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Felčíková K, Hovan A, Polák M, Loginov DS, Holotová V, Díaz C, Kožár T, Lee O, Varhač R, Novák P, Bánó G, Sedlák E. Design of AsLOV2 domain as a carrier of light-induced dissociable FMN photosensitizer. Protein Sci 2024; 33:e4921. [PMID: 38501448 PMCID: PMC10949324 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4921] [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: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) is a highly efficient photosensitizer (PS) yielding singlet oxygen (1 O2 ). However, its 1 O2 production efficiency significantly decreases upon isoalloxazine ring encapsulation into the protein matrix in genetically encoded photosensitizers (GEPS). Reducing isoalloxazine ring interactions with surrounding amino acids by protein engineering may increase 1 O2 production efficiency GEPS, but at the same time weakened native FMN-protein interactions may cause undesirable FMN dissociation. Here, in contrast, we intentionally induce the FMN release by light-triggered sulfur oxidation of strategically placed cysteines (oxidation-prone amino acids) in the isoalloxazine-binding site due to significantly increased volume of the cysteinyl side residue(s). As a proof of concept, in three variants of the LOV2 domain of Avena sativa (AsLOV2), namely V416C, T418C, and V416C/T418C, the effective 1 O2 production strongly correlated with the efficiency of irradiation-induced FMN dissociation (wild type (WT) < V416C < T418C < V416C/T418C). This alternative approach enables us: (i) to overcome the low 1 O2 production efficiency of flavin-based GEPSs without affecting native isoalloxazine ring-protein interactions and (ii) to utilize AsLOV2, due to its inherent binding propensity to FMN, as a PS vehicle, which is released at a target by light irradiation.
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- Kristína Felčíková
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of ScienceP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of ScienceP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Institute of Microbiology ‐ BioCeV, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPragueCzech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceCharles UniversityPragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology ‐ BioCeV, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPragueCzech Republic
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation ParkP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation ParkP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation ParkP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation ParkP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Institute of Microbiology ‐ BioCeV, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPragueCzech Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of ScienceP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation ParkP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceP.J. Šafárik UniversityKošiceSlovakia
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Yu L, Liu Z, Xu W, Jin K, Liu J, Zhu X, Zhang Y, Wu Y. Towards overcoming obstacles of type II photodynamic therapy: Endogenous production of light, photosensitizer, and oxygen. Acta Pharm Sin B 2024; 14:1111-1131. [PMID: 38486983 PMCID: PMC10935104 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2023.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) approaches face challenges including limited light penetration, low uptake of photosensitizers by tumors, and lack of oxygen in tumor microenvironments. One promising solution is to internally generate light, photosensitizers, and oxygen. This can be accomplished through endogenous production, such as using bioluminescence as an endogenous light source, synthesizing genetically encodable photosensitizers in situ, and modifying cells genetically to express catalase enzymes. Furthermore, these strategies have been reinforced by the recent rapid advancements in synthetic biology. In this review, we summarize and discuss the approaches to overcome PDT obstacles by means of endogenous production of excitation light, photosensitizers, and oxygen. We envision that as synthetic biology advances, genetically engineered cells could act as precise and targeted "living factories" to produce PDT components, leading to enhanced performance of PDT.
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- Lin Yu
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Kuang S, Zhu B, Zhang J, Yang F, Wu B, Ding W, Yang L, Shen S, Liang SH, Mondal P, Kumar M, Tanzi RE, Zhang C, Chao H, Ran C. A Photolabile Curcumin-Diazirine Analogue Enables Phototherapy with Physically and Molecularly Produced Light for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312519. [PMID: 37721455 PMCID: PMC10615883 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312519] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs has recently witnessed substantial achievement. To further enhance the pool of drug candidates, it is crucial to explore non-traditional therapeutic avenues. In this study, we present the use of a photolabile curcumin-diazirine analogue, CRANAD-147, to induce changes in properties, structures (sequences), and neurotoxicity of amyloid beta (Aβ) species both in cells and in vivo. This manipulation was achieved through irradiation with LED light or molecularly generated light, dubbed as "molecular light", emitted by the chemiluminescence probe ADLumin-4. Next, aided by molecular chemiluminescence imaging, we demonstrated that the combination of CRANAD-147/LED or CRANAD-147/ADLumin-4 (molecular light) could effectively slow down the accumulation of Aβs in transgenic 5xFAD mice in vivo. Leveraging the remarkable tissue penetration capacity of molecular light, phototherapy employing the synergistic effect of a photolabile Aβ ligand and molecular light emerges as a promising alternative to conventional AD treatment interventions.
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- Shi Kuang
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- MGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- MGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- MGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02114, USA
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA-02139, USA
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA
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Zanocco RP, Bresolí-Obach R, Nájera F, Pérez-Inestrosa E, Zanocco AL, Lemp E, Nonell S. NanoFN10: A High-Contrast Turn-On Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Multiphoton Singlet Oxygen Imaging. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:4603. [PMID: 37430516 DOI: 10.3390/s23104603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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An "off-on" fluorescent nanoprobe for near-infrared multiphoton imaging of singlet oxygen has been developed. The nanoprobe comprises a naphthoxazole fluorescent unit and a singlet-oxygen-sensitive furan derivative attached to the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles. In solution, the fluorescence of the nanoprobe increases upon reaction with singlet oxygen both under one- and multiphoton excitation, with fluorescence enhancements up to 180-fold. The nanoprobe can be readily internalized by macrophage cells and is capable of imaging intracellular singlet oxygen under multiphoton excitation.
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- Renzo P Zanocco
- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA, Plataforma Bionand, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA, Plataforma Bionand, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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Baptista MS, Cadet J, Greer A, Thomas AH. Practical Aspects in the Study of Biological Photosensitization Including Reaction Mechanisms and Product Analyses: A Do's and Don'ts Guide †. Photochem Photobiol 2022; 99:313-334. [PMID: 36575651 DOI: 10.1111/php.13774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The interaction of light with natural matter leads to a plethora of photosensitized reactions. These reactions cause the degradation of biomolecules, such as DNA, lipids, proteins, being therefore detrimental to the living organisms, or they can also be beneficial by allowing the treatment of several diseases by photomedicine. Based on the molecular mechanistic understanding of the photosensitization reactions, we propose to classify them in four processes: oxygen-dependent (type I and type II processes) and oxygen-independent [triplet-triplet energy transfer (TTET) and photoadduct formation]. In here, these processes are discussed by considering a wide variety of approaches including time-resolved and steady-state techniques, together with solvent, quencher, and scavenger effects. The main aim of this survey is to provide a description of general techniques and approaches that can be used to investigate photosensitization reactions of biomolecules together with basic recommendations on good practices. Illustration of the suitability of these approaches is provided by the measurement of key biomarkers of singlet oxygen and one-electron oxidation reactions in both isolated and cellular DNA. Our work is an educational review that is mostly addressed to students and beginners.
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- Maurício S Baptista
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Département de Médecine Nucléaire et de Radiobiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), CCT La Plata-CONICET, La Plata, Argentina
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Sessler CD, Zhou Y, Wang W, Hartley ND, Fu Z, Graykowski D, Sheng M, Wang X, Liu J. Optogenetic polymerization and assembly of electrically functional polymers for modulation of single-neuron excitability. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eade1136. [PMID: 36475786 PMCID: PMC9728971 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ionic conductivity and membrane capacitance are two foundational parameters that govern neuron excitability. Conventional optogenetics has emerged as a powerful tool to temporarily manipulate membrane ionic conductivity in intact biological systems. However, no analogous method exists for precisely manipulating cell membrane capacitance to enable long-lasting modulation of neuronal excitability. Genetically targetable chemical assembly of conductive and insulating polymers can modulate cell membrane capacitance, but further development of this technique has been hindered by poor spatiotemporal control of the polymer deposition and cytotoxicity from the widely diffused peroxide. We address these issues by harnessing genetically targetable photosensitizer proteins to assemble electrically functional polymers in neurons with precise spatiotemporal control. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, we demonstrate that this optogenetic polymerization can achieve stepwise modulation of both neuron membrane capacitance and intrinsic excitability. Furthermore, cytotoxicity can be limited by controlling light exposure, demonstrating a promising new method for precisely modulating cell excitability.
