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Sur S, Pujari S, Ranjan N, Azankia Temgoua L, Wicks SL, Conner A, Arya DP. Enhanced Sequence-Specific DNA Recognition Using Oligodeoxynucleotide-Benzimidazole Conjugates. ACS BIO & MED CHEM AU 2024; 4:154-164. [PMID: 38911908 PMCID: PMC11191566 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.3c00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Synthetic modification of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) via conjugation to nucleic acid binding small molecules can improve hybridization and pharmacokinetic properties. In the present study, five Hoechst 33258 derived benzimidazoles were conjugated to T rich ODNs and their hybridization effectiveness was tested. Thermal denaturation studies revealed significant stabilization of complementary duplexes by ODN-benzimidazole conjugates, with the extent of stabilization being highly dependent on the length of the linker between DNA and benzimidazole. The increases in thermal stability were determined to be due to the binding of the benzimidazole moiety to the duplex. Circular dichroism and molecular modeling studies provided insights toward the influence of conjugation on duplex structure and how linker length impacts placement of the benzimidazole moiety in the minor groove. Furthermore, thermal denaturation studies with the complementary strand containing a single base mismatch or being RNA revealed that covalent conjugation of benzimidazoles to an ODN also enhances the sequence specificity. The fundamental studies reported herein provide a strategy to improve the stability and specificity properties of the ODN probes, which can be of use for targeting and diagnostics applications.
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- Souvik Sur
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Tepper O, Appella DH, Zheng H, Dzikowski R, Yavin E. A Biotinylated cpFIT-PNA Platform for the Facile Detection of Drug Resistance to Artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum. ACS Sens 2024; 9:1458-1464. [PMID: 38446423 PMCID: PMC10964236 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
The evolution of drug resistance to many antimalarial drugs in the lethal strain of malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) has been a great concern over the past 50 years. Among these drugs, artemisinin has become less effective for treating malaria. Indeed, several P. falciparum variants have become resistant to this drug, as elucidated by specific mutations in the pfK13 gene. This study presents the development of a diagnostic kit for the detection of a common point mutation in the pfK13 gene of P. falciparum, namely, the C580Y point mutation. FIT-PNAs (forced-intercalation peptide nucleic acid) are DNA mimics that serve as RNA sensors that fluoresce upon hybridization to their complementary RNA. Herein, FIT-PNAs were designed to sense the C580Y single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and were conjugated to biotin in order to bind these molecules to streptavidin-coated plates. Initial studies with synthetic RNA were conducted to optimize the sensing system. In addition, cyclopentane-modified PNA monomers (cpPNAs) were introduced to improve FIT-PNA sensing. Lastly, total RNA was isolated from red blood cells infected with P. falciparum (WT strain - NF54-WT or mutant strain - NF54-C580Y). Streptavidin plates loaded with either FIT-PNA or cpFIT-PNA were incubated with the total RNA. A significant difference in fluorescence for mutant vs WT total RNA was found only for the cpFIT-PNA probe. In summary, this study paves the way for a simple diagnostic kit for monitoring artemisinin drug resistance that may be easily adapted to malaria endemic regions.
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- Odelia Tepper
- The
Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of
Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Synthetic
Bioactive Molecules Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry (LBC),
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, 8 Center Drive, Room 404, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Synthetic
Bioactive Molecules Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry (LBC),
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, 8 Center Drive, Room 404, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The institute for Medical
Research Israel - Canada, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious
and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah
Medical School, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- The
Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of
Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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Swenson C, Argueta-Gonzalez HS, Sterling SA, Robichaux R, Knutson SD, Heemstra JM. Forced Intercalation Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes for the Detection of an Adenosine-to-Inosine Modification. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:238-248. [PMID: 36643573 PMCID: PMC9835161 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The deamination of adenosine to inosine is an important modification in nucleic acids that functionally recodes the identity of the nucleobase to a guanosine. Current methods to analyze and detect this single nucleotide change, such as sequencing and PCR, typically require time-consuming or costly procedures. Alternatively, fluorescent "turn-on" probes that result in signal enhancement in the presence of target are useful tools for real-time detection and monitoring of nucleic acid modification. Here we describe forced-intercalation PNA (FIT-PNA) probes that are designed to bind to inosine-containing nucleic acids and use thiazole orange (TO), 4-dimethylamino-naphthalimide (4DMN), and malachite green (MG) fluorogenic dyes to detect A-to-I editing events. We show that incorporation of the dye as a surrogate base negatively affects the duplex stability but does not abolish binding to targets. We then determined that the identity of the adjacent nucleobase and temperature affect the overall signal and fluorescence enhancement in the presence of inosine, achieving an 11-fold increase, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 30 pM. We determine that TO and 4DMN probes are viable candidates to enable selective inosine detection for biological applications.
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- Colin
S. Swenson
- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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13C-NMR Chemical Shifts in 1,3-Benzazoles as a Tautomeric Ratio Criterion. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196268. [PMID: 36234805 PMCID: PMC9570581 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Benzimidazole is an important heterocyclic fragment, present in many biologically active compounds with a great variety of therapeutic purposes. Most of the benzimidazole activities are explained through the existence of 1,3-tautomeric equilibrium. As the binding affinity of each tautomer to a protein target depends on an established bioactive conformation, the effect of tautomers on the ligand protein binding mechanism is determinant. In this work, we searched and analyzed a series of reported 13C-NMR spectra of benzazoles and benzazolidine-2-thiones with the purpose of estimating their tautomeric equilibrium. Herein, several approaches to determine this problem are presented, which makes it a good initial introduction to the non-expert reader. This chemical shift difference and C4/C7 signals of benzimidazolidine-2-thione and 1-methyl-2-thiomethylbenzimidazole as references were used in this work to quantitatively calculate, in solution, the pyrrole–pyridine tautomeric ratio in equilibrium. The analysis will help researchers to correctly assign the chemical shifts of benzimidazoles and to calculate their intracyclic or exocyclic tautomeric ratio as well as mesomeric proportion in benzimidazoles.
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Hao HC, Zhang G, Wang YN, Sun R, Xu YJ, Ge JF. Distinguishing cancer cells from normal cells with an organelle-targeted fluorescent marker. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:5796-5803. [PMID: 35866374 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01351g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this paper we report a hemicyanine dye that is used to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells with its ability to target different organelles. Probe 1, a red emission hemicyanine functional dye, was connected to oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine and diethylaminobenzene with a double bond. The maximum absorption peaks of probe 1 were located in the 509-552 nm range in organic solvents. Meanwhile, the probe possessed a high molar extinction coefficient (5.50 × 104 M-1 cm-1 in DMSO) with high photostability. The maximum emission wavelength of the probe ranged from 572 nm to 644 nm, and it also had a large Stokes shift (126 nm in DMSO). In particular, the probe showed weak fluorescence in water (Φ = 0.016), whereas it displayed strong fluorescence at 595 nm in β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) solution (Φ = 0.13). In addition, cell colocalization experiments showed that probe 1 (3 μM) was located in the endoplasmic reticulum in cancer cells, while it could target lysosomes in normal cells. What's more, further cell imaging experiments demonstrated that the average fluorescence intensity of probe 1 (0.3 μM) in cancer cells increased with the addition of β-CD, but it did not occur in normal cells. The study provides a convenient way to distinguish cancer cells from normal ones, which has potential for application in the early detection of cancer.
