View details for PubMedCentralID PMC5924460. Conversely, unsialylated LacNAc glycans, enriched in the epithelial ducts, sequestered Gal-1 in the extracellular environment, ultimately attenuating invasive potential. In the The membrane-associated acyltransferase Chp1 accepts a synthetic diacyl sulfolipid and transfers an acyl group regioselectively from one donor substrate molecule to a second acceptor molecule in two successive reactions to yield a tetraacylated product. The objective of these methods is to make glycoconjugate synthesis accessible to a broader community, thereby accelerating progress in glycobiology. Structural and mechanistic studies of this family of sulfotransferases have been hindered by the lack of a productive recombinant protein expression system. View details for Web of Science ID 000267049000011, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2697281. First, we found that the W37I mutant of LplA catalyzes site-specific ligation of 10-azidodecanoic acid to LAP in cells, in nearly quantitative yield after 30 min. Azides installed within cell surface glycoconjugates by metabolism of a synthetic azidosugar were reacted with a biotinylated triarylphosphine to produce stable cell-surface adducts. Despite proven disease relevance, correlating the activity of individual GalNAc-Ts with biological function remains challenging due to a lack of tools to probe their substrate specificity in a complex biological environment. Some awards of note include the Lemelson-MIT award for inventors, Whistler Award, Ernst Schering Prize, MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award, and Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award of the Protein Society. View details for Web of Science ID 000245946400051, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2535821. This technology involves metabolic labeling of glycans with a specifically reactive, abiotic functional group, the azide. Shin, S., Chung, S., Sanii, B., Comolli, L. R., Bertozzi, C. R., De Yoreo, J. J. Northern blot analysis identified a single 5.5-kb ppGalNAc-T transcript. Dithiothreitol, glutathione and the C207A mutant of E. coli LpxC prevent the formation of a covalent complex by 1-68A, suggesting a role for Cys-207 in inhibition. Freeman, S. A., Goyette, J., Furuya, W., Woods, E. C., Bertozzi, C. R., Bergmeier, W., Hinz, B., van der Merwe, P. A., Das, R., Grinstein, S. Isotope Targeted Glycoproteomics (IsoTaG) to Characterize Intact, Metabolically Labeled Glycopeptides from Complex Proteomes. These discoveries at the forefront of biological research have motivated the design of synthetic glycoconjugates as tools for the fundamental study of glycobiology and as candidates for future generations of therapeutic and pharmaceutical reagents. Chen, X., Lee, G. S., Zettl, A., Bertozzi, C. R. Functional glass slides for in vitro evaluation of interactions between osteosarcoma TE85 cells and mineral-binding ligands. View details for DOI 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.11.018, View details for Web of Science ID 000187633800020. One reason for this lack of development is the dearth of assays to efficiently screen for small molecular inhibitors of palmitoylation. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0506855103, View details for Web of Science ID 000236472500008, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC1405625. Using this approach, femtomole quantities of several targeted peptides were identified in total mammalian cell lysate, while traditional data-dependent methods were unable to identify as many peptides. A., Cheng, E. H., Bertozzi, C. R., Boyce, M. Modulation of Ocular Surface Glycocalyx Barrier Function by a Galectin-3 N-terminal Deletion Mutant and Membrane-Anchored Synthetic Glycopolymers. In both leukocyte populations, the main proteins labeled were identified as different CD45 isoforms. Lee, J. H., Baker, T. J., Mahal, L. K., Zabner, J., Bertozzi, C. R., WIEMER, D. F., Welsh, M. J. Exploiting differences in sialoside expression for selective targeting of MRI contrast reagents. Metabolic and bioorthogonal labeling methods have previously enabled the enrichment and identification of sialoglycoproteins from cultured cells and model organisms. Yang, A. C., Du Bois, H., Olsson, N., Gate, D., Lehallier, B., Berdnik, D., Brewer, K. D., Bertozzi, C. R., Elias, J. E., Wyss-Coray, T. IL-1R and MyD88 Contribute to the Absence of a Bacterial Microbiome on the Healthy Murine Cornea. The GALNT3-dependent glycoproteins identified by this metabolic labeling approach support the oncogenic role of GALNT3 in EOC dissemination and may be pursued as novel EOC biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets.Knowledge of the O-glycoproteome has been relatively elusive, and the functions of the individual polypeptide GalNAc-Ts have been poorly characterized. Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces numerous exotic lipids that have been implicated as virulence determinants. [12], Carolyn Bertozzi received her A.B. Herein we analyzed the glycopeptide substrate preferences of several ppGalNAcT family members using a library screening approach. In particular, GST-5 was found to catalyze 6-O-sulfation of beta-benzyl GlcNAc but not alpha- or beta-benzyl GalNAc. Gas-phase stability of the 4Fe-4S cluster was investigated using both in-source and collision induced dissociation, which provided information regarding the relative gas-phase binding strength of iron towards protein ligands and inorganic sulfides. IsoTaG is therefore an effective platform for identification of intact glycopeptides labeled by alkynyl or azido sugars and will facilitate further studies of the glycoproteome. Changes in their sulfation pattern and domain organization have been associated with different pathological situations such as viral infectivity, tumor growth, and metastasis. Among the biomolecules that might be targeted for imaging analysis, glycans occupy a privileged position by virtue of their primary location on the cell surface. [13] While an undergraduate, she played in several bands, notably Bored of Education with future Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. However, the estimated barrier is much smaller than expected for folding of isolated S-layer proteins, suggesting an energetic rationale for this multistage pathway. Metabolic precision labeling enables selective probing of O-linked N-acetylgalactosamine glycosylation. These products represent a new class of engineered biosimilars bearing novel glycodendrimer structures. P. aeruginosa APS reductase contains an [4Fe-4S] cluster that is essential for catalysis. Laughlin, S. T., Baskin, J. M., Amacher, S. L., Bertozzi, C. R. Rapid detection, discovery, and identification of post-translationally myristoylated proteins during apoptosis using a bio-orthogonal azidomyristate analog. WebAbout Carolyn's Work. These bacteria are surrounded by a multilayered cell envelope composed of a cytoplasmic membrane, a peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall, a second polysaccharide layer called the arabinogalactan (AG), and finally an outer membrane-like layer made of mycolic acids. Unnatural sialic acids are generated by metabolic conversion of synthetic N-acyl mannosamines and are typically incorporated into cell-surface glycoconjugates. View details for Web of Science ID 000171801100023. View details for Web of Science ID 000082757300015. Rabuka, D., Hubbard, S. C., Laughlin, S. T., Argade, S. P., Bertozzi, C. R. Chemical technologies for probing glycans, A role for sulfation-desulfation in the uptake of bisphenol A into breast tumor cells. She has found a smart way to connect cells together. Site-specific characterization of glycosylation requires intact glycopeptide analysis, and recent efforts have focused on how to best interrogate glycopeptides using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Mucin domains are densely O-glycosylated modular protein domains that are found in a wide variety of cell surface and secreted proteins. Carolyn earned This approach bestows a gain-of-chemical-functionality modification on cells, where the products of individual glycosyltransferases can be selectively characterized or manipulated to understand glycan contribution to major physiological processes. In particular, we focused on biarylazacyclooctynone (BARAC) because it reacts with azides faster than any other reported cyclooctyne and its modular synthesis facilitated rapid access to analogues. Cotton Medal, Texas A&M University (2020); The Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest, Northeast Section of the ACS (2019); Max Tishler Prize, Harvard University Dept. Although experiments with organisms in vitro have yielded a wealth of information on PG synthesis and maturation, it is unclear how these studies translate to bacteria replicating within host cells. Complementation of the mutant strain restored PAT production, demonstrating that PapA3 is essential for the biosynthesis of this glycolipid in vivo. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1010045108, View details for Web of Science ID 000287580400017. Single Jurkat cells exhibited an extracellular acidification rate of 11 milli-pH min(-1), while primary T cells exhibited only 2 milli-pH min(-1). This system thus constitutes an AND-type molecular logic gate that reports on the simultaneous presence of H(2)O(2) and caspase 8 activity. In this paper, we describe the design, synthesis, and biological application of a new phosphine probe for real-time imaging of cell-surface glycans using bioluminescence. These results show that CysH is important for Mtb protection during the chronic infection phase, and that resistance to nitrosative and oxidative stress may be the mechanism of this protection. Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. A., Riley, L. W., Bertozzi, C. R. 5 '-Adenosinephosphosulphate reductase (CysH) protects Mycobacterium tuberculosis against free radicals during chronic infection phase in mice. Although the polysialyltransferase ST8Sia IV is expressed in both primary and secondary human lymphoid organs, its product, polysialic acid (polySia), has been largely overlooked by immunologists. Kehoe, J. W., Velappan, N., Walbolt, M., Rasmussen, J., King, D., Lou, J., Knopp, K., Pavlik, P., Marks, J. D., Bertozzi, C. R., Bradbury, A. R. Substrate recognition, protein dynamics, and iron-sulfur cluster in Pseudomonas aeruginosa adenosine 5 '-phosphosulfate reductase. Shin, Y., Winans, K. A., Backes, B. J., KENT, S. B., Ellman, J. Antibodies are widely used biomarkers for the diagnosis of many diseases. "What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you", "Carolyn R. Bertozzi Wins 2022 AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award", "Bioorthogonal Chemistry: Fishing for Selectivity in a Sea of Functionality", Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, Dr H. P. 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Barry Sharpless Receive Nobel Prize in Chemistry | American Association for the Advancement of Science", "UC Berkeley chemist, biologist, entrepreneur awarded $500,000 LemelsonMIT Prize | Research UC Berkeley", "05.03.2005 Three UC Berkeley faculty named to National Academy of Sciences", "Ernst Schering Prize 2007 Schering Stiftung", "The Roy L. Whistler International Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry 2008", "Carolyn Bertozzi Wins Harrison Howe Award | February 23, 2009, Issue Vol. The emergence of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and the widespread occurrence of AIDS demand newer and more efficient control of tuberculosis. WebBertozzi is a professor of Humanities and Sciences, and of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology. Here we study the effects of GlcNAc 2-epimerase expression on sialic acid production in cells. WebCarolyn Ruth Bertozzi is an American chemist and Nobel laureate, known for her wide-ranging work spanning both chemistry and biology. Here, we report a method that combines the metabolic incorporation of a cyclooctyne-functionalized sialic acid derivative with a ligation reaction of a fluorogenic tetrazine, allowing for the imaging of sialylated glycoconjugates within live zebrafish embryos. Still, glycoconjugate synthesis requires the manipulation of multiple stereocenters and protecting groups and remains the domain of a few expert laboratories around the world. Haemophilus ducreyi is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes chancroid, a sexually transmitted disease. Treatment of hESCs with Ac4-5SGlcNAc during induction limited protein O-GlcNAcylation and also caused a dramatic decrease in global levels of UDP-GlcNAc. The key building block, a pentasaccharide-Asn analogue containing two thiol residues, was incorporated into CD52 by 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-based solid-phase peptide synthesis. By micropatterning IgG, the ligand of Fc receptors, we found that the barrier extended well beyond the perimeter of the receptor-ligand engagement zone. Baker Family Director of Stanford ChEM-H, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology, AB, Harvard University, Chemistry (1988). Sulfated constituents of GlyCAM-1 were identified as Gal-6-SO4, GlcNAc-6-SO4, (SO4-6)Gal beta 1-->4GlcNAc, and Gal beta 1-->4(SO4-6)GlcNAc. In this context, polySia modulates cellular adhesion, migration, cytokine response, and contact-dependent differentiation. Incorporation of sialosides into LOS was assessed by matrix-assisted laser desorption and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. In this study, we developed a crosslinking assay, utilizing bioorthogonal probes compatible with carrier protein modification, for probing the protein interactions between COM domains of NRPS enzymes. Human cells incubated with N-levulinoylmannosamine (ManLev) process this unnatural metabolic precursor into N-levulinoyl sialic acid (SiaLev), which is incorporated into cell surface glycoconjugates. She is known for creating the term "bioorthogonal chemistry" for chemical reactions with living systems. A key feature of the synthesis was application of an intramolecular aglycon delivery reaction to join two differentially protected glucose