Congenital disorders of glycosylation type I (CDG-I) are inherited human diseases caused by deficiencies in lipid-linked oligosaccharide (LLO) synthesis or the glycan transfer to proteins during N-glycosylation. We constructed ...

Glycosylation is a fundamental co-translational and/or post-translational modification process where an attachment of sugars onto either proteins or lipids can alter their biological function, subcellular location and ...

Different strategies have been developed and successfully applied to biotherapeutics in order to improve their in vivo efficacy. The genetic fusion to natural or synthetic glycosylated peptides constitutes a promising ...

In the last decades bacterial glycoengineering emerged as a new field as the result of the ability to transfer the Campylobacter jejuni N- glycosylation machinery into Escherichia coli for the production of recombinant ...

Na+/Ca2+ exchangers (NCX and NCKX proteins) contribute to Ca2+ homeostasis and recent studies have demonstrated the expression of NCX1 (SLC8) and NCKX1 (SLC24) proteins in human platelets. A tight ([Ca2+]i) is necessary ...

S-layer (glyco)-proteins (SLPs) form a nanostructured envelope that covers the surface of different prokaryotes and show immunomodulatory activity. Previously, we have demonstrated that the S-layer glycoprotein from probiotic ...

N-glycosylation is the most drastic and frequent modification of secretory pathway proteins. N-glycans fulfill several biological and structural roles. In the early secretory pathway, these moieties are exploited as an ...

N-glycosylation has remained mostly unexplored in Piroplasmida, an order of tick-transmitted pathogens of veterinary and medical relevance. Analysis of 11 piroplasmid genomes revealed three distinct scenarios regarding ...

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) constitutes the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterium worldwide. Chlamydial infections can lead to severe clinical sequelae including pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and ...

Er(OTf)3 in 2-MeTHF provides a new and eco-friendly process for Ferrier glycosylation of sulfonamides and amino acids with various N-nucleophiles. The stereoselective synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated-N-pseudoglycals was carried ...