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Fukunaga TM, Onaka Y, Kato T, Ikemoto K, Isobe H. Stoichiometry validation of supramolecular complexes with a hydrocarbon cage host by van 't Hoff analyses. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8246. [PMID: 38129419 PMCID: PMC10739680 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43979-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Defining chemical processes with equations is the first important step in characterizing equilibria for the assembly of supramolecular complexes, and the stoichiometry of the assembled components must be defined to generate the equation. Recently, this subject has attracted renewed interest, and statistical and/or information-theoretic measures were introduced to examine the validities of the equilibrium models used during curve fitting analyses of titration. The present study shows that these measures may not always be appropriate for credibility examinations and that further reformation of the protocols used to determine the overall stoichiometry is necessary. Hydrocarbon cage hosts and their chloroform complexes formed via weak CH-π hydrogen bonds were studied, which allowed us to introduce van 't Hoff analyses for effective validation of the stoichiometries of supramolecular complexes. This study shows that the stoichiometries of supramolecular complexes should be carefully examined by adopting multiple measures with different origins.
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- Toshiya M Fukunaga
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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Matsuno T, Takahashi K, Ikemoto K, Isobe H. Activation of positive cooperativity by size-mismatch assembly via inclination of guests in a single-site receptor. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200076. [PMID: 35156775 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A halogenated bowl-shaped guest, corannulene, was encapsulated in a cylindrical host, [4]cyclochrysenylene, to form a bowl-in-tube complex, which mimicked supramolecular complexes between bowl guests and carbon nanotubes. As was the case with carbon nanotubes, the cylindrical space of [4]cyclochrysenylene trapped multiple corannulene molecules in an array, and 1:2 complexes were commonly obtained with the corannulene guests with various halogen substituents (F, Cl, Br and I). Careful statistical analyses of isothermal titration calorimetry titration data succeeded in revealing the stoichiometry, and the molecular structures of the 1:2 complexes were further clarified by X-ray crystallographic analyses. Two fluorinated corannulene guests were stacked perpendicular to the cylinder axis, while two chlorinated guests were stacked with inclined orientations. The structural difference resulted in a large difference in the cooperativity of the two-stage association in solution: fluorinated corannulene guests showed negative cooperativity for the 1:2 complexation, and the other, larger halogenated corannulene guests showed positive cooperativity.
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- The University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry, Hongo 7-3-1, 113-0033, Bunkyo-ku, JAPAN
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Fernandes RJ, Remón P, Moro AJ, Seco A, Ferreira ASD, Pischel U, Basílio N. Toward Light-Controlled Supramolecular Peptide Dimerization. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8472-8478. [PMID: 34060851 PMCID: PMC9161448 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The selective photodeprotection of the NVoc-modified FGG tripeptide yields the transformation of its 1:1 receptor-ligand complex with cucurbit[8]uril into a homoternary FGG2@CB8 assembly. The resulting light-induced dimerization of the model peptide provides a tool for the implementation of stimuli-responsive supramolecular chemistry in biologically relevant contexts.
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- Rita J Fernandes
- Laboratorio Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnología, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- CIQSO - Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnología, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratorio Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnología, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- CIQSO - Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnología, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Yang D, Liu M, Xiao X, Tao Z, Redshaw C. Polymeric self-assembled cucurbit[n]urils: Synthesis, structures and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Clarke DE, Wu G, Wu C, Scherman OA. Host-Guest Induced Peptide Folding with Sequence-Specific Structural Chirality. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6323-6327. [PMID: 33860670 PMCID: PMC8154536 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Controlling the spatial and temporal behavior of peptide segments is essential in the fabrication of functional peptide-based materials and nanostructures. To achieve a desired structure, complex sequence design is often required, coupled with the inclusion of unnatural amino acids or synthetic modifications. Herein, we investigate the structural properties of 1:1 inclusion complexes between specific oligopeptides and cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), inducing the formation of turns, and by alteration of the peptide sequence, tunable structural chirality. We also explore extended peptide sequence binding with CB[8], demonstrating a simple approach to construct a peptide hairpin.
