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Hidaka K, Kobayashi D, Hayashi J, Denda M, Otaka A. Advanced Insulin Synthesis by One-pot/Stepwise Disulfide Bond Formation Enabled by S-Protected Cysteine Sulfoxide. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401003. [PMID: 38683139 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401003] [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: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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An advanced insulin synthesis is presented that utilizes one-pot/stepwise disulfide bond formation enabled by acid-activated S-protected cysteine sulfoxides in the presence of chloride anion. S-chlorocysteine generated from cysteine sulfoxides reacts with an S-protected cysteine to afford S-sulfenylsulfonium cation, which then furnishes the disulfide or reversely returns to the starting materials depending on the S-protection employed and the reaction conditions. Use of S-acetamidomethyl cysteine (Cys(Acm)) and its sulfoxide (Cys(Acm)(O)) selectively give the disulfide under weak acid conditions in the presence of MgCl2 even if S-p-methoxybenzyl cysteine (Cys(MBzl)) and its sulfoxide (Cys(MBzl)(O)) are also present. In contrast, the S-MBzl pair yields the disulfide under more acidic conditions in the presence of a chloride anion source. These reaction conditions allowed a one-pot insulin synthesis. Additionally, lipidated insulin was prepared by a one-pot disulfide-bonding/lipidation sequence.
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- Kota Hidaka
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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Matsuura K, Inaba H. Photoresponsive peptide materials: Spatiotemporal control of self-assembly and biological functions. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2023; 4:041303. [PMID: 38505425 PMCID: PMC10903425 DOI: 10.1063/5.0179171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Peptides work as both functional molecules to modulate various biological phenomena and self-assembling artificial materials. The introduction of photoresponsive units to peptides allows the spatiotemporal remote control of their structure and function upon light irradiation. This article overviews the photoresponsive peptide design, interaction with biomolecules, and applications in self-assembling materials over the last 30 years. Peptides modified with photochromic (photoisomerizable) molecules, such as azobenzene and spiropyran, reversibly photo-controlled the binding to biomolecules and nanostructure formation through self-assembly. Photocleavable molecular units irreversibly control the functions of peptides through cleavage of the main chain and deprotection by light. Photocrosslinking between peptides or between peptides and other biomolecules enhances the structural stability of peptide assemblies and complexes. These photoresponsive peptides spatiotemporally controlled the formation and dissociation of peptide assemblies, gene expressions, protein-drug interactions, protein-protein interactions, liposome deformation and motility, cytoskeleton structure and stability, and cell functions by appropriate light irradiation. These molecular systems can be applied to photo-control biological functions, molecular robots, artificial cells, and next-generation smart drug delivery materials.
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Otaka A. Development of Naturally Inspired Peptide and Protein Chemistry. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:748-764. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Akira Otaka
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University
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Landrieu I, Dupré E, Sinnaeve D, El Hajjar L, Smet-Nocca C. Deciphering the Structure and Formation of Amyloids in Neurodegenerative Diseases With Chemical Biology Tools. Front Chem 2022; 10:886382. [PMID: 35646824 PMCID: PMC9133342 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.886382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Protein aggregation into highly ordered, regularly repeated cross-β sheet structures called amyloid fibrils is closely associated to human disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, or systemic diseases like type II diabetes. Yet, in some cases, such as the HET-s prion, amyloids have biological functions. High-resolution structures of amyloids fibrils from cryo-electron microscopy have very recently highlighted their ultrastructural organization and polymorphisms. However, the molecular mechanisms and the role of co-factors (posttranslational modifications, non-proteinaceous components and other proteins) acting on the fibril formation are still poorly understood. Whether amyloid fibrils play a toxic or protective role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases remains to be elucidated. Furthermore, such aberrant protein-protein interactions challenge the search of small-molecule drugs or immunotherapy approaches targeting amyloid formation. In this review, we describe how chemical biology tools contribute to new insights on the mode of action of amyloidogenic proteins and peptides, defining their structural signature and aggregation pathways by capturing their molecular details and conformational heterogeneity. Challenging the imagination of scientists, this constantly expanding field provides crucial tools to unravel mechanistic detail of amyloid formation such as semisynthetic proteins and small-molecule sensors of conformational changes and/or aggregation. Protein engineering methods and bioorthogonal chemistry for the introduction of protein chemical modifications are additional fruitful strategies to tackle the challenge of understanding amyloid formation.
