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Gurke J, Carnicer-Lombarte A, Naegele TE, Hansen AK, Malliaras GG. In vivo photopharmacological inhibition of hippocampal activity via multimodal probes - perspective and opening steps on experimental and computational challenges. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:9894-9904. [PMID: 39189156 PMCID: PMC11348833 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb01117a] [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: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Neurological conditions such as epilepsy can have a significant impact on people's lives. Here, we discuss a new perspective for the study/treatment of these conditions using photopharmacology. A multimodal, intracranial implant that incorporates fluidic channels for localised drug delivery, electrodes for recording and stimulation, and a light source for photoswitching is used for in vivo administration and deactivation of a photoresponsive AMPA antagonist. We review current advancements in the relevant disciplines and show experimentally that the inhibition of seizure-like events induced in the hippocampus by electrical stimulation can be altered upon switching the drug with light. We discuss the interconnection of the drug's photopharmacological properties with the design of the device by modelling light penetration into the rat brain with Monte Carlo simulations. This work delivers a new perspective, including initial experimental and computational efforts on in vivo photopharmacology to understand and eventually treat neurological conditions.
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- Johannes Gurke
- University of Potsdam, Institute of Chemistry, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
- University of Cambridge, Electrical Engineering Division, 9 JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
- Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- University of Cambridge, Electrical Engineering Division, 9 JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Fotonik, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- University of Cambridge, Electrical Engineering Division, 9 JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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Geoffroy C, Berraud-Pache R, Chéron N, McCort-Tranchepain I, Doria J, Paoletti P, Mony L. Reversible Control of Native GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptors with Visible Light. ACS Chem Neurosci 2024; 15:3321-3343. [PMID: 39242213 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00247] [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] [Indexed: 09/09/2024] Open
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NMDA receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate-gated ion channels playing a central role in synaptic transmission and plasticity. NMDAR dysregulation is linked to various neuropsychiatric disorders. This is particularly true for GluN2B-containing NMDARs (GluN2B-NMDARs), which have major pro-cognitive, but also pro-excitotoxic roles, although their exact involvement in these processes remains debated. Traditional GluN2B-selective antagonists suffer from slow and irreversible effects, limiting their use in native tissues. We therefore developed OptoNAM-3, a photoswitchable negative allosteric modulator selective for GluN2B-NMDARs. OptoNAM-3 provided light-induced reversible inhibition of GluN2B-NMDAR activity with precise temporal control both in vitro and in vivo on the behavior of freely moving Xenopus tadpoles. When bound to GluN2B-NMDARs, OptoNAM-3 displayed remarkable red-shifting of its photoswitching properties allowing the use of blue light instead of UV light to turn-off its activity, which we attributed to geometric constraints imposed by the binding site onto the azobenzene moiety of the ligand. This study therefore highlights the importance of the binding site in shaping the photochemical properties of azobenzene-based photoswitches. In addition, by enabling selective, fast, and reversible photocontrol of native GluN2B-NMDARs with in vivo compatible photochemical properties (visible light), OptoNAM-3 should be a useful tool for the investigation of the GluN2B-NMDAR physiology in native tissues.
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- Chloé Geoffroy
- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale (LAMS), CNRS UMR 8220, Sorbonne Université, Paris 75005, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, CNRS, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Paris 75005, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CNRS UMR8601, Université Paris Cité, Paris 75006, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris F-75005, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris F-75005, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris F-75005, France
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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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Nikolaev M, Tikhonov D. Light-Sensitive Open Channel Block of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Quaternary Ammonium Azobenzene Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13773. [PMID: 37762075 PMCID: PMC10530362 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813773] [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: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Glutamate ionotropic receptors mediate fast excitation processes in the central nervous system of vertebrates and play an important role in synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. Here, we describe the action of two azobenene-containing compounds, AAQ (acrylamide-azobenzene-quaternary ammonium) and QAQ (quaternary ammonium-azobenzene-quaternary ammonium), which produced rapid and fully reversible light-dependent inhibition of glutamate ionotropic receptors. The compounds demonstrated voltage-dependent inhibition with only minor voltage-independent allosteric action. Calcium-impermeable AMPA receptors had weaker sensitivity compared to NMDA and calcium-permeable AMPA receptors. We further revealed that the compounds bound to NMDA and calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in different modes. They were able to enter the wide selectivity filter of AMPA receptors, and strong negative voltages caused permeation into the cytoplasm. The narrow selectivity filter of the NMDA receptors did not allow the molecules to bypass them; therefore, QAQ and AAQ bound to the shallow channel site and prevented channel closure by a foot-in-the-door mechanism. Computer simulations employing available AMPA and NMDA receptor structures readily reproduced the experimental findings, allowing for the structure-based design of more potent and selective drugs in the future. Thus, our work creates a framework for the development of light-sensitive blockers of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors, which are desirable tools for neuroscience.
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- Maxim Nikolaev
- I.M.Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry RAS, 194223 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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Cataldi E, Raschig M, Gutmann M, Geppert PT, Ruopp M, Schock M, Gerwe H, Bertermann R, Meinel L, Finze M, Nowak-Król A, Decker M, Lühmann T. Amber Light Control of Peptide Secondary Structure by a Perfluoroaromatic Azobenzene Photoswitch. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200570. [PMID: 36567253 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The incorporation of photoswitches into the molecular structure of peptides and proteins enables their dynamic photocontrol in complex biological systems. Here, a perfluorinated azobenzene derivative triggered by amber light was site-specifically conjugated to cysteines in a helical peptide by perfluoroarylation chemistry. In response to the photoisomerization (trans→cis) of the conjugated azobenzene with amber light, the secondary structure of the peptide was modulated from a disorganized into an amphiphilic helical structure.
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- Eleonora Cataldi
- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis with Boron, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis with Boron, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Helmholtz Institute for RNA-Based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis with Boron, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis with Boron, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Berry MH, Holt A, Broichhagen J, Donthamsetti P, Flannery JG, Isacoff EY. Photopharmacology for vision restoration. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2022; 65:102259. [PMID: 35749908 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2022.102259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Blinding diseases that are caused by degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptor cells often spare the rest of the retinal circuit, from bipolar cells, which are directly innervated by photoreceptor cells, to the output ganglion cells that project axons to the brain. A strategy for restoring vision is to introduce light sensitivity to the surviving cells of the retina. One approach is optogenetics, in which surviving cells are virally transfected with a gene encoding a signaling protein that becomes sensitive to light by binding to the biologically available chromophore retinal, the same chromophore that is used by the opsin photo-detectors of rods and cones. A second approach uses photopharmacology, in which a synthetic photoswitch associates with a native or engineered ion channel or receptor. We review these approaches and look ahead to the next generation of advances that could reconstitute core aspects of natural vision.
