycans are that they mediate:
 Structural and modulatory roles
or
 Specific recognition events
Biological Roles of Glycans
Structural/Physical
Exogenous
Recognition
= Non-self
Endogenous
Recognition
= Self
EXOGENOUS RECEPTOR
ENDOGENOUS RECEPTOR
SELF
M
SELF
SIALYLATED OLIGOSACCHARIDE =
M = Microorganism
or Toxin
Molecular
Mimicry
Elimination
of many
Major
Glycan
Classes still
permits Cell
Viability
in vitro
CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
HYALURONAN
P
GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS
HEPARAN SULFATE
S
S
S
S
S
Ser-O-
S
S
-O-Ser
NS
NS
Proteoglycan
N-LINKED CHAINS
Ac
O-LINKED
CHAIN
GLYCOPHOSPHOLIPID
Etn
ANCHOR
P
P
S
O
Ser/Thr
GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID
N
Asn
N
Asn
NH 2
INOSITOL
Glycoprotein
Ac
OUTSIDE
Sialic Acids
INSIDE
O-LINKED GlcNAc
LETHAL
O
Se
r
P
S
Elimination
or
Alteration
of Major
Glycan
Classes
in vivo
causes
Embryonic
Lethality
CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
HYALURONAN
P
GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS
HEPARAN SULFATE
S
S
S
S
-O-Ser
NS
NS
Proteoglycan
N-LINKED CHAINS
Ac
O-LINKED
CHAIN
GLYCOPHOSPHOLIPID
ANCHOR
P
S
O
Ser/Thr
GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID
S
N
Asn
N
Asn
INOSITOL
Glycoprotein
Ac
Sialic Acids
INSIDE
O
Se
r
Etn
P
NH 2
OUTSIDE
O-LINKED GlcNAc
S
S
Ser-O-
P
S
ACTIVITY
ASSAY FOR ACTIVITY
PURIFICATION OF THE PROTEIN
ANTIBODIES
PEPTIDE SEQUENCES
cDNA CLONING / GENOMIC CLONING / GENE REGULATION
STEPS IN THE STUDY OF A NEW OLIGOSACCHARIDE SEQUENCE
ANALYSIS OF
MUTANTS
METABOLIC
LABELLING
EXPERIMENTS
MONOCLONAL
ANTIBODIES
DISCOVERY OF A NEW OLIGOSACCHARIDE SEQUENCE
PHYSICAL METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
PROOF OF THE STRUCTURE / DETAILS & VARIATIONS
TISSUE
DISTRIBUTION
BIOSYNTHETIC
PATHWAYS &
ENZYMOLOGY
CHANGES IN
DEVELOPMENT
& MALIGNANCY
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OLIGOSACCHARIDE?
COMPLETE STRUCTURE AND BIOSYNTHESIS OF A NEW
OLIGOSACCHARIDE SEQUENCE IS WORKED OUT
FIND RECEPTOR
FUNCTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES
OF REMOVAL,
ALTERATION OR
COMPETITION
TISSUE
DISTRIBUTION
WHAT ARE ITS FUNCTIONS?
FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES IN MUTANTS
NATURALLY
OCURRING
MUTANTS (RARE)
EXPERIMENTALLY
DERIVED MUTANTS
IN INTACT MULTICELLULAR
SYSTEMS
FUNCTIONAL
EFFECTS OF
ALTERED
SYNTHESIS
IN TISSUE
CULTURE
Essentials of Glycobiology
Lecture 2
April 2, 2002
Ajit Varki
General pathways for Biosynthesis
Biological roles
Evolutionary considerations
“Nothing in biology makes
sense, except in the light of
evolution”.
Theodosius Dobzhnasky
MANY BIOLOGISTS ASSUME THAT EVOLUTION
USUALLY RESULTS IN OPTIMAL DESIGN
CREATIONISTS
“Intelligent Design”
“Optimal Design”
EVOLUTIONISTS
"Although no biological explanation
makes sense except in the light of
evolution, it does not follow that all
evolutionary explanations make
sense."
John M. Coffin
In “The Evolution of HIV” Keith A. Crandall Ed
The John Hopkins University press
Baltimore and London 1999 ISBN 0-8018-6151-9
Relatively Little is Known about Glycan Diversity
in Nature and its Evolutionary Origins
Questions about oligosaccharide (glycan) diversification
in evolution
 What is the rate of glycan diversification?
 Is there a “molecular clock” for glycan diversification?
 What are selective forces driving glycan
diversification?
 What are the relative roles of the different selective
forces?
 What is the functional significance of glycan
diversification during evolution?
 Can exploration of evolutionary diversification
educate us about glycan function?
Which class of oligosaccharide recognition
is more common?
Structural
Structural
OR
Exogenous
Endogenous Recognition
Recognition
Endogenous Exogenous
Recognition Recognition
The two classes of
oligosaccharide
recognition are under
different types and
rates of evolutionary
selection pressures
The Red Queen Effect: One Possible Explanation for the
Dominance of Sexual Reproduction during Evolution
 Large multi-cellular organisms with long life cycles must
constantly change, in order to survive the onslaught of
potentially lethal microorganisms and parasites which,
having much shorter life cycles, can evolve much faster.
 Sexual reproduction provides a mechanism to generate
and maintain diversity at many genetic loci
What is the Relevance to the Evolution of Glycan Diversity?
 Most pathogenic organisms must first bind to their
target cells via recognition of specific glycans.
 It is very likely that at least some of the intra- and interspecies variation in glycosylation is the consequence of
such ongoing host-pathogen interactions during
evolution.
 Question: how much of the diversity in glycan
structure seen among vertebrates can be
attributed to this selection mechanism?
Glycans have probably been involved in an
Ongoing Arms Race during Evolution
ENDOGENOUS RECEPTOR
EXOGENOUS RECEPTOR
M
SELF
OLIGOSACCHARIDE =
M = Micro-organism
Pathogen
Toxin
Symbiont
How to Evade Microbial
Recognition without
loosing Endogenous
Function?
Evading Microbial Recognition without loosing Endogenous Function
M
SELF
Ac
SELF
Change
linkage
M
Add
modification
M
Mask
with new
residue
M
Add
branch
Ac
SELF
SELF
SELF
M
Substitute
residue
Exogenous oligosaccharide recognition may be
much commoner than endogenous recognition
Structural
Exogenous
Recognition
Endogenous
Recognition
If endogenous recognition is
responsible for only a small fraction of
oligosaccharide diversity, how can we
find this “needle in a haystack”?
Do more Gene disruption studies in mice
 Define the phenotypic consequences of eliminating each gene
 Define the number of genes involved in producing each linkage
 Define the phenotypic consequences of eliminating each linkage
Do more Systematic Comparative Glycomics
 Define the rate of oligosaccharide diversification during evolution
 Find out if there a “molecular clock” for diversification
 Define the relative roles of exogenous and endogenous selection
 Better understand functional significance of
glycan diversification
 Make predictions about endogenous
glycan function
How Much more Complex is the Glycome of an
organism in Comparison with its Genome?
Glycome
Proteome
Genome
DNA
RNA
Transcriptome
PROTEINS
GLYCANS
(SUGAR CHAINS)
ENZYMES
Zymome?
LIPIDS
Lipome
Variations in structure,
time and space.
Changes in response
to environment
Comparative Glycomics - an approach to uncovering the
endogenous roles of oligosaccharide structures
Species 1
Species 2
Species 3
Species 4
= in situ localization of a specific oligosaccharide structure
Species 5
SOME APPROACHES TO EXPLORING SPECIFIC
BIOLOGICAL ROLES OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN
MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
 Localize specific oligosaccharides by lectins or antibodies