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- Isabelle Landrieu
- University Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167 - RID-AGE - Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
- CNRS EMR9002 Integrative Structural Biology, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167 - RID-AGE - Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
- CNRS EMR9002 Integrative Structural Biology, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167 - RID-AGE - Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
- CNRS EMR9002 Integrative Structural Biology, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167 - RID-AGE - Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
- CNRS EMR9002 Integrative Structural Biology, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167 - RID-AGE - Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
- CNRS EMR9002 Integrative Structural Biology, Lille, France
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Röber M, Scheibel T, Börner HG. Toward Activatable Collagen Mimics: Combining DEPSI "Switch" Defects and Template-Guided Self-Organization to Control Collagen Mimetic Peptides. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2100070. [PMID: 34008293 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Collagen mimetic peptides (CMPs), which imitate various structural or functional features of natural collagen, constitute advanced models illuminating the folding aspects of the collagen triple helix (CTH) motif. In this study, the CMPs of repeating Gly-Pro-Pro (GPP) triplets are tethered to an organic scaffold based on a tris(2-aminoethyl) amine (TREN) derivative (TREN(sucOH)3 ). These three templated peptide strands are further expanded via native chemical ligation to increase the number of GPP triplets and lead to a TREN(sucGPPGPPG(Ψ)SPGPPCPP[GPP]4 )3 construct. The incorporation of an ester switch segment, G(Ψ)S, as a positional O-acyl isopeptide (DEPSI) defect into the peptide strands allows the pH-controlled acceleration of CTH formation. The strand assembly process is monitored by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The results of pH jump experiments and thermal denaturation studies provide new insights into the contributions of structural DEPSI defects to the template-guided self-assembly of the CTH motif. While the organic scaffold drives the CTH formation, the switch defects act as temporary opponents and slow down the folding. CD spectroscopy data confirm that the switch defects contribute to the formation of a more stable CTH motif by enhancing the structural dynamics at the early stage of the folding process.
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- Matthias Röber
- Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Department of Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, D-95440, Germany
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- Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Department of Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany
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Kanai S, Machida K, Masuda R, Koide T. Peptide precursors that acquire denatured collagen-hybridizing ability by O-to-N acyl migration at physiological pH. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:2823-2827. [PMID: 32232252 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02136a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Here, we report peptide probes with either single or cyclic double stranded collagen-like sequences that spontaneously acquire collagen-hybridizing ability at physiological pH. These peptides have ester bonds derived from O-acyl isopeptide units that are converted to amide bonds via intramolecular O-to-N acyl migration by a pH shift. The peptides that do not require pre-treatment for disassembly will be useful as prodrugs in theranostic treatments targeting unfolded collagen.
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- Sayaka Kanai
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan
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- Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan.
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- Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan and Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan.
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Chabenne JR, Mroz PA, Mayer JP, DiMarchi RD. Structural Refinement of Glucagon for Therapeutic Use. J Med Chem 2019; 63:3447-3460. [PMID: 31774682 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Glucagon counters insulin's effects on glucose metabolism and serves as a rescue medicine in the treatment of hypoglycemia. Acute hypoglycemia, a common occurrence in insulin-dependent diabetes, is the central obstacle to correcting high blood glucose, a primary cause of long-term microvascular complications. As a result, there has been a resurgence of interest in improved glucagon therapy, including nonconventional liquid formulations, alternative routes of administration, and novel analogs with optimized biophysical properties. These options collectively minimize the complexity of glucagon delivery and enable its application in ways not feasible with conventional emergency rescue kits. These advances have indirectly promoted the integrated use of glucagon agonism with other hormones in a manner that runs counter to the long-standing pursuit of glucagon antagonism. This review summarizes novel approaches to glucagon optimization, methods with potential application to the broader family of therapeutic peptides, where biophysical challenges may be encountered.
