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Tsylents U, Siekierska I, Trylska J. Peptide nucleic acid conjugates and their antimicrobial applications-a mini-review. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2023; 52:533-544. [PMID: 37610696 PMCID: PMC10618302 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-023-01673-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) is a nucleic acid mimic with high specificity and binding affinity to natural DNA or RNA, as well as resistance to enzymatic degradation. PNA sequences can be designed to selectively silence gene expression, which makes PNA a promising tool for antimicrobial applications. However, the poor membrane permeability of PNA remains the main limiting factor for its applications in cells. To overcome this obstacle, PNA conjugates with different molecules have been developed. This mini-review focuses on covalently linked conjugates of PNA with cell-penetrating peptides, aminosugars, aminoglycoside antibiotics, and non-peptidic molecules that were tested, primarily as PNA carriers, in antibacterial and antiviral applications. The chemistries of the conjugation and the applied linkers are also discussed.
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- Uladzislava Tsylents
- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2C, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2C, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2C, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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Dezanet C, Kempf J, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Décout JL. Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides as Medicinal Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197411. [PMID: 33049963 PMCID: PMC7583001 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The conjugation of hydrophobic group(s) to the polycationic hydrophilic core of the antibiotic drugs aminoglycosides (AGs), targeting ribosomal RNA, has led to the development of amphiphilic aminoglycosides (AAGs). These drugs exhibit numerous biological effects, including good antibacterial effects against susceptible and multidrug-resistant bacteria due to the targeting of bacterial membranes. In the first part of this review, we summarize our work in identifying and developing broad-spectrum antibacterial AAGs that constitute a new class of antibiotic agents acting on bacterial membranes. The target-shift strongly improves antibiotic activity against bacterial strains that are resistant to the parent AG drugs and to antibiotic drugs of other classes, and renders the emergence of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains highly difficult. Structure–activity and structure–eukaryotic cytotoxicity relationships, specificity and barriers that need to be crossed in their development as antibacterial agents are delineated, with a focus on their targets in membranes, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and cardiolipin (CL), and the corresponding mode of action against Gram-negative bacteria. At the end of the first part, we summarize the other recent advances in the field of antibacterial AAGs, mainly published since 2016, with an emphasis on the emerging AAGs which are made of an AG core conjugated to an adjuvant or an antibiotic drug of another class (antibiotic hybrids). In the second part, we briefly illustrate other biological and biochemical effects of AAGs, i.e., their antifungal activity, their use as delivery vehicles of nucleic acids, of short peptide (polyamide) nucleic acids (PNAs) and of drugs, as well as their ability to cleave DNA at abasic sites and to inhibit the functioning of connexin hemichannels. Finally, we discuss some aspects of structure–activity relationships in order to explain and improve the target selectivity of AAGs.
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- Clément Dezanet
- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
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- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
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- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Correspondence: (M.-P.M.-L.); (J.-L.D.)
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- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence: (M.-P.M.-L.); (J.-L.D.)
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Zhang Q, Bai P, Zheng C, Cheng Y, Wang T, Lu X. Design, synthesis, insecticidal activity and molecular docking of doramectin derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:2387-2396. [PMID: 30626556 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A series of new doramectin derivatives containing carbamate, ester and sulfonate were synthesized, and their structures were characterized by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-resolution mass spectrum (HRMS). Their insecticidal activities against oriental armyworm, diamondback moth, and corn borer were evaluated and compared with the parent doramectin and commercial avermectins, metolcarb, fenpropathrin. Among all compounds, three compounds (3a, 3g and 3h) showed excellent insecticidal effect. In particular, compound 3g containing cyclopropyl carbamate against oriental armyworm, diamondback moth, and corn borer, exhibited the most promising insecticidal activity with the final mortality rate of 66.67%, 36.67%, 40.00% at the concentration of 12.5 mg/L, respectively. The LC50 values of 3g were 5.8859, 22.3214, and 22.0205 mg/L, showing 6.74, 2.23, 2.21-fold higher potency than parent doramectin (LC50 values of 39.6907, 49.7736, and 48.6129 mg/L) and 6.83, 1.93, 3.36-fold higher potency than commercial avermectins (LC50 values of 40.2489, 42.9922, and 73.9508 mg/L). Additionally, molecular docking simulations revealed that 3g displayed stronger hydrogen-bonding action in binding with the GABA receptor than parent doramectin, which were crucial for keeping high insecticidal activity. The present work demonstrated that these compounds containing alkyl carbamate group could be considered as potential candidates for the development of novel pesticides in the future.
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- Qi Zhang
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Hainan 571127, PR China.
