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Abstract
Cyclic peptides are fascinating molecules abundantly found in nature and exploited as molecular format for drug development as well as other applications, ranging from research tools to food additives. Advances in peptide technologies made over many years through improved methods for synthesis and drug development have resulted in a steady stream of new drugs, with an average of around one cyclic peptide drug approved per year. Powerful technologies for screening random peptide libraries, and de novo generating ligands, have enabled the development of cyclic peptide drugs independent of naturally derived molecules and now offer virtually unlimited development opportunities. In this review, we feature therapeutically relevant cyclic peptides derived from nature and discuss the unique properties of cyclic peptides, the enormous technological advances in peptide ligand development in recent years, and current challenges and opportunities for developing cyclic peptides that address unmet medical needs.
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- Xinjian Ji
- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Li X, Wang N, Liu Y, Li W, Bai X, Liu P, He CY. Backbone N-methylation of peptides: Advances in synthesis and applications in pharmaceutical drug development. Bioorg Chem 2023; 141:106892. [PMID: 37776681 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
Abstract
Peptide-based drugs have garnered considerable attention in recent years owing to their increasingly crucial role in the treatment of diverse diseases. However, the limited pharmacokinetic properties of peptides have hindered their full potential. One prominent strategy for enhancing the druggability of peptides is N-methylation, which involves the addition of a methyl group to the nitrogen atom of the peptide backbone. This modification significantly improves the stability, bioavailability, receptor binding affinity and selectivity of peptide drug candidates. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements in synthetic methods for N-methylated peptide synthesis, as well as the associated limitations. Moreover, we explore the versatile effects of N-methylation on various aspects of peptide properties. Furthermore, we emphasize the efforts dedicated to N-methylated peptide pharmaceuticals that have successfully obtained marketing approval.
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- Xuefei Li
- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China; Central Research Institute, United-Imaging Healthcare Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Central Research Institute, United-Imaging Healthcare Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Central Research Institute, United-Imaging Healthcare Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis & Chiral Drug Synthesis of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China.
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Liang LJ, Wang Y, Hua X, Yuan R, Xia Q, Wang R, Li C, Chu GC, Liu L, Li YM. Cell-Permeable Stimuli-Responsive Ubiquitin Probe for Time-Resolved Monitoring of Substrate Ubiquitination in Live Cells. JACS AU 2023; 3:2873-2882. [PMID: 37885572 PMCID: PMC10598832 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Dynamic monitoring of intracellular ubiquitin (Ub) conjugates is instrumental to understanding the Ub regulatory machinery. Although many biochemical approaches have been developed to characterize protein ubiquitination, chemical tools capable of temporal resolution probing of ubiquitination events remain to be developed. Here, we report the development of the first cell-permeable and stimuli-responsive Ub probe and its application for the temporal resolution profiling of ubiquitinated substrates in live cells. The probe carrying the photolabile group N-(2-nitrobenzyl)-Gly (Nbg) on the amide bond between Ub Gly75 and Gly76 is readily prepared through chemical synthesis and can be delivered to live cells by conjugation via a disulfide bond with the cyclic cell-penetrating peptide cR10D (i.e., 4-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-azo)-benzoic acid-modified cyclic deca-arginine). Both in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that Ub-modifying enzymes (E1, E2s, and E3s) could not install the Ub probe onto substrate proteins prior to removal of the nitrobenzyl group, which was easily accomplished via photoirradiation. The utility and practicality of this probe were exemplified by the time-resolved biochemical and proteomic investigation of ubiquitination events in live cells during a H2O2-mediated oxidative stress response. This work shows a conceptually new family of chemical Ub tools for the time-resolved studies on dynamic protein ubiquitination in different biological processes and highlights the utility of modern chemical protein synthesis in obtaining custom-designed tools for biological studies.