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- Michael H Berry
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Vision Science, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; MBIB Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Tomar R, Suwasia S, Choudhury AR, Venkataramani S, Babu SA. Azobenzene-based unnatural amino acid scaffolds via a Pd( ii)-catalyzed C(sp 3)–H arylation strategy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12967-12970. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04870a] [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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Azobenzene-based unnatural amino acid motifs were constructed via the Pd(ii)-catalyzed diastereoselective β-C(sp3)–H arylation and Mills azo coupling tactics.
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- Radha Tomar
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli P.O. 140306, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli P.O. 140306, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli P.O. 140306, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli P.O. 140306, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli P.O. 140306, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Maltan L, Najjar H, Tiffner A, Derler I. Deciphering Molecular Mechanisms and Intervening in Physiological and Pathophysiological Processes of Ca 2+ Signaling Mechanisms Using Optogenetic Tools. Cells 2021; 10:3340. [PMID: 34943850 PMCID: PMC8699489 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calcium ion channels are involved in numerous biological functions such as lymphocyte activation, muscle contraction, neurotransmission, excitation, hormone secretion, gene expression, cell migration, memory, and aging. Therefore, their dysfunction can lead to a wide range of cellular abnormalities and, subsequently, to diseases. To date various conventional techniques have provided valuable insights into the roles of Ca2+ signaling. However, their limited spatiotemporal resolution and lack of reversibility pose significant obstacles in the detailed understanding of the structure-function relationship of ion channels. These drawbacks could be partially overcome by the use of optogenetics, which allows for the remote and well-defined manipulation of Ca2+-signaling. Here, we review the various optogenetic tools that have been used to achieve precise control over different Ca2+-permeable ion channels and receptors and associated downstream signaling cascades. We highlight the achievements of optogenetics as well as the still-open questions regarding the resolution of ion channel working mechanisms. In addition, we summarize the successes of optogenetics in manipulating many Ca2+-dependent biological processes both in vitro and in vivo. In summary, optogenetics has significantly advanced our understanding of Ca2+ signaling proteins and the used tools provide an essential basis for potential future therapeutic application.
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, A-4020 Linz, Austria; (L.M.); (H.N.); (A.T.)
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Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed great achievements; azobenzenes have evolved from simple dyes to 'little engines' and have become ubiquitous in many aspects of our lives, ranging from textiles, cosmetics, food and medicine to energy and photonics. Despite their long history, azobenzenes continue to arouse academic interest, while being intensively produced for industrial purposes, owing to their rich chemistry, versatile and straightforward design, robust photoswitching process and biodegradability. The development of azobenzenes has stimulated the production of new coloured and light-responsive materials with various applications, and their use continues to expand towards new high-tech applications. In this Review, we highlight the latest achievements in the synthesis of red-light-responsive azobenzenes and the emerging application areas of photopharmacology, photoswitchable adhesives and biodegradable materials for drug delivery. We show how the synthetic versatility and adaptive properties of azobenzenes continue to inspire new research directions, with limits imposed only by one's imagination.
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Qiao Z, Luo J, Tang YQ, Zhou Q, Qi H, Yin Z, Tang X, Zhu W, Zhang Y, Wei N, Wang K. Photosensitive and Photoswitchable TRPA1 Agonists Optically Control Pain through Channel Desensitization. J Med Chem 2021; 64:16282-16292. [PMID: 34662118 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel, as a nonselective ligand-gated cation channel robustly in dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons, is implicated in sensing noxious stimuli and nociceptive signaling. However, small-molecule tools targeting TRPA1 lack temporal and spatial resolution, limiting their use for validation of TRPA1 as a therapeutic target for pain. In our previous work, we found that 4,4'-(diazene-1,2-diyl)dianiline (AB1) is a photoswitchable TRPA1 agonist, but the poor water solubility and activity hinder its further development. Here, we report a series of specific and potent azobenzene-derived photoswitchable TRPA1 agonists (series 1 and 2) that enable optical control of the TRPA1 channel. Two representative compounds 1g and 2c can alleviate capsaicin-induced pain in the cheek model of mice through channel desensitization but not in TRPA1 knockout mice. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that photoswitchable TRPA1 agonists can be used as pharmacological tools for study of pain signaling.
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- Zhen Qiao
- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Qilu Medical University School of Pharmacy, Zibo 255300, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China.,Institute of Innovative Drug, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China.,Institute of Innovative Drug, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, #1 Ningde Road, Qingdao 266073, China.,Institute of Innovative Drug, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China
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Nin-Hill A, Mueller NPF, Molteni C, Rovira C, Alfonso-Prieto M. Photopharmacology of Ion Channels through the Light of the Computational Microscope. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12072. [PMID: 34769504 PMCID: PMC8584574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222112072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The optical control and investigation of neuronal activity can be achieved and carried out with photoswitchable ligands. Such compounds are designed in a modular fashion, combining a known ligand of the target protein and a photochromic group, as well as an additional electrophilic group for tethered ligands. Such a design strategy can be optimized by including structural data. In addition to experimental structures, computational methods (such as homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics and enhanced sampling techniques) can provide structural insights to guide photoswitch design and to understand the observed light-regulated effects. This review discusses the application of such structure-based computational methods to photoswitchable ligands targeting voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels. Structural mapping may help identify residues near the ligand binding pocket amenable for mutagenesis and covalent attachment. Modeling of the target protein in a complex with the photoswitchable ligand can shed light on the different activities of the two photoswitch isomers and the effect of site-directed mutations on photoswitch binding, as well as ion channel subtype selectivity. The examples presented here show how the integration of computational modeling with experimental data can greatly facilitate photoswitchable ligand design and optimization. Recent advances in structural biology, both experimental and computational, are expected to further strengthen this rational photopharmacology approach.
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- Alba Nin-Hill
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) and Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.N.-H.); (C.R.)
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- Institute for Advanced Simulations IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Computational Biomedicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany;
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Physics Department, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK;
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) and Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.N.-H.); (C.R.)
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08020 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Advanced Simulations IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Computational Biomedicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany;
- Cécile and Oskar Vogt Institute for Brain Research, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Development and Characterization of Light-Responsive Peptide Macrocycles. Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34596861 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1689-5_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Small molecules, peptide macrocycles, and protein conjugates that reversibly turn their function on and off in response to visible light enabled the fields of photopharmacology and optochemical genetics. In this chapter, we describe a method for the synthesis of light-responsive (LR) macrocycles from linear peptides composed of 20 natural amino acids. Bioactive LR molecules can be produced by grafting azobenzene or other LR-structures onto molecules with known biological functions (e.g., alpha-helical peptides). The resulting macrocyclic peptide contains two loops of amino acids, which is constrained with an azobenzene moiety that can change the conformation in response to visible light.
