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Zhang R, Li B, Dong L, Hu Z, Li X, Yao X, Zheng J, Lin A, Gao S, Hang T, Wu X, Chu Q. Fast and Selective Cysteine Conjugation Using para-Quinone Methides. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 39373401 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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An efficient and selective method for cysteine conjugation utilizing para-quinone methides (p-QMs) was developed. p-QM labeling exhibits high specificity toward the cysteine residue, as evidenced by its reactivity with various amino acid derivatives, peptides, and proteins. Notably, the p-QM-cysteine reactions display robust kinetics with rate constants up to 1.67 × 104 M-1·s-1. Furthermore, p-QM conjugation enables us to attach a fluorescent probe to a HER2 nanobody, resulting in selective labeling of HER2-positive SK-BR-3 cells.
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- Ruimin Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Shimadzu (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200233, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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Shangguan W, Li X, Wang Y, Huang Z, Dong Y, Feng M, Feng J. Design and Biological Evaluation of the Long-Acting C5-Inhibited Ornithodoros moubata Complement Inhibitor (OmCI) Modified with Fatty Acid. Bioconjug Chem 2024; 35:653-664. [PMID: 38593046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.4c00126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Disorder of complement response is a significant pathogenic factor causing some autoimmune and inflammation diseases. The Ornithodoros moubata Complement Inhibitor (OmCI), a small 17 kDa natural protein, was initially extracted from soft tick salivary glands. The protein was found binding to complement C5 specifically, inhibiting the activation of the complement pathway, which is a successful therapeutic basis of complement-mediated diseases. However, a short half-life due to rapid renal clearance is a common limitation of small proteins for clinical application. In this study, we extended the half-life of OmCI by modifying it with fatty acid, which was a method used to improve the pharmacokinetics of native peptides and proteins. Five OmCI mutants were initially designed, and single-site cysteine mutation was introduced to each of them. After purification, four OmCI mutants were obtained that showed similar in vitro biological activities. Three mutants of them were subsequently coupled with different fatty acids by nucleophilic substitution. In total, 15 modified derivatives were screened and tested for anticomplement activity in vitro. The results showed that coupling with fatty acid would not significantly affect their complement-inhibitory activity (CH50 and AH50). OmCIT90C-CM02 and OmCIT90C-CM05 were validated as the applicable OmCI bioconjugates for further pharmacokinetic assessments, and both showed improved plasma half-life in mice compared with unmodified OmCI (15.86, 17.96 vs 2.57 h). In summary, our data demonstrated that OmCI conjugated with fatty acid could be developed as the potential long-acting C5 complement inhibitor in the clinic.
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- Wenwen Shangguan
- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 201203 Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 201203 Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Duomirui Biotechnology Co Ltd, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Duomirui Biotechnology Co Ltd, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 201203 Shanghai, China
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Denijs E, Unal K, Bevernaege K, Kasmi S, De Geest BG, Winne JM. Thermally Triggered Triazolinedione-Tyrosine Bioconjugation with Improved Chemo- and Site-Selectivity. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12672-12680. [PMID: 38683141 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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A bioconjugation strategy is reported that allows the derivatization of tyrosine side chains through triazolinedione-based "Y-clicking". Blocked triazolinedione reagents were developed that, in contrast to classical triazolinedione reagents, can be purified before use, can be stored for a long time, and allow functionalization with a wider range of cargoes and labels. These reagents are bench-stable at room temperature but steadily release highly reactive triazolinediones upon heating to 40 °C in buffered media at physiological pH, showing a sharp temperature response over the 0 to 40 °C range. This conceptually interesting strategy, which is complementary to existing photo- or electrochemical bioorthogonal bond-forming methods, not only avoids the classical synthesis and handling difficulties of these highly reactive click-like reagents but also markedly improves the selectivity profile of the tyrosine conjugation reaction itself. It avoids oxidative damage and "off-target" tryptophan labeling, and it even improves site-selectivity in discriminating between different tyrosine side chains on the same protein or different polypeptide chains. In this research article, we describe the stepwise development of these reagents, from their short and modular synthesis to small-molecule model bioconjugation studies and proof-of-principle bioorthogonal chemistry on peptides and proteins.
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- Elias Denijs
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Kundu S, Maji MS. Solution-Phase Late-Stage Chemoselective Photocatalytic Removal of Sulfonyl and Phenacyl Groups in Peptides. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400033. [PMID: 38345998 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Herein, BPC catalyzed visible-light-triggered target-specific late-stage solution phase desulfonylation from tryptophan in oligopeptides is portrayed by overcoming the isolation issue up to octamers. This robust and mild method is highly predictable and chemoselective, tolerating myriad of functional groups in aza-heteroaromatics and peptides. Interestingly, reductive desulfonylation is also amenable to biologically significant reactive histidine and tyrosine side chains, signifying the versatility of the strategy. Additional efficacy of BPC is demonstrated by solution phase phenacyl deprotection from C-terminal in peptides. Furthermore, excellent catalyst loading of 0.5 mol% and recyclability demonstrate the practical utility and applicability of this strategy.
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- Samrat Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India
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Shen L, Monasson O, Peroni E, Le Bideau F, Messaoudi S. Electrochemical Nickel-Catalyzed Selective Inter- and Intramolecular Arylations of Cysteine-Containing Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202315748. [PMID: 37906608 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Here we report a simple electrochemical route towards the synthesis of S-arylated peptides by a site selective coupling of peptides with aryl halides under base free conditions. This approach demonstrates the power of electrochemistry to access both highly complex peptide conjugates and cyclic peptides.
