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Chlorella viruses, N-glycans, Carbohydrate analysis, NMR, GC-MS, HPLC, Chemoenzymatic synthesis

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Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: Naples, IT

2023-07-12 to 2026-07-12 | RtdA (Chemical Sciences)
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Immacolata Speciale

University of Naples Federico II: Naples, Campania, IT

2014-03 to 2017-06 | PhD (Chemical Sciences)
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Immacolata Speciale

Works (36)

The human gut symbiont Ruminococcus gnavus displays strain-specific exopolysaccharides modulating the host immune response

2025-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122754
HANDLE: 11588/985189
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2-s2.0-85204187516
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Carbohydrate-mediated interactions between chloroviruses and the immune system

Communications Biology
2024-12-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07244-9
Contributors: Immacolata Speciale; Anna Notaro; Sven Bruijns; Yvette van Kooyk; Ahmed Esmael; Antonio Molinaro; Fabio Balzarini; Ernesto Rodriguez; Thomas M. Petro; Irina V. Agarkova et al.
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Genomic and functional evaluation of exopolysaccharide produced by Liquorilactobacillus mali t6-52: technological implications

2024-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02431-z
HANDLE: 11588/971090
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2-s2.0-85194881406

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On the Microstructure and Dynamics of Membranes Formed by Lipid as From Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a Member of Gut Microbiome: An EPR Study

2024-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00723-024-01646-y
HANDLE: 11588/972087
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Relationship between capsule production and biofilm formation by Mannheimia haemolytica, and establishment of a poly-species biofilm with other Pasteurellaceae

2024-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2024.100223
HANDLE: 11588/985191
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Unveiling the GT114 family: Structural characterization of A075L, a glycosyltransferase from Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus-1 (PBCV-1)

2024-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5196
HANDLE: 11588/993194
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2-s2.0-85209893847
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Structural Determination and Chemical Synthesis of the <i>N</i> ‐Glycan from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon <i>Thermococcus kodakarensis</i>

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2023-03-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218655
Part of ISSN: 1433-7851
Part of ISSN: 1521-3773
Contributors: Kohtaro Hirao; Immacolata Speciale; Anna Notaro; Yoshiyuki Manabe; Yoshiaki Teramoto; Takaaki Sato; Haruyuki Atomi; Antonio Molinaro; Yoshihiro Ueda; Cristina De Castro et al.
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Rhamnolipid Self-Aggregation in Aqueous Media: A Long Journey toward the Definition of Structure–Property Relationships

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-03-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065395
Contributors: Rodolfo Esposito; Immacolata Speciale; Cristina De Castro; Gerardino D’Errico; Irene Russo Krauss
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Dissecting Lipopolysaccharide Composition and Structure by GC-MS and MALDI Spectrometry

Lipopolysaccharide Transport
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2581-1_12
Part of ISBN: 9781071625804
Part of ISBN: 9781071625811
Part of ISSN: 1064-3745
Part of ISSN: 1940-6029
Contributors: Pilar Garcia-Vello; Immacolata Speciale; Flaviana Di Lorenzo; Antonio Molinaro; Cristina De Castro
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Structural determination of the lipid A from the deep-sea bacterium Zunongwangia profunda SM-A87: a small-scale approach

Glycoconjugate Journal
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-022-10076-6
Contributors: Molly Dorothy Pither; Mei-Ling Sun; Immacolata Speciale; Alba Silipo; Yu-Zhong Zhang; Antonio Molinaro; Flaviana Di Lorenzo
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The Astounding World of Glycans from Giant Viruses

Chemical Reviews
2022-10-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00118
Contributors: Immacolata Speciale; Anna Notaro; Chantal Abergel; Rosa Lanzetta; Todd L. Lowary; Antonio Molinaro; Michela Tonetti; James L. Van Etten; Cristina De Castro
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N-glycans from Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus MA-1D: Re-evaluation of the oligosaccharide common core structure

Glycobiology
2022-03-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab113
Contributors: Immacolata Speciale; Flaviana Di Lorenzo; Anna Notaro; Eric Noel; Irina Agarkova; Antonio Molinaro; James L Van Etten; Cristina De Castro
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Structure and Conformation Study of the O-Antigen from the Lipopolysaccharide of <i>Cupriavidus Metallidurans</i> CH34

Polysaccharides
2022-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/polysaccharides3010009
Contributors: Anna Notaro; Adele Vanacore; Antonio Molinaro; Immacolata Speciale; Cristina De Castro
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Structural specificities of cell surface β-glucan polysaccharides determine commensal yeast mediated immuno-modulatory activities

Nature Communications
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23929-9
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
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Liquid-state NMR spectroscopy for complex carbohydrate structural analysis: A hitchhiker's guide