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- Chanan D. Sessler
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Li Y, Cui ZJ. Photodynamic Activation of the Cholecystokinin 1 Receptor with Tagged Genetically Encoded Protein Photosensitizers: Optimizing the Tagging Patterns. Photochem Photobiol 2022; 98:1215-1228. [PMID: 35211987 DOI: 10.1111/php.13611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cholecystokinin 1 receptor (CCK1R) is activated photodynamically. For this to happen in situ, genetically encoded protein photosensitizers (GEPP) may be tagged to natively expressed CCK1R, but how to best tag GEPP has not been examined. Therefore, GEPP (miniSOG or KillerRed) was tagged to CCK1R and light-driven photodynamic CCK1R activation was monitored by Fura-2 fluorescent calcium imaging, to screen for optimized tagging patterns. Blue light-emitting diode irradiation of CHO-K1 cells expressing miniSOG fused to N- or C-terminus of CCK1R was found to both trigger persistent calcium oscillations-a hallmark of permanent photodynamic CCK1R activation. Photodynamic CCK1R activation was accomplished also with miniSOG fused to N-terminus of CCK1R via linker (GlySerGly)4 or 8 , but not linker (GSG)12 or an internal ribosomal entry site insert. KillerRed fused to N- or C-terminus of CCK1R after white light irradiation resulted in similar activation of in-frame CCK1R. Photodynamic CCK1R activation in miniSOG-CCK1R-CHO-K1 cells was blocked by singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) quencher uric acid or Trolox C, corroborating the role of 1 O2 as the reactive intermediate. It is concluded that photodynamic CCK1R activation can be achieved either with direct GEPP fusion to CCK1R or fusion via a short linker, fusion via long linkers might serve as the internal control.
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- Yuan Li
- Institute of Cell Biology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Spatiotemporal-resolved protein networks profiling with photoactivation dependent proximity labeling. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4906. [PMID: 35987950 PMCID: PMC9392063 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32689-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AbstractEnzymatic-based proximity labeling approaches based on activated esters or phenoxy radicals have been widely used for mapping subcellular proteome and protein interactors in living cells. However, activated esters are poorly reactive which leads to a wide labeling radius and phenoxy radicals generated by peroxide treatment may disturb redox-sensitive pathways. Herein, we report a photoactivation-dependent proximity labeling (PDPL) method designed by genetically attaching photosensitizer protein miniSOG to a protein of interest. Triggered by blue light and tunned by irradiation time, singlet oxygen is generated, thereafter enabling spatiotemporally-resolved aniline probe labeling of histidine residues. We demonstrate its high-fidelity through mapping of organelle-specific proteomes. Side-by-side comparison of PDPL with TurboID reveals more specific and deeper proteomic coverage by PDPL. We further apply PDPL to the disease-related transcriptional coactivator BRD4 and E3 ligase Parkin, and discover previously unknown interactors. Through over-expression screening, two unreported substrates Ssu72 and SNW1 are identified for Parkin, whose degradation processes are mediated by the ubiquitination-proteosome pathway.
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Zhang S, Li Y, Li Z, Wang G, Liao A, Wang J, Li H, Guo Z, Cheng B, Zhang X. Intelligent Nanodelivery System-Generated 1 O 2 Mediates Tumor Vessel Normalization by Activating Endothelial TRPV4-eNOS Signaling. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200038. [PMID: 35332670 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive intelligent photodynamic therapy (PDT) systems have attracted increasing interest in anticancer therapy, due to their potential to address significant and unsatisfactory therapeutic issues, such as limited tissue penetration, inevitable normal tissue damage, and excessive impaired vessels. Here, an H2 O2 -triggered intelligent LCL/ZnO PDT nanodelivery system is elaborately designed. LCL/ZnO can selectively regulate tumor-derived endothelial cells (TECs) and specifically kill tumor cells, by responding to different H2 O2 gradients in TECs and tumor cells. The LCL/ZnO is able to normalize tumor vessels, thereby resulting in decreased metastases, and ameliorating the immunosuppressive TME. Further analysis demonstrates that singlet oxygen (1 O2 )-activated transient receptor potential vanilloid-4-endothelial nitric oxide synthase signals generated in TECs by LCL/ZnO induce tumor vascular normalization, which is identified as a novel mechanism contributing to the increased ability of PDT to promote cancer therapy. In conclusion, designing an intelligent PDT nanodelivery system response to the TME, that includes both selective TECs regulation and specific tumor-killing, will facilitate the development of effective interventions for future clinical applications.
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- Shuaiqiang Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Zerlotti R, Losi A, Polverini E. Oxygen diffusion pathways in mutated forms of a LOV photoreceptor from Methylobacterium radiotolerans: A molecular dynamics study. Biomol Concepts 2022; 13:164-174. [DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2022-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mr4511 from Methylobacterium radiotolerans is a photoreceptor of the light, oxygen voltage (LOV) family, binding flavin mononucleotide (FMN) as a chromophore. It exhibits the prototypical LOV photocycle, with the reversible formation of an FMN-Cys71 adduct via fast decay of the FMN triplet state. Mr4511 has high potential as a photosensitiser for singlet oxygen (SO) upon mutation of C71. Mr4511-C71S shows a triplet lifetime (τ
T) of several hundreds of microseconds, ensuring efficient energy transfer to dioxygen to form SO. In this work, we have explored the potential diffusion pathways for dioxygen within Mr4511 using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The structural model of wild-type (wt) Mr4511 showed a dimeric structure stabilised by a strong leucine zipper at the two C-terminal helical ends. We then introduced in silico the C71S mutation and analysed transient and persistent oxygen channels. MD simulations indicate that the chromophore binding site is highly accessible to dioxygen. Mutations that might favour SO generation were designed based on their position with respect to FMN and the oxygen channels. In particular, the C71S-Y61T and C71S-Y61S variants showed an increased diffusion and persistence of oxygen molecules inside the binding cavity.
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- Rocco Zerlotti
- NeuroTrans ETN Network c/o Nanion Technologies GmbH, Ganghoferstraße 70/a , 80339 München , Bayern , Germany
- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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Mogensen DJ, Etzerodt M, Ogilby PR. Photoinduced Bleaching in an Efficient Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizing Protein: Identifying a Culprit in the Flavin-Binding LOV-Based Protein SOPP3. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.113894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shramova EI, Chumakov SP, Shipunova VO, Ryabova AV, Telegin GB, Kabashin AV, Deyev SM, Proshkina GM. Genetically encoded BRET-activated photodynamic therapy for the treatment of deep-seated tumors. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:38. [PMID: 35190528 PMCID: PMC8861062 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00729-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the most appealing photonic modalities for cancer treatment based on anticancer activity of light-induced photosensitizer-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS), but a limited depth of light penetration into tissues does not make possible the treatment of deep-seated neoplasms and thus complicates its widespread clinical adoption. Here, we introduce the concept of genetically encoded bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-activated PDT, which combines an internal light source and a photosensitizer (PS) in a single-genetic construct, which can be delivered to tumors seated at virtually unlimited depth and then triggered by the injection of a substrate to initiate their treatment. To illustrate the concept, we engineered genetic NanoLuc-miniSOG BRET pair, combining NanoLuc luciferase flashlight and phototoxic flavoprotein miniSOG, which generates ROS under luciferase-substrate injection. We prove the concept feasibility in mice bearing NanoLuc-miniSOG expressing tumor, followed by its elimination under the luciferase-substrate administration. Then, we demonstrate a targeted delivery of NanoLuc-miniSOG gene, via tumor-specific lentiviral particles, into a tumor, followed by its successful elimination, with tumor-growth inhibition (TGI) coefficient exceeding 67%, which confirms a great therapeutic potential of the proposed concept. In conclusion, this study provides proof-of-concept for deep-tissue "photodynamic" therapy without external light source that can be considered as an alternative for traditional PDT.
