2023
Design of a mucin-selective protease for targeted degradation of cancer-associated mucins
Pedram K, Shon D, Tender G, Mantuano N, Northey J, Metcalf K, Wisnovsky S, Riley N, Forcina G, Malaker S, Kuo A, George B, Miller C, Casey K, Vilches-Moure J, Ferracane M, Weaver V, Läubli H, Bertozzi C. Design of a mucin-selective protease for targeted degradation of cancer-associated mucins. Nature Biotechnology 2023, 42: 597-607. PMID: 37537499, PMCID: PMC11018308, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01840-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer progressionSpecific protein glycoformsUndruggable proteinsTargeted degradationProtein degradationBreast cancer progressionCell surface bindingSubstrate selectivityCell-type selectivityCell deathGlycan motifsProtein glycoformsDiscrete peptidesCancer cellsProteinCulture modelProteaseTarget cellsTumor growthCancer-associated mucinsCellsMouse modelDegradersGrowthMotifBump-and-hole engineering of human polypeptide N-acetylgalactosamine transferases to dissect their protein substrates and glycosylation sites in cells
Calle B, Gonzalez-Rodriguez E, Mahoney K, Cioce A, Bineva-Todd G, Tastan O, Roustan C, Flynn H, Malaker S, Schumann B. Bump-and-hole engineering of human polypeptide N-acetylgalactosamine transferases to dissect their protein substrates and glycosylation sites in cells. STAR Protocols 2023, 4: 101974. PMID: 36633947, PMCID: PMC9843269, DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein substratesGlycosylation sitesGalNAc-T familyTransfection of cellsIndividual glycosyltransferasesBioorthogonal reportersN-acetylgalactosamine transferaseSubstrate specificityBiological functionsGalNAc-TsDisease relevanceMolecular biologyComplete detailsGlycosyltransferasesTransferaseCellsBiosynthesisBiologyReporterTransfectionGlycansSubstrateEnzymeHole engineeringSites
2022
Cell-specific bioorthogonal tagging of glycoproteins
Cioce A, Calle B, Rizou T, Lowery SC, Bridgeman VL, Mahoney KE, Marchesi A, Bineva-Todd G, Flynn H, Li Z, Tastan OY, Roustan C, Soro-Barrio P, Rafiee MR, Garza-Garcia A, Antonopoulos A, Wood TM, Keenan T, Both P, Huang K, Parmeggian F, Snijders AP, Skehel M, Kjær S, Fascione MA, Bertozzi CR, Haslam SM, Flitsch SL, Malaker SA, Malanchi I, Schumann B. Cell-specific bioorthogonal tagging of glycoproteins. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 6237. PMID: 36284108, PMCID: PMC9596482, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33854-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass spectrometry glycoproteomicsArtificial biosynthetic pathwayTumor-derived cell linesCellular model systemNon-transfected cellsCellular functionsProtein glycosylationBiosynthetic pathwayProteome analysisGlycosylation sitesBioorthogonal tagsCancer developmentCell linesModel systemImportant modulatorIntricate interactionsCo-culture modelGlycoproteinCellsGlycoprotein expressionMouse modelGlycoproteomeGlycosylationTaggingMonoculture
2020
Generating orthogonal glycosyltransferase and nucleotide sugar pairs as next-generation glycobiology tools
Cioce A, Malaker SA, Schumann B. Generating orthogonal glycosyltransferase and nucleotide sugar pairs as next-generation glycobiology tools. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2020, 60: 66-78. PMID: 33125942, PMCID: PMC7955280, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass spectrometry glycoproteomicsCell surface glycoproteomeProtein glycosylationBiological processesQuantitative biologyMutant glycosyltransferasesGlycoproteomicsDifferent glycansGlycansPrecision toolsGlycosyltransferasesBiosynthesisGlycoproteomeGlycomeGlycosyltransferaseBiologyGlycosylationGlycobiologyLabeling reagentLimited specificityPhysiologySpecificityParticular subtypeRoleCellsMetabolic precision labeling enables selective probing of O-linked N-acetylgalactosamine glycosylation