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- David E Clarke
- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Novo P, García MD, Peinador C, Pazos E. Reversible Control of DNA Binding with Cucurbit[8]uril-Induced Supramolecular 4,4'-Bipyridinium-Peptide Dimers. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:507-511. [PMID: 33683100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Many cellular processes in living organisms are regulated by complex regulatory networks, built from noncovalent interactions between relatively few proteins that perform their functions by switching between homo- and heterooligomeric assemblies or mono- and bivalent states. Herein, we demonstrate that the conjugation of a 4,4'-bipyridinium scaffold to the basic region of the GCN4 bZip transcription factor can be exploited to control the dimerization of the conjugate by formation of a supramolecular complex with cucurbit[8]uril. Importantly, this supramolecular complex is able to specifically recognize its target dsDNA, and this binding can be reversibly switched by the application of external stimuli.
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- Paula Novo
- Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias and Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias and Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias and Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias and Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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Selective Recognition of Amino Acids and Peptides by Small Supramolecular Receptors. Molecules 2020; 26:molecules26010106. [PMID: 33379401 PMCID: PMC7796322 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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To this day, the recognition and high affinity binding of biomolecules in water by synthetic receptors remains challenging, while the necessity for systems for their sensing, transport and modulation persists. This problematic is prevalent for the recognition of peptides, which not only have key roles in many biochemical pathways, as well as having pharmacological and biotechnological applications, but also frequently serve as models for the study of proteins. Taking inspiration in nature and on the interactions that occur between several receptors and peptide sequences, many researchers have developed and applied a variety of different synthetic receptors, as is the case of macrocyclic compounds, molecular imprinted polymers, organometallic cages, among others, to bind amino acids, small peptides and proteins. In this critical review, we present and discuss selected examples of synthetic receptors for amino acids and peptides, with a greater focus on supramolecular receptors, which show great promise for the selective recognition of these biomolecules in physiological conditions. We decided to focus preferentially on small synthetic receptors (leaving out of this review high molecular weight polymeric systems) for which more detailed and accurate molecular level information regarding the main structural and thermodynamic features of the receptor biomolecule assemblies is available.
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Liu Y, Zhang Y, Yu H, Liu Y. Cucurbituril‐Based Biomacromolecular Assemblies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:3870-3880. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Yao‐Hua Liu
- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Affiliation(s)
- Yao‐Hua Liu
- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Wu G, Clarke DE, Wu C, Scherman OA. Oligopeptide-CB[8] complexation with switchable binding pathways. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 17:3514-3520. [PMID: 30892363 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00592g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Host-guest complexes exhibiting a 1 : 1 binding stoichiometry need not consist of a single host and guest. A series of oligopeptides, which were previously reported to have abnormally high binding enthalpies were investigated to deduce whether they exist as a 2 : 2 quaternary or a 1 : 1 binary complex with cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]). Through a systematic study of the sequence-specific binding pathways of peptide-CB[8] association, a phenylalanine-leucine dipeptide was found to be capable of switching from a 1 : 1 stoichiometric complex to a 2 : 1 complex. By studying the differences in size-based diffusion properties of these two binding modes, the presence of a 1 : 1 pairwise inclusion complex was verified for the regime where CB[8] is in excess. Findings in this study can be utilised to 'customise' the precise CB[8]-oligopeptide self-assembly pathway, acting as a useful toolbox in the design of supramolecular systems.
