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Hohmann T, Dubatouka P, Pfeifer K, Koksch B. Establishing Fluorine-Containing Amino Acids as an Orthogonal Tool in Coiled Coil Assembly. Biomacromolecules 2023. [PMID: 37379337 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
The α-helical coiled coil (CC) is one of the best-characterized folding motifs in the protein world. In this context, fluorinated amino acids have been shown to be capable of tuning the properties of CC assemblies, and especially fluorinated derivatives of aliphatic amino acids can significantly increase the stability of this folding motif when placed in the hydrophobic a and d positions. However, it has not been shown yet whether fluorinated amino acids, by means of rational design, can be used as an orthogonal tool to control CC assembly processes. In the current work, we approached this question by creating a combinatorial peptide library based on a VPE/VPK heteromeric CC system previously established and characterized in our group. This CC model allowed us to screen fluorinated amino acids for interaction with different potential binding partners in position a of the VPE/VPK model with a particular emphasis on studying the impact of stereochemistry within the side chain of α-branched aliphatic fluorinated amino acids on CC properties such as oligomerization state, thermodynamic stability, and orientation. 28 combinations of library members were characterized regarding structure, oligomerization, and thermal stability utilizing circular dichroism, size exclusion chromatography, and Förster resonance energy transfer measurements. This detailed approach showed that the stability and oligomerization state of the motif were not only dependent on the steric demand and the fluorination of corresponding amino acids but also on the stereochemistry within the side chain. The results were applied for a rational design of the fluorine-driven orthogonal assembly, and we could show that CC dimer formation occurred based on specific interactions between fluorinated amino acids. These results demonstrate the potential of fluorinated amino acids as an orthogonal tool besides classical electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions for the fine-tuning and direction of peptide-peptide interactions. Furthermore, within the space of fluorinated amino acids, we could demonstrate the specificity of interactions between differently fluorinated side chains.
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- Thomas Hohmann
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Tailor-Made Amino Acids Using Chiral Ni(II) Complexes of Schiff Bases. An Update of the Recent Literature. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122739. [PMID: 32545684 PMCID: PMC7356839 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Tailor-made amino acids are indispensable structural components of modern medicinal chemistry and drug design. Consequently, stereo-controlled preparation of amino acids is the area of high research activity. Over last decade, application of Ni(II) complexes of Schiff bases derived from glycine and chiral tridentate ligands has emerged as a leading methodology for the synthesis of various structural types of amino acids. This review article summarizes examples of asymmetric synthesis of tailor-made α-amino acids via the corresponding Ni(II) complexes, reported in the literature over the last four years. A general overview of this methodology is provided, with the emphasis given to practicality, scalability, cost-structure and recyclability of the chiral tridentate ligands.
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Han J, Butler G, Moriwaki H, Konno H, Soloshonok VA, Kitamura T. Kitamura Electrophilic Fluorination Using HF as a Source of Fluorine. Molecules 2020; 25:E2116. [PMID: 32366048 PMCID: PMC7248860 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This review article focused on the innovative procedure for electrophilic fluorination using HF and in situ generation of the required electrophilic species derived from hypervalent iodine compounds. The areas of synthetic application of this approach include fluorination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, aryl-alkyl ketones, styrene derivatives, α,β-unsaturated ketones and alcohols, homoallyl amine and homoallyl alcohol derivatives, 3-butenoic acids and alkynes.
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- Jianlin Han
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Oakwood Chemical, Inc. 730 Columbia Hwy. N, Estill, SC 29918, USA;
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- Hamari Chemical Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan;
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Bizkaia, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan;
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Mei H, Han J, White S, Butler G, Soloshonok VA. Perfluoro-3-ethyl-2,4-dimethyl-3-pentyl persistent radical: A new reagent for direct, metal-free radical trifluoromethylation and polymer initiation. J Fluor Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2019.109370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ikeda A, Capellan A, Welch JT. The secondary structure of a heptapeptide containing trifluoromethyl-λ 6-tetrafluorosulfanyl substituted amino acids. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8079-8082. [PMID: 31454017 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01797f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Site specific introduction of the polar hydrophobic trifluoromethyl-λ6-tetrafluorosulfanyl (CF3SF4) group can effectively control the secondary structure of a heptapeptide, the minimum repeat unit of an α-helix. The structural influence of CF3SF4-containing amino acid on the heptapeptide was established using NMR methods.
