Publications

31. Alkas A, Kofsky JM, Sullivan EC, Nebel D, Robertson KN, Capicciotti CJ, Jakeman DL, Johnson ER, Thompson A. BODIPYs α-appended with distyryl-linked aryl bisboronic acids: single-step cell staining and turn-on fluorescence binding with D-glucose. Org. Biomolec. Chem., 2024. DOI: 10.1039/D4OB01013B

30. Babulic JL*, De León González FV*, and Capicciotti CJ. Recent advances in photoaffinity labeling strategies to capture glycan-protein interactions. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol., 2024, 80, 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102456 *Equal Contributing Authors

29. De León González FV*, Boddington ME*, Kofsky JM, Martha I. Prindl, and Capicciotti CJ. Glyco-Engineering Cell Surfaces by Exo-Enzymatic Installation of GlcNAz and LacNAz Motifs. ACS Chem. Biol., 2024, 19, 3, 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.3c00542 *Equal Contributing Authors

28. Kofsky JM*, Babulic JL*, Boddington ME, De León González FV, and Capicciotti CJ. Glycosyltransferases as versatile tools to study the biology of glycans. Glycobiology, 2023, 33, 11, 888-910. https://doi.org/10.1093/glycob/cwad092 *Equal Contributing Authors

27. Babulic JL, Kofsky JM, Boddington ME, Kim Y, Leblanc EV, Cook MG, Garnier CG, Emberley-Korkmaz S, Colpitts CC, and Capicciotti CJ. One-Step Selective Labeling of Native Sialoglycans by Exogenous α2,8-Sialylation. ACS Chem. Biol., 2023, 18, 11, 2418-2429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.3c00475

26. Sheikh MO*, Capicciotti CJ*, Liu L, Praissman J, Ding D, Mead DG, Brindley MA, Willer T, Campbell KP, Moremen KW, Wells L, and Boons GJ. Cell surface glycan engineering reveals that matriglycan alone can recapitulate dystroglycan binding and function. Nature communications, 2022, 13, 3617. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31205-7 *Equal Contributing Authors

25. Babulic JL, Capicciotti CJ. Exo-Enzymatic Cell-Surface Glycan Labeling for Capturing Glycan–Protein Interactions through Photo-Cross-Linking. Bioconjugate Chem., 2022, 33, 5, 773-780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00043.

Featured as an ACS Editor’s Choice article and in a virtual issue highlighting Early Career Innovators in Bioconjugate Chemistry.

24. Kofsky JM, Daskhan G, Macauley MS, Capicciotti CJ. Efficient Synthesis of Azido Sugars Using Fluorosulfuryl Diazotransfer Reagent. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2022, 2022, 19, e202200108. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202200108.

Highlighted by EurJOC as a Very Important Paper and featured in Chemviews magazine.

23. Bui DT, Jung J, Kitova EN, Li Z, Willows SD, Boddington ME, Kitov PI, Mason AL, Capicciotti CJ, Mahal LK, Macauley MS. Mass Spectrometry-Based Shotgun Glycomics Using Labeled Glycan Libraries. Anal. Chem., 2022, 12, 4997-5005. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04779.

22. LeBlanc EV, Kim Y, Capicciotti CJ, Colpitts CC. Hepatitis C Virus Glycan-Dependent Interactions and the Potential for Novel Preventative Strategies. Pathogens, 2021, 10, 685. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060685.

21. Liu L*, Prudden AR*, Capicciotti CJ*, Bosman GP, Yang JY, Chapla DG, Moremen KW, Boons GJ. Streamlining the Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Complex N-Glycans by a Stop and Go Strategy. Nat. Chem., 2018, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-018-0188-3.      *Equal Contributing Authors

20. Supekar NT, Lakshminarayanan V, Capicciotti CJ, Sirohiwal A, Madsen CS, Wolfert MA, Cohen PA, Gendler SJ, Boons GJ. Synthesis and Immunological Evaluation of a Multicomponent Cancer Vaccine Candidate Containing a Long MUC1 Glycopeptide. ChemBioChem, 2018, 19, 121-125.

19. Chinoy ZS, Friscourt F, Capicciotti CJ, Chiu P, Boons GJ. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Asymmetrical Multi-Antennary N-Glycans to Dissect Glycan-Mediated Interactions between Human Sperm and Oocytes. Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 7970-7975.