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- Joseph R Chabenne
- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- MCD Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Mailig M, Liu F. The Application of Isoacyl Structural Motifs in Prodrug Design and Peptide Chemistry. Chembiochem 2019; 20:2017-2031. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Melrose Mailig
- Discovery ChemistryNovo Nordisk Research Center Seattle 530 Fairview Ave N Seattle WA 98109 USA
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- Discovery ChemistryNovo Nordisk Research Center Seattle 530 Fairview Ave N Seattle WA 98109 USA
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Araman C, 't Hart BA. Neurodegeneration meets immunology - A chemical biology perspective. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:1911-1924. [PMID: 30910473 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- C Araman
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry and the Institute for Chemical Immunology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department Anatomy and Neuroscience, Free University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Modulating the collagen triple helix formation by switching: Positioning effects of depsi-defects on the assembly of [Gly-Pro-Pro]7 collagen mimetic peptides. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Takayama R, Hayakawa S, Hinou H, Albericio F, Garcia-Martin F. Further applications of classical amide coupling reagents: Microwave-assisted esterification on solid phase. J Pept Sci 2018; 24:e3111. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.3111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Risa Takayama
- Graduate School of Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceuticals, Company Ltd.; N21, W12, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and CIBER-BBN, Networking Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine; University of Barcelona; Barcelona 080028 Spain
- School of Chemistry and Physics; University of KwaZulu-Natal; Durban 4001 South Africa
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- Graduate School of Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science; Hokkaido University; N21, W11, Kita-ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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Zaykov AN, Gelfanov VM, Liu F, DiMarchi RD. High-Yield Synthesis of Human Insulin-Like Peptide 5 Employing a Nonconventional Strategy. Org Lett 2018; 20:3695-3699. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Alexander N. Zaykov
- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Characterization and optimization of two-chain folding pathways of insulin via native chain assembly. Commun Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s42004-018-0024-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Zaykov AN, Gelfanov VM, Liu F, DiMarchi RD. Synthesis and Characterization of the R27S Genetic Variant of Insulin-like Peptide 5. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:852-859. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Alexander N. Zaykov
- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis; 5225 Exploration Drive Indianapolis IN 46241 USA
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis; 5225 Exploration Drive Indianapolis IN 46241 USA
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Seattle; 530 Fairview Avenue N. #5000 Seattle WA 98109 USA
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Indianapolis; 5225 Exploration Drive Indianapolis IN 46241 USA
- Department of Chemistry; Indiana University; 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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Jaradat DMM. Thirteen decades of peptide synthesis: key developments in solid phase peptide synthesis and amide bond formation utilized in peptide ligation. Amino Acids 2017; 50:39-68. [PMID: 29185032 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-017-2516-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A historical overview of peptide chemistry from T. Curtius to E. Fischer to M. Bergmann and L. Zervas is first presented. Next, the fundamentals of peptide synthesis with a focus on solid phase peptide synthesis by R. B. Merrifield are described. Immobilization strategies to attach the first amino acid to the resin, coupling strategies in stepwise peptide chain elongation, and approaches to synthesize difficult peptide sequences are also shown. A brief comparison between tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc)/benzyl (Bzl) strategy and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)/tert-butyl (t -Bu) strategy utilized in solid phase peptide synthesis is given with an emphasis on the latter. Finally, the review focuses on the discovery and development of peptide ligation and the latest advances in this field including native amide bond formation strategies, these include the native chemical ligation, α-ketoacid-hydroxylamine ligation, and serine/threonine ligation which are the most commonly used chemoselective ligation methods that provide amide bond at the ligation site. This review provides an overview of the literature concerning the most important advances in the chemical synthesis of proteins and peptides covering the period from 1882 to 2017.
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- Da'san M M Jaradat
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O. Box 19117, Al-Salt, Jordan.
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He RY, Chao SH, Tsai YJ, Lee CC, Yu CY, Gao HD, Huang YA, Hwang E, Lee HM, Huang JJT. Photocontrollable Probe Spatiotemporally Induces Neurotoxic Fibrillar Aggregates and Impairs Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking. ACS NANO 2017; 11:6795-6807. [PMID: 28653830 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The abnormal assembly of misfolded proteins into neurotoxic aggregates is the hallmark associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Herein, we establish a photocontrollable platform to trigger amyloidogenesis to recapitulate the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by applying a chemically engineered probe as a "switch" in live cells. This probe is composed of an amyloidogenic peptide from TDP-43, a photolabile linker, a polycationic sequence both to mask amyloidogenicity and for cell penetration, and a fluorophore for visualization. The photocontrollable probe can self-assemble into a spherical vesicle but rapidly develops massive nanofibrils with amyloid properties upon photoactivation. The photoinduced in vitro fibrillization process is characterized by biophysical techniques. In cellular experiments, this cell-penetrable vesicle was retained in the cytoplasm, seeded the mislocalized endogenous TDP-43 into aggregates upon irradiation, and consequently initiated apoptosis. In addition, this photocontrollable vesicle interfered with nucleocytoplasmic protein transport and triggered cortical neuron degeneration. Our developed strategy provides in vitro and in vivo spatiotemporal control of neurotoxic fibrillar aggregate formation, which can be readily applied in the studies of protein misfolding, aggregation-induced protein mislocalization, and amyloid-induced pathogenesis in different diseases.