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- Lu-Jun Liang
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Nomura K, Hashimoto S, Takeyama R, Tamiya M, Kato T, Muraoka T, Kage M, Nii K, Kotake K, Iida S, Emura T, Tanada M, Iikura H. Broadly Applicable and Comprehensive Synthetic Method for N-Alkyl-Rich Drug-like Cyclic Peptides. J Med Chem 2022; 65:13401-13412. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kenichi Nomura
- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan
- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan
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Gupta N, Wilczek M, Dobrzycki L, Pulka-Ziach K. Structural Consequences of N‐methylation of N‐terminus in Oligourea Foldamers. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200199. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Naveen Gupta
- University of Warsaw: Uniwersytet Warszawski Faculty of Chemistry Pastuera 1 02-093 Warsaw POLAND
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- University of Warsaw: Uniwersytet Warszawski Faculty of Chemistry Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw POLAND
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- University of Warsaw: Uniwersytet Warszawski Faculty of Chemistry Zwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warsaw POLAND
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Nagaya A, Murase S, Mimori Y, Wakui K, Yoshino M, Matsuda A, Kobayashi Y, Kurasaki H, Cary DR, Masuya K, Handa M, Nishizawa N. Extended Solution-phase Peptide Synthesis Strategy Using Isostearyl-Mixed Anhydride Coupling and a New C-Terminal Silyl Ester-Protecting Group for N-Methylated Cyclic Peptide Production. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Akihiro Nagaya
- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- PeptiDream, Inc., 3-25-23 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- PeptiDream, Inc., 3-25-23 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- PeptiDream, Inc., 3-25-23 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- PeptiDream, Inc., 3-25-23 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- PeptiDream, Inc., 3-25-23 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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- Chemical Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Corporation, 2-10-1, Tsuboi-Nishi, Funabashi 274-8507, Chiba, Japan
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Song L, Ojeda‐Carralero GM, Parmar D, González‐Martínez DA, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken J, Goeman J, Rivera DG, Van der Eycken EV. Chemoselective Peptide Backbone Diversification and Bioorthogonal Ligation by Ruthenium‐Catalyzed C−H Activation/Annulation. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Liangliang Song
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Biomolecular Architecture Department of Chemistry KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Bio-Organic Synthesis Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 (S.4) B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Bio-Organic Synthesis Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 (S.4) B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6 Moscow 117198 Russia
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Rathman BM, Rowe JL, Del Valle JR. Synthesis and conformation of backbone N-aminated peptides. Methods Enzymol 2021; 656:271-294. [PMID: 34325790 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The chemical modification of peptides is a promising approach for the design of protein-protein interaction inhibitors and peptide-based drug candidates. Among several peptidomimetic strategies, substitution of the amide backbone maintains side-chain functionality that may be important for engagement of biological targets. Backbone amide substitution has been largely limited to N-alkylation, which can promote cis amide geometry and disrupt important H-bonding interactions. In contrast, N-amination of peptides induces distinct backbone geometries and maintains H-bond donor capacity. In this chapter we discuss the conformational characteristics of designed N-amino peptides and present a detailed protocol for their synthesis on solid support. The described methods allow for backbone N-amino scanning of biologically active parent sequences.
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On-resin multicomponent protocols for biopolymer assembly and derivatization. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:561-578. [PMID: 33473197 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00445-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Solid-phase synthesis represents the methodological showcase for technological advances such as split-and-pool combinatorial chemistry and the automated synthesis of peptides, nucleic acids and polysaccharides. These strategies involve iterative coupling cycles that do not generate functional diversity besides that incorporated by the amino acids, nucleosides and monosaccharide building blocks. In sharp contrast, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are traditionally used to generate both skeletal and appendage diversity in short, batchwise procedures. On-resin MCRs have traditionally been employed for the construction of heterocycle and peptidomimetic libraries, but that scenario has changed recently, and today the focus is more on the solid-phase derivatization of peptides and oligonucleotides. This review presents relevant experimental details and addresses the synthetic scope of such on-resin multicomponent protocols employed to accomplish specific biopolymer covalent modifications that are practically inviable by traditional solution-phase methodologies. Recommendations are provided to facilitate the implementation of solid-supported protocols and avoid possible pitfalls associated with the selection of the polymeric resin, the solvent and the order and amount of the reagents employed. We describe procedures comprising the multicomponent lipidation, biotinylation and labeling of both termini and the side chains, as well as the use of MCRs in the traceless on-resin synthesis of ligated and cyclic peptides. Solid-phase protocols for the assembly of α-helical and parallel β-sheet peptides as well as hybrid peptide-peptoid and peptide-peptide nucleic acid architectures are described. Finally, the solid-supported multicomponent derivatization of DNA oligonucleotides is illustrated as part of the DNA-encoded library technology relying on MCR-derived heterocyclic compounds.
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Boto A, González CC, Hernández D, Romero-Estudillo I, Saavedra CJ. Site-selective modification of peptide backbones. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00892g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Exciting developments in the site-selective modification of peptide backbones are allowing an outstanding fine-tuning of peptide conformation, folding ability, and physico-chemical and biological properties.
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- Alicia Boto
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206-La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206-La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206-La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas-IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad 1001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, Mexico
- Catedrático CONACYT-CIQ-UAEM, Mexico
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206-La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Programa Agustín de Betancourt, Universidad de la Laguna, 38200 Tenerife, Spain
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Lim C. Total Syntheses of Cathepsin D Inhibitory Izenamides A, B, and C and Structural Confirmation of Izenamide B. Molecules 2019; 24:E3424. [PMID: 31547147 PMCID: PMC6804045 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The first total syntheses of izenamides A, B, and C, which are depsipeptides inhibitor of cathepsin D, were accomplished. In addition, the stereochemistry of izenamide B was confirmed by our syntheses. The key features of our synthetic route involve the avoidance of critical 2,5-diketopiperazine (DKP) formation and the minimization of epimerization during the coupling of amino acids for the target peptides.