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- Guanglu Wu
- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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Liao Q, Wang XG, Lv S, Xu Z, Zhang Y, Fu H. Cluster-Mediated Nucleation and Growth of J- and H-Type Polymorphs of Difluoroboron Avobenzone for Organic Microribbon Lasers. ACS NANO 2018; 12:5359-5367. [PMID: 29697963 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Controlled fabrication of organic polymorphisms with well-defined dimensions and tunable luminescent properties plays an important role in developing optoelectronic devices, sensors, and biolabeling agents but remains a challenge due to the weak intermolecular interactions among organic molecules. Herein, we developed a two-step solution self-assembly method for the controlled preparation of blue-emissive or green-emissive microribbons (MRs) of difluoroboron avobenzone (BF2AVB) by adjusting the cluster-mediated nucleation and subsequent one-dimensional growth processes. We found that blue-emissive MRs belong to the monoclinic phase, in which BF2AVB molecules form slipped π-stacks, resulting in J-aggregates with the solid-state photoluminescence efficiency φ = 68%. Meanwhile, green-emissive MRs are ascribed to the orthorhombic phase and exhibit cofacial π-stacks, which lead to H-aggregates with φ = 24%. Furthermore, these as-prepared MRs can both act as polymorph-dependent Fabry-Pérot resonators for lasing oscillators. The strategy described here might offer significant promise for the coherent light source of optoelectronic devices.
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- Qing Liao
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry , Capital Normal University , Beijing 100048 , People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry , Capital Normal University , Beijing 100048 , People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry , Capital Normal University , Beijing 100048 , People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry , Capital Normal University , Beijing 100048 , People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry , Capital Normal University , Beijing 100048 , People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences , Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin 300072 , People's Republic of China
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- Stephan Sinn
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Deutschland/Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Deutschland/Germany
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Wiemann M, Jonkheijm P. Stimuli-Responsive Cucurbit[n]uril-Mediated Host-Guest Complexes on Surfaces. Isr J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Maike Wiemann
- Bioinspired Molecular Engineering Laboratory of the MIRA Institute of Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine and the Molecular Nanofabrication Group of the MESA Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Bioinspired Molecular Engineering Laboratory of the MIRA Institute of Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine and the Molecular Nanofabrication Group of the MESA Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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van Dun S, Ottmann C, Milroy LG, Brunsveld L. Supramolecular Chemistry Targeting Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:13960-13968. [PMID: 28926241 PMCID: PMC5639466 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The specific recognition of protein surface elements is a fundamental challenge in the life sciences. New developments in this field will form the basis of advanced therapeutic approaches and lead to applications such as sensors, affinity tags, immobilization techniques, and protein-based materials. Synthetic supramolecular molecules and materials are creating new opportunities for protein recognition that are orthogonal to classical small molecule and protein-based approaches. As outlined here, their unique molecular features enable the recognition of amino acids, peptides, and even whole protein surfaces, which can be applied to the modulation and assembly of proteins. We believe that structural insights into these processes are of great value for the further development of this field and have therefore focused this Perspective on contributions that provide such structural data.
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- Sam van Dun
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Cavatorta E, Jonkheijm P, Huskens J. Assessment of Cooperativity in Ternary Peptide-Cucurbit[8]uril Complexes. Chemistry 2017; 23:4046-4050. [PMID: 28195371 PMCID: PMC5396293 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Evaluating cooperativity for cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8])-mediated ternary complexation is required for understanding and advancing designs of such ternary self-assembled systems. A key issue is to dissect the contributions of the binding steps of the first and second guest molecules to the overall ternary complex formation energy. This is addressed by performing concentration-dependent titrations between CB[8] and guests by means of concentration-dependent calorimetric and 1 H-NMR titrations. The sensitivity of the fitting of the cumulative heat of complexation of the calorimetric titrations is evaluated in terms of fitting error and enthalpy-entropy compensation and, together with the NMR spectroscopic analysis of the separate species, non-cooperative binding is conceived to be the most probable binding scenario. The binding behavior of CB[8] homoternary complexes is similar to CB[8] heteroternary complexes, with an enthalpy-driven tight fit of the guests in the CB[8] cavity overcoming the entropic penalty. Also for these types of complexes, a non-cooperative binding is the most probable.
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- Emanuela Cavatorta
- Department of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Twente, P.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- Department of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Twente, P.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- Department of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Twente, P.O. Box 2177500 AEEnschedeThe Netherlands
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