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- Hao-Chi Hao
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Tepper O, Peled I, Fastman Y, Heinberg A, Mitesser V, Dzikowski R, Yavin E. FIT-PNAs as RNA-Sensing Probes for Drug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum. ACS Sens 2022; 7:50-59. [PMID: 34985283 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Detecting RNA at single-nucleotide resolution is a formidable task. Plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest form of malaria in humans and has shown to gain resistance to essentially all antimalarial drugs including artemisinin and chloroquine. Some of these drug resistances are associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Forced-intercalation peptide nucleic acids (FIT-PNAs) are DNA mimics that are designed as RNA-sensing molecules that fluoresce upon hybridization to their complementary (RNA) targets. We have previously designed and synthesized FIT-PNAs that target the C580Y SNP in the K13 gene of P. falciparum. In addition, we have now prepared FIT-PNAs that target the K76T SNP in the CRT gene of P. falciparum. Both SNPs are common ones associated with artemisinin and chloroquine drug resistance, respectively. Our FIT-PNAs are conjugated to a simple cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) that consists of eight d-lysines (dK8), which renders these FIT-PNAs cell-permeable to infected red blood cells (iRBCs). Herein, we demonstrate that FIT-PNAs clearly discriminate between wild-type (WT) strains (NF54-WT: artemisinin-sensitive or chloroquine-sensitive) and mutant strains (NF54-C580Y: artemisinin-resistant or Dd2: chloroquine-resistant) of P. falciparum parasites. Simple incubation of FIT-PNAs with live blood-stage parasites results in a substantial difference in fluorescence as corroborated by FACS analysis and confocal microscopy. We foresee FIT-PNAs as molecular probes that will provide a fast, simple, and cheap means for the assessment of drug resistance in malaria─a tool that would be highly desirable for the optimal choice of antimalarial treatment in endemic countries.
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- Odelia Tepper
- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The institute for Medical Research Israel − Canada, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The institute for Medical Research Israel − Canada, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The institute for Medical Research Israel − Canada, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The institute for Medical Research Israel − Canada, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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Liu H, You Y, Zhu Y, Zheng H. Recent advances in the exonuclease III-assisted target signal amplification strategy for nucleic acid detection. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:5103-5119. [PMID: 34664562 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01275d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The detection of nucleic acids has become significantly important in molecular diagnostics, gene therapy, mutation analysis, forensic investigations and biomedical development, and so on. In recent years, exonuclease III (Exo III) as an enzyme in the 3'-5' exonuclease family has evolved as a frequently used technique for signal amplification of low level DNA target detection. Different from the traditional target amplification strategies, the Exo III-assisted amplification strategy has been used for target DNA detection through directly amplifying the amounts of signal reagents. The Exo III-assisted amplification strategy has its unique advantages and characters, because the character of non-specific recognition of Exo III can overcome the limitation of a target-to-probe ratio of 1 : 1 in the traditional nucleic acid hybridization assay and acquire higher sensitivity. In this review, we selectively discuss the recent advances in the Exo III-assisted amplification strategy, including the amplification strategy integrated with nanomaterials, biosensors, hairpin probes and other nucleic acid detection methods. We also discuss the strengths and limitations of each strategy and methods to overcome the limitations.
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- Hongyu Liu
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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Aristova D, Kosach V, Chernii S, Slominsky Y, Balanda A, Filonenko V, Yarmoluk S, Rotaru A, Özkan HG, Mokhir A, Kovalska V. Monomethine cyanine probes for visualization of cellular RNA by fluorescence microscopy. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2021; 9. [PMID: 34198271 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac10ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
We have studied spectral-luminescent properties of the monomethine cyanine dyes both in their free states and in the presence of either double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acids (dsDNAs) or single-stranded ribonucleic acids (RNAs). The dyes possess low fluorescence intensity in an unbound state, which is increased up to 479 times in the presence of the nucleic acids. In the presence of RNAs, the fluorescence intensity increase was stronger than that observed in the presence of dsDNA. Next, we have performed staining of live and fixed cells by all prepared dyes. The dyes proved to be cell and nuclear membrane permeant. They are photostable and brightly stain RNA-containing organelles in both live and fixed cells. The colocalization confirmed the specific nucleoli staining with anti-Ki-67 antibodies. The RNA digestion experiment has confirmed the selectivity of the dyes toward intracellular RNA. Based on the obtained results, we can conclude that the investigated monomethine cyanine dyes are useful fluorescent probes for the visualization of intracellular RNA and RNA-containing organelles such as nucleoli by using fluorescence microscopy.
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- Daria Aristova
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Scientific Services Company Otava Ltd, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Scientific Services Company Otava Ltd, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry NASU, 5 Murmans'ka St., 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Scientific Services Company Otava Ltd, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Scientific Services Company Otava Ltd, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- 'Petru Poni' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Organic Chemistry II, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry II, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics NASU, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine.,Scientific Services Company Otava Ltd, 150 Zabolotnogo St., 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Takada T, Nishida K, Honda Y, Nakano A, Nakamura M, Fan S, Kawai K, Fujitsuka M, Yamana K. Stacked Thiazole Orange Dyes in DNA Capable of Switching Emissive Behavior in Response to Structural Transitions. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2729-2735. [PMID: 34191388 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Functional nucleic acids with the capability of generating fluorescence in response to hybridization events, microenvironment or structural changes are valuable as structural probes and chemical sensors. We now demonstrate the enzyme-assisted preparation of nucleic acids possessing multiple thiazole orange (TO) dyes and their fluorescent behavior, that show a spectral change from the typical monomer emission to the excimer-type red-shifted emission. We found that the fluorescent response and emission wavelength of the TO dyes were dependent on both the state of the DNA structure (single- or double-stranded DNA) and the arrangement of the TO dyes. We showed that the fluorescent behavior of the TO dyes can be applied for the detection of RNA molecules, suggesting that our approach for preparing the fluorescent nucleic acids functionalized with multiple TO dyes could be useful to design a fluorescence bioimaging and detection technique of biomolecules.
