Direct observation of glycans bonded to proteins and lipids at the single-molecule level
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Direct observation of glycans bonded to proteins and lipids at the single-molecule level. / Anggara, Kelvin; Sršan, Laura; Jaroentomeechai, Thapakorn; Wu, Xu; Rauschenbach, Stephan; Narimatsu, Yoshiki; Clausen, Henrik; Ziegler, Thomas; Miller, Rebecca L; Kern, Klaus.
In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 382, No. 6667, 2023, p. 219-223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Direct observation of glycans bonded to proteins and lipids at the single-molecule level
AU - Anggara, Kelvin
AU - Sršan, Laura
AU - Jaroentomeechai, Thapakorn
AU - Wu, Xu
AU - Rauschenbach, Stephan
AU - Narimatsu, Yoshiki
AU - Clausen, Henrik
AU - Ziegler, Thomas
AU - Miller, Rebecca L
AU - Kern, Klaus
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Proteins and lipids decorated with glycans are found throughout biological entities, playing roles in biological functions and dysfunctions. Current analytical strategies for these glycan-decorated biomolecules, termed glycoconjugates, rely on ensemble-averaged methods that do not provide a full view of positions and structures of glycans attached at individual sites in a given molecule, especially for glycoproteins. We show single-molecule analysis of glycoconjugates by direct imaging of individual glycoconjugate molecules using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Intact glycoconjugate ions from electrospray are soft-landed on a surface for their direct single-molecule imaging. The submolecular imaging resolution corroborated by quantum mechanical modeling unveils whole structures and attachment sites of glycans in glycopeptides, glycolipids, N-glycoproteins, and O-glycoproteins densely decorated with glycans.
AB - Proteins and lipids decorated with glycans are found throughout biological entities, playing roles in biological functions and dysfunctions. Current analytical strategies for these glycan-decorated biomolecules, termed glycoconjugates, rely on ensemble-averaged methods that do not provide a full view of positions and structures of glycans attached at individual sites in a given molecule, especially for glycoproteins. We show single-molecule analysis of glycoconjugates by direct imaging of individual glycoconjugate molecules using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Intact glycoconjugate ions from electrospray are soft-landed on a surface for their direct single-molecule imaging. The submolecular imaging resolution corroborated by quantum mechanical modeling unveils whole structures and attachment sites of glycans in glycopeptides, glycolipids, N-glycoproteins, and O-glycoproteins densely decorated with glycans.
KW - Glycoconjugates/chemistry
KW - Glycolipids/chemistry
KW - Glycoproteins/chemistry
KW - Polysaccharides/chemistry
KW - Single Molecule Imaging
KW - Mucin-1/chemistry
U2 - 10.1126/science.adh3856
DO - 10.1126/science.adh3856
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37824645
VL - 382
SP - 219
EP - 223
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6667
ER -
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