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- Ruei-Yu He
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University , Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, and Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, and Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University , Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
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Moroder L, Musiol HJ. Insulin - von seiner Entdeckung bis zur industriellen Synthese moderner Insulin-Analoga. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201702493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Luis Moroder
- Bioorganische Chemie; Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie; Am Klopferspitz 18 82152 Martinsried Deutschland
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- Bioorganische Chemie; Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie; Am Klopferspitz 18 82152 Martinsried Deutschland
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Moroder L, Musiol HJ. Insulin-From its Discovery to the Industrial Synthesis of Modern Insulin Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10656-10669. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Luis Moroder
- Bioorganic Chemistry; Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry; Am Klopferspitz 18 82152 Martinsried Germany
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- Bioorganic Chemistry; Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry; Am Klopferspitz 18 82152 Martinsried Germany
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Shi L, Chen H, Zhang S, Chu T, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Li Y. Semi‐synthesis of murine prion protein by native chemical ligation and chemical activation for preparation of polypeptide‐
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‐thioester. J Pept Sci 2017; 23:438-444. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.3008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Lei Shi
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education) Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Beijing 100069 China
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Wu F, Mayer JP, Gelfanov VM, Liu F, DiMarchi RD. Synthesis of Four-Disulfide Insulin Analogs via Sequential Disulfide Bond Formation. J Org Chem 2017; 82:3506-3512. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b03078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fangzhou Wu
- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Novo Nordisk
Research
Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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Mroz PA, Perez-Tilve D, Liu F, Mayer JP, DiMarchi RD. Native Design of Soluble, Aggregation-Resistant Bioactive Peptides: Chemical Evolution of Human Glucagon. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:3412-3420. [PMID: 27797473 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Peptide-based therapeutics commonly suffer from biophysical properties that compromise pharmacology and medicinal use. Structural optimization of the primary sequence is the usual route to address such challenges while trying to maintain as much native character and avoiding introduction of any foreign element that might evoke an immunological response. Glucagon serves a seminal physiological role in buffering against hypoglycemia, but its low aqueous solubility, chemical instability, and propensity to self-aggregate severely complicate its medicinal use. Selective amide bond replacement with metastable ester bonds is a preferred approach to the preparation of peptides with biophysical properties that otherwise inhibit synthesis. We have recruited such chemistry in the design and development of unique glucagon prodrugs that have physical properties suitable for medicinal use and yet rapidly convert to native hormone upon exposure to slightly alkaline pH. These prodrugs demonstrate in vitro and in vivo pharmacology when formulated in physiological buffers that are nearly identical to native hormone when solubilized in conventional dilute hydrochloric acid. This approach provides the best of both worlds, where the pro-drug delivers chemical properties supportive of aqueous formulation and the native biological properties.