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Qiu Q, Gerkman MA, Shi Y, Han GGD. Design of phase-transition molecular solar thermal energy storage compounds: compact molecules with high energy densities. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9458-9461. [PMID: 34528978 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03742k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A series of compact azobenzene derivatives were investigated as phase-transition molecular solar thermal energy storage compounds that exhibit maximum energy storage densities around 300 J g-1. The relative size and polarity of the functional groups on azobenzene were manifested to significantly influence the phase of isomers and their energy storage capacity.
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- Qianfeng Qiu
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
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Nikolaev MV, Strashkov DM, Ryazantsev MN, Tikhonov DB. Optical Control of N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors by Azobenzene Quaternary Ammonium Compounds. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:3347-3357. [PMID: 34469111 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Azobenzene-based quaternary ammonium compounds provide optical control of ion channels and are considered promising agents for regulation of neuronal excitability and for restoration of the photosensitivity of retinal cells. However, the selectivity of the action of these compounds remains insufficiently known. We studied the action of DENAQ (diethylamine-azobenzene-quaternary ammonium) and DMNAQ (dimethylamine-azobenzene-quaternary ammonium) on ionotropic glutamate receptors in rat brain neurons. In the dark, both compounds applied extracellularly caused fast and reversible inhibition of NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptor-mediated currents with IC50 values of 10 and 5 μM, respectively. Light-induced transformation of DENAQ and DMNAQ to their cis forms caused the IC50 values to increase to 30 and 27 μM, respectively. Detailed analysis of this action revealed a complex nature consisting of fast inhibitory and slower potentiating effects. The AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) receptors were only weakly affected independently on illumination. We conclude that, in addition to their long-lasting intracellular action, which persists after washout, azobenzene-based quaternary ammonium compounds should affect glutamatergic transmission and synaptic plasticity during treatment. Our findings also extend the list of soluble photoswitchable inhibitors of NMDA receptors. While the site(s) and mechanisms of action are unclear, the effect of DENAQ demonstrates strong pH dependence. At acidic pH values, DENAQ potentiates both NMDA and AMPA receptors.
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- Maxim V. Nikolaev
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of RAS, Thorez pr. 44, 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8/3 Khlopina Street, 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskii pr. 26, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of RAS, Thorez pr. 44, 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Mi J, Huo S, Zeng Y, Meng L, Li X. Control of the Regioselectivity of Alkyne Hydrostannylation by Tuning the Metal Pair of Heterobimetallic Catalysts: A Theoretical Study. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- JinHui Mi
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic and Nano-Materials, Hebei Normal University, Road East of 2nd Ring South, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center, Hebei Normal University, Road East of 2nd Ring South, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- School of Safety Supervision, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Langfang 065201, P. R. China
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- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center, Hebei Normal University, Road East of 2nd Ring South, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic and Nano-Materials, Hebei Normal University, Road East of 2nd Ring South, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic and Nano-Materials, Hebei Normal University, Road East of 2nd Ring South, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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Fuentes E, Gerth M, Berrocal JA, Matera C, Gorostiza P, Voets IK, Pujals S, Albertazzi L. An Azobenzene-Based Single-Component Supramolecular Polymer Responsive to Multiple Stimuli in Water. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10069-10078. [PMID: 32395995 PMCID: PMC7497294 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
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One
of the most appealing features of supramolecular assemblies
is their ability to respond to external stimuli due to their noncovalent
nature. This provides the opportunity to gain control over their size,
morphology, and chemical properties and is key toward some of their
applications. However, the design of supramolecular systems able to
respond to multiple stimuli in a controlled fashion is still challenging.
Here we report the synthesis and characterization of a novel discotic
molecule, which self-assembles in water into a single-component supramolecular
polymer that responds to multiple independent stimuli. The building
block of such an assembly is a C3-symmetric
monomer, consisting of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide core conjugated
to a series of natural and non-natural functional amino acids. This
design allows the use of rapid and efficient solid-phase synthesis
methods and the modular implementation of different functionalities.
The discotic monomer incorporates a hydrophobic azobenzene moiety,
an octaethylene glycol chain, and a C-terminal lysine. Each of these
blocks was chosen for two reasons: to drive the self-assembly in water
by a combination of H-bonding and hydrophobicity and to impart specific
responsiveness. With a combination of microscopy and spectroscopy
techniques, we demonstrate self-assembly in water and responsiveness
to temperature, light, pH, and ionic strength. This work shows the
potential to integrate independent mechanisms for controlling self-assembly
in a single-component supramolecular polymer by the rational monomer
design and paves the way toward the use of multiresponsive systems
in water.
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- Edgar Fuentes
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry & Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain.,Network Biomedical Research Centre in Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain.,Network Biomedical Research Centre in Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona 08011, Spain
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain.,Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08011, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands
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Mortensen M, Huckvale R, Pandurangan AP, Baker JR, Smart TG. Optopharmacology reveals a differential contribution of native GABA A receptors to dendritic and somatic inhibition using azogabazine. Neuropharmacology 2020; 176:108135. [PMID: 32445639 PMCID: PMC7482436 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
γ-aminobutyric acid type-A receptors (GABAARs) are inhibitory ligand-gated ion channels in the brain that are crucial for controlling neuronal excitation. To explore their physiological roles in cellular and neural network activity, it is important to understand why specific GABAAR isoforms are distributed not only to various brain regions and cell types, but also to specific areas of the membrane in individual neurons. To address this aim we have developed a novel photosensitive compound, azogabazine, that targets and reversibly inhibits GABAARs. The receptor selectivity of the compound is based on the competitive antagonist, gabazine, and photosensitivity is conferred by a photoisomerisable azobenzene group. Azogabazine can exist in either cis or trans conformations that are controlled by UV and blue light respectively, to affect receptor inhibition. We report that the trans-isomer preferentially binds and inhibits GABAAR function, whilst promotion of the cis-isomer caused unbinding of azogabazine from GABAARs. Using cultured cerebellar granule cells, azogabazine in conjunction with UV light applied to defined membrane domains, revealed higher densities of GABAARs at somatic inhibitory synapses compared to those populating proximal dendritic zones, even though the latter displayed a higher number of synapses per unit area of membrane. Azogabazine also revealed more pronounced GABA-mediated inhibition of action potential firing in proximal dendrites compared to the soma. Overall, azogabazine is a valuable addition to the photochemical toolkit that can be used to interrogate GABAAR function and inhibition.