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- Linhua Shen
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 92290, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 92290, Orsay, France
- CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, BioCIS, 95000, Cergy Pontoise, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 92290, Orsay, France
- CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, BioCIS, 95000, Cergy Pontoise, France
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Li M, Guo Q, Zhong C, Zhang Z. Multifunctional cell membranes-based nano-carriers for targeted therapies: a review of recent trends and future perspective. Drug Deliv 2023; 30:2288797. [PMID: 38069500 PMCID: PMC10987056 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2023.2288797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology has ignited a transformative revolution in disease detection, prevention, management, and treatment. Central to this paradigm shift is the innovative realm of cell membrane-based nanocarriers, a burgeoning class of biomimetic nanoparticles (NPs) that redefine the boundaries of biomedical applications. These remarkable nanocarriers, designed through a top-down approach, harness the intrinsic properties of cell-derived materials as their fundamental building blocks. Through shrouding themselves in natural cell membranes, these nanocarriers extend their circulation longevity and empower themselves to intricately navigate and modulate the multifaceted microenvironments associated with various diseases. This comprehensive review provides a panoramic view of recent breakthroughs in biomimetic nanomaterials, emphasizing their diverse applications in cancer treatment, cardiovascular therapy, viral infections, COVID-19 management, and autoimmune diseases. In this exposition, we deliver a concise yet illuminating overview of the distinctive properties underpinning biomimetic nanomaterials, elucidating their pivotal role in biomedical innovation. We subsequently delve into the exceptional advantages these nanomaterials offer, shedding light on the unique attributes that position them at the forefront of cutting-edge research. Moreover, we briefly explore the intricate synthesis processes employed in creating these biomimetic nanocarriers, shedding light on the methodologies that drive their development.
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- Mo Li
- Department of Endocrinology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Pharmacy Department, First Hospital of Jilin University—the Eastern Division, Changchun, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Wang Y, Dana S, Long H, Xu Y, Li Y, Kaplaneris N, Ackermann L. Electrochemical Late-Stage Functionalization. Chem Rev 2023; 123:11269-11335. [PMID: 37751573 PMCID: PMC10571048 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Late-stage functionalization (LSF) constitutes a powerful strategy for the assembly or diversification of novel molecular entities with improved physicochemical or biological activities. LSF can thus greatly accelerate the development of medicinally relevant compounds, crop protecting agents, and functional materials. Electrochemical molecular synthesis has emerged as an environmentally friendly platform for the transformation of organic compounds. Over the past decade, electrochemical late-stage functionalization (eLSF) has gained major momentum, which is summarized herein up to February 2023.
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- Institut für Organische
und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for
Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Organische
und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for
Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Organische
und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for
Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Organische
und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for
Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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Singha Roy SJ, Loynd C, Jewel D, Canarelli SE, Ficaretta ED, Pham QA, Weerapana E, Chatterjee A. Photoredox-Catalyzed Labeling of Hydroxyindoles with Chemoselectivity (PhotoCLIC) for Site-Specific Protein Bioconjugation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202300961. [PMID: 37219923 PMCID: PMC10330600 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We have developed a novel visible-light-catalyzed bioconjugation reaction, PhotoCLIC, that enables chemoselective attachment of diverse aromatic amine reagents onto a site-specifically installed 5-hydroxytryptophan residue (5HTP) on full-length proteins of varied complexity. The reaction uses catalytic amounts of methylene blue and blue/red light-emitting diodes (455/650 nm) for rapid site-specific protein bioconjugation. Characterization of the PhotoCLIC product reveals a unique structure formed likely through a singlet oxygen-dependent modification of 5HTP. PhotoCLIC has a wide substrate scope and its compatibility with strain-promoted azide-alkyne click reaction, enables site-specific dual-labeling of a target protein.
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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Micoli F, Stefanetti G, MacLennan CA. Exploring the variables influencing the immune response of traditional and innovative glycoconjugate vaccines. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1201693. [PMID: 37261327 PMCID: PMC10227950 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1201693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Vaccines are cost-effective tools for reducing morbidity and mortality caused by infectious diseases. The rapid evolution of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, the introduction of tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines, mass vaccination campaigns in Africa with a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine, and the recent licensure and introduction of glycoconjugates against S. Typhi underlie the continued importance of research on glycoconjugate vaccines. More innovative ways to produce carbohydrate-based vaccines have been developed over the years, including bioconjugation, Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMV) and the Multiple antigen-presenting system (MAPS). Several variables in the design of these vaccines can affect the induced immune responses. We review immunogenicity studies comparing conjugate vaccines that differ in design variables, such as saccharide chain length and conjugation chemistry, as well as carrier protein and saccharide to protein ratio. We evaluate how a better understanding of the effects of these different parameters is key to designing improved glycoconjugate vaccines.
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, United States
- The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- The Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Freitas R, Peixoto A, Ferreira E, Miranda A, Santos LL, Ferreira JA. Immunomodulatory glycomedicine: Introducing next generation cancer glycovaccines. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 65:108144. [PMID: 37028466 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide due to the lack of safer and more effective therapies. Cancer vaccines developed from neoantigens are an emerging strategy to promote protective and therapeutic anti-cancer immune responses. Advances in glycomics and glycoproteomics have unveiled several cancer-specific glycosignatures, holding tremendous potential to foster effective cancer glycovaccines. However, the immunosuppressive nature of tumours poses a major obstacle to vaccine-based immunotherapy. Chemical modification of tumour associated glycans, conjugation with immunogenic carriers and administration in combination with potent immune adjuvants constitute emerging strategies to address this bottleneck. Moreover, novel vaccine vehicles have been optimized to enhance immune responses against otherwise poorly immunogenic cancer epitopes. Nanovehicles have shown increased affinity for antigen presenting cells (APCs) in lymph nodes and tumours, while reducing treatment toxicity. Designs exploiting glycans recognized by APCs have further enhanced the delivery of antigenic payloads, improving glycovaccine's capacity to elicit innate and acquired immune responses. These solutions show potential to reduce tumour burden, while generating immunological memory. Building on this rationale, we provide a comprehensive overview on emerging cancer glycovaccines, emphasizing the potential of nanotechnology in this context. A roadmap towards clinical implementation is also delivered foreseeing advances in glycan-based immunomodulatory cancer medicine.
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- Rui Freitas
- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.ccc), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute - University of Porto (ICBAS), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.ccc), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute - University of Porto (ICBAS), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.ccc), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute - University of Porto (ICBAS), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Health School of University Fernando Pessoa, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal; GlycoMatters Biotech, 4500-162 Espinho, Portugal; Department of Surgical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO Porto), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.ccc), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; GlycoMatters Biotech, 4500-162 Espinho, Portugal.