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- Changjin Lim
- College of Pharmacy, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
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Morimoto J, Fukuda Y, Kuroda D, Watanabe T, Yoshida F, Asada M, Nakamura T, Senoo A, Nagatoishi S, Tsumoto K, Sando S. A Peptoid with Extended Shape in Water. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:14612-14623. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Jumpei Morimoto
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Ricardo MG, Marrrero JF, Valdés O, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. A Peptide Backbone Stapling Strategy Enabled by the Multicomponent Incorporation of Amide N-Substituents. Chemistry 2018; 25:769-774. [PMID: 30412333 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The multicomponent backbone N-modification of peptides on solid-phase is presented as a powerful and general method to enable peptide stapling at the backbone instead of the side chains. This work shows that a variety of functionalized N-substituents suitable for backbone stapling can be readily introduced by means of on-resin Ugi multicomponent reactions conducted during solid-phase peptide synthesis. Diverse macrocyclization chemistries were implemented with such backbone N-substituents, including the ring-closing metathesis, lactamization, and thiol alkylation. The backbone N-modification method was also applied to the synthesis of α-helical peptides by linking N-substituents to the peptide N-terminus, thus featuring hydrogen-bond surrogate structures. Overall, the strategy proves useful for peptide backbone macrocyclization approaches that show promise in peptide drug discovery.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, 3460000, Chile
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Blanc A, Perrin DM. Synthesis of 3a-hydroxyhexahydropyrrolo[2,3-B]Indole-2-carboxamide, an oxidation product of tryptophan present in natural products. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Antoine Blanc
- Department of Chemistry; University of British Columbia; Vancouver V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of British Columbia; Vancouver V6T 1Z1 Canada
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Kaminker* R, Anastasaki A, Gutekunst WR, Luo Y, Lee S, Hawker* CJ. Tuning of protease resistance in oligopeptides through N-alkylation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9631-9634. [PMID: 30095837 PMCID: PMC6141190 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04407d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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N-Methylation of amino acids is an effective way to create protease resistance in both natural and synthetic peptides. However, alkyl substituents other than N-methyl have not been extensively studied. Here, we prepare and examine a series of N-substituted peptides in which the size and length of the alkyl group is modulated. These design insights provide a unique and modular handle for tuning proteolysis in oligopeptides.
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- R. Kaminker*
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States. ;
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United Sates
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Kaminker R, Kaminker I, Gutekunst WR, Luo Y, Lee S, Niu J, Han S, Hawker CJ. Tuning conformation and properties of peptidomimetic backbones through dual N/C α-substitution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:5237-5240. [PMID: 29726557 PMCID: PMC6089238 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc01356j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We demonstrate that changing the backbone between peptides, peptoids and the underexplored dual N/Cα-substituted peptoids analogues allows for control over the preferred conformation of the intrinsically disordered biomimetic oligomers. The conformation tunability is directly probed using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and is shown to manifest itself in differences in the nanoparticle-oligomer hybridization propensity.
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- R Kaminker
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
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Sharma A, Kumar A, Abdel Monaim SAH, Jad YE, El-Faham A, de la Torre BG, Albericio F. N-methylation in amino acids and peptides: Scope and limitations. Biopolymers 2018. [PMID: 29528112 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can be divided into two types, namely chemical and biological entities. Traditionally, the former has been associated with the so-called small molecules. The revival of peptides in pharmaceutical industry results from their importance in many biological roles. However, low metabolic stability and the lack of oral availability of most peptides is the main drawback for peptide to fulfill that paradigmatic situation. In this regard, efforts are being channeled into addressing this issue by introducing restrictions into the flexible peptide backbone, mainly through N-methyl amino acids (NMAAs) or development of small cyclic peptides. In many cases, both the above restrictions are combined with the aim to enhance oral availability. The synthesis of NMAAs is complex and their introduction into the peptide chain brings additional synthetic challenges and also sometimes leads to side-reactions. Here we discuss the most efficient methods for the synthesis of NMAAs (either in solution or in solid phase) and also their introduction into peptide sequences. Special attention is also given to the detection of side reactions and the most efficient way to prevent them.
