Method Article

Chemo-enzymatic Synthesis of N-glycans for Array Development and HIV Antibody Profiling

DOI:

10.3791/55855

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February 5th, 2018

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1Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica

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Summary

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A modular approach to the synthesis of N-glycans for attachment to an aluminum oxide-coated glass slide (ACG slide) as a glycan microarray has been developed and its use for the profiling of an HIV broadly neutralizing antibody has been demonstrated.

Abstract

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We present a highly efficient way for the rapid preparation of a wide range of N-linked oligosaccharides (estimated to exceed 20,000 structures) that are commonly found on human glycoproteins. To achieve the desired structural diversity, the strategy began with the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of three kinds of oligosaccharyl fluoride modules, followed by their stepwise α-selective glycosylations at the 3-O and 6-O positions of the mannose residue of the common core trisaccharide having a crucial β-mannoside linkage. We further attached the N-glycans to the surface of an aluminum oxide-coated glass (ACG) slide to create a covalent mixed array for the analysis of hetero-ligand interaction with an HIV antibody. In particular, the binding behavior of a newly isolated HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb), PG9, to the mixture of closely spaced Man5GlcNAc2 (Man5) and 2,6-di-sialylated bi-antennary complex type N-glycan (SCT) on an ACG array, opens a new avenue to guide the effective immunogen design for HIV vaccine development. In addition, our ACG array embodies a powerful tool to study other HIV antibodies for hetero-ligand binding behavior.

Introduction

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N-glycans on glycoproteins are covalently linked to the asparagine (Asn) residue of the consensus Asn-Xxx-Ser/Thr sequon, which affect several biological processes such as protein conformation, antigenicity, solubility, and lectin recognition1,2. The chemical synthesis of N-linked oligosaccharides represents a significant synthetic challenge because of their huge structural micro heterogeneity and highly branched architecture. Careful selection of protecting groups to tune reactivity of building blocks, achieving selectivity at anomeric centers, and proper use of promoter/activator(s) are key elements in synthesis of complex oligosaccharides. To solve this problem of complexity, a great amount of work to advance N-glycan synthesis was reported recently3,4. In spite of these robust approaches, finding an effective method for the preparation of a wide range of N-glycans (~20,000) remains a major challenge.

The rapid mutation rate of HIV-1 to achieve the extensive genetic diversity and its ability to escape from neutralizing antibody response, is among the greatest challenges to develop a safe and prophylactic vaccine against HIV-15,6,7. One effective tactic that HIV uses to avoid the host immune response is the post-translational glycosylation of envelope glycoprotein gp120 with a diverse N-linked glycans derived from the host glycosylation machinery8,9. A recent report regarding the precise analysis of recombinant monomeric HIV-1 gp120 glycosylation from human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293T cells suggests the occurrence of structural microheterogeneity with a characteristic cell-specific pattern10,11,12. Therefore, understanding the glycan specificities of HIV-1 bNAbs requires well characterized gp120 related N-glycan structures in a quantity sufficient for analysis.

The discovery of glycan microarray technology provided high throughput-based exploration of specificities of a diverse range of carbohydrate-binding proteins, viruses/bacterial adhesins, toxins, antibodies, and lectines13,14. The systematic glycans arrangement in an arrayed chip-based format could determine problematic low affinity protein-glycan interactions through multivalent presentation15,16,17,18. This chip-based glycan arrangement conveniently appears to effectively mimic cell-cell interfaces. To enrich the technology and overcome the uneven issue associated with conventional array formats, our group recently developed a glycan array on an aluminum oxide-coated glass (ACG) slide using phosphonic acid-ended glycans to enhance the signal intensity, homogeneity, and sensitivity19,20.

To improve the current understanding about glycan epitopes of newly isolated HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), we have developed a highly efficient modular strategy for the preparation of a broad array of N-linked glycans21,22 to be printed on an ACG slide (see Figure 1). Specificity profiling studies of HIV-1 bNAbs on an ACG array offered the unusual detection of hetero-glycan binding behavior of highly potent bNAb PG9 that was isolated from HIV infected individuals23,24,25.