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- Tadao Takada
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
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Liang X, Liu M, Komiyama M. Recognition of Target Site in Various Forms of DNA and RNA by Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA): From Fundamentals to Practical Applications. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Xingguo Liang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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Suss O, Motiei L, Margulies D. Broad Applications of Thiazole Orange in Fluorescent Sensing of Biomolecules and Ions. Molecules 2021; 26:2828. [PMID: 34068759 PMCID: PMC8126248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fluorescent sensing of biomolecules has served as a revolutionary tool for studying and better understanding various biological systems. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to identify fluorescent building blocks that can be easily converted into sensing probes, which can detect specific targets with increasing sensitivity and accuracy. Over the past 30 years, thiazole orange (TO) has garnered great attention due to its low fluorescence background signal and remarkable 'turn-on' fluorescence response, being controlled only by its intramolecular torsional movement. These features have led to the development of numerous molecular probes that apply TO in order to sense a variety of biomolecules and metal ions. Here, we highlight the tremendous progress made in the field of TO-based sensors and demonstrate the different strategies that have enabled TO to evolve into a versatile dye for monitoring a collection of biomolecules.
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- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; (O.S.); (L.M.)
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Cyclopentane modified FIT-PNA (cpFIT-PNA) probes are reported as highly emissive RNA sensors with the highest reported brightness for FIT-PNAs. Compared to FIT-PNAs, cpFIT-PNAs have improved mismatch discrimination for several pyrimidine-pyrimidine single nucleotide variants (SNVs).
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- Odelia Tepper
- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Parvathi EVK, Pinapati SR, Tamminana R, Rudraraju RR. Iron‐Promoted Synthesis of (2‐Oxy/Thio)benzothiazole. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202003747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry GITAM Deemed to be University 562163 Bengaluru India
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- Department of Chemistry Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar Guntur AP 522510 India
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Shatsauskas AL, Mamonova TE, Stasyuk AJ, Chernenko SA, Slepukhin PA, Kostyuchenko AS, Fisyuk AS. Rearrangement of 7-Aryloxazolo[5,4- b]pyridines to Benzo[ c][1,7]naphthyridine-4(3 H)-ones and Thieno[3,2- c][1,7]naphthyridine-6(7 H)-ones. J Org Chem 2020; 85:10072-10082. [PMID: 32643932 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this work, we describe the development of the rearrangement for 7-aryl-substituted oxazolo[5,4-b]pyridines treated with aluminum chloride into synthetically hard-to-reach benzo[c][1,7]naphthyridinones. The discovered rearrangement is applied to a variety of electron-rich (hetero)arene substrates. It offers the advantages of mild conditions (90 °C temperature), fast reaction rates (<4 h), compatibility with air moisture, and the use of inexpensive commercial reagents. The proposed reaction mechanism and key elementary reaction acts were studied in detail using quantum chemical calculations. The photophysical properties of the synthesized compounds were studied by steady-state UV-vis spectroscopy.
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- Anton L Shatsauskas
- Laboratory of New Organic Materials, Omsk State Technical University, Mira Avenue, 11, 644050 Omsk, Russia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Omsk F. M. Dostoevsky State University, Mira Avenue, 55a, 644077 Omsk, Russia
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- Institut de Química Computacional and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia 17003, Spain
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- Laboratory of New Organic Materials, Omsk State Technical University, Mira Avenue, 11, 644050 Omsk, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS), 22 Sofia Kovalevskaya Street, Yekaterinburg,620990, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of New Organic Materials, Omsk State Technical University, Mira Avenue, 11, 644050 Omsk, Russia.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Omsk F. M. Dostoevsky State University, Mira Avenue, 55a, 644077 Omsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of New Organic Materials, Omsk State Technical University, Mira Avenue, 11, 644050 Omsk, Russia
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SNP Discrimination by Tolane-Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids: Application for the Detection of Drug Resistance in Pathogens. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25040769. [PMID: 32053960 PMCID: PMC7070780 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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During the treatment of viral or bacterial infections, it is important to evaluate any resistance to the therapeutic agents used. An amino acid substitution arising from a single base mutation in a particular gene often causes drug resistance in pathogens. Therefore, molecular tools that discriminate a single base mismatch in the target sequence are required for achieving therapeutic success. Here, we synthesized peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) derivatized with tolane via an amide linkage at the N-terminus and succeeded in improving the sequence specificity, even with a mismatched base pair located near the terminal region of the duplex. We assessed the sequence specificities of the tolane-PNAs for single-strand DNA and RNA by UV-melting temperature analysis, thermodynamic analysis, an in silico conformational search, and a gel mobility shift assay. As a result, all of the PNA-tolane derivatives stabilized duplex formation to the matched target sequence without inducing mismatch target binding. Among the different PNA-tolane derivatives, PNA that was modified with a naphthyl-type tolane could efficiently discriminate a mismatched base pair and be utilized for the detection of resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors of the influenza A/H1N1 virus. Therefore, our molecular tool can be used to discriminate single nucleotide polymorphisms that are related to drug resistance in pathogens.
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Monier M, Abdel-Latif D, El-Mekabaty A, Elattar KM. Recent progress in the chemistry of heterocycles incorporated oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine and oxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine skeletons. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2019.1686644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mohamed Monier
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu Al-Bahr, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu Al-Bahr, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Thiazole orange – Spermine conjugate: A potent human telomerase inhibitor comparable to BRACO-19. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 175:20-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hashoul D, Shapira R, Falchenko M, Tepper O, Paviov V, Nissan A, Yavin E. Red-emitting FIT-PNAs: "On site" detection of RNA biomarkers in fresh human cancer tissues. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 137:271-278. [PMID: 31121464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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To date, there are limited approaches for the direct and rapid visualization (on site) of tumor tissues for pathological assessment and for aiding cytoreductive surgery. Herein, we have designed FIT-PNAs (forced-intercalation-peptide nucleic acids) to detect two RNA cancer biomarkers. Firstly, a lncRNA (long noncoding RNA) termed CCAT1, has been shown as an oncogenic lncRNA over-expressed in a variety of cancers. The latter, an mRNA termed KRT20, has been shown to be over-expressed in metastases originating from colorectal cancer (CRC). To these FIT-PNAs, we have introduced the bis-quinoline (BisQ) cyanine dye that emits light in the red region (605-610 nm) of the visible spectrum. Most strikingly, spraying fresh human tissue taken from patients during cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal metastasis of colon cancer with an aqueous solution of CCAT1 FIT-PNA results in bright fluorescence in a matter of minutes. In fresh healthy tissue (from bariatric surgeries), no appreciable fluorescence is detected. In addition, a non-targeted FIT-PNA shows no fluorescent signal after spraying this FIT-PNA on fresh tumor tissue emphasizing the specificity of these molecular sensors. This study is the first to show on-site direct and immediate visualization of an RNA cancer biomarker on fresh human cancer tissues by topical application (spraying) of a molecular sensor.
