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Glycan Profiling of Plant Cell Wall Polymers using Microarrays

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Published on: December 17, 2012

Advanced Plant-Based Glycan Engineering.

Laura Montero-Morales¹, Herta Steinkellner¹

¹Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

|July 3, 2018

Summary

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Plant cells offer a promising system for engineering protein glycosylation, despite challenges in other expression systems. Their limited but controllable glycosylation capacity enables targeted glycan modifications for biomanufacturing.

Keywords:

N- and O-linked glycans glycan engineering glyco proteins glycosylation plant-biotechnology plants

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Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry

Background:

Glycosylation, a key post-translational modification, significantly impacts protein function and homogeneity in biomanufacturing.
Engineering glycosylation in mammalian cells is complex, while bacteria lack inherent glycosylation capabilities.
Plants produce eukaryotic N-glycans, simpler than mammalian glycans, offering potential for controlled glycan engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in engineering plant glycosylation pathways.
To explore the advantages of plant-based systems for targeted glycan modifications.
To discuss the future impact of synthetic biology on plant glycan engineering.

Main Methods:

Review of current literature on plant glycan engineering.
Analysis of comparative glycosylation capacities across different expression systems (mammalian cells, bacteria, plants).
Exploration of synthetic biology approaches for glycan modification.

Main Results:

Plant cells present a unique, paradoxically advantageous, limited glycosylation capacity for specific glycan manipulations.
Recent achievements demonstrate progress in engineering plant N-glycans.
Synthetic biology holds potential for further advancements in plant glycan engineering.

Conclusions:

Plant-based expression systems are valuable for producing proteins with controlled glycosylation profiles.
The inherent characteristics of plant glycosylation facilitate targeted glycan engineering.
Future developments in synthetic biology will likely enhance the utility of plants in biomanufacturing.