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Steinbuch KB, Bucardo M, Tor Y. Emissive Alkylated Guanine Analogs as Probes for Monitoring O 6-Alkylguanine-DNA-transferase Activity. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:36778-36786. [PMID: 39220506 PMCID: PMC11360037 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Human O 6-alkylguanine-DNA-transferase (hAGT) is a repair protein that provides protection from mutagenic events caused by O 6-alkylguanine lesions. As this stoichiometric activity is tissue-specific, indicative of tumor status, and correlated to chemotherapeutic success, tracking the activity of hAGT could prove to be informative for disease diagnosis and therapy. Herein, we explore two families of emissive O 6-methyl- and O 6-benzylguanine analogs based on our previously described th G N and tz G N , thieno- and isothiazolo-guanine surrogates, respectively, as potential reporters. We establish that O 6 -Bn th G N and O 6 -Bn tz G N provide a spectral window to optically monitor hAGT activity, can be used as substrates for the widely used SNAP-Tag delivery system, and are sufficiently bright to be visualized in mammalian cells using fluorescence microscopy.
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California San
Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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Khan MFS, Akbar M, Wu J. Fluorescence and Photophysical Properties of Anthracene and Phenanthrene in Water. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03905-4. [PMID: 39186140 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03905-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely spread pollutants in the environment, including soil and water. Anthracene (anth) and phenanthrene (phen) pose severe health impacts on human lives due to their carcinogenic nature by increasing cancer risk to the skin, lungs, and bladder. Fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising , efficient and straightforward tool for characterizing these trace PAHs in water. Therefore, the current work provides a detailed insight into the fluorescence properties of anth and phen in water. The fluorescence EEMs (excitation-emission matrices) of anth showed emissions at 380 nm, 400 nm, and 425 nm with single excitation at 250 nm, whereas phen showed two emissions < 380 nm, at 350 nm and 365 with single excitation at 250 nm. Then the theoretical EX/EM wavelengths were calculated by DFT and CIS-B3LYP for these compounds in water. The environmental effect of pH variation on fluorescence EEM shows a significant difference in fluorescence intensity without changing in peak locations, with highest fluorescence intensity at neutral pH than acidic and alkaline. Furthermore, the theoretical pH effect was described for the first time by simulating the protonated (+ 1), deprotonated (-1) and neutral molecules in water at the DFT level of theory. The variation in simulated oscillator strengths was similar in trend with the experimental fluorescence intensity of these compounds. The HOMO-LUMO were calculated to obtain the energy gap, molecular softness, molecular hardness, electronic potential and electrophilicity of anth and phen. To find the fluorophore contribution, the fluorescence of homogeneous mixture of both isomers was analyzed, which showed an enhanced fluorescence intensity of anth by 12-20%, whereas a decrease of 9-14% was observed in phen. This study describes that the fluorescence technique could be a fast and easy method to distinguish and identify PAHs isomers (anth and phen) in water.
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- Muhammad Farooq Saleem Khan
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Steinbuch KB, Cong D, Rodriguez AJ, Tor Y. Emissive Guanosine Analog Applicable for Real-Time Live Cell Imaging. ACS Chem Biol 2024; 19:1836-1841. [PMID: 39101365 PMCID: PMC11334113 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.4c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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A new emissive guanosine analog CF3thG, constructed by a single trifluoromethylation step from the previously reported thG, displays red-shifted absorption and emission spectra compared to its precursor. The impact of solvent type and polarity on the photophysical properties of CF3thG suggests that the electronic effects of the trifluoromethyl group dominate its behavior and demonstrates its susceptibility to microenvironmental polarity changes. In vitro transcription initiations using T7 RNA polymerase, initiated with CF3thG, result in highly emissive 5'-labeled RNA transcripts, demonstrating the tolerance of the enzyme toward the analog. Viability assays with HEK293T cells displayed no detrimental effects at tested concentrations, indicating the safety of the analog for cellular applications. Live cell imaging of the free emissive guanosine analog using confocal microscopy was facilitated by its red-shifted absorption and emission and adequate brightness. Real-time live cell imaging demonstrated the release of the guanosine analog from HEK293T cells at concentration-gradient conditions, which was suppressed by the addition of guanosine.
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- Kfir B. Steinbuch
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, United
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Ciaco S, Aronne R, Fiabane M, Mori M. The Rise of Bacterial G-Quadruplexes in Current Antimicrobial Discovery. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:24163-24180. [PMID: 38882119 PMCID: PMC11170735 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a silent critical issue that poses several challenges to health systems. While the discovery of novel antibiotics is currently stalled and prevalently focused on chemical variations of the scaffolds of available drugs, novel targets and innovative strategies are urgently needed to face this global threat. In this context, bacterial G-quadruplexes (G4s) are emerging as timely and profitable targets for the design and development of antimicrobial agents. Indeed, they are expressed in regulatory regions of bacterial genomes, and their modulation has been observed to provide antimicrobial effects with translational perspectives in the context of AMR. In this work, we review the current knowledge of bacterial G4s as well as their modulation by small molecules, including tools and techniques suitable for these investigations. Finally, we critically analyze the needs and future directions in the field, with a focus on the development of small molecules as bacterial G4s modulators endowed with remarkable drug-likeness.