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- Martin Mortensen
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RP, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Fillafer N, Seewald T, Schmidt-Mende L, Polarz S. Interfacial charge transfer processes in 2D and 3D semiconducting hybrid perovskites: azobenzene as photoswitchable ligand. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:466-479. [PMID: 32274286 PMCID: PMC7113553 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In the vast majority of studies on semiconductor particles ligands or capping agents are used that bind to the surface of the particles covering them with an electrically insulating shell. Since the transport of charge carriers and/or energy across interfaces is desirable for a variety of applications, the use of π-conjugated ligands becomes increasingly interesting. Among them are compounds that react to external stimuli. Molecular switches in particular are fascinating because the properties of the interfaces can be potentially adjusted as required. However, there is debate about how the properties of such special ligands are influenced by the presence of a semiconductor and vice versa. Here ammonium-modified azobenzene compounds were selected as prototypes for molecular switches and organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites as semiconductor materials. The class of ammonium-lead-halide phases as prototypes is peculiar because, in addition to the surface functionalization of 3D crystals, organic compounds can actually be incorporated into the crystal as 2D phases. Thus, for example, layered Ruddlesden-Popper phases are obtained. We present photoswitchable azobenzene ligands with different head-group lengths for the synthesis of 2D and 3D hybrid perovskite phases. The energy transfer mechanisms are influenced by the length of the molecular spacer moiety, which determines the distance between the π system and the semiconductor surfaces. We find huge differences in the photoswitching behaviour between the free, surface-coordinated and integrated ligands between the perovskite layers. Photoswitching of azobenzene ligands incorporated in 2D phases is nearly quenched, while the same mechanism for surface-coordinating ligands is greatly improved, compared to the free ligands. The improvement originates from an energy transfer from perovskite to azobenzene, which is strongly distance-dependent. This study provides evidence for the photoswitching of azobenzenes as ligands of hybrid perovskites, which depends on the spacing between the chromophore and the perovskite phase.
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- Nicole Fillafer
- University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78467 Konstanz, Germany
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- University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78467 Konstanz, Germany
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- University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78467 Konstanz, Germany
- Leibniz-University of Hannover, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Callinstrasse 9, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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Jin YH, Lu MC, Wang Y, Shan WX, Wang XY, You QD, Jiang ZY. Azo-PROTAC: Novel Light-Controlled Small-Molecule Tool for Protein Knockdown. J Med Chem 2020; 63:4644-4654. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu-Hui Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Paoletti P, Ellis-Davies GCR, Mourot A. Optical control of neuronal ion channels and receptors. Nat Rev Neurosci 2020; 20:514-532. [PMID: 31289380 DOI: 10.1038/s41583-019-0197-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Light-controllable tools provide powerful means to manipulate and interrogate brain function with relatively low invasiveness and high spatiotemporal precision. Although optogenetic approaches permit neuronal excitation or inhibition at the network level, other technologies, such as optopharmacology (also known as photopharmacology) have emerged that provide molecular-level control by endowing light sensitivity to endogenous biomolecules. In this Review, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of photocontrolling native neuronal signalling pathways, focusing on ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors. We describe existing strategies for rendering receptors and channels light sensitive and provide an overview of the neuroscientific insights gained from such approaches. At the crossroads of chemistry, protein engineering and neuroscience, optopharmacology offers great potential for understanding the molecular basis of brain function and behaviour, with promises for future therapeutics.
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- Pierre Paoletti
- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, France.
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- Neuroscience Paris Seine-Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS-IBPS), CNRS, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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Two-Photon Excitation of Azobenzene Photoswitches for Synthetic Optogenetics. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10030805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic optogenetics is an emerging optical technique that enables users to photocontrol molecules, proteins, and cells in vitro and in vivo. This is achieved by use of synthetic chromophores—denoted photoswitches—that undergo light-dependent changes (e.g., isomerization), which are meticulously designed to interact with unique cellular targets, notably proteins. Following light illumination, the changes adopted by photoswitches are harnessed to affect the function of nearby proteins. In most instances, photoswitches absorb visible light, wavelengths of poor tissue penetration, and excessive scatter. These shortcomings impede their use in vivo. To overcome these challenges, photoswitches of red-shifted absorbance have been developed. Notably, this shift in absorbance also increases their compatibility with two-photon excitation (2PE) methods. Here, we provide an overview of recent efforts devoted towards optimizing azobenzene-based photoswitches for 2PE and their current applications.
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Trads JB, Hüll K, Matsuura BS, Laprell L, Fehrentz T, Görldt N, Kozek KA, Weaver CD, Klöcker N, Barber DM, Trauner D. Sign Inversion in Photopharmacology: Incorporation of Cyclic Azobenzenes in Photoswitchable Potassium Channel Blockers and Openers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julie B. Trads
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
- Center for DNA Nanotechnology Department of Chemistry and iNANO Aarhus University Gustav Wieds Vej 14 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
- Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York NY 10003-6699 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
- Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York NY 10003-6699 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty University of Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty University of Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville TN USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Chemistry Institute of Chemical Biology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville TN USA
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty University of Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Butenandtstr. 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
- Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York NY 10003-6699 USA
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Trads JB, Hüll K, Matsuura BS, Laprell L, Fehrentz T, Görldt N, Kozek KA, Weaver CD, Klöcker N, Barber DM, Trauner D. Sign Inversion in Photopharmacology: Incorporation of Cyclic Azobenzenes in Photoswitchable Potassium Channel Blockers and Openers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:15421-15428. [PMID: 31441199 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Photopharmacology relies on ligands that change their pharmacodynamics upon photoisomerization. Many of these ligands are azobenzenes that are thermodynamically more stable in their elongated trans-configuration. Often, they are biologically active in this form and lose activity upon irradiation and photoisomerization to their cis-isomer. Recently, cyclic azobenzenes, so-called diazocines, have emerged, which are thermodynamically more stable in their bent cis-form. Incorporation of these switches into a variety of photopharmaceuticals could convert dark-active ligands into dark-inactive ligands, which is preferred in most biological applications. This "pharmacological sign-inversion" is demonstrated for a photochromic blocker of voltage-gated potassium channels, termed CAL, and a photochromic opener of G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels, termed CLOGO.
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- Julie B Trads
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Center for DNA Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY, 10003-6699, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY, 10003-6699, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY, 10003-6699, USA
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Mutter NL, Volarić J, Szymanski W, Feringa BL, Maglia G. Reversible Photocontrolled Nanopore Assembly. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:14356-14363. [PMID: 31469268 PMCID: PMC6743218 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Self-assembly
is a fundamental feature of biological systems, and
control of such processes offers fascinating opportunities to regulate
function. Fragaceatoxin C (FraC) is a toxin that upon binding to the
surface of sphingomyelin-rich cells undergoes a structural metamorphosis,
leading to the assembly of nanopores at the cell membrane and causing
cell death. In this study we attached photoswitchable azobenzene pendants
to various locations near the sphingomyelin binding pocket of FraC
with the aim of remote controlling the nanopore assembly using light.