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- Piotr A. Mroz
- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department
of Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
- Novo Nordisk Research Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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Yang X, Gelfanov V, Liu F, DiMarchi R. Synthetic Route to Human Relaxin-2 via Iodine-Free Sequential Disulfide Bond Formation. Org Lett 2016; 18:5516-5519. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xu Yang
- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
- Novo Nordisk
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Center Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, United States
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The aggregation of peptides/proteins is intimately related to a number of human diseases. More than 20 have been identified which aggregate into fibrils containing extensive β-sheet structures, and species generated in the aggregation processes (i.e., oligomers and fibrils) contribute to disease development. Amyloid-β peptide (designated Aβ), related to Alzheimer's disease (AD), is the representative example. The intensive aggregation property of Aβ also leads to difficulty in its synthesis. To improve the synthetic problem, we developed an O-acyl isopeptide of Aβ1-42, in which the N-acyl linkage (amide bond) of Ser(26) was replaced with an O-acyl linkage (ester bond) at the side chain. The O-acyl isopeptide demonstrated markedly higher water-solubility than that of Aβ1-42, while it quickly converted to intact monomer Aβ1-42 via an O-to-N acyl rearrangement under physiological conditions. Inhibition of the pathogenic aggregation of Aβ1-42 might be a therapeutic strategy for curing AD. We succeeded in the rational design and identification of a small molecule aggregation inhibitor based on a pharmacophore motif obtained from cyclo[-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-]. Moreover, the inhibition of Aβ aggregation was achieved via oxygenation (i.e., incorporation of oxygen atoms to Aβ) using an artificial catalyst. We identified a selective, cell-compatible photo-oxygenation catalyst of Aβ, a flavin catalyst attached to an Aβ-binding peptide, which markedly decreased the aggregation potency and neurotoxicity of Aβ.
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- Youhei Sohma
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Liu F, Zaykov AN, Levy JJ, DiMarchi RD, Mayer JP. Chemical synthesis of peptides within the insulin superfamily. J Pept Sci 2016; 22:260-70. [PMID: 26910514 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The synthesis of insulin has inspired fundamental advances in the art of peptide science while simultaneously revealing the structure-function relationship of this centrally important metabolic hormone. This review highlights milestones in the chemical synthesis of insulin that can be divided into two separate approaches: (i) disulfide bond formation driven by protein folding and (ii) chemical reactivity-directed sequential disulfide bond formation. Common to the two approaches are the persistent challenges presented by the hydrophobic nature of the individual A-chain and B-chain and the need for selective disulfide formation under mildly oxidative conditions. The extension and elaboration of these synthetic approaches have been ongoing within the broader insulin superfamily. These structurally similar peptides include the insulin-like growth factors and also the related peptides such as relaxin that signal through G-protein-coupled receptors. After a half-century of advances in insulin chemistry, we have reached a point where synthesis is no longer limiting structural and biological investigation within this family of peptide hormones. The future will increasingly focus on the refinement of structure to meet medicinal purposes that have long been pursued, such as the development of a glucose-sensitive insulin. Copyright © 2016 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Fa Liu
- Calibrium LLC, 11711 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN, 46032, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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Koga T, Mima K, Matsumoto T, Higashi N. Amino Acid-derived Polymer with Changeable Enzyme Degradability based on pH-induced Structural Conversion from Polyester to Polypeptide. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.150880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tomoyuki Koga
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
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Huang YC, Guan CJ, Tan XL, Chen CC, Guo QX, Li YM. Accelerated Fmoc solid-phase synthesis of peptides with aggregation-disrupting backbones. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:1500-6. [PMID: 25476596 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02260b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, we describe an accelerated solid-phase synthetic protocol for ordinary or difficult peptides involving air-bath heating and amide protection. For the Hmsb-based backbone amide protection, an optimized acyl shift condition using 1,4-dioxane was discovered. The efficiency and robustness of the protocol was validated in the course of preparation of classical difficult peptides and ubiquitin protein segments.
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- Yi-Chao Huang
- School of Medical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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Stach M, Weidkamp AJ, Yang SH, Hung KY, Furkert DP, Harris PWR, Smaill JB, Patterson AV, Brimble MA. Improved Strategy for the Synthesis of the Anticancer Agent Culicinin D. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Desmet R, Pauzuolis M, Boll E, Drobecq H, Raibaut L, Melnyk O. Synthesis of Unprotected Linear or Cyclic O-Acyl Isopeptides in Water Using Bis(2-sulfanylethyl)amido Peptide Ligation. Org Lett 2015; 17:3354-7. [PMID: 26075704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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SEA ligation proceeds chemoselectively at pH 3, i.e., at a pH where the O-acyl isopeptides are protected by protonation. This property was used for synthesizing unprotected O-acyl isopeptides in water, starting from peptide segments which are easily accessible by the Fmoc SPPS.
