Synthesis of a Carbon-Linked Mimic of the Disaccharide Component of the Tumor-Related SialylTn Antigen
β Scribed by Zouleika Abdallah; Gilles Doisneau; Jean-Marie Beau
- Book ID
- 101557970
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-8249
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β¦ Synopsis
Among the large number of known tumor-associated carbohydrate motifs, Tn (GalNAca1!O-Ser/Thr) and sialylTn (Neu5Aca2!6GalNAca1!O-Ser/Thr) are the most specific to human epithelial tumor cells (breast, colon, ovarian, lung, and pancreatic cancers). [1] The sialylTn antigen, which is expressed on membrane-bound mucin-type glycoproteins, appears in transformed cells by premature sialylation of Nacetylgalactosamine, the first sugar moiety of the nascent Oglycane side chains in glycoproteins. [2] Integration of these antigens into synthetic vaccine constructs induces an anticancer immune response in which the carbohydrate domain plays a decisive role in determining immunogenicity. [1,3] The glycosylated antigen is, however, partially deglycosylated during the priming period. [4] It is therefore important to evaluate compounds in which the carbohydrate moiety cannot be detached from the peptide. We previously reported a mimic of the Tn antigen that could be incorporated into immunogenic glycopeptides. [5] We now describe the easy access to a carbon-linked mimic 2 of the Neu5Aca2! 6GalNAca1!OR disaccharidic component of the sialylTn antigen (Scheme 1). [6,7] Scheme 1. SialylTn tumor antigen 1 and a stable analogue of the sialyl-N-acetylgalactosaminyl donor 2 for "block" synthesis.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Methyl 2-acetamido-4-amino-2,4,6-trideoxy-3-0-(~-D-galactopyranosyl-uronit acid)-cY-D-galactopyranoside has been synthesised. The parent disaccharide is a structural element of the capsular polysaccharide antigen of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 1.