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Ma J, Wehrle J, Frank D, Lorenzen L, Popp C, Driever W, Grosse R, Jessen HJ. Intracellular delivery and deep tissue penetration of nucleoside triphosphates using photocleavable covalently bound dendritic polycations. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6478-6487. [PMID: 38699261 PMCID: PMC11062083 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05669d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) are essential in various biological processes. Cellular or even organismal controlled delivery of NTPs would be highly desirable, yet in cellulo and in vivo applications are hampered owing to their negative charge leading to cell impermeability. NTP transporters or NTP prodrugs have been developed, but a spatial and temporal control of the release of the investigated molecules remains challenging with these strategies. Herein, we describe a general approach to enable intracellular delivery of NTPs using covalently bound dendritic polycations, which are derived from PAMAM dendrons and their guanidinium derivatives. By design, these modifications are fully removable through attachment on a photocage, ready to deliver the native NTP upon irradiation enabling spatiotemporal control over nucleotide release. We study the intracellular distribution of the compounds depending on the linker and dendron generation as well as side chain modifications. Importantly, as the polycation is bound covalently, these molecules can also penetrate deeply into the tissue of living organisms, such as zebrafish.
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- Jiahui Ma
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg Hauptstr. 1 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg Hauptstr. 1 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Nguyen HD, Abe M. Crucial Roles of Leaving Group and Open-Shell Cation in Photoreaction of (Coumarin-4-yl)methyl Derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10993-11001. [PMID: 38579283 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Photoreactions of (coumarin-4-yl)methyl derivatives have been extensively studied in many fields of chemistry, including organic synthesis and photoinduced drug delivery systems. The identification of the reaction intermediates involved in the photoreactions is crucial not only for elucidating the reaction mechanism but also for the application of the photoreactions. In this study, the photoreactions of 7-diethylamino(coumarin-4-yl)methyl thioester 1a [-SC(O)CH3], thionoester 1b [-OC(S)CH3], and ester 1c [-OC(O)CH3] were investigated to clarify the intermediary species and their chemical behavior. While a radical pair [i.e., 7-diethylamino(coumarin-4-yl)methyl radical and CH3C(O)S•] plays an important role in the photoreactions of 1a and 1b, an ion pair [i.e., 7-diethylamino(coumarin-4-yl)methyl cation, and CH3CO2-] was the key in the photoreaction of 1c. 18O-isotope-labeling of 1c revealed a negligible recombination process within the ion pair. The unprecedented observation was rationalized by the open-shell character of the 7-diethylamino(coumarin-4-yl)methyl cation, whose formation was confirmed through product analysis and transient absorption spectroscopy.
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- Hai Dang Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advance Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advance Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Hiroshima, Japan
- Hiroshima Research Center for Photo-Drug-Delivery Systems (Hi-P-DDS), Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yin Q, Fu W, Hu X, Xu Z, Li Z, Shao X. Application of TNB in dual photo-controlled release of phenamacril, imidacloprid, and imidacloprid synergist. Photochem Photobiol 2024. [PMID: 38445797 DOI: 10.1111/php.13934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Pesticides can improve crops' yield and quality, but unreasonable applications of pesticides lead to waste of pesticides which are further accumulated in the environment and threaten human health. Developing the release of controlled drugs can improve the utilization rate of pesticides. Among these methods, light-controlled release is a new technology of controlled release, which can realize spatiotemporal delivery of drugs by light. Four compounds, named Imidacloprid-Thioacetal o-nitrobenzyl-Phenamacril (IMI-TNB-PHE), Imidacloprid-Thioacetal o-nitrobenzyl- Imidacloprid (IMI-TNB-IMI), Phenamacril-Thioacetal o-nitrobenzyl-Phenamacril (PHE-TNB-PHE), and Imidacloprid-Thioacetal o-nitrobenzyl-Imidacloprid Synergist (IMI-TNB-IMISYN), were designed and synthesized by connecting thioacetal o-nitrobenzyl (TNB) with pesticides TNB displaying simple and efficient optical properties in this work. Dual photo-controlled release of pesticides including two molecules of IMI or PHE, both IMI and PHE, as well as IMI and IMISYN were, respectively, studied in this paper. Insecticidal/fungicidal activities of the photosensitive pesticides showed 2-4 times increments if they were exposed to light. In addition, a synergistic effect was observed after the light-controlled release of IMI-TNB-IMISYN, which was consistent with the effect of IMISYN. The results demonstrated whether dual photo-controlled release of the same or different pesticide molecules could be achieved with a TNB linker with spatiotemporal precision. We envisioned that TNB will be an innovative photosensitive protective group for light-dependent application of agrochemicals in the future.
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- Qi Yin
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Frontier Science Research Base of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Bollu A, Schepers H, Klöcker N, Erguven M, Lawrence-Dörner AM, Rentmeister A. Visible Light Activates Coumarin-Caged mRNA for Cytoplasmic Cap Methylation in Cells. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303174. [PMID: 37883670 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Protein synthesis is important and regulated by various mechanisms in the cell. Translation initiation in eukaryotes starts at the 5' cap and is the most complex of the three phases of mRNA translation. It requires methylation of the N7 position of the terminal guanosine (m7 G). The canonical capping occurs in the nucleus, however, cytoplasmic recapping has been discovered. It functions in switching mRNAs between translating and non-translating states, but the individual steps are difficult to dissect. We targeted cytoplasmic cap methylation as the ultimate step of cytoplasmic recapping. We present an N7G photocaged 5' cap that can be activated for cytoplasmic methylation by visible light. We report chemical and chemo-enzymatic synthesis of this 5' cap with 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl-coumarin (DEACM) at the N7G and validate that it is not bound by translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E). We demonstrate incorporation into mRNA, the release of unmethylated cap analog and enzymatic remethylation to functional cap 0 after irradiation at 450 nm. In cells, irradiation triggers translation of mRNAs with the N7G photocaged 5' cap via cytoplasmic cap methylation.
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- Amarnath Bollu
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre, University of Münster, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre, University of Münster, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Ieda N, Nakamura A, Tomita N, Ohkubo K, Izumi R, Hotta Y, Kawaguchi M, Kimura K, Nakagawa H. A BODIPY-picolinium-cation conjugate as a blue-light-responsive caged group. RSC Adv 2023; 13:26375-26379. [PMID: 37671339 PMCID: PMC10476028 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03826b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Caged compounds protected with photolabile protecting groups (PPGs) are useful for controlling various biological events with high spatiotemporal resolution. Most of the commonly used PPGs are controlled by ultraviolet light irradiation, but it is desirable to have PPGs controlled by visible light irradiation in order to minimize tissue damage. Here, we describe a boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-picolinium conjugate (BPc group) that functions as a blue-light-controllable PPG. ESR experiments indicate that the photolysis mechanism is based on intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer. We illustrate the applicability of the BPc group to biologically active compounds by employing it firstly to photocontrol release of histamine, and secondly to photocontrol release of a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activator, GSK2181236A, which induces photovasodilation. The BPc group is expected to be a useful PPG for controlling various biological events with blue light irradiation.
