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Takubo C, Kimura S, Ichinomiya M, Hayakawa A, Murata M, Urushibara K, Masu H, Katagiri K, Kawahata M, Kudo M, Azumaya I, Kagechika H, Tanatani A. Conformational Properties of Aromatic Amides Bearing Imidazole Ring and Acid-Induced Trans- Cis Amide Switching. J Org Chem 2022. [PMID: 36169666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aromatic amides bearing secondary amide bond exist in trans conformation both in the crystal and in solution, whereas the conformation of the N-methylated derivatives is cis in the crystal and predominantly cis in various solvents. The cis conformational preference of N-alkylated benzanilide provides access to aromatic foldamers such as oligo(N-alkyl-p-benzamide)s, which adopt dynamic helical structures. Here, the conformational properties of imidazole-substituted amide in the crystal and in solution were examined. Imidazole-substituted amides 2a and 4a existed mainly in the cis conformation in solution. The ratio of the cis conformer of N-methyl-N-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzamide (4a) was smaller than that of N,1-dimethyl-N-phenyl-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide (2a) or N-methylbenzanilide, but the introduction of a substituent strongly affected the conformer ratio. Compounds 6a and 7a bearing an electron-withdrawing group on the imidazole ring existed predominantly in trans form. On the other hand, the introduction of an electron-withdrawing group on the phenyl ring or a bulky substituent on the amide nitrogen of 4a increased the ratio of cis conformer. Further, the major conformer of N-alkylated N-imidazolylamides was switched from cis to trans by the addition of acid. These results suggest that imidazole-substituted amides might be applicable as conformational switches in aromatic foldamers to enable environment-dependent structural change.
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- Chiharu Takubo
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Center for Analytical Instrumentation, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical University, 3-3165 Higashi-Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.,Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Institute of Technology, Gunma College, 580 Toribamachi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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Choudhary D, Garg S, Kaur M, Sohal HS, Malhi DS, Kaur L, Verma M, Sharma A, Mutreja V. Advances in the Synthesis and Bio-Applications of Pyrazine Derivatives: A Review. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2092873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Dimple Choudhary
- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Medicinal and Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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Göbel D, Rusch P, Duvinage D, Stauch T, Bigall NC, Nachtsheim BJ. Substitution Effect on 2-(Oxazolinyl)-phenols and 1,2,5-Chalcogenadiazole -Annulated Derivatives: Emission-Color-Tunable, Minimalistic Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT)-Based Luminophores. J Org Chem 2021; 86:14333-14355. [PMID: 34581564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Minimalistic 2-(oxazolinyl)-phenols substituted with different electron-donating and -withdrawing groups as well as 1,2,5-chalcogenadiazole-annulated derivatives thereof were synthesized and investigated in regard to their emission behavior in solution as well as in the solid state. Depending on the nature of the incorporated substituent and its position, emission efficiencies were increased or diminished, resulting in AIE or ACQ characteristics. Single-crystal analysis revealed J- and H-type packing motifs and a so-far undescribed isolation of ESIPT-based fluorophores in the keto form.
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- Dominik Göbel
- Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Callinstraße 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic and Crystallographic Chemistry, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße NW2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.,Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Am Fallturm 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.,MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Callinstraße 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Liu B, Pett L, Kiakos K, Patil PC, Satam V, Hartley JA, Lee M, Wilson WD. DNA-Binding Properties of New Fluorescent AzaHx Amides: Methoxypyridylazabenzimidazolepyrroleimidazole/pyrrole. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1979-1987. [PMID: 29974647 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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DNA minor groove binding polyamides have been extensively developed to control abnormal gene expression. The establishment of novel, inherently fluorescent 2-(p-anisyl)benzimidazole (Hx) amides has provided an alternative path for studying DNA binding in cells by direct observation of cell localization. Because of the 2:1 antiparallel stacking homodimer binding mode of these molecules to DNA, modification of Hx amides to 2-(p-anisyl)-4-azabenzimidazole (AzaHx) amides has successfully extended the DNA-recognition repertoire from central CG [recognized by Hx-I (I=N-methylimidazole)] to central GC [recognized by AzaHx-P (P=N-methylpyrrole)] recognition. For potential targeting of two consecutive GG bases, modification of the AzaHx moiety to 2- and 3-pyridyl-aza-benzimidazole (Pyr-AzaHx) moieties was explored. The newly designed molecules are also small-sized, fluorescent amides with the Pyr-AzaHx moiety connected to two conventional five-membered heterocycles. Complementary biophysical methods were performed to investigate the DNA-binding properties of these molecules. The results showed that neither 3-Pyr-AzaHx nor 2-Pyr-AzaHx was able to mimic I-I=N-methylimidazole-N-methylimidazole to target GG dinucleotides specifically. Rather, 3-Pyr-AzaHx was found to function like AzaHx, f-I (f=formamide), or P-I as an antiparallel stacked dimer. 3-Pyr-AzaHx-PI (2) binds 5'-ACGCGT'-3' with improved binding affinity and high sequence specificity in comparison to its parent molecule AzaHx-PI (1). However, 2-Pyr-AzaHx is detrimental to DNA binding because of an unfavorable steric clash upon stacking in the minor groove.
