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RCL glycosylation of serum corticosteroid-binding globulin: implications in cortisol delivery and septic shock


ABSTRACT: Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) is a serum glycoprotein that binds and delivers anti-inflammatory cortisol to inflammatory sites through neutrophil elastase (NE)-mediated proteolysis of an exposed reactive centre loop (RCL) on CBG. Timely and tissue-specific delivery of cortisol is critical to alleviate inflammation including in life-threatening septic shock conditions. Important for the cortisol delivery mechanism, which is facilitated by proteolytic cleavage of RCL of CBG and conformational changes to the protein, we recently identified novel O-glycosylation events within the RCL and documented their inhibition of RCL proteolysis (Chernykh et al., 2023). While these observations are of significance as they implicate RCL O-glycosylation as a potential regulator of cortisol delivery, the link to septic shock remains unexplored. To this end, we used mass spectrometry to profile the RCL O-glycosylation of CBG purified from serum of twelve septic shock patients. Serum CBG from all patients exhibited RCL O-glycosylation comprising both sialyl T and/or disialyl T (NeuAc1-2Gal1GalNAc1) O-glycan structures decorating exclusively the Thr342 site. Importantly, relative to less severe cases, individuals presenting with the most severe illness displayed elevated RCL O-glycosylation upon ICU admission, suggesting a previously unknown link to septic shock severity. Overall, we have elucidated RCL O-glycosylation events of serum CBG, which improve our understanding of molecular mechanisms governing the timely and tissue-specific delivery of cortisol to inflammatory sites. The work provides clues to molecular aberrations and disease mechanisms underpinning septic shock.

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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Blood Serum

DISEASE(S): Septic Shock

SUBMITTER: Anastasia Chernykh  

LAB HEAD: Morten Thaysen-Andersen

PROVIDER: PXD058963 | Pride | 2025-03-07

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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