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Chu X, Li B, Liu HY, Sun X, Yang X, He G, Zhou C, Xuan W, Liu SL, Chen G. Bioconjugation via Hetero-Selective Clamping of Two Different Amines with ortho-Phthalaldehyde. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202212199. [PMID: 36398699 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Amino groups are common in both natural and synthetic compounds and offer a very attractive class of endogenous handles for bioconjugation. However, the ability to differentiate two types of amino groups and join them with high hetero-selectivity and efficiency in a complex setting remains elusive. Herein, we report a new method for bioconjugation via one-pot chemoselective clamping of two different amine nucleophiles using a simple ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) reagent. Various α-amino acids, aryl amines, and secondary amines can be crosslinked to the ϵ-amino side chain of lysine on peptides or proteins with high efficiency and hetero-selectivity. This method offers a simple and powerful means to crosslink small molecule drugs, imaging probes, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, and even virus particles without any pre-functionalization.
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- Xin Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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Zhou ZH, Wang B, Ding Y, Loh TP, Tian JS. Aqueous C-H aminomethylation of phenols by iodine catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 59:223-226. [PMID: 36484257 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05746h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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A transition-metal-free strategy regarding an iodine-sodium percarbonate catalysis to achieve the ortho-aminomethylation of phenols in aqueous media has been developed. This method can effectively broaden a wide range of phenols, tolerate sensitive functional groups, and achieve the late-stage functionalization of ten functional molecules that contain phenolic structures.
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- Zhi-Hua Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China.,College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhenzhou, 450001, China.,School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.
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Declas N, Maynard JRJ, Menin L, Gasilova N, Götze S, Sprague JL, Stallforth P, Matile S, Waser J. Tyrosine bioconjugation with hypervalent iodine. Chem Sci 2022; 13:12808-12817. [PMID: 36519034 PMCID: PMC9645396 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04558c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Hypervalent iodine reagents have recently emerged as powerful tools for late-stage peptide and protein functionalization. Herein we report a tyrosine bioconjugation methodology for the introduction of hypervalent iodine onto biomolecules under physiological conditions. Tyrosine residues were engaged in a selective addition onto the alkynyl bond of ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBX), resulting in stable vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX) bioconjugates. The methodology was successfully applied to peptides and proteins and tolerated all other nucleophilic residues, with the exception of cysteine. The generated VBX were further functionalized by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling and azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions. The method could be successfully used to modify bioactive natural products and native streptavidin to enable thiol-mediated cellular uptake.
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- Nina Declas
- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Paleobiotechnology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Paleobiotechnology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Hanaya K, Yamoto K, Taguchi K, Matsumoto K, Higashibayashi S, Sugai T. Single‐Step N‐Terminal Modification of Proteins via a Bio‐Inspired Copper(II)‐Mediated Aldol Reaction. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201677. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kengo Hanaya
- Faculty of Pharmacy Keio University 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy Keio University 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy Keio University 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy Keio University 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy Keio University 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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Cross reacting material (CRM197) as a carrier protein for carbohydrate conjugate vaccines targeted at bacterial and fungal pathogens. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 218:775-798. [PMID: 35872318 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This paper gives an overview of conjugate glycovaccines which contain recombinant diphtheria toxoid CRM197 as a carrier protein. A special focus is given to synthetic methods used for preparation of neoglycoconjugates of CRM197 with oligosaccharide epitopes of cell surface carbohydrates of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Syntheses of commercial vaccines and laboratory specimen on the basis of CRM197 are outlined briefly.
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Fryszkowska A, An C, Alvizo O, Banerjee G, Canada KA, Cao Y, DeMong D, Devine PN, Duan D, Elgart DM, Farasat I, Gauthier DR, Guidry EN, Jia X, Kong J, Kruse N, Lexa KW, Makarov AA, Mann BF, Milczek EM, Mitchell V, Nazor J, Neri C, Orr RK, Orth P, Phillips EM, Riggins JN, Schafer WA, Silverman SM, Strulson CA, Subramanian N, Voladri R, Yang H, Yang J, Yi X, Zhang X, Zhong W. A chemoenzymatic strategy for site-selective functionalization of native peptides and proteins. Science 2022; 376:1321-1327. [PMID: 35709255 DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The emergence of new therapeutic modalities requires complementary tools for their efficient syntheses. Availability of methodologies for site-selective modification of biomolecules remains a long-standing challenge, given the inherent complexity and the presence of repeating residues that bear functional groups with similar reactivity profiles. We describe a bioconjugation strategy for modification of native peptides relying on high site selectivity conveyed by enzymes. We engineered penicillin G acylases to distinguish among free amino moieties of insulin (two at amino termini and an internal lysine) and manipulate cleavable phenylacetamide groups in a programmable manner to form protected insulin derivatives. This enables selective and specific chemical ligation to synthesize homogeneous bioconjugates, improving yield and purity compared to the existing methods, and generally opens avenues in the functionalization of native proteins to access biological probes or drugs.
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- Anna Fryszkowska
- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Codexis Inc., 200 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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Stump B. Click Bioconjugation - Modifying Proteins using Click-Like Chemistry. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200016. [PMID: 35491526 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bioconjugation is dealing with the chemical modification of proteins. The reactions used exploit either the intrinsic chemical reactivity of the biomolecule or introduce functionalities that can then be subsequently reacted without interfering with other functional groups of the biological entity. Perfectly selective, high yielding chemical transformations are needed that can be run in aqueous environment at mild pH conditions. Requirements that have an obvious overlap with the definition of click chemistry. This review shows a selection of successfully applied click-type reactions in bioconjugation as well as some recent developments to broaden the chemical toolbox to meet the challenge of a selective, bioorthogonal modification of biomolecules.
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- Bernhard Stump
- Lonza AG: Lonza Ltd, Bioconjugates, Rottenstr, 3930, Visp, SWITZERLAND
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Allouche EMD, Grinhagena E, Waser J. Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated Late-Stage Peptide and Protein Functionalization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202112287. [PMID: 34674359 PMCID: PMC9299824 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hypervalent iodine compounds are powerful reagents for the development of novel transformations. As they exhibit low toxicity, high functional group tolerance, and stability in biocompatible media, they have been used for the functionalization of biomolecules. Herein, we report recent advances up to June 2021 in peptide and protein modification using hypervalent iodine reagents. Their use as group transfer or oxidizing reagents is discussed in this Minireview, including methods targeting polar, aromatic, or aliphatic amino acids and peptide termini.
