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Journal of Glycobiology | ISSN: 2168-958X | Volume 7
Glycobiology & Glycoproteomics
5th International Conference on
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August 27-28, 2018 | Toronto, Canada
Molecular Biology & Nucleic Acids
3rd International Conference on
N-Glycosylation type and structure analysis of HIV-1 andAnti-HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies
(bnabs) by sequential Exoglycosidase cleavage and Hilic Chromatography
Yanhong Yang, Frank Arnold, Jon Cooper and Paula Lei
Vaccine Research Center/NIAID/NIH, USA
Oligosaccharides in glycoproteins influence many aspects of protein function, e.g. half-life, potency, immunogenicity,
efficacy etc. Regulatory agencies require demonstration of consistency in glycosylation of the manufactured lots for
human therapy. Therefore, characterization of carbohydrate is necessary for therapeutic and preventative glycoproteins. In
this poster, N-glycans of an HIV-1-envelope (Env) protein vaccine candidate and five HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies
(bNAbs) have been characterized by means of Endoglycosidase deglycosylation and followed by exoglycosidase sequencing
of oligosaccharides to give structural information on the sequence of monosaccharides and type of linkage within the
oligosaccharide chain. From the data of sequential treatment of the panel of eight exoglycosidases, and the known specificity
of the exoglycosidases, the type, order and linkage of monosaccharide within the N-glycan chain were deduced. The N-glycan
species were separated by hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) and the glycan peaks were identified. Given the
facts that the HIV-1-envelope (Env) trimer protein is covered by a glycan shield of 84 (3x28) N-linked oligosaccharides, and
the five HIV-1 bNAbs have N-glycosylation sites in either Fc region or in both Fab and Fc region, which is challenging for
glycan analysis. The successful utilization of endoglycosidase (PNGaseF) and exoglycosidase panels give unique characteristic
N-glycan profiles for the HIV-1 trimer vaccine and the five bNAbs. The results (Figure 1) demonstrate (1) predominant
high-mannose species in the HIV-1; (2) neutral complex species in 10E8; (3) neutral and afucosylated sialidated complex in
N6 and VRC07; (4) G0f is the predominant glycoform in VRC01 along with the other neutral and fucosylated/afucosylated
sialidated complex species; (5) fucosylated/sialidated and neutral complex glycoforms were found for CAP256. Although mass
spectrometric methods can provide accurate masses of molecular or fragment ions, they are unable to distinguish between
isomeric monosaccharide residues (e.g. all neutral hexoses have the same mass of 162 Da). In such case, exoglycosidase with
a known highly specific sequential degradation can provide fast and accurate oligosaccharide linkage identification for HIV-1
vaccine and bNAbs development.
Biography
Dr Yanhong Yang has her expertise in protein characterization utilizing LC, LC/MS, and electrophoresis techniques. She had been working in the biopharmaceutical
industry for over ten years focusing on recombinant protein characterization including protein carbohydrate analysis, primary and secondary structure characteri-
zation (Amino Acid sequencing, PTM, disulfide bond linkage etc.). She also has experience in analytical project representative role for Phase 1 to Phase 3 project
development. In November 2016, Dr Yang joined Vaccine Product Production in Vaccine Research Center of NIH. She has been working on HIV Trimer and HIV
neutralizing mAbs from research candidate to Phase 1 clinical trial, focusing on analytical assay development for product quality attribute monitoring, including
aggregates, product purity, charge heterogeneity and N-glycosylation etc.
Yanhong Yang et al., J Glycobiol 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2168-958X-C1-012