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Hanessian S. My 50-Plus Years of Academic Research Collaborations with Industry. A Retrospective. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9147-9186. [PMID: 38865159 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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A retrospective is presented highlighting the synthesis of selected "first-in-kind" natural products, their synthetic analogues, structure elucidations, and rationally designed bioactive synthetic compounds that were accomplished because of collaborations with past and present pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies. Medicinal chemistry projects involving structure-based design exploiting cocrystal structures of small molecules with biologically relevant enzymes, receptors, and bacterial ribosomes with synthetic small molecules leading to marketed products, clinical candidates, and novel drug prototypes were realized in collaboration. Personal reflections, historical insights, behind the scenes stories from various long-term projects are shared in this retrospective article.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephen Hanessian
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 91266, United States
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Burchiellaro K, Mieczkowski A. Synthesis and applications of cyclonucleosides: an update (2010-2023). Mol Divers 2023:10.1007/s11030-023-10740-5. [PMID: 37889351 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10740-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Cyclonucleosides are a group of nucleoside derivatives which, in addition to the classical N-glycosidic bond, have an additional covalent bond (linker, bridge) in their structure, which connects the heterocyclic base and sugar ring. The majority of them have been discovered in the laboratory; however, few such compounds have also been found in natural sources, including metabolites of sponges or radical damage occurring in nucleic acids. Due to their structural properties-rigid, fixed conformation-they have found wide applications in medicinal chemistry and biochemistry as biocides as well as enzyme inhibitors and molecular probes. They have also found use as convenient synthetic tools for the preparation of new nucleoside analogues, enabling structural modifications of both the sugar ring and heterocyclic base. This review summarizes the recent progress in the synthesis of various purine and pyrimidine cyclonucleosides using diverse chemical approaches based on radical, "click", metal-mediated, and other types of reactions. It also presents recent reports concerning possible applications in medicinal chemistry, as well as their applications as valuable key intermediates in the synthesis of sugar- and base-modified nucleoside analogues and heterocyclic compounds.
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- Katherine Burchiellaro
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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Bege M, Herczeg M, Bereczki I, Debreczeni N, Bényei A, Herczegh P, Borbás A. Triaza-tricyclanos - synthesis of a new class of tricyclic nucleoside analogues by stereoselective cascade cyclocondensation. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:2213-2219. [PMID: 36804654 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00154g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Herein, we report a stereoselective synthesis of a novel type of conformationally constrained nucleoside analogue in which the sugar part is replaced by a new symmetrical tricycle consisting of a morpholine ring condensed with two imidazolidines. 1,5-Dialdehydes obtained from trityl- and dimethoxytrityl-protected uridine, ribothymidine, inosine, cytidine, adenosine and guanosine by metaperiodate oxidation were reacted with N1,N3-dibenzyl-1,2,3-triaminopropane; the latter reactant was produced using a new method that avoids explosive intermediates. Reactions of dialdehydes with propane-triamine via cascade tricyclization resulted in the corresponding triaza-tricyclic derivatives bearing three new stereogenic centers in high yields. Out of the eight possible diastereoisomers, one stereoisomer was formed in each case due to the chiral control of the starting nucleoside-dialdehydes and the steric constraint of the condensed ring system. The absolute configuration of the new stereotriad was determined by X-ray diffraction and NMR experiments. A mechanistic study performed under reductive conditions to trap the presumed bicyclic intermediate showed that the triamine reactant first attacks the 2'-aldehyde group, followed by a rapid bicyclization to form the imidazolidino-morpholine unit.
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- Miklós Bege
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary. .,Institute of Healthcare Industry, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.,MTA-DE Molecular Recognition and Interaction Research Group, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary. .,National Laboratory of Virology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.,Pharmamodul Research Group, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt 98, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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- X-ray Diffraction Laboratory, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary. .,National Laboratory of Virology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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Yamaguchi T, Yamamoto C, Horiba M, Aoyama H, Obika S. Synthesis and duplex-forming ability of oligonucleotides modified with 4'-C,5'-C-methylene-bridged nucleic acid (4',5'-BNA). Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 46:116359. [PMID: 34391942 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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We describe herein the design and synthesis of 4'-C,5'-C-methylene-bridged nucleic acid (4',5'-BNA), a novel artificial nucleic acid with the torsion angle γ in a non-canonical +ac range. The 4',5'-BNA phosphoramidite bearing a thymine nucleobase was synthesized from a commercially available thymidine analog in 11 steps and successfully incorporated into oligonucleotides. The resulting oligonucleotides were evaluated for their duplex-forming ability toward single-stranded DNA and RNA.
