The first step of AAV infection often requires the attachment of the capsid to carbohydrate moieties on the cell surface. Of the 11 well-characterized AAV serotypes, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and…

The internalized bacteria were estimated by flow cytometry, by measuring the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of the cells. The phagocytosis was analysed by flow cytometry or confocal microscopy. Images were…

Dendritic cells (DCs) play an essential role in immunity against bacteria by phagocytosis and by eliciting adaptive immune responses. The phagocytosis of different pathogenic E. coli isolates was also enhanced…

To confirm if both α2,3 and α2,6 sialic acids facilitate AAV1 and AAV6 transduction, we carried out a lectin competition assay on these three cell lines (Fig. 5A to C).…

Neu5Ac (blue), 2,7-anhydro-Neu5Ac (orange), or XY intermediate (gray). B and C, superposition of the 1H,13C HSQC reference spectra of Neu5Ac (blue) and 2,7-anhydro-Neu5Ac (orange) and 1H,13C HSQC reaction mixture at…

Finally, is there a threshold of sialic acid loss that must be attained before barrier disruption occurs? More specifically, treatment of endothelial monolayers with neuraminidases leads to endothelial barrier disruption.…

Neuraminidases and other reagents were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich. To determine whether sialic acids play a role in endothelial barrier function, cells were treated with neuraminidases to hydrolyze sialic acid moieties.…

The reaction was followed by acquiring 1D NMR experiments at 15-min intervals over 24 h. All 1D NMR experiments were performed using a Bruker Advance I 500-MHz spectrometer with a…

Mucin competition was carried out by pretreating rAAV with bovine submandibular gland mucin (Sigma) for 30 min at 20°C. AAV vectors, in the presence or absence of mucin, were added…

4-Keto-DANA exists as an equilibrium between two ring-flipped forms; however, the form with the equatorial glycerol and N-acetyl substituents would be expected to predominate. Preferably, the substantial identity exists over…