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- Title
Structural insights into the mechanisms and specificities of IgG-active endoglycosidases.
- Authors
Du, Jonathan J; Klontz, Erik H; Guerin, Marcelo E; Trastoy, Beatriz; Sundberg, Eric J
- Abstract
The conserved N -glycan on Asn297 of immunoglobulin G (IgG) has significant impacts on antibody effector functions, and is a frequent target for antibody engineering. Chemoenzymatic synthesis has emerged as a strategy for producing antibodies with homogenous glycosylation and improved effector functions. Central to this strategy is the use of enzymes with activity on the Asn297 glycan. EndoS and EndoS2, produced by Streptococcus pyogenes , are endoglycosidases with remarkable specificity for Asn297 glycosylation, making them ideal tools for chemoenzymatic synthesis. Although both enzymes are specific for IgG, EndoS2 recognizes a wider range of glycans than EndoS. Recent progress has been made in understanding the structural basis for their activities on antibodies. In this review, we examine the molecular mechanism of glycosidic bond cleavage by these enzymes and how specific point mutations convert them into glycosynthases. We also discuss the structural basis for differences in the glycan repertoire that IgG-active endoglycosidases recognize, which focuses on the structure of the loops within the glycoside hydrolase (GH) domain. Finally, we discuss the important contributions of carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) to endoglycosidase activity, and how CBMs work in concert with GH domains to produce optimal activity on IgG.
- Subjects
ENDOGLYCOSIDASES; SCISSION (Chemistry); IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS pyogenes; CARBOHYDRATES
- Publication
Glycobiology, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 4, p268
- ISSN
0959-6658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/glycob/cwz042