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- Takao Yamaguchi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan.
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Salinas JC, Yu J, Østergaard M, Seth PP, Hanessian S. Conception and Synthesis of Oxabicyclic Nucleoside Phosphonates as Internucleotidic Phosphate Surrogates in Antisense Oligonucleotide Constructs. Org Lett 2018; 20:5296-5299. [PMID: 30146887 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The stereocontrolled synthesis of a novel oxabicyclic nucleoside phosphonate comprising a perhydrofuropyran core unit was achieved. It was incorporated in an oligonucleotide sequence as a 5'-3' phosphonate-phosphate insert, and the stability properties of the resulting duplex were measured. The oxabicyclic nucleoside framework was designed so as to restrict rotation around angles γ, δ, and ε of a natural nucleoside.
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- Juan C Salinas
- Department of Chemistry , Université de Montréal , P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station , Montréal , QC H3C 3J7 , Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court , Carlsbad , California 92010 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court , Carlsbad , California 92010 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court , Carlsbad , California 92010 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Université de Montréal , P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station , Montréal , QC H3C 3J7 , Canada
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Li Y, Zhang J, Lei Y, Lyu L, Zuo R, Chen T. MicroRNA-21 in Skin Fibrosis: Potential for Diagnosis and Treatment. Mol Diagn Ther 2017; 21:633-642. [DOI: 10.1007/s40291-017-0294-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Giacometti RD, Salinas JC, Østergaard ME, Swayze EE, Seth PP, Hanessian S. Design, synthesis, and duplex-stabilizing properties of conformationally constrained tricyclic analogues of LNA. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:2034-40. [PMID: 26765794 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02576a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The design, synthesis and biophysical evaluation of two highly-constrained tricyclic analogues of locked nucleic acid (LNA), which restrict rotation around the C4'-C5'-exocyclic bond (torsion angle γ) and enhance hydrophobicity in the minor groove and along the major groove, are reported. A structural model that provides insights into the sugar-phosphate backbone conformations required for efficient hybridization to complementary nucleic acids is also presented.
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- Robert D Giacometti
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics have made rapid progress in the clinic for treatment of a variety of disease indications. Unmodified oligonucleotides are polyanionic macromolecules with poor drug-like properties. Over the past two decades, medicinal chemists have identified a number of chemical modification and conjugation strategies which can improve the nuclease stability, RNA-binding affinity, and pharmacokinetic properties of oligonucleotides for therapeutic applications. In this perspective, we present a summary of the most commonly used nucleobase, sugar and backbone modification, and conjugation strategies used in oligonucleotide medicinal chemistry.
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- W Brad Wan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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Kaura M, Hrdlicka PJ. Locked nucleic acid (LNA) induced effect on the hybridization and fluorescence properties of oligodeoxyribonucleotides modified with nucleobase-functionalized DNA monomers. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:7236-47. [PMID: 26055658 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00860c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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LNA and nucleobase-modified DNA monomers are two types of building blocks that are used extensively in oligonucleotide chemistry. However, there are only very few reports in which these two monomer families are used alongside each other. In the present study we set out to characterize the biophysical properties of oligodeoxyribonucleotides in which C5-modified 2'-deoxyuridine or C8-modified 2'-deoxyadenosine monomers are flanked by LNA nucleotides. We hypothesized that the LNA monomers would alter the sugar rings of the modified DNA monomers toward more RNA-like North-type conformations for maximal DNA/RNA affinity and specificity. Indeed, the incorporation of LNA monomers almost invariably results in increased target affinity and specificity relative to the corresponding LNA-free ONs, but the magnitude of the stabilization varies greatly. Introduction of LNA nucleotides as direct neighbors into C5-pyrene-functionalized pyrimidine DNA monomers yields oligonucleotide probes with more desirable photophysical properties as compared to the corresponding LNA-free probes, including more intense fluorescence emission upon target binding and improved discrimination of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These hybrid oligonucleotides are therefore promising probes for diagnostic applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA.
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Guenther DC, Kumar P, Anderson BA, Hrdlicka PJ. C5-amino acid functionalized LNA: positively poised for antisense applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:9007-9. [PMID: 24983883 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03623a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Incorporation of positively charged C5-amino acid functionalized LNA uridines into oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs) results in extraordinary RNA affinity, binding specificity and stability towards 3'-exonucleases.
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- Dale C Guenther
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS2343, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA.
