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Jian J, Hammink R, Tinnemans P, Bickelhaupt FM, McKenzie CJ, Poater J, Mecinović J. Probing Noncovalent Interactions in [3,3]Metaparacyclophanes. J Org Chem 2022; 87:6087-6096. [PMID: 35471006 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Arene-arene interactions are fundamentally important in molecular recognition. To precisely probe arene-arene interactions in cyclophanes, we designed and synthesized (2,6-phenol)paracyclophanes and (2,6-aniline)paracyclophanes that possess two aromatic rings in close proximity. Fine-tuning the aromatic character of one aromatic ring by fluorine substituents enables investigations on the intramolecular interactions between the electron-rich phenol and aniline with tetra-H- and tetra-F-substituted benzene. pKa measurements revealed that the tetra-F-template increases the acidity of the phenol (ΔpKa = 0.55). X-ray crystallography and computational analyses demonstrated that all [3,3]metaparacyclophanes adopt cofacial parallel conformations, implying the presence of π-π stacking interactions. Advanced quantum chemical analyses furthermore revealed that both electrostatic interactions and orbital interactions provide the key contribution to the structure and stability of [3,3]metaparacyclophanes.
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- Jie Jian
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Immunotherapy, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 26, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Tumor Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein 26, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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Mechanism of biomolecular recognition of trimethyllysine by the fluorinated aromatic cage of KDM5A PHD3 finger. Commun Chem 2020; 3:69. [PMID: 36703460 PMCID: PMC9814790 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-0313-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The understanding of biomolecular recognition of posttranslationally modified histone proteins is centrally important to the histone code hypothesis. Despite extensive binding and structural studies on the readout of histones, the molecular language by which posttranslational modifications on histone proteins are read remains poorly understood. Here we report physical-organic chemistry studies on the recognition of the positively charged trimethyllysine by the electron-rich aromatic cage containing PHD3 finger of KDM5A. The aromatic character of two tryptophan residues that solely constitute the aromatic cage of KDM5A was fine-tuned by the incorporation of fluorine substituents. Our thermodynamic analyses reveal that the wild-type and fluorinated KDM5A PHD3 fingers associate equally well with trimethyllysine. This work demonstrates that the biomolecular recognition of trimethyllysine by fluorinated aromatic cages is associated with weaker cation-π interactions that are compensated by the energetically more favourable trimethyllysine-mediated release of high-energy water molecules that occupy the aromatic cage.
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Boknevitz K, Italia JS, Li B, Chatterjee A, Liu SY. Synthesis and characterization of an unnatural boron and nitrogen-containing tryptophan analogue and its incorporation into proteins. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4994-4998. [PMID: 31183048 PMCID: PMC6524624 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05167d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A boron and nitrogen containing unnatural analogue of tryptophan is synthesized and incorporated into proteins.
A boron and nitrogen containing unnatural analogue of tryptophan is synthesized through the functionalization of BN-indole. The spectroscopic properties of BN-tryptophan are reported with respect to the natural tryptophan, and the incorporation of BN-tryptophan into proteins expressed in E. coli using selective pressure incorporation is described. This work shows that a cellular system can recognize the unnatural, BN-containing tryptophan. More importantly, it presents the first example of an azaborine containing amino acid being incorporated into proteins.
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- Katherine Boknevitz
- Department of Chemistry , Boston College , Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Boston College , Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Boston College , Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Boston College , Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 , USA . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Boston College , Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 , USA . ;
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- Shinji Yamada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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Edelman R, Assaraf YG, Levitzky I, Shahar T, Livney YD. Hyaluronic acid-serum albumin conjugate-based nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy. Oncotarget 2017; 8:24337-24353. [PMID: 28212584 PMCID: PMC5421851 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Multiple carcinomas including breast, ovarian, colon, lung and stomach cancer, overexpress the hyaluronic acid (HA) receptor, CD44. Overexpression of CD44 contributes to key cancer processes including tumor invasion, metastasis, recurrence, and chemoresistance. Herein, we devised novel targeted nanoparticles (NPs) for delivery of anticancer chemotherapeutics, comprised of self-assembling Maillard reaction-based conjugates of HA and bovine serum albumin (BSA). HA served as the hydrophilic block, and as the ligand for actively targeting cancer cells overexpressing CD44. We demonstrate that Maillard reaction-based covalent conjugates of BSA-HA self-assemble into NPs, which efficiently entrap hydrophobic cytotoxic drugs including paclitaxel and imidazoacridinones. Furthermore, BSA-HA conjugates stabilized paclitaxel and prevented its aggregation and crystallization. The diameter of the NPs was < 15 nm, thus enabling CD44 receptor-mediated endocytosis. These NPs were selectively internalized by ovarian cancer cells overexpressing CD44, but not by cognate cells lacking this HA receptor. Moreover, free HA abolished the endocytosis of drug-loaded BSA-HA conjugates. Consistently, drug-loaded NPs were markedly more cytotoxic to cancer cells overexpressing CD44 than to cells lacking CD44, due to selective internalization, which could be competitively inhibited by excess free HA. Finally, a CD44-targeted antibody which blocks receptor activity, abolished internalization of drug-loaded NPs. In conclusion, a novel cytotoxic drug-loaded nanomedicine platform has been developed, which is based on natural biocompatible biopolymers, capabale of targeting cancer cells with functional surface expression of CD44.
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- Ravit Edelman
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
- Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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Liu Y, Miao K, Dunham NP, Liu H, Fares M, Boal AK, Li X, Zhang X. The Cation-π Interaction Enables a Halo-Tag Fluorogenic Probe for Fast No-Wash Live Cell Imaging and Gel-Free Protein Quantification. Biochemistry 2017; 56:1585-1595. [PMID: 28221782 PMCID: PMC5362743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The design of fluorogenic
probes for a Halo tag is highly desirable
but challenging. Previous work achieved this goal by controlling the
chemical switch of spirolactones upon the covalent conjugation between
the Halo tag and probes or by incorporating a “channel dye”
into the substrate binding tunnel of the Halo tag. In this work, we
have developed a novel class of Halo-tag fluorogenic probes that are
derived from solvatochromic fluorophores. The optimal probe, harboring
a benzothiadiazole scaffold, exhibits a 1000-fold fluorescence enhancement
upon reaction with the Halo tag. Structural, computational, and biochemical
studies reveal that the benzene ring of a tryptophan residue engages
in a cation−π interaction with the dimethylamino electron-donating
group of the benzothiadiazole fluorophore in its excited state. We
further demonstrate using noncanonical fluorinated tryptophan that
the cation−π interaction directly contributes to the
fluorogenicity of the benzothiadiazole fluorophore. Mechanistically,
this interaction could contribute to the fluorogenicity by promoting
the excited-state charge separation and inhibiting the twisting motion
of the dimethylamino group, both leading to an enhanced fluorogenicity.
Finally, we demonstrate the utility of the probe in no-wash direct
imaging of Halo-tagged proteins in live cells. In addition, the fluorogenic
nature of the probe enables a gel-free quantification of fusion proteins
expressed in mammalian cells, an application that was not possible
with previously nonfluorogenic Halo-tag probes. The unique mechanism
revealed by this work suggests that incorporation of an excited-state
cation−π interaction could be a feasible strategy for
enhancing the optical performance of fluorophores and fluorogenic
sensors.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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Yamada S, Yamamoto N, Takamori E. Synthesis of Molecular Seesaw Balances and the Evaluation of Pyridinium−π Interactions. J Org Chem 2016; 81:11819-11830. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shinji Yamada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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Novák M, Foroutan-Nejad C, Marek R. Modulating Electron Sharing in Ion-π-Receptors via Substitution and External Electric Field: A Route toward Bond Strengthening. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 12:3788-95. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Martin Novák
- CEITEC −
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC −
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC −
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Abstract
On the basis of many literature measurements, a critical overview is given on essential noncovalent interactions in synthetic supramolecular complexes, accompanied by analyses with selected proteins. The methods, which can be applied to derive binding increments for single noncovalent interactions, start with the evaluation of consistency and additivity with a sufficiently large number of different host-guest complexes by applying linear free energy relations. Other strategies involve the use of double mutant cycles, of molecular balances, of dynamic combinatorial libraries, and of crystal structures. Promises and limitations of these strategies are discussed. Most of the analyses stem from solution studies, but a few also from gas phase. The empirically derived interactions are then presented on the basis of selected complexes with respect to ion pairing, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic contributions, halogen bonding, π-π-stacking, dispersive forces, cation-π and anion-π interactions, and contributions from the hydrophobic effect. Cooperativity in host-guest complexes as well as in self-assembly, and entropy factors are briefly highlighted. Tables with typical values for single noncovalent free energies and polarity parameters are in the Supporting Information.