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- Dina Hashoul
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
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Fang GM, Chamiolo J, Kankowski S, Hövelmann F, Friedrich D, Löwer A, Meier JC, Seitz O. A bright FIT-PNA hybridization probe for the hybridization state specific analysis of a C → U RNA edit via FRET in a binary system. Chem Sci 2018; 9:4794-4800. [PMID: 29910930 PMCID: PMC5982193 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc00457a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Oligonucleotide probes that show enhanced fluorescence upon nucleic acid hybridization enable the detection and visualization of specific mRNA molecules, in vitro and in cellulo. A challenging problem is the analysis of single nucleotide alterations that occur, for example, when cellular mRNA is subject to C → U editing. Given the length required for uniqueness of the targeted segment, the commonly used probes do not provide the level of sequence specificity needed to discriminate single base mismatched hybridization. Herein we introduce a binary probe system based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) that distinguishes three possible states i.e. (i) absence of target, (ii) presence of edited (matched) and (iii) unedited (single base mismatched) target. To address the shortcomings of read-out via FRET, we designed donor probes that avoid bleed through into the acceptor channel and nevertheless provide a high intensity of FRET signaling. We show the combined use of thiazole orange (TO) and an oxazolopyridine analogue (JO), linked as base surrogates in modified PNA FIT-probes that serve as FRET donor for a second, near-infrared (NIR)-labeled strand. In absence of target, donor emission is low and FRET cannot occur in lieu of the lacking co-alignment of probes. Hybridization of the TO/JO-PNA FIT-probe with the (unedited RNA) target leads to high brightness of emission at 540 nm. Co-alignment of the NIR-acceptor strand ensues from recognition of edited RNA inducing emission at 690 nm. We show imaging of mRNA in fixed and live cells and discuss the homogeneous detection and intracellular imaging of a single nucleotide mRNA edit used by nature to post-transcriptionally modify the function of the Glycine Receptor (GlyR).
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- Ge-Min Fang
- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany . .,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology , Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui 230601 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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- Zoological Institute , Technical University Braunschweig , Spielmannstr. 7 , D-38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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- Max Delbrück Centrum für Molekulare Medizin , Robert Rössle Straße 10 , 13125 Berlin , Germany.,Technische Universität Darmstadt , Department of Biology , Schnittspahnstraße 13 , 64287 Darmstadt , Germany
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- Max Delbrück Centrum für Molekulare Medizin , Robert Rössle Straße 10 , 13125 Berlin , Germany.,Technische Universität Darmstadt , Department of Biology , Schnittspahnstraße 13 , 64287 Darmstadt , Germany
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- Zoological Institute , Technical University Braunschweig , Spielmannstr. 7 , D-38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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Fluorogenic oligonucleotide probes that can produce a change in fluorescence signal upon binding to specific biomolecular targets, including nucleic acids as well as non-nucleic acid targets, such as proteins and small molecules, have applications in various important areas. These include diagnostics, drug development and as tools for studying biomolecular interactions in situ and in real time. The probes usually consist of a labeled oligonucleotide strand as a recognition element together with a mechanism for signal transduction that can translate the binding event into a measurable signal. While a number of strategies have been developed for the signal transduction, relatively little attention has been paid to the recognition element. Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) are DNA mimics with several favorable properties making them a potential alternative to natural nucleic acids for the development of fluorogenic probes, including their very strong and specific recognition and excellent chemical and biological stabilities in addition to their ability to bind to structured nucleic acid targets. In addition, the uncharged backbone of PNA allows for other unique designs that cannot be performed with oligonucleotides or analogues with negatively-charged backbones. This review aims to introduce the principle, showcase state-of-the-art technologies and update recent developments in the areas of fluorogenic PNA probes during the past 20 years.
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- Tirayut Vilaivan
- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Hwang GT. Single-Labeled Oligonucleotides Showing Fluorescence Changes Upon Hybridization with Target Nucleic Acids. Molecules 2018; 23:E124. [PMID: 29316733 PMCID: PMC6017082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sequence-specific detection of nucleic acids has been intensively studied in the field of molecular diagnostics. In particular, the detection and analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is crucial for the identification of disease-causing genes and diagnosis of diseases. Sequence-specific hybridization probes, such as molecular beacons bearing the fluorophore and quencher at both ends of the stem, have been developed to enable DNA mutation detection. Interestingly, DNA mutations can be detected using fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide probes with only one fluorophore. This review summarizes recent research on single-labeled oligonucleotide probes that exhibit fluorescence changes after encountering target nucleic acids, such as guanine-quenching probes, cyanine-containing probes, probes containing a fluorophore-labeled base, and microenvironment-sensitive probes.
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- Gil Tae Hwang
- Department of Chemistry and Green-Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
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Duprey JLHA, Bassani DM, Hyde EI, Jonusauskas G, Ludwig C, Rodger A, Spencer N, Vyle JS, Wilkie J, Zhao ZY, Tucker JHR. Rationalisation of a mechanism for sensing single point variants in target DNA using anthracene-tagged base discriminating probes. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:6576-6585. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01710g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The fluorescence sensing mechanism for identifying single base changes in target DNA strands has been established through detailed biophysical measurements.
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255
- Université Bordeaux
- Talence 33405
- France
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- School of Biosciences
- The University of Birmingham
- Edgbaston
- UK
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- Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine
- UMR CNRS 5798
- Université Bordeaux
- Talence 33405
- France
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- Henry Wellcome Building for Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy
- Institute of Cancer & Genomic Sciences
- College of Medical & Dental Sciences
- University of Birmingham
- Edgbaston
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- Department of Molecular Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Macquarie University
- North Ryde
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Birmingham
- Edgbaston
- UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Queen's University Belfast
- Belfast
- UK
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Birmingham
- Edgbaston
- UK
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Vasilev AA, Kandinska MI, Stoyanov SS, Yordanova SB, Sucunza D, Vaquero JJ, Castaño OD, Baluschev S, Angelova SE. Halogen-containing thiazole orange analogues - new fluorogenic DNA stains. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:2902-2914. [PMID: 29564018 PMCID: PMC5753173 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Novel asymmetric monomeric monomethine cyanine dyes 5a–d, which are analogues of the commercial dsDNA fluorescence binder thiazole orange (TO), have been synthesized. The synthesis was achieved by using a simple, efficient and environmetally benign synthetic procedure to obtain these cationic dyes in good to excellent yields. Interactions of the new derivatives of TO with dsDNA have been investigated by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The longest wavelength absorption bands in the UV–vis spectra of the target compounds are in the range of 509–519 nm and these are characterized by high molar absorptivities (63000–91480 L·mol−1·cm−1). All investigated dyes from the series are either not fluorescent or their fluorescence is quite low, but they become strongly fluorescent after binding to dsDNA. The influence of the substituents attached to the chromophores was investigated by combination of spectroscopic (UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy) and theoretical (DFT and TDDFT calculations) methods.
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- Aleksey A Vasilev
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Departments of Organic and Physical Chemistry, University of Alcala, 28871-Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departments of Organic and Physical Chemistry, University of Alcala, 28871-Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departments of Organic and Physical Chemistry, University of Alcala, 28871-Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Departments of Organic and Physical Chemistry, University of Alcala, 28871-Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.,Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemisty, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria (permanent address)
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Gade AM, Meadows MK, Ellington AD, Anslyn EV. Differential array sensing for cancer cell classification and novelty detection. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:9866-9874. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02174g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A series of semi-specific peptides reported in the literature to bind various epitopes on cell surfaces were used in a differential sensing array to pattern cell line identity.