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- Naoya Ieda
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives & Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University 1-6 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University 1, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University 1, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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Examination of Intracellular GPCR-Mediated Signaling with High Temporal Resolution. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158516. [PMID: 35955656 PMCID: PMC9369311 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The GTP-binding protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in physiology and neuronal signaling. More than a thousand genes, excluding the olfactory receptors, have been identified that encode these integral membrane proteins. Their pharmacological and functional properties make them fascinating targets for drug development, since various disease states can be treated and overcome by pharmacologically addressing these receptors and/or their downstream interacting partners. The activation of the GPCRs typically causes transient changes in the intracellular second messenger concentrations as well as in membrane conductance. In contrast to ion channel-mediated electrical signaling which results in spontaneous cellular responses, the GPCR-mediated metabotropic signals operate at a different time scale. Here we have studied the kinetics of two common GPCR-induced signaling pathways: (a) Ca2+ release from intracellular stores and (b) cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production. The latter was monitored via the activation of cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) ion channels causing Ca2+ influx into the cell. Genetically modified and stably transfected cell lines were established and used in stopped-flow experiments to uncover the individual steps of the reaction cascades. Using two homologous biogenic amine receptors, either coupling to Go/q or Gs proteins, allowed us to determine the time between receptor activation and signal output. With ~350 ms, the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores was much faster than cAMP-mediated Ca2+ entry through CNG channels (~6 s). The measurements with caged compounds suggest that this difference is due to turnover numbers of the GPCR downstream effectors rather than the different reaction cascades, per se.
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Kaufmann J, Müller P, Andreadou E, Heckel A. Green‐Light Activatable BODIPY and Coumarin 5’‐Caps for Oligonucleotide Photocaging. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200477. [PMID: 35420231 PMCID: PMC9322594 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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We synthesized two green‐light activatable 5’‐caps for oligonucleotides based on the BODIPY and coumarin scaffold. Both bear an alkyne functionality allowing their use in numerous biological applications. They were successfully incorporated in oligonucleotides via solid‐phase synthesis. Copper‐catalyzed alkyne‐azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) using a bisazide photo‐tether gave cyclic oligonucleotides that could be relinearized by activation with green light and were shown to exhibit high stability against exonucleases. Chemical ligation as another example for bioconjugation yielded oligonucleotides with an internal strand break site. Irradiation at 530 nm or 565 nm resulted in complete photolysis of both caging groups.
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- Janik Kaufmann
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Takano MA, Abe M. Photoreaction of 4-(Bromomethyl)-7-(diethylamino)coumarin: Generation of a Radical and Cation Triplet Diradical during the C-Br Bond Cleavage. Org Lett 2022; 24:2804-2808. [PMID: 35394291 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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7-Diethylamino-4-methyl coumarin (DEACM) derivatives are widely used as photolabile protecting groups. In this study, the photolysis of DEACM-Br with Br as the leaving group was investigated. The main reaction path was found to be the generation of radical D via homolytic C-Br bond cleavage. Interestingly, products derived from C-T, the triplet state of the carbocation intermediate (i.e., 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl cation (C)), were identified, thereby confirming the existence of C-T for the first time.
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- Ma-Aya Takano
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima University Research Center for Photo-Drug-Delivery-System (HiU-P-DDS), 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima City, 739-8526 Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima University Research Center for Photo-Drug-Delivery-System (HiU-P-DDS), 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima City, 739-8526 Hiroshima, Japan
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Zhang D, Liu L, Jin S, Tota E, Li Z, Piao X, Zhang X, Fu XD, Devaraj NK. Site-Specific and Enzymatic Cross-Linking of sgRNA Enables Wavelength-Selectable Photoactivated Control of CRISPR Gene Editing. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4487-4495. [PMID: 35257575 PMCID: PMC9469474 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chemical cross-linking enables rapid identification of RNA-protein and RNA-nucleic acid inter- and intramolecular interactions. However, no method exists to site-specifically and covalently cross-link two user-defined sites within an RNA. Here, we develop RNA-CLAMP, which enables site-specific and enzymatic cross-linking (clamping) of two selected guanine residues within an RNA. Intramolecular clamping can disrupt normal RNA function, whereas subsequent photocleavage of the cross-linker restores activity. We used RNA-CLAMP to clamp two stem loops within the single-guide RNA (sgRNA) of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system via a photocleavable cross-linker, completely inhibiting gene editing. Visible light irradiation cleaved the cross-linker and restored gene editing with high spatiotemporal resolution. Design of two photocleavable linkers responsive to different wavelengths of light allowed multiplexed photoactivation of gene editing in mammalian cells. This photoactivated CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing platform benefits from undetectable background activity, provides a choice of activation wavelengths, and has multiplexing capabilities.
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- Dongyang Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Tavakoli A, Min JH. Photochemical modifications for DNA/RNA oligonucleotides. RSC Adv 2022; 12:6484-6507. [PMID: 35424630 PMCID: PMC8982246 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05951c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Light-triggered chemical reactions can provide excellent tools to investigate the fundamental mechanisms important in biology. Light is easily applicable and orthogonal to most cellular events, and its dose and locality can be controlled in tissues and cells. Light-induced conversion of photochemical groups installed on small molecules, proteins, and oligonucleotides can alter their functional states and thus the ensuing biological events. Recently, photochemical control of DNA/RNA structure and function has garnered attention thanks to the rapidly expanding photochemistry used in diverse biological applications. Photoconvertible groups can be incorporated in the backbone, ribose, and nucleobase of an oligonucleotide to undergo various irreversible and reversible light-induced reactions such as cleavage, crosslinking, isomerization, and intramolecular cyclization reactions. In this review, we gather a list of photoconvertible groups used in oligonucleotides and summarize their reaction characteristics, impacts on DNA/RNA thermal stability and structure, as well as their biological applications.
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- Amirrasoul Tavakoli
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Baylor University Waco TX 76706 USA +1-254-710-2095
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Baylor University Waco TX 76706 USA +1-254-710-2095
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Monteiro DCF, Amoah E, Rogers C, Pearson AR. Using photocaging for fast time-resolved structural biology studies. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2021; 77:1218-1232. [PMID: 34605426 PMCID: PMC8489231 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321008809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Careful selection of photocaging approaches is critical to achieve fast and well synchronized reaction initiation and perform successful time-resolved structural biology experiments. This review summarizes the best characterized and most relevant photocaging groups previously described in the literature. It also provides a walkthrough of the essential factors to consider in designing a suitable photocaged molecule to address specific biological questions, focusing on photocaging groups with well characterized spectroscopic properties. The relationships between decay rates (k in s-1), quantum yields (ϕ) and molar extinction coefficients (ϵmax in M-1 cm-1) are highlighted for different groups. The effects of the nature of the photocaged group on these properties is also discussed. Four main photocaging scaffolds are presented in detail, o-nitrobenzyls, p-hydroxyphenyls, coumarinyls and nitrodibenzofuranyls, along with three examples of the use of this technology. Furthermore, a subset of specialty photocages are highlighted: photoacids, molecular photoswitches and metal-containing photocages. These extend the range of photocaging approaches by, for example, controlling pH or generating conformationally locked molecules.
