N-Glycosylation Fingerprinting of Viral Glycoproteins by xCGE-LIF

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1331:123-43. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2874-3_8.

Abstract

The ongoing threat of pathogens, increasing resistance against antibiotics, and the risk of fast spreading of infectious diseases in a global community resulted in an intensified development of vaccines. Antigens used for vaccination comprise a wide variety of macromolecules including glycoproteins, lipopolysaccharides, and complex carbohydrates. For all of these antigens the sugar composition plays a crucial role for immunogenicity and protective efficacy of the vaccine. Here, we provide a protocol for N-glycosylation fingerprinting utilizing high performance multiplexed capillary gel electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (xCGE-LIF) technology. The method described, enables to analyze the N-glycosylation of specific proteins out of a complex sample or even the total of all N-glycans contained in such a sample. The protocol is exemplarily demonstrated for N-glycosylation fingerprinting of cell culture-derived influenza A and B viruses and their major antigens, the membrane glycoproteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Viral / chemistry*
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Dogs
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods
  • Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Glycoproteins / immunology
  • Glycosylation
  • Hemagglutinins / chemistry
  • Hemagglutinins / immunology
  • Influenza A virus / immunology
  • Influenza B virus / immunology
  • Influenza Vaccines / immunology
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology
  • Neuraminidase / chemistry
  • Neuraminidase / immunology
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry
  • Polysaccharides / immunology
  • Viral Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Glycoproteins
  • Hemagglutinins
  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Polysaccharides
  • Viral Proteins
  • Neuraminidase