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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The development of small molecule activity-based probes (ABPs) is an evolving and powerful area of chemistry. There is a major need for synthetically accessible and specific ABPs to advance our understanding of enzymes in health and disease. alpha-Glucosidases are involved in diverse physiological processes including carbohydrate assimilation in the gastrointestinal tract, glycoprotein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and intralysosomal glycogen catabolism. Inherited deficiency of the lysosomal acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) causes the lysosomal glycogen storage disorder, Pompe disease. Here, we design a synthetic route for fluorescent and biotin-modified ABPs for in vitro and in situ monitoring of alpha-glucosidases. We show, through mass spectrometry, gel electrophoresis, and X-ray crystallography, that alpha-glucopyranose configured cyclophellitol aziridines label distinct retaining alpha-glucosidases including GAA and ER alpha-glucosidase II, and that this labeling can be tuned by pH. We illustrate a direct diagnostic application in Pompe disease patient cells, and discuss how the probes may be further exploited for diverse applications.

Detection of Active Mammalian GH31 alpha-Glucosidases in Health and Disease Using In-Class, Broad-Spectrum Activity-Based Probes.,Jiang J, Kuo CL, Wu L, Franke C, Kallemeijn WW, Florea BI, van Meel E, van der Marel GA, Codee JD, Boot RG, Davies GJ, Overkleeft HS, Aerts JM ACS Cent Sci. 2016 May 25;2(5):351-8. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00057. Epub 2016 , Apr 26. PMID:27280170^[2]

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