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Dutta S, Rühle J, Schikora M, Deussner-Helfmann N, Heilemann M, Zatsepin T, Duchstein P, Zahn D, Knör G, Mokhir A. Red light-triggered photoreduction on a nucleic acid template. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10026-10029. [PMID: 32728684 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03086d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Conjugate Sn(iv)(pyropheophorbide a)dichloride-(peptide nucleic acid) catalyzes reduction of azobenzene derivatives in the presence of complementary nucleic acid (NA) upon irridiation with red light (660 nm). This is the first red light-induced NA-templated photoreduction. It is highly sensitive to single mismatches in the NA-template and can detect down to 5 nM NAs.
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- Subrata Dutta
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry II, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Mei L, Veleta JM, Gianetti TL. Helical Carbenium Ion: A Versatile Organic Photoredox Catalyst for Red-Light-Mediated Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12056-12061. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Liangyong Mei
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Zozulia O, Bachmann T, Mokhir A. Red Light Triggered Fluorogenic Reaction with Picomolar Sensitivity Toward Nucleic Acids. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:2023-2031. [PMID: 31195795 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We have previously reported on a red light triggered, singlet oxygen-mediated fluorogenic reaction that is templated in a highly sequence specific fashion by nucleic acids (S. Dutta, A. Fulop, A. Mokhir, Bioconjgate Chem. 2013, 24 (9), 1533-1542). Up to the present date, it has remained a single templated reaction responsive to nontoxic >650 nm light. However, it is operative only in the presence of relatively high (>2 nM) concentrations of templates that dramatically limit its applicability in nucleic acid detection. In the current work, we established that an inefficient intermolecular electron transfer involved in reduction of the 1,4-endoperoxide intermediate, formed in the rate-limiting reaction step, is responsible for inhibition of the reaction at low reagent concentrations. We suggested the solution of the problem which includes a combination of a cleavable (9-alkoxyanthracene) moiety with a two-electron donating fragment in one molecule. This approach enables the efficient intramolecular electron transfer to the endoperoxide intermediate in the critical reaction step. Due to the intramolecular character of the latter process, it is practically independent of concentration of the reagents. The reaction based on the improved cleavable moiety was found to be >200-fold more sensitive than the previously reported one. It is fast, sequence specific, and compatible with live cells. Accounting for short reactions times (<30 min), nontoxic trigger (red light), excellent sensitivity, and sequence specificity, this is presently the best reported photochemical templated reaction compatible with live cells.
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- Oleksii Zozulia
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) , Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry Chair II , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) , Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry Chair II , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) , Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry Chair II , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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De Laet N, Llamas EM, Madder A. Templated DNA Cross-Linking: Towards a Non-Invasive Singlet-Oxygen-Based Triggering Method. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201700175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nathalie De Laet
- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group Krijgslaan 281, S4; B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group Krijgslaan 281, S4; B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group Krijgslaan 281, S4; B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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Matsuzaki K, Hiromura T, Tokunaga E, Shibata N. Trifluoroethoxy-Coated Subphthalocyanine affects Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes and Alkynes even under Low-Energy Red-Light Irradiation. ChemistryOpen 2017; 6:226-230. [PMID: 28413756 PMCID: PMC5390801 DOI: 10.1002/open.201600172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Photoredox chemical reactions induced by visible light have undergone a renaissance in recent years. Polypyridyl dyes such as Ir(ppy)3 and Ru(bpy)3 are key catalysts in this event, and blue- or white-light irradiation is required for the chemical transformations. However, it remains a challenge to achieve reactions under the lower energy of red light. We disclose, herein, that trifluoroethoxy-coated subphthalocyanine realizes the red-light-driven trifluoromethylation of alkenes and alkynes with trifluoromethyl iodide in good-to-high yields. Perfluoroalkylations were also achieved under red light. The reaction mechanism is discussed with the support of UV/Vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry of trifluoroethoxy-coated subphthalocyanine. Light irradiation/dark study also supports the proposed mechanism.
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- Kohei Matsuzaki
- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences & Department of Life and Applied ChemistryNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-kuNagoya466–8555Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences & Department of Life and Applied ChemistryNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-kuNagoya466–8555Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences & Department of Life and Applied ChemistryNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-kuNagoya466–8555Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences & Department of Life and Applied ChemistryNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-kuNagoya466–8555Japan
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DNA-Dye-Conjugates: Conformations and Spectra of Fluorescence Probes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0160229. [PMID: 27467071 PMCID: PMC4965132 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Extensive molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to investigate DNA-dye and DNA-photosensitizer conjugates, which act as reactants in templated reactions leading to the generation of fluorescent products in the presence of specific desoxyribonucleic acid sequences (targets). Such reactions are potentially suitable for detecting target nucleic acids in live cells by fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry. The simulations show how the attached dyes/photosensitizers influence DNA structure and reveal the relative orientations of the chromophores with respect to each other. Our results will help to optimize the reactants for the templated reactions, especially length and structure of the spacers used to link reporter dyes or photosensitizers to the oligonucleotides responsible for target recognition. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the structural ensembles obtained from the simulations can be used to calculate steady-state UV-vis absorption and emission spectra. We also show how important quantities describing the quenching of the reporter dye via fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) can be calculated from the simulation data, and we compare these for different relative chromophore geometries.