Interfere with specific oligosaccharides by lectins or
antibodies

Metabolic inhibition or alteration of glycosylation

Find natural oligosaccharide ligands for specific receptors

Find receptors recognizing specific oligosaccharides

Eliminate specific receptors by gene targetting

Eliminate specific oligosaccharides by glycosidases

Study natural glycosylation mutants in intact animals

Construct glycosylation mutants in intact animals
Localization or interference by lectins or antibodies
recognizing specific oligosaccharides
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
LECTIN OR ANTIBODY




Plant lectins not very specific for animal oligosaccharides
Multivalency can cause non-specific adhesion
Need pure oligosaccharides for immunization
IgM antibodies common - have weak affinity
and show cross-reactivity
 High-affinity IgG antibodies preferred,
but hard to get
Interference by soluble
oligosaccharides or mimics
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
 Need pure oligosaccharides in large quantities
 May require multivalency to block effectively
 May cross-react with other receptors
Finding natural oligosaccharide ligands
for cell surface receptors
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
 Where to look?
 Monovalent affinity may
not be high
 Is it biologically
relevant?
Finding receptors recognizing specific
oligosaccharides
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR ?
 Need pure defined glycans
 Probably need multivalency
 Where to look for receptor?
RECEPTOR DETECTION
AFFINITY PURIFICATION
SCREEN EXPRESSION
LIBRARIES
Studying natural glycosylation
mutants in cultured cells
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
 Very common
 Phenotypes often minor or
undetectable
 Receptor may not be in the
same cell
Studying natural glycosylation mutants
in intact animals
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
RECEPTOR
 Relatively rare
 Phenotypes unpredictable
and variable
 Pleiotropic effects on
multiple systems
APPROACHES TO GENETIC MANIPULATION OF GLYCOSYLATION
LECTIN RECEPTOR
GLYCOSIDASE
CORE OLIGOSACCHARIDE
OUTER MONOSACCHARIDES
Normal
Ablate core
transferase
Overexpress
transferase
Ablate outer
transferase
Overexpress
"competing"
transferase
Ablate
receptor
Express
"masking"
transferase
Express
membranebound
glycosidase
Stepwise production of mSiglec-F R114A “Knock-in”
And mSiglec-F Null Mice
: lox
neo
: exon
: point-mutation
Takashi Angata
Targeting Construct
tk
Wild-type Locus in ES cells
Transfection, Neo Selection
neo
ES Cell with targeted allele
tk
Transient Cre expression Gancyclovir Selection
Knocked-in allele
- Produce Mice
Mate with mice
expressing ZP3-Cre
Knockout allele
Essentials of Glycobiology
Lecture 2
April 2, 2002
Ajit Varki
General pathways for Biosynthesis
Biological roles
Evolutionary considerations