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- Stefano Ciaco
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Le HN, Kuchlyan J, Baladi T, Albinsson B, Dahlén A, Wilhelmsson LM. Synthesis and photophysical characterization of a pH-sensitive quadracyclic uridine (qU) analogue. Chemistry 2024:e202303539. [PMID: 38230625 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Fluorescent base analogues (FBAs) have become useful tools for applications in biophysical chemistry, chemical biology, live-cell imaging, and RNA therapeutics. Herein, two synthetic routes towards a novel FBA of uracil named qU (quadracyclic uracil/uridine) are described. The qU nucleobase bears a tetracyclic fused ring system and is designed to allow for specific Watson-Crick base pairing with adenine. We find that qU absorbs light in the visible region of the spectrum and emits brightly with a quantum yield of 27 % and a dual-band character in a wide pH range. With evidence, among other things, from fluorescence lifetime measurements we suggest that this dual emission feature results from an excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) process. Furthermore, we find that both absorption and emission of qU are highly sensitive to pH. The high brightness in combination with excitation in the visible and pH responsiveness makes qU an interesting native-like nucleic acid label in spectroscopy and microscopy applications in, for example, the field of mRNA and antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutics.
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- Hoang-Ngoan Le
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, SE-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Cell Gene and RNA Therapy, Discovery Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, SE-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cell Gene and RNA Therapy, Discovery Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, SE-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cell Gene and RNA Therapy, Discovery Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, SE-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Thienoguanosine, a unique non-perturbing reporter for investigating rotational dynamics of DNA duplexes and their complexes with proteins. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 213:210-225. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.05.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ciaco S, Gavvala K, Greiner V, Mazzoleni V, Didier P, Ruff M, Martinez-Fernandez L, Improta R, Mely Y. Thienoguanosine brightness in DNA duplexes is governed by the localization of its ππ* excitation in the lowest energy absorption band. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2022; 10. [PMID: 35472854 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac6ab6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Thienoguanosine (thG) is an isomorphic fluorescent guanosine (G) surrogate, which almost perfectly mimics the natural G in DNA duplexes and may therefore be used to sensitively investigate for example protein-induced local conformational changes. To fully exploit the information given by the probe, we carefully re-investigated the thG spectroscopic properties in 12-bp duplexes, when the Set and Ring Associated (SRA) domain of UHRF1 flips its 5' flanking methylcytosine (mC). The SRA-induced flipping of mC was found to strongly increase the fluorescence intensity of thG, but this increase was much larger when thG was flanked in 3' by a C residue as compared to an A residue. Surprisingly, the quantum yield and fluorescence lifetime values of thG were nearly constant, regardless of the presence of SRA and the nature of the 3' flanking residue, suggesting that the differences in fluorescence intensities might be related to changes in absorption properties. We evidenced that thG lowest energy absorption band in the duplexes can be deconvoluted into two bands peaking at ~350 nm and ~310 nm, respectively red-shifted and blue-shifted, compared to the spectrum of thG monomer. Using quantum mechanical calculations, we attributed the former to a nearly pure * excitation localized on thG and the latter to excited states with charge transfer character. The amplitude of thG red-shifted band strongly increased when its 3' flanking C residue was replaced by an A residue in the free duplex, or when its 5' flanking mC residue was flipped by SRA. As only the species associated with the red-shifted band were found to be emissive, the highly unusual finding of this work is that the brightness of thG in free duplexes as well as its changes on SRA-induced mC flipping almost entirely depend on the relative population and/or absorption coefficient of the red-shifted absorbing species.
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- Stefano Ciaco
- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- IGBMC, University of Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias and Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry, Madrid, Madrid, 28049, SPAIN
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Campania, 80134, ITALY
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- UMR 7021, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, CS 60024, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, Strasbourg, Grand Est, 67070, FRANCE
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Fillion A, Franco Pinto J, Granzhan A. Harnessing an emissive guanine surrogate to design small-molecule fluorescent chemosensors of O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT). Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:1888-1892. [PMID: 35174383 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00208f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
Abstract
The fluorescence properties of an emissive guanine surrogate, thienoguanine (thGN, 2-aminothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one), were exploited to design two real-time chemosensors of O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT), a key DNA repair enzyme involved in the resistance to DNA-alkylating anti-cancer drugs though direct reversal of O6-alkylated guanine adducts.
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- Alexandra Fillion
- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405 Orsay, France.
- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405 Orsay, France.
- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405 Orsay, France.
- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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Dziuba D, Didier P, Ciaco S, Barth A, Seidel CAM, Mély Y. Fundamental photophysics of isomorphic and expanded fluorescent nucleoside analogues. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7062-7107. [PMID: 33956014 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00194a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescent nucleoside analogues (FNAs) are structurally diverse mimics of the natural essentially non-fluorescent nucleosides which have found numerous applications in probing the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids as well as their interactions with various biomolecules. In order to minimize disturbance in the labelled nucleic acid sequences, the FNA chromophoric groups should resemble the natural nucleobases in size and hydrogen-bonding patterns. Isomorphic and expanded FNAs are the two groups that best meet the criteria of non-perturbing fluorescent labels for DNA and RNA. Significant progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the fundamental photophysics that governs the spectroscopic and environmentally sensitive properties of these FNAs. Herein, we review recent advances in the spectroscopic and computational studies of selected isomorphic and expanded FNAs. We also show how this information can be used as a rational basis to design new FNAs, select appropriate sequences for optimal spectroscopic response and interpret fluorescence data in FNA applications.
