Article Dans Une Revue Carbohydrate Polymers Année : 2023

Extending the enzymatic toolbox for heparosan polymerization, depolymerization, and detection

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Heparosan is an acidic polysaccharide expressed as a capsule polymer by pathogenic and commensal bacteria, e.g. by E. coli K5. As a precursor in the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate and heparin, heparosan has a high biocompatibility and is thus of interest for pharmaceutical applications. However, due to its low immunogenicity, developing antibodies against heparosan and detecting the polymer in biological samples has been challenging. In this study, we exploited the enzyme repertoire of E. coli K5 and the E. coli K5-specific bacteriophage ΦK5B for the controlled synthesis and depolymerization of heparosan. A fluorescently labeled heparosan nonamer was used as a priming acceptor to study the elongation mechanism of the E. coli K5 heparosan polymerases KfiA and KfiC. We could demonstrate that the enzymes act in a distributive manner, producing labeled heparosan of low dispersity. The enzymatically synthesized heparosan was a useful tool to identify the tailspike protein KflB of ΦK5B as heparosan lyase and to characterize its endolytic depolymerization mechanism. Most importantly, using site-directed mutagenesis and rational construct design, we generated an inactive version of KflB for the detection of heparosan in ELISA-based assays, on blots, and on bacterial and mammalian cells.

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hal-04882031 , version 1 (13-01-2025)

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Małgorzata Sulewska, Monika Berger, Manuela Damerow, David Schwarzer, Falk F R Buettner, et al.. Extending the enzymatic toolbox for heparosan polymerization, depolymerization, and detection. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023, 319, pp.121182. ⟨10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121182⟩. ⟨hal-04882031⟩
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