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Almaliti J, Alhindy M, Yoon MC, Hook V, Molinski TF, O’Donoghue AJ, Gerwick WH. Orthogonal Deprotection Strategy of Fmoc Provides Improved Synthesis of Sensitive Peptides: Application to Z-Arg-Lys-AOMK. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:3997-4003. [PMID: 38284081 PMCID: PMC10809369 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08629] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
Protecting groups (PGs) in peptide synthesis have inspired advanced design principles that incorporate "orthogonality" for selective C- and N-terminus and side-chain deprotections. The conventionally acid-stable 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) group is one of the most widely used N-protection groups in solid- and solution-phase synthesis. Despite the versatility of Fmoc, deprotection by the removal of the Fmoc group to unmask primary amines requires the use of a basic secondary amine nucleophile, but this stratagem poses challenges in sensitive molecules that bear reactive electrophilic groups. An expansion of PG versatility, a tunable orthogonality, in the late-stage synthesis of peptides would add flexibility to the synthetic design and implementation. Here, we report a novel Fmoc deprotection method using hydrogenolysis under mildly acidic conditions for the synthesis of Z-Arg-Lys-acyloxymethyl ketone (Z-R-K-AOMK). This new method is not only valuable for Fmoc deprotection in the synthesis of complex peptides that contain highly reactive electrophiles, or other similar sensitive functional groups, that are incompatible with traditional Fmoc deprotection conditions but also tolerant of N-Boc groups present in the substrate.
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- Jehad Almaliti
- Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- School
of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, and Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 29093, United States
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California San
Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Sánchez-Campillo I, Miguel-Gracia J, Karamanis P, Blanco-Canosa JB. A versatile o-aminoanilide linker for native chemical ligation. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10904-10913. [PMID: 36320694 PMCID: PMC9491214 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04158h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Chemical protein synthesis (CPS) is a consolidated field founded on the high chemospecificity of amide-forming reactions, most notably the native chemical ligation (NCL), but also on new technologies such as the Ser/Thr ligation of C-terminal salicylaldehyde esters and the α-ketoacid-hydroxylamine (KAHA) condensation. NCL was conceptually devised for the ligation of peptides having a C-terminal thioester and an N-terminal cysteine. The synthesis of C-terminal peptide thioesters has attracted a lot of interest, resulting in the invention of a wide diversity of different methods for their preparation. The N-acylurea (Nbz) approach relies on the use of the 3,4-diaminobenzoic (Dbz–COOH) and the 3-amino-(4-methylamino)benzoic (MeDbz–COOH) acids; the latter disclosed to eliminate the formation of branching peptides. Dbz–COOH has been also used for the development of the benzotriazole (Bt)-mediated NCL, in which the peptide–Dbz–CONH2 precursor is oxidized to a highly acylating peptide–Bt–CONH2 species. Here, we have brought together the Nbz and Bt approaches in a versatile linker, the 1,2-diaminobenzene (Dbz). The Dbz combines the robustness of MeDbz–COOH and the flexibility of Dbz–COOH: it can be converted into the Nbz or Bt C-terminal peptides. Both are ligated in high yields, and the reaction intermediates can be conveniently characterized. Our results show that the Bt precursors have faster NCL kinetics that is reflected by a rapid transthioesterification (<5 min). Taking advantage of this major acylating capacity, peptide–Bt can be transselenoesterified in the presence of selenols to afford peptide selenoesters which hold enormous potential in NCL. Peptide–(o-aminoanilides) prepared on a solid phase yield peptide–Nbz and peptide–Bt. Both undergo thioesterification in the presence of thiols, as well as selenoesterification in peptide–Bt. They are readily used in NCL for protein synthesis.![]()
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- Iván Sánchez-Campillo
- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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Mangubat-Medina AE, Ball ZT. Triggering biological processes: methods and applications of photocaged peptides and proteins. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:10403-10421. [PMID: 34320043 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01434f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There has been a significant push in recent years to deploy fundamental knowledge and methods of photochemistry toward biological ends. Photoreactive groups have enabled chemists to activate biological function using the concept of photocaging. By granting spatiotemporal control over protein activation, these photocaging methods are fundamental in understanding biological processes. Peptides and proteins are an important group of photocaging targets that present conceptual and technical challenges, requiring precise chemoselectivity in complex polyfunctional environments. This review focuses on recent advances in photocaging techniques and methodologies, as well as their use in living systems. Photocaging methods include genetic and chemical approaches that require a deep understanding of structure-function relationships based on subtle changes in primary structure. Successful implementation of these ideas can shed light on important spatiotemporal aspects of living systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
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Yim VV, Kavianinia I, Cameron AJ, Harris PWR, Brimble MA. Direct synthesis of cyclic lipopeptides using intramolecular native chemical ligation and thiol-ene CLipPA chemistry. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:2838-2844. [PMID: 32048704 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00203h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Naturally occurring cyclic lipopeptides exhibit a diverse range of biological activities and possess several favourable properties. Chemically synthesising and modifying these natural compounds can alter their biological and physical properties. Cyclic lipopeptides are often difficult to synthesise, especially when the lipid moiety is directly attached to the cyclic scaffold. The construction of a series of cyclic lipopeptide analogues of the antifungal peptide iturin A is reported herein. The synthesis of the parent peptide macrocycle was achieved using native chemical ligation (NCL), whereupon the regenerated free thiol was used to attach a lipid moiety using Cysteine Lipidation on a Peptide or Amino acid (CLipPA) technology.
