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Bojtár M, Kormos A, Kis-Petik K, Kellermayer M, Kele P. Green-Light Activatable, Water-Soluble Red-Shifted Coumarin Photocages. Org Lett 2019; 21:9410-9414. [PMID: 31714093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Easily accessible green-light activatable (>500 nm) photocages based on red-shifted, π-extended coumarin scaffolds are developed with uncaging efficiencies similar to those of recently introduced BODIPY derivatives. The photocages possess increased aqueous solubility, high absorption coefficients within the 450-600 nm range, and exceptionally high two-photon cross sections.
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- Márton Bojtár
- Chemical Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry , Research Centre for Natural Sciences , H-1117 Magyar tudósok krt 2 , Budapest , Hungary
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry , Research Centre for Natural Sciences , H-1117 Magyar tudósok krt 2 , Budapest , Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology , Semmelweis University , H-1094 Tűzoltó u. 37-47 , Budapest , Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology , Semmelweis University , H-1094 Tűzoltó u. 37-47 , Budapest , Hungary
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry , Research Centre for Natural Sciences , H-1117 Magyar tudósok krt 2 , Budapest , Hungary
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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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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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Narumi T. [Novel Visible Light Photoactivatable Caged Neurotransmitters Based on a N-Methyl Quinolinium Chromophore]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2019; 139:263-271. [PMID: 30713238 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.18-00174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The development of novel photolabile protecting groups with practical levels of photolytic efficiency and hydrophilicity can provide smart photochemical tools, such as caged compounds. One of the long-standing problems of most reported photolabile protecting groups is the requirement for one-photon activation, of ultraviolet light (250-400 nm), that is harmful to living cells and has low tissue penetration power. An attractive approach to overcome this would be the use of longer-wavelength light for one-photon activation; advantages would include both lower phototoxicity and higher tissue penetration power than UV irradiation. As part of our research aimed at developing new photochemical tools, we have developed the N-methyl-7-hydroxyquinolinium (N-Me-7-HQm) caging chromophore as a novel photocage, sensitive to visible light. A key to the success of the development of the N-Me-7-HQm photocage was simple N-methylation of the 7-hydroxyquinoline chromophore. This modification allows access to visible light absorbance, facile photoactivation by blue-LED light (458 nm) with high photolytic efficiency, excellent water solubility, and high resistance to spontaneous hydrolysis. The success of the late stage upgrading of a chromophore in the synthetic sequence suggests that further functionalization of the caging chromophore will be possible, and should aid in the rapid generation of structurally diverse libraries of visible light-sensitive photocages.
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- Tetsuo Narumi
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
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Klausen M, Dubois V, Clermont G, Tonnelé C, Castet F, Blanchard-Desce M. Dual-wavelength efficient two-photon photorelease of glycine by π-extended dipolar coumarins. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4209-4219. [PMID: 31057749 PMCID: PMC6481246 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00148d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Photolabile protecting groups (PPGs) releasing bioactive compounds upon two-photon excitation have emerged as increasingly popular tools to control and study physiological processes. Yet the limited two-photon photosensitivity of many cages is still a critical issue for applications. We herein report the design, synthesis and photophysical study of polarized extended coumarinyl derivatives which show large two-photon sensitivity (up to 440 GM) at two complementary wavelengths in the NIR spectral range. DFT calculations demonstrate that subtle tuning of polarization in the ground-state and confinement of the photo-induced intramolecular charge transfer upon excitation is responsible for enhancing two-photon absorption while maintaining large uncaging efficiency. These findings open a new engineering route towards efficient coumarinyl PPGs.
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- Maxime Klausen
- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) , 351 cours de la Libération , F-33405 , Talence , France .
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Offenbartl-Stiegert D, Clarke TM, Bronstein H, Nguyen HP, Howorka S. Solvent-dependent photophysics of a red-shifted, biocompatible coumarin photocage. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:6178-6183. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00632j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel coumarin photocage with long-wavelength and high photolysis quantum yield shows solvent dependent photolysis.
