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Vilela-Picos M, Novelli F, Méndez-Ardoy A, Moretto A, Granja JR. Protocol for photo-controlling the assembly of cyclic peptide nanotubes in solution and inside microfluidic droplets. STAR Protoc 2024; 5:103031. [PMID: 38678573 PMCID: PMC11077282 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103031] [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: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
Abstract
In this protocol, we describe how to perform the photo-isomerization of cyclic peptides containing an unsaturated β-amino acid. This process triggers the formation or disassembly of cyclic peptide nanotubes under appropriate light irradiation. Specifically, we start by describing the solid-phase synthesis of the cyclic peptide component. We also present a technique for performing isomerization studies in solution and how to extend it to microfluidic aqueous droplets. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Vilela-Picos et al.1.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcos Vilela-Picos
- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1, Padova, Italy
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Lago-Silva M, Fernández-Míguez M, Rodríguez R, Quiñoá E, Freire F. Stimuli-responsive synthetic helical polymers. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:793-852. [PMID: 38105704 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00952a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic dynamic helical polymers (supramolecular and covalent) and foldamers share the helix as a structural motif. Although the materials are different, these systems also share many structural properties, such as helix induction or conformational communication mechanisms. The introduction of stimuli responsive building blocks or monomer repeating units in these materials triggers conformational or structural changes, due to the presence/absence of the external stimulus, which are transmitted to the helix resulting in different effects, such as assymetry amplification, helix inversion or even changes in the helical scaffold (elongation, J/H helical aggregates). In this review, we show through selected examples how different stimuli (e.g., temperature, solvents, cations, anions, redox, chiral additives, pH or light) can alter the helical structures of dynamic helical polymers (covalent and supramolecular) and foldamers acting on the conformational composition or molecular structure of their components, which is also transmitted to the macromolecular helical structure.
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- María Lago-Silva
- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Pike SJ, Telford R, Male L. Reversible conformational switching of a photo-responsive ortho-azobenzene/2,6-pyridyldicarboxamide heterofoldamer. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:7717-7723. [PMID: 37565617 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01137b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
We report on a convenient synthetic route to rapidly access a new photo-responsive ortho-azobenzene/2,6-pyridyldicarboxamide heterofoldamer. The adoption of a stable helical conformation has been established for this scaffold in both the solid state and in solution using single crystal X-ray diffraction and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy respectively. Reversible control over the stimuli-driven structural re-ordering of the supramolecular scaffold, from a stable helical conformation under non-irradiative conditions, to a less well-ordered state under irradiative conditions, has been identified. The robust nature of the responsive, conformational, molecular switching behaviour has been determined using UV/Vis, 1H NMR and CD spectroscopy. Minimal loss in the efficiency of the stimuli-driven, structural re-ordering processes of the foldamer scaffold is observed, even upon multiple cyclic treatments with irradiative/non-irradiative conditions.
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- Sarah J Pike
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Jin Y, Mandal PK, Wu J, Böcher N, Huc I, Otto S. (Re-)Directing Oligomerization of a Single Building Block into Two Specific Dynamic Covalent Foldamers through pH. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:2822-2829. [PMID: 36705469 PMCID: PMC9912251 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Dynamic foldamers are synthetic folded molecules which can change their conformation in response to an external stimulus and are currently at the forefront of foldamer chemistry. However, constitutionally dynamic foldamers, which can change not only their conformation but also their molecular constitution in response to their environment, are without precedent. We now report a size- and shape-switching small dynamic covalent foldamer network which responds to changes in pH. Specifically, acidic conditions direct the oligomerization of a dipeptide-based building block into a 16-subunit macrocycle with well-defined conformation and with high selectivity. At higher pH the same building block yields another cyclic foldamer with a smaller ring size (9mer). The two foldamers readily and repeatedly interconvert upon adjustment of the pH of the solution. We have previously shown that addition of a template can direct oligomerization of the same building block to yet other rings sizes (including a 12mer and a 13mer, accompanied by a minor amount of 14mer). This brings the total number of discrete foldamers that can be accessed from a single building block to five. For a single building block system to exhibit such highly diverse structure space is unique and sets this system of foldamers apart from proteins. Furthermore, the emergence of constitutional dynamicity opens up new avenues to foldamers with adaptive behavior.
