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Janosko C, Shade O, Courtney TM, Horst TJ, Liu M, Khare SD, Deiters A. Genetic Encoding of Arylazopyrazole Phenylalanine for Optical Control of Translation. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:26590-26596. [PMID: 37521667 PMCID: PMC10373180 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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An arylazopyrazole was explored for its use as an enhanced photoswitchable amino acid in genetic code expansion. This new unnatural amino acid was successfully incorporated into proteins in both bacterial and mammalian cells. While photocontrol of translation required pulsed irradiations, complete selectivity for the trans-configuration by the pyrrolysyl tRNA synthetase was observed, demonstrating expression of a gene of interest selectively controlled via light exposure.
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- Chasity
P. Janosko
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers
University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers
University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Santos FC, Soares AMS, Gonçalves MST, Costa SPG. Phototriggered release of tetrapeptide AAPV from coumarinyl and pyrenyl cages. Amino Acids 2017; 49:1077-1088. [PMID: 28283908 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-017-2405-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ala-Ala-Pro-Val (AAPV) is a bioactive tetrapeptide that inhibits human neutrophil elastase, an enzyme involved in skin chronic inflammatory diseases like psoriasis. Caged derivatives of this peptide were prepared by proper N- and C-terminal derivatisation through a carbamate or ester linkage, respectively, with two photoactive moieties, namely 7-methoxycoumarin-2-ylmethyl and pyren-2-ylmethyl groups. These groups were chosen to assess the influence of the photosensitive group and the type of linkage in the controlled photo release of the active molecule. The caged peptides were irradiated at selected wavelengths of irradiation (254, 300, and 350 nm), and the photolytic process was monitored by HPLC-UV. The results established the applicability of the tested photoactive groups for the release of AAPV, especially for the derivative bearing the carbamate-linked pyrenylmethyl group, which displayed the shortest irradiation times for the release at the various wavelengths of irradiation (ca. 4 min at 254 nm, 8 min at 300 nm and 46 min at 350 nm).
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- Filipa C Santos
- Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
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Muralidharan S, Dirda NDA, Katz EJ, Tang CM, Bandyopadhyay S, Kanold PO, Kao JPY. Ncm, a Photolabile Group for Preparation of Caged Molecules: Synthesis and Biological Application. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163937. [PMID: 27695074 PMCID: PMC5047466 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Ncm, 6-nitrocoumarin-7-ylmethyl, is a photolabile protective group useful for making “caged” molecules. Ncm marries the reliable photochemistry of 2-nitrobenzyl systems with the excellent stability and spectroscopic properties of the coumarin chromophore. From simple, commercially available starting materials, preparation of Ncm and its caged derivatives is both quick and easy. Photorelease of Ncm-caged molecules occurs on the microsecond time scale, with quantum efficiencies of 0.05–0.08. We report the synthesis and physical properties of Ncm and its caged derivatives. The utility of Ncm-caged glutamate for neuronal photostimulation is demonstrated in cultured hippocampal neurons and in brain slice preparations.
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- Sukumaran Muralidharan
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Ohtsuki T, Kanzaki S, Nishimura S, Kunihiro Y, Sisido M, Watanabe K. Phototriggered protein syntheses by using (7-diethylaminocoumarin-4-yl)methoxycarbonyl-caged aminoacyl tRNAs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12501. [PMID: 27530762 PMCID: PMC4992060 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The possibility of spatiotemporally photocontrolling translation holds considerable promise for studies on the biological roles of local translation in cells and tissues. Here we report caged aminoacyl-tRNAs (aa-tRNAs) synthesized using a (7-diethylaminocoumarin-4-yl)methoxycarbonyl (DEACM)-cage compound. DEACM-caged aa-tRNA does not spontaneously deacylate for at least 4 h in neutral aqueous solution, and does not bind to the elongation factor Tu. On irradiation at ∼405 nm at 125 mW cm−2, DEACM-aa-tRNA is converted into active aa-tRNA with a half-life of 19 s. Notably, this rapid uncaging induced by visible light does not impair the translation system. Translation is photoinduced when DEACM-aa-tRNA carrying a CCCG or a CUA anticodon is uncaged in the presence of mRNAs harbouring a CGGG four-base codon or a UAG amber codon, respectively. Protein synthesis is phototriggered in several model systems, including an in vitro translation system, an agarose gel, in liposomes and in mammalian cells. Spatiotemporal regulation of protein synthesis would advance studies into the consequences of localised protein translation in cells and tissues. Here, Ohtsuki et al. improve on an earlier caged-tRNA design to provide caged aminoacyl-tRNAs that are rapidly uncaged by visible light.
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- Takashi Ohtsuki
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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