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- Diana C. F. Monteiro
- Hauptman–Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicot Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Hauptman–Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicot Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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Hammers MD, Hodny MH, Bader TK, Mahmoodi MM, Fang S, Fenton AD, Nurie K, Trial HO, Xu F, Healy AT, Ball ZT, Blank DA, Distefano MD. Two-photon uncaging of bioactive thiols in live cells at wavelengths above 800 nm. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:2213-2223. [PMID: 33349821 PMCID: PMC8437107 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01986k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photoactivatable protecting groups (PPGs) are useful for a broad range of applications ranging from biology to materials science. In chemical biology, induction of biological processes via photoactivation is a powerful strategy for achieving spatiotemporal control. The importance of cysteine, glutathione, and other bioactive thiols in regulating protein structure/activity and cell redox homeostasis makes modulation of thiol activity particularly useful. One major objective for enhancing the utility of photoactivatable protecting groups (PPGs) in living systems is creating PPGs with longer wavelength absorption maxima and efficient two-photon (TP) absorption. Toward these objectives, we developed a carboxyl- and dimethylamine-functionalized nitrodibenzofuran PPG scaffold (cDMA-NDBF) for thiol photoactivation, which has a bathochromic shift in the one-photon absorption maximum from λmax = 315 nm with the unfunctionalized NDBF scaffold to λmax = 445 nm. While cDMA-NDBF-protected thiols are stable in the presence of UV irradiation, they undergo efficient broad-spectrum TP photolysis at wavelengths as long as 900 nm. To demonstrate the wavelength orthogonality of cDMA-NDBF and NDBF photolysis in a biological setting, caged farnesyltransferase enzyme inhibitors (FTI) were prepared and selectively photoactivated in live cells using 850-900 nm TP light for cDMA-NDBF-FTI and 300 nm UV light for NDBF-FTI. These experiments represent the first demonstration of thiol photoactivation at wavelengths above 800 nm. Consequently, cDMA-NDBF-caged thiols should have broad applicability in a wide range of experiments in chemical biology and materials science.
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- Matthew D Hammers
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Fuchi Y, Murase H, Kai R, Kurata K, Karasawa S, Sasaki S. Artificial Host Molecules to Covalently Capture 8-Nitro-cGMP in Neutral Aqueous Solutions and in Cells. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:385-393. [PMID: 33529519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New 1,3-diazaphenoxazine derivatives (nitroG-Grasp-Guanidine, NGG) have been developed to covalently capture 8-nitro-cGMP in neutral aqueous solutions, which furnish a thiol reactive group to displace the 8-nitro group and a guanidine unit for interaction with the cyclic phosphate. The thiol group was introduced to the 1,3-diazaphenoxazine skeleton through a 2-aminobenzylthiol group (NGG-H) and its 4-methyl (NGG-pMe) and 6-methyl (NGG-oMe) substituted derivatives. The covalent adducts were formed between the NGG derivatives and 8-nitro-cGMP in neutral aqueous solutions. Among the NGG derivatives, the one with the 6-methyl group (NGG-oMe) exhibited the most efficient capture reaction. Furthermore, NGG-H showed a cell permeability into HEK-293 and RAW 264.7 cells and reduced the intracellular 8-nitro-cGMP level. The NGG derivatives developed in this study would become a valuable tool to study the intracellular role of 8-nitro-cGMP.
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- Yasufumi Fuchi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical University, 3-3165 Higashi-tamagawagakuen, Machida 194-8543, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, 180 Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch Machi, Sasebo 859-3298, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical University, 3-3165 Higashi-tamagawagakuen, Machida 194-8543, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical University, 3-3165 Higashi-tamagawagakuen, Machida 194-8543, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch Machi, Sasebo 859-3298, Japan
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Becker Y, Roth S, Scheurer M, Jakob A, Gacek DA, Walla PJ, Dreuw A, Wachtveitl J, Heckel A. Selective Modification for Red-Shifted Excitability: A Small Change in Structure, a Huge Change in Photochemistry. Chemistry 2021; 27:2212-2218. [PMID: 32955154 PMCID: PMC7898321 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We developed three bathochromic, green-light activatable, photolabile protecting groups based on a nitrodibenzofuran (NDBF) core with D-π-A push-pull structures. Variation of donor substituents (D) at the favored ring position enabled us to observe their impact on the photolysis quantum yields. Comparing our new azetidinyl-NDBF (Az-NDBF) photolabile protecting group with our earlier published DMA-NDBF, we obtained insight into its excitation-specific photochemistry. While the "two-photon-only" cage DMA-NDBF was inert against one-photon excitation (1PE) in the visible spectral range, we were able to efficiently release glutamic acid from azetidinyl-NDBF with irradiation at 420 and 530 nm. Thus, a minimal change (a cyclization adding only one carbon atom) resulted in a drastically changed photochemical behavior, which enables photolysis in the green part of the spectrum.
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- Yvonne Becker
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical BiologyGoethe University FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)Theoretical and Computational ChemistryIm Neuenheimer Feld 205A69120HeidelbergGermany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical BiologyGoethe University FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical ChemistryTechnical University BraunschweigGaußstr. 1738106BraunschweigGermany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical ChemistryTechnical University BraunschweigGaußstr. 1738106BraunschweigGermany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)Theoretical and Computational ChemistryIm Neuenheimer Feld 205A69120HeidelbergGermany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical BiologyGoethe University FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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Weinstain R, Slanina T, Kand D, Klán P. Visible-to-NIR-Light Activated Release: From Small Molecules to Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2020; 120:13135-13272. [PMID: 33125209 PMCID: PMC7833475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable) protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to enable non-invasive spatiotemporal photochemical control over the release of species of interest. Recent years have seen the development of PPGs activatable by biologically and chemically benign visible and near-infrared (NIR) light. These long-wavelength-absorbing moieties expand the applicability of this powerful method and its accessibility to non-specialist users. This review comprehensively covers organic and transition metal-containing photoactivatable compounds (complexes) that absorb in the visible- and NIR-range to release various leaving groups and gasotransmitters (carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and hydrogen sulfide). The text also covers visible- and NIR-light-induced photosensitized release using molecular sensitizers, quantum dots, and upconversion and second-harmonic nanoparticles, as well as release via photodynamic (photooxygenation by singlet oxygen) and photothermal effects. Release from photoactivatable polymers, micelles, vesicles, and photoswitches, along with the related emerging field of photopharmacology, is discussed at the end of the review.
