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Novgorodtseva AI, Lomzov AA, Vasilyeva SV. Synthesis and Properties of α-Phosphate-Modified Nucleoside Triphosphates. Molecules 2024; 29:4121. [PMID: 39274969 PMCID: PMC11397104 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29174121] [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: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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This review article is focused on the progress made in the synthesis of 5'-α-P-modified nucleoside triphosphates (α-phosphate mimetics). A variety of α-P-modified nucleoside triphosphates (NTPαXYs, Y = O, S; X = S, Se, BH3, alkyl, amine, N-alkyl, imido, or others) have been developed. There is a unique class of nucleoside triphosphate analogs with different properties. The main chemical approaches to the synthesis of NTPαXYs are analyzed and systematized here. Using the data presented here on the diversity of NTPαXYs and their synthesis protocols, it is possible to select an appropriate method for obtaining a desired α-phosphate mimetic. Triphosphates' substrate properties toward nucleic acid metabolism enzymes are highlighted too. We reviewed some of the most prominent applications of NTPαXYs including the use of modified dNTPs in studies on mechanisms of action of polymerases or in systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX). The presence of heteroatoms such as sulfur, selenium, or boron in α-phosphate makes modified triphosphates nuclease resistant. The most distinctive feature of NTPαXYs is that they can be recognized by polymerases. As a result, S-, Se-, or BH3-modified phosphate residues can be incorporated into DNA or RNA. This property has made NTPαXYs a multifunctional tool in molecular biology. This review will be of interest to synthetic chemists, biochemists, biotechnologists, or biologists engaged in basic or applied research.
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- Alina I Novgorodtseva
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, SB RAS, 8 Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, SB RAS, 8 Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, SB RAS, 8 Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Clavé G, Reverte M, Vasseur JJ, Smietana M. Modified internucleoside linkages for nuclease-resistant oligonucleotides. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:94-150. [PMID: 34458777 PMCID: PMC8341215 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00136h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the past few years, several drugs derived from nucleic acids have been approved for commercialization and many more are in clinical trials. The sensitivity of these molecules to nuclease digestion in vivo implies the need to exploit resistant non-natural nucleotides. Among all the possible modifications, the one concerning the internucleoside linkage is of particular interest. Indeed minor changes to the natural phosphodiester may result in major modifications of the physico-chemical properties of nucleic acids. As this linkage is a key element of nucleic acids' chemical structures, its alteration can strongly modulate the plasma stability, binding properties, solubility, cell penetration and ultimately biological activity of nucleic acids. Over the past few decades, many research groups have provided knowledge about non-natural internucleoside linkage properties and participated in building biologically active nucleic acid derivatives. The recent renewing interest in nucleic acids as drugs, demonstrated by the emergence of new antisense, siRNA, aptamer and cyclic dinucleotide molecules, justifies the review of all these studies in order to provide new perspectives in this field. Thus, in this review we aim at providing the reader insights into modified internucleoside linkages that have been described over the years whose impact on annealing properties and resistance to nucleases have been evaluated in order to assess their potential for biological applications. The syntheses of modified nucleotides as well as the protocols developed for their incorporation within oligonucleotides are described. Given the intended biological applications, the modifications described in the literature that have not been tested for their resistance to nucleases are not reported.
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- IBMM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier France
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Doxakis E. Therapeutic antisense oligonucleotides for movement disorders. Med Res Rev 2020; 41:2656-2688. [PMID: 32656818 DOI: 10.1002/med.21706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Movement disorders are a group of neurological conditions characterized by abnormalities of movement and posture. They are broadly divided into akinetic and hyperkinetic syndromes. Until now, no effective symptomatic or disease-modifying therapies have been available. However, since many of these disorders are monogenic or have some well-defined genetic component, they represent strong candidates for antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapies. ASO therapies are based on the use of short synthetic single-stranded ASOs that bind to disease-related target RNAs via Watson-Crick base-pairing and pleiotropically modulate their function. With information arising from the RNA sequence alone, it is possible to design ASOs that not only alter the expression levels but also the splicing defects of any protein, far exceeding the intervention repertoire of traditional small molecule approaches. Following the regulatory approval of ASO therapies for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 2016, there has been tremendous momentum in testing such therapies for other neurological disorders. This review article initially focuses on the chemical modifications aimed at improving ASO effectiveness, the mechanisms by which ASOs can interfere with RNA function, delivery systems and pharmacokinetics, and the common set of toxicities associated with their application. It, then, describes the pathophysiology and the latest information on preclinical and clinical trials utilizing ASOs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and ataxias 1, 2, 3, and 7. It concludes with issues that require special attention to realize the full potential of ASO-based therapies.
