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Wang E, Luo J, Zhang L, Zhang J, Jiang Y. Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Enamines and Pyridotriazoles toward Indolizines. Org Lett 2024; 26:1249-1254. [PMID: 38305700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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An efficient copper catalytic system has been established for the synthesis of highly functional indolizines through oxidative [3 + 2] cycloaddition of enamines and pyridotriazoles. This modular platform is compatible with a broad range of functional groups, including natural and complex skeletons, allowing for late-stage modifications. It features a step-economical, highly regioselective, and easy-handling procedure and has been applied in constructing small molecules of potent activity toward inhibiting the VEGF-NRP1 interaction through a one-pot reaction of pyridotriazoles, amines, and aldehydes.
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- Enfu Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Engineering of enzymes using non-natural amino acids. Biosci Rep 2022; 42:231590. [PMID: 35856922 PMCID: PMC9366748 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20220168] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In enzyme engineering, the main targets for enhancing properties are enzyme activity, stereoselective specificity, stability, substrate range, and the development of unique functions. With the advent of genetic code extension technology, non-natural amino acids (nnAAs) are able to be incorporated into proteins in a site-specific or residue-specific manner, which breaks the limit of 20 natural amino acids for protein engineering. Benefitting from this approach, numerous enzymes have been engineered with nnAAs for improved properties or extended functionality. In this review, we focus on applications and strategies for using nnAAs in enzyme engineering. Notably, approaches to computational modelling of enzymes with nnAAs are also addressed. Finally, we discuss the bottlenecks that currently need to be addressed in order to realise the broader prospects of this genetic code extension technique.
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Chen Y, Loredo A, Chung A, Zhang M, Liu R, Xiao H. Biosynthesis and Genetic Incorporation of 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-Phenylalanine into Proteins in Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 2021; 434:167412. [PMID: 34942167 PMCID: PMC9018569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While 20 canonical amino acids are used by most organisms for protein synthesis, the creation of cells that can use noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) as additional protein building blocks holds great promise for preparing novel medicines and for studying complex questions in biological systems. However, only a small number of biosynthetic pathways for ncAAs have been reported to date, greatly restricting our ability to generate cells with ncAA building blocks. In this study, we report the creation of a completely autonomous bacterium that utilizes 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (DOPA) as its 21st amino acid building block. Like canonical amino acids, DOPA can be biosynthesized without exogenous addition and can be genetically incorporated into proteins in a site-specific manner. Equally important, the protein production yield of DOPA-containing proteins from these autonomous cells is greater than that of cells exogenously fed with 9 mM DOPA. The unique catechol moiety of DOPA can be used as a versatile handle for site-specific protein functionalizations via either oxidative coupling or strain-promoted oxidation-controlled cyclooctyne-1,2-quinone (SPOCQ) cycloaddition reactions. We further demonstrate the use of these autonomous cells in preparing fluorophore-labeled anti-human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) antibodies for the detection of HER2 expression on cancer cells.
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- Yuda Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005; Department of Biosciences, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005; Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005.
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Lee S, Kim J, Koh M. Recent Advances in Fluorescence Imaging by Genetically Encoded Non-canonical Amino Acids. J Mol Biol 2021; 434:167248. [PMID: 34547330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Technical innovations in protein labeling with a fluorophore at the specific residue have played a significant role in studying protein dynamics. The genetic code expansion (GCE) strategy enabled the precise installation of fluorophores at the tailored site of proteins in live cells with minimal perturbation of native functions. Considerable advances have been achieved over the past decades in fluorescent imaging using GCE strategies along with bioorthogonal chemistries. In this review, we discuss advances in the GCE-based strategies to site-specifically introduce fluorophore at a defined position of the protein and their bio-imaging applications.
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- Sanghee Lee
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Department of HY-KIST Bio-convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Integrative Institute of Basic Science, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Bajaj K, Pidiyara K, Khan S, Jha PN, Sakhuja R, Kumar D. Fluorescent glutamine and asparagine as promising probes for chemical biology. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:7695-7700. [PMID: 34524312 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01029h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fluorescent probes have become valuable tools in chemical biology, providing interesting inferences for unfolding the complexities of natural biochemical processes. In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of fluorescent labelled glutamine (Gln) and asparagine (Asn) derivatives via traceless Staudinger ligation, which exhibited high fluorescence quantum yields, excellent photostabilities and emission of blue fluorescence in the visible region. The successful permeation of these fluorescent amino acids into cellular components proved their potential as fluorescent probes for chemical biology.
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- Kiran Bajaj
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India.
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- Department of Biology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Biology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India.