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- Beibei Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA.,Current address: M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, 703 Broadway Street, Suite, 710, Vancouver, WA, 98660, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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Kawamoto Y, Bando T, Sugiyama H. Sequence-specific DNA binding Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides and their applications. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:1393-1411. [PMID: 29439914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides (Py-Im polyamides) are cell-permeable compounds that bind to the minor groove of double-stranded DNA in a sequence-specific manner without causing denaturation of the DNA. These compounds can be used to control gene expression and to stain specific sequences in cells. Here, we review the history, structural variations, and functional investigations of Py-Im polyamides.
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- Yusuke Kawamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Kashiwazaki G, Chandran A, Asamitsu S, Kawase T, Kawamoto Y, Sawatani Y, Hashiya K, Bando T, Sugiyama H. Comparative Analysis of DNA-Binding Selectivity of Hairpin and Cyclic Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides Based on Next-Generation Sequencing. Chembiochem 2016; 17:1752-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Gengo Kashiwazaki
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Systems Science; Graduate School of Informatics; Kyoto University; Yoshida-Honmachi 36-1 Sakyo Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University; Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS); Kyoto University; Yoshida-Ushinomiyacho Sakyo Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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Garner ML, Georgiadis TM, Li JB, Wang T, Long EC. Solid-phase synthesis of amidine-substituted phenylbenzimidazoles and incorporation of this DNA binding and recognition motif into amino acid and peptide conjugates. Amino Acids 2014; 46:1297-303. [PMID: 24562478 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1691-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amidine-substituted phenylbenzimidazoles are well-established DNA-binding structural motifs that have contributed to the development of diverse classes of DNA-targeted agents; this ring system not only assists in increasing the overall DNA affinity of an agent, but can also influence its site selectivity. Seeking a means to conveniently exploit these attributes, a protocol for the on-resin synthesis of amino acid- and peptide-phenylbenzimidazole-amidine conjugates was developed to facilitate installation of phenylbenzimidazole-amidines into peptide chains during the course of standard solid-phase syntheses. Building from a resin-bound amino acid or peptide on Rink amide resin, 4-formyl benzoic acid was coupled to the resin-bound free amine followed by introduction of 3,4-diamino-N'-hydroxybenzimidamide (in the presence of 1,4-benzoquinone) to construct the benzimidazole heterocycle. Finally, the resin-bound N'-hydroxybenzimidamide functionality was reduced to an amidine via 1 M SnCl2·2H2O in DMF prior to resin cleavage to release final product. This procedure permits the straightforward synthesis of amino acids or peptides that are N-terminally capped by a phenylbenzimidazole-amidine ring system. Employing this protocol, a series of amino acid-phenylbenzimidazole-amidine (Xaa-R) conjugates was synthesized as well as dipeptide conjugates of the general form Xaa-Gly-R (where R is the phenylbenzimidazole-amidine and Xaa is any amino acid).
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- Matthew L Garner
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 402 N. Blackford St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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Badı́a C, Souard F, Vicent C. Sugar–Oligoamides: Synthesis of DNA Minor Groove Binders. J Org Chem 2012; 77:10870-81. [DOI: 10.1021/jo302238u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Concepción Badı́a
- Departamento de Sı́ntesis,
Estructura y Propiedades de los Compuestos Orgánicos, Instituto de Quı́mica Orgánica General,
CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sı́ntesis,
Estructura y Propiedades de los Compuestos Orgánicos, Instituto de Quı́mica Orgánica General,
CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sı́ntesis,
Estructura y Propiedades de los Compuestos Orgánicos, Instituto de Quı́mica Orgánica General,
CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Peñalver P, Marcelo F, Jiménez-Barbero J, Vicent C. Carbohydrate recognition at the minor-groove of the self-complementary duplex d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 by a synthetic glyco-oligoamide. Chemistry 2011; 17:4561-70. [PMID: 21259350 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The structure of a neutral glyco-conjugate β-Gal-Py-γ-Py-Ind (1), designed as a probe for analyzing sugar-DNA interactions, when bound to a self-complementary oligonucleotide duplex d(CGCG AATT CGCG)(2) has been deduced by employing (1)H NMR techniques. Analysis of the formed 1:1 complex demonstrated that the glycol ligand is bound in a hairpin-like conformation in which both pyrrole amino acid moieties are stacked, whereas the indole and the sugar residues are spatially close. The binding site is defined by the minor groove formed by the -AATT- stretch. In particular, the -Py-γ-Py- region of the ligand is sited near the A5-A6 oligonucleotide residues, whereas the indole and the sugar rings are next to the T7-T8 base pairs. More relevant, the existence of a variety of intermolecular NOE correlations permitted the close proximity of the sugar to the minor groove to be assessed, thus showing that the binding of the glycoconjugate at the minor groove is the origin of the specificity of the glycoconjugate-DNA interaction. The experimental NMR data have been combined with restrained and unrestrained molecular dynamics calculations, to provide the 3D structure of the complex.