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- Frank Biedermann
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- FR Organische Chemie der Universität des Saarlandes , D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Chrostowska A, Xu S, Mazière A, Boknevitz K, Li B, Abbey ER, Dargelos A, Graciaa A, Liu SY. UV-photoelectron spectroscopy of BN indoles: experimental and computational electronic structure analysis. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:11813-20. [PMID: 25089659 PMCID: PMC4140474 DOI: 10.1021/ja5063899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We
present a comprehensive electronic structure analysis of two
BN isosteres of indole using a combined UV-photoelectron spectroscopy
(UV-PES)/computational chemistry approach. Gas-phase He I photoelectron
spectra of external BN indole I and fused BN indole II have been recorded, assessed by density functional theory
calculations, and compared with natural indole. The first ionization
energies of these indoles are natural indole (7.9 eV), external BN
indole I (7.9 eV), and fused BN indole II (8.05 eV). The computationally determined molecular dipole moments
are in the order: natural indole (2.177 D) > fused BN indole II (1.512 D) > external BN indole I (0.543
D).
The λmax in the UV–vis absorption spectra
are in the order: fused BN indole II (292 nm) > external
BN indole I (282 nm) > natural indole (270 nm). The
observed
relative electrophilic aromatic substitution reactivity of the investigated
indoles with dimethyliminium chloride as the electrophile is as follows:
fused BN indole II > natural indole > external
BN indole I, and this trend correlates with the π-orbital
coefficient
at the 3-position. Nucleus-independent chemical shifts calculations
show that the introduction of boron into an aromatic 6π-electron
system leads to a reduction in aromaticity, presumably due to a stronger
bond localization. Trends and conclusions from BN isosteres of simple
monocyclic aromatic systems such as benzene and toluene are not necessarily
translated to the bicyclic indole core. Thus, electronic structure
consequences resulting from BN/CC isosterism will need to be evaluated
individually from system to system.
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- Anna Chrostowska
- Department of Chemistry, Boston College , Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Strachan JP, Kombo DC, Mazurov A, Heemstra R, Bhatti BS, Akireddy R, Murthy S, Miao L, Jett JE, Speake J, Bencherif M. Identification and pharmacological characterization of 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-3-carboxamides as novel ligands for the α4β2 and α6/α3β2β3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Eur J Med Chem 2014; 86:60-74. [PMID: 25147147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We have synthesized a novel series of compounds, 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-3-carboxamides, targeting both the α4β2 and α6/α3β2β3 nAChRs. Members of the obtained chemical library are partial or full agonists at both the high sensitivity (α4)2(β2)3 and α6/α3β2β3 nAChRs. 3-(Cyclopropylcarbonyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane (TC-8831 or compound 7 herein) demonstrated a safe in vitro pharmacological profile and the potential for reducing or preventing L-dopa-induced dyskinesias (LID) in several in vivo animal models [1-4]. In vivo metabolism studies in rat and in vitro metabolism studies in liver microsomes from human, rat, dog and monkey showed TC-8831 to be relatively stable. In vivo pharmacokinetic analysis in the rat confirmed brain penetration, with an average brain:plasma ratio of approximately 0.3 across time points from 0.5 to 4 h. Docking into homology models predicted alternative binding modes for TC-8831 and highlighted the importance of the cationic center, hydrogen-bond acceptor, and hydrophobic aliphatic features in promoting binding affinity to both nAChRs. Pharmacophore elucidation confirmed the importance of these key interactions. QSAR modeling suggested that binding affinity is primarily driven by ligand shape, relative positive charge distribution onto the molecular surface, and molecular flexibility. Of the two subtypes, ligand binding to α6β2β3 appears to be more sensitive to bulkiness and flexibility.
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- Jon-Paul Strachan
- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA.
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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- Targacept, Inc., 100 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA
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Marotta C, Rreza I, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Selective ligand behaviors provide new insights into agonist activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:1153-9. [PMID: 24564429 PMCID: PMC4033646 DOI: 10.1021/cb400937d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are a diverse set of ion channels that are essential to everyday brain function. Contemporary research studies selective activation of individual subtypes of receptors, with the hope of increasing our understanding of behavioral responses and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we aim to expand current binding models to help explain the specificity seen among three activators of α4β2 receptors: sazetidine-A, cytisine, and NS9283. Through mutational analysis, we can interchange the activation profiles of the stoichiometry-selective compounds sazetidine-A and cytisine. In addition, mutations render NS9283--currently identified as a positive allosteric modulator--into an agonist. These results lead to two conclusions: (1) occupation at each primary face of an α subunit is needed to activate the channel and (2) the complementary face of the adjacent subunit dictates the binding ability of the agonist.
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Use of anion-aromatic interactions to position the general base in the ketosteroid isomerase active site. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:11308-13. [PMID: 23798413 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206710110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although the cation-pi pair, formed between a side chain or substrate cation and the negative electrostatic potential of a pi system on the face of an aromatic ring, has been widely discussed and has been shown to be important in protein structure and protein-ligand interactions, there has been little discussion of the potential structural and functional importance in proteins of the related anion-aromatic pair (i.e., interaction of a negatively charged group with the positive electrostatic potential on the ring edge of an aromatic group). We posited, based on prior structural information, that anion-aromatic interactions between the anionic Asp general base and Phe54 and Phe116 might be used instead of a hydrogen-bond network to position the general base in the active site of ketosteroid isomerase from Comamonas testosteroni as there are no neighboring hydrogen-bonding groups. We have tested the role of the Phe residues using site-directed mutagenesis, double-mutant cycles, and high-resolution X-ray crystallography. These results indicate a catalytic role of these Phe residues. Extensive analysis of the Protein Data Bank provides strong support for a catalytic role of these and other Phe residues in providing anion-aromatic interactions that position anionic general bases within enzyme active sites. Our results further reveal a potential selective advantage of Phe in certain situations, relative to more traditional hydrogen-bonding groups, because it can simultaneously aid in the binding of hydrophobic substrates and positioning of a neighboring general base.
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Pace CJ, Gao J. Exploring and exploiting polar-π interactions with fluorinated aromatic amino acids. Acc Chem Res 2013; 46:907-15. [PMID: 23095018 DOI: 10.1021/ar300086n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Fluorination has become an increasingly attractive strategy in protein engineering for both basic research and biomedical applications. Thus researchers would like to understand the consequences of fluorination to the structure, stability, and function of target proteins. Although a substantial amount of work has focused on understanding the properties of fluorinated aliphatic amino acids, much less is known about fluorinated aromatic residues. In addition, polar-π interactions, often referred to as aromatic interactions, may play a significant role in protein folding and protein-protein interactions. Fluorination of aromatic residues presents an ideal strategy for probing polar-π interactions in proteins. This Account summarizes the recent studies of the incorporation of fluorinated aromatic amino acids into proteins. Herein we discuss the effects of fluorinating aromatic residues and rationalize them in the context of polar-π interactions. The results strongly support the proposal that polar-π interactions are energetically significant to protein folding and function. For example, an edge-face interaction of a pair of phenylalanines contributes as much as -1 kcal/mol to protein stability, while cation-π interactions can be much stronger. Furthermore, this new knowledge provides guidelines for protein engineering with fluorination. Importantly, incorporating perfluorinated aromatic residues into proteins enables novel mechanisms of molecular recognition that do not exist in native proteins, such as arene-perfluoroarene stacking. Such novel mechanisms can be used for programming protein folding specificity and engineering peptide-based materials.
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- Christopher J. Pace
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Merski M, Shoichet BK. The impact of introducing a histidine into an apolar cavity site on docking and ligand recognition. J Med Chem 2013; 56:2874-84. [PMID: 23473072 PMCID: PMC3624796 DOI: 10.1021/jm301823g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Simplified
model binding sites allow one to isolate entangled terms
in molecular energy functions. Here, we investigate the effects on
ligand recognition of the introduction of a histidine into a hydrophobic
cavity in lysozyme. We docked 656040 molecules and tested 26 highly
and nine poorly ranked. Twenty-one highly ranked molecules bound and
five were false positives, while three poorly ranked molecules were
false negatives. In the 16 X-ray complexes now known, the docking
predictions overlaid well with the crystallographic results. Although
ligand enrichment was high, the false negatives, the false positives,
and the inability to rank order illuminated weaknesses in our scoring,
particularly overweighed apolar and underweighted polar terms. Adjusting
these led to new problems, reflecting the entangled nature of docking
scoring functions. Changes in ligand affinity relative to other lysozyme
cavities speak to the subtleties of molecular recognition even in
these simple sites and to their relevance for testing different models
of recognition.
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- Matthew Merski
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, 1700 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California 94158-2550, United States
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Rodríguez I, Calaza MI, Cativiela C. Synthesis of Racemic δ,δ-Dimethylproline Derivatives. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hassan A, Dinadayalane TC, Grabowski SJ, Leszczynski J. Structural, energetic, spectroscopic and QTAIM analyses of cation–π interactions involving mono- and bi-cyclic ring fused benzene systems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:20839-56. [PMID: 24196371 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53927j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Ayorinde Hassan
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, P.O. Box 17910, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
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Abstract
Ion channels, as membrane proteins, are the sensors of the cell. They act as the first line of communication with the world beyond the plasma membrane and transduce changes in the external and internal environments into unique electrical signals to shape the responses of excitable cells. Because of their importance in cellular communication, ion channels have been intensively studied at the structural and functional levels. Here, we summarize the diverse approaches, including molecular and cellular, chemical, optical, biophysical, and computational, used to probe the structural and functional rearrangements that occur during channel activation (or sensitization), inactivation (or desensitization), and various forms of modulation. The emerging insights into the structure and function of ion channels by multidisciplinary approaches allow the development of new pharmacotherapies as well as new tools useful in controlling cellular activity.
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- Wei-Guang Li
- Neuroscience Division, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Duffy NH, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Ondansetron and granisetron binding orientation in the 5-HT(3) receptor determined by unnatural amino acid mutagenesis. ACS Chem Biol 2012; 7:1738-45. [PMID: 22873819 DOI: 10.1021/cb300246j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The serotonin type 3 receptor (5-HT(3)R) is a ligand-gated ion channel found in the central and peripheral nervous systems. The 5-HT(3)R is a therapeutic target, and the clinically available drugs ondansetron and granisetron inhibit receptor activity. Their inhibitory action is through competitive binding to the native ligand binding site, although the binding orientation of the drugs at the receptor has been a matter of debate. Here we heterologously express mouse 5-HT(3)A receptors in Xenopus oocytes and use unnatural amino acid mutagenesis to establish a cation-π interaction for both ondansetron and granisetron to tryptophan 183 in the ligand binding pocket. This cation-π interaction establishes a binding orientation for both ondansetron and granisetron within the binding pocket.
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- Noah H. Duffy
- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Tavares XDS, Blum AP, Nakamura DT, Puskar NL, Shanata JAP, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Variations in binding among several agonists at two stoichiometries of the neuronal, α4β2 nicotinic receptor. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:11474-80. [PMID: 22716019 DOI: 10.1021/ja3011379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Drug-receptor binding interactions of four agonists, ACh, nicotine, and the smoking cessation compounds varenicline (Chantix) and cytisine (Tabex), have been evaluated at both the 2:3 and 3:2 stoichiometries of the α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Previous studies have established that unnatural amino acid mutagenesis can probe three key binding interactions at the nAChR: a cation-π interaction, and two hydrogen-bonding interactions to the protein backbone of the receptor. We find that all drugs make a cation-π interaction to TrpB of the receptor. All drugs except ACh, which lacks an N(+)H group, make a hydrogen bond to a backbone carbonyl, and ACh and nicotine behave similarly in acting as a hydrogen-bond acceptor. However, varenicline is not a hydrogen-bond acceptor to the backbone NH that interacts strongly with the other three compounds considered. In addition, we see interesting variations in hydrogen bonding interactions with cytisine that provide a rationalization for the stoichiometry selectivity seen with this compound.
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- Ximena Da Silva Tavares
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Lewis M, Bagwill C, Hardebeck LKE, Wireduaah S. The use of hammett constants to understand the non-covalent binding of aromatics. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2012; 1:e201204004. [PMID: 24688634 PMCID: PMC3962106 DOI: 10.5936/csbj.201204004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Non-covalent interactions of aromatics are important in a wide range of chemical and biological applications. The past two decades have seen numerous reports of arene-arene binding being understood in terms Hammett substituent constants, and similar analyses have recently been extended to cation-arene and anion-arene binding. It is not immediately clear why electrostatic Hammett parameters should work so well in predicting the binding for all three interactions, given that different intermolecular forces dominate each interaction. This review explores such anomalies, and summarizes how Hammett substituent constants have been employed to understand the non-covalent binding in arene-arene, cation-arene and anion-arene interactions.
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- Michael Lewis
- Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63130
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- Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63130
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- Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63130
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- Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63130
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Dinadayalane TC, Hassan A, Leszczynski J. A theoretical study of cation--π interactions: Li+, Na+, K+, Be2+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ complexation with mono- and bicyclic ring-fused benzene derivatives. Theor Chem Acc 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-012-1131-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shanata JAP, Frazier SJ, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Using mutant cycle analysis to elucidate long-range functional coupling in allosteric receptors. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 796:97-113. [PMID: 22052487 PMCID: PMC4006985 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-334-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Functional coupling of residues that are far apart in space is the quintessential property of allosteric receptors. Data from functional studies of allosteric receptors, such as whole-cell dose-response relations, can be used to determine if mutation to a receptor significantly impacts agonist potency. However, the classification of perturbations as primarily impacting binding or allosteric function is more challenging, often requiring detailed kinetic studies. This protocol describes a simple strategy, derived from mutant cycle analysis, for elucidating long-range functional coupling in allosteric receptors (ELFCAR). Introduction of a gain-of-function reporter mutation, followed by a mutant cycle analysis of the readily measured macroscopic EC(50) values can provide insight into the role of many physically distant targets. This new method should find broad application in determining the functional roles of residues in allosteric receptors.
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- Jai A. P. Shanata
- Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
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Kombo DC, Mazurov AA, Chewning J, Hammond PS, Tallapragada K, Hauser TA, Speake J, Yohannes D, Caldwell WS. Discovery of novel α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligands via pharmacophoric and docking studies of benzylidene anabaseine analogs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:1179-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.11.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kombo DC, Mazurov A, Tallapragada K, Hammond PS, Chewning J, Hauser TA, Vasquez-Valdivieso M, Yohannes D, Talley TT, Taylor P, Caldwell WS. Docking studies of benzylidene anabaseine interactions with α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and acetylcholine binding proteins (AChBPs): application to the design of related α7 selective ligands. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:5625-35. [PMID: 21986237 PMCID: PMC4791960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AChBPs isolated from Lymnaea stagnalis (Ls), Aplysia californica (Ac) and Bulinus truncatus (Bt) have been extensively used as structural prototypes to understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie ligand-interactions with nAChRs [1]. Here, we describe docking studies on interactions of benzylidene anabaseine analogs with AChBPs and α7 nAChR. Results reveal that docking of these compounds using Glide software accurately reproduces experimentally-observed binding modes of DMXBA and of its active metabolite, in the binding pocket of Ac. In addition to the well-known nicotinic pharmacophore (positive charge, hydrogen-bond acceptor, and hydrophobic aromatic groups), a hydrogen-bond donor feature contributes to binding of these compounds to Ac, Bt, and the α7 nAChR. This is consistent with benzylidene anabaseine analogs with OH and NH(2) functional groups showing the highest binding affinity of these congeners, and the position of the ligand shown in previous X-ray crystallographic studies of ligand-Ac complexes. In the predicted ligand-Ls complex, by contrast, the ligand OH group acts as hydrogen-bond acceptor. We have applied our structural findings to optimizing the design of novel spirodiazepine and spiroimidazoline quinuclidine series. Binding and functional studies revealed that these hydrogen-bond donor containing compounds exhibit improved affinity and selectivity for the α7 nAChR subtype and demonstrate partial agonism. The gain in affinity is also due to conformational restriction, tighter hydrophobic enclosures, and stronger cation-π interactions. The use of AChBPs structure as a surrogate to predict binding affinity to α7 nAChR has also been investigated. On the whole, we found that molecular docking into Ls binding site generally scores better than when a α7 homology model, Bt or Ac crystal structure is used.
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- David C Kombo
- Targacept Inc, Molecular Design, 200 East First Street, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4165, USA.
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Raju RK, Bloom JWG, An Y, Wheeler SE. Substituent effects on non-covalent interactions with aromatic rings: insights from computational chemistry. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:3116-30. [PMID: 21928437 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Non-covalent interactions with aromatic rings pervade modern chemical research. The strength and orientation of these interactions can be tuned and controlled through substituent effects. Computational studies of model complexes have provided a detailed understanding of the origin and nature of these substituent effects, and pinpointed flaws in entrenched models of these interactions in the literature. Here, we provide a brief review of efforts over the last decade to unravel the origin of substituent effects in π-stacking, XH/π, and ion/π interactions through detailed computational studies. We highlight recent progress that has been made, while also uncovering areas where future studies are warranted.
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- Rajesh K Raju
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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Abbey ER, Zakharov LN, Liu SY. Boron in disguise: the parent "fused" BN indole. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:11508-11. [PMID: 21751771 DOI: 10.1021/ja205779b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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"Fused" BN indoles are an emerging class of boron-containing indole mimics, featuring geometric structure and electophilic aromatic substitution reactivity similar to those of indoles but exhibiting distinct electronic structure, leading to unique optoelectronic properties. Herein we report the synthesis of the parent N-H BN indole and provide a head-to-head comparison of the structural features, pK(a) values, and optoelectronic properties of this hybrid organic/inorganic indole with the classic natural indole.
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- Eric R Abbey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1253, USA
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Vachon J, Harthong S, Jeanneau E, Aronica C, Vanthuyne N, Roussel C, Dutasta JP. Inherently chiral phosphonatocavitands as artificial chemo- and enantio-selective receptors of natural ammoniums. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:5086-91. [PMID: 21614383 DOI: 10.1039/c1ob05194f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inherently chiral phosphonatocavitands with various bridging moieties at their wide rim were synthesized. Optical resolution by chiral HPLC was performed with cavitand 8 to afford enantiopure compounds (+)-8 and (-)-8. The molecular structures of hosts 8 and 12 were determined by X-ray diffraction. The host properties were investigated by (1)H and (31)P NMR spectroscopy. The phosphonatocavitands form inclusion complexes with chiral ammonium neurotransmitters, some presenting enantioselectivity towards the right or left-handed host enantiomers.
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- Jérôme Vachon
- Laboratoire de Chimie, CNRS, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 Allée d'Italie, F-69364 Lyon, France
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Chin JW. Reprogramming the genetic code. EMBO J 2011; 30:2312-24. [PMID: 21602790 PMCID: PMC3116288 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Jason W Chin
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
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- Edda Gössinger
- Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Wien, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Wheeler SE, Houk KN. Substituent effects in cation/pi interactions and electrostatic potentials above the centers of substituted benzenes are due primarily to through-space effects of the substituents. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 131:3126-7. [PMID: 19219986 DOI: 10.1021/ja809097r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Substituent effects in cation/pi interactions have been examined using the M05-2X DFT functional and CCSD(T) paired with triple-zeta-quality basis sets. In contrast to popular, intuitive models, trends in substituent effects are explained primarily in terms of direct through-space interactions with the substituents. While there is some scatter in the data, which is attributed to pi polarization, the trend in substituent effects in cation/pi interactions is captured by an additive model in which the substituent is isolated from the aryl ring. Similarly, changes in the electrostatic potential at a point above the center of a substituted benzene arise largely from through-space effects of the substituents; pi polarization is not the dominant underlying cause.
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- Steven E Wheeler
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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Gung BW, Emenike BU, Alverez CN, Rakovan J, Kirschbaum K, Jain N. Relative substituent position on the strength of pi-pi stacking interactions. Tetrahedron Lett 2010; 51:1648-1650. [PMID: 20209117 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It was observed that the relative position of the arene substituents have a profound influence on the strength of pi-pi stacking in the 9-benzyl substituted triptycene system. A new series of model compounds (3a-i) capable of revealing quantitatively pi-pi stacking interactions was studied. This series of compounds (3a-i) has an ortho substituted methyl group in one of the two interacting arenes and the syn/anti ratios were determined and compared to a series previously studied compounds (4a-i) that have a para methyl group on the corresponding arene. A greater than 50% increase in the strength of pi-pi stacking interactions was observed with the methyl group in the ortho position comparing to that in the para position. No difference in pi-pi stacking interactions was observed when the other aromatic ring was a pentafluorobenzoate group.
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- Benjamin W Gung
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056
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Bayley H, Cheley S, Harrington L, Syeda R. Wrestling with native chemical ligation. ACS Chem Biol 2009; 4:983-5. [PMID: 20017575 DOI: 10.1021/cb900304p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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An improved method for the semisynthesis of a potassium channel involving native chemical ligation allows the introduction of short sequences containing non-canonical amino acids at any position within the polypeptide chain. The work enhances the technology available for a range of fundamental investigations of membrane proteins and for applications of membrane channels and pores in biotechnology.
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- Hagan Bayley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Fürstenberg A, Kel O, Gradinaru J, Ward TR, Emery D, Bollot G, Mareda J, Vauthey E. Site-dependent excited-state dynamics of a fluorescent probe bound to avidin and streptavidin. Chemphyschem 2009; 10:1517-32. [PMID: 19565577 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The excited-state dynamics of biotin-spacer-Lucifer-Yellow (LY) constructs bound to avidin (Avi) and streptavidin (Sav) was investigated using femtosecond spectroscopy. Two different locations in the proteins, identified by molecular dynamics simulations of Sav, namely the entrance of the binding pocket and the protein surface, were probed by varying the length of the spacer. A reduction of the excited-state lifetime, stronger in Sav than in Avi, was observed with the long spacer construct. Transient absorption measurements show that this effect originates from an electron transfer quenching of LY, most probably by a nearby tryptophan residue. The local environment of the LY chromophore could be probed by measuring the time-dependent polarisation anisotropy and Stokes shift of the fluorescence. Substantial differences in both dynamics were observed. The fluorescence anisotropy decays analysed by using the wobbling-in-a-cone model reveal a much more constrained environment of the chromophore with the short spacer. Moreover, the dynamic Stokes shift is multiphasic in all cases, with a approximately 1 ps component that can be ascribed to diffusive motion of bulk-like water molecules, and with slower components with time constants varying not only with the spacer, but with the protein as well. These slow components, which depend strongly on the local environment of the probe, are ascribed to the motion of the hydration layer coupled to the conformational dynamics of the protein.
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- Alexandre Fürstenberg
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30, quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, 4, Switzerland
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Probing the role of the cation-pi interaction in the binding sites of GPCRs using unnatural amino acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:11919-24. [PMID: 19581583 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903260106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We describe a general application of the nonsense suppression methodology for unnatural amino acid incorporation to probe drug-receptor interactions in functional G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), evaluating the binding sites of both the M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor and the D2 dopamine receptor. Receptors were expressed in Xenopus oocytes, and activation of a G protein-coupled, inward-rectifying K(+) channel (GIRK) provided, after optimization of conditions, a quantitative readout of receptor function. A number of aromatic amino acids thought to be near the agonist-binding site were evaluated. Incorporation of a series of fluorinated tryptophan derivatives at W6.48 of the D2 receptor establishes a cation-pi interaction between the agonist dopamine and W6.48, suggesting a reorientation of W6.48 on agonist binding, consistent with proposed "rotamer switch" models. Interestingly, no comparable cation-pi interaction was found at the aligning residue in the M2 receptor.
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Xiu X, Puskar NL, Shanata JAP, Lester HA, Dougherty DA. Nicotine binding to brain receptors requires a strong cation-pi interaction. Nature 2009; 458:534-7. [PMID: 19252481 PMCID: PMC2755585 DOI: 10.1038/nature07768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nicotine addiction begins with high-affinity binding of nicotine to acetylcholine (ACh) receptors in the brain. The end result is over 4,000,000 smoking-related deaths annually worldwide and the largest source of preventable mortality in developed countries. Stress reduction, pleasure, improved cognition, and other CNS effects are strongly associated with smoking. But, if nicotine activated ACh receptors found in muscle as potently as it does brain receptors, smoking would cause intolerable and perhaps fatal muscle contractions. Despite extensive pharmacological, functional, and structural studies of ACh receptors, the basis for the differential action of nicotine on brain vs. muscle ACh receptors has not been determined. Here we show that at the α4β2 brain receptors thought to underlie nicotine addiction, the high affinity of nicotine is the result of a strong cation-п interaction to a specific aromatic amino acid of the receptor, TrpB. In contrast, the low affinity of nicotine at the muscle-type receptor is largely due to the fact that this key interaction is absent, even though the immediate binding site residues, including the key TrpB, are identical in the brain and muscle receptors. At the same time a hydrogen bond from nicotine to the backbone carbonyl of TrpB is enhanced in the neuronal receptor relative to the muscle-type. A point mutation near TrpB that differentiates α4β2 and muscle-type receptors appears to influence the shape of the binding site, allowing nicotine to interact more strongly with TrpB in the neuronal receptor. ACh receptors are established therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, smoking cessation, pain, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, autism, and depression1. Along with solving a chemical mystery in nicotine addiction, our results provide guidance for efforts to develop drugs that target specific types of nicotinic receptors.
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- Xinan Xiu
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Hayashi N, Higuchi H, Ninomiya K. X/π Interactions in Aromatic Heterocycles: Basic Principles and Recent Advances. TOPICS IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/7081_2008_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Tantama M, Licht S. Use of calculated cation-pi binding energies to predict relative strengths of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists. ACS Chem Biol 2008; 3:693-702. [PMID: 19032090 DOI: 10.1021/cb800189y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Agonists and antagonists of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) are used to treat nicotine addiction, neuromuscular disorders, and neurological diseases. In designing small molecule therapeutics with the nAChR as a target, it is useful to identify chemical parameters that correlate with ability to activate the receptor. Previous studies have shown that cation-pi interactions at the transmitter binding sites of the nAChR are important for receptor activation by strong agonists such as acetylcholine. We hypothesized that a calculated estimate of cation-pi binding ability could be used to predict the efficiency for channel opening (i.e., the gating efficiency) associated with activation of the acetylcholine receptor by a series of structurally related organic cations. We demonstrate that the calculated cation-pi energy is strongly correlated with gating efficiency but only weakly correlated with closed-state binding affinity. Our results suggest that cation-pi interactions contribute significantly to the open-state affinity of these cations and that the calculated cation-pi energy will be a useful parameter for designing nAChR agonists and antagonists.
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- Mathew Tantama
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 16, Room 573B, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 16, Room 573B, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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