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- Epaminondas Doxakis
- Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Zhang H, You QD, Xu XL. Targeting Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING): A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective. J Med Chem 2019; 63:3785-3816. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Han Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Murthy V, Delong RK. Engineering the RNA-Nanobio Interface. Bioengineering (Basel) 2017; 4:bioengineering4010013. [PMID: 28952492 PMCID: PMC5590433 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering4010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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RNA nanotechnology is attracting a great deal of attention recently. As the multiple roles that RNA plays in molecular biology and physiological regulation become clearer, there are many opportunities for engineering RNA-Nanoparticle Complexes (RNA-NPCs). The high “engineerability” of RNA-NPCs comes from the ability to modify the RNA and NP chemistry. For example, the NP can be derived from materials with anticancer activity and the RNA delivered by it, designed to target cell signaling pathways that contribute to the molecular basis of these diseases. Despite this rapid advancement and the availability of new quantification and characterization techniques, a key challenge is to develop a better understanding of the RNA-nanobio interface; that is, the interactions of RNA with NP (RNA-nanobio interface) and how that impacts the structure, function, delivery, and activity of the RNA. Here, we attempt to summarize the state-of-the-art in this new and exciting field, and to lay out potential directions for bioengineering research on RNA-NPCs.
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- Vaibhav Murthy
- Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State (NICKS), Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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- Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State (NICKS), Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Wickstrom E. DNA and RNA derivatives to optimize distribution and delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 87:25-34. [PMID: 25912659 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Synthetic, complementary DNA single strands and short interfering RNA double strands have been found to inhibit the expression of animal, plant, and viral genes in cells, animals, and patients, in a dose dependent and sequence specific manner. DNAs and RNAs, however, are readily digested in biological systems. Hence, chemists are obliged to design and synthesize nuclease-resistant analogs of normal DNA (Fig. 1).
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Schindler D, Waldminghaus T. Synthetic chromosomes. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2015; 39:871-91. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Antisense therapy in neurology. J Pers Med 2013; 3:144-76. [PMID: 25562650 PMCID: PMC4251390 DOI: 10.3390/jpm3030144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Antisense therapy is an approach to fighting diseases using short DNA-like molecules called antisense oligonucleotides. Recently, antisense therapy has emerged as an exciting and promising strategy for the treatment of various neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders. Previous and ongoing pre-clinical and clinical trials have provided encouraging early results. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Huntington’s disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), dysferlinopathy (including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B; LGMD2B, Miyoshi myopathy; MM, and distal myopathy with anterior tibial onset; DMAT), and myotonic dystrophy (DM) are all reported to be promising targets for antisense therapy. This paper focuses on the current progress of antisense therapies in neurology.
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Cheek MA, Sharaf ML, Dobrikov MI, Shaw BR. Inhibition of hepatitis C viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by α-P-boranophosphate nucleotides: exploring a potential strategy for mechanism-based HCV drug design. Antiviral Res 2013; 98:144-52. [PMID: 23466667 PMCID: PMC3653414 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Improved treatments for chronic HCV infections remain a challenge, and new chemical strategies are needed to expand the current paradigm. The HCV RNA polymerase (RdR(P)) has been a target for antiviral development. For the first time we show that the boranophosphate (BP) modification increases the substrate efficiency of ATP analogs into HCV NS5BΔ55 RdRP-catalyzed RNA. Boranophosphate nucleotides contain a borane (BH₃) group substituted for a non-bridging phosphoryl oxygen of a normal phosphate group, resulting in a class of modified isoelectronic DNA and RNA mimics capable of modulating the reading and writing of genetic information. We determine that HCV NS5BΔ55, being a stereospecific enzyme, incorporates the Rp isomer of both ATPαB and the two boranophosphate analogs: 2'-O-methyladenosine 5'-(α-P-borano) triphosphate (2'-OMe ATPαB, 5a) and 3'-deoxyadenosine 5'-(α-P-borano) triphosphate (3'-dATPαB, 5b). The R(p) diastereomer of ATPαB (6), having no ribose modifications, was found to be a slightly better substrate than natural ATP, showing a 42% decrease in the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)). The IC₅₀ of both 2'-O-Me and 3'-deoxy ATP was decreased with the boranophosphate modification up to 16-fold. This "borano effect" was further confirmed by determining the steady-state inhibitory constant (K(i)), showing a comparable potency shift (21-fold). These experiments also indicate that the boranophosphate analogs 5a and 5b inhibit HCV NS5B through a competitive mode of inhibition. This evidence, together with previous crystal structure data, further supports the idea that HCV NS5B (in a similar manner to HIV-1 RT) discriminates against the 3'-deoxy modification via lost interactions between the 3'-OH on the ribose and the active site residues, or lost intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions between the 3'-OH and the pyrophosphate leaving group during phosphoryl transfer. To our knowledge, these data represent the first time a phosphate modified NTP has been studied as a substrate for HCV NS5B RdRP.