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- Rémi Desmet
- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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- UMR CNRS 8161, Université Lille, Pasteur Institute of Lille 59021 Lille, France
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Pan M, He Y, Wen M, Wu F, Sun D, Li S, Zhang L, Li Y, Tian C. One-pot hydrazide-based native chemical ligation for efficient chemical synthesis and structure determination of toxin Mambalgin-1. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:5837-9. [PMID: 24619065 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00779d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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An efficient one-pot chemical synthesis of snake venom toxin Mambalgin-1 was achieved using an azide-switch strategy combined with hydrazide-based native chemical ligation. Synthetic Mambalgin-1 exhibited a well-defined structure after sequential folding in vitro. NMR spectroscopy revealed a three-finger toxin family structure, and the synthetic toxin inhibited human acid-sensing ion channel 1a.
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- Man Pan
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, and High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China.
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Furutani M, Uemura A, Shigenaga A, Komiya C, Otaka A, Matsuura K. A photoinduced growth system of peptide nanofibres addressed by DNA hybridization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:8020-2. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01452b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Spatiotemporal control of peptide nanofibre growth was achieved by photocleavage of a DNA-conjugated β-sheet-forming peptide with a photoresponsive amino acid.
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- Masahiro Furutani
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tottori University
- Tottori 680-8552
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tottori University
- Tottori 680-8552
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokushima
- Tokushima 770-8505
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokushima
- Tokushima 770-8505
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokushima
- Tokushima 770-8505
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Tottori University
- Tottori 680-8552
- Japan
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Laurents DV, Pantoja-Uceda D, López LC, Carrodeguas JA, Mompeán M, Jiménez MÁ, Sancho J. DMSO affects Aβ1–40's conformation and interactions with aggregation inhibitors as revealed by NMR. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12100k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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DMSO alters Abeta's conformation and its recognition by inhibitors.
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- D. V. Laurents
- Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”
- CSIC
- Serrano 119
- Spain
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- Joint Unit BIFI-IQFR
- CSIC
- BiocomputationUniversidad de Zaragoza
- Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Joint Unit BIFI-IQFR
- CSIC
- BiocomputationUniversidad de Zaragoza
- Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”
- CSIC
- Serrano 119
- Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”
- CSIC
- Serrano 119
- Spain
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- Joint Unit BIFI-IQFR
- CSIC
- BiocomputationUniversidad de Zaragoza
- Zaragoza
- Spain
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Mangione MR, Palumbo Piccionello A, Marino C, Ortore MG, Picone P, Vilasi S, Di Carlo M, Buscemi S, Bulone D, San Biagio PL. Photo-inhibition of Aβ fibrillation mediated by a newly designed fluorinated oxadiazole. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13556c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The interaction of oxadiazole3photo-stimulated with Aβ1–40induces a structural modification responsible for fibrillogenesis inhibition.
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- M. R. Mangione
- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies
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- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
- Department of Neurology
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
- National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter
- Marche Polytechnic University
- Ancona
- Italy
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies
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- Institute of Biophysics
- National Research Council
- Palermo
- Italy
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Chatenet D, Bourgault S, Fournier A. Design and application of light-activated probes for cellular signaling. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1234:17-30. [PMID: 25304345 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1755-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Multiple reports have described the presence of functional G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the perinuclear/nuclear membranes of many cell types where they are able to modulate nuclear Ca(2+) influx, transcription initiation, and gene expression. Because GPCRs represent "some of the most promising targets for drug development" a better understanding of their roles, not only at the cell membrane but also at the nuclear level, in healthy and disease states, will certainly generate new avenues for therapeutic intervention. The photo-triggered release of biologically active compounds has been regarded as one of the most effective methods for inducing an in vitro-controlled biochemical or physiological response. Here, we describe various methodologies and alternatives related to the conception of inert biologically active peptides through the incorporation of photo-triggered groups at key positions of the native peptide sequence.
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- David Chatenet
- INRS - Institut Armand-Frappier, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ville de Laval, QC, Canada, H7V 1B7,
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Liu F, Luo EY, Flora DB, Mezo AR. A synthetic route to human insulin using isoacyl peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:3983-7. [PMID: 24615765 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The chemical synthesis of insulin has been a longstanding challenge, mainly because of the notorious hydrophobicity of the A chain and the complicated topology of this 51-mer peptide hormone consisting of two chains and three disulfide bonds. Reported herein is a new synthetic route utilizing the isoacyl peptide approach to address the hydrophobicity problems. The incorporation of isoacyl dipeptide segments into both A and B chains greatly improved their preparation and purification, and the RP-HPLC recovery of the chain ligation intermediates. The new route affords human insulin with a yield of 68 % based on the starting purified A chain and an overall yield of 24 % based on the substitution of the resin used for the preparation of A chain. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the most efficient route of human insulin chemical synthesis reported to date.