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- Emmanuelle M. D. Allouche
- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic SynthesisInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 14021015LausanneSwitzerland
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic SynthesisInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 14021015LausanneSwitzerland
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic SynthesisInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 14021015LausanneSwitzerland
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Allouche EMD, Grinhagena E, Waser J. Hypervalent Iodine‐Mediated Late‐Stage Peptide and Protein Functionalization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Emmanuelle M. D. Allouche
- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 1402 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 1402 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC, LCSO, BCH 1402 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Stefanetti G, Borriello F, Richichi B, Zanoni I, Lay L. Immunobiology of Carbohydrates: Implications for Novel Vaccine and Adjuvant Design Against Infectious Diseases. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:808005. [PMID: 35118012 PMCID: PMC8803737 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.808005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Carbohydrates are ubiquitous molecules expressed on the surface of nearly all living cells, and their interaction with carbohydrate-binding proteins is critical to many immunobiological processes. Carbohydrates are utilized as antigens in many licensed vaccines against bacterial pathogens. More recently, they have also been considered as adjuvants. Interestingly, unlike other types of vaccines, adjuvants have improved immune response to carbohydrate-based vaccine in humans only in a few cases. Furthermore, despite the discovery of many new adjuvants in the last years, aluminum salts, when needed, remain the only authorized adjuvant for carbohydrate-based vaccines. In this review, we highlight historical and recent advances on the use of glycans either as vaccine antigens or adjuvants, and we review the use of currently available adjuvants to improve the efficacy of carbohydrate-based vaccines. A better understanding of the mechanism of carbohydrate interaction with innate and adaptive immune cells will benefit the design of a new generation of glycan-based vaccines and of immunomodulators to fight both longstanding and emerging diseases.
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- Giuseppe Stefanetti
- Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Immunology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Xin X, Zhang Y, Gaetani M, Lundström SL, Zubarev RA, Zhou Y, Corkery DP, Wu YW. Ultrafast and Selective Labeling of Endogenous Proteins Using Affinity-based Benzotriazole Chemistry. Chem Sci 2022; 13:7240-7246. [PMID: 35799822 PMCID: PMC9214888 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05974b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chemical modification of proteins is enormously useful for characterizing protein function in complex biological systems and for drug development. Selective labeling of native or endogenous proteins is challenging owing to the existence of distinct functional groups in proteins and in living systems. Chemistry for rapid and selective labeling of proteins remains in high demand. Here we have developed novel affinity labeling probes using benzotriazole (BTA) chemistry. We showed that affinity-based BTA probes selectively and covalently label a lysine residue in the vicinity of the ligand binding site of a target protein with a reaction half-time of 28 s. The reaction rate constant is comparable to the fastest biorthogonal chemistry. This approach was used to selectively label different cytosolic and membrane proteins in vitro and in live cells. BTA chemistry could be widely useful for labeling of native/endogenous proteins, target identification and development of covalent inhibitors. Affinity-based benzotriazole (BTA) probes selectively and covalently label native proteins or endogenous proteins in cells with a fast reaction rate. It is enormously useful for characterizing protein function in biological systems and for drug development.![]()
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- Xiaoyi Xin
- Department of Chemistry, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University Umeå 90187 Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University Umeå 90187 Sweden
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Chemical Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute Stockholm 17177 Sweden
- Chemical Proteomics, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) Stockholm 17177 Sweden
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Chemical Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute Stockholm 17177 Sweden
- Chemical Proteomics, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) Stockholm 17177 Sweden
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Chemical Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute Stockholm 17177 Sweden
- Chemical Proteomics, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) Stockholm 17177 Sweden
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- School of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University Xuzhou 221004 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University Umeå 90187 Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University Umeå 90187 Sweden
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Fatima SW, Khare SK. Benefits and challenges of antibody drug conjugates as novel form of chemotherapy. J Control Release 2021; 341:555-565. [PMID: 34906604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are an emerging therapeutic modality for targeted cancer treatment. They represent the unique amalgamation of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. ADCs comprise of monoclonal antibodies linked with drugs (payloads) through a chemical linker designed to deliver the cytotoxic moiety to the cancer cells. The present paper is a review of recent clinical advances of each component of ADCs (antibody/linker/payload) and how the individual component influences the activity of ADCs. The review discusses opportunities for improving ADCs efficiency and ways to have a better antibody-based molecular platform, which could substantially increase chemotherapy outcomes. This review casts an outlook on how ADCs enhancement in terms of their pharmacokinetics, therapeutic indexes and safety profiles can overcome the prevailing challenges like drug resistance in cancer treatment. A novel strategy of augmenting antibodies with nanoparticles anticipates a huge success in terms of targeted delivery of drugs in several diseases. Antibody conjugated nanoparticles (ACNPs) are a very promising strategy for the cutting-edge development of chemo/immunotherapies for efficient delivery of payloads at the targeted cancer cells. The avenues of a high drug to antibody ratio (DAR) owing to the selection of broad chemotherapy payloads, regulating drug release eliciting higher avidity of ACNPs over ADCs will be the modern immunotherapeutics. ACNPs carry immense potential to mark a paradigm shift in cancer chemotherapy that may be a substitute for ADCs.