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Protocol

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1. Preparation of D1/D2 Arm Modules22

  1. Preparation of intermediate 2
    1. Weigh starting material 1 (shown in Figure 2, p-methoxyphenyl-O-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranoside (100 mg, 0.204 mmol)) into a 15 mL tube and dissolve in Tris buffer (25 mM, pH 7.5) containing manganese dichloride (MnCl2, 10 mM) to achieve a final glycan concentration of 5 mM.
    2. Add 2 equivalents of uridine diphosphate galactose (UDP-Gal).
    3. Add 150 units of enzyme β-1, 4 galactosyl transferases from bovine milk, and incubate the mixture at 37 oC for 15 h.
    4. After 15 h, perform thin layer chromatography (TLC) to indicate total consumption of starting material by spotting the reaction mixture on a TLC plate, developing with n-butanol/acetic acid/water (H2O) in a 1:1:1 ratio and staining by a solution of 0.25 M cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating. Then quench the reaction by heating at 90 oC for 5 min.
    5. Centrifuge the reaction mixture at a speed of 2,737 x g for 3 min, and load the supernatant at the top of polyacrylamide gel column (see Table of Materials). Elute the column using distilled de-ionized water, and collect the product with fractions of 1 - 2 mL.
    6. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC26, developing with n-butanol: H2O: acetic acid in a 1:1:1 ratio, and staining by a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating. Lyophilize27 the product containing fractions to obtain intermediate 2 (115 mg, 86%) as white powder. Characterize the product by NMR28 and mass spectroscopy29 (see Supplementary Data File).
  2. Preparation of intermediate 3
    1. Weigh starting material 2 (shown in Figure 2, p-methoxyphenyl-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranoside (80 mg, 0.122 mmol)) in a 15 mL tube and dissolve it in Tris buffer (25 mM, pH 7.5) containing MnCl2 (10 mM) to prepare a final glycan concentration of 5 mM.
    2. Add 2 equivalents of guanosine 5'-diphospho-β-L-fucose disodium salt (GDP-Fuc).
    3. Add 150 units of enzyme α-1, 3 fucosyl transferases from Helicobacter pylori (Hp1-3FTΔ26695), and incubate the mixture at 37 oC for 15 h.
    4. Follow step 1.1.4.
    5. Follow step 1.1.5.
    6. Follow step 1.1.6 to obtain intermediate 3 (82 mg, 84%) as white powder. Characterize the product by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File).
  3. Preparation of Modules 4 and 5
    1. Weigh compound 2, p-methoxyphenyl-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido- 2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranoside (0.230 g, 0.360 mmol) or compound 3, p-methoxyphenyl-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-fucopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranoside (0.100 g, 0.125 mmol) into a 25 mL single-neck round-bottom flask and dry under vacuum for 30 min.
    2. Remove the flask from vacuum, fill it with nitrogen gas, add a magnetic stir bar, cap it with a rubber septum, and attach a nitrogen balloon.
    3. Inject 7 mL of dry pyridine and 3 mL of acetic anhydride (Ac2O) into the flask placed on an ice bath at 0 oC. Stir the resulting reaction for 12 h at room temperature using a magnetic stirrer at 600 - 700 rpm. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator at a vacuum pressure of 0 - 10 mbar at 50 oC.
    4. Dilute the crude mixture using 30 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) and extract with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) (2 x 20 mL) into a 50 mL separatory funnel.
    5. Re-extract the aqueous layer with DCM (3 x 15 mL) and dry the combined organic layers over sodium sulfate. Remove the sodium sulfate by filtration and wash with DCM (5 mL). Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 400 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
    6. Load the solution of crude mixture into 2 mL of DCM on top of the silica bed.
    7. Elute the column with a mixture containing toluene and acetone from 0 - 20% acetone in toluene and collect fractions of 5 - 10 mL.
    8. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC (steps 1.1.4 and 1.1.6), developing with toluene/acetone (7/3), and staining with a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating on a hot plate.
    9. Evaporate the product containing fractions using a rotary evaporator to get desired products as white foam in 72% and 85% yields, respectively.
    10. Dissolve the products into 7 mL of acetonitrile: toluene: H2O in a 4:2:1 ratio in a 25 mL round-bottom flask.
    11. Add cerium ammonium nitrate (2 equivalents) while cooling to 0 oC using an ice bath. Stir the reaction at room temperature for 3 h at ~500 - 800 rpm.
    12. After TLC indicates total consumption of starting material (TLC developing with toluene/acetone (7/3) and visualizing by UV absorbance at 254 nm or by staining with a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating), dilute the reaction mixture with ethyl acetate (30 mL) and extract with H2O (15 x 2 mL).
    13. Extract the combined organic layers with 5 mL of saturated sodium chloride (NaCl) solution.
    14. Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 240 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
    15. Load the solution of crude product into 2 mL of DCM on top of the silica bed. Elute the column with a mixture containing toluene and acetone (0 - 20% acetone in toluene) and collect fractions of 5 - 10 mL. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC, developing with toluene/acetone (7/3).
    16. Evaporate the product-containing fractions using a rotary evaporator at 77 mbar vacuum and 40 oC to get desired products as white foams.
    17. Dissolve the respective alcohols into 10 mL of DCM in a 25-mL single-neck round-bottom flask and cool to -30 oC.
    18. Add diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST, 2 equivalents). Stir the reaction mixture at -30 oC for 2 h.
    19. After TLC indicates consumption of starting material (TLC developing with toluene/acetone (4/1) and visualizing by UV absorbance at 254 nm or by staining with a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating), dilute the reaction mixture with DCM (30 mL), and wash with saturated NaHCO3 (15 x 2 mL).
    20. Extract the combined organic layer with 5 mL of saturated NaCl solution, dry it by adding anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filter the mixture following a wash with DCM (5 mL), and collect it into a 100-mL single-neck round-bottom flask.
    21. Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 400 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
    22. Load the solution of crude product in 2 mL of DCM on top of the silica bed. Elute the column with a mixture of toluene and acetone (0- 20% acetone in toluene) and collect fractions of 5 - 10 mL.
    23. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC, developing with toluene/acetone (7/3).
    24. Evaporate the product containing fractions using a rotary evaporator to get desired products 4, [2,3,4,6-O-tetraacetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-(1→4)-[3,6-O-diacetyl-2-acetamido-2- deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-3,4,6-O-triacetyl-α-D-mannopyranosyl fluoride (54% over 2 steps) and 5, [2,3,4,6-O-tetraacetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-(1→4)-[2,3,4-O-triacetyl-α-L- fucopyranosyl-(1→3)-3,6-O-diacetyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-3,4,6-O-triacetyl-α-D-mannopyranosyl fluoride (67% over 2 steps) as white solids.
    25. Characterize the product by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File).