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- Pablo Peñalver
- Departamento de Síntesis, Estructura y Propiedades de Compuestos Orgánicos (SEPCO), Instituto de Química Orgánica general CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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Spitzer GM, Wellenzohn B, Markt P, Kirchmair J, Langer T, Liedl KR. Hydrogen-bonding patterns of minor groove-binder-DNA complexes reveal criteria for discovery of new scaffolds. J Chem Inf Model 2009; 49:1063-9. [PMID: 19275189 DOI: 10.1021/ci800455f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Minor groove-binding ligands are able to control gene expression and are of great interest for therapeutic applications. We extracted hydrogen-bonding geometries from all available structures of minor groove-binder-DNA complexes of two noncovalent binding modes, namely 1:1 (including hairpin and cyclic ligands) and 2:1 ligand/DNA binding. Positions of the ligand atoms involved in hydrogen bonding deviate from idealized hydrogen bond geometries and do not exploit the possibilities indicated by water molecules. Therefore, we suggest the inclusion of shape-based descriptors rather than hydrogen-bond patterns in virtual screening protocols for the identification of innovative minor groove-binding scaffolds.
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- Gudrun M Spitzer
- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Pulido D, Sánchez A, Robles J, Pedroso E, Grandas A. Guanine-Containing DNA Minor-Groove Binders. European J Org Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Spitzer GM, Fuchs JE, Markt P, Kirchmair J, Wellenzohn B, Langer T, Liedl KR. Sequence-Specific Positions of Water Molecules at the Interface between DNA and Minor Groove Binders. Chemphyschem 2008; 9:2766-71. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200800647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Peñalver P, Abdelouahid S, Bosch P, Hunter CA, Vicent C. A Neutral DNA Sequence-Selective Vector for Interaction Studies: Fluorescence Binding Experiments Directed Towards a Carbohydrate-DNA Carrier. European J Org Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200701123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Moretti R, Ansari AZ. Expanding the specificity of DNA targeting by harnessing cooperative assembly. Biochimie 2008; 90:1015-25. [PMID: 18343232 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2008] [Accepted: 02/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The precise control of developmental and regulatory processes in the cell requires accurate recognition of specific DNA sites. For genomes as large as that of humans, single-molecule-DNA binders have difficulties accurately and specifically recognizing the intended targets. Natural transcription factors overcome these difficulties by forming non-covalent complexes on the DNA with other transcription factors. These cooperative complexes overcome the difficulties of single-molecule transcription factors, allowing specific, combinatorial control of a range of transcriptional targets. Artificial transcription factors have been designed to take advantage of this technique of cooperative assembly, facilitating future studies in whole genome targeting. In contrast to a simple model of component independence, cooperative complexes as a whole often display slightly altered DNA specificity from what would be expected from the analysis of their separate components. The true sequence specificity of cooperative complexes, and thus their presumed in vivo targets, have to be experimentally probed. A number of techniques, such as the cognate site identity array, now allow for rapid, high-throughput determination of the specificity of cooperative complexes.