We found several constructs in which the affinity of the toxin for
biological membranes could be activated or deactivated by irradiation,
thus enabling reversible photocontrol of pore formation. Notably,
one construct was completely inactive in the thermally adapted state;
it however induced full lysis of cultured cancer cells upon light
irradiation. Selective irradiation also allowed isolation of individual
nanopores in artificial lipid membranes. Photocontrolled FraC might
find applications in photopharmacology for cancer therapeutics and
has potential to be used for the fabrication of nanopore arrays in
nanopore sensing devices, where the reconstitution, with high spatiotemporal
precision, of single nanopores must be controlled.
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Radiology , University of Groningen , Hanzeplein 1 , 9713 GZ , Groningen , The Netherlands
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Pittolo S, Lee H, Lladó A, Tosi S, Bosch M, Bardia L, Gómez-Santacana X, Llebaria A, Soriano E, Colombelli J, Poskanzer KE, Perea G, Gorostiza P. Reversible silencing of endogenous receptors in intact brain tissue using 2-photon pharmacology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:13680-13689. [PMID: 31196955 PMCID: PMC6613107 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1900430116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The physiological activity of proteins is often studied with loss-of-function genetic approaches, but the corresponding phenotypes develop slowly and can be confounding. Photopharmacology allows direct, fast, and reversible control of endogenous protein activity, with spatiotemporal resolution set by the illumination method. Here, we combine a photoswitchable allosteric modulator (alloswitch) and 2-photon excitation using pulsed near-infrared lasers to reversibly silence metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptor activity in intact brain tissue. Endogenous receptors can be photoactivated in neurons and astrocytes with pharmacological selectivity and with an axial resolution between 5 and 10 µm. Thus, 2-photon pharmacology using alloswitch allows investigating mGlu5-dependent processes in wild-type animals, including synaptic formation and plasticity, and signaling pathways from intracellular organelles.
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- Silvia Pittolo
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQAC-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQAC-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Network Center of Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), 28031 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA 94158
- Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Cajal Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IC-CSIC), 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Network Center of Biomedical Research in Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 50015 Zaragoza, Spain
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Thapaliya ER, Zhao J, Ellis-Davies GCR. Locked-Azobenzene: Testing the Scope of a Unique Photoswitchable Scaffold for Cell Physiology. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:2481-2488. [PMID: 30767510 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Azobenzenes are the most widely studied photoswitches, and have become popular optical probes for biological systems. The cis configuration is normally metastable, meaning the trans configuration is always thermodynamically favored. The unique exception to this rule is an azobenzene having a two-carbon bridge between ortho positions, substitutions that lock the photoswitch in its cis configuration. Only thoroughly chemically characterized relatively recently, we describe the first applications of this locked-azobenzene (or "LAB") scaffold with two derivatives designed to control ion flow in pyramidal neurons in acutely isolated brain slices. Our LAB derivatives maintain most of the desirable photochemical properties of the parent scaffold, and work as designed in living cells. However, LAB derivitization changes the trans photostationary state from >85% of the parent photoswitch to about 50%, suggesting that careful design considerations must be given for future applications of the LAB scaffold in biological areas.
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- Ek Raj Thapaliya
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, United States
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Cabré G, Garrido-Charles A, González-Lafont À, Moormann W, Langbehn D, Egea D, Lluch JM, Herges R, Alibés R, Busqué F, Gorostiza P, Hernando J. Synthetic Photoswitchable Neurotransmitters Based on Bridged Azobenzenes. Org Lett 2019; 21:3780-3784. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Gisela Cabré
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Otto Diels-Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Otto Diels-Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Otto Diels-Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona 08036, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain
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Rustler K, Maleeva G, Bregestovski P, König B. Azologization of serotonin 5-HT 3 receptor antagonists. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:780-788. [PMID: 30992726 PMCID: PMC6444460 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor (5-HT3R) plays a unique role within the seven classes of the serotonin receptor family, as it represents the only ionotropic receptor, while the other six members are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The 5-HT3 receptor is related to chemo-/radiotherapy provoked emesis and dysfunction leads to neurodevelopmental disorders and psychopathologies. Since the development of the first serotonin receptor antagonist in the early 1990s, the range of highly selective and potent drugs expanded based on various chemical structures. Nevertheless, on-off-targeting of a pharmacophore's activity with high spatiotemporal resolution as provided by photopharmacology remains an unsolved challenge bearing additionally the opportunity for detailed receptor examination. In the presented work, we summarize the synthesis, photochromic properties and in vitro characterization of azobenzene-based photochromic derivatives of published 5-HT3R antagonists. Despite reported proof of principle of direct azologization, only one of the investigated derivatives showed antagonistic activity lacking isomer specificity.
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- Karin Rustler
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, 13005 Marseille, France
- Department of Normal Physiology, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia
- Institute of Neurosciences, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Jafari MR, Yu H, Wickware JM, Lin YS, Derda R. Light-responsive bicyclic peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:7588-7594. [PMID: 30067270 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob03178e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, we describe a method for the synthesis of light-responsive (LR) bicyclic macrocycles from linear peptides composed of 20 natural amino acids. Small molecules, peptide macrocycles, and protein conjugates that reversibly turn their function on and off in response to visible light enabled the fields of photopharmacology and optochemical genetics. Bioactive LR molecules could be produced by grafting azobenzene or other LR-structures onto molecules with known biological functions (e.g., alpha-helical peptides). It is also possible to discover such LR ligands de novo by selecting compounds with a desired function-such as binding to a target-from a library of LR-compounds or a genetically-encoded (GE) library of LR-macrocycles. The bicyclic topology of ligands offers added value such as improved binding and stability when compared to monocyclic peptides, but approaches for the design of bicyclic light-responsive architectures are limited. To address this need, we developed a tridentate C2-symmetric hydroxyl amine and di-chlorobenzene containing azobenzene (HADCAz) LR-linker with two orthogonally reactive functionalities (chlorobenzyl and hydroxylamine) to convert a linear unprotected peptide into a bicyclic peptide in a one-pot, two-step reaction. This linker reversibly isomerizes from the trans to cis form upon irradiation with blue light (365 nm). The resulting bicyclic peptide contains two loops of amino acids, one of which is constrained with an azobenzene moiety that can change the conformation in response to visible light. A scalable synthetic route to the HADCAz linker allowed us to demonstrate its application in multiple synthetic bicyclic peptides with loops that contain 2-5 amino acids.