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- Dmytro Dziuba
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France. and Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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Parshotam S, Joy M, Rossano-Tapia M, Mora-Gomez VA, Brown A. The thermochemical, structural, and spectroscopic analyses of the tautomers of sulfur and selenium modified emissive nucleobases. CAN J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
In this study, density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) are used to investigate the stabilities and spectral properties [IR, UV–vis, and two-photon absorption (2PA)] of two sets of modified RNA nucleobase tautomers. The modifications introduce either a sulfur or selenium atom to form an isothiazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine or isoselenazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine heterocyclic core, respectively. The relative stabilities of both sets of modified tautomers determined with B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) reveal that in water (with a polarizable continuum model), the 6-keto-2-amino tautomer of guanine and the rare 4-imino-2-keto tautomer of cytosine may be present at significant populations, whereas the 6-enol-2-amino tautomer of guanine is more common in the gas phase. The identification of these modified tautomers is possible due to the natural differences in their vibrational modes and hence IR spectra. Furthermore, the photophysical properties of both these sets of modified tautomers indicate that excitation and emission energies are shifted relative to their more abundant form in both one photon absorption and emission and 2PA spectra, as determined at the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) and CAM-B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ levels of theory, respectively. Even though the 2PA cross sections in water for all of the species are small (0.3–2.3 GM), the modified cytosine tautomer shows promise, as its cross section is larger than the more dominant form. The spectral separation between the dominant form and the tautomers of isoselenazole and isothiazole modified cytosine and guanine are relatively similar, suggesting both modifications could be useful in elucidating the tautomers from their more abundant counterparts.
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- Shyam Parshotam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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Kuchlyan J, Martinez-Fernandez L, Mori M, Gavvala K, Ciaco S, Boudier C, Richert L, Didier P, Tor Y, Improta R, Mély Y. What Makes Thienoguanosine an Outstanding Fluorescent DNA Probe? J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16999-17014. [PMID: 32915558 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Thienoguanosine (thG) is an isomorphic guanosine (G) surrogate that almost perfectly mimics G in nucleic acids. To exploit its full potential and lay the foundation for future applications, 20 DNA duplexes, where the bases facing and neighboring thG were systematically varied, were thoroughly studied using fluorescence spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and mixed quantum mechanical/molecular mechanics calculations, yielding a comprehensive understanding of its photophysics in DNA. In matched duplexes, thG's hypochromism was larger for flanking G/C residues but its fluorescence quantum yield (QY) and lifetime values were almost independent of the flanking bases. This was attributed to high duplex stability, which maintains a steady orientation and distance between nucleobases, so that a similar charge transfer (CT) mechanism governs the photophysics of thG independently of its flanking nucleobases. thG can therefore replace any G residue in matched duplexes, while always maintaining similar photophysical features. In contrast, the local destabilization induced by a mismatch or an abasic site restores a strong dependence of thG's QY and lifetime values on its environmental context, depending on the CT route efficiency and solvent exposure of thG. Due to this exquisite sensitivity, thG appears ideal for monitoring local structural changes and single nucleotide polymorphism. Moreover, thG's dominant fluorescence lifetime in DNA is unusually long (9-29 ns), facilitating its selective measurement in complex media using a lifetime-based or a time-gated detection scheme. Taken together, our data highlight thG as an outstanding emissive substitute for G with good QY, long fluorescence lifetimes, and exquisite sensitivity to local structural changes.
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- Jagannath Kuchlyan
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias and Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry (IADCHEM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.,Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Li Y, Ludford PT, Fin A, Rovira AR, Tor Y. Enzymatic Syntheses and Applications of Fluorescent Cyclic Dinucleotides. Chemistry 2020; 26:6076-6084. [PMID: 32157755 PMCID: PMC7220823 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bacterial cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) play important roles in regulating biofilm formation, motility and virulence. In eukaryotic cells, theses bacterial CDNs are recognized as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and trigger an innate immune response. We report the photophysical analyses of a novel group of enzymatically synthesized emissive CDN analogues comprised of two families of isomorphic ribonucleotides. The highly favorable photophysical features of the CDN analogues, when compared to their non-emissive natural counterparts, are used to monitor in real time the dinucleotide cyclase-mediated synthesis and phosphodiesterase (PDE)-mediated hydrolysis of homodimeric and mixed CDNs, providing effective means to probe the activities of two classes of bacterial enzymes and insight into their biomolecular recognition and catalytic features.