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- Syeda Warisul Fatima
- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Depienne S, Alvarez-Dorta D, Croyal M, Temgoua RCT, Charlier C, Deniaud D, Mével M, Boujtita M, Gouin SG. Luminol anchors improve the electrochemical-tyrosine-click labelling of proteins. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15374-15381. [PMID: 34976358 PMCID: PMC8635215 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04809k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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New methods for chemo-selective modifications of peptides and native proteins are important in chemical biology and for the development of therapeutic conjugates. Less abundant and uncharged amino-acid residues are interesting targets to form less heterogeneous conjugates and preserve biological functions. Phenylurazole (PhUr), N-methylphenylurazole (NMePhUr) and N-methylluminol (NMeLum) derivatives were described as tyrosine (Y) anchors after chemical or enzymatic oxidations. Recently, we developed the first electrochemical Y-bioconjugation method coined eY-click to activate PhUr in biocompatible media. In this work, we assessed the limitations, benefits and relative efficiencies of eY-click conjugations performed with a set of PhUr, NMePhUr and NMeLum derivatives. Results evidenced a high efficiency of NMeLum that showed a complete Y-chemoselectivity on polypeptides and biologically relevant proteins after soft electrochemical activation. Side reactions on nucleophilic or heteroaromatic amino-acids such as lysine or tryptophan were never observed during mass spectrometry analysis. Myoglobine, bovine serum albumin, a plant mannosidase, glucose oxidase and the therapeutically relevant antibody trastuzumab were efficiently labelled with a fluorescent probe in a two-step approach combining eY-click and strain-promoted azide–alkyne cyclization (SPAAC). The proteins conserved their structural integrity as observed by circular dichroism and the trastuzumab conjugate showed a similar binding affinity for the natural HER2 ligand as shown by bio-layer interferometry. Compared to our previously described protocol with PhUr, eY-click with NMeLum species showed faster reaction kinetics, higher (complete) Y-chemoselectivity and reactivity, and offers the interesting possibility of the double tagging of solvent-exposed Y. We assessed the relative efficiencies of tyrosine anchors in the electrochemical conjugation of peptides and proteins. Luminol derivatives showed faster reaction kinetics, complete tyrosine-chemoselectivity, and possible double modification.![]()
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, L'institut du Thorax F-44000 Nantes France.,Université de Nantes, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, SFR Santé, Inserm UMS 016, CNRS UMS 3556 F-44000 Nantes France.,CRNH-Ouest Mass Spectrometry Core Facility F-44000 Nantes France
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- IMPACT Platform, Interactions Moléculaires Puces ACTivités, UMR CNRS 6286 UFIP, Université de Nantes F-44000 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France .,INSERM UMR 1089, Université de Nantes, CHU de Nantes 44200 Nantes France
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Oyama S, Yamamoto T, Yamayoshi A. Recent Advances in the Delivery Carriers and Chemical Conjugation Strategies for Nucleic Acid Drugs. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3881. [PMID: 34359781 PMCID: PMC8345803 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13153881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
With the development of new anticancer medicines, novel modalities are being explored for cancer treatment. For many years, conventional modalities, such as small chemical drugs and antibody drugs, have worked by "inhibiting the function" of target proteins. In recent years, however, nucleic acid drugs, such as ASOs and siRNAs, have attracted attention as a new modality for cancer treatment because nucleic acid drugs can directly promote the "loss of function" of target genes. Recently, nucleic acid drugs for use in cancer therapy have been extensively developed and some of them have currently been under investigation in clinical trials. To develop novel nucleic acid drugs for cancer treatment, it is imperative that cancer researchers, including ourselves, cover and understand those latest findings. In this review, we introduce and provide an overview of various DDSs and ligand modification technologies that are being employed to improve the success and development of nucleic acid drugs, then we also discuss the future of nucleic acid drug developments for cancer therapy. It is our belief this review will increase the awareness of nucleic acid drugs worldwide and build momentum for the future development of new cancer-targeted versions of these drugs.
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- Shota Oyama
- Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (S.O.); (T.Y.)
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- Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (S.O.); (T.Y.)
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- Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (S.O.); (T.Y.)
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Walther R, Monge P, Pedersen AB, Benderoth A, Pedersen JN, Farzadfard A, Mandrup OA, Howard KA, Otzen DE, Zelikin AN. Per-glycosylation of the Surface-Accessible Lysines: One-Pot Aqueous Route to Stabilized Proteins with Native Activity. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2478-2485. [PMID: 33998129 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Chemical glycosylation of proteins is a powerful tool applied widely in biomedicine and biotechnology. However, it is a challenging undertaking and typically relies on recombinant proteins and site-specific conjugations. The scope and utility of this nature-inspired methodology would be broadened tremendously by the advent of facile, scalable techniques in glycosylation, which are currently missing. In this work, we investigated a one-pot aqueous protocol to achieve indiscriminate, surface-wide glycosylation of the surface accessible amines (lysines and/or N-terminus). We reveal that this approach afforded minimal if any change in the protein activity and recognition events in biochemical and cell culture assays, but at the same time provided a significant benefit of stabilizing proteins against aggregation and fibrillation - as demonstrated on serum proteins (albumins and immunoglobulin G, IgG), an enzyme (uricase), and proteins involved in neurodegenerative disease (α-synuclein) and diabetes (insulin). Most importantly, this highly advantageous result was achieved via a one-pot aqueous protocol performed on native proteins, bypassing the use of complex chemical methodologies and recombinant proteins.
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- Raoul Walther
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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Mallek AJ, Pentelute BL, Buchwald SL. Selective N‐Arylation of
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‐Aminophenylalanine in Unprotected Peptides with Organometallic Palladium Reagents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Aaron J. Mallek
- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Mallek AJ, Pentelute BL, Buchwald SL. Selective N-Arylation of p-Aminophenylalanine in Unprotected Peptides with Organometallic Palladium Reagents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16928-16931. [PMID: 34015170 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The selective N-arylation of p-aminophenylalanine in polypeptides with pre-formed palladium oxidative addition complexes is described. The depressed pKa of the aniline NH2 group enables chemoselective C-N bond formation on peptides containing multiple other aliphatic amino groups at lysines or the N-terminus via Curtin-Hammett control under mild conditions. Using palladium complexes derived from electron-poor aryl halides, p-aminophenylalanine is fully arylated in aqueous buffer in as little as one hour at micromolar concentrations. A complementary protocol using the non-nucleophilic, organic base 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)non-5-ene (DBN), expands the substrate scope to tolerate electron-rich functional groups provides up to 97 % conversion. These procedures enable the chemoselective conjugation of functionally diverse small molecule pharmaceuticals to p-aminophenylalanine containing derivatives of cell-penetrating peptides.
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- Aaron J Mallek
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Waddington MA, Zheng X, Stauber JM, Hakim Moully E, Montgomery HR, Saleh LMA, Král P, Spokoyny AM. An Organometallic Strategy for Cysteine Borylation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8661-8668. [PMID: 34060827 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Synthetic bioconjugation at cysteine (Cys) residues in peptides and proteins has emerged as a powerful tool in chemistry. Soft nucleophilicity of the sulfur in Cys renders an exquisite chemoselectivity with which various functional groups can be placed onto this residue under benign conditions. While a variety of reactions have been successful at producing Cys-based bioconjugates, the majority of these feature sulfur-carbon bonds. We report Cys-borylation, wherein a benchtop stable Pt(II)-based organometallic reagent can be used to transfer a boron-rich cluster onto a sulfur moiety in unprotected peptides forging a boron-sulfur bond. Cys-borylation proceeds at room temperature and tolerates a variety of functional groups present in complex polypeptides. Further, the bioconjugation strategy can be applied to a model protein modification of Cys-containing DARPin (designed ankyrin repeat protein). The resultant bioconjugates show no additional toxicity compared to their Cys alkyl-based congeners. Finally, we demonstrate how the developed Cys-borylation can enhance the proteolytic stability of the resultant peptide bioconjugates while maintaining the binding affinity to a protein target.