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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Uno K, Sasaki T, Sugimoto N, Ito H, Nishihara T, Hagihara S, Higashiyama T, Sasaki N, Sato Y, Itami K. Key Structural Elements of Unsymmetrical Cyanine Dyes for Highly Sensitive Fluorescence Turn-On DNA Probes. Chem Asian J 2016; 12:233-238. [PMID: 27860278 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201601430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Unsymmetrical cyanine dyes, such as thiazole orange, are useful for the detection of nucleic acids with fluorescence because they dramatically enhance the fluorescence upon binding to nucleic acids. Herein, we synthesized a series of unsymmetrical cyanine dyes and evaluated their fluorescence properties. A systematic structure-property relationship study has revealed that the dialkylamino group at the 2-position of quinoline in a series of unsymmetrical cyanine dyes plays a critical role in the fluorescence enhancement. Four newly designed unsymmetrical cyanine dyes showed negligible intrinsic fluorescence in the free state and strong fluorescence upon binding to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) with a quantum yield of 0.53 to 0.90, which is 2 to 3 times higher than previous unsymmetrical cyanine dyes. A detailed analysis of the fluorescence lifetime revealed that the dialkylamino group at the 2-position of quinoline suppressed nonradiative decay in favor of increased fluorescence quantum yield. Moreover, these newly developed dyes were able to stain the nucleus specifically in fixed HeLa cells examined by using a confocal laser-scanning microscope.
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- Kakishi Uno
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,JST-ERATO, Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.,JST-ERATO, Higashiyama Live-Holonics Project, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.,JST-ERATO, Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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Kolevzon N, Hashoul D, Naik S, Rubinstein A, Yavin E. Single point mutation detection in living cancer cells by far-red emitting PNA-FIT probes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:2405-7. [PMID: 26735489 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc07502e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Peptide nucleic acid bis-quinoline conjugates are reported as attractive far-red emitting probes that detect mutated mRNA in living cells at SNP resolution.
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- N Kolevzon
- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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- The Institute for Drug Research, The School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Qiu J, Wilson A, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T. Combination probes with intercalating anchors and proximal fluorophores for DNA and RNA detection. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:e138. [PMID: 27369379 PMCID: PMC5041472 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A new class of modified oligonucleotides (combination probes) has been designed and synthesised for use in genetic analysis and RNA detection. Their chemical structure combines an intercalating anchor with a reporter fluorophore on the same thymine nucleobase. The intercalator (thiazole orange or benzothiazole orange) provides an anchor, which upon hybridisation of the probe to its target becomes fluorescent and simultaneously stabilizes the duplex. The anchor is able to communicate via FRET to a proximal reporter dye (e.g. ROX, HEX, ATTO647N, FAM) whose fluorescence signal can be monitored on a range of analytical devices. Direct excitation of the reporter dye provides an alternative signalling mechanism. In both signalling modes, fluorescence in the unhybridised probe is switched off by collisional quenching between adjacent intercalator and reporter dyes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA and RNA targets are identified by differences in the duplex melting temperature, and the use of short hybridization probes, made possible by the stabilisation provided by the intercalator, enhances mismatch discrimination. Unlike other fluorogenic probe systems, placing the fluorophore and quencher on the same nucleobase facilitates the design of short probes containing multiple modifications. The ability to detect both DNA and RNA sequences suggests applications in cellular imaging and diagnostics.
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- Jieqiong Qiu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, 43721, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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Hövelmann F, Seitz O. DNA Stains as Surrogate Nucleobases in Fluorogenic Hybridization Probes. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:714-23. [PMID: 26963493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The increasing importance assigned to RNA dynamics in cells and tissues calls for probe molecules that enable fluorescence microscopy imaging in live cells. To achieve this goal, fluorescence dyes are conjugated with oligonucleotides so as to provide strong emission upon hybridization with the target molecule. The impressive 10(3)-fold fluorescence intensification observed when DNA stains such as thiazole orange (TO) interact with double-stranded DNA is intriguing and prompted the exploration of oligonucleotide conjugates. However, nonspecific interactions of DNA stains with polynucleotides tend to increase background, which would affect the contrast achievable in live-cell imaging. This Account describes the development of DNA-stain-labeled hybridization probes that provide high signal-to-background. We focus on our contributions in context with related advances from other laboratories. The emphasis will be on the requirements of RNA imaging in live cells. To reduce background, intercalator dyes such as TO were appended to peptide nucleic acid (PNA), which is less avidly recognized by DNA stains than DNA/RNA. Constraining the TO dye as a nucleobase surrogate in "forced intercalation (FIT) probes" improved the target specificity, presumably by helping to prevent unspecific interactions. The enforcement of TO intercalation between predetermined base pairs upon formation of the probe-target duplex provided for high brightness and enabled match/mismatch selectivity beyond stringency of hybridization. We show examples that highlight the use of PNA FIT probes in the imaging of mRNA, miRNA, and lncRNA in living cells. The "FIT approach" was recently extended to DNA probes. Signal brightness can become limiting when low-abundance targets ought to be visualized over cellular autofluorescence. We discuss strategies that further the brightness of signaling by FIT probes. Multilabeling with identical dyes does not solve the brightness issue. To avoid self-quenching, we combined two different yet spectrally overlapping fluorescent base surrogates. A hybridization-sensitive dye serves as a light collector that transfers energy to a brightly emissive acceptor dye. To improve the brilliance of single-dye probes, the "TO-nucleotide" was accompanied by an adjacent locked nucleic acid (LNA) unit. The LNA-constrained FIT probes are responsive and bright, enabling the tracking of mRNA transport in living tissue. We also show that the color repertoire of FIT probes is not restricted to the green-emissive TO but can be expanded to cyan and red. A new base surrogate (4,4-linked bisquinoline) provided up to 195-fold enhancement of the fluorescence.
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- Felix Hövelmann
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str.
2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str.
2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Advances and applications of synthetic genetic polymers (xeno-nucleic acids) are reviewed in this article. The types of synthetic genetic polymers are summarized. The basic properties of them are elaborated and their technical applications are presented. Challenges and prospects of synthetic genetic polymers are discussed.