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- Elena I Shramova
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117997, Russia
- MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine (PhysBio), 31 Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow, 115409, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova, 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect Nauki 6, Pushchino, 142290, Russia
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- MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine (PhysBio), 31 Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow, 115409, Russia
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, LP3, 163 Ave. De Luminy, Case 917, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
- MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine (PhysBio), 31 Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow, 115409, Russia.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
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Lafaye C, Aumonier S, Torra J, Signor L, von Stetten D, Noirclerc-Savoye M, Shu X, Ruiz-González R, Gotthard G, Royant A, Nonell S. Riboflavin-binding proteins for singlet oxygen production. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2022; 21:1545-1555. [PMID: 35041199 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00156-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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miniSOG, developed as the first fully genetically encoded singlet oxygen photosensitiser, has found various applications in cell imaging and functional studies. Yet, miniSOG has suboptimal properties, including a low yield of singlet oxygen generation, which can nevertheless be improved tenfold upon blue light irradiation. In a previous study, we showed that this improvement was due to the photolysis of the miniSOG chromophore, flavin mononucleotide (FMN), into lumichrome, with concomitant removal of the phosphoribityl tail, thereby improving oxygen access to the alloxazine ring. We thus reasoned that a chromophore with a shorter tail would readily improve the photosensitizing properties of miniSOG. In this work, we show that the replacement of FMN by riboflavin (RF), which lacks the bulky phosphate group, significantly improves the singlet oxygen quantum yield (ΦΔ). We then proceeded to mutagenize the residues stabilizing the phosphate group of FMN to alter the chromophore specificity. We identified miniSOG-R57Q as a flavoprotein that selectively binds RF in cellulo, with a modestly improved ΦΔ. Our results show that it is possible to modify the flavin specificity of a given flavoprotein, thus providing a new option to tune its photophysical properties, including those leading to photosensitization. We also determined the structure of miniSOG-Q103L, a mutant with a much increased ΦΔ, which allowed us to postulate the existence of another access channel to FMN for molecular oxygen.
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- Céline Lafaye
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158-9001, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158-9001, USA
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044, Grenoble Cedex 9, France. .,European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain.
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Engel KL, Lo HYG, Goering R, Li Y, Spitale RC, Taliaferro JM. Analysis of subcellular transcriptomes by RNA proximity labeling with Halo-seq. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 50:e24. [PMID: 34875090 PMCID: PMC8887463 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Thousands of RNA species display nonuniform distribution within cells. However, quantification of the spatial patterns adopted by individual RNAs remains difficult, in part by a lack of quantitative tools for subcellular transcriptome analysis. In this study, we describe an RNA proximity labeling method that facilitates the quantification of subcellular RNA populations with high spatial specificity. This method, termed Halo-seq, pairs a light-activatable, radical generating small molecule with highly efficient Click chemistry to efficiently label and purify spatially defined RNA samples. We compared Halo-seq with previously reported similar methods and found that Halo-seq displayed a higher efficiency of RNA labeling, indicating that it is well suited to the investigation of small, precisely localized RNA populations. We then used Halo-seq to quantify nuclear, nucleolar and cytoplasmic transcriptomes, characterize their dynamic nature following perturbation, and identify RNA sequence features associated with their composition. Specifically, we found that RNAs containing AU-rich elements are relatively enriched in the nucleus. This enrichment becomes stronger upon treatment with the nuclear export inhibitor leptomycin B, both expanding the role of HuR in RNA export and generating a comprehensive set of transcripts whose export from the nucleus depends on HuR.
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- Krysta L Engel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,RNA Bioscience Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Parlanti P, Cappello V. Microscopes, tools, probes, and protocols: A guide in the route of correlative microscopy for biomedical investigation. Micron 2021; 152:103182. [PMID: 34801960 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2021.103182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the last decades, the advancements of microscopes technology, together with the development of new imaging approaches, are trying to address some biological questions that have been unresolved in the past: the need to combine in the same analysis temporal, functional and morphological information on the biological sample has become pressing. For this reason, the use of correlative microscopy, in which two or more imaging techniques are combined in the same analysis, is getting increasingly widespread. In fact, correlative microscopy can overcome limitations of a single imaging method, giving access to a larger amount of information from the same specimen. However, correlative microscopy can be challenging, and appropriate protocols for sample preparation and imaging methods must be selected. Here we review the state of the art of correlating electron microscopy with different imaging methods, focusing on sample preparation, tools, and labeling methods, with the aim to provide a comprehensive guide for those scientists who are approaching the field of correlative methods.
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- Paola Parlanti
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Materials Interfaces, Electron Crystallography, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, I-56025, Pontedera (PI), Italy.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Materials Interfaces, Electron Crystallography, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, I-56025, Pontedera (PI), Italy.
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Wang J, Hu Y, Wang X, Gao S, Zhong Y, Liu J, Bai F. Trace-Water-Induced Competitive Coordination Synthesis and Functionalization of Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Treatment of Hypoxic Tumors. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:7322-7331. [PMID: 35006961 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Controlling the size and morphology of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) has received increasing research interest but remains a great challenge. In this work, we demonstrate a trace-water-induced competitive coordination procedure to controllably synthesize porphyrinic MOFs including needle-shaped nanomaterials, hollow nanotubes, and nanocubes, using 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin as organic linkers and Zr4+ as inorganic building blocks. These three MOFs exhibited shape-dependent singlet oxygen (1O2) production under 655 nm laser irradiation. The designed nanocubes were functionalized by coating a MnO2 shell, which can effectively generate 1O2 in the tumor microenvironment (TME) to improve photodynamic therapy (PDT). Moreover, they reacted with GSH, and the resulted Mn2+ions generated hydroxyl radicals (·OH) for chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Therefore, the designed MOFs@MnO2 nanoparticles were responsive to the hypoxic TME to improve the efficiency of PDT and incorporate CDT for tumor ablation.
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- Jinghan Wang
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.,Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Henan and Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Liu J, Wang F, Qin Y, Feng X. Advances in the Genetically Engineered KillerRed for Photodynamic Therapy Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810130. [PMID: 34576293 PMCID: PMC8468639 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical treatment for cancer or non-neoplastic diseases, and the photosensitizers (PSs) are crucial for PDT efficiency. The commonly used chemical PSs, generally produce ROS through the type II reaction that highly relies on the local oxygen concentration. However, the hypoxic tumor microenvironment and unavoidable dark toxicity of PSs greatly restrain the wide application of PDT. The genetically encoded PSs, unlike chemical PSs, can be modified using genetic engineering techniques and targeted to unique cellular compartments, even within a single cell. KillerRed, as a dimeric red fluorescent protein, can be activated by visible light or upconversion luminescence to execute the Type I reaction of PDT, which does not need too much oxygen and surely attract the researchers’ focus. In particular, nanotechnology provides new opportunities for various modifications of KillerRed and versatile delivery strategies. This review more comprehensively outlines the applications of KillerRed, highlighting the fascinating features of KillerRed genes and proteins in the photodynamic systems. Furthermore, the advantages and defects of KillerRed are also discussed, either alone or in combination with other therapies. These overviews may facilitate understanding KillerRed progress in PDT and suggest some emerging potentials to circumvent challenges to improve the efficiency and accuracy of PDT.