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- Yao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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Didier P, Kuchlyan J, Martinez-Fernandez L, Gosset P, Léonard J, Tor Y, Improta R, Mély Y. Deciphering the pH-dependence of ground- and excited-state equilibria of thienoguanine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:7381-7391. [PMID: 32211689 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06931c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The thienoguanine nucleobase (thGb) is an isomorphic fluorescent analogue of guanine. In aqueous buffer at neutral pH, thGb exists as a mixture of two ground-state H1 and H3 keto-amino tautomers with distinct absorption and emission spectra and high quantum yield. In this work, we performed the first systematic photophysical characterization of thGb as a function of pH (2 to 12). Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopies, supplemented with theoretical calculations, enabled us to identify three additional thGb forms, resulting from pH-dependent ground-state and excited-state reactions. Moreover, a thorough analysis allowed us to retrieve their individual absorption and emission spectra as well as the equilibrium constants which govern their interconversion. From these data, the complete photoluminescence pathway of thGb in aqueous solution and its dependence as a function of pH was deduced. As the identified forms differ by their spectra and fluorescence lifetime, thGb could be used as a probe for sensing local pH changes under acidic conditions.
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- Pascal Didier
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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Kim KT, Winssinger N. Enhanced SNP-sensing using DNA-templated reactions through confined hybridization of minimal substrates (CHOMS). Chem Sci 2020; 11:4150-4157. [PMID: 34122878 PMCID: PMC8152519 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00741b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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DNA or RNA templated reactions are attractive for nucleic acid sensing and imaging. As for any hybridization-based sensing, there is a tradeoff between sensitivity (detection threshold) and resolution (single nucleotide discrimination). Longer probes afford better sensitivity but compromise single nucleotide resolution due to the small thermodynamic penalty of a single mismatch. Herein we report a design that overcomes this tradeoff. The reaction is leveraged on the hybridization of a minimal substrate (covering 4 nucleotides) which is confined by two guide DNAs functionalized respectively with a ruthenium photocatalyst. The use of a catalytic reaction is essential to bypass the exchange of guide DNAs while achieving signal amplification through substrate turnover. The guide DNAs restrain the reaction to a unique site and enhance the hybridization of short substrates by providing two π-stacking interactions. The reaction was shown to enable the detection of SNPs and SNVs down to 50 pM with a discrimination factor ranging from 24 to 309 (median 82, 27 examples from 3 oncogenes). The clinical diagnostic potential of the technology was demonstrated with the analysis of RAS amplicons obtained directly from cell culture.
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- Ki Tae Kim
- Department of Organic Chemistry, NCCR Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva 30 quai Ernest Ansermet 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, NCCR Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva 30 quai Ernest Ansermet 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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Michel BY, Dziuba D, Benhida R, Demchenko AP, Burger A. Probing of Nucleic Acid Structures, Dynamics, and Interactions With Environment-Sensitive Fluorescent Labels. Front Chem 2020; 8:112. [PMID: 32181238 PMCID: PMC7059644 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fluorescence labeling and probing are fundamental techniques for nucleic acid analysis and quantification. However, new fluorescent probes and approaches are urgently needed in order to accurately determine structural and conformational dynamics of DNA and RNA at the level of single nucleobases/base pairs, and to probe the interactions between nucleic acids with proteins. This review describes the means by which to achieve these goals using nucleobase replacement or modification with advanced fluorescent dyes that respond by the changing of their fluorescence parameters to their local environment (altered polarity, hydration, flipping dynamics, and formation/breaking of hydrogen bonds).
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- Benoît Y. Michel
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 – Parc Valrose, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 – Parc Valrose, Nice, France
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 – Parc Valrose, Nice, France
- Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, UM6P, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnologies, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Institute of Physical, Technical and Computer Science, Yuriy Fedkovych National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 – Parc Valrose, Nice, France
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Nobis D, Fisher RS, Simmermacher M, Hopkins PA, Tor Y, Jones AC, Magennis SW. Single-Molecule Detection of a Fluorescent Nucleobase Analogue via Multiphoton Excitation. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:5008-5012. [PMID: 31397575 PMCID: PMC7024020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The ability to routinely detect fluorescent nucleobase analogues at the single-molecule level would create a wealth of opportunities to study nucleic acids. We report the multiphoton-induced fluorescence and single-molecule detection of a dimethylamine-substituted extended-6-aza-uridine (DMAthaU). We show that DMAthaU can exist in a highly fluorescent form, emitting strongly in the visible region (470-560 nm). Using pulse-shaped broadband Ti:sapphire laser excitation, DMAthaU undergoes two-photon (2P) absorption at low excitation powers, switching to three-photon (3P) absorption at high incident intensity. The assignment of a 3P process is supported by cubic response calculations. Under both 2P and 3P excitation, the single-molecule brightness was over an order of magnitude higher than reported previously for any fluorescent base analogue, which facilitated the first single-molecule detection of an emissive nucleoside with multiphoton excitation.
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- David Nobis
- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
- Corresponding Authors (A.C.J.)., (S.W.M.)
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- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
- Corresponding Authors (A.C.J.)., (S.W.M.)