2. Preparation of Glycan 10

  1. Preparation of intermidiate 7
    1. Weigh silver triflate (AgOTf) (0.039 g, 0.155 mmol), bis(cyclopentadienyl)hafnium(IV) dichloride (Cp2HfCl2) (0.041 g, 0.108 mmol) into a 25-mL single-neck round-bottom flask, dry it under schlenk line vacuum for 30 min, remove it from the vacuum, and fill it with nitrogen gas.
    2. Transfer the freshly dried 4 Å molecular sieves (0.2 g) into the flask containing the AgOTf and Cp2HfCl2, add a magnetic stir bar, cap with the septum immediately, and add a nitrogen balloon.
    3. Transfer 3 mL dry toluene into the flask with a dry glass syringe. Stir the reaction mixture for 1 h at room temperature and then cool to 0 oC.
    4. Inject a solution of donor 4 (Figure 2, 0.043 g, 0.046 mmol) and acceptor 6, 5-Azidopentyl-O-2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-benzylidine-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranoside (Figure 3, 0.045 g, 0.031 mmol) in 3 mL toluene into the flask through the septum using a 10 mL syringe at 0 oC. Stir the reaction mixture at room temperature for 3 h.
    5. After TLC indicates consumption of starting materials (TLC, developing with DCM/acetone (8.5/1.5) and visualizing by UV absorbance at 254 nm or by staining with a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating), quench the reaction by injecting 10 equivalents of triethyl amine.
    6. Filter the molecular sieves through a celite bed into a 50-mL round-bottomed flask, and further wash with 10 mL of ethyl acetate. Extract the combined organic layers with a saturated solution of aqueous NaHCO3 (2 x 20 mL) in a 50 mL separatory funnel. Extract the aqueous layer with ethyl acetate (3 x 15 mL).
    7. Extract the combined organic layers with saturated NaCl solution (5 mL), dry it by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filter the mixture to remove the magnesium sulfate, wash with ethyl acetate (3 x 15 mL), and collect the filtrate in a 100-mL round-bottomed flask.
    8. Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 240 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
    9. Load the solution of crude product in DCM on top of the silica bed column. Elute the column with a mixture containing DCM and acetone (0-10% acetone in DCM) and collect fractions of 5-10 mL.
    10. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC, developing with DCM/acetone (8.5/1.5). Evaporate the fractions containing product using a rotary evaporator to obtain intermidiate 7, 5-Azidopentyl-O-{[2,3,4,6-O-tetraacetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-(1→4)-[3,6-O-diacetyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-[3,4,6-O-triacetyl-α-D-mannopyranosyl]}-(1→3)-[2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-benzylidine-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranoside (0.052 g, 70%), as white foam.
    11. Characterize the product by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File).
  2. Preparation of intermidiate 8
    1. Weigh hexasaccharide 7 (Figure 3, 0.040 g, 0.016 mmol) into a 25-mL single-neck round-bottom flask, dry it under vacuum for 1 h, remove it from vacuum, fill it with nitrogen gas, add a magnetic stir bar, and cap it with a rubber septum.
    2. Transfer 3 mL of acetonitrile:methanol (MeOH) (2:1 ratio) into the flask.
    3. Add p-toluene sulfonic acid monohydrate (0.001 g, 0.008 mmol) into the reaction flask and stir the reaction at 800 rpm for 5 h.
    4. After TLC indicates comsumption of starting material (TLC, developing with DCM/acetone (8.5/1.5), and visualizing by UV absorbance at 254 nm or by staining with a solution of cerium ammonium molybdate followed by heating), quench the reaction by injecting 10 equivalents of triethyl amine.
    5. Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 337 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
    6. Dissolve the crude mixture with approximately 2 mL of DCM and load it on top of the silica bed.
    7. Elute the column with a mixture of DCM and acetone (0 - 10 % acetone in DCM) and collect fractions of 5 - 10 mL. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC, developing with DCM/acetone (8.5/1.5). Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator at 400 mbar vacuum and 40 oC.
