MOLECULES
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2019
·Vol. 24
·期 7
·1365
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IF 3.06
Qianyun Fu,Guoyun Li,Chen Wang,Ya Wang,Qinying Li,Jiejie Hao,Guangli Yu
Intestinal mucins constitute the major component of the mucus covering the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby forming a barrier against microbial colonization. Rabbits are bred in large numbers worldwide, with little known about intestinalO-glycosylation despite this insight being crucial to the understanding of host-pathogen interactions. In the present study, a major mucin-type glycopeptide (RIF6) of hyla rabbit intestine was isolated and theO-glycans were extensively characterized based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) combined with bioinformatics approaches. Thirty-threeO-glycans were identified, and most of them were sulfated or sialylated glycans. It was worth noting that Neu5Gc-containing structures within sialylatedO-glycans accounted for 91%, which were extremely different from that of other species including humans, mice, chickens, etc. Sulfated glycans accounted for 58%, unique disufated and sulfated-sialylated glycans were also detected in rabbit intestinal mucin. These structural characterization reflected species diversity and may provide deeper insights into explaining the adaptability of hyla rabbit to the environment.Keywords:Hyla rabbit intestinal mucin;O-glycan;Neu5Gc;structural characterization
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生物化学
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 4.192
Yu Lu,Wanjun Jin,Yuerong Yang,Yue Jia,Lujia Sun,Jie Liu,Langhong Wang,Fuxing Zhang,Wupeng Ge,Jiansheng Wang,Linjuan Huang,Zhongfu Wang
Goat milk oligosaccharides are complex carbohydrates with a variety of biological functions. Free oligosaccharides from goat milk show more similarity to human milk than cow milk. At present, changes in goat milk glycoconjugates at different parities remain poorly studied. Herein, we qualitatively and quantitatively compared the goat milk glycoprotein N/O-glycome at different parities using a stable isotope labeling followed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and online hydrophilic interaction chromatography. N-Glycans were mainly fucosylated and nonfucosylated nonsialylated, and both fucosylation and sialylation gradually increased with parity, amounting (at the third parity) to 1.25 times and 3.3 times those of the first parity, respectively. O-Glycans were mostly nonfucosylated and nonsialylated, and sialylation increased with increasing parity, and Neu5Ac-sialylated was up to 9 times higher in the third parity than in the first parity, whereas Neu5Gc-sialylated was 5.5 times higher. This study provides a reference for exploring an alternative milk source closest to human milk and for the development of humanized formula milk.
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食品科学
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生物化学
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营养学
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.571
Yu Lu,Jie Liu,Yue Jia,Yuerong Yang,Qinghui Chen,Lujia Sun,Shuang Song,Linjuan Huang,Zhongfu Wang
Human milk oligosaccharides are complex carbohydrates with multibiofunctional health benefits to newborns. Human milk free oligosaccharides (HMOs) are well characterized. However, changes in the N/O-glycome during lactation are poorly reported. Herein, we qualitatively and quantitatively investigated N/O-glycome profiles and their alteration in human milk at different lactation stages. N-Glycans were mainly fucosylated and nonsialylated, nonfucosylated throughout lactation. O-Glycans mainly consisted of sialylated and nonsialylated, nonfucosylated in colostrum and transitional milk, and fucosylated and nonfucosylated, nonsialylated in mature milk. Fucosylated and sialylated N-glycans gradually decreased and increased, respectively, as lactation progressed; O-glycans showed the reverse. Interestingly, changes in HMO abundance decreased during lactation, complementing HMG N/O-glycome changes. In conclusion, temporal HMG glycosylation changes provide the groundwork for developing infant formula that is closer to breast milk at different lactation stages.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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IF 9.381
Yuerong Yang,Yu Lu,Yinchuan Liu,Yu Pan,Hongjuan Ma,Linjuan Huang,Zhongfu Wang
Yak milk (YM) has higher protein content than other bovine milk (BM) varieties. The bioactivity of milk glycoproteins is related to N / O -glycans. We qualitatively and quantitatively compared the N / O -glycome of YM and BM glycoproteins using stable isotope labeling combined with hydrophilic interaction chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. We identified 79 and 78 N -glycans in YM and BM, respectively. Two N -glycans (H4N5F1A1; H5N4F1) were exclusive to YM. The content ratios of different types of N -glycans differed significantly between YM and BM, with sialylated N -glycans 2.33 times more abundant in YM. Five and seven O -glycans were detected in YM and BM, respectively. Two O -glycans (H1N2; H1N2A1) were exclusive to BM. The bi-sialylated O -glycan, H1N1A2, accounted for 56.1% of O -glycans in YM; it was 5.97 times more abundant in YM than in BM (equal volume basis). This study provides a theoretical basis for the future utilization of YM as a functional food.
