Exploitation of Glycoarrays -Translation to End-use
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
Carbohydrates are a large group of compounds consisting of sugars with diverse structures present both inside and on the surface of cells. They fulfil many different roles but it is the way they interact with proteins that determines their effectiveness in a variety of biological events. Each cell contains a wide variety of carbohydrates and the number of possible combinations and interactions with proteins and with other carbohydrates is enormous. These interactions are known to have a major effect on tumour growth, infectious diseases, inflammation, neurodegeneration, wound healing and tissue engineering. For example, it is now known that one of the factors influencing whether or not the influenza virus invades humans or birds is due to a very small difference in the structure of one of the sugar molecules on the surface of epithelial cells in the lungs and respiratory tract. Cancer is associated with changes of the sugar molecules attached to some proteins on the cell surface; tracking such changes may therefore be useful for diagnosing cancer and to provide a solution for specifically targeting drugs at cancerous cells. These examples indicate the complexity of the field of glycomics and the need for rapid progress. During the past four years, a consortium of scientists from the UK has developed technology to measure the interactions between carbohydrates and proteins that happen in cells, tissues or organisms (a field called 'glycomics'). This technology is centered around arrays which contain the natural carbohydrates that one might find in a biological system. The arrays are created by printing tiny dots of the carbohydrates of interest onto a support such as a glass slide, exposing them to carbohydrate binding proteins (CBPs) and finally observing and analysing the interactions. The present proposal aims to apply this technology to important biological problems. For example, we will investigate the binding of carbohydrates to protein components of the human immune system, to viruses and bacteria and to enzymes that are linked to disease states such as congenital muscular dystrophy. We will also investigate possible routes of application and commercialisation of the technology in healthcare.
Organisations
Publications
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(2011)
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of sialooligosaccharides on arrays for studies of cell surface adhesion.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Yan C
(2016)
Rapid and sensitive monitoring of biocatalytic reactions using ion mobility mass spectrometry.
in The Analyst
Watson AA
(2011)
Structural flexibility of the macrophage dengue virus receptor CLEC5A: implications for ligand binding and signaling.
in The Journal of biological chemistry
Voglmeir J
(2011)
Biochemical correlation of activity of the a-dystroglycan-modifying glycosyltransferase POMGnT1 with mutations in muscle-eye-brain disease.
in The Biochemical journal
Suits MDL
(2014)
Conformational analysis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae hyaluronate lyase and characterization of its hyaluronan-specific carbohydrate-binding module.
in The Journal of biological chemistry
Reiss K
(2012)
The GM2 glycan serves as a functional coreceptor for serotype 1 reovirus.
in PLoS pathogens
Redelinghuys P
(2011)
Early murine T-lymphocyte activation is accompanied by a switch from N-Glycolyl- to N-acetyl-neuraminic acid and generation of ligands for siglec-E.
in The Journal of biological chemistry
Rannes JB
(2011)
Glycoprotein labeling using engineered variants of galactose oxidase obtained by directed evolution.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Peyfoon E
(2010)
The S-layer glycoprotein of the crenarchaeote Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is glycosylated at multiple sites with chitobiose-linked N-glycans.
in Archaea (Vancouver, B.C.)
Description | Gained further understanding using the technology of how carbohydrates interact with proteins in a variety of biological events. |
Exploitation Route | Use of the technology to study how carbohydrates interact with proteins. |
Sectors | Chemicals Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Description | This research resulted in further development of technology that has a wide range of applications in healthcare in particular diagnostics and drug discovery. |
First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
Sector | Chemicals,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Impact Types | Societal Economic |
Description | BBSRC Grouped |
Amount | £470,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/1004343/1 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | BBSRC Grouped |
Amount | £470,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BB/1004343/1 |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Commission of the European Communities |
Amount | £4,547,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 259869 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Commission of the European Communities |
Amount | £4,547,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 259869 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 109 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/I016716/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 109 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Plant Bioscience Limited |
Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Plant Bioscience Limited Technology |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Plant Bioscience Limited |
Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Plant Bioscience Limited Technology |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | University of East Anglia |
Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of East Anglia |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Wellcome Trust, The |
Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | WT093378MA |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |