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Hamerla C, Mondal P, Hegger R, Burghardt I. Controlled destabilization of caged circularized DNA oligonucleotides predicted by replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26132-26144. [PMID: 37740309 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02961a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
Abstract
Spatiotemporal control is a critical issue in the design of strategies for the photoregulation of oligonucleotide activity. Efficient uncaging, i.e., activation by removal of photolabile protecting groups (PPGs), often necessitates multiple PPGs. An alternative approach is based on circularization strategies, exemplified by intrasequential circularization, also denoted photo-tethering, as introduced in [Seyfried et al., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 359]. Here, we develop a computational protocol, relying on replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD), in order to characterize the destabilization of a series of circularized, caged DNA oligonucleotides addressed in the aforementioned study. For these medium-sized (32 nt) oligonucleotides, melting temperatures are computed, whose trend is in good agreement with experiment, exhibiting a large destabilization and, hence, reduction of the melting temperature of the order of ΔTm ∼ 30 K as compared with the native species. The analysis of free energy landscapes confirms the destabilization pattern experienced by the circularized oligonucleotides. The present study underscores that computational protocols that capture controlled destabilization and uncaging of oligonucleotides are promising as predictive tools in the tailored photocontrol of nucleic acids.
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- Carsten Hamerla
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences and Technologies (CAMOST), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Panguru (G.P), Yerpedu Mandal, 517619 - Tirupati Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Kaufmann J, Müller P, Andreadou E, Heckel A. Green‐Light Activatable BODIPY and Coumarin 5’‐Caps for Oligonucleotide Photocaging. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200477. [PMID: 35420231 PMCID: PMC9322594 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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We synthesized two green‐light activatable 5’‐caps for oligonucleotides based on the BODIPY and coumarin scaffold. Both bear an alkyne functionality allowing their use in numerous biological applications. They were successfully incorporated in oligonucleotides via solid‐phase synthesis. Copper‐catalyzed alkyne‐azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) using a bisazide photo‐tether gave cyclic oligonucleotides that could be relinearized by activation with green light and were shown to exhibit high stability against exonucleases. Chemical ligation as another example for bioconjugation yielded oligonucleotides with an internal strand break site. Irradiation at 530 nm or 565 nm resulted in complete photolysis of both caging groups.
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- Janik Kaufmann
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Blümler A, Schwalbe H, Heckel A. Solid‐Phase‐Supported Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Light‐Activatable tRNA Derivative. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Anja Blümler
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt/Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt/Main Germany
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance BMRZ Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt/Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt/Main Germany
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Blümler A, Schwalbe H, Heckel A. Solid-Phase-Supported Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Light-Activatable tRNA Derivative. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202111613. [PMID: 34738704 PMCID: PMC9299214 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Herein, we present a multi‐cycle chemoenzymatic synthesis of modified RNA with simplified solid‐phase handling to overcome size limitations of RNA synthesis. It combines the advantages of classical chemical solid‐phase synthesis and enzymatic synthesis using magnetic streptavidin beads and biotinylated RNA. Successful introduction of light‐controllable RNA nucleotides into the tRNAMet sequence was confirmed by gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. The methods tolerate modifications in the RNA phosphodiester backbone and allow introductions of photocaged and photoswitchable nucleotides as well as photocleavable strand breaks and fluorophores.
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- Anja Blümler
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.,Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance BMRZ, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Grebenovsky N, Luma L, Müller P, Heckel A. Introducing LNAzo: More Rigidity for Improved Photocontrol of Oligonucleotide Hybridization. Chemistry 2019; 25:12298-12302. [PMID: 31386225 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics have made rapid progress in clinical treatment of a variety of disease indications. Since most therapeutic oligonucleotides serve more than just one function and tend to have a prolonged lifetime, spatio-temporal control of these functions would be desirable. Photoswitches like azobenzene have proven themselves as useful tools in this matter. Upon irradiation, the photoisomerization of the azobenzene moiety causes destabilization in adjacent base pairs, leading to a decreased hybridization affinity. Since the way the azobenzene is incorporated in the oligonucleotide is of utmost importance, we synthesized locked azobenzene C-nucleosides and compared their photocontrol capabilities to established azobenzene C-nucleosides in oligonucleotide test-sequences by means of fluorescence-, UV/Vis-, and CD-spectroscopy.
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- Nikolai Grebenovsky
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Seyfried P, Heinz M, Pintér G, Klötzner DP, Becker Y, Bolte M, Jonker HRA, Stelzl LS, Hummer G, Schwalbe H, Heckel A. Optimal Destabilization of DNA Double Strands by Single-Nucleobase Caging. Chemistry 2018; 24:17568-17576. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Patrick Seyfried
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Biophysics; Max Planck Institute of Biophysics; Max-von-Laue-Str. 3 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt/, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt/, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Biophysics; Max Planck Institute of Biophysics; Max-von-Laue-Str. 3 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Biophysics; Max Planck Institute of Biophysics; Max-von-Laue-Str. 3 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Institute of Biophysics; Max-von-Laue-Str. 1 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt/, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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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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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]
Affiliation(s)
- 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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Seyfried P, Eiden L, Grebenovsky N, Mayer G, Heckel A. Photo‐Tethers for the (Multi‐)Cyclic, Conformational Caging of Long Oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Patrick Seyfried
- Goethe University Frankfurt Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Life and Medical Science Institute University of Bonn Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1 53121 Bonn Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Life and Medical Science Institute University of Bonn Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1 53121 Bonn Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Seyfried P, Eiden L, Grebenovsky N, Mayer G, Heckel A. Photo-Tethers for the (Multi-)Cyclic, Conformational Caging of Long Oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 56:359-363. [PMID: 27897376 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Intramolecular circularization of DNA oligonucleotides was accomplished by incorporation of alkyne-modified photolabile nucleosides into DNA sequences, followed by a CuI -catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition with bis-azido linker molecules. We determined a range of ring sizes, in which the caged circular oligonucleotides exhibit superior duplex destabilizing properties. Specific binding of a full-length 90 nt C10 aptamer recognizing human Burkitt's lymphoma cells was then temporarily inhibited by locking the aptamer in a bicircularized structure. Irradiation restored the native aptamer conformation resulting in efficient cell binding and uptake. The photo-tether strategy presented here provides a robust and versatile tool for the light-activation of longer functional oligonucleotides, noteworthy without prior knowledge on the structure and the importance of specific nucleotides within a DNA aptamer.
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- Patrick Seyfried
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Life and Medical Science Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Life and Medical Science Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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Doi T, Kawai H, Murayama K, Kashida H, Asanuma H. Visible-Light-Triggered Cross-Linking of DNA Duplexes by Reversible [2+2] Photocycloaddition of Styrylpyrene. Chemistry 2016; 22:10533-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tetsuya Doi
- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
- PRESTO (Japan) Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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Fichte MAH, Weyel XMM, Junek S, Schäfer F, Herbivo C, Goeldner M, Specht A, Wachtveitl J, Heckel A. Three-Dimensional Control of DNA Hybridization by Orthogonal Two-Color Two-Photon Uncaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201603281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Manuela A. H. Fichte
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe-University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe-University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Imaging Facility; Max Planck Institute for Brain Research; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 4 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe-University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université de Strasbourg, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Équipe de Chimie et Neurobiologie Moléculaire; 67400 Illkirch France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université de Strasbourg, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Équipe de Chimie et Neurobiologie Moléculaire; 67400 Illkirch France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université de Strasbourg, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Équipe de Chimie et Neurobiologie Moléculaire; 67400 Illkirch France
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Goethe-University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Three-Dimensional Control of DNA Hybridization by Orthogonal Two-Color Two-Photon Uncaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:8948-52. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Thevarpadam J, Bessi I, Binas O, Gonçalves DPN, Slavov C, Jonker HRA, Richter C, Wachtveitl J, Schwalbe H, Heckel A. Photoresponsive Formation of an Intermolecular Minimal G-Quadruplex Motif. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:2738-42. [PMID: 26805928 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The ability of three different bifunctional azobenzene linkers to enable the photoreversible formation of a defined intermolecular two-tetrad G-quadruplex upon UV/Vis irradiation was investigated. Circular dichroism and NMR spectroscopic data showed the formation of G-quadruplexes with K(+) ions at room temperature in all three cases with the corresponding azobenzene linker in an E conformation. However, only the para-para-substituted azobenzene derivative enables photoswitching between a nonpolymorphic, stacked, tetramolecular G-quadruplex and an unstructured state after E-Z isomerization.
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- Julie Thevarpadam
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Thevarpadam J, Bessi I, Binas O, Gonçalves DPN, Slavov C, Jonker HRA, Richter C, Wachtveitl J, Schwalbe H, Heckel A. Photoresponsive Formation of an Intermolecular Minimal G-Quadruplex Motif. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julie Thevarpadam
- Goethe University Frankfurt; Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt; Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ); Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt; Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Goldau T, Murayama K, Brieke C, Asanuma H, Heckel A. Azobenzene C-Nucleosides for Photocontrolled Hybridization of DNA at Room Temperature. Chemistry 2015; 21:17870-6. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Panja S, Paul R, Greenberg MM, Woodson SA. Light-Triggered RNA Annealing by an RNA Chaperone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:7281-4. [PMID: 25959666 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201501658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Non-coding antisense RNAs regulate bacterial genes in response to nutrition or environmental stress, and can be engineered for artificial gene control. The RNA chaperone Hfq accelerates antisense pairing between non-coding RNAs and their mRNA targets, by a mechanism still unknown. We used a photocaged guanosine derivative in an RNA oligonucleotide to temporally control Hfq catalyzed annealing. Using a fluorescent molecular beacon as a reporter, we observed RNA duplex formation within 15 s following irradiation (3 s) of photocaged RNA complexed with Hfq. The results showed that the Hfq chaperone directly stabilizes the initiation of RNA base pairs, and suggests a strategy for light-activated control of gene expression by non-coding RNAs.
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- Subrata Panja
- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218 (USA).
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218 (USA).
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Panja S, Paul R, Greenberg MM, Woodson SA. Light-Triggered RNA Annealing by an RNA Chaperone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201501658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Goldau T, Murayama K, Brieke C, Steinwand S, Mondal P, Biswas M, Burghardt I, Wachtveitl J, Asanuma H, Heckel A. Reversible photoswitching of RNA hybridization at room temperature with an azobenzene C-nucleoside. Chemistry 2014; 21:2845-54. [PMID: 25537843 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Photoregulation of RNA remains a challenging task as the introduction of a photoswitch entails changes in the shape and the stability of the duplex that strongly depend on the chosen linker strategy. Herein, the influence of a novel nucleosidic linker moiety on the photoregulation efficiency of azobenzene is investigated. To this purpose, two azobenzene C-nucleosides were stereoselectively synthesized, characterized, and incorporated into RNA oligonucleotides. Spectroscopic characterization revealed a reversible and fast switching process, even at 20 °C, and a high thermal stability of the respective cis isomers. The photoregulation efficiency of RNA duplexes upon trans-to-cis isomerization was investigated by using melting point studies and compared with the known D-threoninol-based azobenzene system, revealing a photoswitching amplitude of the new residues exceeding 90 % even at room temperature. Structural changes in the duplexes upon photoisomerization were investigated by using MM/MD calculations. The excellent photoswitching performance at room temperature and the high thermal stability make these new azobenzene residues promising candidates for in-vivo and nanoarchitecture photoregulation applications of RNA.
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- Thomas Goldau
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main (Germany), Fax: (+49) 69-798-763-42505
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Alexander Heckel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201402186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alexander Heckel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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