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Martinez-Fernandez L, Gavvala K, Sharma R, Didier P, Richert L, Segarra Martì J, Mori M, Mely Y, Improta R. Excited-State Dynamics of Thienoguanosine, an Isomorphic Highly Fluorescent Analogue of Guanosine. Chemistry 2019; 25:7375-7386. [PMID: 30882930 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Thienoguanosine (th G) is an isomorphic analogue of guanosine with promising potentialities as fluorescent DNA label. As a free probe in protic solvents, th G exists in two tautomeric forms, identified as the H1, being the only one observed in nonprotic solvents, and H3 keto-amino tautomers. We herein investigate the photophysics of th G in solvents of different polarity, from water to dioxane, by combining time-resolved fluorescence with PCM/TD-DFT and CASSCF calculations. Fluorescence lifetimes of 14.5-20.5 and 7-13 ns were observed for the H1 and H3 tautomers, respectively, in the tested solvents. In methanol and ethanol, an additional fluorescent decay lifetime (≈3 ns) at the blue emission side (λ≈430 nm) as well as a 0.5 ns component with negative amplitude at the red edge of the spectrum, typical of an excited-state reaction, were observed. Our computational analysis explains the solvent effects observed on the tautomeric equilibrium. The main radiative and nonradiative deactivation routes have been mapped by PCM/TD-DFT calculations in solution and CASSCF in the gas phase. The most easily accessible conical intersection, involving an out-of plane motion of the sulfur atom in the five-membered ring of th G, is separated by a sizeable energy barrier (≥0.4 eV) from the minimum of the spectroscopic state, which explains the large experimental fluorescence quantum yield.
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- Lara Martinez-Fernandez
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Modúlo13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, 80 Wood Lane, W12 0BZ, London, UK
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
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Teppang KL, Lee RW, Burns DD, Turner MB, Lokensgard ME, Cooksy AL, Purse BW. Electronic Modifications of Fluorescent Cytidine Analogues Control Photophysics and Fluorescent Responses to Base Stacking and Pairing. Chemistry 2018; 25:1249-1259. [PMID: 30338571 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The rational design of fluorescent nucleoside analogues is greatly hampered by the lack of a general method to predict their photophysics, a problem that is especially acute when base pairing and stacking change fluorescence. To better understand these effects, a series of tricyclic cytidine (tC and tCO ) analogues ranging from electron-rich to electron-deficient was designed and synthesized. They were then incorporated into oligonucleotides, and photophysical responses to base pairing and stacking were studied. When inserted into double-stranded DNA oligonucleotides, electron-rich analogues exhibit a fluorescence turn-on effect, in contrast with the electron-deficient compounds, which show diminished fluorescence. The magnitude of these fluorescence changes is correlated with the oxidation potential of nearest neighbor nucleobases. Moreover, matched base pairing enhances fluorescence turn-on for the electron-rich compounds, and it causes a fluorescence decrease for the electron-deficient compounds. For the tCO compounds, the emergence of vibrational fine structure in the fluorescence spectra in response to base pairing and stacking was observed, offering a potential new tool for studying nucleic acid structure and dynamics. These results, supported by DFT calculations, help to rationalize fluorescence changes in the base stack and will be useful for selecting the best fluorescent nucleoside analogues for a desired application.
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- Kristine L Teppang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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Whitfield CJ, Little RC, Khan K, Ijiro K, Connolly BA, Tuite EM, Pike AR. Self-Priming Enzymatic Fabrication of Multiply Modified DNA. Chemistry 2018; 24:15267-15274. [PMID: 29931815 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The self-priming synthesis of multiply modified DNA by the extension of repeating unit duplex "oligoseeds" provides a source of versatile DNA. Sterically-demanding nucleotides 5-Br-dUTP, 7-deaza-7-I-dATP, 6-S-dGTP, 5-I-dCTP as well as 5-(octadiynyl)-dCTP were incorporated into two extending oligoseeds; [GATC]5 /[GATC]5 and [A4 G]4 /[CT4 ]4 . The products contained modifications on one or both strands of DNA, demonstrating their recognition by the polymerase as both template (reading) and substrate (writing). Nucleobase modifications that lie in the major groove were reliably read and written by the polymerase during the extension reaction, even when bulky or in contiguous sequences. Repeat sequence DNA over 500 bp long, bearing four different modified units was produced by this method. The number, position and type of modification, as well as the overall length of the DNA can be controlled to yield designer DNA that offers sequence-determined sites for further chemical adaptations, targeted small molecule binding studies, or sensing and sequencing applications.
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- Colette J Whitfield
- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Sholokh M, Sharma R, Grytsyk N, Zaghzi L, Postupalenko VY, Dziuba D, Barthes NPF, Michel BY, Boudier C, Zaporozhets OA, Tor Y, Burger A, Mély Y. Environmentally Sensitive Fluorescent Nucleoside Analogues for Surveying Dynamic Interconversions of Nucleic Acid Structures. Chemistry 2018; 24:13850-13861. [PMID: 29989220 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Nucleic acids are characterized by a variety of dynamically interconverting structures that play a major role in transcriptional and translational regulation as well as recombination and repair. To monitor these interconversions, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based techniques can be used, but require two fluorophores that are typically large and can alter the DNA/RNA structure and protein binding. Additionally, events that do not alter the donor/acceptor distance and/or angular relationship are frequently left undetected. A more benign approach relies on fluorescent nucleobases that can substitute their native counterparts with minimal perturbation, such as the recently developed 2-thienyl-3-hydroxychromone (3HCnt) and thienoguanosine (th G). To demonstrate the potency of 3HCnt and th G in deciphering interconversion mechanisms, we used the conversion of the (-)DNA copy of the HIV-1 primer binding site (-)PBS stem-loop into (+)/(-)PBS duplex, as a model system. When incorporated into the (-)PBS loop, the two probes were found to be highly sensitive to the individual steps both in the absence and the presence of a nucleic acid chaperone, providing the first complete mechanistic description of this critical process in HIV-1 replication. The combination of the two distinct probes appears to be instrumental for characterizing structural transitions of nucleic acids under various stimuli.