    8. Dry the residue under reduced pressure to give intermediate 8, 5-Azidopentyl-O-(2-O- acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-ced pressure to give →3)-2-O-acetyl-4, 6-O-benzylidine-β-D- mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-3,6 -di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-nzyl-2-deoxy-2-phth. (Figure 3, 0.022 g, 57%) as a white solid. Characterize the product by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File).
  3. Preparation of intermidiate 9
    1. Preparation of intermidiate 9 (Figure 3) was accomplished using donor 5 (0.015 g, 13.2 µmol) and acceptor 8 (Figure 3, 0.020 g, 8.80 µmol).
    2. AgOTf (0.011 g, 44.1 µmol) and Cp2HfCl2 (0.012 g, 30.8 µmol) were used as a promotors.
    3. Perform the steps 2.1.1 to 2.1.10 to get intermediate 9, 5-Azidopentyl-O-{[2,3,4,6-O- tetraacetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-(1→4)-[3,6-O-diacetyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-[3,4,6-O-triacetyl-α-D-mannopyranosyl]}-(1→3)-{2,3,4,6-O-tetraacetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-(1→4)-[2,3,4-O-triacetyl-α-LS160fucopyranosyl-(1→3)-3,6-O-diacetyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1→2)-3,4,6-O-triacetyl-α-D-mannopyranosyl}-(1→6)-[2-O-acetyl-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonylamino-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-glucopyra (0.010 g, 34%), as white foam.
  4. Global deprotection of intermidiate
    1. Weigh compound 9 (0.010 g, 2.9 µmol) into a 25-mL single-neck round-bottom flask, add a magnetic stir bar, cap with a rubber septum, and attach a nitrogen balloon.
    2. Transfer 2 mL of 1, 4 dioxane: H2O (4:1) into the flask. Add lithium hydroxide (LiOH) (0.005 g, 50% by wt.) into the flask. Stir the reaction mixture at 90 - 100 oC for 12 h and allow it to cool at RT.
    3. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator and dry the flask under vacuum for 1 h, fill it with nitrogen, remove it from the vacuum manifold, and cap it with a rubber septum.
    4. Inject 4 mL of dry pyridine and 2 mL of acetic anhydride into the flask through the septum using a 10 mL syringe at 0 oC. Stir the reaction mixture for 12 h at RT.
    5. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator at 0-10 mbar vacuum pressure at 50 oC.
    6. Dissolve the crude mixture using 30 mL of DCM and extract the solution with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (2 x 20 mL) in a 50 mL separatory funnel.
    7. Re-extract the aqueous layer with DCM (3 x 15 mL). Evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator.
    8. Load a solution of product in approximately 2 mL of DCM on top of the C18 silica bed. Elute the column with a mixture of water and methanol (0 - 100% of methanol in water) and collect fractions of 5 - 10 mL.
    9. Collect the product fractions and evaporate under reduced pressure to get desired product as white foam.
    10. Dissolve the product into 5 mL of dry methanol in a 25 mL round bottom flask and cap it with a rubber septum.
    11. Transfer 0.1 mL of sodium methoxide (NaOMe) in methanol and cool to 0 oC using an ice bath and stir the mixture for 12 h.
    12. Remove the solvent using a rotary evaporator and dry the product under high vacuum.
    13. Dissolve the crude products in 5 mL of methanol: H2O: acetic acid (6:3:1).
    14. Add palladium hydroxide (Pd(OH)2) (50% by wt) and stir the reaction under hydrogen atmosphere using a hydrogen balloon for 15 h.
    15. Filter the reaction through a celite bed and wash with 2 mL methanol followed by 2 mL of dd water.
    16. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator.
    17. Dissolve the crude mixture with approximately 1 mL of water and load it on top of the polyacrylamide gel bed (see Table of Materials). Elute the product with water and collect fractions of 1 - 2 mL.
    18. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC, develop with n-butanol: H2O: acetic acid (1:1:1).
    19. Collect the product fractions and lyophilize to get the desired product 10, 5-Aminopentyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranosyl]-(1→3),-[β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-(α-L-fucopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranosyl]-(1→6)-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranoside (0.002 g, 36%), as a white powder.
    20. Characterize the product by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File).

