Abstract
Siglec-2 is a mammalian sialic acid binding protein expressed on B-cell surfaces and is involved in the modulation of B-cell mediated immune response. We synthesized a unique starfish ganglioside, AG2 pentasaccharide Galfβ(1-3)Galpα(1-4)Neu5Acα(2-3)Galpβ(1-4)Glcp, and found that the synthetic pentasaccharide binds to human Siglec-2 by performing 1H NMR experiments. Saturation transfer difference NMR experiments indicated that the C7-C9 side-chain and the acetamide moiety of the central sialic acid residue were located in the binding face of human Siglec-2. We determined the binding epitope of AG2 pentasaccharide to human Siglec-2, as the Galpα(1-4)Neu5Acα(2-3)Galp unit.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3720-3725 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01-06-2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry