Mechanisms of interactions in pattern-recognition of common glycostructures across pectin-derived heteropolysaccharides by Toll-like receptor 4

Complex pectin, originating from terrestrial plant cell walls has been attracting research attention as a promising source of a new innate immune modulator. Numerous bioactive polysaccharides associated with pectin are newly reported every year, but the general mechanism of their immunological actio...

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Published in:Carbohydrate polymers 2023-08, Vol.314, p.120921-120921, Article 120921
Main Authors: Hyun, Gyu Hwan, Cho, In Ho, Yang, Yoon Young, Jeong, Da-Hye, Kang, Yun Pyo, Kim, You-Sun, Lee, Seul Ji, Kwon, Sung Won
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Carbohydrate–protein interaction
Innate immunity
Mice
Molecular Conformation
Pectin
Pectins - chemistry
Polysaccharide
Toll-Like Receptor 4
Toll-Like Receptors
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Summary:Complex pectin, originating from terrestrial plant cell walls has been attracting research attention as a promising source of a new innate immune modulator. Numerous bioactive polysaccharides associated with pectin are newly reported every year, but the general mechanism of their immunological action remains unclear owing to the complexity and heterogeneity of pectin. Herein, we systematically investigated the interactions in pattern-recognition for common glycostructures of pectic heteropolysaccharides (HPSs) by Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The compositional similarity of glycosyl residues derived from pectic HPS was confirmed by conducting systematic reviews, leading to molecular modeling of representative pectic segments. Via structural investigation, the inner concavity of leucine-rich repeats of TLR4 was predicted to act as a binding motif for carbohydrate recognition, and subsequent simulations predicted the binding modes and conformations. We experimentally demonstrated that pectic HPS exhibits the non-canonical and multivalent binding aspects for TLR4 resulting in receptor activation. Furthermore, we showed that pectic HPSs were selectively clustered with TLR4 during endocytosis, inducing downstream signals to cause phenotypic activation of macrophages. Overall, we have presented a better explanation for the pattern recognition of pectic HPS and further proposed an approach to understand the interaction between complex carbohydrates and proteins. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0144-8617
1879-1344
DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120921