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ArticleScience advances2021

Dissecting structure-function of 3-O-sulfated heparin and engineered heparan sulfates.

Richard Karlsson, Pradeep Chopra, Apoorva Joshi, Zhang Yang, Sergey Y Vakhrushev, Thomas Mandel Clausen, Chelsea D Painter, Gergo P Szekeres, Yen-Hsi Chen, Daniel R Sandoval and 8 more

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Article in Science advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Richard KarlssonCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-0448-6135
Pradeep ChopraComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6003-4574
Apoorva JoshiComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8308-5008
Zhang YangCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4756-5813
Sergey Y VakhrushevCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0418-5765
Thomas Mandel ClausenDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7543-9622
Chelsea D PainterDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1913-5584
Gergo P SzekeresFreie Universitaet Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4597-6264
Yen-Hsi ChenCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9484-3145
Daniel R SandovalDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7938-315X
Lars HansenCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Jeffrey D EskoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8322-1834
Kevin PagelFreie Universitaet Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8054-4718
Douglas P DyerWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5567-6241
Jeremy E TurnbullCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1791-754X
Henrik ClausenCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-5055
Geert-Jan BoonsComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3111-5954
Rebecca L MillerCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8574-1948
University of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Georgia · USFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society · DEManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GB

Funding

Protein Glycosylation in the Coagulopathy and Inflammation of SepsisP01HL131474 · NHLBI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI MAHAN, MICHAEL J · 2016 to 2025
$26.2M
TR&D3. Approaches to Proteoglycan Function at Biochemical and Cellular LevelsP41GM103390 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOREMEN, KELLEY W. · 2012 to 2019
$14.5M
EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISMT32DK007044 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Amit Majithia · 1986 to 2026
$4.6M
3-O-sulfation of heparan sulfate as a regular of protein functionR01HL151617 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI BOONS, GEERT-JAN, MOREMEN, KELLEY W. · 2020 to 2023
$1.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131474NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151617NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007044NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heparan sulfate (HS) polysaccharides are master regulators of diverse biological processes via sulfated motifs that can recruit specific proteins. 3-O-sulfation of HS/heparin is crucial for anticoagulant activity, but despite emerging evidence for roles in many other functions, a lack of tools for deciphering structure-function relationships has hampered advances. Here, we describe an approach integrating synthesis of 3-O-sulfated standards, comprehensive HS disaccharide profiling, and cell engineering to address this deficiency. Its application revealed previously unseen differences in 3-O-sulfated profiles of clinical heparins and 3-

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PMID34936441
PMCPMC8694587
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