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- Yulong Jin
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China,Centre
for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Centre
for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, 81377 Munich, Germany,
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- Centre
for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands,
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Engineering synergistic effects of immobilized cooperative catalysts. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wang S, della Sala F, Cliff MJ, Whitehead GFS, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Webb SJ. Chiral 19F NMR Reporter of Foldamer Conformation in Bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:21648-21657. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Siyuan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, U.K
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, ManchesterM1 7DN, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, U.K
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, ManchesterM1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, ManchesterM1 7DN, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, U.K
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, ManchesterM1 7DN, U.K
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Laurent Q, Sakai N, Matile S. An Orthogonal Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Tool for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Oligochalcogenides on Detachable Helical Peptide Templates. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200785. [PMID: 35416345 PMCID: PMC9324982 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A model system is introduced as a general tool to elaborate on orthogonal templation of dynamic covalent ring‐opening polymerization (ODC‐TROP). The tool consists of 310 helical peptides as unprecedented templates and semicarbazones as orthogonal dynamic covalent linkers. With difficult‐to‐control 1,2‐dithiolanes, ODC‐TROP on the level of short model oligomers occurs with high templation efficiency, increasing and diminishing upon helix stabilization and denaturation, respectively. Further, an anti‐templated conjugate with mispositioned monomers gave reduced templation upon helix twisting. Even with the “unpolymerizable” 1,2‐diselenolanes, initial studies already afford mild templation efficiency. These proof‐of‐principle results promise that the here introduced tool, recyclable and enabling late‐stage side chain modification, will be useful to realize ODC‐TROP of intractable or unknown cyclic dynamic covalent monomers for dynamer materials as well as cellular uptake and signaling applications.
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- Quentin Laurent
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jeong M, Park J, Seo Y, Lee KJ, Pramanik S, Ahn S, Kwon S. Hydrazone Photoswitches for Structural Modulation of Short Peptides. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103972. [PMID: 34962683 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Molecules that undergo light-driven structural transformations constitute the core components in photoswitchable molecular systems and materials. Among various families of photoswitches, photochromic hydrazones have recently emerged as a novel class of photoswitches with superb properties, such as high photochemical conversion, spectral tunability, thermal stability, and fatigue resistance. Hydrazone photoswitches have been adopted in various adaptive materials at different length scales, however, their utilization for modulating biomolecules still has not been explored. Herein we present new hydrazone switches that can photomodulate the structures of short peptides. Systematic investigation on a set of hydrazone derivatives revealed that installation of the amide group does not significantly alter the photoswitching behaviors. Importantly, a hydrazone switch comprising an upper phenyl ring and a lower quinolinyl ring was effective for structural control of peptides. We anticipate that this work, as a new milestone in the research of hydrazone switches, will open a new avenue for structural and functional control of biomolecules.
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- Myeongsu Jeong
- Chung-Ang University - Seoul Campus: Chung-Ang University, Department of Chemistry, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Chung-Ang University - Seoul Campus: Chung-Ang University, Department of Chemistry, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Chung-Ang University - Seoul Campus: Chung-Ang University, Department of Chemistry, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Chung-Ang University - Seoul Campus: Chung-Ang University, Department of Chemistry, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, INDIA
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- Chung-Ang University - Seoul Campus: Chung-Ang University, Department of Chemistry, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Chung-Ang University, Chemistry, 84 Heukseok-ro, Bldg106 Rm401-2, 06974, Seoul, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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Tilly DP, Cullen W, Zhong H, Jamagne R, Vitórica-Yrezábal I, Webb SJ. α-Amino-iso-butyric acid foldamers terminated with rhodium(I) N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202104293. [PMID: 34932229 PMCID: PMC9305545 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
To investigate how remotely induced changes in ligand folding might affect catalysis by organometallic complexes, dynamic α‐amino‐iso‐butyric acid (Aib) peptide foldamers bearing rhodium(I) N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes have been synthesized and studied. X‐ray crystallography of a foldamer with an N‐terminal azide and a C‐terminal Rh(NHC)(Cl)(diene) complex showed a racemate with a chiral axis in the Rh(NHC) complex and a distorted 310 helical body. Replacing the azide with either one or two chiral L‐α‐methylvaline (L‐αMeVal) residues gave diastereoisomeric foldamers that each possessed point, helical and axial chirality. NMR spectroscopy revealed an unequal ratio of diastereoisomers for some foldamers, indicating that the chiral conformational preference of the N‐terminal residue(s) was relayed down the 1 nm helical body to the axially chiral Rh(NHC) complex. Although the remote chiral residue(s) did not affect the stereoselectivity of hydrosilylation reactions catalysed by these foldamers, these studies suggest a potential pathway towards remote conformational control of organometallic catalysts.
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- David P Tilly
- The University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Manchester, School of Chemistry and MIB, 131 Princess St, M1 7DN, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM
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