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- Qian Ma
- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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- Department of Biochemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117597
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- Department of Biochemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117597
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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Hövelmann F, Gaspar I, Chamiolo J, Kasper M, Steffen J, Ephrussi A, Seitz O. LNA-enhanced DNA FIT-probes for multicolour RNA imaging. Chem Sci 2016; 7:128-135. [PMID: 29861973 PMCID: PMC5950760 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc03053f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The simultaneous imaging of different RNA molecules in homogeneous solution is a challenge and requires optimisation to enable unambiguous staining of intracellular RNA targets. Our approach relies on single dye forced intercalation (FIT) probes, in which a visco-sensitive reporter of the thiazole orange (TO) family serves as a surrogate nucleobase and provides enhancements of fluorescence upon hybridisation. Previous FIT probes spanned the cyan and green emission range. Herein, we report for the first time chromophores for FIT probes that emit in the red range (above 600 nm). Such probes are valuable to overcome cellular auto-fluorescent background and enable multiplexed detection. In order to find suitable chromophores, we developed a submonomer approach that facilitated the rapid analysis of different TO family dyes in varied sequence positions. A carboxymethylated 4,4'-methine linked cyanine, which we named quinoline blue (QB), provided exceptional response characteristics at the 605 nm emission maximum. Exceeding previously reported base surrogates, the emission of the QB nucleotide intensified by up to 195-fold upon binding of complementary RNA. Owing to large extinction coefficients and quantum yields (up to ε = 129.000 L mol-1 cm-1 and Φ = 0.47, respectively) QB-FIT probes enable imaging of intracellular mRNA. A mixture of BO-, TO- and QB-containing FIT probes allowed the simultaneous detection of three different RNA targets in homogenous solution. TO- and QB-FIT probes were used to localize oskar mRNA and other polyadenylated mRNA molecules in developing oocytes from Drosphila melanogaster by means of wash-free fluorescent in situ hybridisation and super resolution microscopy (STED).
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- F Hövelmann
- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt University Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg , Meyerhofstr. 1 , 69117 Heidelberg , Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg , Meyerhofstr. 1 , 69117 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt University Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt University Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt University Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg , Meyerhofstr. 1 , 69117 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , Humboldt University Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany .
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Hoehlig K, Bethge L, Klussmann S. Stereospecificity of oligonucleotide interactions revisited: no evidence for heterochiral hybridization and ribozyme/DNAzyme activity. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0115328. [PMID: 25679211 PMCID: PMC4334536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A major challenge for the application of RNA- or DNA-oligonucleotides in biotechnology and molecular medicine is their susceptibility to abundant nucleases. One intriguing possibility to tackle this problem is the use of mirror-image (l-)oligonucleotides. For aptamers, this concept has successfully been applied to even develop therapeutic agents, so-called Spiegelmers. However, for technologies depending on RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA hybridization, like antisense or RNA interference, it has not been possible to use mirror-image oligonucleotides because Watson-Crick base pairing of complementary strands is (thought to be) stereospecific. Many scientists consider this a general principle if not a dogma. A recent publication proposing heterochiral Watson-Crick base pairing and sequence-specific hydrolysis of natural RNA by mirror-image ribozymes or DNAzymes (and vice versa) prompted us to systematically revisit the stereospecificity of oligonucleotides hybridization and catalytic activity. Using hyperchromicity measurements we demonstrate that hybridization only occurs among homochiral anti-parallel complementary oligonucleotide strands. As expected, achiral PNA hybridizes to RNA and DNA irrespective of their chirality. In functional assays we could not confirm an alleged heterochiral hydrolytic activity of ribozymes or DNAzymes. Our results confirm a strict stereospecificity of oligonucleotide hybridization and clearly argue against the possibility to use mirror-image oligonucleotides for gene silencing or antisense applications.
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Chen X, Wu Y, Xu J, Yao H, Lin A, Huang Y. Rh(iii)-catalyzed cyclization reaction of azoles with alkynes: efficient synthesis of azole-fused-pyridines. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:9186-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01338k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A Rh(iii)-catalyzed cyclization of azoles with alkynes has been developed to construct azole-fused-pyridines in good to excellent yields.
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- Xuebing Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Organic Chemistry
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Mathematical tools to optimize the design of oligonucleotide probes and primers. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:9595-608. [PMID: 25359473 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6165-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The identification and quantification of specific organisms in mixed microbial communities often relies on the ability to design oligonucleotide probes and primers with high specificity and sensitivity. The design of these oligonucleotides (or "oligos" for short) shares many of the same principles in spite of their widely divergent applications. Three common molecular biology technologies that require oligonucleotide design are polymerase chain reaction (PCR), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and DNA microarrays. This article reviews techniques and software available for the design and optimization of oligos with the goal of targeting a specific group of organisms within mixed microbial communities. Strategies for enhancing specificity without compromising sensitivity are described, as well as design tools well suited for this purpose.
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Choi Y, Metcalf G, Sleiman MH, Vair-Turnbull D, Ladame S. Oligonucleotide-templated reactions based on Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) probes: concept and biomedical applications. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:4395-8. [PMID: 24957880 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sensing technologies based on Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) and oligonucleotide-templated chemistry are perfectly suited for biomedical applications (e.g., diagnosis, prognosis and stratification of diseases) and could compete well with more traditional amplification technologies using expensive dual-labelled oligonucleotide probes. PNAs can be easily synthesised and functionalised, are more stable and are more responsive to point-mutations than their DNA counterpart. For these reasons, fluorogenic PNAs represent an interesting alternative to DNA-based molecular beacons for sensing applications in a cell-free environment, where cellular uptake is not required.
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- Youngeun Choi
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Kovaliov M, Segal M, Kafri P, Yavin E, Shav-Tal Y, Fischer B. Detection of cyclin D1 mRNA by hybridization sensitive NIC-oligonucleotide probe. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:2613-21. [PMID: 24726303 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A large group of fluorescent hybridization probes, includes intercalating dyes for example thiazole orange (TO). Usually TO is coupled to nucleic acids post-synthetically which severely limits its use. Here, we have developed a phosphoramidite monomer, 10, and prepared a 2'-OMe-RNA probe, labeled with 5-(trans-N-hexen-1-yl-)-TO-2'-deoxy-uridine nucleoside, dU(TO), (Nucleoside bearing an Inter-Calating moiety, NIC), for selective mRNA detection. We investigated a series of 15-mer 2'-OMe-RNA probes, targeting the cyclin D1 mRNA, containing one or several dU(TO) at various positions. dU(TO)-2'-OMe-RNA exhibited up to 7-fold enhancement of TO emission intensity upon hybridization with the complementary RNA versus that of the oligomer alone. This NIC-probe was applied for the specific detection of a very small amount of a breast cancer marker, cyclin D1 mRNA, in total RNA extract from cancerous cells (250 ng/μl). Furthermore, this NIC-probe was found to be superior to our related NIF (Nucleoside with Intrinsic Fluorescence)-probe which could detect cyclin D1 mRNA target only at high concentrations (1840 ng/μl). Additionally, dU(T) can be used as a monomer in solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis, thus avoiding the need for post-synthetic modification of oligonucleotide probes. Hence, we propose dU(TO) oligonucleotides, as hybridization probes for the detection of specific RNA in homogeneous solutions and for the diagnosis of breast cancer.
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- Marina Kovaliov
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Institute of Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Institute of Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
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Kummer S, Knoll A, Herrmann A, Seitz O. Sequence-specific imaging of influenza A mRNA in living infected cells using fluorescent FIT-PNA. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1039:291-301. [PMID: 24026704 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-535-4_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Significant efforts have been devoted to the development of techniques allowing the investigation of viral mRNA progression during the replication cycle. We herein describe the use of sequence-specific FIT-PNA (Forced Intercalation Peptide Nucleic Acids) probes which contain a single intercalator serving as an artificial fluorescent nucleobase. FIT-PNA probes are not degraded by enzymes, neither by nucleases nor by proteases, and provide for both high sensitivity and high target specificity under physiological conditions inside the infected living host cell.
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Tanaka M, Shigi N, Sumaoka J, Komiyama M. Thiazole orange-conjugated peptide nucleic acid for fluorescent detection of specific DNA sequences and site-selective photodamage. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13780a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Conjugates of thiazole orange (TO) with a pseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acid (pcPNA) functioned as (i) fluorescent detector of specific DNA and (ii) site-selective photodamage inducer through generation of 1O2.
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- Makiko Tanaka
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
- University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba, Japan
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- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
- University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba, Japan
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- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
- University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba, Japan
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- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
- University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba, Japan
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Hövelmann F, Gaspar I, Ephrussi A, Seitz O. Brightness enhanced DNA FIT-probes for wash-free RNA imaging in tissue. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:19025-32. [PMID: 24295172 DOI: 10.1021/ja410674h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fluorogenic oligonucleotides enable RNA imaging in cells and tissues. A high responsiveness of fluorescence is required when unbound probes cannot be washed away. Furthermore, emission should be bright in order to enable detection against autofluorescent background. The development of fluorescence-quenched hybridization probes has led to remarkable improvement of fluorescence responsiveness. Yet, comparably little attention has been paid to the brightness of smart probes. We describe hybridization probes that combine responsiveness with a high brightness of the measured signal. The method relies upon quencher-free DNA forced intercalation (FIT)-probes, in which two (or more) intercalator dyes of the thiazole orange (TO) family serve as nucleobase surrogates. Initial experiments on multi-TO-labeled probes led to improvements of responsiveness, but self-quenching limited their brightness. To enhance both brightness and responsiveness the highly responsive TO nucleoside was combined with the highly emissive oxazolopyridine analogue JO. Single-stranded TO/JO FIT-probes are dark. In the probe-target duplex, quenching caused by torsional twisting and dye-dye contact is prevented. The TO nucleoside appears to serve as a light collector that increases the extinction coefficient and transfers excitation energy to the JO emitter. This leads to very bright JO emission upon hybridization (F/F0 = 23, brightness = 43 mL mol(-1) cm(-1) at λex = 516 nm). TO/JO FIT-probes allowed the direct fluorescence microscopic imaging of oskar mRNA within a complex tissue. Of note, RNA imaging was feasible under wide-field excitation conditions. The described protocol enables rapid RNA imaging in tissue without the need for cutting-edge equipment, time-consuming washing, or signal amplification.
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- Felix Hövelmann
- Institut für Chemie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Maneelun N, Vilaivan T. Dual pyrene-labeled pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acid as an excimer-to-monomer switching probe for DNA sequence detection. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.10.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Markova LI, Malinovskii VL, Patsenker LD, Häner R. J- vs. H-type assembly: pentamethine cyanine (Cy5) as a near-IR chiroptical reporter. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:5298-300. [PMID: 23636273 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42103a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The DNA-enabled dimerization of pentamethine cyanine (Cy5) dyes was studied by optical methods. The value of cyanine as a chiroptical reporter using a monomer-to-dimer switch is demonstrated. The specific shape of the CD signal and its high intensity are a result of J-type assembly.
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- Larysa I Markova
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Oligonucleotide Labelling Using a Fluorogenic “Click” Reaction with a Hemicarboxonium Salt. Molecules 2013; 18:12966-76. [PMID: 24141246 PMCID: PMC6270631 DOI: 10.3390/molecules181012966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Two fluorescent streptocyanine labelled oligonucleotides have been synthesized by a simple “click” reaction between a non-fluorescent hemicarboxonium salt and aminoalkyl functionalized thymidines within the oligonucleotide and their spectrophotometric properties have been studied.
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Synthesis of thiacyanine dyes containing coumarin moieties at benzothiazole rings. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ditmangklo B, Boonlua C, Suparpprom C, Vilaivan T. Reductive alkylation and sequential reductive alkylation-click chemistry for on-solid-support modification of pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acid. Bioconjug Chem 2013; 24:614-25. [PMID: 23517168 DOI: 10.1021/bc3005914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A methodology for the site-specific attachment of fluorophores to the backbone of pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) with an α/β-backbone derived from D-prolyl-(1S,2S)-2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid (acpcPNA) has been developed. The strategy involves a postsynthetic reductive alkylation of the aldehyde-containing labels onto the acpcPNA that was previously modified with (3R,4S)-3-aminopyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid on the solid support. The reductive alkylation reaction is remarkably efficient and compatible with a range of reactive functional groups including Fmoc-protected amino, azide, and alkynes. This allows further attachment of readily accessible carboxyl-, alkyne-, or azide-containing labels via amide bond formation or Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC, also known as click chemistry). The label attached in this way does not negatively affect the affinity and specificity of the pairing of the acpcPNA to its DNA target. Applications of this methodology in creating self-reporting pyrene- and thiazole orange-labeled acpcPNA probes that can yield a change in fluorescence in response to the presence of the correct DNA target have also been explored. A strong fluorescence enhancement was observed with thiazole orange-labeled acpcPNA in the presence of DNA. The specificity could be further improved by enzymatic digestion with S1 nuclease, providing a 9- to 60-fold fluorescence enhancement with fully complementary DNA and a less than 3.5-fold enhancement with mismatched DNA targets.
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- Boonsong Ditmangklo
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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Detection of a long non-coding RNA (CCAT1) in living cells and human adenocarcinoma of colon tissues using FIT-PNA molecular beacons. Cancer Lett 2013; 352:90-6. [PMID: 23416875 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although the function and mechanism of action of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) is still not completely known, studies have shown their potential role in the control of gene expression and regulation, in cellular proliferation and invasiveness at the transcriptional level via multiple mechanisms. Recently, colon cancer associated transcript 1 (CCAT1) lncRNA was found to be expressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) tumors but not in normal tissue. This study aimed to study the ability of a CCAT1-specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA) based molecular beacons (TO-PNA-MB) to serve as a diagnostic probe for in vitro, ex vivo, and in situ (human colon biopsies) detection of CRC. The data showed enhanced fluorescence upon in vitro hybridization to RNA extracted from CCAT1 expressing cells (HT-29, SW-480) compared to control cells (SK-Mel-2). Uptake of TO-PNA-MBs into cells was achieved by covalently attaching cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) to the TO-PNA-MB probes. In situ hybridization of selected TO-PNA-MB in human CRC specimens was shown to detect CCAT1 expression in all (4/4) subjects with pre-cancerous adenomas, and in all (8/8) patients with invasive adenocarcinoma (penetrating the bowel wall) tumors. The results showed that CCAT1 TO-PNA-MB is a powerful diagnostic tool for the specific identification of CRC, suggesting that with the aid of an appropriate pharmaceutical vehicle, real time in vivo imaging is feasible. TO-PNA-MB may enable identifying occult metastatic disease during surgery, or differentiating in real time in vivo imaging, between benign and malignant lesions.