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- Rocco Moretti
- Department of Biochemistry, The Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Nair RR, Avila H, Ma X, Wang Z, Lennartz M, Darnay BG, Boyd DD, Yan C. A novel high-throughput screening system identifies a small molecule repressive for matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 73:919-29. [PMID: 18065684 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.042606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Aberrant gene expression is one of the driving forces for cancer progression and is considered an ideal target for chemical intervention. Although emerging bioluminescence reporter systems allow high-throughput searches for small molecules regulatory for gene expression, frequent silencing of reporter genes by epigenetic mechanisms hinders wide application of this drug discovery strategy. Here we report a novel system that directs the integration of a promoter-reporter construct to an open chromosomal location by Flp-mediated homologous recombination, thereby overcoming reporter-gene silencing. Using this system, we have screened more than 8000 compounds in the DIVERSet chemical library for repressors of a matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) promoter and identified 5-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole (MPBD) inhibitory for MMP-9 gene expression. Consistent with this effect, MPBD inhibits MMP-9-dependent invasion of UMSCC-1 oral cancer cells, preosteoclast migration, and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand-induced osteoclast activity over concentration ranges that repressed MMP-9 expression. Mechanistic studies indicated that MPBD antagonizes AP-1 function by inhibiting its transactivation activity. We conclude that the Flp-mediated homologous recombination system to direct reporter integration into open chromatin regions represents a novel strategy allowing for the development of high-throughput systems screening for lead compounds targeting aberrant gene expression in cancer.
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- Rajesh R Nair
- Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Doss RM, Marques MA, Foister S, Chenoweth DM, Dervan PB. Programmable oligomers for minor groove DNA recognition. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:9074-9. [PMID: 16834381 PMCID: PMC2547997 DOI: 10.1021/ja0621795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The four Watson-Crick base pairs of DNA can be distinguished in the minor groove by pairing side-by-side three five-membered aromatic carboxamides, imidazole (Im), pyrrole (Py), and hydroxypyrrole (Hp), four different ways. On the basis of the paradigm of unsymmetrical paired edges of aromatic rings for minor groove recognition, a second generation set of heterocycle pairs, imidazopyridine/pyrrole (Ip/Py) and hydroxybenzimidazole/pyrrole (Hz/Py), revealed that recognition elements not based on analogues of distamycin could be realized. A new set of end-cap heterocycle dimers, oxazole-hydroxybenzimidazole (No-Hz) and chlorothiophene-hydroxybenzimidazole (Ct-Hz), paired with Py-Py are shown to bind contiguous base pairs of DNA in the minor groove, specifically 5'-GT-3' and 5'-TT-3', with high affinity and selectivity. Utilizing this technology, we have developed a new class of oligomers for sequence-specific DNA minor groove recognition no longer based on the N-methyl pyrrole carboxamides of distamycin.
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- Raymond M Doss
- The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Viger A, Dervan PB. Exploring the limits of benzimidazole DNA-binding oligomers for the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) site. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:8539-49. [PMID: 16971129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Revised: 08/19/2006] [Accepted: 08/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors have been implicated as key-factors in tumor angiogenesis and are major targets in cancer therapy. New oligomers which mimic the architecture of DNA-binding polyamides have been designed to target the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1alpha) binding site on the promoter of VEGF gene. These oligomers incorporate an increasing number of six-five fused rings such as hydroxybenzimidazole-imidazole, benzimidazole-pyrrole, benzimidazole-chlorothiophene, and imidazopyridine-pyrrole, and bind the VEGF hypoxia response element (HRE) 5'-TACGT-3' with high affinity and selectivity.
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- Anne Viger
- The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Chenoweth DM, Poposki JA, Marques MA, Dervan PB. Programmable oligomers targeting 5'-GGGG-3' in the minor groove of DNA and NF-kappaB binding inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 15:759-70. [PMID: 17095230 PMCID: PMC3208330 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2006] [Revised: 10/23/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A series of hairpin oligomers containing benzimidazole (Bi) and imidazopyridine (Ip) rings were synthesized and screened to target 5'-WGGGGW-3', a core sequence in the DNA-binding site of NF-kappaB, a prolific transcription factor important in biology and disease. Five Bi and Ip containing oligomers bound to the 5'-WGGGGW-3' site with high affinity. One of the oligomers (Im-Im-Im-Im-gamma-Py-Bi-Py-Bi-beta-Dp) was able to inhibit DNA binding by the transcription factor NF-kappaB.
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Hobza P, Zahradník R, Müller-Dethlefs K. The World of Non-Covalent Interactions: 2006. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1135/cccc20060443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The review focusses on the fundamental importance of non-covalent interactions in nature by illustrating specific examples from chemistry, physics and the biosciences. Laser spectroscopic methods and both ab initio and molecular modelling procedures used for the study of non-covalent interactions in molecular clusters are briefly outlined. The role of structure and geometry, stabilization energy, potential and free energy surfaces for molecular clusters is extensively discussed in the light of the most advanced ab initio computational results for the CCSD(T) method, extrapolated to the CBS limit. The most important types of non-covalent complexes are classified and several small and medium size non-covalent systems, including H-bonded and improper H-bonded complexes, nucleic acid base pairs, and peptides and proteins are discussed with some detail. Finally, we evaluate the interpretation of experimental results in comparison with state of the art theoretical models: this is illustrated for phenol...Ar, the benzene dimer and nucleic acid base pairs. A review with 270 references.