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- Akari Ikeda
- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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Mei H, Han J, Takeda R, Sakamoto T, Miwa T, Minamitsuji Y, Moriwaki H, Abe H, Soloshonok VA. Practical Method for Preparation of ( S)-2-Amino-5,5,5-trifluoropentanoic Acid via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:11844-11851. [PMID: 31460294 PMCID: PMC6682081 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This work reports an operationally convenient ∼20 g scale synthesis of (S)-2-amino-5,5,5-trifluoropentanoic acid and its Fmoc-derivative via dynamic kinetic resolution of the corresponding racemate.
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- Haibo Mei
- College
of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College
of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
- Department
of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari
Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE—Basque
Foundation for Science, María
Díaz de Haro 3, Plaza Bizkaia, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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Mei H, Hiramatsu T, Takeda R, Moriwaki H, Abe H, Han J, Soloshonok VA. Expedient Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)-2-Amino-4,4,4-trifluorobutanoic Acid via Alkylation of Chiral Nucleophilic Glycine Equivalent. Org Process Res Dev 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Haibo Mei
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0024, Japan
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, Plaza Bizkaia, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Kondratov IS, Logvinenko IG, Tolmachova NA, Morev RN, Kliachyna MA, Clausen F, Daniliuc CG, Haufe G. Synthesis and physical chemical properties of 2-amino-4-(trifluoromethoxy)butanoic acid - a CF 3O-containing analogue of natural lipophilic amino acids. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:672-679. [PMID: 27976770 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02436j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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2-Amino-2-(trifluoromethoxy)butanoic acid (O-trifluoromethyl homoserine) was synthesized as a racemate and in both enantiomeric forms. The measured pKa and log D values establish the compound as a promising analogue of natural aliphatic amino acids.
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- Ivan S Kondratov
- Enamine Ltd, Chervonotkatska St 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine. and Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Murmanska Str. 1, Kyiv, 02660, Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd, Chervonotkatska St 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine. and Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Murmanska Str. 1, Kyiv, 02660, Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd, Chervonotkatska St 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine. and Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Murmanska Str. 1, Kyiv, 02660, Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd, Chervonotkatska St 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine.
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, Münster 48149, Germany.
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, Münster 48149, Germany.
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, Münster 48149, Germany. and Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, Universität Münster, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Berger AA, Völler JS, Budisa N, Koksch B. Deciphering the Fluorine Code-The Many Hats Fluorine Wears in a Protein Environment. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:2093-2103. [PMID: 28803466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Deciphering the fluorine code is how we describe not only the focus of this Account, but also the systematic approach to studying the impact of fluorine's incorporation on the properties of peptides and proteins used by our groups and others. The introduction of fluorine has been shown to impart favorable, but seldom predictable, properties to peptides and proteins, but up until about two decades ago the outcomes of fluorine modification of peptides and proteins were largely left to chance. Driven by the motivation to extend the application of the unique properties of the element fluorine from medicinal and agro chemistry to peptide and protein engineering we have established extensive research programs that enable the systematic investigation of effects that accompany the introduction of fluorine into this class of biopolymers. The introduction of fluorine into amino acids offers a universe of options for modifications with regard to number and position of fluorine substituents in the amino acid side chain. Moreover, it is important to emphasize that the consequences of incorporating the C-F bond into a biopolymer can be attributed to two distinct yet related phenomena: (i) the fluorine substituent can directly engage in intermolecular interactions with its environment and/or (ii) the other functional groups present in the molecule can be influenced by the electron withdrawing nature of this element (intramolecular) and in turn interact differently with their immediate environment (intermolecular). Based on our studies, we have shown that a change in number and/or position of as subtle as one single fluorine substituent has the power to considerably modify key properties of amino acids such as hydrophobicity, polarity, and secondary structure propensity. These properties are crucial factors in peptide and protein engineering, and thus, fluorinated amino acids can be applied to fine-tune properties such as protein folding, proteolytic stability, and protein-protein interactions provided we understand and become able to predict the outcome of a fluorine substitution in this context. With this Account, we attempt to analyze information we gained from our recent projects on how the nature of the fluorine atom and C-F bond influence four key properties of peptides and proteins: peptide folding, protein-protein interactions, ribosomal translation, and protease stability. These results impressively show why the introduction of fluorine creates a new class of amino acids with a repertoire of functionalities that is unique to the world of proteins and in some cases orthogonal to the set of canonical and natural amino acids. Our concluding statements aim to offer a few conserved design principles that have emerged from systematic studies over the last two decades; in this way, we hope to advance the field of peptide and protein engineering based on the judicious introduction of fluorinated building blocks.
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- Allison Ann Berger
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry − Organic Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Str. 10, 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Str. 10, 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry − Organic Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Tressler CM, Zondlo NJ. Perfluoro-tert-butyl Homoserine Is a Helix-Promoting, Highly Fluorinated, NMR-Sensitive Aliphatic Amino Acid: Detection of the Estrogen Receptor·Coactivator Protein-Protein Interaction by 19F NMR. Biochemistry 2017; 56:1062-1074. [PMID: 28165218 PMCID: PMC5894335 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Highly fluorinated amino acids can stabilize proteins and complexes with proteins, via enhanced hydrophobicity, and provide novel methods for identification of specific molecular events in complex solutions, via selective detection by 19F NMR and the absence of native 19F signals in biological contexts. However, the potential applications of 19F NMR in probing biological processes are limited both by the strong propensities of most highly fluorinated amino acids for the extended conformation and by the relatively modest sensitivity of NMR spectroscopy, which typically constrains measurements to mid-micromolar concentrations. Herein, we demonstrate that perfluoro-tert-butyl homoserine exhibits a propensity for compact conformations, including α-helix and polyproline helix (PPII), that is similar to that of methionine. Perfluoro-tert-butyl homoserine has nine equivalent fluorines that do not couple to any other nuclei, resulting in a sharp singlet that can be sensitively detected rapidly at low micromolar concentrations. Perfluoro-tert-butyl homoserine was incorporated at sites of leucine residues within the α-helical LXXLL short linear motif of estrogen receptor (ER) coactivator peptides. A peptide containing perfluoro-tert-butyl homoserine at position i + 3 of the ER coactivator LXXLL motif exhibited a Kd of 2.2 μM for the estradiol-bound estrogen receptor, similar to that of the native ligand. 19F NMR spectroscopy demonstrated the sensitive detection (5 μM concentration, 128 scans) of binding of the peptide to the ER and of inhibition of protein-protein interaction by the native ligand or by the ER antagonist tamoxifen. These results suggest diverse potential applications of perfluoro-tert-butyl homoserine in probing protein function and protein-protein interfaces in complex solutions.
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- Caitlin M. Tressler
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Membrane Assembly and Ion Transport Ability of a Fluorinated Nanopore. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166587. [PMID: 27835700 PMCID: PMC5106009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166587] [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: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A novel 21-residue peptide incorporating six fluorinated amino acids was prepared. It was designed to fold into an amphiphilic alpha helical structure of nanoscale length with one hydrophobic face and one fluorinated face. The formation of a fluorous interface serves as the main vector for the formation of a superstructure in a bilayer membrane. Fluorescence assays showed this ion channel's ability to facilitate the translocation of alkali metal ions through a phospholipid membrane, with selectivity for sodium ions. Computational studies showed that a tetramer structure is the most probable and stable supramolecular assembly for the active ion channel structure. The results illustrate the possibility of exploiting multiple Fδ-:M+ interactions for ion transport and using fluorous interfaces to create functional nanostructures.
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Huhmann S, Nyakatura EK, Erdbrink H, Gerling UI, Czekelius C, Koksch B. Effects of single substitutions with hexafluoroleucine and trifluorovaline on the hydrophobic core formation of a heterodimeric coiled coil. J Fluor Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ye S, Loll B, Berger AA, Mülow U, Alings C, Wahl MC, Koksch B. Fluorine teams up with water to restore inhibitor activity to mutant BPTI. Chem Sci 2015; 6:5246-5254. [PMID: 29449928 PMCID: PMC5669249 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03227f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fluorinated derivatives of aminobutyric acid engage in unique interactions with structural waters within the BPTI/trypsin interface and restore inhibitor activity.
Introducing fluorine into molecules has a wide range of effects on their physicochemical properties, often desirable but in most cases unpredictable. The fluorine atom imparts the C–F bond with low polarizability and high polarity, and significantly affects the behavior of neighboring functional groups, in a covalent or noncovalent manner. Here, we report that fluorine, present in the form of a single fluoroalkyl amino acid side chain in the P1 position of the well-characterized serine-protease inhibitor BPTI, can fully restore inhibitor activity to a mutant that contains the corresponding hydrocarbon side chain at the same site. High resolution crystal structures were obtained for four BPTI variants in complex with bovine β-trypsin, revealing changes in the stoichiometry and dynamics of water molecules in the S1 subsite. These results demonstrate that the introduction of fluorine into a protein environment can result in “chemical complementation” that has a significantly favorable impact on protein–protein interactions.
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- Shijie Ye
- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Takustr. 3 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany . ; ; Tel: +49-30-83855344
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Structural Biochemistry , Takustr. 6 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Takustr. 3 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany . ; ; Tel: +49-30-83855344
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Takustr. 3 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany . ; ; Tel: +49-30-83855344
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Structural Biochemistry , Takustr. 6 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Structural Biochemistry , Takustr. 6 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy , Freie Universität Berlin , Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Takustr. 3 , Berlin, 14195 , Germany . ; ; Tel: +49-30-83855344
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Vukelić S, Ushakov DB, Gilmore K, Koksch B, Seeberger PH. Flow Synthesis of Fluorinated α-Amino Acids. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mortier J, Nyakatura EK, Reimann O, Huhmann S, Daldrop JO, Baldauf C, Wolber G, Miettinen MS, Koksch B. Coiled-coils in phage display screening: insight into exceptional selectivity provided by molecular dynamics. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 55:495-500. [PMID: 25648076 DOI: 10.1021/ci500689c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Involved in numerous key biological functions, protein helix-helix interactions follow a well-defined intermolecular recognition pattern. The characteristic structure of the α-helical coiled-coil allows for the specific randomization of clearly defined interaction partners within heteromeric systems. In this work, a rationally designed heterodimeric coiled-coil was used to investigate potential factors influencing the sequence selectivity in interhelical interactions.
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- Jérémie Mortier
- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- ‡Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute der MPG, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- ‡Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- †Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Appel R, Tacke S, Klingauf J, Besenius P. Tuning the pH-triggered self-assembly of dendritic peptide amphiphiles using fluorinated side chains. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:1030-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02185a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We report the synthesis of a series of anionic dendritic peptide amphiphiles of increasing hydrophobic character and describe their self-assembly into supramolecular nanorods using pH and ionic strength dependent state diagrams.
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- Ralph Appel
- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech)
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- Department of Cellular Biophysics
- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biophysics
- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech)
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Mortier J, Nyakatura EK, Miettinen M, Baldauf C, Wolber G, Koksch B. Balancing selectivity vs stability using molecular dynamics and umbrella sampling. J Cheminform 2014; 6:O22. [PMID: 24765121 PMCID: PMC3980163 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2946-6-s1-o22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jeremie Mortier
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Nyakatura EK, Rezaei Araghi R, Mortier J, Wieczorek S, Baldauf C, Wolber G, Koksch B. An unusual interstrand H-bond stabilizes the heteroassembly of helical αβγ-chimeras with natural peptides. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:613-6. [PMID: 24341921 DOI: 10.1021/cb4007979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The substitution of α-amino acids by homologated amino acids has a strong impact on the overall structure and topology of peptides, usually leading to a loss in thermal stability. Here, we report on the identification of an ideal core packing between an α-helical peptide and an αβγ-chimera via phage display. Selected peptides assemble with the chimeric sequence with thermal stabilities that are comparable to that of the parent bundle consisting purely of α-amino acids. With the help of MD simulations and mutational analysis this stability could be explained by the formation of an interhelical H-bond between the selected cysteine and a backbone carbonyl of the β/γ-segment. Gained results can be directly applied in the design of biologically relevant peptides containing β- and γ-amino acids.
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- Elisabeth K. Nyakatura
- Institute of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße
3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße
3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße
3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luisestrasse 2+4, 14194 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße
3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luisestrasse 2+4, 14194 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße
3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Gerling UIM, Salwiczek M, Cadicamo CD, Erdbrink H, Czekelius C, Grage SL, Wadhwani P, Ulrich AS, Behrends M, Haufe G, Koksch B. Fluorinated amino acids in amyloid formation: a symphony of size, hydrophobicity and α-helix propensity. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc52932k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Erdbrink H, Nyakatura EK, Huhmann S, Gerling UIM, Lentz D, Koksch B, Czekelius C. Synthesis of enantiomerically pure (2S,3S)-5,5,5-trifluoroisoleucine and (2R,3S)-5,5,5-trifluoro-allo-isoleucine. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013; 9:2009-2014. [PMID: 24204411 PMCID: PMC3817528 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
A practical route for the stereoselective synthesis of (2S,3S)-5,5,5-trifluoroisoleucine (L-5-F3Ile) and (2R,3S)-5,5,5-trifluoro-allo-isoleucine (D-5-F3-allo-Ile) was developed. The hydrophobicity of L-5-F3Ile was examined and it was incorporated into a model peptide via solid phase peptide synthesis to determine its α-helix propensity. The α-helix propensity of 5-F3Ile is significantly lower than Ile, but surprisingly high when compared with 4’-F3Ile.
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- Holger Erdbrink
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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