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- Anamika Sharma
- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa.,School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Ibrahimia, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa.,KRISP, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa.,School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, 4001, South Africa.,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1-11, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.,CIBER-BBN, Networking Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 10, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Li JB, Tang S, Zheng JS, Tian CL, Liu L. Removable Backbone Modification Method for the Chemical Synthesis of Membrane Proteins. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:1143-1153. [PMID: 28374993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chemical synthesis can produce water-soluble globular proteins bearing specifically designed modifications. These synthetic molecules have been used to study the biological functions of proteins and to improve the pharmacological properties of protein drugs. However, the above advances notwithstanding, membrane proteins (MPs), which comprise 20-30% of all proteins in the proteomes of most eukaryotic cells, remain elusive with regard to chemical synthesis. This difficulty stems from the strong hydrophobic character of MPs, which can cause considerable handling issues during ligation, purification, and characterization steps. Considerable efforts have been made to improve the solubility of transmembrane peptides for chemical ligation. These methods can be classified into two main categories: the manipulation of external factors and chemical modification of the peptide. This Account summarizes our research advances in the development of chemical modification especially the two generations of removable backbone modification (RBM) strategy for the chemical synthesis of MPs. In the first RBM generation, we install a removable modification group at the backbone amide of Gly within the transmembrane peptides. In the second RBM generation, the RBM group can be installed into all primary amino acid residues. The second RBM strategy combines the activated intramolecular O-to-N acyl transfer reaction, in which a phenyl group remains unprotected during the coupling process, which can play a catalytic role to generate the activated phenyl ester to assist in the formation of amide. The key feature of the RBM group is its switchable stability in trifluoroacetic acid. The stability of these backbone amide N-modifications toward TFA can be modified by regulating the electronic effects of phenol groups. The free phenol group is acylated to survive the TFA deprotection step, while the acyl phenyl ester will be quantitatively hydrolyzed in a neutral aqueous solution, and the free phenol group increases the electron density of the benzene ring to make the RBM labile to TFA. The transmembrane peptide segment bearing RBM groups behaves like a water-soluble peptide during fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl based solid-phase peptide synthesis (Fmoc SPPS), ligation, purification, and characterization. The quantitative removal of the RBM group can be performed to obtain full-length MPs. The RBM strategy was used to prepare the core transmembrane domain Kir5.1[64-179] not readily accessible by recombinant protein expression, the influenza A virus M2 proton channel with phosphorylation, the cation-specific ion channel p7 from the hepatitis C virus with site-specific NMR isotope labels, and so on. The RBM method enables the practical engineering of small- to medium-sized MPs or membrane protein domains to address fundamental questions in the biochemical, biophysical, and pharmaceutical sciences.
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- Jia-Bin Li
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230027, China
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230027, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230027, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Zheng JS, He Y, Zuo C, Cai XY, Tang S, Wang ZA, Zhang LH, Tian CL, Liu L. Robust Chemical Synthesis of Membrane Proteins through a General Method of Removable Backbone Modification. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:3553-61. [PMID: 26943264 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chemical protein synthesis can provide access to proteins with post-translational modifications or site-specific labelings. Although this technology is finding increasing applications in the studies of water-soluble globular proteins, chemical synthesis of membrane proteins remains elusive. In this report, a general and robust removable backbone modification (RBM) method is developed for the chemical synthesis of membrane proteins. This method uses an activated O-to-N acyl transfer auxiliary to install in the Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis process a RBM group with switchable reactivity toward trifluoroacetic acid. The method can be applied to versatile membrane proteins because the RBM group can be placed at any primary amino acid. With RBM, the membrane proteins and their segments behave almost as if they were water-soluble peptides and can be easily handled in the process of ligation, purification, and mass characterizations. After the full-length protein is assembled, the RBM group can be readily removed by trifluoroacetic acid. The efficiency and usefulness of the new method has been demonstrated by the successful synthesis of a two-transmembrane-domain protein (HCV p7 ion channel) with site-specific isotopic labeling and a four-transmembrane-domain protein (multidrug resistance transporter EmrE). This method enables practical synthesis of small- to medium-sized membrane proteins or membrane protein domains for biochemical and biophysical studies.
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- Ji-Shen Zheng
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230031, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230031, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230031, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230031, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230031, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Meli A, Gambaro S, Costabile C, Talotta C, Della Sala G, Tecilla P, Milano D, Tosolini M, Izzo I, De Riccardis F. Synthesis and complexing properties of cyclic benzylopeptoids – a new family of extended macrocyclic peptoids. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:9055-9062. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01683a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Members of a new class of cyclic “extended” peptoids (the “benzylopeptoids”) efficiently capture sodium ions with different stoichiometries depending on the ring morphology.
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- A. Meli
- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Trieste
- I-34127 Trieste
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Trieste
- I-34127 Trieste
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Trieste
- I-34127 Trieste
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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