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- Mary A Waddington
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.,Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.,California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles, 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Xu L, Kuan SL, Weil T. Contemporary Approaches for Site-Selective Dual Functionalization of Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13757-13777. [PMID: 33258535 PMCID: PMC8248073 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Site-selective protein functionalization serves as an invaluable tool for investigating protein structures and functions in complicated cellular environments and accomplishing semi-synthetic protein conjugates such as traceable therapeutics with improved features. Dual functionalization of proteins allows the incorporation of two different types of functionalities at distinct location(s), which greatly expands the features of native proteins. The attachment and crosstalk of a fluorescence donor and an acceptor dye provides fundamental insights into the folding and structural changes of proteins upon ligand binding in their native cellular environments. Moreover, the combination of drug molecules with different modes of action, imaging agents or stabilizing polymers provides new avenues to design precision protein therapeutics in a reproducible and well-characterizable fashion. This review aims to give a timely overview of the recent advancements and a future perspective of this relatively new research area. First, the chemical toolbox for dual functionalization of proteins is discussed and compared. The strengths and limitations of each strategy are summarized in order to enable readers to select the most appropriate method for their envisaged applications. Thereafter, representative applications of these dual-modified protein bioconjugates benefiting from the synergistic/additive properties of the two synthetic moieties are highlighted.
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- Lujuan Xu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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You J, Zhang J, Wang J, Jin M. Cysteine-Based Coupling: Challenges and Solutions. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:1525-1534. [PMID: 34105345 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have attracted great attention in recent years in the wake of an accelerated FDA approval rate and several large-scale acquisitions. To date, there are ten ADC drugs on the market and more than 70 in various stages of clinical trials. Yet, due to the complicated nature of ADC molecules, considerations need to cover many aspects for the success of ADCs, including target specificity, linker-payload stability, tumor permeability, and clearance rate. This topical review summarizes and discusses current methods used to increase stability and homogeneity of ADCs of cysteine conjugation. We believe that they will lead to improvement of efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ADC drugs.
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- Jianwei You
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.,WuXi Biologics Co, Ltd., Shanghai 200131, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- WuXi Biologics Co, Ltd., Shanghai 200131, China
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- WuXi Biologics Co, Ltd., Shanghai 200131, China
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Ai X, Wang S, Duan Y, Zhang Q, Chen M, Gao W, Zhang L. Emerging Approaches to Functionalizing Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles. Biochemistry 2021; 60:941-955. [PMID: 32452667 PMCID: PMC8507422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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There has been significant interest in developing cell membrane-coated nanoparticles due to their unique abilities of biomimicry and biointerfacing. As the technology progresses, it becomes clear that the application of these nanoparticles can be drastically broadened if additional functions beyond those derived from the natural cell membranes can be integrated. Herein, we summarize the most recent advances in the functionalization of cell membrane-coated nanoparticles. In particular, we focus on emerging methods, including (1) lipid insertion, (2) membrane hybridization, (3) metabolic engineering, and (4) genetic modification. These approaches contribute diverse functions in a nondisruptive fashion while preserving the natural function of the cell membranes. They also improve on the multifunctional and multitasking ability of cell membrane-coated nanoparticles, making them more adaptive to the complexity of biological systems. We hope that these approaches will serve as inspiration for more strategies and innovations to advance cell membrane coating technology.
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- Xiangzhao Ai
- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Departments of NanoEngineering, Chemical Engineering Program, and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Khatuntseva EA, Nifantiev NE. Glycoconjugate Vaccines for Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Diseases. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021; 47:26-52. [PMID: 33776394 PMCID: PMC7980804 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162021010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This review summarizes the experience in laboratory- and industrial-scale syntheses of glycoconjugate vaccines used for prevention of infectious diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria based on the linear capsular polysaccharide poly-3-β-D-ribosyl-(1→1)-D-ribitol-5-phosphate (PRP) or related synthetic oligosaccharide ligands. The methods for preparation of related oligosaccharide derivatives and results of the studies evaluating effect of their length on immunogenic properties of the conjugates with protein carriers are overviewed.
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- E A Khatuntseva
- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Tokatly AI, Vinnitskiy DZ, Ustuzhanina NE, Nifantiev NE. Protecting Groups as a Factor of Stereocontrol in Glycosylation Reactions. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162021010258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Xu L, Kuan SL, Weil T. Contemporary Approaches for Site‐Selective Dual Functionalization of Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202012034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Lujuan Xu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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Li B, Tang H, Turlik A, Wan Z, Xue X, Li L, Yang X, Li J, He G, Houk KN, Chen G. Cooperative Stapling of Native Peptides at Lysine and Tyrosine or Arginine with Formaldehyde. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6646-6652. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
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- Asymchem Life Science Co., Ltd. TEDA Tianjin 300457 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Li B, Tang H, Turlik A, Wan Z, Xue X, Li L, Yang X, Li J, He G, Houk KN, Chen G. Cooperative Stapling of Native Peptides at Lysine and Tyrosine or Arginine with Formaldehyde. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
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- Asymchem Life Science Co., Ltd. TEDA Tianjin 300457 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Chowdhury A, Chatterjee S, Pongen A, Sarania D, Tripathi NM, Bandyopadhyay A. nSite-Selective, Chemical Modification of Protein at Aromatic Side Chain and Their Emergent Applications. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:788-808. [PMID: 33511938 DOI: 10.2174/0929866528666210129152535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Site-selective chemical modification of protein side chain has probed enormous opportunities in the fundamental understanding of cellular biology and therapeutic applications. Primarily, in the field of biopharmaceutical where formulation of bioconjugates is found to be potential medicine than an individual constituent. In this regard, Lysine and Cysteine are the most widely used endogenous amino acid for these purposes. Recently, the aromatic side chain residues (Trp, Tyr, and His) that are low abundant in protein have gained more attention in therapeutic applications due to their advantages of chemical reactivity and specificity. This review discusses the site-selective bioconjugation methods for aromatic side chains (Trp, Tyr and His) and highlights the developed strategies in the last three years, along with their applications. Also, the review highlights the prevalent methods published earlier. We have examined that metal-catalyzed and photocatalytic reactions are gaining more attention for bioconjugation, though their practical operation is under development. The review has been summarized with the future perspective of protein and peptide conjugations contemplating therapeutic applications and challenges.