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GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL
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2021
·Vol. 38
·期 5
·527-537
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IF 2.916
Zhang Xin,Wang Chen,Han Qing,Chen Xuan,Li Guoyun,Yu Guangli
Mucins are the major proteins that distributed on the intestinal mucosa layer and protect the intestine from pathogens infection. The composition of intestinal mucin O -glycans can affect the health of the gastrointestinal tract in pigs. Porcine intestinal mucosa is widely used as the main raw material of heparin extraction. The heparin extraction residues rich in mucins were usually wasted. The structure of mucin derived O -glycans in porcine intestinal mucosa are currently unknown. In this study, we isolated the mucins from the heparin extraction residues and profiled the O -glycans. After heparin extraction, mucin was digested with trypsin, and separated by strong anion exchange chromatography. The mucin derived O -glycans were release by alkaline β elimination, and analyzed by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-porous graphitized carbon-Fourier transform mass spectrometry (UPLC-PGC-FTMS/MS). Thirty five kinds of O -glycans were identified, most of which were Core 3-derived glycans. In particular, the O -glycans containing sialic acid Neu5Ac accounted for 71.93% of the total O -glycans, which were different from that of other species, including mouse intestine, fish intestine, and porcine colon. The high content sialylated mucin may explain its effect in biological processes. Furthermore, the immunological activity results indicated that the porcine intestinal mucin could promote phagocytosis and proliferation without any cytotoxic effects, which may aid in the development of immunomodulators.
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糖生物学
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免疫学
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兽医学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2025
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IF 8.5
Cheng Li,Yu Lu,Zhijun Zhang,Linjuan Huang,Zhongfu Wang
The highly sulfated polysaccharide sea cucumber chondroitin sulfate (SCCS) can alleviate intestinal damage and display strong anti-food-allergic activity. The O -glycopattern levels in colonic mucin are closely related to the its protective effect on function of the intestinal barrier. However, the effect of the SCCS on colonic mucin O -glycan has not been investigated. In this study, ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized allergic mice and SCCS treatment were used. Mouse colonic mucin O -glycome was released and analyzed through reductive β-elimination combined with PGC–LC–MS. A total of presumptive 20 neutral and 28 acidic O -glycan structures were identified, in which the core 2 type acidic O -glycan structure is predominant in Balb/c female mice. Treatment with OVA and SCCS did not change the numbers of colon mucin O -glycan type, but the expression level of total O -glycosylation was more abundant in the SCCS group mice than in the OVA group (1.8-fold), especially for acidic O -glycans (co-modified by fucose and sulfate groups). Furthermore, supplementation with SCCS reversed most of the O -glycan decreasing trend, which may be associated with a return to healthy levels of gut microbiota. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that SCCS could restore colonic mucin O -glycosylation levels and intestinal homeostasis and contribute to enhancing intestinal barrier function.