3. Preparation of Glycans with Phosphonic Acid Tail19,22

  1. Weigh the respective glycan (2 - 5 µmol) in a 5 mL round-bottom flask, add a magnetic stir bar, and cap it with a rubber septum.
  2. Transfer 400 µL of freshly dried dimethylformamide.
  3. Add [2 (2 (2 (bis (benzyloxy) phosphoryl) ethoxyethoxy) ethyl (2, 5-dioxopyrrolidin1-yl) carbonate] (10 - 25 µmol, prepared in house) to the glycan solution. Stir the mixture at 800 rpm for 5 h.
  4. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator at 5 - 10 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
  5. Dissolve the reaction mixture in 0.5 mL of water and load at the top of the polyacrylamide gel bed (see Table of Materials). Elute the product using water and collect fractions of 1-2 mL.
  6. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC26. Spot the reaction mixture on a TLC plate, and add stain solution of 0.25 M cerium ammonium molybdate; follow by heating using a hot plate. Collect the product containing fractions and lyophilize to get the desired product as a white powder.
  7. Dissolve the product in 2 mL of water and add Pd (OH)2 (50% by weight). Stir the reaction at 800 rpm under hydrogen atmosphere using a hydrogen balloon for 15 h.
  8. Filter the reaction through a flux-calcined bed and wash with 2 mL methanol followed by 2 mL of distilled de-ionized water. Evaporate the solvents using a rotary evaporator at 300 mbar vacuum pressure at 40 oC.
  9. Dissolve the crude mixture with approximately 1 mL of water and load it on top of the polyacrylamide gel bed (see Table of Materials).
  10. Elute the product with water and collect fractions of 1 - 2 mL. Monitor the collected fractions by TLC26. Lyophilize the fractions (freeze the product using liquid nitrogen then place on lyophilizer under a vacuum) to get the desired product as a white powder. Characterize the products by NMR and mass spectroscopy (See Supplementary Data File) using D2O as a solvent.