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Pham TN, Loupias P, Dassonville-Klimpt A, Sonnet P. Drug delivery systems designed to overcome antimicrobial resistance. Med Res Rev 2019; 39:2343-2396. [PMID: 31004359 DOI: 10.1002/med.21588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a huge challenge to the effective treatment of infectious diseases. Aside from a modest number of novel anti-infective agents, very few new classes of antibiotics have been successfully developed for therapeutic use. Despite the research efforts of numerous scientists, the fight against antimicrobial (ATB) resistance has been a longstanding continued effort, as pathogens rapidly adapt and evolve through various strategies, to escape the action of ATBs. Among other mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics, the sophisticated envelopes surrounding microbes especially form a major barrier for almost all anti-infective agents. In addition, the mammalian cell membrane presents another obstacle to the ATBs that target intracellular pathogens. To negotiate these biological membranes, scientists have developed drug delivery systems to help drugs traverse the cell wall; these are called "Trojan horse" strategies. Within these delivery systems, ATB molecules can be conjugated with one of many different types of carriers. These carriers could include any of the following: siderophores, antimicrobial peptides, cell-penetrating peptides, antibodies, or even nanoparticles. In recent years, the Trojan horse-inspired delivery systems have been increasingly reported as efficient strategies to expand the arsenal of therapeutic solutions and/or reinforce the effectiveness of conventional ATBs against drug-resistant microbes, while also minimizing the side effects of these drugs. In this paper, we aim to review and report on the recent progress made in these newly prevalent ATB delivery strategies, within the current context of increasing ATB resistance.
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- Thanh-Nhat Pham
- Université de Picardie Jules Verne, AGIR: Agents Infectieux, Résistance et Chimiothérapie, Amiens, France
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- Université de Picardie Jules Verne, AGIR: Agents Infectieux, Résistance et Chimiothérapie, Amiens, France
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- Université de Picardie Jules Verne, AGIR: Agents Infectieux, Résistance et Chimiothérapie, Amiens, France
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Alguacil J, Robles J, Ràfols C, Bosch E. Binding thermodynamics of paromomycin, neomycin, neomycin-dinucleotide and -diPNA conjugates to bacterial and human rRNA. J Mol Recognit 2015; 29:142-50. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Javier Alguacil
- Departament de Química Orgànica; Facultat de Química and Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès, 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Orgànica; Facultat de Química and Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès, 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Analítica; Facultat de Química and Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès, 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Analítica; Facultat de Química and Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès, 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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Das I, Désiré J, Manvar D, Baussanne I, Pandey VN, Décout JL. A peptide nucleic acid-aminosugar conjugate targeting transactivation response element of HIV-1 RNA genome shows a high bioavailability in human cells and strongly inhibits tat-mediated transactivation of HIV-1 transcription. J Med Chem 2012; 55:6021-32. [PMID: 22698070 PMCID: PMC3400927 DOI: 10.1021/jm300253q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The 6-aminoglucosamine ring of the aminoglycoside antibiotic neomycin B (ring II) was conjugated to a 16-mer peptide nucleic acid (PNA) targeting HIV-1 TAR RNA. For this purpose, we prepared the aminoglucosamine monomer 15 and attached it to the protected PNA prior to its cleavage from the solid support. We found that the resulting PNA-aminoglucosamine conjugate is stable under acidic conditions, efficiently taken up by the human cells and fairly distributed in both cytosol and nucleus without endosomal entrapment because cotreatment with endosome-disrupting agent had no effect on its cellular distribution. The conjugate displayed very high target specificity in vitro and strongly inhibited Tat mediated transactivation of HIV-1 LTR transcription in a cell culture system. The unique properties of this new class of PNA conjugate suggest it to be a potential candidate for therapeutic application.
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- Indrajit Das
- Université de Grenoble I/CNRS, UMR 5063, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, 470 rue de la Chimie BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Université de Grenoble I/CNRS, UMR 5063, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, 470 rue de la Chimie BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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- Université de Grenoble I/CNRS, UMR 5063, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, 470 rue de la Chimie BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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- Université de Grenoble I/CNRS, UMR 5063, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, 470 rue de la Chimie BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Bera S, Zhanel GG, Schweizer F. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of amphiphilic lysine-ligated neomycin B conjugates. Carbohydr Res 2011; 346:560-8. [PMID: 21353205 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Amphiphilic lysine-ligated neomycin B building blocks were prepared by reductive amination of a protected C5″-modified neomycin B-based aldehyde and side chain-unprotected lysine or lysine-containing peptides. It was demonstrated that a suitably protected lysine-ligated neomycin B conjugate (NeoK) serves as a building block for peptide synthesis, enabling incorporation of aminoglycoside binding sites into peptides. Antibacterial testing of three amphiphilic lysine-ligated neomycin B conjugates against a representative panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains demonstrates that C5″-modified neomycin-lysine conjugate retains antibacterial activity. However, in most cases the lysine-ligated neomycin B analogs display reduced potency against Gram-positive strains when compared to unmodified neomycin B or unligated peptide. An exception is MRSA where an eightfold enhancement was observed. When compared to unmodified neomycin B, the prepared lysine-neomycin conjugates exhibited a 4-8-fold enhanced Gram-negative activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and up to 12-fold enhanced activity was observed when compared to unligated reference peptides.
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- Smritilekha Bera
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
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