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- Marianna Sholokh
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France.,Department of Chemistry, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, 60 Volodymyrska street, 01033, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, 60 Volodymyrska street, 01033, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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Walunj MB, Tanpure AA, Srivatsan SG. Post-transcriptional labeling by using Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling generates functional RNA probes. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 46:e65. [PMID: 29546376 PMCID: PMC6009664 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pd-catalyzed C-C bond formation, an important vertebra in the spine of synthetic chemistry, is emerging as a valuable chemoselective transformation for post-synthetic functionalization of biomacromolecules. While methods are available for labeling protein and DNA, development of an analogous procedure to label RNA by cross-coupling reactions remains a major challenge. Herein, we describe a new Pd-mediated RNA oligonucleotide (ON) labeling method that involves post-transcriptional functionalization of iodouridine-labeled RNA transcripts by using Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. 5-Iodouridine triphosphate (IUTP) is efficiently incorporated into RNA ONs at one or more sites by T7 RNA polymerase. Further, using a catalytic system made of Pd(OAc)2 and 2-aminopyrimidine-4,6-diol (ADHP) or dimethylamino-substituted ADHP (DMADHP), we established a modular method to functionalize iodouridine-labeled RNA ONs in the presence of various boronic acid and ester substrates under very mild conditions (37°C and pH 8.5). This method is highly chemoselective, and offers direct access to RNA ONs labeled with commonly used fluorescent and affinity tags and new fluorogenic environment-sensitive nucleoside probes in a ligand-controlled stereoselective fashion. Taken together, this simple approach of generating functional RNA ON probes by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling will be a very important addition to the resources and tools available for analyzing RNA motifs.
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- Manisha B Walunj
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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Bag SS, Gogoi H. Design of "Click" Fluorescent Labeled 2'-deoxyuridines via C5-[4-(2-Propynyl(methyl)amino)]phenyl Acetylene as a Universal Linker: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Interaction with BSA. J Org Chem 2018; 83:7606-7621. [PMID: 29877080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b03097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Microenvironment-sensitive fluorescent nucleosides present attractive advantages over single-emitting dyes for sensing inter-biomolecular interactions involving DNA. Herein, we report the rational design and synthesis of triazolyl push-pull fluorophore-labeled uridines via the intermediacy of C5-[4-(2-propynyl(methyl)amino)]phenyl acetylene as a universal linker. The synthesized nucleosides showed interesting solvatochromic characteristic and/or intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) features. A few of them also exhibited dual-emitting characteristics evidencing our designing concept. The HOMO-LUMO distribution showed that the emissive states of these nucleosides were characterized with more significant electron redistribution between the C5-[4-(2-propynyl(methyl)amino)]phenyl triazolyl donor moiety and the aromatic chromophores linked to it, leading to modulated emission property. The solvent polarity sensitivity of these nucleosides was also tested. The synthesized triazolyl benzonitrile (10C), naphthyl (10E), and pyrenyl (10G) nucleosides were found to exhibit interesting ICT and dual (LE/ICT) emission properties. The dual-emitting pyrenyl nucleoside maintained a good ratiometric response in the BSA protein microenvironment, enabling the switch-on ratiometric sensing of BSA as the only protein biomolecule. Thus, it is expected that the new fluorescent nucleoside analogues would be useful in designing DNA probes for nucleic acid analysis or studying DNA-protein interactions via a drastic change in fluorescence response due to a change in micropolarity.
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- Subhendu Sekhar Bag
- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 781039 , India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 781039 , India
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Seio K, Kanamori T, Masaki Y. Solvent- and environment-dependent fluorescence of modified nucleobases. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Shah R, Zhou A, Wagner CR. Switch-on fluorescent/FRET probes to study human histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1 (hHint1), a novel target for opioid tolerance and neuropathic pain. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:10230-10237. [PMID: 29177353 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02472j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Histidine Triad Nucleotide Binding Protein 1 (Hint1) has emerged to be an important post-synaptic protein associated with a variety of central nervous system disorders such as pain, addiction, and schizophrenia. Recently, inhibition of histidine nucleotide binding protein 1 (Hint1) with a small nucleoside inhibitor has shown promise as a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Herein, we describe the first rationally designed small molecule switch-on probes with dual fluorescence and FRET properties to study Hint1. Two non-natural fluorescent nucleosides with a fluorescent lifetime of 20 and 25 ns were each coupled through a linker to the indole ring, i.e. probes 7 and 8. Both probes were found to be water soluble and quenched intramolecularly via photoinduced electron transfer (PET) resulting in minimal background fluorescence. Upon incubating with Hint1, compound 7 and 8 exhibited a 40- and 16-fold increase in the fluorescence intensity compared to the control. Compounds 7 and 8 bind Hint1 with a dissociation constant of 0.121 ± 0.02 and 2.2 ± 0.36 μM, respectively. We demonstrate that probe 8 exhibits a switch-on FRET property with an active site tryptophan residue (W123). We show the utility of probes in performing quantitative ligand displacement studies, as well as in selective detection of Hint1 in the cell lysates. These probes should be useful for studying the dynamics of the active site, as well as for the development of fluorescence lifetime based high throughput screening assay to identify novel inhibitors for Hint1 in future.