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Salinas JC, Migawa MT, Merner BL, Hanessian S. Alternative syntheses of (S)-cEt-BNA: a key constrained nucleoside component of bioactive antisense gapmer sequences. J Org Chem 2014; 79:11651-60. [PMID: 25401196 DOI: 10.1021/jo502320y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Approaches to the synthesis of the constrained 5-methyluracil nucleoside (S)-cEt-BNA, a key "gapmer" unit in a number of biologically relevant antisense oligonucleotides, are described using 5-methyluridine as starting material. In the shorter synthesis, a nine-step linear sequence afforded a O-protected (S)-cEt-BNA consisting of a [2.2.1]dioxabicycloheptane core in 7% overall yield. A competing reaction in an intramolecular cyclization of a tosylate led to a bicyclic oxetane.
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- Juan C Salinas
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Kaura M, Kumar P, Hrdlicka PJ. Synthesis, hybridization characteristics, and fluorescence properties of oligonucleotides modified with nucleobase-functionalized locked nucleic acid adenosine and cytidine monomers. J Org Chem 2014; 79:6256-68. [PMID: 24933409 DOI: 10.1021/jo500994c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Conformationally restricted nucleotides such as locked nucleic acid (LNA) are very popular as affinity-, specificity-, and stability-enhancing modifications in oligonucleotide chemistry to produce probes for nucleic acid targeting applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal chemistry. Considerable efforts have been devoted in recent years to optimize the biophysical properties of LNA through additional modification of the sugar skeleton. We recently introduced C5-functionalization of LNA uridines as an alternative and synthetically more straightforward approach to improve the biophysical properties of LNA. In the present work, we set out to test the generality of this concept by studying the characteristics of oligonucleotides modified with four different C5-functionalized LNA cytidine and C8-functionalized LNA adenosine monomers. The results strongly suggest that C5-functionalization of LNA pyrimidines is indeed a viable approach for improving the binding affinity, target specificity, and/or enzymatic stability of LNA-modified ONs, whereas C8-functionalization of LNA adenosines is detrimental to binding affinity and specificity. These insights will impact the future design of conformationally restricted nucleotides for nucleic acid targeting applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho , Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Kumar P, Baral B, Anderson BA, Guenther DC, Østergaard ME, Sharma PK, Hrdlicka PJ. C5-alkynyl-functionalized α-L-LNA: synthesis, thermal denaturation experiments and enzymatic stability. J Org Chem 2014; 79:5062-73. [PMID: 24797769 PMCID: PMC4049248 DOI: 10.1021/jo5006153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Major efforts are currently being devoted to improving the binding affinity, target specificity, and enzymatic stability of oligonucleotides used for nucleic acid targeting applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal chemistry. One of the most popular strategies toward this end has been to introduce additional modifications to the sugar ring of affinity-inducing conformationally restricted nucleotide building blocks such as locked nucleic acid (LNA). In the preceding article in this issue, we introduced a different strategy toward this end, i.e., C5-functionalization of LNA uridines. In the present article, we extend this strategy to α-L-LNA: i.e., one of the most interesting diastereomers of LNA. α-L-LNA uridine monomers that are conjugated to small C5-alkynyl substituents induce significant improvements in target affinity, binding specificity, and enzymatic stability relative to conventional α-L-LNA. The results from the back-to-back articles therefore suggest that C5-functionalization of pyrimidines is a general and synthetically straightforward approach to modulate biophysical properties of oligonucleotides modified with LNA or other conformationally restricted monomers.
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- Pawan Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Kumar P, Østergaard ME, Baral B, Anderson BA, Guenther DC, Kaura M, Raible DJ, Sharma PK, Hrdlicka PJ. Synthesis and biophysical properties of C5-functionalized LNA (locked nucleic acid). J Org Chem 2014; 79:5047-61. [PMID: 24825249 PMCID: PMC4049237 DOI: 10.1021/jo500614a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Oligonucleotides modified with conformationally restricted nucleotides such as locked nucleic acid (LNA) monomers are used extensively in molecular biology and medicinal chemistry to modulate gene expression at the RNA level. Major efforts have been devoted to the design of LNA derivatives that induce even higher binding affinity and specificity, greater enzymatic stability, and more desirable pharmacokinetic profiles. Most of this work has focused on modifications of LNA's oxymethylene bridge. Here, we describe an alternative approach for modulation of the properties of LNA: i.e., through functionalization of LNA nucleobases. Twelve structurally diverse C5-functionalized LNA uridine (U) phosphoramidites were synthesized and incorporated into oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs), which were then characterized with respect to thermal denaturation, enzymatic stability, and fluorescence properties. ONs modified with monomers that are conjugated to small alkynes display significantly improved target affinity, binding specificity, and protection against 3'-exonucleases relative to regular LNA. In contrast, ONs modified with monomers that are conjugated to bulky hydrophobic alkynes display lower target affinity yet much greater 3'-exonuclease resistance. ONs modified with C5-fluorophore-functionalized LNA-U monomers enable fluorescent discrimination of targets with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In concert, these properties render C5-functionalized LNA as a promising class of building blocks for RNA-targeting applications and nucleic acid diagnostics.
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- Pawan Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Kaura M, Guenther DC, Hrdlicka PJ. Carbohydrate-functionalized locked nucleic acids: oligonucleotides with extraordinary binding affinity, target specificity, and enzymatic stability. Org Lett 2014; 16:3308-11. [PMID: 24890872 DOI: 10.1021/ol501306u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Three different C5-carbohydrate-functionalized LNA uridine phosphoramidites were synthesized and incorporated into oligodeoxyribonucleotides. C5-Carbohydrate-functionalized LNA display higher affinity toward complementary DNA/RNA targets (ΔTm/modification up to +11.0 °C), more efficient discrimination of mismatched targets, and superior resistance against 3'-exonucleases compared to conventional LNA. These properties render C5-carbohydrate-functionalized LNAs as promising modifications in antisense technology and other nucleic acid targeting applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho , Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Andersen NK, Anderson BA, Wengel J, Hrdlicka PJ. Synthesis and characterization of oligodeoxyribonucleotides modified with 2'-amino-α-L-LNA adenine monomers: high-affinity targeting of single-stranded DNA. J Org Chem 2013; 78:12690-702. [PMID: 24304240 DOI: 10.1021/jo4022937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The development of conformationally restricted nucleotide building blocks continues to attract considerable interest because of their successful use within antisense, antigene, and other gene-targeting strategies. Locked nucleic acid (LNA) and its diastereomer α-L-LNA are two interesting examples thereof. Oligonucleotides modified with these units display greatly increased affinity toward nucleic acid targets, improved binding specificity, and enhanced enzymatic stability relative to unmodified strands. Here we present the synthesis and biophysical characterization of oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs) modified with 2'-amino-α-L-LNA adenine monomers W-Z. The synthesis of the target phosphoramidites 1-4 is initiated from pentafuranose 5, which upon Vorbrüggen glycosylation, O2'-deacylation, O2'-activation and C2'-azide introduction yields nucleoside 8. A one-pot tandem Staudinger/intramolecular nucleophilic substitution converts 8 into 2'-amino-α-L-LNA adenine intermediate 9, which after a series of nontrivial protecting-group manipulations affords key intermediate 15. Subsequent chemoselective N2'-functionalization and O3'-phosphitylation give targets 1-4 in ~1-3% overall yield over 11 steps from 5. ONs modified with pyrene-functionalized 2'-amino-α-L-LNA adenine monomers X-Z display greatly increased affinity toward DNA targets (ΔTm/modification up to +14 °C). Results from absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy suggest that the duplex stabilization is a result of pyrene intercalation. These characteristics render N2'-pyrene-functionalized 2'-amino-α-L-LNAs of considerable interest for DNA-targeting applications.
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- Nicolai K Andersen
- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , 5230 Odense, Denmark
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Hanessian S, Schroeder BR, Merner BL, Chen B, Swayze EE, Seth PP. Synthesis of cis- and trans-α-l-[4.3.0]bicyclo-DNA monomers for antisense technology: methods for the diastereoselective formation of bicyclic nucleosides. J Org Chem 2013; 78:9051-63. [PMID: 23937280 DOI: 10.1021/jo401166q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Two α-L-ribo-configured bicyclic nucleic acid modifications, represented by analogues 12 and 13, which are epimeric at C3' and C5' have been synthesized using a carbohydrate-based approach to build the bicyclic core structure. An intramolecular L-proline-mediated aldol reaction was employed to generate the cis-configured ring junction of analogue 12 and represents a rare application of this venerable organocatalytic reaction to a carbohydrate system. In the case of analogue 13, where a trans-ring junction was desired, an intermolecular diastereoselective Grignard reaction followed by ring-closing metathesis was used. In order to set the desired stereochemistry at the C5' positions of both nucleoside targets, a study of diastereoselective Lewis acid mediated allylation reactions on a common bicyclic aldehyde precursor was carried out. Analogue 12 was incorporated in oligonucleotide sequences, and thermal denaturation experiments indicate that it is destabilizing when paired with complementary DNA and RNA. However, this construct shows a significant improvement in nuclease stability relative to a DNA oligonucleotide.
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- Stephen Hanessian
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal , Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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