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- Roy Weinstain
- School
of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- School
of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry and RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Wang T, Young S, Krenz H, Tüttelmann F, Röpke A, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Zeng XH, Brenker C, Strünker T. The Ca 2+ channel CatSper is not activated by cAMP/PKA signaling but directly affected by chemicals used to probe the action of cAMP and PKA. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:13181-13193. [PMID: 32703901 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The sperm-specific Ca2+ channel CatSper (cation channel of sperm) controls the influx of Ca2+ into the flagellum and, thereby, the swimming behavior of sperm. A hallmark of human CatSper is its polymodal activation by membrane voltage, intracellular pH, and oviductal hormones. Whether CatSper is also activated by signaling pathways involving an increase of cAMP and ensuing activation of PKA is, however, a matter of controversy. To shed light on this question, we used kinetic ion-sensitive fluorometry, patch-clamp recordings, and optochemistry to study transmembrane Ca2+ flux and membrane currents in human sperm from healthy donors and from patients that lack functional CatSper channels. We found that human CatSper is neither activated by intracellular cAMP directly nor indirectly by the cAMP/PKA-signaling pathway. Instead, we show that nonphysiological concentrations of cAMP and membrane-permeable cAMP analogs used to mimic the action of intracellular cAMP activate human CatSper from the outside via a hitherto-unknown extracellular binding site. Finally, we demonstrate that the effects of common PKA inhibitors on human CatSper rest predominantly, if not exclusively, on off-target drug actions on CatSper itself rather than on inhibition of PKA. We conclude that the concept of an intracellular cAMP/PKA-activation of CatSper is primarily based on unspecific effects of chemical probes used to interfere with cAMP signaling. Altogether, our findings solve several controversial issues and reveal a novel ligand-binding site controlling the activity of CatSper, which has important bearings on future studies of cAMP and Ca2+ signaling in sperm.
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- Tao Wang
- Institute of Life Science and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China; Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Life Science and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Kobayakawa T, Takano H, Ishii T, Tsuji K, Ohashi N, Nomura W, Furuta T, Tamamura H. Synthesis of hydrophilic caged DAG-lactones for chemical biology applications. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:4217-4223. [PMID: 32432608 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00807a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The 6-bromo-7-hydroxy-coumarin-4-ylmethyl (Bhc) group has been used widely in cage chemistry because of its high molar absorptivity and photolytic efficiency. One of the drawbacks of coumarins however is their low aqueous solubility. Aqueous solubility is important in the behavior of caged compounds because hydrophobic caged compounds might be aggregated in physiological conditions and consequently the photocleavage would be impaired. The 8-azacoumarin-4-ylmethyl derivatives with bromine (8-aza-Bhc) or iodine (8-aza-Ihc), which were previously developed in this laboratory, have aqueous solubilities that are higher than those of related coumarins. Here, to improve the hydrophilicity and management of caged diacylglycerol lactones (DAG-lactones), 8-aza-Bhc and 8-aza-Ihc were introduced into the DAG-lactone structure. The synthesized caged compounds showed high hydrophilicity compared with the parent Bhc-caged DAG-lactone, and the 8-aza-Ihc-caged DAG-lactone (2) showed excellent photolytic efficiency, which allows rapid release of the DAG-lactone (1) by brief photoirradiation. The 8-aza-7-hydroxy-6-iodo-coumarin-4-ylmethyl group might be useful for caging of bioactive compounds, especially hydrophobic compounds.
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- Takuya Kobayakawa
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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Broguiere N, Lüchtefeld I, Trachsel L, Mazunin D, Rizzo R, Bode JW, Lutolf MP, Zenobi-Wong M. Morphogenesis Guided by 3D Patterning of Growth Factors in Biological Matrices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908299. [PMID: 32390195 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) control over the placement of bioactive cues is fundamental to understand cell guidance and develop engineered tissues. Two-photon patterning (2PP) provides such placement at micro- to millimeter scale, but nonspecific interactions between proteins and functionalized extracellular matrices (ECMs) restrict its use. Here, a 2PP system based on nonfouling hydrophilic photocages and Sortase A (SA)-based enzymatic coupling is presented, which offers unprecedented orthogonality and signal-to-noise ratio in both inert hydrogels and complex mammalian matrices. Improved photocaged peptide synthesis and protein functionalization protocols with broad applicability are introduced. Importantly, the method enables 2PP in a single step in the presence of fragile biomolecules and cells, and is compatible with time-controlled growth factor presentation. As a corollary, the guidance of axons through 3D-patterned nerve growth factor (NGF) within brain-mimetic ECMs is demonstrated. The approach allows for the interrogation of the role of complex signaling molecules in 3D matrices, thus helping to better understand biological guidance in tissue development and regeneration.
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- Nicolas Broguiere
- Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Müller R, Citir M, Hauke S, Schultz C. Synthesis and Cellular Labeling of Caged Phosphatidylinositol Derivatives. Chemistry 2019; 26:384-389. [PMID: 31550056 PMCID: PMC6973124 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) is the biosynthetic precursor for seven phosphoinositides, important signaling lipids in cells. A membrane‐permeant caged PI derivative featuring a photo‐removable coumarinyl group masking the negative charge of the phosphate, as well as two enzymatically removable butyrate esters for increased lipophilicity and for preventing phosphate migration, were synthesized. Rapid cell entry and cellular labeling in fixed cells was demonstrated by a photo‐cross‐linkable diazirine followed by attachment of a fluorophore through click chemistry. Using this technique, we found that the multifunctional caged PI derivative resided predominantly at internal membranes but rapidly changed to the plasma membrane after uncaging. Accordingly, a preliminary proteomic analysis of the lipid–protein conjugates revealed that the two major PI transport proteins PITPα and β were prime targets of the photo‐cross‐linked PI derivative.
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- Rainer Müller
- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239-3098, USA
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Sarode BR, Kover K, Friedman SH. Visible-Light-Activated High-Density Materials for Controlled in Vivo Insulin Release. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:4677-4687. [PMID: 31647241 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this work, we describe the synthesis, characterization, and ultimate in vivo assessment of second-generation insulin photoactivated depot (PAD) materials. These are the first to use visible light to stimulate insulin release and have an in vivo performance that is 28-fold improved relative to first-generation materials. This improvement is due to two major factors linked to the utilized chemistry: (1) we have incorporated the coumarin photocleavable group, which increases the photorelease wavelength into the visible range, enhancing tissue penetration of the light; (2) phototoggling of insulin solubility is produced by linking three insulin molecules to a central bridge via light cleaved groups, and not by bonding to a large polymer. The resulting trimer is, therefore, highly dense (87% insulin dry w/w) but retains the insolubility required of the approach. Only after irradiation with visible light is native, soluble insulin is released from the dermal depot. This high density increases the amount and ease of insulin release, as the density of photolytic groups is 10-20-fold higher than in polymer-based first-generation materials. We have synthesized new azide-terminated coumarin linkers that we react with the amine groups of insulin. Using mass spectrometry methods, we identify the sites of reaction and purify individual isomers, which we demonstrate have in vitro photolysis rates that are within a factor of 2 of each other. We then reacted these terminal azide groups with a tridentate strained alkyne linker. We show that the resulting insulin trimer is highly insoluble, but can be milled into injectable particles that release insulin only in response to light from a 406 nm light source. Finally, we demonstrate that these materials have a significantly improved in vivo performance, releasing 28-fold more insulin on a per energy basis than first-generation materials.