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- Victor V Yim
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand. and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand. and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St., Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Nakatsu K, Hayashi G, Okamoto A. Toolbox for chemically synthesized histone proteins. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 58:10-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Arbour CA, Mendoza LG, Stockdill JL. Recent advances in the synthesis of C-terminally modified peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:7253-7272. [PMID: 32914156 PMCID: PMC9508648 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01417f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
C-Terminally modified peptides are important for the development and delivery of peptide-based pharmaceuticals because they impact peptide activity, stability, hydrophobicity, and membrane permeability. Additionally, the vulnerability of C-terminal esters to cleavage by endogenous esterases makes them excellent pro-drugs. Methods for post-SPPS C-terminal functionalization potentially enable access to libraries of modified peptides, facilitating tailoring of their solubility, potency, toxicity, and uptake pathway. Apparently minor structural changes can significantly impact the binding, folding, and pharmacokinetics of the peptide. This review summarizes developments in chemical methods for C-terminal modification of peptides published since the last review on this topic in 2003.
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- Christine A Arbour
- Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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- Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Tiwari P, Basu A, Vij A, Bera SP, Tiwari AK, Konar AD. Rationally Designed Bioinspired
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‐Amino Valeric Acid Based Hydrogel: One Shot Solution for Drug Delivery and Effluent Management. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Priyanka Tiwari
- Department of Applied ChemistryRajiv Gandhi Technological University Bhopal 462033, MP
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesRajiv Gandhi Technological University Bhopal 462033, MP
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsCollege of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Toledo, OH USA
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- Department of ChemistryIISER Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsCollege of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Toledo, OH USA
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- Department of Applied ChemistryRajiv Gandhi Technological University Bhopal 462033, MP
- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesRajiv Gandhi Technological University Bhopal 462033, MP
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Kowalczyk R, Harris PWR, Williams GM, Yang SH, Brimble MA. Peptide Lipidation - A Synthetic Strategy to Afford Peptide Based Therapeutics. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1030:185-227. [PMID: 29081055 PMCID: PMC7121180 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66095-0_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Peptide and protein aberrant lipidation patterns are often involved in many diseases including cancer and neurological disorders. Peptide lipidation is also a promising strategy to improve pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of peptide-based drugs. Self-adjuvanting peptide-based vaccines commonly utilise the powerful TLR2 agonist PamnCys lipid to stimulate adjuvant activity. The chemical synthesis of lipidated peptides can be challenging hence efficient, flexible and straightforward synthetic routes to access homogeneous lipid-tagged peptides are in high demand. A new technique coined Cysteine Lipidation on a Peptide or Amino acid (CLipPA) uses a 'thiol-ene' reaction between a cysteine and a vinyl ester and offers great promise due to its simplicity, functional group compatibility and selectivity. Herein a brief review of various synthetic strategies to access lipidated peptides, focusing on synthetic methods to incorporate a PamnCys motif into peptides, is provided.
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- Renata Kowalczyk
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand.,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand.,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand.,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand. .,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds St, Auckland, New Zealand. .,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.
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Controlling gelation with sequence: Towards programmable peptide hydrogels. Acta Biomater 2016; 43:30-37. [PMID: 27424085 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED The self-assembling peptide IKHLSVN, inspired by inspection of a protein-protein interface, has previously been reported as one of a new class of bio-inspired peptides. Here the peptide, dubbed littleSven, and modifications designed to probe the resilience of the sequence to self-assembly, is characterised. Although the parent peptide did not form a hydrogel, small modifications to the sequence (one side chain or an N-terminus modification) led to hydrogels with properties (eg. gelation time and rheology) that could be tuned by these small alterations. The results suggest that peptides derived from protein-protein interfaces are resilient to changes in sequence and can be harnessed to form hydrogels with controlled properties. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Natural occurring self-assembly peptides are attractive building blocks for engineered bionanomaterials due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. The bio-inspired self-assembly peptide, IKHLSVN, was used as a template to design peptides that readily formed hydrogels. The peptide sequence was specifically tuned to create a bionanomaterial with different properties that could be exploited downstream for a broad range of applications: nanowires, drug release, vaccine adjuvant, tissue engineering. We describe how small modifications to the parent peptide alter the amyloid-like characteristics and gel strength for each peptide.