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Marques MA, Doss RM, Foister S, Dervan PB. Expanding the repertoire of heterocycle ring pairs for programmable minor groove DNA recognition. J Am Chem Soc 2004; 126:10339-49. [PMID: 15315448 DOI: 10.1021/ja0486465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The discrimination of the four Watson-Crick base pairs by minor groove DNA-binding polyamides have been attributed to the specificity of three five-membered aromatic amino acid subunits, 1-methyl-1H-imidazole (Im), 1-methyl-1H-pyrrole (Py), and 3-hydroxy-1H-pyrrole (Hp) paired four different ways. The search for additional ring pairs that demonstrate DNA-sequence specificity has led us to a new class of 6-5 fused bicycle rings as minor groove recognition elements. The affinities and specificities of the hydroxybenzimidazole/pyrrole (Hz/Py) and hydroxybenzimidazole/benzimidazole (Hz/Bi) pairs for each of the respective Watson-Crick base pairs within the sequence context 5'-TGGXCA-3' (X = A, T, G, C) were measured by quantitative DNaseI footprinting titrations. The Hz/Py and Hz/Bi distinguish T.A from A.T. Hairpin polyamides containing multiple Hz/Py pairs were examined and were shown to mimic the Hp/Py pair with regard to affinity and specificity. Therefore, the Hz/Py pair may be considered a second-generation replacement for the Hp/Py pair.
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- Michael A Marques
- Contribution from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Bürli RW, McMinn D, Kaizerman JA, Hu W, Ge Y, Pack Q, Jiang V, Gross M, Garcia M, Tanaka R, Moser HE. DNA binding ligands targeting drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria. Part 1: Internal benzimidazole derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:1253-7. [PMID: 14980676 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2003] [Revised: 12/03/2003] [Accepted: 12/09/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Novel DNA minor-groove binding ligands with a promising antibacterial profile are described. Apart from excellent in vitro potency against multiple Gram-positive bacterial strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), and penicillin-intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae (PISP), a small subset of compounds was active against Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli).
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- Roland W Bürli
- Genesoft Pharmaceuticals Inc., 7300 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Edelson BS, Best TP, Olenyuk B, Nickols NG, Doss RM, Foister S, Heckel A, Dervan PB. Influence of structural variation on nuclear localization of DNA-binding polyamide-fluorophore conjugates. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:2802-18. [PMID: 15155849 PMCID: PMC419610 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Revised: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A pivotal step forward in chemical approaches to controlling gene expression is the development of sequence-specific DNA-binding molecules that can enter live cells and traffic to nuclei unaided. DNA-binding polyamides are a class of programmable, sequence-specific small molecules that have been shown to influence a wide variety of protein-DNA interactions. We have synthesized over 100 polyamide-fluorophore conjugates and assayed their nuclear uptake profiles in 13 mammalian cell lines. The compiled dataset, comprising 1300 entries, establishes a benchmark for the nuclear localization of polyamide-dye conjugates. Compounds in this series were chosen to provide systematic variation in several structural variables, including dye composition and placement, molecular weight, charge, ordering of the aromatic and aliphatic amino-acid building blocks and overall shape. Nuclear uptake does not appear to be correlated with polyamide molecular weight or with the number of imidazole residues, although the positions of imidazole residues affect nuclear access properties significantly. Generally negative determinants for nuclear access include the presence of a beta-Ala-tail residue and the lack of a cationic alkyl amine moiety, whereas the presence of an acetylated 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-turn is a positive factor for nuclear localization. We discuss implications of these data on the design of polyamide-dye conjugates for use in biological systems.
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- Benjamin S Edelson
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and The Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Uil TG, Haisma HJ, Rots MG. Therapeutic modulation of endogenous gene function by agents with designed DNA-sequence specificities. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:6064-78. [PMID: 14576293 PMCID: PMC275457 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Designer molecules that can specifically target pre-determined DNA sequences provide a means to modulate endogenous gene function. Different classes of sequence-specific DNA-binding agents have been developed, including triplex-forming molecules, synthetic polyamides and designer zinc finger proteins. These different types of designer molecules with their different principles of engineered sequence specificity are reviewed in this paper. Furthermore, we explore and discuss the potential of these molecules as therapeutic modulators of endogenous gene function, focusing on modulation by stable gene modification and by regulation of gene transcription.
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- Taco G Uil
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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