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- Bhagyesh R Sarode
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy , University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , Missouri 64108 , United States
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- Department of Endocrinology , Children's Mercy Hospital , Kansas City , Missouri 64108 , United States.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine , University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , Missouri 64108 , United States
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy , University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , Missouri 64108 , United States
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Liu M, Han J, Yan C, Guo Z, Xiao Z, Zhu WH. Photocontrollable Release with Coumarin-Based Profragrances. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:4002-4009. [PMID: 35021333 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The achievement of controllable and lasting scent on a targeted surface is a long-term goal in the field of flavors and fragrances. Herein, we design a novel series of phototriggered coumarin-based profragrances conjugated with volatile carboxylic fragrances via activatable chemical bridge of ester group, thereby achieving the controllable release of volatile fragrances under ambient conditions. Upon exposure to light, the fragile ester group of profragrances allows the slow release of fragrance molecules, building up a new light-sensitive fragrance delivery system. The incorporated coumarin unit of CM-OH as phototrigger is killing two birds with one stone, that is, precise photocontrollable release of fragrance molecules, and unprecedented fluorescence intensity to monitor the releasing process of fragrance molecules with linear relationship (R2 > 0.95). In comparison, the light-induced releasing amount from profragrances of CM-O-EA, CM-O-PEA, CM-O-PA, and CM-O-CA is much lower than corresponding free fragrances by 33-, 8.5-, 13-, and 983-fold, respectively. As demonstrated, the coumarin-based profragrances provide a phototriggered platform to realize the controllable release of volatile fragrances, resulting in a long-lasting headspace concentration on the targeted surface of wallpaper.
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- Ming Liu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Perfume and Aroma Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Passlick S, Ellis-Davies GCR. Chromatically independent, two-color uncaging of glutamate and GABA with one- or two-photon excitation. Methods Enzymol 2019; 624:167-196. [PMID: 31370929 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Caged compounds enable fast, light-induced, and spatially-defined application of bioactive molecules to cells. Covalent attachment of a caging chromophore to a crucial functionality of a biomolecule renders it inert, while short pulses of light release the caged molecule in its active form. Caged neurotransmitters have been widely used to study diverse neurobiological processes such as receptor distribution, synaptogenesis, transport, and long-term potentiation. Since the neurotransmitters glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are the most important, they have been studied extensively using uncaging. However, to be able to probe their interactions on a physiologically relevant timescale, fast and independent application of both neurotransmitters in an arbitrary order is desired. This can be achieved by combining two caging chromophores absorbing non-overlapping and thus orthogonal wavelengths of light, which enables the precise application of two caged molecules to the same preparation in any order, a technique called two-color uncaging. In this chapter, we describe the principles of orthogonal two-color uncaging with one- and two-photon excitation with an emphasis on caged glutamate and GABA. We then give a guide to its practical application and highlight some key studies utilizing this technique.
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- Stefan Passlick
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, University of Bonn Medical School, Bonn, Germany.
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Development of photolabile protecting groups and their application to the optochemical control of cell signaling. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2019; 57:164-175. [PMID: 31132552 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Many biological processes are naturally regulated with spatiotemporal control. In order to perturb and investigate them, optochemical tools have been developed that convey similar spatiotemporal precision. Pivotal to optochemical probes are photolabile protecting groups, so called caging groups, and recent developments have enabled new applications to cellular processes, including cell signaling. This review focuses on the advances made in the field of caging groups and their application in cell signaling through caged molecules such as neurotransmitters, lipids, secondary messengers, and proteins.
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Klausen M, Dubois V, Verlhac J, Blanchard‐Desce M. Tandem Systems for Two‐Photon Uncaging of Bioactive Molecules. Chempluschem 2019; 84:589-598. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Maxime Klausen
- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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Hamzeh H, Alvarez L, Strünker T, Kierzek M, Brenker C, Deal PE, Miller EW, Seifert R, Kaupp UB. Kinetic and photonic techniques to study chemotactic signaling in sea urchin sperm. Methods Cell Biol 2019; 151:487-517. [PMID: 30948028 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Sperm from sea urchins are attracted by chemical cues released by the egg-a mechanism called chemotaxis. We describe here the signaling pathway and molecular components endowing sperm with single-molecule sensitivity. Chemotactic signaling and behavioral responses occur on a timescale of a few milliseconds to seconds. We describe the techniques and chemical tools used to resolve the signaling events in time. The techniques include rapid-mixing devices, rapid stroboscopic microscopy, and photolysis of caged second messengers and chemoattractants.
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- Hussein Hamzeh
- Department of Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Bonn, Germany
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Bonn, Germany.
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Light-triggered release of photocaged therapeutics - Where are we now? J Control Release 2019; 298:154-176. [PMID: 30742854 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The current available therapeutics face several challenges such as the development of ideal drug delivery systems towards the goal of personalized treatments for patients benefit. The application of light as an exogenous activation mechanism has shown promising outcomes, owning to the spatiotemporal confinement of the treatment in the vicinity of the diseased tissue, which offers many intriguing possibilities. Engineering therapeutics with light responsive moieties have been explored to enhance the bioavailability, and drug efficacy either in vitro or in vivo. The tailor-made character turns the so-called photocaged compounds highly desirable to reduce the side effects of drugs and, therefore, have received wide research attention. Herein, we seek to highlight the potential of photocaged compounds to obtain a clear understanding of the mechanisms behind its use in therapeutic delivery. A deep overview on the progress achieved in the design, fabrication as well as current and possible future applications in therapeutics of photocaged compounds is provided, so that novel formulations for biomedical field can be designed.
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Nagel O, Frey M, Gerhardt M, Beta C. Harnessing Motile Amoeboid Cells as Trucks for Microtransport and -Assembly. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801242. [PMID: 30775225 PMCID: PMC6364505 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cell-driven microtransport is one of the most prominent applications in the emerging field of biohybrid systems. While bacterial cells have been successfully employed to drive the swimming motion of micrometer-sized cargo particles, the transport capacities of motile adherent cells remain largely unexplored. Here, it is demonstrated that motile amoeboid cells can act as efficient and versatile trucks to transport microcargo. When incubated together with microparticles, cells of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum readily pick up and move the cargo particles. Relying on the unspecific adhesive properties of the amoeba, a wide range of different cargo materials can be used. The cell-driven transport can be directionally guided based on the chemotactic responses of amoeba to chemoattractant gradients. On the one hand, the cargo can be assembled into clusters in a self-organized fashion, relying on the developmentally induced chemotactic aggregation of cells. On the other hand, chemoattractant gradients can be externally imposed to guide the cellular microtrucks to a desired location. Finally, larger cargo particles of different shapes that exceed the size of a single cell by more than an order of magnitude, can also be transported by the collective effort of large numbers of motile cells.