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- Arnab Chowdhury
- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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- Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Birla Farms, Punjab-781039. India
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Luo GF, Chen WH, Zeng X, Zhang XZ. Cell primitive-based biomimetic functional materials for enhanced cancer therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:945-985. [PMID: 33226037 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00152j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cell primitive-based functional materials that combine the advantages of natural substances and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for cancer therapy. Cell primitives are characterized by distinctive biological functions, such as long-term circulation, tumor specific targeting, immune modulation etc. Moreover, synthetic nanomaterials featuring unique physical/chemical properties have been widely used as effective drug delivery vehicles or anticancer agents to treat cancer. The combination of these two kinds of materials will catalyze the generation of innovative biomaterials with multiple functions, high biocompatibility and negligible immunogenicity for precise cancer therapy. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in the development of cell primitive-based functional materials for cancer therapy. Different cell primitives, including bacteria, phages, cells, cell membranes, and other bioactive substances are introduced with their unique bioactive functions, and strategies in combining with synthetic materials, especially nanoparticulate systems, for the construction of function-enhanced biomaterials are also summarized. Furthermore, foreseeable challenges and future perspectives are also included for the future research direction in this field.
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- Guo-Feng Luo
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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Mukai H, Watanabe Y. Review: PET imaging with macro- and middle-sized molecular probes. Nucl Med Biol 2021; 92:156-170. [PMID: 32660789 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2020.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recent progress in radiolabeling of macro- and middle-sized molecular probes has been extending possibilities to use PET molecular imaging for dynamic application to drug development and therapeutic evaluation. Theranostics concept also accelerated the use of macro- and middle-sized molecular probes for sharpening the contrast of proper target recognition even the cellular types/subtypes and proper selection of the patients who should be treated by the same molecules recognition. Here, brief summary of the present status of immuno-PET, and then further development of advanced technologies related to immuno-PET, peptidic PET probes, and nucleic acids PET probes are described.
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- Hidefumi Mukai
- Laboratory for Molecular Delivery and Imaging Technology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 6-7-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 6-7-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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Miyabe H. Aryne-Mediated Synthesis of Oxygen Heterocycles and Application to Cysteine-Selective Trapping. HETEROCYCLES 2021. [DOI: 10.3987/rev-20-934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Verdoliva V, Digilio G, Saviano M, De Luca S. Thio-conjugation of substituted benzofurazans to peptides: molecular sieves catalyze nucleophilic attack on unsaturated fused rings. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02004d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An efficient procedure to selectively introduce benzofurazan moieties into peptides was developed. It employs zeolite to catalyze the S-conjugation reaction.
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- Valentina Verdoliva
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
- National Research Council
- 80134 Naples
- Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation
- Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography
- National Research Council
- 70126 Bari
- Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
- National Research Council
- 80134 Naples
- Italy
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Single electron transfer-based peptide/protein bioconjugations driven by biocompatible energy input. Commun Chem 2020; 3:171. [PMID: 36703459 PMCID: PMC9814624 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00413-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Bioconjugation reactions play a central facilitating role in engendering modified peptides and proteins. Early progress in this area was inhibited by challenges such as the limited range of substrates and the relatively poor biocompatibility of bioconjugation reagents. However, the recent developments in visible-light induced photoredox catalysis and electrochemical catalysis reactions have permitted significant novel reactivities to be developed in the field of synthetic and bioconjugation chemistry. This perspective describes recent advances in the use of biocompatible energy input for the modification of peptides and proteins mainly, via the single electron transfer (SET) process, as well as key future developments in this area.
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Wu LH, Zhou S, Luo QF, Tian JS, Loh TP. Dichloroacetophenone Derivatives: A Class of Bioconjugation Reagents for Disulfide Bridging. Org Lett 2020; 22:8193-8197. [PMID: 33052688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A mild and biocompatible method for the construction of disulfide bridging in peptides using dichloroacetophenone derivatives is developed. This method is highly selective (chemo, diastereo, regio, etc.) and atom economic and works under biocompatible reaction conditions (metal-free, water, pH 7, rt, etc.).
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- Liu-Hai Wu
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.,Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of NPU, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.,Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of NPU, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.,Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of NPU, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, China.,Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China.,Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of NPU, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, China.,Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China.,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Li X, Wei Y, Wu Y, Yin L. Hypoxia‐Induced Pro‐Protein Therapy Assisted by a Self‐Catalyzed Nanozymogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Xudong Li
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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Li X, Wei Y, Wu Y, Yin L. Hypoxia‐Induced Pro‐Protein Therapy Assisted by a Self‐Catalyzed Nanozymogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22544-22553. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Xudong Li
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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Tower SJ, Hetcher WJ, Myers TE, Kuehl NJ, Taylor MT. Selective Modification of Tryptophan Residues in Peptides and Proteins Using a Biomimetic Electron Transfer Process. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:9112-9118. [PMID: 32348670 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report here a photochemical process for the selective modification of tryptophan (Trp) residues in peptides and small proteins using electron-responsive N-carbamoylpyridinium salts and UV-B light. Preliminary mechanistic experiments suggest that the photoconjugation process proceeds through photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between Trp and the pyridinium salt, followed by fragmentation of the pyridinium N-N bond and concomitant transfer of this group to Trp. The reaction displays excellent site selectivity for Trp and is tolerant to other, redox-active amino-acid residues. Moreover, the reaction proceeds in pure aqueous conditions without the requirement of organic cosolvents or photocatalysts, is enhanced by glutathione, and operates efficiently over a wide range of peptide concentrations (10-700 μM). The scope of the process was explored through the labeling of 6-Trp-containing peptides and proteins ranging from 1 to 14 kDa. We demonstrate the versatility of the N-carbamoylpyridinium salt both by tuning the electrochemical and photochemical properties of the pyridinium scaffold to enable challenging photoconjugation reactions and by using the carbamoyl moiety to tether a plethora of productive functional groups, including reactive handles, purification tags, and removable protecting groups.
