Sialic acids are a family of nine-carbon α-keto sugars that play essential roles in human health and disease. In mammals, they are found in two main forms: N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), with interactions between Neu5Ac-containing glycans and Siglec receptors on immune cells in...
Yumiko Uno, Amanda R. Noble, Esme Hutton et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
The enzymatic removal of sulfate groups regulates processes ranging from steroid metabolism to carbohydrate degradation. Most sulfatases belong to the S1 family, whose members use a co-translationally installed formylglycine residue to hydrolyse sulfate esters. Arylsulfamates are potent covalent inhibitors of aryl and...
C. Tomlinson, Stefano Elli, Morgan Batiste-Simms et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
The Gram-negative outer membrane is a load-bearing permeability barrier dependent on ordered lipopolysaccharide (LPS) packing in its outer leaflet. How this organisation is maintained after LPS insertion, and whether bacteria can remodel LPS independently of growth, remain unclear. Existing models attribute LPS turnove...
Joe Nabarro, Natasha E. Hatton, Bartosz Kowalski et al.· Nature Communications· 0 citations
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