GDP-Azido-Fucose

R&D Systems | Catalog # ES101

Activated Sugar
R&D Systems
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Key Product Details

Key Benefits

Species

Multi-Species

Conjugate

Azido

Product Summary for GDP-Azido-Fucose

GDP-Azido-Fucose Structure

Formula

C16H24N8O15P2

Molecular Weight

630.35 Da

Formulation

1 mM Provided in 20 mM Tris, 50 mM NaBorate, pH 9.0

 

Incorporate or detect fucose without expensive, specialized equipment!

Applications

  • For in vitro enzymatic incorporation of azido-sugars into specific, targeted glycans.
  • Detecting the presence or absence of fucosylated glycans.
  • Tagging bio-molecules through fucosylation.
  • Assessing the level of fucosylation on target molecules.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Can assess for the presence of terminal fucosylation (e.g. core fucose) without expensive, specialized equipment.
  • Can be introduced to proteins and lipids that have fucosylation sites via fucosyltransferases.
  • Can be conjugated to desired reporter molecules via click chemistry.
  • Can be detected via Western blot, ELISA, and flow cytometry, depending on the type of reporter molecule.
  • Contains the smallest possible orthogonal functional group.
  • Has minimal side effects on target molecules.
  • User-friendly.

For Details:
Wu, ZL et al., (2015) Carbohydrate Res. 412:1-6.
Wu, ZL. et al., (2020) Glycobiology 30:970.

Related Reagents

Click Chemistry

 

Enzymes and Detection Reagents for GDP-Azido-Fucose, ES101

Fucosyltransferases

Fucosylation
Specificity/Linkage

Notes

Protein O-Fucosyltransferase 1/POFUT1 Adds Fucose to Ser/Thr Important for Notch signaling
Fucosyltransferase 2/FUT2 Adds (terminal) Fucose to Galactose Generates H antigen
Fucosyltransferase 3/FUT3 Adds (terminal) Fucose to GlcNAc Generates Lea, Leb antigens
Fucosyltransferase 5/FUT5 Adds (terminal) Fucose to Galactose Generates sLex antigen

Fucosyltransferase 6/FUT6

  Generates sLex antigen
Fucosyltransferase 7/FUT7 Adds (terminal) Fucose to GlcNAc Generates sLex antigen
Fucosyltransferase 8/FUT8 Adds (non-terminal) Fucose to GlcNAc  

Fucosyltransferase 9/FUT9

  Generates sLex antigen
Fucosyltransferase 11/FUT11 Adds (non-terminal) Fucose to GlcNAc  

 

 

 

Schematic

GDP-Azido-Fucose
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The terminal fucose can be removed using a Fucosidase. Azido-fucose can then be added to open sites with specific fucosyltransferases and detected using Biotinylated Alkyne in a click chemistry reaction.

Sample Data

Detecting Open Fucosylation Sites on the Acceptor Substrate Recombinant Drosophila Notch EGF20
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Detecting Open Fucosylation Sites on the Acceptor Substrate Recombinant Drosophila Notch EGF20. rhPOFUT1 at 0.5 µg of was incubated at 37 °C for one hour with increasing amounts (0.5, 1, 2, 4 µg) of rdNotch EGF20 repeat. The left side is a labeling reaction including GDP-Azido-Fucose. The right side serves as a negative control labeling reaction without GDP-Azido-Fucose.

The results clearly show GDP-Azido-Fucose incorporation into the Notch EGF20 substrate on open sites for POFUT1-mediated fucosylation.

The buffer used contained 25 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, and 10 mM MnCl2 for a total volume of 40 µl. The reactions were then conjugated for one hour with 1 nmol of Biotinylated Alkyne in the prescence of 100 µM CuCl2 and 2 mM Ascorbic Acid for a final volume of 50 µl. All reactions were separated on 12% SDS-PAGE and then detected with Streptavidin-HRP.

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Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Shipping

The product is shipped with dry ice or equivalent. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Storage

Store the unopened product at -70 °C. Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Good for 12 months from date of receipt.

Product Documents for GDP-Azido-Fucose

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Product Specific Notices for GDP-Azido-Fucose

For research use only

Related Research Areas

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Protocols

View specific protocols for GDP-Azido-Fucose (ES101):

Sample Protocol for Core-6 Fucose Labeling

Protocols are guidelines. Parameters need to be optimized by end users.

 

Materials

Assay Procedure

  1. Prepare a reaction mixture by combining 5 µg of Protein Sample, 1 µg of rhFUT8 in the presence of 1 nmol GDP-Azido-Fucose in the Assay Buffer with the final volume of 25 µL.
  2. Prepare negative controls according to step 1 but omit Protein Sample or rhFUT8 or GDP-Azido-Fucose.
  3. Incubate all the reactions and the controls at 37°C for one hour.
  4. Add to each of the samples: 5 µL of 1 mM CuCl2, 5 µL of 20 mM Ascorbic Acid, and 5 µL of 1 mM Biotinylated Alkyne. Mix with gentle tapping.
  5. Incubate all samples at room temperature for 1 hour.
  6. Separate the reactions and controls by 12% SDS-PAGE.
  7. Blot the gel to a nitrocellulose membrane.
  8. Block the blot with 10% fat-free milk for 5 minutes.
  9. Thoroughly wash the membrane with TBST buffer by changing buffer three times for a total of 45 minutes.
  10. Incubate the blot with 25 ng/mL Streptavidin-HRP in 30 mL TBST buffer for 30 minutes.
  11. Thoroughly wash the membrane with TBST buffer by changing buffer three times for a total of 45 minutes.
  12. Detect with commercial ECL (Enhanced Chemiluminescence) reagents.

Final Assay Conditions Per Reaction

  • GDP-Azido-Fucose: 1 nmol
  • rhFUT8: 1 µg
  • Protein Sample: 5 µg
  • Reaction volume: 25 µl

Click Chemistry Reaction Conditions Per Reaction

  • CuCl2: 5 nmol
  • Ascorbic Acid: 100 nmol
  • Biotinylated Alkyne: 5 nmol
  • Reaction volume: 40 µl
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