RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Genetically Encoded, Multivalent Liquid Glycan Array (LiGA) JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 2020.03.24.997536 DO 10.1101/2020.03.24.997536 A1 Mirat Sojitra A1 Susmita Sarkar A1 Jasmine Maghera A1 Emily Rodrigues A1 Eric Carpenter A1 Shaurya Seth A1 Daniel Ferrer Vinals A1 Nicholas Bennett A1 Revathi Reddy A1 Amira Khalil A1 Xiaochao Xue A1 Michael Bell A1 Ruixiang Blake Zheng A1 Chang-Chun Ling A1 Todd L. Lowary A1 James C. Paulson A1 Matthew S. Macauley A1 Ratmir Derda YR 2020 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/03/25/2020.03.24.997536.abstract AB The Central Dogma of Biology does not allow for the study of glycans using DNA sequencing. We report a “Liquid Glycan Array” (LiGA) platform comprising a library of DNA ‘barcoded’ M13 virions that display 30-1500 copies of glycans per phage. A LiGA is synthesized by acylation of phage pVIII protein with a dibenzocyclooctyne, followed by ligation of azido-modified glycans. Pulldown of the LiGA with lectins followed by deep sequencing of the barcodes in the bound phage decodes the optimal structure and density of the recognized glycans. The LiGA is target agnostic and can measure the glycan-binding profile of lectins such as CD22 on cells in vitro and immune cells in a live mouse. From a mixture of multivalent glycan probes, LiGAs identifies the glycoconjugates with optimal avidity necessary for binding to lectins on living cells in vitro and in vivo; measurements that cannot be performed with canonical glass slide-based glycan arrays.