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Son SJ, Harris PWR, Squire CJ, Baker EN, Kent SBH, Brimble MA. Total Chemical Synthesis of an Orf Virus Protein, ORFV002, an Inhibitor of the Master Gene Regulator NF-κB. Biopolymers 2016; 102:137-44. [PMID: 26820014 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
ORFV002 is a novel orf viral protein (117 Aa) that inhibits nuclear events through the regulation of the transcriptional activity of NF-κB, a master regulator of human gene expression (Diel et al., J Virol 2011, 85, 264-275). It is identified as the first nuclear inhibitor of NF-κB produced by orf virus (ORFV) and no homologues in other genera of the Chordopoxvirinae subfamily have been reported to date (Diel et al., J Virol 2011, 85, 264-275). Our molecular structure predictions suggest that ORFV002 may mimic part of IκB, an inhibitor and natural human partner of NF-κB. Recent advances in total chemical synthesis of proteins have provided solutions in overcoming challenges of current recombinant methods of protein isolation for structure elucidation. Aided by Boc solid phase peptide synthesis and native chemical ligation, ORFV002 was successfully synthesized in multimilligram amounts in good yield and high purity.
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Harris PWR, Squire C, Young PG, Brimble MA. Chemical synthesis of γ-secretase activating protein using pseudoglutamines as ligation sites. Biopolymers 2016; 104:37-45. [PMID: 25523549 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The chemical synthesis of analogue of a novel γ-secretase activating protein, which may play a pivotal role in the formation of amyloid peptides, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease, is described. The linear polypeptide sequence, consisting of 121 amino acids was assembled from four unprotected peptide building blocks using a convergent ligation-based synthesis. A strategic mutation of three glutamine residues to cysteine enabled the ligations, and the cysteines were subsequently converted to pseudoglutamines, to mimic the native glutamine. The full length unfolded protein was obtained in milligram amounts and was demonstrated to be homogeneous by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.
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- Paul W R Harris
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Harris PWR, Brimble MA. Chemical synthesis of a polypeptide backbone derived from the primary sequence of the cancer protein NY-ESO-1 enabled by kinetically controlled ligation and pseudoprolines. Biopolymers 2016; 104:116-27. [PMID: 25656702 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
The cancer protein NY-ESO-1 has been shown to be one of the most promising vaccine candidates although little is known about its cellular function. Using a chemical protein strategy, the 180 amino acid polypeptide, tagged with an arginine solubilizing tail, was assembled in a convergent manner from four unprotected peptide α-thioester peptide building blocks and one cysteinyl polypeptide, which were in turn prepared by Boc and Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) respectively. To facilitate the assembly by ligation chemistries, non-native cysteines were introduced as chemical handles into the polypeptide fragments; pseudoproline dipeptides and microwave assisted Fmoc SPPS were crucial techniques to prepare the challenging hydrophobic C-terminal fragment. Three sequential kinetically controlled ligations, which exploited the reactivity between peptide arylthioesters and peptide alkylthioesters, were then used in order to assemble the more tractable N-terminal region of NY-ESO-1. The ensuing 147 residue polypeptide thioester then underwent successful final native chemical ligation with the very hydrophobic C-terminal polypeptide bearing an N-terminal cysteine affording the 186 residue polypeptide as an advanced intermediate en route to the native NY-ESO-1 protein.
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- Paul W R Harris
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Son SJ, Harris PWR, Squire CJ, Baker EN, Brimble MA. Synthesis and structural insight into ESX-1 Substrate Protein C, an immunodominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis-secreted antigen. Biopolymers 2016; 106:267-74. [PMID: 26999334 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Tuberculosis, the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, is recognized as a major threat to human health due to a lack of practicable vaccines against the disease and the widespread occurrence of drug resistance. With a pressing need for a novel protein target as a platform for new vaccine development, ESX-1 Substrate Protein C (EspC) was recently identified as a novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis-secreted antigen that is as immunodominant as the two specific immunodiagnostic T-cell antigens, CFP-10 and ESAT-6. Here, we present the first chemical total synthesis, folding conditions, and circular dichroism data of EspC. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 106: 267-274, 2016.