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- Mohammad R Jafari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2G2, Canada.
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Gonda J, Fazekašová S, Martinková M, Mitríková T, Roman D, Pilátová MB. Synthesis and biological activity of sphingosines with integrated azobenzene switches. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3361-3373. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00137a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of photochromic active sphingosine analogues and their antiproliferative activity against seven human cancer cell lines is reported.
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- Jozef Gonda
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V
- Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI)
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology
- Faculty of Medicine
- P.J. Šafárik University
- 040 66 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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Gorman SD, D'Amico RN, Winston DS, Boehr DD. Engineering Allostery into Proteins. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1163:359-384. [PMID: 31707711 PMCID: PMC7508002 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8719-7_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Our ability to engineer protein structure and function has grown dramatically over recent years. Perhaps the next level in protein design is to develop proteins whose function can be regulated in response to various stimuli, including ligand binding, pH changes, and light. Endeavors toward these goals have tested and expanded on our understanding of protein function and allosteric regulation. In this chapter, we provide examples from different methods for developing new allosterically regulated proteins. These methods range from whole insertion of regulatory domains into new host proteins, to covalent attachment of photoswitches to generate light-responsive proteins, and to targeted changes to specific amino acid residues, especially to residues identified to be important for relaying allosteric information across the protein framework. Many of the examples we discuss have already found practical use in medical and biotechnology applications.
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- Scott D Gorman
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Rustler K, Mickert MJ, Nazet J, Merkl R, Gorris HH, König B. Development of photoswitchable inhibitors for β-galactosidase. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:7430-7437. [PMID: 30264846 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02122h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Azobenzenes are of particular interest as a photochromic scaffold for biological applications because of their high fatigue resistance, their large geometrical change between extended (trans) and bent (cis) isomer, and their diverse synthetic accessibility. Despite their wide-spread use, there is no reported photochromic inhibitor of the well-investigated enzyme β-galactosidase, which plays an important role for biochemistry and single molecule studies. Herein, we report the synthesis of photochromic competitive β-galactosidase inhibitors based on the molecular structure of 2-phenylethyl β-d-thiogalactoside (PETG) and 1-amino-1-deoxy-β-d-galactose (β-d-galactosylamine). The thermally highly stable PETG-based azobenzenes show excellent photochromic properties in polar solvents and moderate to high photostationary states (PSS). The optimized compound 37 is a strong competitive inhibitior of β-galactosidase from Escherichia coli and its inhibition constant (Ki) changes between 60 nM and 290 nM upon irradiation with light. Additional docking experiments supported the observed structure-activity relationship.
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- Karin Rustler
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Matera C, Gomila AMJ, Camarero N, Libergoli M, Soler C, Gorostiza P. Photoswitchable Antimetabolite for Targeted Photoactivated Chemotherapy. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:15764-15773. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Carlo Matera
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat 08908, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Spain
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Nørager NG, Poulsen MH, Strømgaard K. Controlling Ca2+ Permeable α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid (AMPA) Receptors with Photochromic Ion Channel Blockers. J Med Chem 2018; 61:8048-8053. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Niels G. Nørager
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Katharina Hüll
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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Putri RM, Zulfikri H, Fredy JW, Juan A, Tananchayakul P, Cornelissen JJLM, Koay MST, Filippi C, Katsonis N. Photoprogramming Allostery in Human Serum Albumin. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:2215-2224. [PMID: 29975051 PMCID: PMC6053643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Developing
strategies to interfere with allosteric interactions
in proteins not only promises to deepen our understanding of vital
cellular processes but also allows their regulation using external
triggers. Light is particularly attractive as a trigger being spatiotemporally
selective and compatible with the physiological environment. Here,
we engineered a hybrid protein in which irradiation with light opens
a new allosteric communication route that is not inherent to the natural
system. We select human serum albumin, a promiscuous protein responsible
for transporting a variety of ligands in plasma, and show that by
covalently incorporating a synthetic photoswitch to subdomain IA we
achieve optical control of the ligand binding in subdomain IB. Molecular
dynamics simulations confirm the allosteric nature of the interactions
between IA and IB in the engineered protein. Specifically, upon illumination,
photoconversion of the switch is found to correlate with a less-coordinated
motion of the two subdomains and an increased flexibility of the binding
pocket in subdomain IB, whose fluctuations are cooperatively enhanced
by the presence of ligands, ultimately facilitating their release.
Our combined experimental and computational work demonstrates how
harnessing artificial molecular switches enables photoprogramming
the allosteric regulation of binding activities in such a prominent
protein.
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- Rindia M Putri
- Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands.,Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede , The Netherlands
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Tochitsky I, Kienzler MA, Isacoff E, Kramer RH. Restoring Vision to the Blind with Chemical Photoswitches. Chem Rev 2018; 118:10748-10773. [PMID: 29874052 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affect millions of people around the world and lead to irreversible vision loss if left untreated. A number of therapeutic strategies have been developed over the years to treat these diseases or restore vision to already blind patients. In this Review, we describe the development and translational application of light-sensitive chemical photoswitches to restore visual function to the blind retina and compare the translational potential of photoswitches with other vision-restoring therapies. This therapeutic strategy is enabled by an efficient fusion of chemical synthesis, chemical biology, and molecular biology and is broadly applicable to other biological systems. We hope this Review will be of interest to chemists as well as neuroscientists and clinicians.
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- Ivan Tochitsky
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center , Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States.,Department of Neurobiology , Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Maine , Orono , Maine 04469 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States.,Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States.,Bioscience Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States.,Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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Bregestovski P, Maleeva G, Gorostiza P. Light-induced regulation of ligand-gated channel activity. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:1892-1902. [PMID: 28859250 PMCID: PMC5979632 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The control of ligand-gated receptors with light using photochromic compounds has evolved from the first handcrafted examples to accurate, engineered receptors, whose development is supported by rational design, high-resolution protein structures, comparative pharmacology and molecular biology manipulations. Photoswitchable regulators have been designed and characterized for a large number of ligand-gated receptors in the mammalian nervous system, including nicotinic acetylcholine, glutamate and GABA receptors. They provide a well-equipped toolbox to investigate synaptic and neuronal circuits in all-optical experiments. This focused review discusses the design and properties of these photoswitches, their applications and shortcomings and future perspectives in the field. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v175.11/issuetoc.
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- Piotr Bregestovski
- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM 1106 Institut de Neurosciences des SystèmesMarseilleFrance
- Department of PhysiologyKazan Medical State UniversityKazanRussia
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM 1106 Institut de Neurosciences des SystèmesMarseilleFrance
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelonaSpain
- ICREABarcelonaSpain
- CIBER‐BBNMadridSpain
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Klippenstein V, Mony L, Paoletti P. Probing Ion Channel Structure and Function Using Light-Sensitive Amino Acids. Trends Biochem Sci 2018; 43:436-451. [PMID: 29650383 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Approaches to remotely control and monitor ion channel operation with light are expanding rapidly in the biophysics and neuroscience fields. A recent development directly introduces light sensitivity into proteins by utilizing photosensitive unnatural amino acids (UAAs) incorporated using the genetic code expansion technique. The introduction of UAAs results in unique molecular level control and, when combined with the maximal spatiotemporal resolution and poor invasiveness of light, enables direct manipulation and interrogation of ion channel functionality. Here, we review the diverse applications of light-sensitive UAAs in two superfamilies of ion channels (voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels; VGICs and LGICs) and summarize existing UAA tools, their mode of action, potential, caveats, and technical considerations to their use in illuminating ion channel structure and function.
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- Viktoria Klippenstein
- Institut de Biologie de I'ENS (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université PSL, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institut de Biologie de I'ENS (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université PSL, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institut de Biologie de I'ENS (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université PSL, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
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The last few years have witnessed significant advances in the use of light as a stimulus to control biomolecular interactions. Great efforts have been devoted to the development of genetically encoded optobiological and small photochromic switches. Newly discovered small molecules now allow researchers to build molecular systems that are sensitive to a wider range of wavelengths of light than ever before with improved switching fidelities and increased lifetimes of the photoactivated states. Because these molecules are relatively small and adopt predictable conformations they are well suited as tools to interrogate cellular function in a spatially and temporally contolled fashion and for applications in photopharmacology.
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- Robert J Mart
- School of Chemistry & Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry & Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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Donthamsetti PC, Winter N, Schönberger M, Levitz J, Stanley C, Javitch JA, Isacoff EY, Trauner D. Optical Control of Dopamine Receptors Using a Photoswitchable Tethered Inverse Agonist. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:18522-18535. [PMID: 29166564 PMCID: PMC5942546 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Family A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) control diverse biological processes and are of great clinical relevance. Their archetype rhodopsin becomes naturally light sensitive by binding covalently to the photoswitchable tethered ligand (PTL) retinal. Other GPCRs, however, neither bind covalently to ligands nor are light sensitive. We sought to impart the logic of rhodopsin to light-insensitive Family A GPCRs in order to enable their remote control in a receptor-specific, cell-type-specific, and spatiotemporally precise manner. Dopamine receptors (DARs) are of particular interest for their roles in motor coordination, appetitive, and aversive behavior, as well as neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, mood disorders, and addiction. Using an azobenzene derivative of the well-known DAR ligand 2-(N-phenethyl-N-propyl)amino-5-hydroxytetralin (PPHT), we were able to rapidly, reversibly, and selectively block dopamine D1 and D2 receptors (D1R and D2R) when the PTL was conjugated to an engineered cysteine near the dopamine binding site. Depending on the site of tethering, the ligand behaved as either a photoswitchable tethered neutral antagonist or inverse agonist. Our results indicate that DARs can be chemically engineered for selective remote control by light and provide a template for precision control of Family A GPCRs.
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- Prashant C. Donthamsetti
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstraβe 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstraβe 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Bioscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstraβe 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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Durand-de Cuttoli R, Mondoloni S, Mourot A. [Optically dissecting brain nicotinic receptor function with photo-controllable designer receptors]. Biol Aujourdhui 2017; 211:173-188. [PMID: 29236669 DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2017022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels widely expressed in the central nervous system and the periphery. They play an important modulatory role in learning, memory and attention, and have been implicated in various diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia and addiction. These receptors are activated by the endogenous neurotransmitter acetylcholine, or by nicotine, the alkaloid found in tobacco leaves. Both molecules open the ion channel and cause the movement of cations across the membrane, which directly affects neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity. nAChRs are very heterogeneous in their subunit composition (α2-10 et β2-4), in their brain distribution (cortex, midbrain, striatum…) and in their sub-cellular localization (pre- vs post-synaptic, axonal, dendritic…). This heterogeneity highly contributes to the very diverse roles these receptors have in health and disease. The ability to activate or block a specific nAChR subtype, at a defined time and space within the brain, would greatly help obtaining a clearer picture of these various functions. To this aim, we are developing novel optogenetic pharmacology strategies for optically controlling endogenous nAChR isoforms within the mouse brain. The idea is to tether a chemical photoswitch on the surface of a cysteine-modified nAChR, and use light for rapidly and reversibly turning that receptor mutant on and off. Here we will discuss the history of optogenetic pharmacology, and the recent advances for the optical control of brain nicotinic receptors in vivo.
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- Romain Durand-de Cuttoli
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Neuroscience Paris Seine - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS - IBPS), 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Neuroscience Paris Seine - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS - IBPS), 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Neuroscience Paris Seine - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS - IBPS), 75005 Paris, France
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Hartrampf FW, Barber DM, Gottschling K, Leippe P, Hollmann M, Trauner D. Development of a photoswitchable antagonist of NMDA receptors. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mogaki R, Okuro K, Aida T. Adhesive Photoswitch: Selective Photochemical Modulation of Enzymes under Physiological Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:10072-10078. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rina Mogaki
- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Berlin S, Isacoff EY. Synapses in the spotlight with synthetic optogenetics. EMBO Rep 2017; 18:677-692. [PMID: 28396573 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Membrane receptors and ion channels respond to various stimuli and relay that information across the plasma membrane by triggering specific and timed processes. These include activation of second messengers, allowing ion permeation, and changing cellular excitability, to name a few. Gaining control over equivalent processes is essential to understand neuronal physiology and pathophysiology. Recently, new optical techniques have emerged proffering new remote means to control various functions of defined neuronal populations by light, dubbed optogenetics. Still, optogenetic tools do not typically address the activity of receptors and channels native to neurons (or of neuronal origin), nor gain access to their signaling mechanisms. A related method-synthetic optogenetics-bridges this gap by endowing light sensitivity to endogenous neuronal receptors and channels by the appending of synthetic, light-receptive molecules, or photoswitches. This provides the means to photoregulate neuronal receptors and channels and tap into their native signaling mechanisms in select regions of the neurons, such as the synapse. This review discusses the development of synthetic optogenetics as a means to study neuronal receptors and channels remotely, in their natural environment, with unprecedented spatial and temporal precision, and provides an overview of tool design, mode of action, potential clinical applications and insights and achievements gained.
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- Shai Berlin
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.,Physical Bioscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Gómez-Santacana X, Pittolo S, Rovira X, Lopez M, Zussy C, Dalton JAR, Faucherre A, Jopling C, Pin JP, Ciruela F, Goudet C, Giraldo J, Gorostiza P, Llebaria A. Illuminating Phenylazopyridines To Photoswitch Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: From the Flask to the Animals. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2017; 3:81-91. [PMID: 28149957 PMCID: PMC5269660 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Phenylazopyridines are photoisomerizable compounds with high potential to control biological functions with light. We have obtained a series of phenylazopyridines with light dependent activity as negative allosteric modulators (NAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGlu5). Here we describe the factors needed to achieve an operational molecular photoisomerization and its effective translation into in vitro and in vivo receptor photoswitching, which includes zebrafish larva motility and the regulation of the antinociceptive effects in mice. The combination of light and some specific phenylazopyridine ligands displays atypical pharmacological profiles, including light-dependent receptor overactivation, which can be observed both in vitro and in vivo. Remarkably, the localized administration of light and a photoswitchable compound in the peripheral tissues of rodents or in the brain amygdalae results in an illumination-dependent analgesic effect. The results reveal a robust translation of the phenylazopyridine photoisomerization to a precise photoregulation of biological activity.
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- Xavier Gómez-Santacana
- MCS,
Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry & Synthesis, Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC−CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut
de Neurociències and Unitat de Bioestadística, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Unitat
de Farmacologia, Departament Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental,
Facultat de Medicina, IDIBELL, Universitat
de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut
de Neurociències, Universitat de
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut
de Neurociències and Unitat de Bioestadística, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Unitat
de Farmacologia, Departament Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental,
Facultat de Medicina, IDIBELL, Universitat
de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut
de Neurociències, Universitat de
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
of Functional Genomics, Université de Montpellier, Unité
Mixte de Recherche 5302 CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Unité
de recherche U1191, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut
de Neurociències and Unitat de Bioestadística, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
- Network Biomedical Research Center on Mental Health
(CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain
- Network
Biomedical Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
- Catalan
Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- MCS,
Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry & Synthesis, Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC−CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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Barber DM, Liu SA, Gottschling K, Sumser M, Hollmann M, Trauner D. Optical control of AMPA receptors using a photoswitchable quinoxaline-2,3-dione antagonist. Chem Sci 2016; 8:611-615. [PMID: 28451208 PMCID: PMC5358534 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01621a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
We have developed the first photoswitchable AMPA receptor antagonist, termed ShuBQX-3. It permits the precise optical control of AMPA receptors and exhibits a remarkable red-shifting of its photoswitching properties when bound to the receptor.
AMPA receptors respond to the neurotransmitter glutamate and play a critical role in excitatory neurotransmission. They have been implicated in several psychiatric disorders and have rich pharmacology. Antagonists of AMPA receptors have been explored as drugs and one has even reached the clinic. We now introduce a freely diffusible photoswitchable antagonist that is selective for AMPA receptors and endows them with light-sensitivity. Our photoswitch, ShuBQX-3, is active in its dark-adapted trans-isoform but is significantly less active as its cis-isoform. ShuBQX-3 exhibits a remarkable red-shifting of its photoswitching properties through interactions with the AMPA receptor ligand binding site. Since it can be used to control action potential firing with light, it could emerge as a powerful tool for studying synaptic transmission with high spatial and temporal precision.
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- David M Barber
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , Butenandtstraße 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , Butenandtstraße 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany .
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- Department of Biochemistry I - Receptor Biochemistry , Ruhr-Universität-Bochum , Bochum 44780 , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , Butenandtstraße 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany .
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- Department of Biochemistry I - Receptor Biochemistry , Ruhr-Universität-Bochum , Bochum 44780 , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , Butenandtstraße 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany .
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Izquierdo-Serra M, Bautista-Barrufet A, Trapero A, Garrido-Charles A, Díaz-Tahoces A, Camarero N, Pittolo S, Valbuena S, Pérez-Jiménez A, Gay M, García-Moll A, Rodríguez-Escrich C, Lerma J, de la Villa P, Fernández E, Pericàs MÀ, Llebaria A, Gorostiza P. Optical control of endogenous receptors and cellular excitability using targeted covalent photoswitches. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12221. [PMID: 27436051 PMCID: PMC4961765 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Light-regulated drugs allow remotely photoswitching biological activity and enable plausible therapies based on small molecules. However, only freely diffusible photochromic ligands have been shown to work directly in endogenous receptors and methods for covalent attachment depend on genetic manipulation. Here we introduce a chemical strategy to covalently conjugate and photoswitch the activity of endogenous proteins and demonstrate its application to the kainate receptor channel GluK1. The approach is based on photoswitchable ligands containing a short-lived, highly reactive anchoring group that is targeted at the protein of interest by ligand affinity. These targeted covalent photoswitches (TCPs) constitute a new class of light-regulated drugs and act as prosthetic molecules that photocontrol the activity of GluK1-expressing neurons, and restore photoresponses in degenerated retina. The modularity of TCPs enables the application to different ligands and opens the way to new therapeutic opportunities. Biological activity can be photoswitched by light-regulated drugs, but so far only diffusible ligands have been shown to work on endogenous receptors. Here the authors develop targeted covalent photoswitches that couple to a protein target by ligand affinity, and demonstrate photocontrol of GluK1-expressing neurons.
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain.,Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain.,Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche 03202, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH), San Juan de Alicante 03550, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca en Biomedicina (IRBB), Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH), San Juan de Alicante 03550, Spain
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- Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (UAH), Alcalá de Henares 28871, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche 03202, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona 43007, Spain.,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona 08007, Spain
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- Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza 50018, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Spain
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Konrad DB, Frank JA, Trauner D. Synthesis of Redshifted Azobenzene Photoswitches by Late-Stage Functionalization. Chemistry 2016; 22:4364-8. [PMID: 26889884 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201505061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Azobenzenes are versatile photoswitches that can be cycled between their trans- and cis-configuration with light. The wavelengths required for this isomerization are substantially shifted from the UV to the visible range through tetra-ortho-chlorination. These halogenated azobenzenes display unique photoswitching characteristics, but their syntheses remain limited and inefficient. A new general method for the synthesis of tetra-ortho-chloro azobenzenes has been developed, which relies on direct palladium(II)-catalyzed C-H activation of pre-existing standard azobenzenes. This late-stage functionalization has a broad substrate scope and can be used to create a variety of useful building blocks for the construction of more elaborate redshifted photopharmaceuticals. This method is used to prepare red-AzCA-4, a photoswitchable vanilloid that enables optical control of the cation channel TRPV1 with visible light.
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- David B Konrad
- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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