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- Oliver Nagel
- Institute of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of PotsdamKarl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24/2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of PotsdamKarl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24/2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of PotsdamKarl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24/2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of PotsdamKarl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24/2514476PotsdamGermany
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Reinfelds M, von Cosel J, Falahati K, Hamerla C, Slanina T, Burghardt I, Heckel A. A New Photocage Derived from Fluorene. Chemistry 2018; 24:13026-13035. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Matiss Reinfelds
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Windler F, Bönigk W, Körschen HG, Grahn E, Strünker T, Seifert R, Kaupp UB. The solute carrier SLC9C1 is a Na +/H +-exchanger gated by an S4-type voltage-sensor and cyclic-nucleotide binding. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2809. [PMID: 30022052 PMCID: PMC6052114 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05253-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Voltage-sensing (VSD) and cyclic nucleotide-binding domains (CNBD) gate ion channels for rapid electrical signaling. By contrast, solute carriers (SLCs) that passively redistribute substrates are gated by their substrates themselves. Here, we study the orphan sperm-specific solute carriers SLC9C1 that feature a unique tripartite structure: an exchanger domain, a VSD, and a CNBD. Voltage-clamp fluorimetry shows that SLC9C1 is a genuine Na+/H+ exchanger gated by voltage. The cellular messenger cAMP shifts the voltage range of activation. Mutations in the transport domain, the VSD, or the CNBD strongly affect Na+/H+ exchange, voltage gating, or cAMP sensitivity, respectively. Our results establish SLC9C1 as a phylogenetic chimaera that combines the ion-exchange mechanism of solute carriers with the gating mechanism of ion channels. Classic SLCs slowly readjust changes in the intra- and extracellular milieu, whereas voltage gating endows the Na+/H+ exchanger with the ability to produce a rapid pH response that enables downstream signaling events. The sperm-specific solute carrier SLC9C1 is a phylogenetic chimaera that carries a voltage-sensing (VSD) and a cyclic nucleotide-binding domain (CNBD). Here authors show by electrophysiology and fluorimetry that SLC9C1 is a genuine Na+/H+ exchanger gated by voltage and cAMP.
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- F Windler
- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany.,Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, 02543, MA, USA
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany.,Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, 02543, MA, USA.,University Hospital Münster, Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Geb. D11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany. .,Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, 02543, MA, USA.
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- Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Department Molecular Sensory Systems, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany. .,Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, 02543, MA, USA. .,University of Bonn, Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Chen X, Wu YW. Tunable and Photoswitchable Chemically Induced Dimerization for Chemo-optogenetic Control of Protein and Organelle Positioning. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:6796-6799. [PMID: 29637703 PMCID: PMC6032859 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The spatiotemporal dynamics of proteins and organelles play an important role in controlling diverse cellular processes. Optogenetic tools using photosensitive proteins and chemically induced dimerization (CID), which allow control of protein dimerization, have been used to elucidate the dynamics of biological systems and to dissect the complicated biological regulatory networks. However, the inherent limitations of current optogenetic and CID systems remain a significant challenge for the fine‐tuning of cellular activity at precise times and locations. Herein, we present a novel chemo‐optogenetic approach, photoswitchable chemically induced dimerization (psCID), for controlling cellular function by using blue light in a rapid and reversible manner. Moreover, psCID is tunable; that is, the dimerization and dedimerization degrees can be fine‐tuned by applying different doses of illumination. Using this approach, we control the localization of proteins and positioning of organelles in live cells with high spatial (μm) and temporal (ms) precision.
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- Xi Chen
- Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Str. 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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- Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Str. 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden
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Chen X, Wu YW. Tunable and Photoswitchable Chemically Induced Dimerization for Chemo-optogenetic Control of Protein and Organelle Positioning. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201800140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Xi Chen
- Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society; Otto-Hahn-Str. 15 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology; Otto-Hahn-Str. 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Umeå University; 90187 Umeå Sweden
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- Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society; Otto-Hahn-Str. 15 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology; Otto-Hahn-Str. 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Umeå University; 90187 Umeå Sweden
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Hammer CA, Falahati K, Jakob A, Klimek R, Burghardt I, Heckel A, Wachtveitl J. Sensitized Two-Photon Activation of Coumarin Photocages. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:1448-1453. [PMID: 29498870 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here we report the design of a new coumarin-based photolabile protecting group with enhanced two-photon absorption. Two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF), color-tuned ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and infrared (IR) measurements are employed to photochemically characterize the newly designed ATTO 390-DEACM-cargo triad. Increased two-photon cross-section values of the novel cage in comparison to the widely used protecting group DEACM ([7-(diethylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl) are extracted from TPEF experiments. Femtosecond pump-probe experiments reveal a fast intramolecular charge transfer, a finding that is confirmed by quantum chemical calculations. Uncaging of glutamate is monitored in IR measurements by photodecarboxylation of the carbamate linker between the photolabile protecting group and the glutamate, showing the full functionality of the novel two-photon activatable photocage.
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Goegan B, Terzi F, Bolze F, Cambridge S, Specht A. Synthesis and Characterization of Photoactivatable Doxycycline Analogues Bearing Two-Photon-Sensitive Photoremovable Groups Suitable for Light-Induced Gene Expression. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1341-1348. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Bastien Goegan
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199; CNRS; Faculté de Pharmacie; Université de Strasbourg; 74 Route du Rhin 67400 Illkirch France
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- University of Heidelberg; Department of Functional Neuroanatomy; Im Neuenheimer Feld 307 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199; CNRS; Faculté de Pharmacie; Université de Strasbourg; 74 Route du Rhin 67400 Illkirch France
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- University of Heidelberg; Department of Functional Neuroanatomy; Im Neuenheimer Feld 307 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199; CNRS; Faculté de Pharmacie; Université de Strasbourg; 74 Route du Rhin 67400 Illkirch France
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Kahlstatt J, Reiß P, Halbritter T, Essen LO, Koert U, Heckel A. A light-triggered transmembrane porin. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9623-9626. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05221b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Porins are ideal model systems for channel engineering. Here, we present a photocaged diethylaminocoumarin (DEACM) hybrid of the transmembrane porin OmpG.
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- J. Kahlstatt
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- 60438 Frankfurt am Main
- Germany
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- Philipps-University Marburg
- Department of Chemistry
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- 60438 Frankfurt am Main
- Germany
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- Philipps-University Marburg
- Department of Chemistry
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
- Philipps-University Marburg
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- Philipps-University Marburg
- Department of Chemistry
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- 60438 Frankfurt am Main
- Germany
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Agarwal HK, Zhai S, Surmeier DJ, Ellis-Davies GCR. Intracellular Uncaging of cGMP with Blue Light. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:2139-2144. [PMID: 28762726 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We have made a new caged cGMP that is photolyzed with blue light. Using our recently developed derivative of 7-diethylaminocourmarin (DEAC) called DEAC450, we synthesized coumarin phosphoester derivatives of cGMP with two negative charges appended to the DEAC450 moiety. DEAC450-cGMP is freely soluble in physiological buffer without the need for any organic cosolvents. With a photolysis quantum yield of 0.18 and an extinction coefficient of 43 000 M-1 cm-1 at 453 nm, DEAC450-cGMP is the most photosensitive caged cGMP made to date. In patch-clamped neurons in acutely isolated brain slices, blue light effectively uncaged cGMP from DEAC450 and facilitated activation of hyperpolarization and cyclic nucleotide gated cation (HCN) channels in cholinergic interneurons. Thus, DEAC450-cGMP has a unique set of optical and chemical properties that make it a useful addition to the optical arsenal available to neurobiologists.