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ACS Omega
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2025
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IF 4.3
Zhenghu Min,Xingdan Wang,Xiaoqiu Yang,Qiwei Zhang,Qi Zheng
Glycosylation profiling is an effective methodology for achieving a comprehensive understanding of glycoproteins and their alterations in a multitude of pathological conditions. However, in comparison to N-glycosylation, O-glycosylation presents significant challenges in terms of both qualitative and quantitative mass spectrometric analyses. A recently developed oxidative release protocol enables the selective formation of O-glycans containing a carboxyl group derived from the amino acid residue. In this study, 3-nitrophenylhydrazine was used to derivatize the common carboxyl group in a mild hydrophilic solution. Derivatization resulted in the generation of a series of report ions for serine, threonine, sialic acid, and O-acetylated sialic acid residues, thereby facilitating the identification of O-glycans and their attached amino acid residues, as well as the determination of the number of O-acetyl groups. A total of 65 O-glycans can be identified from bovine mucin. Furthermore, the analytical strategy revealed that O-acetylated N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac)-containing O-glycans from horse serum exhibited distinctive fragmentation patterns in comparison to those from bovine mucin. Additionally, the presence of deaminoneuraminic acid (KDN)-containing O-glycans was successfully confirmed in fish intestinal tissue. These findings suggest that this method provides an economical and potentially valuable tool for large-scale O-glycosylation studies in complex biological samples.
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生物化学
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蛋白质组学
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分析化学
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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IF 9.381
Lin Pan,Tianyu Fu,Hao Cheng,Jianchen Mi,Qingsen Shang,Guangli Yu
Gloiopeltis furcata is an edible alga that has long been consumed in China. However, the bioactive polysaccharides from G. furcata have been largely unexplored. Here, we show for the first time that a sulfated polysaccharide from G. furcata (SAO) could improve the integrity of the colonic epithelial layer and protect against dextran sulfate sodium-induced intestinal mucosal damage. Mechanistically, SAO attenuated colonic mucosal damage by therapeutically remodeling the interactions between gut microbiota and mucin O -glycans. Specifically, SAO increased the proportions of complex long-chain mucin O -glycans in the epithelial layer with two terminal N -acetylneuraminic acid residues and promoted the growth of probiotic bacteria including Roseburia spp. and Muribaculaceae . Altogether, our study demonstrates a novel application of SAO for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease-associated mucosal damage and forms the basis to understand the therapeutic effects of natural polysaccharides from the perspective of symbiotic interactions between host mucin O -glycome and gut microbiome .
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微生物学
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营养学
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胃肠病学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2025
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IF 8.5
Yu Zhang,Zhihong Zhou,Zeming Zhang,Yan Liu,Wenting Ji,Jinglin Wang,Kaiping Wang,Qiang Li
Ulcerative colitis (UC) involves chronic, complex pathology of the intestinal mucosa. Current treatments are limited in efficacy and associated with adverse effects, highlighting the urgent need for improved therapeutic options. Lentinan (LNT), a polysaccharide drug commonly used in clinical immune modulation therapies, shows potential for UC treatment, though its specific targets and mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, LNT administration effectively mitigated DSS-induced colitis in mice, enhanced mucosal barrier function and antimicrobial defense. Specifically, LNT modulated the balance between tissue-resident and infiltrating macrophages, thereby improving pathogen clearance and enhancing the immunological barrier. Notably, we identified a novel effect of LNT in regulating the macrophage Dectin-1-ILC3 axis to increase IL-22 secretion. This led to the modulation of epithelial O-glycan fucosylation, antimicrobial peptides, and epithelial stem cells, thereby strengthening antimicrobial defenses and the physicochemical barrier. Neutralization with anti-IL-22 antibodies diminished the therapeutic effect of LNT in UC, underscoring the critical role of IL-22 in LNT-mediated treatment. Overall, this study highlights the potential of LNT as a novel therapeutic agent for UC, offering new insights into its molecular mechanisms and clinical application.
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胃肠病学
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药理学
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