Debets MF, Tastan OY, Wisnovsky SP, Malaker SA, Angelis N, Moeckl LKR, Choi J, Flynn H, Wagner LJS, Bineva-Todd G, Antonopoulos A, Cioce A, Browne WM, Li Z, Briggs DC, Douglas HL, Hess GT, Agbay AJ, Roustan C, Kjaer S, Haslam SM, Snijders AP, Bassik MC, Moerner WE, Li VSW, Bertozzi CR, Schumann B. Metabolic precision labeling enables selective probing of O-linked N-acetylgalactosamine glycosylation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 25293-25301. PMID: 32989128, PMCID: PMC7568240, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007297117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-based design processN-acetylgalactosamine glycosylationProtein glycosylation eventsCell surface glycoproteomeCRISPR knockout screensMetabolic labeling experimentsGlycan subtypesGlycosylation eventsSecretory pathwayGalNAc glycosylationProtein glycosylationEctopic expressionSer/GalNAc-T2Superresolution microscopyGlycan typesLiving cellsBioorthogonal tagsGlycosylationIntestinal organoidsMetabolic interconversionSuch specificityUridine diphosphateLabeling experimentsCellsMethods Matter: Standard Production Platforms for Recombinant AAV Produce Chemically and Functionally Distinct Vectors
Rumachik NG, Malaker SA, Poweleit N, Maynard LH, Adams CM, Leib RD, Cirolia G, Thomas D, Stamnes S, Holt K, Sinn P, May AP, Paulk NK. Methods Matter: Standard Production Platforms for Recombinant AAV Produce Chemically and Functionally Distinct Vectors. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development 2020, 18: 98-118. PMID: 32995354, PMCID: PMC7488757, DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-translational modificationsHost cell speciesHuman HEK293 cellsComparative production analysisEpigenomic sequencingInsect cellsHuman cytokine profilingProteomic profilingMultiple analytical approachesHEK293 cellsExpression kineticsMouse tissuesCell typesCell speciesHost cell protein impuritiesRAAV genomesDenaturation assaysGenomeProduction platformMajor discoveriesProfilingRAAV capsidsMass spectrometryReceptor bindingCellsBump-and-Hole Engineering Identifies Specific Substrates of Glycosyltransferases in Living Cells
Schumann B, Malaker SA, Wisnovsky SP, Debets MF, Agbay AJ, Fernandez D, Wagner LJS, Lin L, Li Z, Choi J, Fox DM, Peh J, Gray MA, Pedram K, Kohler JJ, Mrksich M, Bertozzi CR. Bump-and-Hole Engineering Identifies Specific Substrates of Glycosyltransferases in Living Cells. Molecular Cell 2020, 78: 824-834.e15. PMID: 32325029, PMCID: PMC7276986, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiving cellsPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferasesCell surface glycomesEssential biological processesComplex biosynthetic machineryMajor physiological processesN-acetylgalactosaminyl transferaseBiosynthetic regulationBiosynthetic machineryGlycosyltransferase familyIndividual glycosyltransferasesProtein glycosylationPosttranslational modificationsGlycan fine structureBiosynthetic pathwayPhysiological contextBiological processesPhysiological processesGlycan structuresSpecific substratesGlycosyltransferasesChemical functionalityExperimental strategiesCellsBiosynthesis
2019
Isolation of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-Associated Peptides by Immunoaffinity Purification
Penny SA, Malaker SA. Isolation of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-Associated Peptides by Immunoaffinity Purification. Methods In Molecular Biology 2019, 2024: 235-243. PMID: 31364053, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9597-4_14.ChaptersConceptsMass spectrometryAntibody conjugationImmunoaffinity purificationSurface of cellsMajor histocompatibility complexAutoimmune diseasesT cellsImmune componentsDisease processMoleculesHistocompatibility complexAntigenic peptidesMHCAssociated peptidePurificationPeptidesSurfaceSpectrometryElutionCellsComplexesConjugationCD8CD4Cancer