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Gurruchaga-Pereda J, Martínez-Martínez V, Formoso E, Azpitarte O, Rezabal E, Lopez X, Cortajarena AL, Salassa L. Enhancing the Photocatalytic Conversion of Pt(IV) Substrates by Flavoprotein Engineering. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4504-4508. [PMID: 33960797 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Our recent work demonstrates that certain flavoproteins can catalyze the redox activation of Pt(IV) prodrug complexes under light irradiation. Herein, we used site-directed mutagenesis on the mini singlet oxygen generator (mSOG) to modulate the photocatalytic activity of this flavoprotein toward two model Pt(IV) substrates. Among the prepared mutants, Q103V mSOG displayed enhanced catalytic efficiency as a result of its longer triplet excited-state lifetime. This study shows, for the first time, that protein engineering can improve the catalytic capacity of a protein toward metal-containing substrates.
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- Juan Gurruchaga-Pereda
- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia, San Sebastián 20014, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Kimika Fisikoa, Farmazia Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01006, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Donostia 20018, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Donostia 20018, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Donostia 20018, Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia, San Sebastián 20014, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Donostia 20018, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Spain
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Shilova O, Shramova E, Proshkina G, Deyev S. Natural and Designed Toxins for Precise Therapy: Modern Approaches in Experimental Oncology. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094975. [PMID: 34067057 PMCID: PMC8124712 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Cancer cells frequently overexpress specific surface receptors providing tumor growth and survival which can be used for precise therapy. Targeting cancer cell receptors with protein toxins is an attractive approach widely used in contemporary experimental oncology and preclinical studies. Methods of targeted delivery of toxins to cancer cells, different drug carriers based on nanosized materials (liposomes, nanoparticles, polymers), the most promising designed light-activated toxins, as well as mechanisms of the cytotoxic action of the main natural toxins used in modern experimental oncology, are discussed in this review. The prospects of the combined therapy of tumors based on multimodal nanostructures are also discussed.
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- Olga Shilova
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (S.D.)
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.); (G.P.)
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.); (G.P.)
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.); (G.P.)
- Center of Biomedical Engineering, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Research Centrum for Oncotheranostics, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (S.D.)
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Mogensen DJ, Westberg M, Breitenbach T, Etzerodt M, Ogilby PR. Stable Transfection of the Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizing Protein SOPP3: Examining Aspects of Intracellular Behavior †. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 97:1417-1430. [PMID: 33934354 DOI: 10.1111/php.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Protein-encased chromophores that photosensitize the production of reactive oxygen species, ROS, have been the center of recent activity in studies of oxidative stress. One potential attribute of such systems is that the local environment surrounding the chromophore, and that determines the chromophore's photophysics, ideally remains constant and independent of the global environment into which the system is placed. Therefore, a protein-encased sensitizer localized in the mitochondria would arguably have the same photophysics as that protein-encased sensitizer at the plasma membrane, for example. One thus obtains a useful tool to study processes modulated by spatially localized ROS. One ROS of interest is singlet oxygen, O2 (a1 Δg ). We recently developed a singlet oxygen photosensitizing protein, SOPP, in which flavin mononucleotide, FMN, is encased in a re-engineered light-oxygen-voltage protein. One goal was to ascertain how a version of this system, SOPP3, which selectively makes O2 (a1 Δg ), in vitro, behaves in a cell. We now demonstrate that SOPP3 undergoes exacerbated irradiation-mediated bleaching when expressed at either the plasma membrane or mitochondria in stable cell lines. We find that the environment around the SOPP3 system affects the bleaching rate, which argues against one of the key suppositions in support of a protein-encased chromophore.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Dichmann L, Bregnhøj M, Liu H, Westberg M, Poulsen TB, Etzerodt M, Ogilby PR. Photophysics of a protein-bound derivative of malachite green that sensitizes the production of singlet oxygen. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:435-449. [DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00032-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Genetically Encoded Photosensitizer for Destruction of Protein or Cell Function. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1293:265-279. [PMID: 33398819 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8763-4_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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There are several paths when excited molecules return to the ground state. In the case of fluorescent molecules, the dominant path is fluorescence emission that is greatly contributing to bioimaging. Meanwhile, photosensitizers transfer electron or energy from chromophore to the surrounding molecules, including molecular oxygen. Generated reactive oxygen species has potency to attack other molecules by oxidation. In this chapter, we introduce the chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) method using a photosensitizer to inactivate proteins in a spatiotemporal manner and development of CALI tools, which is useful for investigation of protein functions and dynamics, by inactivation of the target molecules. Moreover, photosensitizers with high efficiency make it possible optogenetic control of cell ablation in living organisms and photodynamic therapy. Further development of photosensitizers with different excitation wavelengths will contribute to the investigation of multiple proteins or cell functions through inactivation in the different positions and timings.
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OUP accepted manuscript. Microscopy (Oxf) 2021; 71:i72-i80. [DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfab048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bresolí-Obach R, Torra J, Zanocco RP, Zanocco AL, Nonell S. Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yield Determination Using Chemical Acceptors. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2202:165-188. [PMID: 32857355 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0896-8_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Singlet oxygen (1O2) is the first electronic excited state of molecular oxygen. Due to its non-radical and non-ionic character as well as its mild reactivity, 1O2 has a pivotal role in cell signaling processes at low concentration, yet it is cytotoxic at high concentrations. Quantifying the production of 1O2, particularly in biological systems, is therefore essential for understanding and controlling its effects. 1O2 can be produced by chemical and biological reactions, yet its most common method of production is by photosensitization, whereby an initially photoexcited molecule transfers its acquired electronic energy to the dioxygen molecule. The efficiency of this process is characterized by the 1O2 production quantum yield, ΦΔ, which can be determined by directly monitoring its intrinsic weak near-infrared phosphorescence or indirectly by trapping it with a suitable acceptor, a process that can be monitored by common analytical techniques. Indirect methods are thus very popular, yet they may lead to severe errors if used incorrectly. Herein we describe the common aspects of indirect methods and propose a general step-by-step procedure for the determination of ΦΔ values. In addition, we identify the key experimental conditions that need to be controlled to obtain meaningful results.
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- Roger Bresolí-Obach
- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.,Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.
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Das S, Tiwari M, Mondal D, Sahoo BR, Tiwari DK. Growing tool-kit of photosensitizers for clinical and non-clinical applications. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:10897-10940. [PMID: 33165483 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02085k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Photosensitizers are photosensitive molecules utilized in clinical and non-clinical applications by taking advantage of light-mediated reactive oxygen generation, which triggers local and systemic cellular toxicity. Photosensitizers are used for diverse biological applications such as spatio-temporal inactivation of a protein in a living system by chromophore-assisted light inactivation, localized cell photoablation, photodynamic and immuno-photodynamic therapy, and correlative light-electron microscopy imaging. Substantial efforts have been made to develop several genetically encoded, chemically synthesized, and nanotechnologically driven photosensitizers for successful implementation in redox biology applications. Genetically encoded photosensitizers (GEPS) or reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating proteins have the advantage of using them in the living system since they can be manipulated by genetic engineering with a variety of target-specific genes for the precise spatio-temporal control of ROS generation. The GEPS variety is limited but is expanding with a variety of newly emerging GEPS proteins. Apart from GEPS, a large variety of chemically- and nanotechnologically-empowered photosensitizers have been developed with a major focus on photodynamic therapy-based cancer treatment alone or in combination with pre-existing treatment methods. Recently, immuno-photodynamic therapy has emerged as an effective cancer treatment method using smartly designed photosensitizers to initiate and engage the patient's immune system so as to empower the photosensitizing effect. In this review, we have discussed various types of photosensitizers, their clinical and non-clinical applications, and implementation toward intelligent efficacy, ROS efficiency, and target specificity in biological systems.