18. Prudden AR, Liu L, Capicciotti CJ, Wolfert MA, Wang S, Gao Z, Meng L, Moremen KW, Boons GJ. Synthesis of Asymmetrical Multiantennary Human Milk Oligosaccharides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2017, 114, 6954-6959.

17. Capicciotti CJ, Zong C, Sheikh MO, Sun T, Wells L, Boons GJ. Cell-Surface Glyco-Engineering by Exogenous Enzymatic Transfer using a Bifunctional CMP-Neu5Ac Derivative. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 13342-13348.

16. Briard JG, Poisson JS, Turner TR, Capicciotti CJ, Acker JP, Ben RN. Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Mitigate Red Blood Cell Lysis during Freezing, Transient Warming and Thawing. Sci. Rep., 2016 6: 23619.

15. Capicciotti CJ, Mancini RS, Turner TR, Koyama T, Alteen MG, Doshi M, Inada T, Acker JP, Ben RN. O-Aryl-Glycoside Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors as Novel Cryoprotectants: a Structure-Function Study. ACS Omega, 2016, 1, 656-662.

14. Capicciotti CJ, Kurach JDR, Turner TR, Mancini RS, Acker JP, Ben RN. Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Enable Freezing of Human Red Blood Cells with Reduced Glycerol Concentrations. Sci. Rep., 2015, 5: 9692.

13. Tonelli D, Capicciotti CJ, Doshi M, Ben RN. Inhibiting Gas Hydrate Formation using Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors. RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 21728-21732.

12. Abraham S, Keillor K, Capicciotti CJ, Perley-Robertson GE, Keillor JW, Ben RN. Quantitative Analysis of the Efficacy and Potency of Novel Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors. Cryst. Growth Des., 2015, 15, 5034-5039.

11. Capicciotti CJ, Poisson JS, Boddy CN, Ben RN. Modulation of Antifreeze Activity and the Effect upon Post-Thaw HepG2 Cell Viability after Cryopreservation. Cryobiology, 2015, 70, 79-89.

10. Ghobadloo SM, Balcerzak AK, Gargaun A, Muharemagic D, Mironov GG, Capicciotti CJ, Briard JG, Ben RN, Berezovski MV. Carbohydrate-Based Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Increase Infectivity and Thermostability of Viral Vectors. Sci Rep., 2014, 4: 5903.

9. van der Wal S, Capicciotti CJ, Rontogianni S, Ben RN, Liskamp RMJ. Synthesis and evaluation of linear CuAAC-oligomerized antifreeze neo-glycopeptides. MedChemComm, 2014, 5, 1159-1165.

8. Balcerzak AK, Capicciotti CJ, Briard JG, Ben RN. Designing Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors: from Antifreeze (Glyco)Proteins to Small Molecules. RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 42682-42696.

7. Corcilius L, Santhakumar G, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Joseph S, Matthews JM, Ben RN, Payne RJ. Synthesis of Peptides and Glycopeptides with Polyproline II Helical Topology as Potential Antifreeze Molecules. Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2013, 21, 3569-3581.

6. Trant JF, Biggs RA, Capicciotti CJ, Ben RN. Developing Highly Active Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Based upon C-Linked Antifreeze Glycoprotein Analogues. RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 26005-26009.

5. Capicciotti CJ, Doshi M, Ben RN. Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors: from Biological Antifreezes to Small Molecules”. In Recent developments in the study of recrystallization, Peter Wilson, editor. InTech: 2013, 177-224.

4. Wilkinson BL, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Thaysen-Andersen M, Matthews JM, Packer NH, Ben RN, Payne RJ. Total Synthesis of Homogeneous Antifreeze Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 3606-3610. 

3. Chaytor JL, Tokarew JM, Wu LK, Leclere M, Tam RY, Capicciotti CJ, Guolla L, von Moos E, Findlay CS, Allan DS, Ben RN.  Inhibiting Ice Recrystallization and Optimization of Cell Viability after Cryopreservation. Glycobiology, 2012, 22, 123-133. 

2. Capicciotti CJ, Leclere M, Perras FA, Bryce DL, Paulin H, Harden J, Liu Y, Ben RN. Potent Inhibition of Ice Recrystallization by Low Molecular Weight Carbohydrate-Based Surfactants and Hydrogelators. Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1408-1416.

1. Capicciotti CJ, Trant JF, Leclere M, Ben RN. Synthesis of C-Linked Triazole-Containing AFGP Analogues and their Ability to Inhibit Ice Recrystallization. Bioconjugate Chem., 2011, 22, 605-616.