Species-Specific N-Glycomes and Methylation Patterns of Oysters Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis and Their Possible Consequences for the Norovirus–HBGA Interaction

Type Article
Date 2023-06
Language English
Author(s) Auger Audrey1, Yu Shin-Yi1, Guu Shih-Yun2, Quéméner Agnès3, Euller Gabriel4, Ando Hiromune5, Desdouits MarionORCID4, Le Guyader Soizick4, Khoo Kay-Hooi2, 6, Le Pendu Jacques7, Chirat Frédéric1, Guerardel Yann1, 5
Affiliation(s) 1 : Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, F-59000 Lille, France
2 : Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nangang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
3 : CRCI2NA, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Nantes Université, Université d’Angers, F-44000 Nantes, France
4 : MASAE Microbiologie Aliment Santé Environnement, Ifremer, BP 21105, 44311 Nantes, France
5 : Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
6 : Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
7 : Immunology and New Concepts in ImmunoTherapy, Nantes Université, Inserm, CNRS, UMR 1302/EMR6001, 44200 Nantes, France
Source Marine Drugs (1660-3397) (MDPI), 2023-06 , Vol. 21 , N. 6 , P. 342 (25p.)
Note This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Glycomics 2.0
Keyword(s) glycomics, norovirus ligands, oysters, methylation
Abstract

Noroviruses, the major cause of acute viral gastroenteritis, are known to bind to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), including ABH groups and Lewis-type epitopes, which decorate the surface of erythrocytes and epithelial cells of their host tissues. The biosynthesis of these antigens is controlled by several glycosyltransferases, the distribution and expression of which varies between tissues and individuals. The use of HBGAs as ligands by viruses is not limited to humans, as many animal species, including oysters, which synthesize similar glycan epitopes that act as a gateway for viruses, become vectors for viral infection in humans. Here, we show that different oyster species synthesize a wide range of N-glycans that share histo-blood A-antigens but differ in the expression of other terminal antigens and in their modification by O-methyl groups. In particular, we show that the N-glycans isolated from Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis exhibit exquisite methylation patterns in their terminal N-acetylgalactosamine and fucose residues in terms of position and number, adding another layer of complexity to the post-translational glycosylation modifications of glycoproteins. Furthermore, modeling of the interactions between norovirus capsid proteins and carbohydrate ligands strongly suggests that methylation has the potential to fine-tune the recognition events of oysters by virus particles.

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Auger Audrey, Yu Shin-Yi, Guu Shih-Yun, Quéméner Agnès, Euller Gabriel, Ando Hiromune, Desdouits Marion, Le Guyader Soizick, Khoo Kay-Hooi, Le Pendu Jacques, Chirat Frédéric, Guerardel Yann (2023). Species-Specific N-Glycomes and Methylation Patterns of Oysters Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis and Their Possible Consequences for the Norovirus–HBGA Interaction. Marine Drugs, 21(6), 342 (25p.). Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00840/95215/