Total synthesis of glycosylated human interferon-γ

Xiaoyi Wang, Anneliese S. Ashhurst, Luke J. Dowman, Emma E. Watson, Henry Y. Li, Antony J. Fairbanks, Mark Larance, Ann Kwan, Richard J. Payne

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Abstract

Interferon-γ(IFN-γ) is a glycoprotein that is responsible for orchestrating numerous critical immune induction and modulation processes and is used clinically for the treatment of a number of diseases. Herein, we describe the total chemical synthesis of homogeneously glycosylated variants of human IFN-γusing a tandem diselenide-selenoester ligation-deselenization strategy in the C- to N-terminal direction. The synthetic glycoproteins were successfully folded, and the structures and antiviral functions were assessed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6863-6867
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume22
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2020
Externally publishedYes

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