National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, USA
Shigellosis, an enteric disease, is on the World Health Organization's priority prevention list. In one study, the Shigella sonnei O-specific polysaccharide (O-SP)-protein conjugate showed 72% protection against disease in Israeli army recruits exposed to high rates (8-14%) of infection. The protection was related to vaccine-induced IgG anti-O-SP levels. Synthetic oligosaccharides of Shigella dysenteriae type 1, bound by their reducing ends to a carrier protein ('sun'-type configuration), induced significantly higher antibody levels than the native O-SP bound to protein by multiple-point attachments ('lattice'-type configuration). Attempts to synthesize the S. sonnei O-SP based oligosaccharides were not successful. Here, we describe the isolation, characterization, and conjugation of low-molecular-mass O-SP-core (O-SPC) fragments. The O-SPC fragments were bound by their reducing ends similar to the preparation of the synthetic S. dysenteriae type 1 conjugates. The O-SPC conjugates used oxime linkages between the terminal Kdo residues at the reducing ends of the S. sonnei saccharides and aminooxy linkers bound to BSA or a recombinant diphtheria toxin. The coupling reaction was carried out at a neutral pH and room temperature. IgG antibody levels induced in young outbred mice by the S. sonnei O-SPC conjugates were significantly higher then those elicited by the O-SP conjugates. Accordingly, we propose to evaluate clinically these conjugates.
13C NMR, 1H NMR, SDS-PAGE, ELISA, MALDI-TOF MS, serological methods, statistical analysis
13C NMR data:
Linkage Residue C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 96.7 69.4 70.5 70.5 72.5 ?
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 92.5 73.5 69.3 70.4 72.4 ?
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3 aLAltpNA 102.1 52.5 69.1 69.9 78.4 175.1
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4 bDFucpN4N 104.2 52.1 77.0 56.1 68.3 16.7
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3 aLAltpNA 102.3 52.4 68.9 78.3 78.1 174.7
5,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3 bDFucpN4N 102.8 52.6 77.0 55.9 68.3 16.7
5,3,3,3,3 bDGlcp 103.7 74.0 85.4 69.3 76.7 61.4
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 95.7 73.8 79.0 69.0 72.5 62.3
5,3,3 aDGlcp 101.6 71.6 77.4 71.6 73.4 ?
5,3,4 P
5,3,7,7 %aDGlcpN
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4,0 %xXEtN
5,4 %xXP?
5 aXLDmanHepp
?XKdo?
1H NMR data:
Linkage Residue H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 5.33 3.86 3.98 4.00 4.12 ?
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 5.62 3.99 4.21 4.01 4.13 ?
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3 aLAltpNA 4.90 4.00 3.69 4.40 4.52 -
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4 bDFucpN4N 4.76 3.88 4.19 3.96 4.08 1.34
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3 aLAltpNA 4.79 3.84 3.76 4.47 4.60 -
5,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3 bDFucpN4N 4.77 3.84 4.19 3.86 4.08 1.34
5,3,3,3,3 bDGlcp 4.74 3.40 3.70 3.50 3.45 3.78-3.90
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 5.83 3.89 4.19 3.58 4.13 3.75-3.75
5,3,3 aDGlcp 5.28 3.68 4.06 3.79 3.86 ?
5,3,4 P
5,3,7,7 %aDGlcpN
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4,0 %xXEtN
5,4 %xXP?
5 aXLDmanHepp
?XKdo?
1H/13C HSQC data:
Linkage Residue C1/H1 C2/H2 C3/H3 C4/H4 C5/H5 C6/H6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 96.7/5.33 69.4/3.86 70.5/3.98 70.5/4.00 72.5/4.12 ?/?
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 92.5/5.62 73.5/3.99 69.3/4.21 70.4/4.01 72.4/4.13 ?/?
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,3 aLAltpNA 102.1/4.90 52.5/4.00 69.1/3.69 69.9/4.40 78.4/4.52
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,4 bDFucpN4N 104.2/4.76 52.1/3.88 77.0/4.19 56.1/3.96 68.3/4.08 16.7/1.34
5,3,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3,3 aLAltpNA 102.3/4.79 52.4/3.84 68.9/3.76 78.3/4.47 78.1/4.60
5,3,3,3,3,3,2 Ac
5,3,3,3,3,3 bDFucpN4N 102.8/4.77 52.6/3.84 77.0/4.19 55.9/3.86 68.3/4.08 16.7/1.34
5,3,3,3,3 bDGlcp 103.7/4.74 74.0/3.40 85.4/3.70 69.3/3.50 76.7/3.45 61.4/3.78-3.90
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 95.7/5.83 73.8/3.89 79.0/4.19 69.0/3.58 72.5/4.13 62.3/3.75-3.75
5,3,3 aDGlcp 101.6/5.28 71.6/3.68 77.4/4.06 71.6/3.79 73.4/3.86 ?/?
5,3,4 P
5,3,7,7 %aDGlcpN
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4,0 %xXEtN
5,4 %xXP?
5 aXLDmanHepp
?XKdo?