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- Rachit Shah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry University of Minnesota, USA.
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Calcaterra A, Iovine V, Botta B, Quaglio D, D'Acquarica I, Ciogli A, Iazzetti A, Alfonsi R, Lospinoso Severini L, Infante P, Di Marcotullio L, Mori M, Ghirga F. Chemical, computational and functional insights into the chemical stability of the Hedgehog pathway inhibitor GANT61. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:349-358. [PMID: 29338454 PMCID: PMC6009951 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1419221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This work aims at elucidating the mechanism and kinetics of hydrolysis of GANT61, the first and most-widely used inhibitor of the Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway that targets Glioma-associated oncogene homologue (Gli) proteins, and at confirming the chemical nature of its bioactive form. GANT61 is poorly stable under physiological conditions and rapidly hydrolyses into an aldehyde species (GANT61-A), which is devoid of the biological activity against Hh signalling, and a diamine derivative (GANT61-D), which has shown inhibition of Gli-mediated transcription. Here, we combined chemical synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, analytical studies, molecular modelling and functional cell assays to characterise the GANT61 hydrolysis pathway. Our results show that GANT61-D is the bioactive form of GANT61 in NIH3T3 Shh-Light II cells and SuFu−/− mouse embryonic fibroblasts, and clarify the structural requirements for GANT61-D binding to Gli1. This study paves the way to the design of GANT61 derivatives with improved potency and chemical stability.
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- Andrea Calcaterra
- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Molecular Medicine , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- c Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Molecular Medicine , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy.,d Pasteur Institute/Cenci Bolognetti Foundation , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- c Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Rome , Italy
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- c Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Rome , Italy
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Hallé F, Fin A, Rovira AR, Tor Y. Emissive Synthetic Cofactors: Enzymatic Interconversions of tz A Analogues of ATP, NAD + , NADH, NADP + , and NADPH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1087-1090. [PMID: 29228460 PMCID: PMC5771816 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A series of enzymatic transformations, which generate visibly emissive isofunctional cofactors based on an isothiazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine analogue of adenosine (tz A), was developed. Nicotinamide adenylyl transferase condenses nicotinamide mononucleotide and tz ATP to yield Ntz AD+ , which can be enzymatically phosphorylated by NAD+ kinase and ATP or tz ATP to the corresponding Ntz ADP+ . The latter can be engaged in NADP-specific coupled enzymatic transformations involving conversion to Ntz ADPH by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and reoxidation to Ntz ADP+ by glutathione reductase. The Ntz ADP+ /Ntz ADPH cycle can be monitored in real time by fluorescence spectroscopy.
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- François Hallé
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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Emissive Synthetic Cofactors: Enzymatic Interconversions of tz
A Analogues of ATP, NAD+
, NADH, NADP+
, and NADPH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The multiple roles of the nucleocapsid in retroviral RNA conversion into proviral DNA by reverse transcriptase. Biochem Soc Trans 2017; 44:1427-1440. [PMID: 27911725 DOI: 10.1042/bst20160101-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Retroviruses are enveloped plus-strand RNA viruses that can cause cancer, immunodeficiency and neurological disorder in human and animals. Retroviruses have several unique properties, such as a genomic RNA in a dimeric form found in the virus, and a replication strategy called 'copy-and-paste' during which the plus-strand genomic RNA is converted into a double-stranded DNA, subsequently integrated into the cellular genome. Two essential viral enzymes, reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase (IN), direct this 'copy-and-paste' replication. RT copies the genomic RNA generating the double-stranded proviral DNA, while IN catalyzes proviral DNA integration into the cellular DNA, then called the provirus. In that context, a major component of the virion core, the nucleocapsid protein (NC), was found to be a potent nucleic-acid chaperone that assists RT during the conversion of the genomic RNA into proviral DNA. Here we briefly review the interplay of NC with viral nucleic-acids, which enables rapid and faithful folding and hybridization of complementary sequences, and with active RT thus providing assistance to the synthesis of the complete proviral DNA. Because of its multiple roles in retrovirus replication, NC could be viewed as a two-faced Janus-chaperone acting on viral nucleic-acids and enzymes.
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Rovira AR, Fin A, Tor Y. Expanding a fluorescent RNA alphabet: synthesis, photophysics and utility of isothiazole-derived purine nucleoside surrogates. Chem Sci 2017; 8:2983-2993. [PMID: 28451365 PMCID: PMC5380116 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc05354h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A series of emissive ribonucleoside purine mimics, all comprised of an isothiazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine core, was prepared using a divergent pathway involving a key Thorpe-Ziegler cyclization. In addition to an adenosine and a guanosine mimic, analogues of the noncanonical xanthosine, isoguanosine, and 2-aminoadenosine were also synthesized and found to be emissive. Isothiazolo 2-aminoadenosine, an adenosine surrogate, was found to be particularly emissive and effectively deaminated by adenosine deaminase. Competitive studies with adenosine deaminase with each analogue in combination with native adenosine showed preference for the native substrate while still deaminating the isothiazolo analogues.