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- Fa Liu
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285 (USA).
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Liu F, Luo EY, Flora DB, Mezo AR. A Synthetic Route to Human Insulin Using Isoacyl Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201310735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jebors S, Enjalbal C, Amblard M, Subra G, Mehdi A, Martinez J. Switchable polymer-grafted mesoporous silica's: from polyesters to polyamides biosilica hybrid materials. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Baumann L, Beck-Sickinger AG. Photoactivatable Chemokines - Controlling Protein Activity by Light. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Baumann L, Beck-Sickinger AG. Photoactivatable Chemokines - Controlling Protein Activity by Light. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:9550-3. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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O-Acyl isopeptides, in which the N-acyl linkage on the hydroxyamino acid residue (e.g., Ser and Thr) is replaced with an O-acyl linkage, generally possess superior water-solubility to their corresponding native peptides, as well as other distinct physicochemical properties. In addition, O-acyl isopeptides can be rapidly converted into their corresponding native peptide under neutral aqueous conditions through an O-to-N acyl migration. By exploiting these characteristics, researchers have applied the O-acyl isopeptide method to various peptide-synthesis fields, such as the synthesis of aggregative peptides and convergent peptide synthesis. This O-acyl-isopeptide approach also serves as a means to control the biological function of the peptide in question. Herein, we report the synthesis of O-acyl isopeptides and some of their applications.
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- Youhei Sohma
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Hoppmann C, Barucker C, Lorenz D, Multhaup G, Beyermann M. Light-Controlled Toxicity of Engineered Amyloid β-Peptides. Chembiochem 2012; 13:2657-60. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hemantha HP, Narendra N, Sureshbabu VV. Total chemical synthesis of polypeptides and proteins: chemistry of ligation techniques and beyond. Tetrahedron 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2012.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Butterfield S, Hejjaoui M, Fauvet B, Awad L, Lashuel HA. Chemical strategies for controlling protein folding and elucidating the molecular mechanisms of amyloid formation and toxicity. J Mol Biol 2012; 421:204-36. [PMID: 22342932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It has been more than a century since the first evidence linking the process of amyloid formation to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. During the last three decades in particular, increasing evidence from various sources (pathology, genetics, cell culture studies, biochemistry, and biophysics) continues to point to a central role for the pathogenesis of several incurable neurodegenerative and systemic diseases. This is in part driven by our improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms of protein misfolding and aggregation and the structural properties of the different aggregates in the amyloid pathway and the emergence of new tools and experimental approaches that permit better characterization of amyloid formation in vivo. Despite these advances, detailed mechanistic understanding of protein aggregation and amyloid formation in vitro and in vivo presents several challenges that remain to be addressed and several fundamental questions about the molecular and structural determinants of amyloid formation and toxicity and the mechanisms of amyloid-induced toxicity remain unanswered. To address this knowledge gap and technical challenges, there is a critical need for developing novel tools and experimental approaches that will not only permit the detection and monitoring of molecular events that underlie this process but also allow for the manipulation of these events in a spatial and temporal fashion both in and out of the cell. This review is primarily dedicated in highlighting recent results that illustrate how advances in chemistry and chemical biology have been and can be used to address some of the questions and technical challenges mentioned above. We believe that combining recent advances in the development of new fluorescent probes, imaging tools that enabled the visualization and tracking of molecular events with advances in organic synthesis, and novel approaches for protein synthesis and engineering provide unique opportunities to gain a molecular-level understanding of the process of amyloid formation. We hope that this review will stimulate further research in this area and catalyze increased collaboration at the interface of chemistry and biology to decipher the mechanisms and roles of protein folding, misfolding, and aggregation in health and disease.