4. Glycan Array

  1. Preparation of aluminum coated glass slides (ACG slide)19,20,22
    NOTE: Fabrication of the aluminum-coated glass slides was done at Thin Film Technology Division, Instrument Technology Research Center and National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.
    1. Pack coated slides, vacuum-seal them to prevent the formation of NAO, and keep sealed until the electrochemical reaction for surface anodization.
  2. Surface anodization of aluminum coated glass slides19,20,22
    1. Set the temperature-controlled incubator at 4 °C. Prepare 0.3 M oxalic acid aqueous solution and keep it in an ice bath. Take the 500 mL beaker, add a magnetic stirrer bar.
    2. Transfer the 0.3 M oxalic acid to the 500 mL beaker, and then place a 10 cm long platinum rod as a cathode into the solution. Keep stirring (at 300 rpm) the oxalic acid throughout the anodization process.
    3. Turn on lab tracer software, click on the "set up" button then "function choice sweep voltage." Set the start and stop voltage to 25.8 V, number of points to 100, compliance to 1, and sweep delay to 1,200 ms and click "ok."
    4. Clamp the aluminum-coated glass side facing toward the cathode. Click "run test" button. Observe the current measurement (~8 - 10 mA).
    5. After surface anodization, wash the slide thoroughly with double distilled water, purge dry with nitrogen gas, and then store in a 30% relative humidity chamber till further use.
  3. Fabrication of ACG glycan microarray22
    1. Prepare 100 µL of all monovalent glycans (I-XI) in ethylene glycol at 10 mM concentration individually.
    2. Dilute the above glycan with printing buffer (80% ethylene glycol and 20% de-ionized water) to make 100 µM concentration.
    3. For hetero-ligand study, prepare 5 µL of individual I-XI glycans, and to each add 5 µL of the Man5GlcNAc2 (1:1 ratio).
    4. Print microarrays by robotic pin (see Table of Materials) by the deposition of 0.6 nL of the previously prepared glycans onto ACG slides31.
    5. Store the printed slides in a humidity controlled dry box before the binding assay.
  4. Mapping glycan epitopes of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody PG922
    1. Prepare 1 mL BSA contained PBST buffer, 3% w/v.
    2. Prepare 70 µL of PG9 (50 µg/mL) in PBST buffer (BSA contained PBST buffer, 3% w/v).
    3. Prepare 120 µL of secondary fluorescent tag antibody Donkey Anti-Human IgG (Alexa Fluor 647 conjugated) 50 µg/mL in PBST buffer (BSA contained PBST buffer, 3% w/v) in the dark.
    4. Mix primary antibody (PG9) and secondary fluorescent tag antibody in 1:1 ratio (60 µL each). Incubate premixed antibodies for 30 min at 4 °C.
    5. Load the ACG slide into the slide incubation chamber which is divided into 16 wells. Transfer 100 µL of premixed antibodies to the glycan array and incubate at 4 °C for 16 h.
    6. Pipet out premixed antibodies. Remove the slide incubation chamber.
    7. Wash the slide first in PBST buffer (PBS and 0.05% Tween-20), followed by de-ionized water and spin dry at 2,000 x g.
    8. Open the microarray image analysis software (see Table of Materials). Insert a slide with the arrayed features facing down.
    9. Click on the "settings" menu, set the image resolution to 5 µm per pixel, and the wavelength at 635 nm with PMT450 and Power to 100%.
    10. Click on the "scan" button to start imaging the slide.
    11. Click the "file" icon to save the scan image in tif format.
    12. Perform image analysis by following the software user's guide32.
    13. Calculate the total intensity of fluorescence and illustrate using image processing software33 (see Table of Materials).
      NOTE: Here, the average percentage error for all data points is presented by error bars.