monomers, one prepared with a novel alpha-selective glycosylation. In particular, she showed that such reactions could be carried out inside living cells to map molecules and cell function, without disturbing normal cellular chemistry. Carolyn Bertozzi. Changes in O-linked protein glycosylation are known to correlate with disease states but are difficult to monitor in a physiological setting because of a lack of experimental tools. The active site residues of Rv3406 and AtsK are essentially superimposable, suggesting that the two sulfatases share the same catalytic mechanism. Song, J., Chen, J., Klapperich, C. M., Eng, V., Bertozzi, C. R. A metabolic labeling approach toward proteomic analysis of mucin-type O-linked glycosylation. View details for Web of Science ID 000304837800041. Here, we demonstrate that, relative to wild-type controls, ST8Sia IV(-/-) mice have a 30% reduction in total thymocytes and a concomitant deficiency in the earliest thymocyte precursors. A goal of tissue engineering is to produce a scaffold material that will guide cells to differentiate and regenerate functional replacement tissue at the site of injury. Both mutant synthetases label human, hamster, and mouse cell line proteins and selectively activate their azido-bearing amino acids over 10-fold above the canonical. The spatial display of cellular ligands and receptors is important for cell adhesion and communication. We previously synthesized a series of GPI anchor analogs with systematic deletions within the glycan core and coupled them to the GFP by a combination of expressed protein ligation and native chemical ligation [Paulick MG, Wise AR, Forstner MB, Groves JT, Bertozzi CR (2007) J Am Chem Soc 129:11543-11550]. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.252514899, View details for Web of Science ID 000180101600095, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC139265. WebCarolyn Ruth Bertozzi (born October 10, 1966) is an American chemist. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0911116107, View details for Web of Science ID 000274296300006, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2836626, View details for Web of Science ID 000278671100002. Tastan, O. Y., Debets, M. F., Malaker, S. A., Wisnovsky, S. P., Angelis, N., Wagner, L. S., Choi, J., Browne, W. M., Bineva-Todd, G., Cioce, A., Agbay, A. J., Li, Z., Briggs, D. C., Flynn, H., Roustan, C., Fernandez, D., Douglas, H. L., Kjaer, S., Snijders, A. P., Li, V. W., Bertozzi, C. R., Schumann, B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis possesses unique cell-surface lipids that have been implicated in virulence. The difference in preferred substrates between L-selectin and MECA-79 may explain the variable activity of MECA-79 as an inhibitor of lymphocyte adhesion to high endothelial venules in lymphoid organs. View details for Web of Science ID 000384202600014, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC5023497, View details for DOI 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00386, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC4827657. These findings functionally link mucinous proteins with tumor aggression, and offer a new view of the cancer glycocalyx as a major driver of disease progression. Here we report that a bulky glycocalyx promotes the expansion of disseminated tumor cells in vivo by fostering integrin adhesion assembly to permit G1 cell cycle progression. [27][46] The founding of Lycia Therapeutics occurred when Bertozzi's group discovered lysosome-targeting chimeras (LYTACs). Recurrent GBMs often exhibit mesenchymal, stem-like phenotypes that could explain their resistance to therapy. While these variables are easily excluded or avoided in reconstituted systems, they must be dealt with in cellular environments. Here we highlight chemical tools that are beginning to address this need. Labeling cells with omega-alkynyl-palmitate does not affect membrane association of N-Ras. View details for DOI 10.1101/2020.10.06.327445, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC7553159. Shurer, C. R., Kuo, J. C., Roberts, L. M., Gandhi, J. G., Colville, M. J., Enoki, T. A., Pan, H., Su, J., Noble, J. M., Hollander, M. J., O'Donnell, J. P., Yin, R., Pedram, K., Mockl, L., Kourkoutis, L. F., Moerner, W. E., Bertozzi, C. R., Feigenson, G. W., Reesink, H. L., Paszek, M. J. CD22 blockade restores homeostatic microglial phagocytosis in ageing brains. A preliminary study of the mechanism of this reaction, and refined conditions for its in vivo execution, are reported. Metabolic conversion of ManNAz to N-azidoacetylsialic acid (SiaNAz) within membrane-bound and secreted glycoproteins was quantified in a variety of cell types. Such genetic engineering in combination with stable isotopic labeling can be applied to various metabolic pathways and their products. Our work provides insight into acute drug effects on cell envelope biogenesis in live mycobacteria. Lin, F. L., Hoyt, H. M., van Halbeek, H., Bergman, R. G., Bertozzi, C. R. Synthetic glycopeptides and glycoproteins as tools for biology, Functional hydrogel-biomineral composites inspired by natural bone, Azido sialic acids can modulate cell-surface interactions, A small-molecule switch for Golgi sulfotransferases. Numerous factors that influence cell-surface carbohydrate composition remain to be elucidated. 