Chemical and Enzymatic Synthesis of DisialylGb5 and Other Sialosides for Glycan Array Assembly and Evaluation of Siglec-Mediated Immune Checkpoint Inhibition

Aberrant glycosylation, especially sialylation, on cell surface is often associated with cancer progression and immunosuppression. Over-sialylation of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 (SSEA-4) to generate disialylGb5 (DSGb5) was reported to trigger Siglec-7 recognition and suppress NK-mediated tar...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Shiang Liao, Yixuan Zhou, Cinya Chung, Chih-Chuan Kung, Chien-Tai Ren, Chung-Yi Wu, Yi-Wei Lou, Po-Kai Chuang, Balázs Imre, Yves S. Y. Hsieh, Chi-Huey Wong
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/11/2264
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Summary:Aberrant glycosylation, especially sialylation, on cell surface is often associated with cancer progression and immunosuppression. Over-sialylation of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 (SSEA-4) to generate disialylGb5 (DSGb5) was reported to trigger Siglec-7 recognition and suppress NK-mediated target killing. In this study, efficient chemo-enzymatic and programmable one-pot methods were explored for the synthesis of DSGb5 and related sialosides for assembly of glycan microarrays and evaluation of binding specificity toward Siglecs-7, 9, 10, and 15 associated with immune checkpoint inhibition. The result showed weak binding of DSGb5 to these Siglecs; however, a truncated glycolyl glycan was identified to bind Siglec-10 strongly with a dissociation constant of 50 nM and exhibited a significant inhibition of Siglec-10 interacting with breast cancer cells.
ISSN:1420-3049