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Results

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A modular chemo-enzymatic strategy for the synthesis of a wide array of N-glycans is presented in Figure 1. The strategy is based on the fact that diversity can be created at beginning by chemo-enzymatic synthesis of the three important modules, followed by the α-specific mannosylation at the 3-O and/or 6-O position of the mannose residue of the common core trisaccharide of N-glycans. Considering the structural diversity of...

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Discussion

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A class of HIV-1 bNAbs including PG9, PG16, and PGTs 128, 141 - 145 were reported to be highly potent in neutralizing 70 - 80% of circulating HIV-1 isolates. The epitopes of these bNAbs are highly conserved among the variants of the entire HIV-1 group M, therefore they may guide the effective immunogen design for an HIV vaccine to elicit neutralizing antibodies23,24,25. As a part of our ongoing efforts to identify the glycan epi...

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The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

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The authors thank the Thin Film Technology Division, Instrument Technology Research Center (ITRC) and National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. This work was supported by the National Science Council (grant no. MOST 105-0210-01-13-01) and Academia Sinica.

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NameCompanyCatalog NumberComments
Acetic acidSigma Aldrich64197
AcetonitrileSigma Aldrich75058
Acetic anhydrideSigma Aldrich108247
Anhydrous magnesium sulfateSigma Aldrich7487889
Boron trifluoride ethyl etherateSigma Aldrich109637
Bovine serum albuminSigma Aldrich9048468
Bio-Gel P2 polyacrylamideBio-Rad1504118
Bis(cyclopentadienyl)hafnium(IV) dichlorideSigma Aldrich12116664
β-1, 4 Galactosyl transferases from bovine milkSigma Aldrich48279
BioDot Cartesion technology with robotic pin SMP3 (Stealth Micro Spotting Pins)Arrayit
Cerium ammonium molybdateTCIC1794
Cerium ammonium nitrateSigma Aldrich16774213
Clean glass slide Schott 
Cytidine-5′-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acidSigma Aldrich3063716
Deuterated chloroformSigma Aldrich865496
Donkey Anti-Human IgG (Alexa Fluor647 conjugatedJackson Immuno Research, USA709605098
DichloromethaneSigma Aldrich75092
Diethylaminosulfur trifluorideSigma Aldrich38078090
DimethylformamideSigma Aldrich68122
Ethyl acetateSigma Aldrich141786
Ethylene glycolAcros Organic107211
FAST frame slide incubation chambersSigma Aldrich
Guanosine 5'-diphospho-b-L-fucose disodium salt Sigma Aldrich15839700
Lab tracer 2.0 software Section 4 of the Protocol
GenePix Pro 4300A reader (microarray image analysis)moleculardeviceswww.moleculardevices.com
GraphPad Prism Software (Image processing )GraphPad Software, Inchttp://www.graphpad.com/guides/prism/6/user-guide/
Lithium hydroxideSigma Aldrich1310652
Manganese chlorideSigma Aldrich7773015
MethanolSigma Aldrich67561
N-butanolSigma Aldrich71363
Oxalic acidAcros Organic144627
Palladium hydroxideSigma Aldrich12135227
Phosphate Buffered SalineThermo Fisher Scientific 10010023
PyridineSigma Aldrich110861
P-Toluene sulfonic acid monohydrateSigma Aldrich773476
Silver triflateSigma Aldrich2923286
Sodium bicarbonateSigma Aldrich144558
Sodium chlorideSigma Aldrich7647145
Sodium hydrogen carbonateSigma Aldrich144558
Sodium methoxide Sigma Aldrich124414
Sodium sulfateSigma Aldrich7757826
Toluene Sigma Aldrich108883
Tris buffer AmrescoN/AUltra-pure grade
Tween-20Amresco9005645
Uridine diphosphate galactose (UDP-galactose)Sigma Aldrich137868521

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