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- Daniel Offenbartl-Stiegert
- Department of Chemistry
- Institute of Structural Molecular Biology
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Institute of Structural Molecular Biology
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Institute of Structural Molecular Biology
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ
- UK
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Walton DP, Dougherty DA. A general strategy for visible-light decaging based on the quinone cis-alkenyl lock. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:4965-4968. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc01073d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Combining the fast thermal cyclization of o-coumaric acid derivatives with the intramolecular photoreduction of quinones gives new visible-light photoremovable protecting groups absorbing well above 450 nm.
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- David P. Walton
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- California Institute of Technology
- Pasadena
- USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- California Institute of Technology
- Pasadena
- USA
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Beauté L, McClenaghan N, Lecommandoux S. Photo-triggered polymer nanomedicines: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 138:148-166. [PMID: 30553952 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The use of nanotechnology to improve treatment efficacy and reduce side effects is central to nanomedicine. In this context, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDS) such as chemical/physical gels or nanoparticles such as polymersomes, micelles or nanogels are particularly promising and are the focus of this review. Several stimuli have been considered but light as an exogenous trigger presents many advantages that are pertinent for clinical applications such as high spatial and temporal control and low cost. Underlying mechanisms required for the release of therapeutic agents in vitro and in vivo range from the molecular scale, namely photoisomerization, hydrophobicity photoswitching, photocleavage or heat generation via nanoheaters, through to the macromolecular scale. As well as these approaches, DDS destabilization, DDS permeation pore unblocking and formation are discussed.
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- Louis Beauté
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, Talence 33405, France; Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, Pessac 33607, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, Talence 33405, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, Pessac 33607, France.
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Gandioso A, Palau M, Bresolí-Obach R, Galindo A, Rovira A, Bosch M, Nonell S, Marchán V. High Photostability in Nonconventional Coumarins with Far-Red/NIR Emission through Azetidinyl Substitution. J Org Chem 2018; 83:11519-11531. [PMID: 30168330 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Replacement of electron-donating N,N-dialkyl groups with three- or four-membered cyclic amines (e.g., aziridine and azetidine, respectively) has been described as a promising approach to improve some of the drawbacks of conventional fluorophores, including low fluorescent quantum yields (ΦF) in polar solvents. In this work, we have explored the influence of azetidinyl substitution on nonconventional coumarin-based COUPY dyes. Two azetidine-containing scaffolds were first synthesized in four linear synthetic steps and easily transformed into far-red/NIR-emitting fluorophores through N-alkylation of the pyridine moiety. Azetidine introduction in COUPY dyes resulted in enlarged Stokes' shifts with respect to the N,N-dialkylamino-containing parent dyes, but the ΦF were not significantly modified in aqueous media, which is in contrast with previously reported observations in other fluorophores. However, azetidinyl substitution led to an unprecedented improvement in the photostability of COUPY dyes, and high cell permeability was retained since the fluorophores accumulated selectively in mitochondria and nucleoli of HeLa cells. Overall, our results provide valuable insights for the design and optimization of novel fluorophores operating in the far-red/NIR region, since we have demonstrated that three important parameters (Stokes' shifts, ΦF, and photostability) cannot be always simultaneously addressed by simply replacing a N,N-dialkylamino group with azetidine, at least in nonconventional coumarin-based fluorophores.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB , Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB , Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona , Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB , Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB , Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Unitat de Microscòpia Òptica Avançada, Centres Científics i Tecnològics , Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona , Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB , Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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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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Narumi T, Miyata K, Nii A, Sato K, Mase N, Furuta T. 7-Hydroxy-N-Methylquinolinium Chromophore: A Photolabile Protecting Group for Blue-Light Uncaging. Org Lett 2018; 20:4178-4182. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tetsuo Narumi
- Course of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
- Green Chemistry Research Division, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Course of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Course of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Course of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Course of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
- Green Energy Research Division, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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Bai Y, Shi X, Chen Y, Zhu C, Jiao Y, Han Z, He W, Guo Z. Coumarin/BODIPY Hybridisation for Ratiometric Sensing of Intracellular Polarity Oscillation. Chemistry 2018; 24:7513-7524. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yang Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryCoordination Chemistry InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P.R. China
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Niu C, Yin L, Aisa HA. Novel Furocoumarin Derivatives Stimulate Melanogenesis in B16 Melanoma Cells by Up-Regulation of MITF and TYR Family via Akt/GSK3β/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030746. [PMID: 29509689 PMCID: PMC5877607 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The extracts of Ficuscarica L. and Psoralen corylifolia L. are traditional Uygur medicines for the treatment of vitiligo, and its active ingredients furocoumarins, were are found to be the most effective agents against this skin disorder nowadays. Therefore, a series of novel easter derivatives (8a-8p) of furocoumarin were designed and synthesized based on our previous research to improve this activity in the present study. The synthesized derivatives were biologically evaluated for melanin synthesis in murine B16 cells and the SAR (structure-activity relationship) was summarized. Eight derivatives were more potent than positive control (8-MOP, 8-methoxypsoralan), especially compounds 8n (200%) and 8o (197%), which were nearly 1.5-fold potency when compared with 8-MOP (136%). Furthermore, the signaling pathway by which 8n activates the melanin biosynthesis was defined. Our results showed that it not only elevated the melanin content, but also stimulated the activity of tyrosinasein a concentration-dependent manner. Increasing of phosphorylation of Akt (also named PKB, protein kinase B) and non-activated GSK3β (glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta), which inhibited the degradation of β-catenin were observed through Western blot analysis. The accumulation of β-catenin probably led to the activation of transcription of MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) and TYR (tyrosinase) family, as well as the subsequent induction of melanin synthesis.
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- Chao Niu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
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Ankenbruck N, Courtney T, Naro Y, Deiters A. Optochemical Control of Biological Processes in Cells and Animals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:2768-2798. [PMID: 28521066 PMCID: PMC6026863 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201700171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Biological processes are naturally regulated with high spatial and temporal control, as is perhaps most evident in metazoan embryogenesis. Chemical tools have been extensively utilized in cell and developmental biology to investigate cellular processes, and conditional control methods have expanded applications of these technologies toward resolving complex biological questions. Light represents an excellent external trigger since it can be controlled with very high spatial and temporal precision. To this end, several optically regulated tools have been developed and applied to living systems. In this review we discuss recent developments of optochemical tools, including small molecules, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids that can be irreversibly or reversibly controlled through light irradiation, with a focus on applications in cells and animals.
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- Nicholas Ankenbruck
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, USA
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Lin Q, Yang L, Wang Z, Hua Y, Zhang D, Bao B, Bao C, Gong X, Zhu L. Coumarin Photocaging Groups Modified with an Electron-Rich Styryl Moiety at the 3-Position: Long-Wavelength Excitation, Rapid Photolysis, and Photobleaching. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201800713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Qiuning Lin
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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Lin Q, Yang L, Wang Z, Hua Y, Zhang D, Bao B, Bao C, Gong X, Zhu L. Coumarin Photocaging Groups Modified with an Electron-Rich Styryl Moiety at the 3-Position: Long-Wavelength Excitation, Rapid Photolysis, and Photobleaching. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3722-3726. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Qiuning Lin
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials; East China University of Science and Technology; 130# Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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Zhang W, Hamouri F, Feng Z, Aujard I, Ducos B, Ye S, Weiss S, Volovitch M, Vriz S, Jullien L, Bensimon D. Control of Protein Activity and Gene Expression by Cyclofen-OH Uncaging. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1232-1238. [PMID: 29341391 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The use of light to control the expression of genes and the activity of proteins is a rapidly expanding field. Whereas many of these approaches use fusion between a light-activable protein and the protein of interest to control the activity of the latter, it is also possible to control the activity of a protein by uncaging a specific ligand. In that context, controlling the activation of a protein fused to the modified estrogen receptor (ERT) by uncaging its ligand cyclofen-OH has emerged as a generic and versatile method to control the activation of proteins quantitatively, quickly, and locally in a live organism. We present that approach and its uses in a variety of physiological contexts.
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- Weiting Zhang
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,IBENS, CNRS-UMR8197, INSERM-U1024, PSL Research University, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,IBENS, CNRS-UMR8197, INSERM-U1024, PSL Research University, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,IBENS, CNRS-UMR8197, INSERM-U1024, PSL Research University, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS UMR 7241, INSERM U1050, 11 place Marcellin Berthelot, 75005, Paris, France.,Department of Biology, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS UMR 7241, INSERM U1050, 11 place Marcellin Berthelot, 75005, Paris, France.,Department of Life Sciences, Paris-Diderot University, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, 5 rue Thomas Mann, 75013, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,IBENS, CNRS-UMR8197, INSERM-U1024, PSL Research University, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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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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Ankenbruck N, Courtney T, Naro Y, Deiters A. Optochemische Steuerung biologischer Vorgänge in Zellen und Tieren. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201700171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Nicholas Ankenbruck
- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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van Wilderen LJGW, Neumann C, Rodrigues-Correia A, Kern-Michler D, Mielke N, Reinfelds M, Heckel A, Bredenbeck J. Picosecond activation of the DEACM photocage unravelled by VIS-pump-IR-probe spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:6487-6496. [PMID: 28197598 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07022a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The light-induced ultrafast uncaging process of the [7-(diethylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl (DEACM) cage is measured by time-resolved visible-pump-infrared-probe spectroscopy, and supported by steady-state absorption spectroscopy in the visible and infrared spectral regions. Understanding the uncaging process is important because its favorable properties make DEACM an interesting case for chemical and biological applications. It has a convenient absorption in the visible spectral range, and is relatively easily modified to carry leaving groups (LGs) such as nucleotides, substrates or inhibitors, which are inactive when bound and active when released. Previous work suggested a lower limit for the uncaging rate, which places it among the fastest available cages. Here, we determine the photodissociation directly to occur on the picosecond time scale by monitoring the appearance of the released LG in the infrared spectral region. In the present study, azide (N3) is chosen as an LG to monitor photodissociation because its vibrational mode is spectrally isolated (hence easy to follow) and its absorption wavenumber is sensitive to local structural rearrangements. The uncaging process is recorded up to 3 nanoseconds and compared to the collected steady-state spectra. The free LG appears on a picosecond time scale, rendering this one of the fastest known cages. No evidence is found for a tight-ion pair (TIP) preceding the free LG. The uncaging mechanism is found to be slowed down upon the addition of water to acetonitrile.
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- L J G W van Wilderen
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany.
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany.
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany.
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany.
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany.
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Gandioso A, Bresolí-Obach R, Nin-Hill A, Bosch M, Palau M, Galindo A, Contreras S, Rovira A, Rovira C, Nonell S, Marchán V. Redesigning the Coumarin Scaffold into Small Bright Fluorophores with Far-Red to Near-Infrared Emission and Large Stokes Shifts Useful for Cell Imaging. J Org Chem 2018; 83:1185-1195. [PMID: 29283264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Among the palette of previously described fluorescent organic molecules, coumarins are ideal candidates for developing cellular and molecular imaging tools due to their high cell permeability and minimal perturbation of living systems. However, blue-to-cyan fluorescence emission is usually difficult in in vivo applications due to the inherent toxicity and poor tissue penetration of short visible light wavelengths. Here, we introduce a new family of coumarin-based fluorophores, nicknamed COUPY, with promising photophysical properties, including emission in the far-red/near-infrared (NIR) region, large Stokes shifts, high photostability, and excellent brightness. COUPY fluorophores were efficiently synthesized in only three linear synthetic steps from commercially available precursors, with the N-alkylation of a pyridine moiety being the key step at the end of the synthetic route, as it allows for the tuning of the photophysical properties of the resulting dye. Owing to their low molecular weights, COUPY dyes show excellent cell permeability and accumulate selectively in nucleoli and/or mitochondria of HeLa cells, as their far-red/NIR fluorescence emission is easily detected at a concentration as low as 0.5 μM after an incubation of only 20 min. We anticipate that these coumarin scaffolds will open a way to the development of novel coumarin-based far-red to NIR emitting fluorophores with potential applications for organelle imaging and biomolecule labeling.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Microscòpia Òptica Avançada, Centres Científics i Tecnològics, Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) , E-08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB) , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Passlick S, Kramer PF, Richers MT, Williams JT, Ellis-Davies GCR. Two-color, one-photon uncaging of glutamate and GABA. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187732. [PMID: 29117230 PMCID: PMC5678877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Neuronal cells receive a variety of excitatory and inhibitory signals which they process to generate an output signal. In order to study the interaction between excitatory and inhibitory receptors with exogenously applied transmitters in the same preparation, two caging chromophores attached to glutamate and GABA were developed that were selectively photolyzed by different wavelengths of light. This technique has the advantage that the biologically inactive caged compound can be applied at equilibrium prior to the near instantaneous release of the transmitters. This method therefore mimics the kinetics of endogenously released transmitters that is otherwise not possible in brain slice preparations. Repeated photolysis with either of the two wavelengths resulted in GABA- or glutamate-induced activation of both ionotropic and metabotropic receptors to evoke reproducible currents. With these compounds, the interaction between inhibitory and excitatory receptors was examined using whole field photolysis.
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- Stefan Passlick
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Gandioso A, Palau M, Nin‐Hill A, Melnyk I, Rovira C, Nonell S, Velasco D, García‐Amorós J, Marchán V. Sequential Uncaging with Green Light can be Achieved by Fine-Tuning the Structure of a Dicyanocoumarin Chromophore. ChemistryOpen 2017; 6:375-384. [PMID: 28638770 PMCID: PMC5474652 DOI: 10.1002/open.201700067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We report the synthesis and photochemical properties of a series of dicyanocoumarinylmethyl (DEAdcCM)- and dicyanocoumarinylethyl (DEAdcCE)-based photocages of carboxylic acids and amines with absorption maximum around 500 nm. Photolysis studies with green light have demonstrated that the structure of the coumarin chromophore as well as the nature of the leaving group and the type of bond to be photocleaved (ester or carbamate) have a strong influence on the rate and efficiency of the uncaging process. These experimental observations were also supported by DFT calculations. Such differences in deprotection kinetics have been exploited to sequentially photolyze two dicyanocoumarin-caged model compounds (e.g., benzoic acid and ethylamine), and open the way to increasing the number of functional levels that can be addressed with light in a single system, particularly when combining dicyanocoumarin caging groups with other photocleavable protecting groups, which remain intact under green light irradiation.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
- Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)08010BarcelonaSpain
- Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Institut Químic de SarriàUniversitat Ramon Llull08017BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB (AG, VM)Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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Gandioso A, Contreras S, Melnyk I, Oliva J, Nonell S, Velasco D, García-Amorós J, Marchán V. Development of Green/Red-Absorbing Chromophores Based on a Coumarin Scaffold That Are Useful as Caging Groups. J Org Chem 2017; 82:5398-5408. [PMID: 28467700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We report the design, synthesis, and spectroscopic characterization of a series of push-pull chromophores based on a novel coumarin scaffold in which the carbonyl of the lactone function of the original coumarin dyes has been replaced by the cyano(4-nitrophenyl)methylene moiety. The skeleton of the compounds was synthesized by condensation of a thiocoumarin precursor with the corresponding arylacetonitrile derivatives, and their photophysical properties were fine-tuned through the incorporation of electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) like nitro and cyano at the phenyl ring, leading to absorption in the green to red region. Although fluorescence emission was weakened or even canceled upon introduction of two or three strong EWGs, the emission of the mononitro-containing coumarin derivatives in the red region upon excitation with green light is noticeable, as are their significantly large Stokes shifts. The new coumarin derivatives can be useful as photocleavable protecting groups, as demonstrated through the synthesis and characterization of a series of coumarin-based photocages of benzoic acid. Preliminary photolysis studies with green light have demonstrated that the structure of the coumarin chromophore influences the rate of the uncaging process, opening the way to exploiting these new coumarin scaffolds as caging groups that can be removed with visible light.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull , E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Secció de Química Orgànica, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Walton DP, Dougherty DA. A General Strategy for Visible-Light Decaging Based on the Quinone Trimethyl Lock. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:4655-4658. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- David P. Walton
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Miyake H, Tajima T, Takaguchi Y. Synthesis and Light-absorption Characteristics of Thiophene Derivatives Bearing Ferrocenylthiocarbonyl Groups. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.160866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hideaki Miyake
- Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 2-16-1 Tokiwadai, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8611
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530
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Herzig LM, Elamri I, Schwalbe H, Wachtveitl J. Light-induced antibiotic release from a coumarin-caged compound on the ultrafast timescale. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:14835-14844. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02030a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A photocaged puromycin derivative, DEACM-puromycin, was synthesized and characterized. The successful restoration of the antibiotic activity was demonstrated in insect cells.
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- L.-M. Herzig
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- 60438 Frankfurt/Main
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ)
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- 60438 Frankfurt/Main
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ)
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- 60438 Frankfurt/Main
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- 60438 Frankfurt/Main
- Germany
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Kumar N, Pham-Xuan Q, Depauw A, Hemadi M, Ha-Duong NT, Lefevre JP, Ha-Thi MH, Leray I. New sensitive and selective calixarene-based fluorescent sensors for the detection of Cs+ in an organoaqueous medium. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj04085c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A calixarene-based fluorescent sensor has been designed for the detection of Cs+ in the micromolar range.
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- Naresh Kumar
- PPSM
- ENS Cachan
- CNRS
- Université Paris Saclay
- 94235 Cachan Cedex
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- PPSM
- ENS Cachan
- CNRS
- Université Paris Saclay
- 94235 Cachan Cedex
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- PPSM
- ENS Cachan
- CNRS
- Université Paris Saclay
- 94235 Cachan Cedex
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- ITODYS
- Université Paris-Diderot
- CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier
- 75205 Paris Cedex 13
- France
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- PPSM
- ENS Cachan
- CNRS
- Université Paris Saclay
- 94235 Cachan Cedex
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Gandioso A, Cano M, Massaguer A, Marchán V. A Green Light-Triggerable RGD Peptide for Photocontrolled Targeted Drug Delivery: Synthesis and Photolysis Studies. J Org Chem 2016; 81:11556-11564. [PMID: 27934458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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We describe for the first time the synthesis and photochemical properties of a coumarin-caged cyclic RGD peptide and demonstrate that uncaging can be efficiently performed with biologically compatible green light. This was accomplished by using a new dicyanocoumarin derivative (DEAdcCE) for the protection of the carboxyl function at the side chain of the aspartic acid residue, which was selected on the basis of Fmoc-tBu SPPS compatibility and photolysis efficiency. The shielding effect of a methyl group incorporated in the coumarin derivative near the ester bond linking both moieties in combination with the use of acidic additives such as HOBt or Oxyma during the basic Fmoc-removal treatment were found to be very effective for minimizing aspartimide-related side reactions. In addition, a conjugate between the dicyanocoumarin-caged cyclic RGD peptide and ruthenocene, which was selected as a metallodrug model cargo, has been synthesized and characterized. The fact that green-light triggered photoactivation can be efficiently performed both with the caged peptide and with its ruthenocenoyl bioconjugate reveals great potential for DEAdcCE-caged peptide sequences as selective drug carriers in the context of photocontrolled targeted anticancer strategies.
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- Albert Gandioso
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona , E-17071 Girona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Orgànica, IBUB, Universitat de Barcelona , E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Niu C, Pang GX, Li G, Dou J, Nie LF, Himit H, Kabas M, Aisa HA. Synthesis and biological evaluation of furocoumarin derivatives on melanin synthesis in murine B16 cells for the treatment of vitiligo. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:5960-5968. [PMID: 27713014 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Furocoumarins, isolated from Psoralen corylifolia L., were found to be the most effective drug in the treatment of vitiligo nowadays. Twenty-five furocoumarin derivatives were thus designed and synthesized in order to improve the melanogenesis in B16 cells for the first time. Among them, twenty-three compounds were more potent than the positive control (8-MOP), the commonly used drug for vitiligo in clinic. Noticeably, compounds 6m (350.5%) and 6p (313.1%) based on the scaffold of 6k (2H-benzofuro[2,3-h]chromen-2-one) were nearly 3-fold stronger than 8-MOP (114.50%). The in vitro melanin synthesis evaluation of these structurally diverse analogues had also led to an outline of structure-activity relationship.
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- Chao Niu
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
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Hövelmann F, Kedziora KM, Nadler A, Müller R, Jalink K, Schultz C. Optotaxis: Caged Lysophosphatidic Acid Enables Optical Control of a Chemotactic Gradient. Cell Chem Biol 2016; 23:629-634. [PMID: 27161483 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a serum-borne lipid mediator that binds to a variety of different G protein-coupled receptors to trigger an exceptionally wide range of biological effects, including cell survival and differentiation, cancer cell migration, and embryonic development. Here we synthesized caged LPA (cgLPA), a "photolysable" coumarin-masked derivative of LPA. We demonstrate that illumination of cgLPA with 405 nm light liberates bioactive LPA on a subsecond scale to evoke Ca(2+) signaling, Rho activation, and cytoskeletal contraction. In addition, we developed an "optotaxis" assay to attract melanoma cells through a stable chemotactic gradient by repeated liberation of LPA through local photolysis of extracellular cgLPA. We expect that this method of light-controlled chemotaxis will be generally applicable to a large variety of small molecules that drive cellular migration or other responses.
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- Felix Hövelmann
- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Photoactivatable Caged Prodrugs of VEGFR-2 Kinase Inhibitors. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21050570. [PMID: 27136525 PMCID: PMC6274539 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21050570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, we report on the design, synthesis, photokinetic properties and in vitro evaluation of photoactivatable caged prodrugs for the receptor tyrosine kinase VEGFR-2. Highly potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors 1 and 3 were caged by introduction of a photoremovable protecting group (PPG) to yield the caged prodrugs 4 and 5. As expected, enzymatic and cellular proliferation assays showed dramatically diminished efficacy of caged prodrugs in vitro. Upon ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of the prodrugs original inhibitory activity was completely restored and even distinctly reinforced, as was the case for the prodrug 4. The presented results are a further evidence for caging technique being an interesting approach in the protein kinase field. It could enable spatial and temporal control for the inhibition of VEGFR-2. The described photoactivatable prodrugs might be highly useful as biological probes for studying the VEGFR-2 signal transduction.
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Nadler A, Yushchenko DA, Müller R, Stein F, Feng S, Mulle C, Carta M, Schultz C. Exclusive photorelease of signalling lipids at the plasma membrane. Nat Commun 2015; 6:10056. [PMID: 26686736 PMCID: PMC4703838 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Photoactivation of caged biomolecules has become a powerful approach to study cellular signalling events. Here we report a method for anchoring and uncaging biomolecules exclusively at the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane by employing a photocleavable, sulfonated coumarin derivative. The novel caging group allows quantifying the reaction progress and efficiency of uncaging reactions in a live-cell microscopy setup, thereby greatly improving the control of uncaging experiments. We synthesized arachidonic acid derivatives bearing the new negatively charged or a neutral, membrane-permeant coumarin caging group to locally induce signalling either at the plasma membrane or on internal membranes in β-cells and brain slices derived from C57B1/6 mice. Uncaging at the plasma membrane triggers a strong enhancement of calcium oscillations in β-cells and a pronounced potentiation of synaptic transmission while uncaging inside cells blocks calcium oscillations in β-cells and causes a more transient effect on neuronal transmission, respectively. The precise subcellular site of arachidonic acid release is therefore crucial for signalling outcome in two independent systems. Caged signalling intermediates are powerful cell biological tools, however it can be challenging to precisely control where activation occurs. Nadler et al. develop a caging group that specifically targets the plasma membrane, and demonstrate spatially controlled activation of arachidonic acid signalling.
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- André Nadler
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut Interdisciplinaire de Neurosciences, CNRS UMR 5297 Université Bordeaux 2, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut Interdisciplinaire de Neurosciences, CNRS UMR 5297 Université Bordeaux 2, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Olejniczak J, Carling CJ, Almutairi A. Photocontrolled release using one-photon absorption of visible or NIR light. J Control Release 2015; 219:18-30. [PMID: 26394063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Light is an excellent means to externally control the properties of materials and small molecules for many applications. Light's ability to initiate chemistries largely independent of a material's local environment makes it particularly useful as a bio-orthogonal and on-demand trigger in living systems. Materials responsive to UV light are widely reported in the literature; however, UV light has substantial limitations for in vitro and in vivo applications. Many biological molecules absorb these energetic wavelengths directly, not only preventing substantial tissue penetration but also causing detrimental photochemical reactions. The more innocuous nature of long-wavelength light (>400nm) and its ability at longer wavelengths (600-950nm) to effectively penetrate tissues is ideal for biological applications. Multi-photon processes (e.g. two-photon excitation and upconversion) using longer wavelength light, often in the near-infrared (NIR) range, have been proposed as a means of avoiding the negative characteristics of UV light. However, high-power focused laser light and long irradiation times are often required to initiate photorelease using these inefficient non-linear optical methods, limiting their in vivo use in mammalian tissues where NIR light is readily scattered. The development of materials that efficiently convert a single photon of long-wavelength light to chemical change is a viable solution to achieve in vivo photorelease. However, to date only a few such materials have been reported. Here we review current technologies for photo-regulated release using photoactive organic materials that directly absorb visible and NIR light.
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- Jason Olejniczak
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; IEM Center for Nanomedicine and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; IEM Center for Nanomedicine and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Chen Z, Sun W, Butt HJ, Wu S. Upconverting-Nanoparticle-Assisted Photochemistry Induced by Low-Intensity Near-Infrared Light: How Low Can We Go? Chemistry 2015; 21:9165-70. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Warford CC, Carling CJ, Branda NR. From slow to fast--the user controls the rate of the release of molecules from masked forms using a photoswitch and different types of light. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:7039-42. [PMID: 25806619 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00218d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Exposure to UV light generates a ring-closed isomer of a diarylethene, which undergoes very slow bond breaking and release even after the light is turned off. The rate of release is increased by exposing the isomer to UV and/or visible light.
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- C Chad Warford
- 4D LABS, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.
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Zhou J, Fang C, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Zhang N, Liu X, Wang F, Shangguan D. Visible-light-induced cleavage of 4-α-amino acid substituted naphthalimides and its application in DNA photocleavage. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:3931-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00302d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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4-α-Amino acid substituted naphthalimides can be photocleaved at the C–N bond between the 4-amino and the amino acid residue under visible light irradiation, releasing a fluorophore, 4-aminonaphthalimide.
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- Jin Zhou
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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Velema WA, van der Berg JP, Szymanski W, Driessen AJM, Feringa BL. Orthogonal control of antibacterial activity with light. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:1969-74. [PMID: 25055227 DOI: 10.1021/cb500313f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Selection of a single bacterial strain out of a mixture of microorganisms is of crucial importance in healthcare and microbiology research. Novel approaches that can externally control bacterial selection are a valuable addition to the microbiology toolbox. In this proof-of-concept, two complementary antibiotics are protected with photocleavable groups that can be orthogonally addressed with different wavelengths of light. This allows for the light-triggered selection of a single bacterial strain out of a mixture of multiple strains, by choosing the right wavelength. Further improvement toward additional orthogonally addressable antibiotics might ultimately lead to a novel methodology for bacterial selection in complex populations.
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- Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Yamazoe S, Liu Q, McQuade LE, Deiters A, Chen JK. Sequential Gene Silencing Using Wavelength-Selective Caged Morpholino Oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201405355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Yamazoe S, Liu Q, McQuade LE, Deiters A, Chen JK. Sequential gene silencing using wavelength-selective caged morpholino oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:10114-8. [PMID: 25130695 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201405355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Spectrally differentiated caged morpholino oligonucleotides (cMOs) and wavelength-selective illumination have been used to sequentially inactivate organismal gene function. The efficacy of these reverse-genetic chemical probes has been demonstrated in zebrafish embryos, and these reagents have been employed to examine the mechanisms of mesoderm patterning.
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- Sayumi Yamazoe
- Departments of Chemical and Systems Biology and Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 269 Campus Drive, CCSR 3155, Stanford, CA 94305 (USA) http://chen.stanford.edu
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How to control proteins with light in living systems. Nat Chem Biol 2014; 10:533-41. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Höglinger D, Nadler A, Schultz C. Caged lipids as tools for investigating cellular signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1841:1085-96. [PMID: 24713581 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lipid derivatives that can be activated by light, often referred to as 'caged' lipids, are useful tools to manipulate intact cells non-invasively. Here we focus on experimental approaches that have made use of caged lipids. Apart from summarizing the recent advances and available tools in the field, we strive to highlight the experimental challenges that arise from lipid-specific biophysical properties and the abundance of an enormous diversity of distinct molecular lipid species in cells. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Tools to study lipid functions.
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- Doris Höglinger
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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