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Schikora M, Dutta S, Mokhir A. Nucleic acid-specific photoactivation of oligodeoxyribonucleotides labeled with deuterated dihydro-N,N,N',N'-tetramethylrhodamine using green light. Histochem Cell Biol 2014; 142:103-11. [PMID: 24496596 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-014-1187-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We developed a simple protocol for high-yielding synthesis of conjugates of a deuterated dihydro-N,N,N',N'-tetramethylrhodamine (F*) with oligodeoxyribonucleotides and a 2'-OMe RNA (a representative nuclease-resistant, chemically modified oligonucleotide) using easily accessible starting materials including NaBD4 and conjugates of oligonucleotides with N,N,N',N'-tetramethylrhodamine (F). These compounds were found to be stable in air and insensitive to light at 525, 635 and 650 nm, whereas slow activation occurs upon their exposure to 470 nm light. However, at the conditions of the templated reaction, in the presence of a target nucleic acid and a photocatalyst based on the eosin structure, the F* is oxidized forming fluorescent F. This reaction is >30-fold faster than the background reaction in the absence of the template. Moreover, the presence of a single mismatch in the target nucleic acid slows down the templated reaction by eightfold. These activatable dyes can potentially find applications as nucleic acid-specific probes for super-resolution imaging in live cells.
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- Margot Schikora
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry II, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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Dutta S, Fülöp A, Mokhir A. Fluorogenic, Catalytic, Photochemical Reaction for Amplified Detection of Nucleic Acids. Bioconjug Chem 2013; 24:1533-42. [DOI: 10.1021/bc400152n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Subrata Dutta
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Gorska K, Winssinger N. Reactions templated by nucleic acids: more ways to translate oligonucleotide-based instructions into emerging function. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:6820-43. [PMID: 23794204 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The programmability of oligonucleotide recognition offers an attractive platform to direct the assembly of reactive partners that can engage in chemical reactions. Recently, significant progress has been made in both the breadth of chemical transformations and in the functional output of the reaction. Herein we summarize these recent progresses and illustrate their applications to translate oligonucleotide instructions into functional materials and novel architectures (conductive polymers, nanopatterns, novel oligonucleotide junctions); into fluorescent or bioactive molecule using cellular RNA; to interrogate secondary structures or oligonucelic acids; or a synthetic oligomer.
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- Katarzyna Gorska
- Institut de Science et Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS-UMR 7006), Universite de Strasbourg-CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Gorska K, Winssinger N. Reaktionen an Nucleinsäuretemplaten: mehr Methoden zur Übersetzung Oligonucleotid-basierter Informationen in neue Funktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201208460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Haug R, Richert C. A porphycene-DNA hybrid and its DNA-templated interactions with a porphyrin. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612500575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A porphycene with a hydroxyethyl side chain was coupled to the 3′-terminus of an oligodeoxynucleotide via solid-phase synthesis. The resulting porphycene-DNA hybrid binds to a complementary region of a DNA target strand with greater affinity than the unmodified control oligonucleotide, resulting in an increase of the UV-melting point of 12.7 °C. Duplex formation is accompanied by an increase in porphycene fluorescence at 640 nm by 18%. When a tetrakis(p-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin appended to the 5′-terminus of another DNA-strand is brought into close proximity of the porphycene by hybridizing it to the downstream-region of the template strand, 94% of the porphycene fluorescence is quenched. By quenching each others fluorescence to different degrees, porphycene and porphyrin, together, report on local DNA structure in a fashion reminiscent of that of molecular beacons. The introduction of porphycenes and the porphycene-porphyrin "two hybrid system'' to DNA-based structuring may open up new avenues to designed functional materials.
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- Rüdiger Haug
- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Op de Beeck M, Madder A. Sequence specific DNA cross-linking triggered by visible light. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:10737-40. [PMID: 22698383 DOI: 10.1021/ja301901p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A new biocompatible strategy for photoinduced DNA interstrand cross-linking is presented. Methylene blue induced (1)O(2) formation triggers furan oxidation; the resulting aldehyde then rapidly reacts with complementary A or C with formation of stable adducts. Easily accessible furan modified nucleosides, a commercially available photosensitizer, and visible light irradiation constitute the necessary tools to achieve selective duplex interstrand cross-linking.
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- Marieke Op de Beeck
- Laboratory for Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry, University of Ghent, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Haug R, Griesser H, Sabirov T, Richert C. DNA-porphyrin hybrids as reaction centers for photosensitized ene reactions with singlet oxygen. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612500484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recent developments in DNA-mediated nanostructuring have paved the way for the development of novel reaction centers. As part of a project focused on nanostructured reaction centers for reactions catalyzed by porphyrins, we have developed a solid-phase synthesis of tetrakis(p-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin-oligonucleotide hybrids. In these hybrids, up to four nucleic acid chains are linked to the phenolic substituents of the porphyrin via phosphodiester linkages. A representative hybrid with one oligonucleotide chain of the sequence TTAA was found to survive light irradiation under aerobic conditions for 2 h with less than 35% oxidation of the DNA chain. An assay measuring the diastereo- and enantioselectivity of the photosensitized ene reaction of mesitylol with singlet oxygen was set up that provides diastereomeric ratios via NMR of aliquots of the reaction solution. Enantiomers were separated gas chromatographically on a chiral stationary phase and were assigned based on the product distribution obtained with an enantiomerically enriched starting material. Our results are a starting point for the exploration of nanostructured reaction media based on DNA and porphyrins.
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- Rüdiger Haug
- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Organische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Loakes D. Nucleotides and nucleic acids; oligo- and polynucleotides. ORGANOPHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849734875-00169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- David Loakes
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road Cambridge CB2 2QH UK
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Dutta S, Flottmann B, Heilemann M, Mokhir A. Hybridization and reaction-based fluorogenic nucleic acid probes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:9664-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33827k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Arian D, Kovbasyuk L, Mokhir A. Control of the photocatalytic activity of bimetallic complexes of pyropheophorbide-a by nucleic acids. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:12010-7. [PMID: 22047611 DOI: 10.1021/ic201408h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Photocatalytic activity of a photosensitizer (PS) in an oligodeoxyribonucleotide duplex 5'-PS~ODN1/ODN2~Q-3' is inhibited because of close proximity of a quencher Q. The ODN2 in this duplex is selected to be longer than the ODN1. Therefore, in the presence of a nucleic acid (analyte), which is fully complementary to the ODN2 strand, the duplex is decomposed with formation of an analyte/ODN2~Q duplex and a catalytically active, single stranded PS~ODN1. In this way the catalytic activity of the PS can be controlled by the specific nucleic acids. We applied this reaction earlier for the amplified detection of ribonucleic acids in live cells (Arian, D.; Cló, E.; Gothelf, K.; Mokhir, A. Chem.-Eur. J.2010, 16(1), 288). As a photosensitizer (PS) we used In(3+)(pyropheophorbide-a)chloride and as a quencher (Q)--Black-Hole-Quencher-3 (BHQ-3). The In(3+) complex is a highly active photocatalyst in aqueous solution. However, it can coordinate additional ligands containing thiols (e.g., proteins, peptides, and aminoacids), that modulate properties of the complex itself and of the corresponding bio- molecules. These possible interactions can lead to undesired side effects of nucleic acid controlled photocatalysts (PS~ODN1/ODN2∼Q) in live cells. In this work we explored the possibility to substitute the In(3+) complex for those ones of divalent metal ions, Zn(2+) and Pd(2+), which exhibit lower or no tendency to coordinate the fifth ligand. We found that one of the compounds tested (Pd(pyropheophorbide-a) is as potent and as stable photosensitizer as its In(3+) analogue, but does not coordinate additional ligands that makes it more suitable for cellular applications. When the Pd complex was introduced in the duplex PS~ODN1/ODN2~Q as a PS, its photocatalytic activity could be controlled by nucleic acids as efficiently as that of the corresponding In(3+) complex.
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- Dumitru Arian
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Egetenmeyer S, Richert C. A 5'-cap for DNA probes binding RNA target strands. Chemistry 2011; 17:11813-27. [PMID: 21932288 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Detecting short RNA strands with high fidelity at any of the bases of their sequence, including the termini, can be challenging, since fraying, wobbling, and refolding all compete with canonical base pairing. We performed a search for 5'-substituents of oligodeoxynucleotides that increase base pairing fidelity at the terminus of duplexes with RNA target strands. From a total of over 70 caps, differing in stacking moiety and linker, a phosphodiester-linked sequence of the residues of L-prolinol, glycine, and oxolinic acid, dubbed ogOA, was identified as a 5'-cap that stabilizes any of the four canonical base pairs, with ΔT(m) values of up to +13.1 °C for an octamer. At the same time, the cap increases discrimination against any of the 12 possible terminal mismatches, including mismatches that are more stable than their perfectly matched counterparts in the control duplex, such as A:A. A probe with the cap also showed increased selectivity in the detection of two closely related microRNAs, let7c and let7a, with a ΔT(m) value of 9.2 °C. Melting curves also yielded thermodynamic data that shed light on the uniformity of molecular recognition in the sequence space of DNA:DNA and DNA:RNA duplexes. Hybridization probes with fidelity-enhancing caps should find applications in the individual and parallel detection of biologically active RNA species.
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- Simone Egetenmeyer
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Dutta S, Mokhir A. An autocatalytic chromogenic and fluorogenic photochemical reaction controlled by nucleic acids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 47:1243-5. [PMID: 21103531 DOI: 10.1039/c0cc02508a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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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The autocatalytic photochemical reaction, which is potentially controlled by any selected nucleic acid, is highly sequence specific and not inhibited by its products, was developed. This reaction generates colored and fluorescent products, which can be monitored by the naked eye.
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- Subrata Dutta
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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