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- Hitesh K. Agarwal
- Department
of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department
of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department
of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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Weyel XMM, Fichte MAH, Heckel A. A Two-Photon-Photocleavable Linker for Triggering Light-Induced Strand Breaks in Oligonucleotides. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:2183-2190. [PMID: 28678467 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We synthesized a two-photon-sensitive photocleavable linker based on the 7-diethylaminocoumarin structure and introduced it successfully into DNA strands. First, we demonstrated the inducibility of strand scissions upon irradiation at 365 nm. To verify and visualize the two-photon activity, we used a fluorescence assay based on a DNA strand displacement immobilized in a hydrogel. Additionally, we investigated its use in a new class of DNA decoys that are able to catch and release nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) by using light as an external trigger signal. In cell culture we were able to show the regulation of NF-κB-controlled transcription of green fluorescent protein.
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- Xenia M M Weyel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Kamatham N, Da Silva JP, Givens RS, Ramamurthy V. Melding Caged Compounds with Supramolecular Containers: Photogeneration and Miscreant Behavior of the Coumarylmethyl Carbocation. Org Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nareshbabu Kamatham
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida 33124, United States
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- CCMAR
- Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus de
Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida 33124, United States
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Velema WA, van der Berg JP, Szymanski W, Driessen AJM, Feringa BL. Bacterial patterning controlled by light exposure. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:1639-42. [PMID: 25530471 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02483d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Patterning of multiple bacterial strains in one system is achieved by employing a single photo-activated antibiotic. Varying the light-exposure time results in zones with mixed and single populations.
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- Willem A Velema
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Jikeli JF, Alvarez L, Friedrich BM, Wilson LG, Pascal R, Colin R, Pichlo M, Rennhack A, Brenker C, Kaupp UB. Sperm navigation along helical paths in 3D chemoattractant landscapes. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7985. [PMID: 26278469 PMCID: PMC4557273 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sperm require a sense of direction to locate the egg for fertilization. They follow gradients of chemical and physical cues provided by the egg or the oviduct. However, the principles underlying three-dimensional (3D) navigation in chemical landscapes are unknown. Here using holographic microscopy and optochemical techniques, we track sea urchin sperm navigating in 3D chemoattractant gradients. Sperm sense gradients on two timescales, which produces two different steering responses. A periodic component, resulting from the helical swimming, gradually aligns the helix towards the gradient. When incremental path corrections fail and sperm get off course, a sharp turning manoeuvre puts sperm back on track. Turning results from an ‘off' Ca2+ response signifying a chemoattractant stimulation decrease and, thereby, a drop in cyclic GMP concentration and membrane voltage. These findings highlight the computational sophistication by which sperm sample gradients for deterministic klinotaxis. We provide a conceptual and technical framework for studying microswimmers in 3D chemical landscapes. Sperm use external cues to find the egg using ill-defined principles. Here the authors use holographic microscopy and optochemical tools to study sperm swimming in light-sculpted chemical 3D landscapes; they show that sperm translate the temporal stimulation pattern into multiple swimming behaviours to orient deterministically in a gradient.
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- Jan F Jikeli
- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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- Biological Physics, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Straße 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD Heslington, York, UK
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Straße 16, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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Samanta A, Thunemann M, Feil R, Stafforst T. Upon the photostability of 8-nitro-cGMP and its caging as a 7-dimethylaminocoumarinyl ester. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:7120-3. [PMID: 24853653 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc02828g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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8-Nitro-cGMP was recently discovered as a second messenger of nitric oxide. We describe here the synthesis and properties of DMACM-modified 8-nitro-cGMP for photochemical uncaging. Owing to the limited photostability of 8-nitro-cGMP care must be taken, but the photorelease of the intact product was readily feasible. Unexpectedly, 8-nitro-cGMP decays under formation of 8-nitrosoguanine when irradiated with light.
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- Ayan Samanta
- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Atta S, Paul A, Banerjee R, Bera M, Ikbal M, Dhara D, Singh NDP. Photoresponsive polymers based on a coumarin moiety for the controlled release of pesticide 2,4-D. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra18944f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report an excellent photoresponsive controlled release formulation based on a coumarin copolymer for pesticide 2,4-D.
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- Sanghamitra Atta
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur-721302
- India
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Gorshkov K, Zhang J. Visualization of cyclic nucleotide dynamics in neurons. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:395. [PMID: 25538560 PMCID: PMC4255612 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The second messengers cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) transduce many neuromodulatory signals from hormones and neurotransmitters into specific functional outputs. Their production, degradation and signaling are spatiotemporally regulated to achieve high specificity in signal transduction. The development of genetically encodable fluorescent biosensors has provided researchers with useful tools to study these versatile second messengers and their downstream effectors with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution in cultured cells and living animals. In this review, we introduce the general design of these fluorescent biosensors and describe several of them in more detail. Then we discuss a few examples of using cyclic nucleotide fluorescent biosensors to study regulation of neuronal function and finish with a discussion of advances in the field. Although there has been significant progress made in understanding how the specific signaling of cyclic nucleotide second messengers is achieved, the mechanistic details in complex cell types like neurons are only just beginning to surface. Current and future fluorescent protein reporters will be essential to elucidate the role of cyclic nucleotide signaling dynamics in the functions of individual neurons and their networks.
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- Kirill Gorshkov
- Laboratory of Dr. Jin Zhang, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Dr. Jin Zhang, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Amatrudo JM, Olson JP, Agarwal HK, Ellis-Davies GCR. Caged compounds for multichromic optical interrogation of neural systems. Eur J Neurosci 2014; 41:5-16. [PMID: 25471355 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Caged compounds are widely used by neurophysiologists to study many aspects of cellular signaling in glia and neurons. Biologically inert before irradiation, they can be loaded into cells via patch pipette or topically applied in situ to a defined concentration; photolysis releases the caged compound in a very rapid and spatially defined way. As caged compounds are exogenous optical probes, they include not only natural products such neurotransmitters, calcium and IP3 but non-natural products such as fluorophores, drugs and antibodies. In this Technical Spotlight we provide a short introduction to the uncaging technique by discussing the nitroaromatic caging chromophores most widely used in such experiments [e.g. α-carboxy-ortho-nitrobenyl (CNB), dimethoxynitrobenzyl (DMNB), 4-methoxy-7-nitroindolinyl (MNI) and 4-carboxymethoxy-7-nitroindolinyl (CDNI)]. We show that recently developed caging chromophores [rutheniumbipyridial (RuBi) and 7-diethylaminocoumarin (DEAC)450] that are photolyzed with blue light (~ 430-480 nm range) can be combined with traditional nitroaromatic caged compounds to enable two-color optical probing of neuronal function. For example, one-photon uncaging of either RuBi-GABA or DEAC450-GABA with a 473-nm laser is facile, and can block nonlinear currents (dendritic spikes or action potentials) evoked by two-photon uncaging of CDNI-Glu at 720 nm. We also show that two-photon uncaging of DEAC450-Glu and CDNI-GABA at 900 and 720 nm, respectively, can be used to fire and block action potentials. Our experiments illustrate that recently developed chromophores have taken uncaging out of the 'monochrome era', in which it has existed since 1978, so as to enable multichromic interrogation of neuronal function with single-synapse precision.