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- Box 90346, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham NC 27708-0346
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Reddy GCS, Reddy MVN, Rani CR, Reddy NB, Rao KUM, Nayak S, Reddy CS. Synthesis and antiosteoclast activity of Di(1-oxo/thioxoperhydro-1λ5-[1,3,2] diazaphospholo [1,5-a]pyridine-1-yl) (4-substituted phenyl) boronates. HETEROATOM CHEMISTRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/hc.21010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Guga P, Koziołkiewicz M. Phosphorothioate nucleotides and oligonucleotides - recent progress in synthesis and application. Chem Biodivers 2012; 8:1642-81. [PMID: 21922655 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201100130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Piotr Guga
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Sienkiewicza 112, PL-90-363 Łódź.
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Eliahu S, Lecka J, Reiser G, Haas M, Bigonnesse F, Lévesque SA, Pelletier J, Sévigny J, Fischer B. Diadenosine 5',5''-(boranated)polyphosphonate analogues as selective nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2010; 53:8485-97. [PMID: 21090681 DOI: 10.1021/jm100597c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (NPPs) hydrolyze extracellular nucleotides and dinucleotides and thus control purinergic signaling. Enhanced NPP activity is implicated in health disorders such as osteoarthritis and cancer. We designed novel diadenosine polyphosphonate derivatives as potential NPP inhibitors. Analogues 1-4 bear a phosphonate and/or boranophosphate group and/or a 2'-H atom instead of a 2'-OH group. In comparison to ATP, analogues 1-4 were barely hydrolyzed by human NTPDase1, -2, -3, and -8 (<5% hydrolysis) and NPP1 and -3 (≤ 13%) and were not hydrolyzed by ecto-5'-nucleotidase, unlike AMP. These derivatives did not affect NTPDase activity, and analogues 1 and 2 did not inhibit ecto-5'-nucleotidase. All analogues blocked ∼80% of the NPP2-dependent hydrolysis of pnp-TMP, a specific NPP substrate, and inhibited the catabolism of pnp-TMP (K(i) and IC₅₀ both found to be between 10 and 60 μM), Ap₅A, and ATP by NPP1. The activity of NPP3 was inhibited to a lesser extent by the new analogues, with compounds 1 and 4 being the most effective in that respect. The analogues dramatically reduced the level of hydrolysis of pnp-TMP at the cell surface of both osteocarcinoma and colon cancer cells. Importantly, analogues 1-4 exhibited significantly reduced agonistic activity toward human P2Y₁,₁₁) receptors (except for analogue 1) and no activity with human P2Y₂ receptor. Our data provide strong evidence that analogue 2 is the first specific NPP inhibitor to be described.
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- Shay Eliahu
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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McKenna CE, Kashemirov BA, Peterson LW, Goodman MF. Modifications to the dNTP triphosphate moiety: from mechanistic probes for DNA polymerases to antiviral and anti-cancer drug design. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1804:1223-30. [PMID: 20079885 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2009] [Revised: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Abnormal replication of DNA is associated with many important human diseases, most notably viral infections and neoplasms. Existing approaches to chemotherapeutics for diseases associated with dysfunctional DNA replication classically involve nucleoside analogues that inhibit polymerase activity due to modification in the nucleobase and/or ribose moieties. These compounds must undergo multiple phosphorylation steps in vivo, converting them into triphosphosphates, in order to inhibit their targeted DNA polymerase. Nucleotide monophosphonates enable bypassing the initial phosphorylation step at the cost of decreased bioavailability. Relatively little attention has been paid to higher nucleotides (corresponding to the natural di- and triphosphate DNA polymerase substrates) as drug platforms due to their expected poor deliverability. However, a better understanding of DNA polymerase mechanism and fidelity dependence on the triphosphate moiety is beginning to emerge, aided by systematic incorporation into this group of substituted methylenebisphosphonate probes. Meanwhile, other bridging, as well as non-bridging, modifications have revealed intriguing possibilities for new drug design. We briefly survey some of this recent work, and argue that the potential of nucleotide-based drugs, and intriguing preliminary progress in this area, warrant acceptance of the challenges that they present with respect to bioavailability and metabolic stability.