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- Suman Das
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Environment, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India.
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Sharma B, Thakur V, Kaur G, Chaudhary GR. Efficient Photodynamic Therapy against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Rose Bengal Encapsulated in Metallocatanionic Vesicles in the Presence of Visible Light. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:8515-8524. [PMID: 35019621 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Significant consumption of antibiotics has generated multidrug resistance in bacteria, which is a major menace to human beings. Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a progressing technique for inhibition of bacterial infection with minimal side effects. Metals and delivering agents play a major role in aPDT efficiency. Herein, we report a formulation to enrich the antibacterial photodynamic therapy utilizing metallocatanionic vesicles (MCVs) against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These MCVs were synthesized by utilizing iron-based double-chain metallosurfactant [FeCPC(II)] as a cationic surfactant and AOT, a double-chain anionic surfactant. These synthesized MCV fractions were characterized by distinct techniques like DLS, zeta potential, FE-SEM, confocal microscopy, SAXS, and UV-Visible spectroscopy. Polyhedral-shaped MCVs with a size of 200 nm were formed, wherein the charge and size of the catanionic vesicle can be controlled by varying the mixing ratios. Both Gram-positive bacteria, i.e., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Gram-negative bacteria, i.e., Escherichia coli (E. coli), were used for aPDT using Rose Bengal (RB) as a photosensitizer (PS) encapsulated in MCVs in the presence of a 532 nm wavelength laser. The aPDT against bacterial cells was evaluated for both dark and light toxicities. Pure MCVs also exhibited good antibacterial properties; however, much enhancement was observed in the presence of RB encapsulated in MCVs under light, where eradication of bacteria (E. coli and MRSA) was achieved in 30 min. The observations demonstrated that it is the presence of metal that enhances the singlet oxygen quantum yield of RB and MCVs help in retarding self-quenching and enhanced solubilization of RB. The cationic surfactant-rich fraction shows strong adhesion toward bacteria via electrostatic interactions. The outcome of this research shows that these newly fabricated metal-based metallocatanionic vesicles were effective against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using aPDT and must be exploited for clinical applications as well as an alternative for antibiotics in the future.
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- Bunty Sharma
- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Ding T, Zhu L, Fang Y, Liu Y, Tang W, Zou P. Chromophore‐Assisted Proximity Labeling of DNA Reveals Chromosomal Organization in Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tao Ding
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing 100871 China
- PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Beijing 100871 China
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CIBR) Beijing 102206 China
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Liang P, Kolodieznyi D, Creeger Y, Ballou B, Bruchez MP. Subcellular Singlet Oxygen and Cell Death: Location Matters. Front Chem 2020; 8:592941. [PMID: 33282833 PMCID: PMC7705227 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.592941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We developed a tool for targeted generation of singlet oxygen using light activation of a genetically encoded fluorogen-activating protein complexed with a unique dye molecule that becomes a potent photosensitizer upon interaction with the protein. By targeting the protein receptor to activate this dye in distinct subcellular locations at consistent per-cell concentrations, we investigated the impact of localized production of singlet oxygen on induction of cell death. We analyzed light dose-dependent cytotoxic response and characterized the apoptotic vs. necrotic cell death as a function of subcellular location, including the nucleus, the cytosol, the endoplasmic reticulum, the mitochondria, and the membrane. We find that different subcellular origins of singlet oxygen have different potencies in cytotoxic response and the pathways of cell death, and we observed that CT26 and HEK293 cell lines are differentially sensitive to mitochondrially localized singlet oxygen stresses. This work provides new insight into the function of type II reactive oxygen generating photosensitizing processes in inducing targeted cell death and raises interesting mechanistic questions about tolerance and survival mechanisms in studies of oxidative stress in clonal cell populations.
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- Pingping Liang
- Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Mejías SH, Roelfes G, Browne WR. Impact of binding to the multidrug resistance regulator protein LmrR on the photo-physics and -chemistry of photosensitizers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:12228-12238. [PMID: 32432253 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01755h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Light activated photosensitizers generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that interfere with cellular components and can induce cell death, e.g., in photodynamic therapy (PDT). The effect of cellular components and especially proteins on the photochemistry and photophysics of the sensitizers is a key aspect in drug design and the correlating cellular response with the generation of specific ROS species. Here, we show the complex range of effects of binding of photosensitizer to a multidrug resistance protein, produced by bacteria, on the formers reactivity. We show that recruitment of drug like molecules by LmrR (Lactococcal multidrug resistance Regulator) modifies their photophysical properties and their capacity to induce oxidative stress especially in 1O2 generation, including rose bengal (RB), protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), bodipy, eosin Y (EY), riboflavin (RBF), and rhodamine 6G (Rh6G). The range of neutral and charged dyes with different exited redox potentials, are broadly representative of the dyes used in PDT.
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- Sara H Mejías
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Sharma B, Kaur G, Chaudhary GR. Optimization and utilization of single chain metallocatanionic vesicles for antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) against E. coli. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:9304-9313. [PMID: 32966540 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01551b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Currently, bacterial infection due to multi-drug-resistant bacteria is one of the foremost problems in public health. Photodynamic therapy plays a significant role against bacterial infection, without causing any side effects. But the photosensitizers are associated with many drawbacks, which lessen their photodynamic efficiency. In this context, the current study describes the synthesis of new metallocatanionic vesicles and employs them in photodynamic therapy. These vesicles were synthesized by using a single-chain cationic metallosurfactant (CuCPC I) and sodium oleate (NaOl) as an anionic component. These vesicles were characterized from conductivity, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and confocal microscopy measurements. Methylene blue (MB) was used as a photosensitizer and its singlet oxygen quantum yield in the presence of these vesicles was determined by irradiating with 650 nm wavelength laser light. These vesicles play a dual-functional role, one helping in delivering the photosensitizer and the second doubling their singlet oxygen production capability due to the presence of metal ions. Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) was studied against E. coli bacteria (Gram-negative bacteria). These vesicles also inherit their antibacterial activity and MB-encapsulated metallocatanionic vesicles on irradiation have shown 100% killing efficiency. In summary, we offer metallocatanionic vesicles prepared via a facile approach, which encapsulate a photosensitizer and can be used to combat E. coli infection through photodynamic therapy. We envisage that these synthesized metallocatanionic vesicles will provide a new modification to the catanionic mixture family and could be used for various applications in the future.
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- Bunty Sharma
- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Bresolí-Obach R, Frattini M, Abbruzzetti S, Viappiani C, Agut M, Nonell S. Tetramethylbenzidine: An Acoustogenic Photoacoustic Probe for Reactive Oxygen Species Detection. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5952. [PMID: 33096750 PMCID: PMC7590141 DOI: 10.3390/s20205952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Photoacoustic imaging is attracting a great deal of interest owing to its distinct advantages over other imaging techniques such as fluorescence or magnetic resonance image. The availability of photoacoustic probes for reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) could shed light on a plethora of biological processes mediated by these key intermediates. Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) is a non-toxic and non-mutagenic colorless dye that develops a distinctive blue color upon oxidation. In this work, we have investigated the potential of TMB as an acoustogenic photoacoustic probe for ROS/RNS. Our results indicate that TMB reacts with hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, singlet oxygen, and nitrogen dioxide to produce the blue oxidation product, while ROS, such as the superoxide radical anion, sodium peroxide, hydroxyl radical, or peroxynitrite, yield a colorless oxidation product. TMB does not penetrate the Escherichia coli cytoplasm but is capable of detecting singlet oxygen generated in its outer membrane.
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- Roger Bresolí-Obach
- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; (R.B.-O.); (M.F.); (M.A.)
- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; (R.B.-O.); (M.F.); (M.A.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.A.); (C.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.A.); (C.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.A.); (C.V.)
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; (R.B.-O.); (M.F.); (M.A.)
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; (R.B.-O.); (M.F.); (M.A.)
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Ding T, Zhu L, Fang Y, Liu Y, Tang W, Zou P. Chromophore‐Assisted Proximity Labeling of DNA Reveals Chromosomal Organization in Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22933-22937. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Tao Ding
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing 100871 China
- PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Beijing 100871 China
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CIBR) Beijing 102206 China
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Li Y, Cui ZJ. Photodynamic Activation of Cholecystokinin 1 Receptor with Different Genetically Encoded Protein Photosensitizers and from Varied Subcellular Sites. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10101423. [PMID: 33050050 PMCID: PMC7601527 DOI: 10.3390/biom10101423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cholecystokinin 1 receptor (CCK1R) is activated by singlet oxygen (1O2) generated in photodynamic action with sulphonated aluminum phthalocyanine (SALPC) or genetically encoded protein photosensitizer (GEPP) KillerRed or mini singlet oxygen generator (miniSOG). A large number of GEPP with varied 1O2 quantum yields have appeared recently; therefore, in the present work, the efficacy of different GEPP to photodynamically activate CCK1R was examined, as monitored by Fura-2 calcium imaging. KillerRed, miniSOG, miniSOG2, singlet oxygen protein photosensitizer (SOPP), flavin-binding fluorescent protein from Methylobacterium radiotolerans with point mutation C71G (Mr4511C71G), and flavin-binding fluorescent protein from Dinoroseobacter shibae (DsFbFP) were expressed at the plasma membrane (PM) in AR4-2J cells, which express endogenous CCK1R. Light irradiation (KillerRed: white light 85.3 mW‧cm-2, 4' and all others: LED 450 nm, 85 mW·cm-2, 1.5') of GEPPPM-expressing AR4-2J was found to all trigger persistent calcium oscillations, a hallmark of permanent photodynamic CCK1R activation; DsFbFP was the least effective, due to poor expression. miniSOG was targeted to PM, mitochondria (MT) or lysosomes (LS) in AR4-2J in parallel experiments; LED light irradiation was found to all induce persistent calcium oscillations. In miniSOGPM-AR4-2J cells, light emitting diode (LED) light irradiation-induced calcium oscillations were readily inhibited by CCK1R antagonist devazepide 2 nM; miniSOGMT-AR4-2J cells were less susceptible, but miniSOGLS-AR4-2J cells were not inhibited. In conclusion, different GEPPPM could all photodynamically activate CCK1R. Intracellular GEPP photodynamic action may prove particularly suited to study intracellular GPCR.
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Aissa HB, Gautier A. Engineering Glowing Chemogenetic Hybrids for Spying on Cells. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hela Ben Aissa
- École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS, Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM Sorbonne Université 75005 Paris France
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- École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS, Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM Sorbonne Université 75005 Paris France
- Institut Universitaire de France Paris France
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Love AC, Prescher JA. Seeing (and Using) the Light: Recent Developments in Bioluminescence Technology. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 27:904-920. [PMID: 32795417 PMCID: PMC7472846 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bioluminescence has long been used to image biological processes in vivo. This technology features luciferase enzymes and luciferin small molecules that produce visible light. Bioluminescent photons can be detected in tissues and live organisms, enabling sensitive and noninvasive readouts on physiological function. Traditional applications have focused on tracking cells and gene expression patterns, but new probes are pushing the frontiers of what can be visualized. The past few years have also seen the merger of bioluminescence with optogenetic platforms. Luciferase-luciferin reactions can drive light-activatable proteins, ultimately triggering signal transduction and other downstream events. This review highlights these and other recent advances in bioluminescence technology, with an emphasis on tool development. We showcase how new luciferins and engineered luciferases are expanding the scope of optical imaging. We also highlight how bioluminescent systems are being leveraged not just for sensing-but also controlling-biological processes.
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- Anna C Love
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Binns TC, Ayala AX, Grimm JB, Tkachuk AN, Castillon GA, Phan S, Zhang L, Brown TA, Liu Z, Adams SR, Ellisman MH, Koyama M, Lavis LD. Rational Design of Bioavailable Photosensitizers for Manipulation and Imaging of Biological Systems. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 27:1063-1072.e7. [PMID: 32698018 PMCID: PMC7483975 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Light-mediated chemical reactions are powerful methods for manipulating and interrogating biological systems. Photosensitizers, compounds that generate reactive oxygen species upon excitation with light, can be utilized for numerous biological experiments, but the repertoire of bioavailable photosensitizers is limited. Here, we describe the synthesis, characterization, and utility of two photosensitizers based upon the widely used rhodamine scaffold and demonstrate their efficacy for chromophore-assisted light inactivation, cell ablation in culture and in vivo, and photopolymerization of diaminobenzidine for electron microscopy. These chemical tools will facilitate a broad range of applications spanning from targeted destruction of proteins to high-resolution imaging.
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- Thomas C Binns
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA; Graduate School, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
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Sharma B, Kaur G, Chaudhary GR, Gawali SL, Hassan PA. High antimicrobial photodynamic activity of photosensitizer encapsulated dual-functional metallocatanionic vesicles against drug-resistant bacteria S. aureus. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2905-2920. [PMID: 32307486 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00323a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Developments in the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT) are being made by investigating appropriate photosensitizers (PSs) and enhancing the penetration effect of light by developing new nano-carriers. So, to boost the PDT effect, in the present work, new metallocatanionic vesicles were fabricated by a convenient, efficient, green and inexpensive method to encapsulate PSs and evaluate their antimicrobial PDT against the drug-resistant bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. They were prepared from a combination of a double-chained copper-based cationic metallosurfactant (CuCPCII) and an anionic surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT or AOT). The surface charge, structure and ability to encapsulate oppositely charged photosensitizers are some crucial factors that need to be controlled for their effective utilization in PDT. In this approach, two of the fractions, one each from a cationic rich and anionic rich side, were selected to encapsulate cationic (methylene blue; MB) and anionic (rose bengal (RB)) PSs after characterization by SAXS, AFM, FESEM, DLS, and zeta-potential, and conductivity measurements. Afterwards, PDT was performed on S. aureus (a multidrug-resistant bacterium) by the colony forming unit (CFU) method using PS encapsulated metallocatanionic vesicles that demonstrated high bactericidal activity by using visible light (532 nm) and facilitated the generation of singlet oxygen. The singlet oxygen generation capability of both the PSs was enhanced under irradiation when encapsulated in metallocatanionic vesicles because the presence of metal accelerated the intersystem crossing of triplet oxygen to singlet oxygen. Furthermore, these studies reveal that the metallocatanionic vesicles have dual functionality i.e. encapsulate PSs and even show dark toxicity against S. aureus. To study the killing of S. aureus, bacterial DNA was extracted and its interactions and conformational changes in the presence of metallocatanionic vesicles were analyzed via., UV-Visible, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Comet assay (single-cell gel-electrophoresis) demonstrated the DNA damage after PDT treatment in an individual cell. The bacterial DNA damage was more with the metallosurfactant rich 70 : 30 fraction than with the 30 : 70 fraction, in combination with RB under irradiation. This work provides a new metal hybrid smart material that possesses dual functionality and is prepared by an easy, economical and feasible procedure which resulted in enhanced PDT against a drug-resistant bacterium, thus, providing an alternative for antibacterial therapy.
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- Bunty Sharma
- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Photoinduced damage of AsLOV2 domain is accompanied by increased singlet oxygen production due to flavin dissociation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4119. [PMID: 32139757 PMCID: PMC7058016 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60861-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) belongs to the group of very efficient endogenous photosensitizers producing singlet oxygen, 1O2, but with limited ability to be targeted. On the other hand, in genetically-encoded photosensitizers, which can be targeted by means of various tags, the efficiency of FMN to produce 1O2 is significantly diminished due to its interactions with surrounding amino acid residues. Recently, an increase of 1O2 production yield by FMN buried in a protein matrix was achieved by a decrease of quenching of the cofactor excited states by weakening of the protein-FMN interactions while still forming a complex. Here, we suggest an alternative approach which relies on the blue light irradiation-induced dissociation of FMN to solvent. This dissociation unlocks the full capacity of FMN as 1O2 producer. Our suggestion is based on the study of an irradiation effect on two variants of the LOV2 domain from Avena sativa; wild type, AsLOV2 wt, and the variant with a replaced cysteine residue, AsLOV2 C450A. We detected irradiation-induced conformational changes as well as oxidation of several amino acids in both AsLOV2 variants. Detailed analysis of these observations indicates that irradiation-induced increase in 1O2 production is caused by a release of FMN from the protein. Moreover, an increased FMN dissociation from AsLOV2 wt in comparison with AsLOV2 C450A points to a role of C450 oxidation in repelling the cofactor from the protein.
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Hally C, Delcanale P, Nonell S, Viappiani C, Abbruzzetti S. Photosensitizing proteins for antibacterial photodynamic inactivation. TRANSLATIONAL BIOPHOTONICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/tbio.201900031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Cormac Hally
- Institut Quimic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull Barcelona Spain
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e InformaticheUniversità di Parma Parma Italy
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) Barcelona Spain
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- Institut Quimic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull Barcelona Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e InformaticheUniversità di Parma Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e InformaticheUniversità di Parma Parma Italy
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Petrenčáková M, Varhač R, Kožár T, Nemergut M, Jancura D, Schwer MS, Sedlák E. Conformational properties of LOV2 domain and its C450A variant within broad pH region. Biophys Chem 2020; 259:106337. [PMID: 32126442 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2020.106337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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LOV2 (Light-Oxygen-Voltage) domain from Avena sativa phototropin 1 (AsLOV2) belongs to the superfamily of PAS (Per-Arnt-Sim) domains, members of which function as signaling sensors. AsLOV2 undergoes a conformational change upon blue-light absorption by its FMN cofactor. AsLOV2 wild type (wt) is intensively studied as a photo-switchable element in conjugation with various proteins. On the other hand, its variant AsLOV2 with replaced cysteinyl residue C450, which is critical for the forming a covalent adduct with FMN upon irradiation, forms a precursor for some recently developed genetically encoded photosensitizers. In the presented work, we investigated conformational properties of AsLOV2 wt and its variant C450A by circular dichroism, tryptophan and FMN fluorescence, and differential scanning calorimetry in dependence on pH and temperature. We show that both variants are similarly sensitive towards pH of solvent. On the other hand, the mutation C450A leads to a more stable AsLOV2 variant in comparison with the wild type. Thermal transitions of the AsLOV2 proteins monitored by circular dichroism indicate the presence of significant residual structure in thermally-denatured states of both proteins in the pH range from 4 to 9. Both pH- and thermal- transitions of AsLOV2 are accompanied by FMN leaching to solvent. Higher stability, reversibility of thermal transitions, and efficiency of FMN rebinding in the case of C450A variant suggest that the cofactor release may be modulated by suitable mutations in combination with a suitable physicochemical perturbation. These findings can have implications for a design of genetically encoded photosensitizers.
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- Martina Petrenčáková
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation Park, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation Park, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia; Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation Park, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia; Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation Park, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia.
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Onukwufor JO, Trewin AJ, Baran TM, Almast A, Foster TH, Wojtovich AP. Quantification of reactive oxygen species production by the red fluorescent proteins KillerRed, SuperNova and mCherry. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 147:1-7. [PMID: 31841676 PMCID: PMC6980788 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fluorescent proteins can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon absorption of photons via type I and II photosensitization mechanisms. The red fluorescent proteins KillerRed and SuperNova are phototoxic proteins engineered to generate ROS and are used in a variety of biological applications. However, their relative quantum yields and rates of ROS production are unclear, which has limited the interpretation of their effects when used in biological systems. We cloned and purified KillerRed, SuperNova, and mCherry - a related red fluorescent protein not typically considered a photosensitizer - and measured the superoxide (O2•-) and singlet oxygen (1O2) quantum yields with irradiation at 561 nm. The formation of the O2•--specific product 2-hydroxyethidium (2-OHE+) was quantified via HPLC separation with fluorescence detection. Relative to a reference photosensitizer, Rose Bengal, the O2•- quantum yield (ΦO2•-) of SuperNova was determined to be 1.5 × 10-3, KillerRed was 0.97 × 10-3, and mCherry 1.2 × 10-3. At an excitation fluence of 916.5 J/cm2 and matched absorption at 561 nm, SuperNova, KillerRed and mCherry made 3.81, 2.38 and 1.65 μM O2•-/min, respectively. Using the probe Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green (SOSG), we ascertained the 1O2 quantum yield (Φ1O2) for SuperNova to be 22.0 × 10-3, KillerRed 7.6 × 10-3, and mCherry 5.7 × 10-3. These photosensitization characteristics of SuperNova, KillerRed and mCherry improve our understanding of fluorescent proteins and are pertinent for refining their use as tools to advance our knowledge of redox biology.
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- John O Onukwufor
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester, NY, 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester, NY, 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Imaging Sciences, Rochester, 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester, NY, 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Imaging Sciences, Rochester, 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester, NY, 14642, United States.
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Gurruchaga-Pereda J, Martínez-Martínez V, Rezabal E, Lopez X, Garino C, Mancin F, Cortajarena AL, Salassa L. Flavin Bioorthogonal Photocatalysis Toward Platinum Substrates. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Juan Gurruchaga-Pereda
- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia, 20018, Spain
- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, Donostia, 20014, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia, 20018, Spain
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU, Donostia, 20080, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia, 20018, Spain
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU, Donostia, 20080, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 7, Turin, 10125, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, Donostia, 20014, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 48011, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia, 20018, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 48011, Spain
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Consiglieri E, Xu Q, Bregnhøj M, Westberg M, Ogilby PR, Losi A. Single mutation in a novel bacterial LOV protein yields a singlet oxygen generator. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2019; 18:2657-2660. [PMID: 31624823 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00328b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mr4511 from Methylobacterium radiotolerans is a 164 amino acid protein built of a flavin mononucleotide (FMN) binding, blue-light responsive LOV (Light, Oxygen, Voltage) core domain plus flanking regions. In contrast to the majority of LOV domains, Mr4511 lacks a tryptophan residue that was previously identified as a major quencher for the FMN triplet state in photosensitizers for singlet oxygen (SO) engineered from these photoreceptors. Here we show that for Mr4511 it is sufficient to only mutate the reactive cysteine responsible for the photocycle (Cys71) in the native protein to generate an efficient SO photosensitizer: both C71S and C71G variants exhibit SO quantum yields of formation, ΦΔ, around 0.2 in air-saturated solutions. Under oxygen saturated conditions, ΦΔ reaches ∼0.5 in deuterated buffer. The introduction of Trp112 in the canonical position for LOV domains dramatically lowers ΦΔ to values comparable to miniSOG, one of the early FMN binding proteins touted as a SO sensitizer. Besides its SO properties, Mr4511 is also exceedingly robust against denaturation with urea and is more photostable than free FMN.
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- Eleonora Consiglieri
- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Institute for Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstrasse 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany and State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Lyubimenko R, Busko D, Richards BS, Schäfer AI, Turshatov A. Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Using a Metalloporphyrin-Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Hybrid Membrane in a Flow-Through Reactor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31763-31776. [PMID: 31392884 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A novel combination of a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane with pore size 0.2 μm and a photosensitizer 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl)-21H,23H-porphine palladium(II) (PdTFPP) makes a promising hybrid material for the generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) and, thus, water treatment applications. The fabricated photocatalytic membrane exhibits permeability of 4280 ± 250 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 and stable photocatalytic degradation performance over a 90 h period, when illuminated with green light (528 ± 20 nm) and operated in a dead-end, single-pass configuration. Methylene blue (MB) degradation of 83% was achieved for MB concentration of 1 mg·L-1 under the flow rate of 0.1 × 10-3 L·min-1 (flux of 30 L·m-2·h-1), light intensity of 21 mW·cm-2, and PdTFPP loading of 25 μmol·g-1. Due to an enhanced mass transfer, the reaction rate of MB removal (with apparent rate constant of kapp = 6.52 min-1) results in an efficient photodegradation of MB inside the PdTFPP-PVDF membrane. The influence of experimental parameters such as catalyst loading, flow rate, light intensity, and solute concentration on MB removal was investigated. This research enables the application of photocatalytic PdTFPP-PVDF membranes as a potential technology for water decontamination under visible-light illumination.
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- Light Technology Institute (LTI) , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Engesserstrasse 13 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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Westberg M, Etzerodt M, Ogilby PR. Rational design of genetically encoded singlet oxygen photosensitizing proteins. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2019; 57:56-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Xiong Y, Tian X, Ai HW. Molecular Tools to Generate Reactive Oxygen Species in Biological Systems. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1297-1303. [PMID: 30986044 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) not only are byproducts of aerobic respiration, but also play vital roles in metabolism regulation and signal transductions. It is important to understand the functions of ROS in biological systems. In addition, scientists have made use of ROS to kill bacteria and tumors through a process known as photodynamic therapy (PDT). This paper provides a concise review of current molecular tools that can generate ROS in biological systems via either nongenetic or genetically encoded way. Challenges and perspectives are further discussed with the hope of broadening the applications of ROS generators in research and clinical settings.
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- Ying Xiong
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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Two phenothiazine dyes as photosensitizers for the production of singlet oxygen. Photophysics, photochemistry and effects of aggregation. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.12.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Torra J, Lafaye C, Signor L, Aumonier S, Flors C, Shu X, Nonell S, Gotthard G, Royant A. Tailing miniSOG: structural bases of the complex photophysics of a flavin-binding singlet oxygen photosensitizing protein. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2428. [PMID: 30787421 PMCID: PMC6382843 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38955-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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miniSOG is the first flavin-binding protein that has been developed with the specific aim of serving as a genetically-encodable light-induced source of singlet oxygen (1O2). We have determined its 1.17 Å resolution structure, which has allowed us to investigate its mechanism of photosensitization using an integrated approach combining spectroscopic and structural methods. Our results provide a structural framework to explain the ability of miniSOG to produce 1O2 as a competition between oxygen- and protein quenching of its triplet state. In addition, a third excited-state decay pathway has been identified that is pivotal for the performance of miniSOG as 1O2 photosensitizer, namely the photo-induced transformation of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) into lumichrome, which increases the accessibility of oxygen to the flavin FMN chromophore and makes protein quenching less favourable. The combination of the two effects explains the increase in the 1O2 quantum yield by one order of magnitude upon exposure to blue light. Besides, we have identified several surface electron-rich residues that are progressively photo-oxidized, further contributing to facilitate the production of 1O2. Our results help reconcile the apparent poor level of 1O2 generation by miniSOG and its excellent performance in correlative light and electron microscopy experiments.
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- Joaquim Torra
- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, Barcelona, 08017, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS (Institut de Biologie Structurale), F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS (Institut de Biologie Structurale), F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, F-38043, Grenoble, France
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- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA Nanoscience), Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, C/Faraday 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Nanobiotechnology Unit Associated to the National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC-IMDEA), Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94158-9001, United States.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94158-9001, United States
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, Barcelona, 08017, Spain.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS (Institut de Biologie Structurale), F-38000, Grenoble, France. .,European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, F-38043, Grenoble, France.
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Di Mascio P, Martinez GR, Miyamoto S, Ronsein GE, Medeiros MHG, Cadet J. Singlet Molecular Oxygen Reactions with Nucleic Acids, Lipids, and Proteins. Chem Rev 2019; 119:2043-2086. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Paolo Di Mascio
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Département de Médecine Nucléaire et Radiobiologie, Faculté de Médecine des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1H 5N4 Québec, Canada
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Chen X, Winters C, Crocker V, Lazarou M, Sousa AA, Leapman RD, Reese TS. Identification of PSD-95 in the Postsynaptic Density Using MiniSOG and EM Tomography. Front Neuroanat 2018; 12:107. [PMID: 30581381 PMCID: PMC6292990 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2018.00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Combining tomography with electron microscopy (EM) produces images at definition sufficient to visualize individual protein molecules or molecular complexes in intact neurons. When freeze-substituted hippocampal cultures in plastic sections are imaged by EM tomography, detailed structures emerging from 3D reconstructions reveal putative glutamate receptors and membrane-associated filaments containing scaffolding proteins such as postsynaptic density (PSD)-95 family proteins based on their size, shape, and known distributions. In limited instances, structures can be identified with enhanced immuno-Nanogold labeling after light fixation and subsequent freeze-substitution. Molecular identification of structure can be corroborated in their absence after acute protein knockdown or gene knockout. However, additional labeling methods linking EM level structure to molecules in tomograms are needed. A recent development for labeling structures for TEM employs expression of endogenous proteins carrying a green fluorescent tag, miniSOG, to photoconvert diaminobenzidine (DAB) into osmiophilic polymers. This approach requires initial mild chemical fixation but many of structural features in neurons can still be discerned in EM tomograms. The photoreaction product, which appears as electron-dense, fine precipitates decorating protein structures in neurons, may diffuse to fill cytoplasm of spines, thus obscuring specific localization of proteins tagged with miniSOG. Here we develop an approach to minimize molecular diffusion of the DAB photoreaction product in neurons, which allows miniSOG tagged molecule/complexes to be identified in tomograms. The examples reveal electron-dense clusters of reaction product labeling membrane-associated vertical filaments, corresponding to the site of miniSOG fused at the C-terminal end of PSD-95-miniSOG, allowing identification of PSD-95 vertical filaments at the PSD. This approach, which results in considerable improvement in the precision of labeling PSD-95 in tomograms without complications due to the presence of antibody complexes in immunogold labeling, may be applicable for identifying other synaptic proteins in intact neurons.
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- Xiaobing Chen
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- EM Facility, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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