PMID- 37774344 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240321 LR - 20240322 IS - 1460-2423 (Electronic) IS - 0959-6658 (Print) IS - 0959-6658 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Mar 19 TI - N-glycomic profiling of capsid proteins from Adeno-Associated Virus serotypes. LID - 10.1093/glycob/cwad074 [doi] LID - cwad074 AB - Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector has become the leading platform for gene delivery. Each serotype exhibits a different tissue tropism, immunogenicity, and in vivo transduction performance. Therefore, selecting the most suitable AAV serotype is critical for efficient gene delivery to target cells or tissues. Genome divergence among different serotypes is due mainly to the hypervariable regions of the AAV capsid proteins. However, the heterogeneity of capsid glycosylation is largely unexplored. In the present study, the N-glycosylation profiles of capsid proteins of AAV serotypes 1 to 9 have been systemically characterized and compared using a previously developed high-throughput and high-sensitivity N-glycan profiling platform. The results showed that all 9 investigated AAV serotypes were glycosylated, with comparable profiles. The most conspicuous feature was the high abundance mannosylated N-glycans, including FM3, M5, M6, M7, M8, and M9, that dominated the chromatograms within a range of 74 to 83%. Another feature was the relatively lower abundance of fucosylated and sialylated N-glycan structures, in the range of 23%-40% and 10%-17%, respectively. However, the exact N-glycan composition differed. These differences may be utilized to identify potential structural relationships between the 9 AAV serotypes. The current research lays the foundation for gaining better understanding of the importance of N-glycans on the AAV capsid surface that may play a significant role in tissue tropism, interaction with cell surface receptors, cellular uptake, and intracellular processing. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press. FAU - Xie, Yongjing AU - Xie Y AD - National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Foster Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland. FAU - Butler, Michael AU - Butler M AD - National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Foster Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland. AD - School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland. LA - eng GR - Agilent Technologies/ PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Glycobiology JT - Glycobiology JID - 9104124 RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (Polysaccharides) RN - Adeno-associated virus-1 SB - IM MH - *Capsid Proteins/chemistry MH - *Dependovirus/genetics/metabolism MH - Serogroup MH - Glycomics MH - Genetic Vectors MH - Polysaccharides/metabolism PMC - PMC10950483 OTO - NOTNLM OT - InstantPC OT - adeno-associated virus OT - capsid protein OT - gene therapy OT - glycosylation COIS- The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/09/29 18:42 MHDA- 2024/03/21 12:42 PMCR- 2023/09/29 CRDT- 2023/09/29 16:13 PHST- 2023/05/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/21 12:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/29 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/29 16:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 7286508 [pii] AID - cwad074 [pii] AID - 10.1093/glycob/cwad074 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Glycobiology. 2024 Mar 19;34(1):cwad074. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwad074.