1-68A and a 2-dehydroxy analogue, 1-68Aa, inhibit several purified LpxC orthologues. [19][39] Redwood Bioscience was acquired by Catalent Pharma Solutions in 2014. Our results indicate that, unlike UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase, which promotes biosynthesis of sialic acid, GlcNAc 2-epimerase can serve a catabolic role, diverting metabolic flux away from the sialic acid pathway. This left Bertozzi and the rest of the lab to complete their Ph.D. work with no direct supervision. View details for DOI 10.1002/anie.200806319, View details for Web of Science ID 000266415400022, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2868584. Unnatural intermediates are used to challenge a specific pathway, and cell surface expression of their metabolic products provides a readout of flux in that pathway and a basis for selecting genetic mutants. She has found a smart way to connect cells together. Positioned at the C-terminus of many eukaryotic proteins, the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor is a posttranslational modification that anchors the modified proteins in the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane. View details for Web of Science ID 000172181700022. We characterized several proteins in LBC phagosomes that change in abundance on induction of autophagy, a process that has been previously implicated in the host defense against microbial pathogens. Multicellular organs comprise differentiated cell types with discrete yet interdependent functions. Individuals with GeneXpert-positive pulmonary TB were sampled pre-treatment over 60-minutes. A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer provided accurate mass measurements, and a quadrupole time-of-flight instrument was used to obtain characteristic fragment ions and partial carbohydrate sequences. Tsai, C., Mukai, K., Robinson, P. V., Gray, M. A., Waschmann, M. B., Lyu, S., Tsai, M., Chinthrajah, R. S., Nadeau, K. C., Bertozzi, C. R., Galli, S. J. Site-specific incorporation of quadricyclane into a protein and photocleavage of the quadricyclane ligation adduct. Therefore, development of an effective new vaccine has gained momentum in recent years. The molecular analysis of glycoconjugate function has benefited tremendously from new methods for their chemical synthesis, which provides homogeneous material not attainable from biosynthetic systems. Front-line tuberculosis (TB) drugs have been characterized extensively invitro and invivo with respect to gene expression and cell viability. View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00023, View details for Web of Science ID 000389962700001, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC5327817, View details for DOI 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00341, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC5126708. Parthasarathy, R., Rabuka, D., Bertozzi, C. R., Groves, J. T. Copper-free click chemistry for dynamic in vivo imaging. The incorporation of SiaLev residues into PSA was demonstrated by protection from sialidases that can cleave natural sialic acids but not those bearing unnatural N-acyl groups. The inducible riboswitch platform has the potential to be a powerful general strategy for creating customized gene regulation systems in Mtb. Under nondenaturing conditions, a distribution of the apoprotein, a 2Fe-2S intermediate, and the 4Fe-4S holoprotein were observed. Characterization of the metabolic fates of four TreAz analogues revealed unique labeling routes that can be harnessed for pathway-targeted investigation of the mycobacterial trehalome. Hemmerich, S., Bertozzi, C. R., Leffler, H., ROSEN, S. D. FLUORESCENCE PROBES IN BIOCHEMISTRY - AN EXAMINATION OF THE NONFLUORESCENT BEHAVIOR OF DANSYLAMIDE BY PHOTOACOUSTIC CALORIMETRY. Grand Challenges in Chemistry for 2016 and Beyond. B., Bertozzi, C. R. Membrane proteomics of phagosomes suggests a connection to autophagy. View details for DOI 10.1016/S0076-6879(06)15015-6, View details for Web of Science ID 000242168500015. The endoplasmic-reticulum-localized RNA-binding proteins vigilin and ribosome-binding protein 1 directly bound viral RNA and each acted at