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- Alexander R Rovira
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0358 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0358 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0358 , USA .
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Kilin V, Gavvala K, Barthes NPF, Michel BY, Shin D, Boudier C, Mauffret O, Yashchuk V, Mousli M, Ruff M, Granger F, Eiler S, Bronner C, Tor Y, Burger A, Mély Y. Dynamics of Methylated Cytosine Flipping by UHRF1. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:2520-2528. [PMID: 28112929 PMCID: PMC5335914 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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DNA methylation patterns, which are critical for gene expression, are replicated by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and ubiquitin-like containing PHD and RING finger domains 1 (UHRF1) proteins. This replication is initiated by the recognition of hemimethylated CpG sites and further flipping of methylated cytosines (mC) by the Set and Ring Associated (SRA) domain of UHRF1. Although crystallography has shed light on the mechanism of mC flipping by SRA, tools are required to monitor in real time how SRA reads DNA and flips the modified nucleobase. To accomplish this aim, we have utilized two distinct fluorescent nucleobase surrogates, 2-thienyl-3-hydroxychromone nucleoside (3HCnt) and thienoguanosine (thG), incorporated at different positions into hemimethylated (HM) and nonmethylated (NM) DNA duplexes. Large fluorescence changes were associated with mC flipping in HM duplexes, showing the outstanding sensitivity of both nucleobase surrogates to the small structural changes accompanying base flipping. Importantly, the nucleobase surrogates marginally affected the structure of the duplex and its affinity for SRA at positions where they were responsive to base flipping, illustrating their promise as nonperturbing probes for monitoring such events. Stopped-flow studies using these two distinct tools revealed the fast kinetics of SRA binding and sliding to NM duplexes, consistent with its reader role. In contrast, the kinetics of mC flipping was found to be much slower in HM duplexes, substantially increasing the lifetime of CpG-bound UHRF1, and thus the probability of recruiting DNMT1 to faithfully duplicate the DNA methylation profile. The fluorescence-based approach using these two different fluorescent nucleoside surrogates advances the mechanistic understanding of the UHRF1/DNMT1 tandem and the development of assays for the identification of base flipping inhibitors.
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- Vasyl Kilin
- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Universitéde Strasbourg, Facultéde pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Universitéde Strasbourg, Facultéde pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, UniversitéCôte d’Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, UniversitéCôte d’Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France
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- TriLink BioTechnologies, LLC., San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Universitéde Strasbourg, Facultéde pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- LBPA, UMR 8113 CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Saclay, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev 01601, Ukraine
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Universitéde Strasbourg, Facultéde pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U964 CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67000, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U964 CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67000, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U964 CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67000, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U964 CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch 67000, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, UniversitéCôte d’Azur, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Universitéde Strasbourg, Facultéde pharmacie, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Li Y, Fin A, McCoy L, Tor Y. Polymerase-Mediated Site-Specific Incorporation of a Synthetic Fluorescent Isomorphic G Surrogate into RNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:1303-1307. [PMID: 28000329 PMCID: PMC5241218 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201609327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An enzyme-mediated approach for the assembly of singly modified RNA constructs in which specific G residues are replaced with th G, an emissive isomorphic G surrogate, is reported. Transcription in the presence of th G and native nucleoside triphosphates enforces initiation with the unnatural analogue, yielding 5'-end modified transcripts that can be mono-phosphorylated and ligated to provide longer site-specifically modified RNA constructs. The scope of this unprecedented enzymatic approach to non-canonical purine-containing RNAs is explored via the assembly of several altered hammerhead (HH) ribozymes and a singly modified HH substrate. By strategically modifying key positions, a mechanistic insight into the ribozyme-mediated cleavage is gained. Additionally, the emissive features of the modified nucleoside and its responsiveness to environmental changes can be used to monitor cleavage in real time by steady state fluorescence spectroscopy.
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- Yao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0358, USA
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Li Y, Fin A, McCoy L, Tor Y. Polymerase‐Mediated Site‐Specific Incorporation of a Synthetic Fluorescent Isomorphic G Surrogate into RNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0358 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0358 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0358 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0358 USA
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Gavvala K, Barthes NPF, Bonhomme D, Dabert-Gay AS, Debayle D, Michel BY, Burger A, Mély Y. A turn-on dual emissive nucleobase sensitive to mismatches and duplex conformational changes. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19061h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein, we demonstrate the on–off dual emissive behaviour of a fluorescent nucleoside sensitive towards DNA hybridization and conformational changes as well as detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Krishna Gavvala
- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie
- UMR 7213
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- Université de Strasbourg
- CNRS
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- CNRS
- Parc Valrose
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- CNRS
- Parc Valrose
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
- UMR 6097
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- 660 Route des Lucioles
- 06560 Valbonne
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
- UMR 6097
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- 660 Route des Lucioles
- 06560 Valbonne
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- CNRS
- Parc Valrose
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
- CNRS
- Parc Valrose
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie
- UMR 7213
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- Université de Strasbourg
- CNRS
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