Carbohydrate Polymers
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118885
Part of ISSN: 0144-8617
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Structural characterisation of the oligosaccharide from Moraxella bovoculi type strain 237 (ATCC BAA-1259) lipooligosaccharide

Carbohydrate Research
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108293
Contributors: I. Darren Grice; Ian R. Peak; Wisam A. Dawood; Rebecca M. King; Kosala S. Ravikumaran; Immacolata Speciale; Antonio Molinaro; Cristina de Castro; Jennifer C. Wilson
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Aberrant sialylation in a patient with a HNF1α variant and liver adenomatosis

iScience
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102323
Contributors: Luisa Sturiale; Marie-Cécile Nassogne; Angelo Palmigiano; Angela Messina; Immacolata Speciale; Rosangela Artuso; Gaetano Bertino; Nicole Revencu; Xavier Stephénne; Cristina De Castro et al.
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Lipopolysaccharide from Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue-Resident Alcaligenes faecalis: Complete Structure Determination and Chemical Synthesis of its Lipid As.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
2021-01-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012374
PMID: 33522128
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Chlorovirus PBCV-1 Multidomain Protein A111/114R Has Three Glycosyltransferase Functions Involved in the Synthesis of Atypical N-Glycans

Viruses
2021-01-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/v13010087
Contributors: Eric Noel; Anna Notaro; Immacolata Speciale; Garry A. Duncan; Cristina De Castro; James L. Van Etten
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Carbohydrate-based adjuvants

Drug Discovery Today: Technologies
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2020.09.005
Contributors: Pilar Garcia-Vello; Immacolata Speciale; Fabrizio Chiodo; Antonio Molinaro; Cristina De Castro
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Structure of the O‐antigen and the lipid A from the lipopolysaccharide of Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 51191

ChemBioChem
2020-11-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000751
Part of ISSN: 1439-4227
Part of ISSN: 1439-7633
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Chlorovirus PBCV-1 protein A064R has three of the transferase activities necessary to synthesize its capsid protein N-linked glycans

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020-11-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016626117
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Selection of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus Plantarum (Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum) Isolated from Algerian Fermented Foods for the Manufacture of Skim-Milk Fermented Products

Microorganisms
2020-07-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8081101
Contributors: Nadia Bachtarzi; Immacolata Speciale; Karima Kharroub; Cristina De Castro; Lorena Ruiz; Patricia Ruas-Madiedo
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Structure of the unusual Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 lipopolysaccharide and its role in symbiosis.

The Journal of biological chemistry
2020-06-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013393
PMID: 32546484
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Biopolymer Skeleton Produced by Rhizobium radiobacter: Stoichiometric Alternation of Glycosidic and Amidic Bonds in the Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
2020-03-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914053
PMID: 32073204
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Structural features and immunological perception of the cell surface glycans of Lactobacillus plantarum: a novel rhamnose-rich polysaccharide and teichoic acids.

Carbohydrate polymers
2020-01-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115857
PMID: 32059908
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Bifidobacterium bifidum presents on the cell surface a complex mixture of glucans and galactans with different immunological properties.

Carbohydrate polymers
2019-05-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.05.006
PMID: 31221330
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The N-glycan structures of the antigenic variants of chlorovirus PBCV-1 major capsid protein help to identify the virus-encoded glycosyltransferases.

The Journal of biological chemistry
2019-02-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.007182
PMID: 30737276
PMC: PMC6462530
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Structure of the chlorovirus PBCV-1 major capsid glycoprotein determined by combining crystallographic and carbohydrate molecular modeling approaches.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2017-12-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613432115
PMID: 29255015
PMC: PMC5776783
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Acinetobacter baumannii K13 and K73 capsular polysaccharides differ only in K-unit side branches of novel non-2-ulosonic acids: di-N-acetylated forms of either acinetaminic acid or 8-epiacinetaminic acid.

Carbohydrate research
2017-10-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.10.005
PMID: 29100177
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Structure of the N-glycans from the chlorovirus NE-JV-1.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
2017-03-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0861-3
PMID: 28331984
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Structural insight into new glycosylation patterns of microbial (bacterial and viral) origin

2017-01-01 | Other
HANDLE: 11588/752443
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Characterization of a new chlorovirus type with permissive and non-permissive features on phylogenetically related algal strains.

Virology
2016-10-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.10.013
PMID: 27816636
PMC: PMC5127778
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Structure of repeating unit of the capsular polysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii D78 and assignment of the K4 gene cluster.

Carbohydrate research
2016-07-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2016.07.016
PMID: 27509201
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N-Linked Glycans of Chloroviruses Sharing a Core Architecture without Precedent.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
2015-11-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509150
PMID: 26582281
PMC: PMC4836869
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Determination of the structure of the O-antigen and the lipid A from the entomopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas entomophila lipopolysaccharide along with its immunological properties.

Carbohydrate research
2015-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2015.04.017
PMID: 25996527
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