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- Joseph M Amatrudo
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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Zhu C, Ninh C, Bettinger CJ. Photoreconfigurable polymers for biomedical applications: chemistry and macromolecular engineering. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:3474-94. [PMID: 25226507 DOI: 10.1021/bm500990z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Stimuli-responsive polymers play an important role in many biomedical technologies. Light responsive polymers are particularly desirable because the parameters of irradiated light and diverse photoactive chemistries produce a large number of combinations between functional materials and associated stimuli. This Review summarizes recent advances in utilizing photoactive chemistries in macromolecules for prospective use in biomedical applications. Special focus is granted to selection criterion when choosing photofunctional groups. Synthetic strategies to incorporate these functionalities into polymers and networks with different topologies are also highlighted herein. Prospective applications of these materials are discussed including programmable matrices for controlled release, dynamic scaffolds for tissue engineering, and functional coatings for medical devices. The article concludes by summarizing the state of the art in photoresponsive polymers for biomedical applications including current challenges and future opportunities.
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- Congcong Zhu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Hess GP, Lewis RW, Chen Y. Caged neurotransmitters and other caged compounds: design and application. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2014; 2014:pdb.top084152. [PMID: 25275116 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top084152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The approaches using caged neurotransmitters described here enable transient kinetic investigations to be made with membrane-bound proteins (receptors) on a cell surface with the same time resolution as was previously possible only with proteins in solution.
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Belov VN, Mitronova GY, Bossi ML, Boyarskiy VP, Hebisch E, Geisler C, Kolmakov K, Wurm CA, Willig KI, Hell SW. Masked rhodamine dyes of five principal colors revealed by photolysis of a 2-diazo-1-indanone caging group: synthesis, photophysics, and light microscopy applications. Chemistry 2014; 20:13162-73. [PMID: 25196166 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Caged rhodamine dyes (Rhodamines NN) of five basic colors were synthesized and used as "hidden" markers in subdiffractional and conventional light microscopy. These masked fluorophores with a 2-diazo-1-indanone group can be irreversibly photoactivated, either by irradiation with UV- or violet light (one-photon process), or by exposure to intense red light (λ∼750 nm; two-photon mode). All dyes possess a very small 2-diazoketone caging group incorporated into the 2-diazo-1-indanone residue with a quaternary carbon atom (C-3) and a spiro-9H-xanthene fragment. Initially they are non-colored (pale yellow), non-fluorescent, and absorb at λ=330-350 nm (molar extinction coefficient (ε)≈10(4) M(-1) cm(-1)) with a band edge that extends to about λ=440 nm. The absorption and emission bands of the uncaged derivatives are tunable over a wide range (λ=511-633 and 525-653 nm, respectively). The unmasked dyes are highly colored and fluorescent (ε=3-8×10(4) M(-1) cm(-1) and fluorescence quantum yields (ϕ)=40-85% in the unbound state and in methanol). By stepwise and orthogonal protection of carboxylic and sulfonic acid groups a highly water-soluble caged red-emitting dye with two sulfonic acid residues was prepared. Rhodamines NN were decorated with amino-reactive N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester groups, applied in aqueous buffers, easily conjugated with proteins, and readily photoactivated (uncaged) with λ=375-420 nm light or intense red light (λ=775 nm). Protein conjugates with optimal degrees of labeling (3-6) were prepared and uncaged with λ=405 nm light in aqueous buffer solutions (ϕ=20-38%). The photochemical cleavage of the masking group generates only molecular nitrogen. Some 10-40% of the non-fluorescent (dark) byproducts are also formed. However, they have low absorbance and do not quench the fluorescence of the uncaged dyes. Photoactivation of the individual molecules of Rhodamines NN (e.g., due to reversible or irreversible transition to a "dark" non-emitting state or photobleaching) provides multicolor images with subdiffractional optical resolution. The applicability of these novel caged fluorophores in super-resolution optical microscopy is exemplified.
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- Vladimir N Belov
- NanoBiophotonics Department, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 551-201-2505.
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Development of the 8-aza-3-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-ylmethyl group as a new entry of photolabile protecting groups. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pfannes EKB, Anielski A, Gerhardt M, Beta C. Intracellular photoactivation of caged cGMP induces myosin II and actin responses in motile cells. Integr Biol (Camb) 2014; 5:1456-63. [PMID: 24136144 DOI: 10.1039/c3ib40109j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cyclic GMP (cGMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger in eukaryotic cells. It is assumed to regulate the association of myosin II with the cytoskeleton of motile cells. When cells of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum are exposed to chemoattractants or to increased osmotic stress, intracellular cGMP levels rise, preceding the accumulation of myosin II in the cell cortex. To directly investigate the impact of intracellular cGMP on cytoskeletal dynamics in a living cell, we released cGMP inside the cell by laser-induced photo-cleavage of a caged precursor. With this approach, we could directly show in a live cell experiment that an increase in intracellular cGMP indeed induces myosin II to accumulate in the cortex. Unexpectedly, we observed for the first time that also the amount of filamentous actin in the cell cortex increases upon a rise in the cGMP concentration, independently of cAMP receptor activation and signaling. We discuss our results in the light of recent work on the cGMP signaling pathway and suggest possible links between cGMP signaling and the actin system.
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- Eva K B Pfannes
- Biological Physics, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Narumi T, Takano H, Ohashi N, Suzuki A, Furuta T, Tamamura H. Isostere-based design of 8-azacoumarin-type photolabile protecting groups: a hydrophilicity-increasing strategy for coumarin-4-ylmethyls. Org Lett 2014; 16:1184-7. [PMID: 24495035 DOI: 10.1021/ol5000583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Described is the development of 8-azacoumarin-4-ylmethyl groups as aqueous photolabile protecting groups. A key feature of the strategy is the isosteric replacement of the C7-C8 enol double bond of the Bhc derivative with an amide bond, resulting in conversion of the chromophore from coumarin to 8-azacoumarin. This strategy makes dramatically enhanced water solubility and facile photocleavage possible.
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- Tetsuo Narumi
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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Chamsaz EA, Sun S, Maddipatla MVSN, Joy A. Photoresponsive polyesters by incorporation of alkoxyphenacyl or coumarin chromophores along the backbone. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2014; 13:412-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50311a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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