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Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy are non-destructive methods that provide real-time measurements of ion channel structural dynamics. As such, they constitute a direct path linking the high-resolution structural models from X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy with the high-resolution functional data from ionic current measurements. The utility of fluorescence as a reporter of channel structure is limited by the palette of available fluorophores. Thiol-reactive fluorophores are small and bright, but are restricted in terms of the positions on a protein that can be labeled and present significant issues with background incorporation. Genetically encoded fluorescent protein tags are specific to a protein of interest, but are very large and usually only used to label the free N- and C-termini of proteins. L-3-(6-acetylnaphthalen-2-ylamino)-2-aminopropionic acid (ANAP) is a fluorescent amino acid that can be specifically incorporated into virtually any site on a protein of interest using amber stop-codon suppression. Due to its environmental sensitivity and potential as a donor in fluorescence resonance energy transfer experiments, it has been adopted by numerous investigators to study voltage, ligand, and temperature-dependent activation of a host of ion channels. Simultaneous measurements of ionic currents and ANAP fluorescence yield exceptional mechanistic insights into channel function. In this chapter, I will summarize the current literature regarding ANAP and ion channels and discuss the practical aspects of using ANAP, including potential pitfalls and confounds.
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Lee H, Kim D, Kim S, Lee HS. Conversion of Racemic Unnatural Amino Acids to Optically Pure Forms by a Coupled Enzymatic Reaction. Molecules 2021; 26:1274. [PMID: 33652889 PMCID: PMC7956486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Genetic code expansion (GCE) technology is a useful tool for the site-specific modification of proteins. An unnatural amino acid (UAA) is one of the essential components of this technique, typically required at high concentration (1 mM or higher) in growth medium. The supply of UAAs is an important limitation to the application of GCE technology, as many UAAs are either expansive or commercially unavailable. In this study, two UAAs in a racemic mixture were converted into optically pure forms using two enzymes, the d-amino acid oxidase (RgDAAO) from Rhodotorula gracilis and the aminotransferase (TtAT) from Thermus thermophilus. In the coupled enzyme system, RgDAAO oxidizes the d-form of UAAs in a stereospecific manner and produces the corresponding α-keto acids, which are then converted into the l-form of UAAs by TtAT, resulting in the quantitative and stereospecific conversion of racemic UAAs to optically pure forms. The genetic incorporation of the optically pure UAAs into a target protein produced a better protein yield than the same experiments using the racemic mixtures of the UAAs. This method could not only be used for the preparation of optically pure UAAs from racemic mixtures, but also the broad substrate specificity of both enzymes would allow for its expansion to structurally diverse UAAs.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeomro Mapogu, Seoul 121-742, Korea; (H.L.); (D.K.); (S.K.)
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Gupta A, Garreffi BP, Guo M. Facile synthesis of a novel genetically encodable fluorescent α-amino acid emitting greenish blue light. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12578-12581. [PMID: 32944728 PMCID: PMC7577945 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We report the facile synthesis and characterization of a novel fluorescent α-amino acid 4-phenanthracen-9-yl-l-phenylalanine (Phen-AA) (5) that emits greenish blue light in the visible region. This genetically encodable l-α-amino acid has excellent photostability with a 75% quantum yield. It readily gets into human cells, being clearly imaged upon 405 nm laser excitation. The synthetic procedure is resistant to racemization and only involves three simple steps which use mild conditions and generate the Phen-AA in reasonably good yield. It may find broad applications in research, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Aakash Gupta
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMass Cranberry Health Research Center, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA.
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Fluorescent amino acids as versatile building blocks for chemical biology. Nat Rev Chem 2020; 4:275-290. [PMID: 37127957 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-0186-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fluorophores have transformed the way we study biological systems, enabling non-invasive studies in cells and intact organisms, which increase our understanding of complex processes at the molecular level. Fluorescent amino acids have become an essential chemical tool because they can be used to construct fluorescent macromolecules, such as peptides and proteins, without disrupting their native biomolecular properties. Fluorescent and fluorogenic amino acids with unique photophysical properties have been designed for tracking protein-protein interactions in situ or imaging nanoscopic events in real time with high spatial resolution. In this Review, we discuss advances in the design and synthesis of fluorescent amino acids and how they have contributed to the field of chemical biology in the past 10 years. Important areas of research that we review include novel methodologies to synthesize building blocks with tunable spectral properties, their integration into peptide and protein scaffolds using site-specific genetic encoding and bioorthogonal approaches, and their application to design novel artificial proteins, as well as to investigate biological processes in cells by means of optical imaging.
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Bell JD, Morgan TEF, Buijs N, Harkiss AH, Wellaway CR, Sutherland A. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Benzotriazole-Derived Unnatural α-Amino Acids. J Org Chem 2019; 84:10436-10448. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jonathan D. Bell
- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- Medicinal Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, U.K
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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Chen X, Xu H, Ma S, Tong H, Lou K, Wang W. A simple two-photon turn-on fluorescent probe for the selective detection of cysteine based on a dual PeT/ICT mechanism. RSC Adv 2018; 8:13388-13392. [PMID: 35542560 PMCID: PMC9079754 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02138d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Herein, a simple two-photon turn-on fluorescent probe, N-(6-acyl-2-naphthayl)-maleimide (1), based on a dual PeT/ICT quenching mechanism is reported for the highly sensitive and selective detection of cysteine (Cys) over other biothiols. The probe was applied in the two-photon imaging of Cys in cultured HeLa cells, excited by a near-infrared laser at 690 nm. N-(6-acyl-2-naphthayl)-maleimide (1) is a simple two-photon fluorescent probe with selectivity for cysteine, based on a thiol-Michael-addition-transcyclization cascade and dual PeT/ICT quenching mechanism.![]()
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- Xiani Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- School of Pharmacy
- State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactor
- East China University of Science and Technology
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Harkiss AH, Sutherland A. Recent advances in the synthesis and application of fluorescent α-amino acids. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:8911-8921. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01715k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The design and synthesis of new fluorescent α-amino acids as well as their application in imaging of biological systems has been reviewed.
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- Alexander H. Harkiss
- WestCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- The Joseph Black Building
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow G12 8QQ
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- WestCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- The Joseph Black Building
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow G12 8QQ
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Cheruku P, Huang JH, Yen HJ, Iyer RS, Rector KD, Martinez JS, Wang HL. Tyrosine-derived stimuli responsive, fluorescent amino acids. Chem Sci 2015; 6:1150-1158. [PMID: 29560202 PMCID: PMC5811119 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02753a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A series of fluorescent unnatural amino acids (UAAs) bearing stilbene and meta-phenylenevinylene (m-PPV) backbone have been synthesized and their optical properties were studied. These novel UAAs were derived from protected diiodo-l-tyrosine using palladium-catalyzed Heck couplings with a series of styrene analogs. Unlike the other fluorescent UAAs, whose emissions are restricted to a narrow range of wavelengths, these new amino acids display the emission peaks at broad range wavelengths (from 400-800 nm); including NIR with QY of 4% in HEPES buffer. The incorporation of both pyridine and phenol functional groups leads to distinct red, green, and blue (RGB) emission, in its basic, acidic and neutral states, respectively. More importantly, these amino acids showed reversible pH and redox response showing their promise as stimuli responsive fluorescent probes. To further demonstrate the utility of these UAAs in peptide synthesis, one of the amino acids was incorporated into a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) sequence through standard solid phase peptide synthesis. Resultant CPP was treated with two different cell lines and the internalization was monitored by confocal fluorescence microscopy.
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- Pradeep Cheruku
- C-PCS, Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA .
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- Defense System and Analysis Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA
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- C-PCS, Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA .
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- Defense System and Analysis Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA
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- C-PCS, Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA .
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- Center of Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA
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- C-PCS, Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , USA .
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Zhao L, Wang Y, Cao D, Chen T, Wang Q, Li Y, Xu Y, Zhang N, Wang X, Chen D, Chen L, Chen YL, Xia G, Shi Z, Liu YC, Lin Y, Miao Z, Shen J, Xiong B. Fragment-based drug discovery of 2-thiazolidinones as BRD4 inhibitors: 2. Structure-based optimization. J Med Chem 2015; 58:1281-97. [PMID: 25559428 DOI: 10.1021/jm501504k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The signal transduction of acetylated histone can be processed through a recognition module, bromodomain. Several inhibitors targeting BRD4, one of the bromodomain members, are in clinical trials as anticancer drugs. Hereby, we report our efforts on discovery and optimization of a new series of 2-thiazolidinones as BRD4 inhibitors along our previous study. In this work, guided by crystal structure analysis, we reversed the sulfonamide group and identified a new binding mode. A structure-activity relationship study on this new series led to several potent BRD4 inhibitors with IC50 of about 0.05-0.1 μM in FP binding assay and GI50 of 0.1-0.3 μM in cell based assays. To complete the lead-like assessment of this series, we further checked its effects on BRD4 downstream protein c-Myc, investigated its selectivity among five different bromodomain proteins, as well as the metabolic stability test, and reinforced the utility of 2-thiazolidinone scaffold as BET bromodomain inhibitors in novel anticancer drug development.
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- Lele Zhao
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, ‡Division of Anti-Tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, and §Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Wen M, Guo X, Sun P, Xiao L, Li J, Xiong Y, Bao J, Xue T, Zhang L, Tian C. Site-specific fluorescence spectrum detection and characterization of hASIC1a channels upon toxin mambalgin-1 binding in live mammalian cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:8153-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01418b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Fluorescence spectrum detection in live mammalian cells was applied for conformational response analysis of hASIC1a channels upon toxin binding.
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- Ming Wen
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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Pless SA, Ahern CA. Unnatural Amino Acids as Probes of Ligand-Receptor Interactions and Their Conformational Consequences. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2013; 53:211-29. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-011112-140343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Stephan A. Pless
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242;
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A concise preparation of the fluorescent amino acid l-(7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl) ethylglycine and extension of its utility in solid phase peptide synthesis. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:553-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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