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Önder Kurç

Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfORCID 0000-0002-2928-8701Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Dual Carbohydrate Recognition by the Chitinase-like Protein CHI3L1 Through Distinct Glycosaminoglycan and Chitin-Binding Interfaces

Önder Kurç, Nick Rähse, Mohanraj Gopalswamy, Alexandra Großdorf, Christian Gorzelanny, Jonathan Cramer, Holger Gohlke

This study identifies two distinct carbohydrate-binding sites on CHI3L1, showing that chitin oligosaccharides and glycosaminoglycans bind to separate sites with different affinities and regulatory effects.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Chitinase-3-like protein 1 decodes chitosan acetylation patterns into toll-like receptor 2 signaling through heparan sulfate

Alexandra Großdorf, Sina Nabil, Carlotta Imelmann, Margareta J. Hellmann, Jurij Froese, Ehab El‐Awaad, Tuan Anh Tran, Stefan Cord‐Landwehr, Nick Rähse, Önder Kurç, Fuzhu Yang, Hung-Yu Chen, Evelyne Gout, Gabriela Rosca, Marion Kusche‐Gullberg, , Christian Gorzelanny

This study shows CHI3L1 interacts with chitosan and heparan sulfate to activate TLR2 signaling, revealing HS as a co-receptor for CHI3L1 and its role in inflammation.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology