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Ward C, Beharry A, Tennakoon R, Rozik P, Wilhelm SDP, Heinemann IU, O’Donoghue P. Mechanisms and Delivery of tRNA Therapeutics. Chem Rev 2024; 124:7976-8008. [PMID: 38801719 PMCID: PMC11212642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) therapeutics will provide personalized and mutation specific medicines to treat human genetic diseases for which no cures currently exist. The tRNAs are a family of adaptor molecules that interpret the nucleic acid sequences in our genes into the amino acid sequences of proteins that dictate cell function. Humans encode more than 600 tRNA genes. Interestingly, even healthy individuals contain some mutant tRNAs that make mistakes. Missense suppressor tRNAs insert the wrong amino acid in proteins, and nonsense suppressor tRNAs read through premature stop signals to generate full length proteins. Mutations that underlie many human diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and diverse rare genetic disorders, result from missense or nonsense mutations. Thus, specific tRNA variants can be strategically deployed as therapeutic agents to correct genetic defects. We review the mechanisms of tRNA therapeutic activity, the nature of the therapeutic window for nonsense and missense suppression as well as wild-type tRNA supplementation. We discuss the challenges and promises of delivering tRNAs as synthetic RNAs or as gene therapies. Together, tRNA medicines will provide novel treatments for common and rare genetic diseases in humans.
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- Cian Ward
- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Tölke AJ, Gaisbauer JF, Gärtner YV, Steigenberger B, Holovan A, Streshnev F, Schneider S, Müller M, Carell T. Efficient Tandem Copper-Catalyzed Click Synthesis of Multisugar-Modified Oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202405161. [PMID: 38606873 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405161] [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: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Nucleic acids in the form of siRNA, antisense oligonucleotides or mRNA are currently explored as new promising modalities in the pharmaceutical industry. Particularly, the success of mRNA-vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, along with the successful development of the first sugar-modified siRNA therapeutics has inspired the field. The development of nucleic acid therapeutics requires efficient chemistry to link oligonucleotides to chemical structures that can improve stability, boost cellular uptake, or enable specific targeting. For the siRNA therapeutics currently in use, modification of the 3'-end of the oligonucleotides with triple-N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc)3 was shown to be of significance. This modification is currently achieved through cumbersome multistep synthesis and subsequent loading onto the solid support material. Herein, we report the development of a bifunctional click-reactive linker that allows the modification of oligonucleotides in a tandem click reaction with multiple sugars, regardless of the position within the oligonucleotide, with remarkable efficiency and in a one-pot reaction.
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- Annika J Tölke
- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Ge Y, Wang Q, Yao Y, Xin Q, Sun J, Chen W, Lin Y, Cai X. Framework Nucleic Acids-Based VEGF Signaling Activating System for Angiogenesis: A Dual Stimulation Strategy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308701. [PMID: 38460168 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Angiogenesis is crucial for tissue engineering, wound healing, and regenerative medicine. Nanomaterials constructed based on specific goals can be employed to activate endogenous growth factor-related signaling. In this study, based on the conventional single-stranded DNA self-assembly into tetrahedral framework nucleic acids (tFNAs), the Apt02 nucleic acid aptamer and dimethyloxallyl glycine (DMOG) small molecule are integrated into a complex via a template-based click chemistry reaction and toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction. Thus, being able to simulate the VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) function and stabilize HIF (hypoxia-inducible factor), a functional whole is constructed and applied to angiogenesis. Cellular studies demonstrate that the tFNAs-Apt02 complex (TAC) has a conspicuous affinity to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Further incubation with DMOG yields the tFNAs-Apt02-DMOG complex (TACD), which promotes VEGF secretion, in vitro blood vessel formation, sprouting, and migration of HUVECs. Additionally, TACD enhances angiogenesis by upregulating the VEGF/VEGFR and HIF signaling pathways. Moreover, in a diabetic mouse skin defect repair process, TACD increases blood vessel formation and collagen deposition, therefore accelerating wound healing. The novel strategy simulating VEGF and stabilizing HIF promotes blood-vessel formation in vivo and in vitro and has the potential for broad applications in the vascularization field.
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- Yichen Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
- Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
- Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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Fan ZW, Li ZQ, Zhao BY, Wang MY, Zhang HX, Wang YQ. Acid Promoted Tetrafunctionalization of Terminal Alkynes: Geminal Diazidation and Dibromination. Org Lett 2024; 26:3878-3882. [PMID: 38678578 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The synthesis of complex alkanes by the tetrafunctionalization of alkynes is limited and challenging. Herein, an unprecedented efficient geminal diazidation and dibromination of terminal alkynes is developed, which provides novel access to structurally diverse organic azides. The approach has exclusive chemo- and regioselectivity and features mild reaction conditions, good tolerance of various functional groups, and more crucially, no metal involved in the reaction, thereby benefiting the late-stage decoration of medicinal molecules. A mechanistic study showed that the current geminal diazidation and dibromination proceeds via a radical pathway.
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- Zhi-Wu Fan
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P.R. China
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Karoń S, Drozd M, Malinowska E. A Careful Insight into DDI-Type Receptor Layers on the Way to Improvement of Click-Biology-Based Immunosensors. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:136. [PMID: 38534243 DOI: 10.3390/bios14030136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Protein-based microarrays are important tools for high-throughput medical diagnostics, offering versatile platforms for multiplex immunodetection. However, challenges arise in protein microarrays due to the heterogeneous nature of proteins and, thus, differences in their immobilization conditions. This article advocates DNA-directed immobilization (DDI) as a solution, emphasizing its rapid and cost-effective fabrication of biosensing platforms. Thiolated single-stranded DNA and its analogues, such as ZNA® and PNA probes, were used to immobilize model proteins (anti-CRP antibodies and SARS-CoV nucleoprotein). The study explores factors influencing DDI-based immunosensor performance, including the purity of protein-DNA conjugates and the stability of their duplexes with DNA and analogues. It also provides insight into backfilling agent type and probe surface density. The research reveals that single-component monolayers lack protection against protein adsorption, while mixing the probes with long-chain ligands may hinder DNA-protein conjugate anchoring. Conventional DNA probes offer slightly higher surface density, while ZNA® probes exhibit better binding efficiency. Despite no enhanced stability in different ionic strength media, the cost-effectiveness of DNA probes led to their preference. The findings contribute to advancing microarray technology, paving the way for new generations of DDI-based multiplex platforms for rapid and robust diagnostics.
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- Sylwia Karoń
- Department of Medical Diagnostics, Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Diagnostics, Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Diagnostics, Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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Sharma VK, Mangla P, Singh SK, Prasad AK. Triazole-linked Nucleic Acids: Synthesis, Therapeutics and Synthetic Biology Applications. Curr Org Synth 2024; 21:436-455. [PMID: 37138439 DOI: 10.2174/1570179420666230502123950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
This article covers the triazole-linked nucleic acids where the triazole linkage (TL) replaces the natural phosphate backbone. The replacement is done at either a few selected linkages or all the phosphate linkages. Two triazole linkages, the four-atom TL1 and the six-atom TL2, have been discussed in detail. These triazole-modified oligonucleotides have found a wide range of applications, from therapeutics to synthetic biology. For example, the triazole-linked oligonucleotides have been used in the antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), small interfering RNA (siRNA) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9 technology as therapeutic agents. Due to the ease of the synthesis and a wide range of biocompatibility, the triazole linkage TL2 has been used to assemble a functional 300-mer DNA from alkyne- and azide-functionalized 100-mer oligonucleotides as well as an epigenetically modified variant of a 335 base-pair gene from ten short oligonucleotides. These outcomes highlight the potential of triazole-linked nucleic acids and open the doors for other TL designs and artificial backbones to fully exploit the vast potential of artificial nucleic acids in therapeutics, synthetic biology and biotechnology.
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- Vivek K Sharma
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Mattapan, MA 02126, USA
- MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Mattapan, MA 02126, USA
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- Oligonucleotide Discovery, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioorganic Laboratory, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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Rusková R, Račko D. Knot Formation on DNA Pushed Inside Chiral Nanochannels. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4185. [PMID: 37896430 PMCID: PMC10611388 DOI: 10.3390/polym15204185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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We performed coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of DNA polymers pushed inside infinite open chiral and achiral channels. We investigated the behavior of the polymer metrics in terms of span, monomer distributions and changes of topological state of the polymer in the channels. We also compared the regime of pushing a polymer inside the infinite channel to the case of polymer compression in finite channels of knot factories investigated in earlier works. We observed that the compression in the open channels affects the polymer metrics to different extents in chiral and achiral channels. We also observed that the chiral channels give rise to the formation of equichiral knots with the same handedness as the handedness of the chiral channels.
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- Renáta Rusková
- Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Warminski M, Mamot A, Depaix A, Kowalska J, Jemielity J. Chemical Modifications of mRNA Ends for Therapeutic Applications. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2814-2826. [PMID: 37782471 PMCID: PMC10586375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is the universal cellular instruction for ribosomes to produce proteins. Proteins are responsible for most of the functions of living organisms, and their abnormal structure or activity is the cause of many diseases. mRNA, which is expressed in the cytoplasm and, unlike DNA, does not need to be delivered into the nucleus, appears to be an ideal vehicle for pursuing the idea of gene therapy in which genetic information about proteins is introduced into an organism to exert a therapeutic effect. mRNA molecules of any sequence can be synthesized using the same set of reagents in a cell-free system via a process called in vitro transcription (IVT), which is very convenient for therapeutic applications. However, this does not mean that the path from the idea to the first mRNA-based therapeutic was short and easy. It took 30 years of trial and error in the search for solutions that eventually led to the first mRNA vaccines created in record time during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. One of the fundamental problems in the development of RNA-based therapeutics is the legendary instability of mRNA, due to the transient nature of this macromolecule. From the chemical point of view, mRNA is a linear biopolymer composed of four types of ribonucleic subunits ranging in length from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides, with unique structures at its ends: a 5'-cap at the 5'-end and a poly(A) tail at the 3'-end. Both are extremely important for the regulation of translation and mRNA durability. These elements are also convenient sites for sequence-independent labeling of mRNA to create probes for enzymatic assays and tracking of the fate of mRNA in cells and living organisms. Synthetic 5'-cap analogs have played an important role in the studies of mRNA metabolism, and some of them have also been shown to significantly improve the translational properties of mRNA or affect mRNA stability and reactogenicity. The most effective of these is used in clinical trials of mRNA-based anticancer vaccines. Interestingly, thanks to the knowledge gained from the biophysical studies of cap-related processes, even relatively large modifications such as fluorescent tags can be attached to the cap structure without significant effects on the biological properties of the mRNA, if properly designed cap analogs are used. This has been exploited in the development of molecular tools (fluorescently labeled mRNAs) to track these macromolecules in complex biological systems, including organisms. These tools are extremely valuable for better understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in mRNA metabolism but also for designing therapeutic mRNAs with superior properties. Much less is known about the usefulness/utility of poly(A) tail modifications in the therapeutic context, but it is clear that chemical modifications of poly(A) can also affect biochemical properties of mRNA. This Account is devoted to chemical modifications of both the 5'- and 3'-ends of mRNA aimed at improving the biological properties of mRNA, without interfering with its translational function, and is based on the authors' more than 20 years of experience in this field.
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- Marcin Warminski
- Division
of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre
of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2c, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre
of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2c, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Division
of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre
of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2c, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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Wang R, Wang CY, Liu P, Bian KJ, Yang C, Wu BB, Wang XS. Enantioselective catalytic radical decarbonylative azidation and cyanation of aldehydes. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh5195. [PMID: 37656788 PMCID: PMC10854440 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Empowered by the ubiquity of carbonyl functional groups in organic compounds, decarbonylative functionalization was prevalent in the construction of complex molecules. Under this context, asymmetric decarbonylative functionalization has emerged as an efficient pathway to accessing chiral motifs. However, ablation of enantiomeric control in a conventional 2e transition metal-catalyzed process was notable because of harsh conditions (high temperatures, etc.) that are usually required. To address this challenge and use readily accessible aldehyde directly, we report the asymmetric radical decarbonylative azidation and cyanation. Diverse aldehydes were directly used as alkyl radical precursor, engaging in the subsequent inner-sphere or outer-sphere ligand transfer where functional motifs (CN and N3) could be incorporated in excellent site- and enantioselectivity. Mild conditions, broad scope, excellent regioselectivity (driven by polarity-matching strategy), and enantioselectivity were shown for both transformations. This radical decarbonylative strategy using aldehydes as alkyl radical precursor has offered a powerful reaction manifold in asymmetric radical transformations to construct functional motifs regio- and stereoselectively.
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- Rui Wang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China
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Kisiel-Nawrot E, Pindjakova D, Latocha M, Bak A, Kozik V, Suwinska K, Cizek A, Jampilek J, Zięba A. Towards Anticancer and Antibacterial Agents: Design and Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazol-quinobenzothiazine Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13250. [PMID: 37686059 PMCID: PMC10487436 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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In this paper, we describe a new method for synthesizing hybrid combinations of 1,2,3-triazoles with a tetracyclic quinobenzothiazinium system. The developed approach allowed for the production of a series of new azaphenothiazine derivatives with the 1,2,3-triazole system in different positions of the benzene ring. In practice, the methodology consists of the reaction of triazole aniline derivatives with thioquinanthrenediinium bis-chloride. The structure of the products was determined by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR spectroscopy, and HR-MS spectrometry, respectively. Moreover, the spatial structure of the molecule and the arrangement of molecules in the crystal (unit cell) were determined by X-ray crystallography. The anticancer activity profiles of the synthesized compounds were tested in vitro against human cancer cells of the A549, SNB-19, and T47D lines and the normal NHDF cell line. Additional tests of antibacterial activity against methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant staphylococci, vancomycin-sensitive and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and two mycobacterial strains were also performed. In fact, the dependence of anticancer and antibacterial activity on the substituent type and its position in the quinobenzothiazinium system was observed. Furthermore, the distance-guided property evaluation was performed using principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA) on the pool of the calculated descriptors. Finally, the theoretically approximated partition coefficients (clogP) were (inter-)correlated with each other and cross-compared with the empirically specified logPTLC parameters.
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- Ewa Kisiel-Nawrot
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności 9, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, K. Woycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Palackeho tr. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 10 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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Kawamoto Y, Wu Y, Takahashi Y, Takakura Y. Development of nucleic acid medicines based on chemical technology. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 199:114872. [PMID: 37244354 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics have attracted attention as an emerging modality that includes the modulation of genes and their binding proteins related to diseases, allowing us to take action on previously undruggable targets. Since the late 2010s, the number of oligonucleotide medicines approved for clinical uses has dramatically increased. Various chemistry-based technologies have been developed to improve the therapeutic properties of oligonucleotides, such as chemical modification, conjugation, and nanoparticle formation, which can increase nuclease resistance, enhance affinity and selectivity to target sites, suppress off-target effects, and improve pharmacokinetic properties. Similar strategies employing modified nucleobases and lipid nanoparticles have been used for developing coronavirus disease 2019 mRNA vaccines. In this review, we provide an overview of the development of chemistry-based technologies aimed at using nucleic acids for developing therapeutics over the past several decades, with a specific emphasis on the structural design and functionality of chemical modification strategies.
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- Yusuke Kawamoto
- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Agarwal DS, Sakhuja R, Beteck RM, Legoabe LJ. Steroid-triazole conjugates: A brief overview of synthesis and their application as anticancer agents. Steroids 2023:109258. [PMID: 37330161 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Steroids are biomolecules that play pivotal roles in various physiological and drug discovery processes. Abundant research has been fuelled towards steroid-heterocycles conjugates over the last few decades as potential therapeutic agents against various diseases especially as anticancer agents. In this context various steroid-triazole conjugates have been synthesized and studied for their anticancer potential against various cancer cell lines. A thorough search of the literatures revealed that a concise review pertaining the present topic is not compiled. Therefore, in thus review we summarize the synthesis, anticancer activity against various cancer cell lines and structure activity relationship (SAR) of various steroid-triazole conjugates. This review can lay down the path towards the development of various steroid-heterocycles conjugates with lesser side effects and profound efficacy.
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- Devesh S Agarwal
- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Pelliccia S, Alfano AI, Gomes Da Assunção BR, Turco L, Lembo F, Summa V, Buommino E, Brindisi M. Rejuvenating the [1, 2, 3]-triazolo [1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one scaffold: Synthesis and derivatization in a sustainable guise and preliminary antimicrobial evaluation. Front Chem 2023; 11:1126427. [PMID: 36998572 PMCID: PMC10043301 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1126427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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The [1,2,3]-triazolo [1,5-a] quinoxalin-4(5H)-one scaffold and its analogues triazole-fused heterocyclic compounds are relevant structural templates in both natural and synthetic biologically active compounds. However, their medicinal chemistry applications are often limited due to the lack of synthetic protocols combining straightforward generation of the central core while also allowing extensive decoration activity for drug discovery purposes. Herein, we report a “refreshed” synthesis of the [1,2,3]-triazolo [1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one core, encompassing the use of eco-compatible catalysts and reaction conditions. We have also performed a sustainable and extensive derivatization campaign at both the endocyclic amide nitrogen and the ester functionality, comprehensively exploring the reaction scope and overcoming some of the previously reported difficulties in introducing functional groups on this structural template. Finally, we unveiled a preliminary biological investigation for the newly generated chemical entities. Our assessment of the compounds on different bacterial species (two S. aureus strains, three P. aeruginosa strains, K. pneumonia), and two fungal C. albicans strains, as well as the evaluation of their activity on S. epidermidis biofilm formation, foster further optimization for the retrieved hit compounds 9, 14, and 20.
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- Sveva Pelliccia
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- *Correspondence: Sveva Pelliccia, ; Margherita Brindisi,
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- *Correspondence: Sveva Pelliccia, ; Margherita Brindisi,
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Kowalski K. A brief survey on the application of metal-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions to the synthesis of ferrocenyl-x-1,2,3-triazolyl-R (x = none or a linker and R = organic entity) compounds with anticancer activity. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Baranda Pellejero L, Nijenhuis MAD, Ricci F, Gothelf KV. Protein-Templated Reactions Using DNA-Antibody Conjugates. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2200971. [PMID: 35344264 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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DNA-templated chemical reactions have found wide applications in drug discovery, programmed multistep synthesis, nucleic acid detection, and targeted drug delivery. The control of these reactions has, however, been limited to nucleic acid hybridization as a means to direct the proximity between reactants. In this work a system capable of translating protein-protein binding events into a DNA-templated reaction which leads to the covalent formation of a product is introduced. Protein-templated reactions by employing two DNA-antibody conjugates that are both able to recognize the same target protein and to colocalize a pair of reactant DNA strands able to undergo a click reaction are achieved. Two individual systems, each responsive to human serum albumin (HSA) and human IgG, are engineered and it is demonstrated that, while no reaction occurs in the absence of proteins, both protein-templated reactions can occur simultaneously in the same solution without any inter-system crosstalk.
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- Lorena Baranda Pellejero
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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Zhang XJ, Zhao Z, Wang X, Su MH, Ai L, Li Y, Yuan Q, Wang XQ, Tan W. A versatile strategy for convenient circular bivalent functional nucleic acids construction. Natl Sci Rev 2023; 10:nwac107. [PMID: 36960313 PMCID: PMC10029841 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwac107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Functional nucleic acids (FNAs), such as aptamers, nucleic acid enzymes and riboswitches play essential roles in various fields of life sciences. Tailoring of ingenious chemical moieties toward FNAs can enhance their biomedical properties and/or confer them with exogenic biological functions that, in turn, can considerably expand their biomedical applications, or even improve their clinical translations. Herein, we report the first example of a general chemical tailoring strategy that enables the divergent ligation of DNA sequences. By applying this technology, different types of aptamers and single-stranded nucleic acids of various lengths could be efficiently tailored to deliver the designed circular bivalent aptamers (CBApts) and cyclized DNA sequences with high yields. It is worth noting that CBApts exhibited significantly enhanced nuclease resistance, as well as considerably improved binding, targeting and tumor tissue enrichment abilities, which may pave the way for different investigations for biomedical purposes.
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- Xiao-Jing Zhang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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Sethi S, Jana NC, Panda S, Maharana SK, Bagh B. Copper( i)-catalyzed click chemistry in deep eutectic solvent for the syntheses of β- d-glucopyranosyltriazoles †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10424-10432. [PMID: 37020881 PMCID: PMC10069229 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01844j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In the last two decades, click chemistry has progressed as a powerful tool in joining two different molecular units to generate fascinating structures with a widespread application in various branch of sciences. copper(i)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction, also known as click chemistry, has been extensively utilized as a versatile strategy for the rapid and selective formation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. The successful use of CuAAC reaction for the preparation of biologically active triazole-attached carbohydrate-containing molecular architectures is an emerging area of glycoscience. In this regard, a well-defined copper(i)–iodide complex (1) with a tridentate NNO ligand (L1) was synthesized and effectively utilized as an active catalyst. Instead of using potentially hazardous reaction media such as DCM or toluene, the use of deep eutectic solvent (DES), an emerging class of green solvent, is advantageous for the syntheses of triazole-glycohybrids. The present work shows, for the first time, the successful use of DES as a reaction medium to click various glycosides and terminal alkynes in the presence of sodium azide. Various 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-glucopyranosyltriazoles were synthesized and the pure products were isolated by using a very simple work-up process (filtration). The reaction media was recovered and recycled in five consecutive runs. The presented catalytic protocol generated very minimum waste as reflected by a low E-factor (2.21–3.12). Finally, the optimized reaction conditions were evaluated with the CHEM21 green metrics toolkit. A well-defined copper(i)–iodide complex was effectively utilized as an active catalyst for azide–alkyne cycloaddition to synthesize various 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-glucopyranosyltriazoles in deep eutectic solvents as a reusable reaction media.![]()
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- Subrat Sethi
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National InstituteJatni, KhurdaBhubaneswarOdishaPIN 752050India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National InstituteJatni, KhurdaBhubaneswarOdishaPIN 752050India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National InstituteJatni, KhurdaBhubaneswarOdishaPIN 752050India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National InstituteJatni, KhurdaBhubaneswarOdishaPIN 752050India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National InstituteJatni, KhurdaBhubaneswarOdishaPIN 752050India
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Monreal-Corona R, Besalú E, Pla-Quintana A, Poater A. Photoredox catalysis leading to triazolo-quinoxalinones at room temperature: selectivity of the rate determining step. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:9330-9336. [PMID: 36254586 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01587k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The interest in the fusion product of quinoxalinone skeletons and 1,2,3-triazole units has greatly increased in recent years since they are known to be agonists of G-protein-coupled Niacin receptor 109A and inhibitors of the benzodiazepine and adenosine receptors. Here, we unveil the mechanism for the photoredox catalyzed synthesis of those scaffolds by means of DFT calculations. The calculations indicate that the rate determining step of this transformation is the attack of the in situ generated radical intermediate on the CN bond of the quinoxalinone species to form a new C-C bond. Predictive chemistry here reveals that the energy difference is so subtle, and gives the recipe of which substituents, sterically and electronically, can fit to perform the reaction at room temperature.
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- Roger Monreal-Corona
- Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Li X, Liu X, Wei J, Bu S, Li Z, Hao Z, Zhang W, Wan J. Ultrasensitive detection of microRNAs based on click chemistry-terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase combined with CRISPR/Cas12a. Biochimie 2022; 208:38-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ochs J, Pagnacco CA, Barroso-Bujans F. Macrocyclic polymers: Synthesis, purification, properties and applications. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wolff N, Kollenda S, Klein K, Loza K, Heggen M, Brochhagen L, Witzke O, Krawczyk A, Hilger I, Epple M. Silencing of proinflammatory NF-κB and inhibition of herpes simplex virus (HSV) replication by ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (2 nm) conjugated with small-interfering RNA. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:4502-4516. [PMID: 36341304 PMCID: PMC9595109 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00250g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Azide-terminated ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (2 nm gold core) were covalently functionalized with alkyne-terminated small-interfering siRNA duplexes by copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC; click chemistry). The nanoparticle core was visualized by transmission electron microscopy. The number of attached siRNA molecules per nanoparticle was determined by a combination of atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS; for gold) and UV-Vis spectroscopy (for siRNA). Each nanoparticle carried between 6 and 10 siRNA duplex molecules which corresponds to a weight ratio of siRNA to gold of about 2.2 : 1. Different kinds of siRNA were conjugated to the nanoparticles, depending on the gene to be silenced. In general, the nanoparticles were readily taken up by cells and highly efficient in gene silencing, in contrast to free siRNA. This was demonstrated in HeLa-eGFP cells (silencing of eGFP) and in LPS-stimulated macrophages (silencing of NF-κB). Furthermore, we demonstrated that nanoparticles carrying antiviral siRNA potently inhibited the replication of Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) in vitro. This highlights the strong potential of siRNA-functionalized ultrasmall gold nanoparticles in a broad spectrum of applications, including gene silencing and treatment of viral infections, combined with a minimal dose of gold.
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- Natalie Wolff
- Inorganic Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen 45117 Essen Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen 45117 Essen Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen 45117 Essen Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen 45117 Essen Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen Hufelandstr. 55 45147 Essen Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen Hufelandstr. 55 45147 Essen Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen Hufelandstr. 55 45147 Essen Germany
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- Department of Experimental Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena Am Klinikum 1 07740 Jena Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen 45117 Essen Germany
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Park H, Osman EA, Cromwell CR, St Laurent CD, Liu Y, Kitova EN, Klassen JS, Hubbard BP, Macauley MS, Gibbs JM. CRISPR-Click Enables Dual-Gene Editing with Modular Synthetic sgRNAs. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 33:858-868. [PMID: 35436106 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gene-editing systems such as CRISPR-Cas9 readily enable individual gene phenotypes to be studied through loss of function. However, in certain instances, gene compensation can obfuscate the results of these studies, necessitating the editing of multiple genes to properly identify biological pathways and protein function. Performing multiple genetic modifications in cells remains difficult due to the requirement for multiple rounds of gene editing. While fluorescently labeled guide RNAs (gRNAs) are routinely used in laboratories for targeting CRISPR-Cas9 to disrupt individual loci, technical limitations in single gRNA (sgRNA) synthesis hinder the expansion of this approach to multicolor cell sorting. Here, we describe a modular strategy for synthesizing sgRNAs where each target sequence is conjugated to a unique fluorescent label, which enables fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to isolate cells that incorporate the desired combination of gene-editing constructs. We demonstrate that three short strands of RNA functionalized with strategically placed 5'-azide and 3'-alkyne terminal deoxyribonucleotides can be assembled in a one-step, template-assisted, copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition to generate fully functional, fluorophore-modified sgRNAs. Using these synthetic sgRNAs in combination with FACS, we achieved selective cleavage of two targeted genes, either separately as a single-color experiment or in combination as a dual-color experiment. These data indicate that our strategy for generating double-clicked sgRNA allows for Cas9 activity in cells. By minimizing the size of each RNA fragment to 41 nucleotides or less, this strategy is well suited for custom, scalable synthesis of sgRNAs.
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- Hansol Park
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Teng X, Dai Y, Li J. Module Assembly Strategy for Single‐Cell Nucleic Acid Imaging at the Sub‐Molecule Level. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104628. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xucong Teng
- Department of Chemistry Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology Tsinghua University 100084 Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology Tsinghua University 100084 Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology Tsinghua University 100084 Beijing P. R. China
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Verma N, Bera S, Gonnade R, Mondal D. Regioselective synthesis of 1,4,5‐Trisubstituted‐1,2,3‐Triazole Derivatives from α,β‐Unsaturated Carbonyls. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Naimish Verma
- Central University of Gujarat School of Chemical Sciences Sector-30 382030 Gandhinagar INDIA
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- Central University of Gujarat School of Chemical Sciences 30 sector 382030 Gandhinagar INDIA
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory: National Chemical Laboratory CSIR Physical and Materials Chemistry Division 411008 Pune INDIA
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- Central University of Gujarat School of Chemical Sciences Sector-30 382030 Gandhinagar INDIA
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Medžiūnė J, Kapustina Ž, Žeimytė S, Jakubovska J, Sindikevičienė R, Čikotienė I, Lubys A. Advanced preparation of fragment libraries enabled by oligonucleotide-modified 2',3'-dideoxynucleotides. Commun Chem 2022; 5:34. [PMID: 36697673 PMCID: PMC9814608 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00649-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The ever-growing demand for inexpensive, rapid, and accurate exploration of genomes calls for refinement of existing sequencing techniques. The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) was a revolutionary milestone in genome analysis. While modified nucleotides already were inherent tools in sequencing and imaging, further modification of nucleotides enabled the expansion into even more diverse applications. Herein we describe the design and synthesis of oligonucleotide-tethered 2',3'-dideoxynucleotide (ddONNTP) terminators bearing universal priming sites attached to the nucleobase, as well as their enzymatic incorporation and performance in read-through assays. In the context of NGS library preparation, the incorporation of ddONNTP fulfills two requirements at once: the fragmentation step is integrated into the workflow and the obtained fragments are readily labeled by platform-specific adapters. DNA polymerases can incorporate ddONNTP nucleotides, as shown by primer extension assays. More importantly, reading through the unnatural linkage during DNA synthesis was demonstrated, with 25-30% efficiency in single-cycle extension.
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- Justina Medžiūnė
- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania ,grid.6441.70000 0001 2243 2806Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LT-03225 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania ,grid.6441.70000 0001 2243 2806Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LT-10257 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania ,grid.6441.70000 0001 2243 2806Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LT-03225 Lithuania
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- grid.420349.8Department of Research and Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, LT-02241 Lithuania
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Wen J, Zhao W, Gao X, Ren X, Dong C, Wang C, Liu L, Li J. Synthesis of [1,2,3]Triazolo-[1,5- a]quinoxalin-4(5 H)-ones through Photoredox-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cyclization Reactions with Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents. J Org Chem 2022; 87:4415-4423. [PMID: 35234036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An efficient synthesis of a variety of [1,2,3]triazolo-[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones via a [3 + 2] cyclization reaction by photoredox catalysis between quinoxalinones and hypervalent iodine(III) reagents is reported. A range of quinoxalinones and hypervalent iodine(III) reagents were tolerated well. This cyclization reaction allows access to structurally diverse [1,2,3]triazolo-[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones in moderate to good yields.
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- Jinxia Wen
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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Shee M, Singh NDP. Chemical versatility of azide radical: journey from a transient species to synthetic accessibility in organic transformations. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2255-2312. [PMID: 35229836 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00494h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The generation of azide radical (N3˙) occurs from its precursors primarily via a single electron transfer (SET) process or homolytic cleavage by chemical methods or advanced photoredox/electrochemical methods. This in situ generated transient open-shell species has unique characteristic features that set its reactivity. In the past, the azide radical was widely used for various studies in radiation chemistry as a 1e- oxidant of biologically important molecules, but now it is being exploited for synthetic applications based on its addition and intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) abilities. Due to the significant role of nitrogen-containing molecules in synthesis, drug discovery, biological, and material sciences, the direct addition onto unsaturated bonds for the simultaneous construction of C-N bond with other (C-X) bonds are indeed worth highlighting. Moreover, the ability to generate O- or C-centered radicals by N3˙ via electron transfer (ET) and intermolecular HAT processes is also well documented. The purpose of controlling the reactivity of this short-lived intermediate in organic transformations drives us to survey: (i) the history of azide radical and its structural properties (thermodynamic, spectroscopic, etc.), (ii) chemical reactivities and kinetics, (iii) methods to produce N3˙ from various precursors, (iv) several significant azide radical-mediated transformations in the field of functionalization with unsaturated bonds, C-H functionalization via HAT, tandem, and multicomponent reaction with a critical analysis of underlying mechanistic approaches and outcomes, (v) concept of taming the reactivity of azide radicals for potential opportunities, in this review.
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- Maniklal Shee
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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Zhao S, Yang S, Xu H, Tang X, Wang H, Yu L, Qiu X, Wang Y, Gao M, Chang K, Chen M. Enzyme-free and copper-free strategy based on cyclic click chemical-triggered hairpin stacking circuit for accurate detection of circulating microRNAs. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1191:339282. [PMID: 35033257 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Accurate detection of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a vital role in the diagnosis of various diseases. However, enzyme-free amplification detection remains challenging. Here, we report an enzyme-free fluorescence resonance energy transfer assay termed "3C-TASK" (cyclic click chemical-triggered hairpin stacking kit) for the detection of circulating miRNA. In this strategy, the miRNA could initiate copper-free click chemical ligation reactions and the ligated products then trigger another hairpin stacking circuit. The first signal amplification was achieved through the recycling of the target miRNA in the click chemical ligation circuit, and the second signal amplification was realized through the recycling of ligated probes in a hairpin stacking circuit driven by thermodynamics. The two-step chain reaction event triggered by miRNAs was quantified by the fluorescence signal value so that accurate detection of target miRNA could be achieved. The 3C-TASK was easily controlled because no enzyme was involved in the entire procedure. Although simple, this strategy showed sensitivity with a detection limit of 8.63 pM and specificity for distinguishing miRNA sequences with single-base variations. In addition, the applicability of this method in complex biological samples was verified by detecting target miRNA in diluted plasma samples. Hence, our method achieved sensitive and specific detection of miRNA and may offer a new perspective for the broader application of enzyme-free chemical reaction and DNA circuits in biosensing.
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- Shuang Zhao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Oncology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China; College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China; State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Army Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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Patterson MR, Dias HVR. Tetranuclear and trinuclear copper(I) pyrazolates as catalysts in copper mediated azide-alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC). Dalton Trans 2021; 51:375-383. [PMID: 34897336 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04026j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Homoleptic, tetranuclear copper(I) pyrazolates {[3,5-(t-Bu)2Pz]Cu}4, {[3-(CF3)-5-(t-Bu)Pz]Cu}4, and {[4-Br-3,5-(i-Pr)2Pz]Cu}4 are excellent stand-alone catalysts for azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions (CuAAC). This work demonstrates that a range of pyrazolates, including those with electron donating and electron-withdrawing groups to sterically demanding substituents on the pyrazolyl backbones, can serve as effective ligand supports on tetranuclear copper catalysts. However, in contrast to the tetramers and also highly fluorinated {[3,5-(CF3)2Pz]Cu}3, trinuclear copper(I) complexes such as {[3,5-(i-Pr)2Pz]Cu}3 and {[3-(CF3)-5-(CH3)Pz]Cu}3 supported by relatively electron rich pyrazolates display poor catalytic activity in CuAAC. The behavior and degree of aggregation of several of these copper(I) pyrazolates in solution were examined using vapor pressure osmometry. Copper(I) complexes such as {[3,5-(CF3)2Pz]Cu}3 and {[3-(CF3)-5-(t-Bu)Pz]Cu}4 with electron withdrawing pyrazolates were found to break up in solution to different degrees producing smaller aggregates while those such as {[3,5-(i-Pr)2Pz]Cu}3 and {[3,5-(t-Bu)2Pz]Cu}4 with electron rich pyrazolates remain intact. In addition, kinetic experiments were performed to understand the unusual activity of tetranuclear copper(I) pyrazolate systems.
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- Monika R Patterson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA.
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Garafutdinov RR, Sakhabutdinova AR, Gilvanov AR, Chemeris AV. Rolling Circle Amplification as a Universal Method for the Analysis of a Wide Range of Biological Targets. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021; 47:1172-1189. [PMID: 34931113 PMCID: PMC8675116 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162021060078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Detection and quantification of biotargets are important analytical tasks, which are solved using a wide range of various methods. In recent years, methods based on the isothermal amplification of nucleic acids (NAs) have been extensively developed. Among them, a special place is occupied by rolling circle amplification (RCA), which is used not only for the detection of a specific NA but also for the analysis of other biomolecules, and is also a versatile platform for the development of highly sensitive methods and convenient diagnostic devices. The present review reveals a number of methodical aspects of RCA-mediated analysis; in particular, the data on its key molecular participants are presented, the methods for increasing the efficiency and productivity of RCA are described, and different variants of reporter systems are briefly characterized. Differences in the techniques of RCA-mediated analysis of biotargets of various types are shown. Some examples of using different RCA variants for the solution of specific diagnostic problems are given.
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- R. R. Garafutdinov
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
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Lackey L, Coria A, Ghosh AJ, Grayeski P, Hatfield A, Shankar V, Platig J, Xu Z, Ramos SBV, Silverman EK, Ortega VE, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Hobbs BD, Castaldi P, Laederach A. Alternative poly-adenylation modulates α1-antitrypsin expression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009912. [PMID: 34784346 PMCID: PMC8631626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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α1-anti-trypsin (A1AT), encoded by SERPINA1, is a neutrophil elastase inhibitor that controls the inflammatory response in the lung. Severe A1AT deficiency increases risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), however, the role of A1AT in COPD in non-deficient individuals is not well known. We identify a 2.1-fold increase (p = 2.5x10-6) in the use of a distal poly-adenylation site in primary lung tissue RNA-seq in 82 COPD cases when compared to 64 controls and replicate this in an independent study of 376 COPD and 267 controls. This alternative polyadenylation event involves two sites, a proximal and distal site, 61 and 1683 nucleotides downstream of the A1AT stop codon. To characterize this event, we measured the distal ratio in human primary tissue short read RNA-seq data and corroborated our results with long read RNA-seq data. Integrating these results with 3' end RNA-seq and nanoluciferase reporter assay experiments we show that use of the distal site yields mRNA transcripts with over 50-fold decreased translation efficiency and A1AT expression. We identified seven RNA binding proteins using enhanced CrossLinking and ImmunoPrecipitation precipitation (eCLIP) with one or more binding sites in the SERPINA1 3' UTR. We combined these data with measurements of the distal ratio in shRNA knockdown experiments, nuclear and cytoplasmic fractionation, and chemical RNA structure probing. We identify Quaking Homolog (QKI) as a modulator of SERPINA1 mRNA translation and confirm the role of QKI in SERPINA1 translation with luciferase reporter assays. Analysis of single-cell RNA-seq showed differences in the distribution of the SERPINA1 distal ratio among hepatocytes, macrophages, αβ-Tcells and plasma cells in the liver. Alveolar Type 1,2, dendritic cells and macrophages also vary in their distal ratio in the lung. Our work reveals a complex post-transcriptional mechanism that regulates alternative polyadenylation and A1AT expression in COPD.
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- Lela Lackey
- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Center for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Center for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Center for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Yu CH, Kabza AM, Sczepanski JT. Assembly of long L-RNA by native RNA ligation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10508-10511. [PMID: 34550128 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04296c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to their intrinsic nuclease resistance, L-oligonucleotides are being increasingly utilized in the development of molecular tools and sensors. Yet, it remains challenging to synthesize long L-oligonucleotides, potential limiting future applications. Herein, we report straightforward and versitile approach to assemble long L-RNAs from two or more shorter fragments using T4 RNA ligase 1. We show that this approach is compatible with the assembly of several classes of functional L-RNA, which we highlight by generating a 124 nt L-RNA biosensor that functions in serum.
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- Chen-Hsu Yu
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Gurawa A, Kumar M, Kashyap S. Selective Azidooxygenation of Alkenes Enabled by Photo-induced Radical Transfer Using Aryl-λ 3-azidoiodane Species. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:26623-26639. [PMID: 34661016 PMCID: PMC8515593 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The photolytic radical-induced vicinal azidooxygenation of synthetically important and diverse functionalized substrates including unactivated alkenes is reported. The photoredox-catalyst/additive-free protocol enables intermolecular oxyazidation by simultaneously incorporating two new functionalities; C-O and C-N across the C=C double bond in a selective manner. Mechanistic investigations reveal the intermediacy of the azidyl radical facilitated via the photolysis of λ3-azidoiodane species and cascade proceeding to generate an active carbon-centered radical. The late-stage transformations of azido- and oxy-moieties were amply highlighted by assembling high-value drug analogs and bioactive skeletons.
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Zhou T, Zhu Y, Zhang H, He J, Li H, Lang M, Wang J, Peng S. One‐Pot Synthesis of 1,2,3‐Triazolo Polycyclic Systems via Copper‐Catalyzed/TsOH‐Promoted Tandem Annulation of 1,6‐Allenynes with Organic Azides. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ting Zhou
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 People's Republic of China
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Yamaoka K, Oikawa R, Abe N, Nakamoto K, Tomoike F, Hashiya F, Kimura Y, Abe H. Completely Chemically Synthesized Long DNA Can be Transcribed in Human Cells. Chembiochem 2021; 22:3273-3276. [PMID: 34519401 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chemical ligation reaction of DNA is useful for the construction of long functional DNA using oligonucleotide fragments that are prepared by solid phase chemical synthesis. However, the unnatural linkage structure formed by the ligation reaction generally impairs the biological function of the resulting ligated DNA. We achieved the complete chemical synthesis of 78 and 258 bp synthetic DNAs via multiple chemical ligation reactions with phosphorothioate and haloacyl-modified DNA fragments. The latter synthetic DNA, coding shRNA for luciferase genes with a designed truncated SV promoter sequence, successfully induced the expected gene silencing effect in HeLa cells.
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- Kazuki Yamaoka
- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan.,Department of Life Science, Gakushuin University, 1-5-1 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8588, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0076, Japan.,Institute for Glyco-core Research, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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E. Ramya Sucharitha, Kumar NS, Ravinder M, Reddy NV, Narsimha S. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Fused [1,2,3]Triazolo[4',5':3,4] pyrrolo[2,1-f]purines as Potent Anti-Proliferative Agents. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162021040208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Korpusik AB, Tan Y, Garrison JB, Tan W, Sumerlin BS. Aptamer-Conjugated Micelles for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Angie B. Korpusik
- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Daraie M, Heravi MM, Mohammadi P, Daraie A. Silver incorporated into g-C 3N 4/Alginate as an efficient and heterogeneous catalyst for promoting click and A 3 and KA 2 coupling reaction. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14086. [PMID: 34238938 PMCID: PMC8266845 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93239-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Fe3O4/g-C3N4/Alginate-Ag nanocomposite as a novel and effective nanocatalyst was successfully prepared. This nanocomposite was fully characterized using several techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (FESEM-EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). In addition, the catalytic activity of this novel and characterized nanocatalyst was investigated in the regioselective synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles via click reaction and A3 and KA2 coupling reaction in aqueous media. The prepared nanocatalyst was simply recovered by using an external magnet and reused for several times with a slight loss of catalytic activity.
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- Mansoureh Daraie
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Robotic, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
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Kalra P, Kaur R, Singh G, Singh H, Singh G, Pawan, Kaur G, Singh J. Metals as “Click” catalysts for alkyne-azide cycloaddition reactions: An overview. J Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Agrahari AK, Bose P, Jaiswal MK, Rajkhowa S, Singh AS, Hotha S, Mishra N, Tiwari VK. Cu(I)-Catalyzed Click Chemistry in Glycoscience and Their Diverse Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7638-7956. [PMID: 34165284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Copper(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between organic azides and terminal alkynes, commonly known as CuAAC or click chemistry, has been identified as one of the most successful, versatile, reliable, and modular strategies for the rapid and regioselective construction of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles as diversely functionalized molecules. Carbohydrates, an integral part of living cells, have several fascinating features, including their structural diversity, biocompatibility, bioavailability, hydrophilicity, and superior ADME properties with minimal toxicity, which support increased demand to explore them as versatile scaffolds for easy access to diverse glycohybrids and well-defined glycoconjugates for complete chemical, biochemical, and pharmacological investigations. This review highlights the successful development of CuAAC or click chemistry in emerging areas of glycoscience, including the synthesis of triazole appended carbohydrate-containing molecular architectures (mainly glycohybrids, glycoconjugates, glycopolymers, glycopeptides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycoclusters, and glycodendrimers through regioselective triazole forming modular and bio-orthogonal coupling protocols). It discusses the widespread applications of these glycoproducts as enzyme inhibitors in drug discovery and development, sensing, gelation, chelation, glycosylation, and catalysis. This review also covers the impact of click chemistry and provides future perspectives on its role in various emerging disciplines of science and technology.
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- Anand K Agrahari
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology (JIST), Jorhat, Assam 785010, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science and Engineering Research (IISER), Pune, Maharashtra 411021, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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Warminski M, Kowalska J, Jemielity J. Solid-Phase Synthesis of RNA 5'-Azides and Their Application for Labeling, Ligation, and Cyclization Via Click Chemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 82:e112. [PMID: 32716612 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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RNAs with 5' functional groups have been gaining interest as molecular probes and reporter molecules. Copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition is one of the most straightforward methods to access such molecules; however, RNA functionalization with azide group has been posing a synthetic challenge. This article describes a simple and efficient protocol for azide functionalization of oligoribonucleotides 5'-end in solid-phase. An azide moiety is attached directly to the C5'-end in two steps: (i) -OH to -I conversion using methyltriphenoxyphosphonium iodide, and (ii) -I to -N3 substitution using sodium azide. The reactivity of the resulting compounds is exemplified by fluorescent labeling using both copper(I)-catalyzed (CuAAC) and strain-promoted (SPAAC) azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions, ligation of two RNA fragments, and cyclization of short bifunctionalized oligonucleotides. The protocol makes use of oligoribonucleotides synthesized by standard phosphoramidite approach on solid support, using commercially available 2'-O-PivOM-protected monomers. Such a protection strategy eliminates the interference between the iodination reagent and silyl protecting groups (TBDMS, TOM) commonly used in RNA synthesis by phosphoramidite approach. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Solid-phase synthesis of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides Basic Protocol 2: CuAAC labeling of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides in solution Alternate Protocol 1: CuAAC labeling of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides on solid support Basic Protocol 3: SPAAC labeling of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides Basic Protocol 4: CuAAC ligation of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides Basic Protocol 5: CuAAC cyclization of oligoribonucleotide 5'-azides Support Protocol: HPLC Purification.
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- Marcin Warminski
- Division of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Baraniak D, Boryski J. Triazole-Modified Nucleic Acids for the Application in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. Biomedicines 2021; 9:628. [PMID: 34073038 PMCID: PMC8229351 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This review covers studies which exploit triazole-modified nucleic acids in the range of chemistry and biology to medicine. The 1,2,3-triazole unit, which is obtained via click chemistry approach, shows valuable and unique properties. For example, it does not occur in nature, constitutes an additional pharmacophore with attractive properties being resistant to hydrolysis and other reactions at physiological pH, exhibits biological activity (i.e., antibacterial, antitumor, and antiviral), and can be considered as a rigid mimetic of amide linkage. Herein, it is presented a whole area of useful artificial compounds, from the clickable monomers and dimers to modified oligonucleotides, in the field of nucleic acids sciences. Such modifications of internucleotide linkages are designed to increase the hybridization binding affinity toward native DNA or RNA, to enhance resistance to nucleases, and to improve ability to penetrate cell membranes. The insertion of an artificial backbone is used for understanding effects of chemically modified oligonucleotides, and their potential usefulness in therapeutic applications. We describe the state-of-the-art knowledge on their implications for synthetic genes and other large modified DNA and RNA constructs including non-coding RNAs.
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- Dagmara Baraniak
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland;
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Tan DJY, Cheong VV, Lim KW, Phan AT. A modular approach to enzymatic ligation of peptides and proteins with oligonucleotides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:5507-5510. [PMID: 34036975 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc01348c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Joining peptides and oligonucleotides offers potential benefits, but current methods remain laborious. Here we present a novel approach towards enzymatic ligation of the two modalities through the development of tag phosphoramidites as adaptors that can be readily incorporated onto oligonucleotides. This simple and highly efficient approach paves the way towards streamlined development and production of peptide/protein-oligonucleotide conjugates.
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- Derrick Jing Yang Tan
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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Tu Y, Dong H, Wang H, Ao Y, Liu Y. Divergent functionalization of α,β-enones: catalyst-free access to β-azido ketones and β-amino α-diazo ketones. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:4524-4527. [PMID: 33956012 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00985k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple and practical method for the azidation of β-fluoroalkyl α,β-unsaturated ketones to access a wide variety of fluorinated nitrogenous carbonyl compounds is developed. Different from existing precedents, neither a metallic nor an organic catalyst was involved in our strategy. Judicious choice of solvents allows for the modulation of the reaction outcomes, delivering β-azido ketones or β-amino α-diazo ketones. The reaction system features environmental friendliness, mild conditions, simplicity and excellent functional group tolerance.
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- Youshao Tu
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, 2055 N. Yan'an Avenue, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, 2055 N. Yan'an Avenue, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, 28 N Changsheng West Road, Hengyang 421001, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, 2055 N. Yan'an Avenue, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, 2055 N. Yan'an Avenue, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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Krasheninina OA, Thaler J, Erlacher MD, Micura R. Amine-to-Azide Conversion on Native RNA via Metal-Free Diazotransfer Opens New Avenues for RNA Manipulations. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 133:7046-7050. [PMID: 38504956 PMCID: PMC10947191 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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A major challenge in the field of RNA chemistry is the identification of selective and quantitative conversion reactions on RNA that can be used for tagging and any other RNA tool development. Here, we introduce metal-free diazotransfer on native RNA containing an aliphatic primary amino group using the diazotizing reagent fluorosulfuryl azide (FSO2N3). The reaction provides the corresponding azide-modified RNA in nearly quantitatively yields without affecting the nucleobase amino groups. The obtained azido-RNA can then be further processed utilizing well-established bioortho-gonal reactions, such as azide-alkyne cycloadditions (Click) or Staudinger ligations. We exemplify the robustness of this approach for the synthesis of peptidyl-tRNA mimics and for the pull-down of 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine (acp3U)- and lysidine (k2C)-containing tRNAs of an Escherichia coli tRNA pool isolated from cellular extracts. Our approach therefore adds a new dimension to the targeted chemical manipulation of diverse RNA species.
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- Olga A. Krasheninina
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Genomics and RNomicsBiocenterMedical University of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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Krasheninina OA, Thaler J, Erlacher MD, Micura R. Amine-to-Azide Conversion on Native RNA via Metal-Free Diazotransfer Opens New Avenues for RNA Manipulations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6970-6974. [PMID: 33400347 PMCID: PMC8048507 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A major challenge in the field of RNA chemistry is the identification of selective and quantitative conversion reactions on RNA that can be used for tagging and any other RNA tool development. Here, we introduce metal-free diazotransfer on native RNA containing an aliphatic primary amino group using the diazotizing reagent fluorosulfuryl azide (FSO2 N3 ). The reaction provides the corresponding azide-modified RNA in nearly quantitatively yields without affecting the nucleobase amino groups. The obtained azido-RNA can then be further processed utilizing well-established bioortho-gonal reactions, such as azide-alkyne cycloadditions (Click) or Staudinger ligations. We exemplify the robustness of this approach for the synthesis of peptidyl-tRNA mimics and for the pull-down of 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine (acp3 U)- and lysidine (k2 C)-containing tRNAs of an Escherichia coli tRNA pool isolated from cellular extracts. Our approach therefore adds a new dimension to the targeted chemical manipulation of diverse RNA species.
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- Olga A. Krasheninina
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Genomics and RNomicsBiocenterMedical University of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular BiosciencesUniversity of InnsbruckInnrain 80–826020InnsbruckAustria
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Ovcharenko A, Weissenboeck FP, Rentmeister A. Tag-Free Internal RNA Labeling and Photocaging Based on mRNA Methyltransferases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:4098-4103. [PMID: 33095964 PMCID: PMC7898847 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The mRNA modification N6 -methyladenosine (m6 A) is associated with multiple roles in cell function and disease. The methyltransferases METTL3-METTL14 and METTL16 act as "writers" for different target transcripts and sequence motifs. The modification is perceived by dedicated "reader" and "eraser" proteins, but not by polymerases. We report that METTL3-14 shows remarkable cosubstrate promiscuity, enabling sequence-specific internal labeling of RNA without additional guide RNAs. The transfer of ortho-nitrobenzyl and 6-nitropiperonyl groups allowed enzymatic photocaging of RNA in the consensus motif, which impaired polymerase-catalyzed primer extension in a reversible manner. METTL16 was less promiscuous but suitable for chemo-enzymatic labeling using different types of click chemistry. Since both enzymes act on distinct sequence motifs, their combination allowed orthogonal chemo-enzymatic modification of different sites in a single RNA.
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- Anna Ovcharenko
- Department of ChemistryInstitute of BiochemistryUniversity of Münster, Corrensstrasse 3648149MünsterGermany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty CenterUniversity of MünsterWaldeyerstraße 1548149MünsterGermany
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- Department of ChemistryInstitute of BiochemistryUniversity of Münster, Corrensstrasse 3648149MünsterGermany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty CenterUniversity of MünsterWaldeyerstraße 1548149MünsterGermany
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- Department of ChemistryInstitute of BiochemistryUniversity of Münster, Corrensstrasse 3648149MünsterGermany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty CenterUniversity of MünsterWaldeyerstraße 1548149MünsterGermany
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Ovcharenko A, Weissenboeck FP, Rentmeister A. Tag‐Free Internal RNA Labeling and Photocaging Based on mRNA Methyltransferases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Anna Ovcharenko
- Department of Chemistry Institute of Biochemistry University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 36 48149 Münster Germany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Center University of Münster Waldeyerstraße 15 48149 Münster Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Biochemistry University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 36 48149 Münster Germany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Center University of Münster Waldeyerstraße 15 48149 Münster Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Biochemistry University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 36 48149 Münster Germany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Center University of Münster Waldeyerstraße 15 48149 Münster Germany
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Zhang X, Pan Y, Wang H, Liang C, Ma X, Jiao W, Shao H. Strategy to Construct 1,2,3‐Triazoles by K
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- Xiaoke Zhang
- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
- Zunyi Medical University Zunyi Guizhou People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
- Zhejiang Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Chem & APIs. Industrial Zone, Linhai Taizhou Zhejiang People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Natural Products Research Centre,Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu People's Republic of China
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Kaur J, Bhardwaj A, Wuest F. In Cellulo Generation of Fluorescent Probes for Live-Cell Imaging of Cylooxygenase-2. Chemistry 2020; 27:3326-3337. [PMID: 32786126 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Live-cell imaging with fluorescent probes is an essential tool in chemical biology to visualize the dynamics of biological processes in real-time. Intracellular disease biomarker imaging remains a formidable challenge due to the intrinsic limitations of conventional fluorescent probes and the complex nature of cells. This work reports the in cellulo assembly of a fluorescent probe to image cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). We developed celecoxib-azide derivative 14, possessing favorable biophysical properties and excellent COX-2 selectivity profile. In cellulo strain-promoted fluorogenic click chemistry of COX-2-engaged compound 14 with non/weakly-fluorescent compounds 11 and 17 formed fluorescent probes 15 and 18 for the detection of COX-2 in living cells. Competitive binding studies, biophysical, and comprehensive computational analyses were used to describe protein-ligand interactions. The reported new chemical toolbox enables precise visualization and tracking of COX-2 in live cells with superior sensitivity in the visible range.
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- Jatinder Kaur
- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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