Scientific Publications
- PMID: 28348411
- Title: Global site specific N glycosylation analysis of HIV envelope glycoprotein
- Abstract: HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) is the sole target for broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) and the focus for design of an antibody-based HIV vaccine. The Env trimer is covered by ∼90N-linked glycans, which shield the underlying protein from immune surveillance. bNAbs to HIV develop during infection, with many showing dependence on glycans for binding to Env. The ability to routinely assess the glycan type at each glycosylation site may facilitate design of improved vaccine candidates. Here we present a general mass spectrometry-based proteomics strategy that uses specific endoglycosidases to introduce mass signatures that distinguish peptide glycosites that are unoccupied or occupied by high-mannose/hybrid or complex-type glycans. The method yields >95% sequence coverage for Env, provides semi-quantitative analysis of the glycosylation status at each glycosite. We find that most glycosites in recombinant Env trimers are fully occupied by glycans, varying in the proportion of high-mannose/hybrid and complex-type glycans.
- Date: 1970-08-22
- Year: 2018
- Journal: Nat Commun
- PMID Author: Cao L, Diedrich JK, Kulp DW, Pauthner M, He L, Park SR, Sok D, Su CY, Delahunty CM, Menis S, Andrabi R, Guenaga J, Georgeson E, Kubitz M, Adachi Y, Burton DR, Schief WR, Yates JR, Paulson JC
- PMC Link #: PMC5379070
Global site specific N glycosylation analysis of HIV envelope glycoprotein
Global site-specific N-glycosylation analysis of HIV envelope glycoprotein. Nat Commun 2017;8:14954 doi: 10.1038/ncomms14954
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