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- Charles E McKenna
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
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Matamoros T, Nevot M, Martínez MA, Menéndez-Arias L. Thymidine analogue resistance suppression by V75I of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: effects of substituting valine 75 on stavudine excision and discrimination. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:32792-802. [PMID: 19801659 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.038885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Val(75) of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) plays a role in positioning the template nucleotide +1 during the formation of the ternary complex. Mutations, such as V75M and V75A, emerge in patients infected with HIV-1 group M subtype B and group O variants, after failing treatment with stavudine (d4T) and other nucleoside RT inhibitors. V75I is an accessory mutation of the Q151M multidrug resistance complex of HIV-1 RT and is rarely associated with thymidine analogue resistance mutations (TAMs). In vitro, it confers resistance to acyclovir. TAMs confer resistance to zidovudine (AZT) and d4T by increasing the rate of ATP-mediated excision of the terminal nucleotide monophosphate (primer unblocking). In a wild-type HIV-1 group O RT sequence context, V75A and V75M conferred increased excision activity on d4T-terminated primers, in the presence of PP(i). In contrast, V75I decreased the PP(i)-mediated unblocking efficiency on AZT and d4T-terminated primers, in different sequence contexts (i.e. wild-type group M subtype B or group O RTs). Interestingly, in the sequence context of an excision-proficient RT (i.e. M41L/A62V/T69SSS/K70R/T215Y), the introduction of V75I led to a significant decrease of its ATP-dependent excision activity on AZT-, d4T-, and acyclovir-terminated primers. The excision rate of d4T-monophosphate in the presence of ATP (3.2 mm) was about 10 times higher for M41L/A62V/T69SSS/K70R/T215Y than for the mutant M41L/A62V/T69SSS/K70R/V75I/T215Y RT. The antagonistic effect of V75I with TAMs was further demonstrated in phenotypic assays. Recombinant HIV-1 containing the M41L/A62V/T69SSS/K70R/V75I/T215Y RT showed 18.3- and 1.5-fold increased susceptibility to AZT and d4T, respectively, in comparison with virus containing the M41L/A62V/T69SSS/K70R/T215Y RT.
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- Tania Matamoros
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Nicolás Cabrera 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Stereospecificity, substrate, and inhibitory properties of nucleoside diphosphate analogs for creatine and pyruvate kinases. Bioorg Chem 2008; 36:169-77. [PMID: 18433830 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2008.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Antiviral alpha-P-borano substituted NTPs are promising chain terminators targeting HIV reverse transcriptase (RT). Activation of antiviral nucleoside diphosphates (NDPs) to NTPs may be carried out by pyruvate kinase (PK) and creatine kinase (CK). Herein, are presented the effects of nucleobase, ribose, and alpha-phosphate substitutions on substrate specificities of CK and PK. Both enzymes showed two binding modes and negative cooperativity with respect to substrate binding. The stereospecificity and inhibition of ADP phosphorylation by alpha-P-borano substituted NDP (NDPalphaB) stereoisomers were also investigated. The Sp-ADPalphaB isomer was a 70-fold better substrate for CK than the Rp isomer, whereas PK preferred the Rp isomer of NDPalphaBs. For CK, the Sp-ADPalphaB isomer was a competitive inhibitor; for PK, the Rp-ADPalphaB isomer was a poor competitive inhibitor and the Sp-ADPalphaB isomer was a poor non-competitive inhibitor. Taken together, these data suggest that, although the Rp-NDPalphaB isomer would be minimally phosphorylated by CK or PK, it should not inhibit either enzyme.
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Liu H, Hashmi SN, Shaw BR. Synthesis of 9-fluorenemethyl boranophosphonodiphosphate via an H-phosphonate approach. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2008; 26:1455-7. [PMID: 18066805 DOI: 10.1080/15257770701542413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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9-Fluorenemethyl boranophosphonate 6 and its boranophosphonodiphosphate 7 were synthesized via an H-phosphonate approach. The method is efficient for the synthesis of acyclic compounds 6 & 7, and can be explored for the synthesis of nucleoside 5'-deoxy boranophosphonodiphosphate.
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- Hongyan Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Li P, Sergueeva ZA, Dobrikov M, Shaw BR. Nucleoside and Oligonucleoside Boranophosphates: Chemistry and Properties. Chem Rev 2007; 107:4746-96. [DOI: 10.1021/cr050009p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346
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- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346
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- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346
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- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346
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Wang JX, Shaw BR. Synthesis of 5-(1-propynyl)-2'-deoxyuridine 5'-(alpha-P-borano)triphosphate and kinetic characterization as a substrate for mmlv reverse transcriptase. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2005; 24:947-50. [PMID: 16248069 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-200059307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In order to introduce pyrimidine C5-propynyl modification into boranophosphate oligodeoxyribonucleotides (BP- ODNs), 5-(1-propynyl)-2'-deoxyuridine 5'-(alpha-P-borano) triphosphate (d5PUTPalphaB) was synthesized. The two diastereomers were separated by reverse-phase HPLC. Kinetic studies showed that the Rp isomer was a slightly better substrate for MMLV reverse transcriptase than thymidine triphosphate or Rp-thymidine 5'-(alpha-P-borano)triphosphate. Using the Rp isomers of d5PUTPalphaB and the other three 5'-(alpha-P-borano) triphosphates, a DNA primer could be extended to the full length of the template.
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- Joy Xin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, P.M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Alvarez K, Deval J, Selmi B, Barral K, Boretto J, Guerreiro C, Mulard L, Sarfati R, Canard B. Borano-nucleotides: new analogues to circumvent HIV-1 RT-mediated nucleoside drug-resistance. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2005; 24:419-21. [PMID: 16247962 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-200059951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Alpha-boranophosphates suppress RT-mediated resistance when the catalytic rate of incorporation (kpol) of the analogue 5'-triphosphate is responsable for drug resistance, such as in the case of K65R mutant and ddNTPs, and Q151M toward AZTTP and ddNTPs. This suppression is also observed with BH3-d4T and BH3-3TC toward their clinically relevant mutants Q151M and M184V. Moreover, the presence of the borano (BH3-) group renders the incorporation of the analogue independent from amino-acid substitutions in RT. To our knowledge, this is the first example of rescue of polymerase activity by means of a nucleotide analogue.
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- Karine Alvarez
- CNRS, UMR 6098, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolecules Biologiques, Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Li P, Shaw BR. Synthesis of Nucleoside Boranophosphoramidate Prodrugs Conjugated with Amino Acids. J Org Chem 2005; 70:2171-83. [PMID: 15760202 DOI: 10.1021/jo0481248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[structure: see text] Nucleoside boranophosphates and nucleoside amino acid phosphoramidates have been shown to be potent antiviral and anticancer agents with the potential to act as nucleoside prodrugs. A combination of these two types of compounds results in a boranophosphoramidate linkage between the nucleoside and amino acid. This new class of potential prodrugs is expected to possess advantages conferred by both types of parent compounds. Two approaches, specifically the H-phosphonate and oxathiaphospholane approaches, are described here to synthesize nucleoside boranophosphoramidate prodrugs conjugated with amino acids. The H-phosphonate approach involves a key intermediate, silylated nucleoside amino acid phosphoramidite 6, prepared from a series of reactions starting from nucleoside H-phosphonate in the presence of condensing reagent DPCP. Due to the lengthy procedure and the difficulties in removing DPCP from the final products, we switched to the oxathiaphospholane approach in which the DBU-assisted oxathiaphospholane ring-opening process constituted a key step for the generation of nucleoside amino acid boranophosphoramidates 24. We demonstrate that this key step did not cause any measurable C-racemization of boranophosphorylated amino acids 22. Diastereomers of compounds 24a-f were separated by RP-HPLC. An "adjacent"-type mechanism is proposed to explain the diastereomer ratio in the final products obtained via the oxathiaphospholane approach. A tentative assignment of configuration for the diastereomers was carried out based on the mechanism, molecular modeling, and (1)H NMR. Conclusively, the oxathiaphospholane methodology proved to be more facile and efficient than H-phosphonate chemistry in the preparation of the nucleoside amino acid boranophosphoramidate analogues that are promising as a new type of antiviral prodrugs.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Wickstrom E, Urtishak KA, Choob M, Tian X, Sternheim N, Cross LM, Rubinstein A, Farber SA. Downregulation of gene expression with negatively charged peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) in zebrafish embryos. Methods Cell Biol 2005; 77:137-58. [PMID: 15602910 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(04)77008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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We found that negatively charged, highly soluble PNA analogs with alternating phosphonates (HypNA-pPNAs) are effective and specific antisense agents in zebrafish embryos, showing comparable potency and greater specificity against chordin, ntl and uroD. In addition, we successfully phenocopied a dharma mutant that had not been found susceptible to MO knockdown. Both MO and HypNA-pPNAs against a tumor suppressor gene induced comparable upregulation of p53, illustrating similar effects on transcription profiles. HypNA-pPNAs are therefore a valuable alternative for reverse genetic studies, enabling the targeting of previously inaccessible genes in zebrafish or validating newly identified orthologs, and perhaps for reverse genetic studies in other organisms.
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- Eric Wickstrom
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Wickstrom E, Thakur ML, Sauter ER. Receptor-specific targeting with complementary peptide nucleic acids conjugated to peptide analogs and radionuclides. Int J Pept Res Ther 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-005-4917-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Li P, Shaw BR. Convenient synthesis of nucleoside borane diphosphate analogues: deoxy- and ribonucleoside 5'-P(alpha)-boranodiphosphates. J Org Chem 2004; 69:7051-7. [PMID: 15471452 DOI: 10.1021/jo049094b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The nucleoside boranophosphates, having one of the nonbridging phosphate oxygens substituted with a borane (BH(3)) group, have shown potential therapeutical applications as aptamers, antisense agents, and antiviral prodrugs. An oxathiaphospholane approach, which does not require exocyclic amine protection of the nucleobase, has been successfully developed to efficiently synthesize 5'-P(alpha)-boranodiphosphates of 2'-deoxythymidine, adenosine, guanosine, and uridine. The approach involves a key intermediate, the borane complex of nucleoside 5'-O-1,3,2-oxathiaphospholane 16, that undergoes a ring-opening reaction catalyzed by 1,4-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-undec-7-ene to form the protected nucleoside 5'-P(alpha)-boranodiphosphate 18. Treatment of 18 with ammonium hydroxide yielded diastereoisomeric mixtures of nucleoside 5'-P(alpha)-boranodiphosphates 5. This oxathiaphospholane approach ensures the availability of nucleoside 5'-P(alpha)-boranodiphosphate analogues needed for antiviral drug research.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Deval J, Alvarez K, Selmi B, Bermond M, Boretto J, Guerreiro C, Mulard L, Canard B. Mechanistic insights into the suppression of drug resistance by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase using alpha-boranophosphate nucleoside analogs. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:3838-46. [PMID: 15550379 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411559200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A class of amino acid substitutions in drug-resistant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is responsible for the selectively impaired incorporation of the nucleotide analog inhibitor into DNA. We have shown previously that alpha-boranophosphate nucleoside analogs suppress RT-mediated resistance when the catalytic rate is responsible for drug resistance such as in the case of K65R and dideoxy (dd)NTPs, and Q151M toward AZTTP and ddNTPs. Here, we extend this property to BH3-d4TTP and BH3-3TCTP toward their clinically relevant mutants Q151M and M184V, respectively. Pre-steady-state kinetics on mutants of the Q151M RT family reveal a 3-5-fold resistance to d4TTP. This resistance is suppressed using BH3-d4TTP. Likewise, resistance to 3TCTP by M184V RT (30-fold) and K65R/M184V RT (180-fold) is suppressed using BH3-3TCTP because of a 160-fold acceleration of the catalytic constant kpol. Mechanistic insights into the rate enhancement were obtained using various alpha-boranophosphate nucleotides. The presence of the BH3 group renders kpol independent of amino acid substitutions present in RT. Indeed, the approximately 100-fold decrease in polymerase activity caused by the R72A substitution is restored to wild-type levels using BH3-dTTP. Metal ion titration studies show that alpha-boranophosphate nucleoside analogs enhance 3-8-fold the binding of Mg2+ ions to the active site of the RT.DNA.dNTP complex and alleviate the requirement of critical amino acids involved in phosphodiester bond formation. To our knowledge, this is the first example of rescue of polymerase activity by means of a nucleotide analog.
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- Jérôme Deval
- CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I et II, UMR 6098, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, ESIL-Case 925, 163 avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France
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Hall AHS, Wan J, Shaughnessy EE, Ramsay Shaw B, Alexander KA. RNA interference using boranophosphate siRNAs: structure-activity relationships. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:5991-6000. [PMID: 15545637 PMCID: PMC534620 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2004] [Revised: 05/20/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In RNA interference (RNAi), short double-stranded RNA (known as siRNA) inhibits expression from homologous genes. Clinical or pre-clinical use of siRNAs is likely to require stabilizing modifications because of the prevalence of intracellular and extracellular nucleases. In order to examine the effect of modification on siRNA efficacy and stability, we developed a new method for synthesizing stereoregular boranophosphate siRNAs. This work demonstrates that boranophosphate siRNAs are consistently more effective than siRNAs with the widely used phosphorothioate modification. Furthermore, boranophosphate siRNAs are frequently more active than native siRNA if the center of the antisense strand is not modified. Boranophosphate modification also increases siRNA potency. The finding that boranophosphate siRNAs are at least ten times more nuclease resistant than unmodified siRNAs may explain some of the positive effects of boranophosphate modification. The biochemical properties of boranophosphate siRNAs make them promising candidates for an RNAi-based therapeutic.
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- Allison H S Hall
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Box 3020, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Nahum V, Fischer B. Boranophosphate Salts as an Excellent Mimic of Phosphate Salts: Preparation, Characterization, and Properties. Eur J Inorg Chem 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200400142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li P, Shaw BR. One-pot synthesis of an AZT boranophosphate conjugated with tyrosine: a potential prodrug candidate. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2003; 22:699-701. [PMID: 14565257 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-120022613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A one-pot synthesis of P-tyrosinyl(P-O)-5'-P-AZT boranophosphate 7 via a phosphoramidite method is described. The P-boranophosphate diastereomers were separated by RP-HPLC, and their structures were confirmed by NMR and MS.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Paul M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Li P, Dobrikov M, Liu H, Shaw BR. Synthesis of acyclothymidine triphosphate and alpha-P-boranotriphosphate and their substrate properties with retroviral reverse transcriptase. Org Lett 2003; 5:2401-3. [PMID: 12841740 DOI: 10.1021/ol034538w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[reaction: see text] The first example of an acyclonucleoside alpha-P-boranotriphosphate has been synthesized via a phosphoramidite approach in a one-pot reaction with good yield. The presence of the alpha-P-BH(3) in 5b results in a 9-fold increase in efficiency of incorporation by MMLV retroviral reverse transcriptase relative to non-boronated 5a in pre-steady-state conditions. The preliminary results indicate that acyclonucleoside alpha-P-boranotriphosphates may have promising applications as a probe of enzyme mechanisms and in the design of new antiviral drugs.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Wickstrom E, Thakur ML, Sauter ER. Receptor-specific targeting with complementary peptide nucleic acids conjugated to peptide analogs and radionuclides. Int J Pept Res Ther 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02484559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Teresa A Golden
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA
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Li P, Shaw BR. Synthesis of nucleoside 3',5'-cyclic boranophosphorothioate, a new type of cyclic nucleotide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2002:2890-1. [PMID: 12478798 DOI: 10.1039/b207350a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first examples of a borane-containing doubly P-modified chiral cyclic nucleoside monophosphate (cNMP), e.g., thymidine and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine 3',5'-cyclic boranophosphorothioates, have been synthesized; these cNMP analogues with increased lipophilicity could be potential anticancer prodrugs and useful probes for mechanistic studies.
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- Ping Li
- Paul M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Li P, Shaw BR. Synthesis of prodrug candidates: conjugates of amino acid with nucleoside boranophosphate. Org Lett 2002; 4:2009-12. [PMID: 12049504 DOI: 10.1021/ol025832b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[structure: see text] Preparation of antiviral and anticancer prodrug candidates, P-tyrosinyl(P-O)-5'-P-nucleosidyl boranophosphates, is described. One-pot synthesis via a phosphoramidite method resulted in the title compounds with good yields. The P-boranophosphate diastereomers were separated by RP-HPLC, and their structures were confirmed by 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy and MS analysis.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Lato SM, Ozerova NDS, He K, Sergueeva Z, Shaw BR, Burke DH. Boron-containing aptamers to ATP. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:1401-7. [PMID: 11884639 PMCID: PMC101341 DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.6.1401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2001] [Revised: 01/02/2002] [Accepted: 01/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), an experimental treatment for certain cancers, destroys only cells near the boron; however, there is a need to develop highly specific delivery agents. As nucleic acid aptamers recognize specific molecular targets, we investigated the influence of boronated nucleotide analogs on RNA function and on the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) process. Substitution of guanosine 5'-(alpha-P-borano) triphosphate (bG) for GTP or uridine 5'-(alpha-P-borano) triphosphate (bU) for UTP in several known aptamers diminished or eliminated target recognition by those RNAs. Specifically, ATP-binding aptamers containing the zeta-fold, which appears in several selections for adenosine aptamers, became inactive upon bG substitution but were only moderately affected by bU substitution. Selections were carried out using the bG or bU analogs with C8-linked ATP agarose as the binding target. The selections with bU and normal NTP yielded some zeta-fold aptamers, while the bG selection yielded none of this type. Non-zeta aptamers from bU and bG populations tolerated the borano substitution and many required it. The borano nucleotide requirement is specific; bU could not be used in bG-dependent aptamers nor vice versa. The borano group plays an essential role, as yet undefined, in target recognition or RNA structure. We conclude that the bG and bU nucleotides are fully compatible with SELEX, and that these analogs could be used to make boronated aptamers as therapeutics for BNCT.
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- Susan M Lato
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood, Bloomington, IN 47405-7102, USA
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Brummel HA, Caruthers MH. Chemical synthesis of an oligodeoxythymidylate containing boranephosphate and phosphate linkages. Tetrahedron Lett 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)02278-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sergueev DS, Sergueeva ZA, Shaw BR. Synthesis of oligonucleoside boranophosphates via an H-phosphonate method without nucleobase protection. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:789-95. [PMID: 11563117 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100002431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Short oligonucleoside boranophosphates containing all four nucleosides were synthesized on solid support using base-unprotected nucleoside H-phosphonate monomers. This strategy avoided irreversible base modifications during the boronation procedure. Structures of the boranophosphate oligomers were confirmed by 1H, 31P, 10B NMR and MS analysis as well as by enzymatic hydrolysis.
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- D S Sergueev
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Sergueeva ZA, Sergueev DS, Shaw BR. Borane-amine complexes--versatile reagents in the chemistry of nucleic acids and their analogs. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:941-5. [PMID: 11563150 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100002464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A new method for synthesis of N-alkylated nucleosides was developed. Exceptionally mild and selective conversion of N-acyl to the corresponding N-alkyl nucleosides was achieved by reduction with borane-amine complexes. The borane-amine complexes were also used as efficient scavengers of a 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl (DMT) cation. Neutralization of the cation eliminated the boranophosphate group degradation during acidic DMT deprotection and allowed milder acidic conditions for the deprotection.
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- Z A Sergueeva
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Lin J, Porter KW, Shaw BR. Synthesis and properties of novel triphosphate analogues: ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside (alpha-P-borano, alpha-P-thio)triphosphates. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:1019-23. [PMID: 11562950 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100002482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The first ribo- and deoxyribo-nucleoside (alpha-P-borano, alpha-P-thio)triphosphates have been synthesized. The chemical and biochemical properties of adenosine (alpha-P-borano, alpha-P-thio)triphosphate and thymidine (alpha-P-borano, alpha-P-thio) triphosphate have been investigated.
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- J Lin
- Paul M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Lin J, Shaw BR. Synthesis of new classes of boron-containing nucleotides. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:587-96. [PMID: 11563076 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100002335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Four different types of boron-modified nucleotides are reported: P-boranophosphorothioates, P-cyanoboranophosphates, P-boranomethylphosphonates, and P3'-N5'-boranophosphoramidates. Synthesis of dinucleoside borano-phosphorothioates and nucleoside P-borano-P-thiomonophosphates via a lithium sulfide method is described. The Li2S method also provides an alternative way to synthesize phosphorothioates through a dinitrophenyl P(V) phosphotriester precursor. The mechanism of Li2S substitution was investigated.
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- J Lin
- Paul M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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Lin J, Shaw BR. Synthesis of a novel nucleic acid mimic: P-boranomethylphosphonate. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2001; 20:1325-8. [PMID: 11563014 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-100002547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A new type of non-ionic nucleotide analogue with a doubly modified internucleotide linkage, P-boranomethylphosphonate, has been successfully synthesized and characterized. Dithymidine boranomethylphosphonate 5 is the first example of a P-boranomethylphosphonate compound; it is a highly lipophilic phosphodiester analog, which is almost totally resistant to both snake venom phosphodiesterase (SVPDE) and bovine spleen phosphodiesterase (BSPDE). P-boranomethylphosphonates are expected to be promising candidates for mechanistic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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- J Lin
- Paul M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346, USA
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DNA polymerase enzymes process their natural substrates with very high specificity. Yet recent experiments have shown that these enzymes can also process DNA in which the backbone or bases are modified to a surprising degree. Such experiments have important implications in understanding the mechanisms of DNA replication, and suggest important biotechnological uses as well.
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- E T Kool
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Lin J, Shaw BR. Synthesis of a boron analogue of glucose-conjugated nucleoside diphosphate: nucleoside α-P-boranodiphosphoglucose. Tetrahedron Lett 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)01141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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