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- Sara Butterfield
- Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Monbaliu JCM, Katritzky AR. Recent trends in Cys- and Ser/Thr-based synthetic strategies for the elaboration of peptide constructs. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:11601-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34434c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tailhades J, Blanquer S, Nottelet B, Coudane J, Subra G, Verdié P, Schacht E, Martinez J, Amblard M. From polyesters to polyamides via O-N acyl migration: an original multi-transfer reaction. Macromol Rapid Commun 2011; 32:876-80. [PMID: 21604313 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A new strategy for the synthesis of polyamides from polyesters of hydroxyl-containing amino acids using a multi O-N acyl transfer reaction was developed. This original approach allowed the synthesis of three generations of polymers from the same starting monomer. The polymerization of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-serine and its γ-homologated derivative provided the Z-protected polyesters; then the water-soluble polycationic polyesters were obtained by removal of the Z-protecting group; and finally the polyamides were obtained by a base-induced multi O-N acyl transfer, both in aqueous or organic medium. The key step transfer reaction was monitored by the disappearance and appearance of characteristic NMR proton signals and IR bands of polyesters and polyamides.
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- Julien Tailhades
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS, Université Montpellier 1 et 2, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, 34000 Montpellier, France
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Wu X, Park PK, Danishefsky SJ. On the synthesis of conformationally modified peptides through isonitrile chemistry: implications for dealing with polypeptide aggregation. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:7700-3. [PMID: 21539308 DOI: 10.1021/ja2023898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A method for introducing a dimethyleneoxy constraint joining the N atoms of two consecutive amino acids in the context of a polypeptide has been developed. This constraint can profoundly affect the tendency of a polypeptide to suffer aggregation and desolubilization, and it can be readily removed under mild conditions.
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- Xiangyang Wu
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Yoshiya T, Higa A, Abe N, Fukao F, Kuruma T, Toda Y, Sohma Y, Kiso Y. Click Peptide concept: o-acyl isopeptide of islet amyloid polypeptide as a nonaggregative precursor molecule. Chembiochem 2011; 12:1216-22. [PMID: 21538760 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201100025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The O-acyl isopeptide (1) of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), which contains an ester moiety at both Ala8-Thr9 and Ser19-Ser20, was prepared by sequential segment condensation based on the O-acyl isopeptide method. Isopeptide 1 possessed nonaggregative properties, retaining its random coil structure under the acidic conditions; this suggests that the insertion of the O-acyl isopeptide structures in IAPP suppressed aggregation of the molecule. As a result of the rapid O-to-N acyl shift of 1 under neutral pH, in situ-formed IAPP adopted a random-coil structure at the start of the experiment, and then underwent conformational change to α-helix/β-sheet mixed structures as well as aggregation. The click peptide strategy with the nonaggregative precursor molecule 1 could be a useful experimental tool to identify the functions of IAPP, by overcoming the handling difficulties that arise from IAPP's intense and uncontrollable self-assembling nature.
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- Taku Yoshiya
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Frontier Research in Medicinal Science, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoshiya T, Hasegawa Y, Kawamura W, Kawashima H, Sohma Y, Kimura T, Kiso Y. S-acyl isopeptide method: Use of allyl-type protective group for improved preparation of thioester-containing S-acyl isopeptides by Fmoc-based SPPS. Biopolymers 2011; 96:228-39. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.21410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sohma Y, Hirayama Y, Taniguchi A, Mukai H, Kiso Y. ‘Click peptide’ using production of monomer Aβ from the O-acyl isopeptide: Application to assay system of aggregation inhibitors and cellular cytotoxicity. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:1729-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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El Khatib M, Jauregui L, Tala SR, Khelashvili L, Katritzky AR. Solution-phase synthesis of chiral O-acyl isodipeptides. MEDCHEMCOMM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1md00130b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Deeg AA, Schrader TE, Kempter S, Pfizer J, Moroder L, Zinth W. Light‐Triggered Aggregation and Disassembly of Amyloid‐Like Structures. Chemphyschem 2010; 12:559-62. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201001012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andreas A. Deeg
- BioMolecular Optic and Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CIPSM, Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München, Oettingenstr. 67, 80538 Munich (Germany), Fax: (+49) 89‐2180‐9202
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85747 Garching, (Germany)
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- Center for Nanoscience, LMU Munich, Geschwister‐Scholl‐Platz 1, 80539 Munich, (Germany)
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Max‐Planck‐Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, (Germany)
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Max‐Planck‐Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, (Germany)
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- BioMolecular Optic and Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science CIPSM, Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München, Oettingenstr. 67, 80538 Munich (Germany), Fax: (+49) 89‐2180‐9202
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