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- Soo Jung Son
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Medini K, Harris PWR, Menorca A, Hards K, Cook GM, Brimble MA. Synthesis and activity of a diselenide bond mimetic of the antimicrobial protein caenopore-5. Chem Sci 2016; 7:2005-2010. [PMID: 29899924 PMCID: PMC5968448 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc04187b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial proteins are a rich source of new lead compounds for the development of new drugs that will tackle global resistance towards existing antibiotics. Caenopore-5 (Cp-5) is an antimicrobial protein (AMP) expressed in the intestine of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and is a member of the lipid binding saposin-like-protein family, composed of 5 α-helices and 3 disulfide bonds. Substitution of the 7Cys and 81Cys by two selenocysteine 7U and 81U afforded a selenocysteine analogue [7Sec-81Sec]-Cp-5, which displayed a higher stability (using thermal circular dichroism) compared to the native protein Cp-5. [7Sec-81Sec]-Cp-5 and an N-terminal truncated peptide exhibited cell permeability similar to the wild type Cp-5.
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- Karima Medini
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , School of Biological Sciences , The University of Auckland , 3A Symonds St , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand . ; ; Tel: +64 9 3737599
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , School of Biological Sciences , The University of Auckland , 3A Symonds St , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand . ; ; Tel: +64 9 3737599
- School of Chemical Sciences , The University of Auckland , 23 Symonds St. , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , School of Medical Sciences , University of Otago , 720 Cumberland Street , Dunedin 9054 , New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , School of Medical Sciences , University of Otago , 720 Cumberland Street , Dunedin 9054 , New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , School of Medical Sciences , University of Otago , 720 Cumberland Street , Dunedin 9054 , New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery , School of Biological Sciences , The University of Auckland , 3A Symonds St , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand . ; ; Tel: +64 9 3737599
- School of Chemical Sciences , The University of Auckland , 23 Symonds St. , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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Rohrbacher F, Deniau G, Luther A, Bode JW. Spontaneous head-to-tail cyclization of unprotected linear peptides with the KAHA ligation. Chem Sci 2015; 6:4889-4896. [PMID: 29142720 PMCID: PMC5664356 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01774b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The α-ketoacid–hydroxylamine (KAHA) ligation enables the direct cyclization of unprotected peptides upon cleavage, without coupling reagents or purification of precursors. We report the synthesis of a library of 24 cyclic peptides and a detailed mechanistic study.
The α-ketoacid–hydroxylamine (KAHA) ligation with 5-oxaproline enables the direct cyclization of peptides upon cleavage from a solid support, without coupling reagents, protecting groups, or purification of the linear precursors. This Fmoc SPPS-based method was applied to the synthesis of a library of 24 homoserine-containing cyclic peptides and was compared side-by-side with the synthesis of the same products using a standard method for cyclizing side-chain protected substrates. A detailed mechanistic study including 2H and 18O labeling experiments and the characterization of reaction intermediates by NMR and mass spectrometry is reported.
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- Florian Rohrbacher
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland . ; http://www.bode.ethz.ch
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- Polyphor Ltd. , Hegenheimermattweg 125 , 4123 Allschwil , Switzerland . http://www.polyphor.com
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- Polyphor Ltd. , Hegenheimermattweg 125 , 4123 Allschwil , Switzerland . http://www.polyphor.com
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland . ; http://www.bode.ethz.ch.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) , Nagoya University , Chikusa , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan . http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Medini K, Harris PWR, Hards K, Dingley AJ, Cook GM, Brimble MA. Chemical Synthesis of A Pore-Forming Antimicrobial Protein, Caenopore-5, by Using Native Chemical Ligation at a Glu-Cys Site. Chembiochem 2014; 16:328-36. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Facile synthesis of C-terminal peptide hydrazide and thioester of NY-ESO-1 (A39-A68) from an Fmoc-hydrazine 2-chlorotrityl chloride resin. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Harris PWR, Yang SH, Molina A, López G, Middleditch M, Brimble MA. Plant antimicrobial peptides snakin-1 and snakin-2: chemical synthesis and insights into the disulfide connectivity. Chemistry 2014; 20:5102-10. [PMID: 24644073 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201303207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Antimicrobial peptides and proteins represent an important class of plant defensive compounds against pathogens and provide a rich source of lead compounds in the field of drug discovery. We describe the effective preparation of the cysteine-rich snakin-1 and -2 antimicrobial peptides by using a combination of solid-phase synthesis and native chemical ligation. A subsequent cysteine/cystine mediated oxidative folding to form the six internal disulfide bonds concurrently gave the folded proteins in 40-50 % yield. By comparative evaluation of mass spectrometry, HPLC, biological data and trypsin digest mapping of folded synthetic snakin-2 compared to natural snakin-2, we demonstrated that synthetic snakin-2 possesses full antifungal activity and displayed similar chromatographic behaviour to natural snakin-2. Trypsin digest analysis allowed tentative assignment of three of the purported six disulfide bonds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paul W R Harris
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St., Auckland 1142 (New Zealand), Fax: (+64) 93737422; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142 (New Zealand).
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