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- Samantha J Tower
- University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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Berti F, Micoli F. Improving efficacy of glycoconjugate vaccines: from chemical conjugates to next generation constructs. Curr Opin Immunol 2020; 65:42-49. [PMID: 32361591 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2020.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Glycoconjugate vaccines are among the safest and most successful vaccines developed during the past 30 years. Since the first semisynthetic chemical conjugate vaccine licensed in the 1980's to protect human against Haemophilus influenzae type b infection, conjugate vaccines against Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae have been developed and registered using the same approach (i.e. bacterial growth to produce capsular polysaccharide antigen and chemical coupling to carrier protein). Other types of conjugate vaccines have been recently developed and tested in clinical trials, prepared by coupling chemically synthesized oligosaccharides to proteins, by engineering Escherichia coli to directly produce bioconjugates or by delivering the native carbohydrate antigen in engineered membrane vesicles (i.e. Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens, GMMA). Through this review, the reader will have an insight regarding the history and the characteristics of different types of conjugate vaccines, and the attributes that might affect their immunogenicity and their potential for future applications.
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Wilkinson AA, Jagu E, Ubych K, Coulthard S, Rushton AE, Kennefick J, Su Q, Neely RK, Fernandez-Trillo P. Site-Selective and Rewritable Labeling of DNA through Enzymatic, Reversible, and Click Chemistries. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:525-534. [PMID: 32342002 PMCID: PMC7181315 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Current methods for bioconjugation rely on the introduction of stable linkers that lack the required versatility to perform sequential functionalizations. However, sequential manipulations are an increasing requirement in chemical biology because they can underpin multiple analyses of the same sample to provide a wider understanding of cell behavior. Here, we present a new method to site-selectively write, remove, and rewrite chemical functionality to a biomolecule, DNA in this case. Our method combines the precision and robustness of methyltransferase-directed labeling with the reversibility of acyl hydrazones and the efficiency of click chemistry. Underpinning the method is a new S-adenosyl-l-methionine derivative to site-selectively label DNA with a bifunctional chemical handle containing an acyl hydrazone-linker and a terminal azide. Functional tags are conjugated via the azide and can be removed (i.e., untagged) when needed at the acyl hydrazone via exchange with hydroxyl amine. The formed hydrazide-labeled DNA is a versatile intermediate that can be either rewritten to reset the original chemical handle or covalently reacted with a permanent tag. This ability to write, tag, untag, and permanently tag DNA is exploited to sequentially introduce two fluorescent dyes on DNA. Finally, we demonstrate the potential of the method by developing a protocol to sort labeled DNA using magnetic beads, with subsequent amplification of the sorted DNA sample for further analysis. The presented method opens new avenues for site-selective bioconjugation and should underpin integrative approaches in chemical biology where sequential functionalizations of the same sample are required.
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- Andrew A Wilkinson
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K., B15 2TT
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Zhang WY, Banerjee S, Imberti C, Clarkson GJ, Wang Q, Zhong Q, Young LS, Romero-Canelón I, Zeng M, Habtemariam A, Sadler PJ. Strategies for conjugating iridium(III) anticancer complexes to targeting peptides via copper-free click chemistry. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020; 503:119396. [PMID: 33776131 PMCID: PMC7610455 DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of novel pentamethylcyclopentadienyl (Cp*) iridium(III) complexes [(Cp*)Ir(4-methyl-4'-carboxy-2,2'-bipyridine)Cl]PF6 (Ir-I), the product (Ir-II) from amide coupling of Ir-I to dibenzocyclooctyne-amine, and its conjugate (Ir-CP) with the cyclic nona-peptide c(CRWYDENAC). The familiar three-legged 'piano-stool' configuration for complex Ir-I was confirmed by its single crystal X-ray structure. Significantly, copper-free click strategy has been developed for site-specific conjugation of the parent complex Ir-I to the tumour targeting nona-cyclic peptide. The approach consisted of two steps: (i) the carboxylic acid group of the bipyridine ligand in complex Ir-I was first attached to an amine functionalized dibenzocyclooctyne group via amide formation to generate complex Ir-II; and (ii) the alkyne bond of dibenzocyclooctyne in complex Ir-II underwent a subsequent strain-promoted copper-free cycloaddition with the azide group of the modified peptide. Interestingly, while complex Ir-I was inactive towards A2780 human ovarian cancer cells, complex Ir-II exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity. Targeted complexes such as Ir-CP offer scope for enhanced activity and selectivity of this class of anticancer complexes.
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- Wen-Ying Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Schuhmacher A, Shiro T, Ryan SJ, Bode JW. Synthesis of secondary and tertiary amides without coupling agents from amines and potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs). Chem Sci 2020; 11:7609-7614. [PMID: 34094137 PMCID: PMC8152719 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01330g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Although highly effective for most amide syntheses, the activation of carboxylic acids requires the use of problematic coupling reagents and is often poorly suited for challenging cases such as N-methyl amino acids. As an alternative to both secondary and tertiary amides, we report their convenient synthesis by the rapid oxidation of trifluoroborate iminiums (TIMs). TIMs are easily prepared by acid-promoted condensation of potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) and amines and are cleanly and rapidly oxidized to amides with hydrogen peroxide. The overall transformation can be conducted either as a one-pot procedure or via isolation of the TIM. The unique nature of the neutral, zwitterionic TIMs makes possible the preparation of tertiary amides via an iminium species that would not be accessible from other carbonyl derivatives and can be conducted in the presence of unprotected functional groups including acids, alcohols and thioethers. In preliminary studies, this approach was applied to the late-stage modifications of long peptides and the iterative synthesis of short, N-methylated peptides without the need for coupling agents. Oxidative amidation of potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) and amines via trifluoroborate iminiums (TIMs) delivers amides without coupling agents. This unusual approach to amides can be applied for the late-stage modification of bioactive molecules and for solid-phase peptide synthesis.![]()
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- Anne Schuhmacher
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis IN 46285 USA
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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