distinct stages in the life cycle of flaviviruses. Disruption of stf0 in Mycobacterium smegmatis and M. tuberculosis resulted in the loss of T2S and SL-1 formation, respectively. Chartron, J., Carroll, K. S., Shiau, C., Gao, H., Leary, J. [86] Her maternal grandparents were from Nova Scotia, Canada. Here, we studied the effects of perturbing O-GlcNAcylation during neural induction of hESCs using the metabolic inhibitor of OGT, peracetylated 5-thio-N-acetylglucosamine (Ac4-5SGlcNAc). Hudak, J. E., Canham, S. M., Bertozzi, C. R. Osmosensory signaling in Mycobacterium tuberculosis mediated by a eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr protein kinase. Spiciarich, D. R., Oh, S. T., Foley, A., Hughes, S. B., Mauro, M. J., Abdel-Wahab, O., Press, R. D., Viner, R., Thompson, S. L., Chen, Q., Azadi, P., Bertozzi, C. R., Maxson, J. E. Cyclopropane Modification of Trehalose Dimycolate Drives Granuloma Angiogenesis and Mycobacterial Growth through Vegf Signaling. A recently developed technology, termed metabolic oligosaccharide engineering, enables glycan labeling with probes for visualization in cells and living animals, and enrichment of specific glycoconjugate types for proteomic analysis. The glycosylation reaction afforded the desired isomer exclusively and in good yield. We use this framework to assess existing data and to ask the question, "How many distinct primary structures of proteins (proteoforms) are created from the 20,300 human genes?" View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.009, View details for Web of Science ID 000242919700018. Sialic Acid Glycobiology Unveils Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigote Membrane Physiology. The assay was validated by measuring K(M) values for PAPS and K(I) values for PAP, the product of sulfuryl transfer. Previously, we reported targeting of the blue fluorophore coumarin to cellular proteins fused to a 13-amino acid recognition sequence (LAP), catalyzed by a mutant of the Escherichia coli enzyme lipoic acid ligase (LplA). The review discusses the significance of mucin-type O-linked glycosylation initiated by the polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases in biology and development of chemical tools to study these enzymes and their substrates. View details for Web of Science ID 000310103800025, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3596100. View details for Web of Science ID 000085902800059. Using these probes, we studied the mobilities of labeled glycolipids by time-lapse microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments and found that mycomembrane fluidity varies widely across species and correlates with mycolic acid structure. Promote and support the Department of Chemistry. Concomitantly, a subpopulation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) acquired an immature neuronal morphology and expressed early neuronal markers such as -III tubulin (TUJ1) and microtubule associated protein 2 (MAP2), phenotypes that took longer to manifest in the absence of OGT inhibition. The symmetrical (2,2'-, 3,3'-, 4,4'- and 6,6'-) dideoxy analogs were obtained via selective protection and subsequent radical deoxygenation of the desired hydroxyl group set. Taken together, these studies indicate that Rv2131c encodes a CysQ enzyme that may play a role in mycobacterial sulfur metabolism. Immunization of mice with either BCG or DeltacysH followed by infection with the virulent M. tuberculosis Erdman strain demonstrated that DeltacysH can generate protection equivalent to that of the BCG vaccine. The surface-bound glycopolymers bind lectins in a ligand-specific manner. We demonstrated the method by constructing site-specifically glycosylated variants of the human growth hormone. Chemical reactions that enable selective biomolecule labeling in living organisms offer a means to probe biological processes in vivo. View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jasms.2006.08.010, View details for Web of Science ID 000244109300001, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2755055. A 56-member glycopeptide library designed to reflect a diversity of glycan clustering was assayed for substrate activity with ppGalNAcT isoforms using an azido-ELISA. However, because they are internalized within hours, these glycopolymers could not be employed to probe processes that occur on longer time scales. She also later developed a click reaction called the strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition, which, unlike other click reactions involving azides and alkynes, did not require toxic copper ions for the azide to snap together with the alkyne and was highly effective for tracking glycans in live cells. 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