9PQS | pdb_00009pqs

Crystal structure of the scFv-1E8b in complex with the synthetic glycoamino acid Pse-Ser

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9PQS/pdb

• Classification: SUGAR BINDING PROTEIN
• Organism(s): Mus musculus
• Expression System: Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2025-07-23 Released: 2026-02-11 
• Deposition Author(s): Madiedo Soler, N., Goddard-Borger, E.D.
• Funding Organization(s): National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.06 Å
• R-Value Free: 
  0.229 (Depositor), 0.228 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work: 
  0.193 (Depositor), 0.193 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 
  0.195 (Depositor) 

Starting Model: in silico

Literature

Uncovering bacterial pseudaminylation with pan-specific antibody tools.

Tang, A.H., Soler, N.M., Karlic, K.I., Corcilius, L., Clarke-Shepperson, C.E., Lehmann, C., Debowski, A.W., Dale, A.L., Zavan, L., Cielesh, M., Adewale, A.P., Moulton, K.D., Li, L., Guan, C., McCrory, C., Kaparakis-Liaskos, M., Howden, B.P., Sherry, N.L., Wei, R., Li, X., Hall, R.M., Kenyon, J.J., Wakim, L.M., Short, F.L., Dube, D.H., Cordwell, S.J., Larance, M., Stubbs, K.A., Carter, G.P., Scott, N.E., Goddard-Borger, E.D., Payne, R.J.

(2026) Nat Chem Biol 22: 622-633

• PubMed: 41639433 
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-025-02114-9
• Primary Citation Related Structures: 
  9PQS


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

  Pseudaminic acids (Pse) are a family of carbohydrates found within bacterial lipopolysaccharides, capsular polysaccharides and glycoproteins that are critical for the virulence of human pathogens. However, a dearth of effective tools for detecting and enriching Pse has restricted study to only the most abundant Pse-containing glycoconjugates. Here we devise a synthesis of α- and β-O-pseudaminylated glycopeptides to generate 'pan-specific' monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that recognize α- and β-configured Pse with diverse N7 acyl groups, as well as its C8 epimer (8ePse), presented within glycans or directly linked to polypeptide backbones. Structural characterization reveals the molecular basis of Pse recognition across a range of diverse chemical contexts. Using these mAbs, we establish a glycoproteomic workflow to map the Pse glycome of Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter jejuni and Acinetobacter baumannii strains. Finally, we demonstrate that the mAbs recognize diverse capsule types in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and enhance phagocytosis to eliminate infections in mice.

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Organizational Affiliation: 
• School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Marshall Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Training, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA.
Centre for Pathogen Genomics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
School of Life and Environmental Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Sydney Mass Spectrometry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [e-mail].
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. [e-mail].
Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. [e-mail].
School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [e-mail].
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [e-mail].

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 29.55 kDa 
• Atom Count: 1,917 
• Modeled Residue Count: 231 
• Deposited Residue Count: 262 
• Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
scFv-1E8b	A	262	Mus musculus	Mutation(s): 0

Small Molecules

Ligands 3 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
A1ANO (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	B [auth A]	(2S,4S,5S,6S)-5-acetamido-6-[(1S,2S)-1-acetamido-2-hydroxypropyl]-2-[(2S)-2-carboxy-2-({[(prop-2-en-1-yl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)ethoxy]-4-hydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid C20 H31 N3 O12 ANLGCWFIOOJMRV-WVZJQCNQSA-N
SO4	C [auth A], D [auth A], E [auth A], F [auth A]	SULFATE ION O4 S QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
EDO	G [auth A], H [auth A], I [auth A], J [auth A], K [auth A], L [auth A]	1,2-ETHANEDIOL C2 H6 O2 LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.06 Å
• R-Value Free:  0.229 (Depositor), 0.228 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work:  0.193 (Depositor), 0.193 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 0.195 (Depositor) 

Space Group: P 6₅ 2 2

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 67.928	α = 90
b = 67.928	β = 90
c = 225.89	γ = 120

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
PHENIX	refinement
Aimless	data scaling
XDS	data reduction
PHASER	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2026-02-11 
Deposition Author(s): Madiedo Soler, N., Goddard-Borger, E.D.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia)	Australia	GNT202760
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia)	Australia	GNT2000517

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-02-11
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2026-02-18
  Changes: Database references
• Version 1.2: 2026-04-08
  Changes: Database references