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Socher E, Knoll A, Seitz O. Dual fluorophore PNA FIT-probes--extremely responsive and bright hybridization probes for the sensitive detection of DNA and RNA. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 10:7363-71. [PMID: 22864341 DOI: 10.1039/c2ob25925g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Fluorescently labeled oligonucleotides are commonly employed as probes to detect specific DNA or RNA sequences in homogeneous solution. Useful probes should experience strong increases in fluorescent emission upon hybridization with the target. We developed dual labeled peptide nucleic acid probes, which signal the presence of complementary DNA or RNA by up to 450-fold enhancements of fluorescence intensity. This enabled the very sensitive detection of a DNA target (40 pM LOD), which was detectable at less than 0.1% of the beacon concentration. In contrast to existing DNA-based molecular beacons, this PNA-based method does not require a stem sequence to enforce dye-dye communication. Rather, the method relies on the energy transfer between a "smart" thiazole orange (TO) nucleotide, which requires formation of the probe-target complex in order to become fluorescent, and terminally appended acceptor dyes. To improve upon fluorescence responsiveness the energy pathways were dissected. Hydrophobic, spectrally mismatched dye combinations allowed significant (99.97%) decreases of background emission in the absence of a target. By contrast, spectral overlap between TO donor emission and acceptor excitation enabled extremely bright FRET signals. This and the large apparent Stokes shift (82 nm) suggests potential applications in the detection of specific RNA targets in biogenic matrices without the need of sample pre-processing prior to detection.
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- Elke Socher
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Madsen AS, Jørgensen AS, Jensen TB, Wengel J. Large scale synthesis of 2'-amino-LNA thymine and 5-methylcytosine nucleosides. J Org Chem 2012; 77:10718-28. [PMID: 23145501 DOI: 10.1021/jo302036h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thymine intermediate 17 has been synthesized on a multigram scale (50 g, 70 mmol) from starting sugar 1 in 15 steps in an overall yield of 73%, with only 5 purification steps. The key thymine intermediate 18 was obtained from 17 in a single step in 96% yield, whereas the key 5-methylcytosine intermediate 20 was obtained from 17 in 2 steps in 58% yield. This highly efficient large scale route necessitates only 2 and 3 novel steps to obtain N2'-functionalized thymine and 5-methylcytosine amino-LNA phosphoramidites from these key intermediates, respectively.
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- Andreas Stahl Madsen
- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Su X, Xiao X, Zhang C, Zhao M. Nucleic acid fluorescent probes for biological sensing. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2012; 66:1249-1262. [PMID: 23146180 DOI: 10.1366/12-06803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nucleic acid fluorescent probes are playing increasingly important roles in biological sensing in recent years. In addition to the conventional functions of single-stranded DNA/RNA to hybridize with their complementary strands, affinity nucleic acids (aptamers) with specific target binding properties have also been developed, which has greatly broadened the application of nucleic acid fluorescent probes to the detection of a large variety of analytes, including small molecules, proteins, ions, and even whole cells. Another chemical property of nucleic acids is to act as substrates for various nucleic acid enzymes. This property can be utilized not only to detect those enzymes and screen their inhibitors, but also employed to develop effective signal amplification systems, which implies extensive applications. This review mainly covers the biosensing methods based on the above three types of nucleic acid fluorescent probes. The most widely used intensity-based biosensing assays are covered first, including nucleic acid probe-based signal amplification methods. Then fluorescence lifetime, fluorescence anisotropy, and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy assays are introduced, respectively. As a rapidly developing field, fluorescence imaging approaches are also briefly summarized.
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- Xin Su
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, China
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Kashida H, Asanuma* H. Oligonucleotide Conjugates for Detection of Specific Nucleic Acid Sequences. DNA CONJUGATES AND SENSORS 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849734936-00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In this chapter, we summarise the designs of fluorophore-modified nucleic acids used as probes for the detection of target DNA/RNA. Recently, there has been an increasing demand for the sequence-specific detection of DNA and RNA in biology and biotechnology. Fluorescent probes based on nucleic acids are useful because of their simplicity and ease of handling. Here, we described three types of fluorescent probe: 1) linear probes, 2) binary probes, and 3) molecular beacons. Each can have one or more fluorophores. Mechanisms for the fluorescence responses of these probes are also discussed in detail. These fluorescent probes have been used in real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), genetic analyses, and messenger RNA (mRNA) imaging in living cells. Improvements in sensitivity, selectivity, and nuclease resistance of these probes will lead to more widespread applications in chemical biology, biotechnology, and medicine.
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- Hiromu Kashida
- Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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Kummer S, Knoll A, Socher E, Bethge L, Herrmann A, Seitz O. PNA FIT-probes for the dual color imaging of two viral mRNA targets in influenza H1N1 infected live cells. Bioconjug Chem 2012; 23:2051-60. [PMID: 22946435 DOI: 10.1021/bc300249f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fluorogenic hybridization probes that allow RNA imaging provide information as to how the synthesis and transport of particular RNA molecules is orchestrated in living cells. In this study, we explored the peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-based FIT-probes in the simultaneous imaging of two different viral mRNA molecules expressed during the replication cycle of the H1N1 influenza A virus. PNA FIT-probes are non-nucleotidic, nonstructured probes and contain a single asymmetric cyanine dye which serves as a fluorescent base surrogate. The fluorochrome acts as a local intercalator probe and reports hybridization of target DNA/RNA by enhancement of fluorescence. Though multiplexed hybridization probes are expected to facilitate the analysis of RNA expression, there are no previous reports on the dual color imaging of two different viral mRNA targets. In this work, we developed a set of two differently colored PNA FIT-probes that allow the spectrally resolved imaging of mRNA coding for neuraminidase (NA) and matrix protein 1 (M1); proteins which execute distinct functions during the replication of the influenza A virus. The probes are characterized by a wide range of applicable hybridization temperatures. The same probe sequence enabled live-cell RNA imaging (at 37 °C) as well as real-time PCR measurements (at 60 °C annealing temperature). This facilitated a comprehensive analysis of RNA expression by quantitative (qPCR) and qualitative (imaging) means. Confocal laser scanning microscopy showed that the viral-RNA specific PNA FIT-probes neither stained noninfected cells nor cells infected by a control virus. The joint use of differently colored PNA FIT-probes in this feasibility study revealed significant differences in the expression pattern of influenza H1N1 mRNAs coding for NA or M1. These experiments provide evidence for the usefulness of PNA FIT-probes in investigations on the temporal and spatial progression of mRNA synthesis in living cells for two mRNA species.
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- Susann Kummer
- Department of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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