Structural and immunological studies on the polysaccharide from spores of a medicinal entomogenous fungus Paecilomyces cicadae

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Chen, Yin
Wang, Teng
Zhang, Xing
Zhang, Fuming
Linhardt, Robert J.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-5833
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2021-02-15
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Biology , Chemistry and chemical biology , Chemical and biological engineering , Biomedical engineering
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Structural and immunological studies on the polysaccharide from spores of a medicinal entomogenous fungus Paecilomyces cicadae, Y. Chen, Z. Dong, X. Zhang, F. Zhang, R. J. Linhardt, Carbohydrate Polymers, 254, 117462, 2021.
Abstract
A neutral branched heteropolysaccharide (Pc0−1) was purified from the spores of Paecilomyces cicadae, which parasitized in the bamboo cicada (Platylomia pieli Kato). The structure of Pc0−1 was analyzed by HPLC, IR, methylation and NMR spectroscopy. The results reveal that Pc0−1, with an average molecular weight of 18 × 103 kDa, consists of glucose, galactose, mannose and arabinose in the molar ratio of 8:5:4:1. Some of the glucose residues have methyl modification at O-6 position. The Pc0−1 polysaccharide has a core structure containing 1,2-linked α-d-Manp residues as the backbone and branches at the O-3 and O-6 of the α-d-Manp residues. The inner part of the side-chains is comprised of 1,4-linked α-d-Glcp and 1,4-linked 6-O-Me-α-d-Glcp residues. 1,2-linked β-Galf and minor 1,4-linked Arap and 1,3 or 4-linked Arap residues were occasionally linked at the outside of the side-chains. The side-chains have a single terminal residue of α-d-Glcp, α-Manp, β-Galf or minor Arap (minor). Studies on the bioactivity of Pc0−1 on the macrophages show it exhibit moderate immunostimulating activity through increasing the production of nitric oxide (NO) and enhancing the secretion of major inflammatory cytokines by macrophages, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, in RAW 264.7 cells. We examined the effect of Pc0−1 on induced NO and cytokine production in macrophages using anti-PRR antibodies to investigate the membrane receptor for the polysaccharide. The results show that Pc0−1 mainly activates macrophages through their mannose receptor (MR). TLR4 and TLR2 also participated in the recognition of Pc0−1.
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Carbohydrate Polymers, 254, 117462
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The Linhardt Research Labs.
The Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)
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