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Adhikari K, Vanermen M, Da Silva G, Van den Wyngaert T, Augustyns K, Elvas F. Trans-cyclooctene-a Swiss army knife for bioorthogonal chemistry: exploring the synthesis, reactivity, and applications in biomedical breakthroughs. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2024; 9:47. [PMID: 38844698 PMCID: PMC11156836 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-024-00275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Trans-cyclooctenes (TCOs) are highly strained alkenes with remarkable reactivity towards tetrazines (Tzs) in inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reactions. Since their discovery as bioorthogonal reaction partners, novel TCO derivatives have been developed to improve their reactivity, stability, and hydrophilicity, thus expanding their utility in diverse applications. MAIN BODY TCOs have garnered significant interest for their applications in biomedical settings. In chemical biology, TCOs serve as tools for bioconjugation, enabling the precise labeling and manipulation of biomolecules. Moreover, their role in nuclear medicine is substantial, with TCOs employed in the radiolabeling of peptides and other biomolecules. This has led to their utilization in pretargeted nuclear imaging and therapy, where they function as both bioorthogonal tags and radiotracers, facilitating targeted disease diagnosis and treatment. Beyond these applications, TCOs have been used in targeted cancer therapy through a "click-to-release" approach, in which they act as key components to selectively deliver therapeutic agents to cancer cells, thereby enhancing treatment efficacy while minimizing off-target effects. However, the search for a suitable TCO scaffold with an appropriate balance between stability and reactivity remains a challenge. CONCLUSIONS This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the synthesis of TCOs, and its challenges, and their development throughout the years. We describe their wide ranging applications as radiolabeled prosthetic groups for radiolabeling, as bioorthogonal tags for pretargeted imaging and therapy, and targeted drug delivery, with the aim of showcasing the versatility and potential of TCOs as valuable tools in advancing biomedical research and applications.
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- Karuna Adhikari
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
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Svatunek D. Computational Organic Chemistry: The Frontier for Understanding and Designing Bioorthogonal Cycloadditions. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2024; 382:17. [PMID: 38727989 PMCID: PMC11087259 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-024-00461-0] [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: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Computational organic chemistry has become a valuable tool in the field of bioorthogonal chemistry, offering insights and aiding in the progression of this branch of chemistry. In this review, I present an overview of computational work in this field, including an exploration of both the primary computational analysis methods used and their application in the main areas of bioorthogonal chemistry: (3 + 2) and [4 + 2] cycloadditions. In the context of (3 + 2) cycloadditions, detailed studies of electronic effects have informed the evolution of cycloalkyne/1,3-dipole cycloadditions. Through computational techniques, researchers have found ways to adjust the electronic structure via hyperconjugation to enhance reactions without compromising stability. For [4 + 2] cycloadditions, methods such as distortion/interaction analysis and energy decomposition analysis have been beneficial, leading to the development of bioorthogonal reactants with improved reactivity and the creation of orthogonal reaction pairs. To conclude, I touch upon the emerging fields of cheminformatics and machine learning, which promise to play a role in future reaction discovery and optimization.
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- Dennis Svatunek
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
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Fang Y, Hillman AS, Fox JM. Advances in the Synthesis of Bioorthogonal Reagents: s-Tetrazines, 1,2,4-Triazines, Cyclooctynes, Heterocycloheptynes, and trans-Cyclooctenes. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2024; 382:15. [PMID: 38703255 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-024-00455-y] [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: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Aligned with the increasing importance of bioorthogonal chemistry has been an increasing demand for more potent, affordable, multifunctional, and programmable bioorthogonal reagents. More advanced synthetic chemistry techniques, including transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, C-H activation, photoinduced chemistry, and continuous flow chemistry, have been employed in synthesizing novel bioorthogonal reagents for universal purposes. We discuss herein recent developments regarding the synthesis of popular bioorthogonal reagents, with a focus on s-tetrazines, 1,2,4-triazines, trans-cyclooctenes, cyclooctynes, hetero-cycloheptynes, and -trans-cycloheptenes. This review aims to summarize and discuss the most representative synthetic approaches of these reagents and their derivatives that are useful in bioorthogonal chemistry. The preparation of these molecules and their derivatives utilizes both classical approaches as well as the latest organic chemistry methodologies.
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- Yinzhi Fang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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Işık M, Kısaçam MA. Readily Accessible and Brightly Fluorogenic BODIPY/NBD-Tetrazines via S NAr Reactions. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6513-6519. [PMID: 38598957 PMCID: PMC11077493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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We describe SNAr reactions of some commercial amino-tetrazines and halo-dyes, which give efficiently quenched BODIPY/NBD-tetrazines (ΦFl < 0.01) in high yields and, importantly, with high purities affordable via simple silica gel chromatography only. The dyes exhibit large Stokes shifts, moderate environmental sensitivity, and emission enhancements (up to 193-fold) upon Tz ligation with BCN─a strained dienophile. They successfully serve as labels for HSA protein premodified with BCN, resulting in bright blue-green emission upon ligation.
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- Murat Işık
- Department
of Food Engineering, Bingöl University, 12000 Bingöl, Türkiye
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, 31060 Hatay, Türkiye
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Segawa S, Wu J, Kwok RTK, Wong TTW, He X, Tang BZ. Co-aggregation as A Simple Strategy for Preparing Fluorogenic Tetrazine Probes with On-Demand Fluorogen Selection. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202313930. [PMID: 38055202 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Life science has progressed with applications of fluorescent probes-fluorophores linked to functional units responding to biological events. To meet the varied demands across experiments, simple organic reactions to connect fluorophores and functional units have been developed, enabling the on-demand selection of fluorophore-functional unit combinations. However, organic synthesis requires professional equipment and skills, standing as a daunting task for life scientists. In this study, we present a simple, fast, and convenient strategy for probe preparation: co-aggregation of hydrophobic molecules. We focused on tetrazine-a difficult-to-prepare yet useful functional unit that provides effective bioorthogonal reactivity and strong fluorogenicity. Simply mixing the tetrazine molecules and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogens in water, co-aggregation is induced, and the emission of AIE luminogens is quenched. Subsequent click reaction bioorthogonally turns on the emission, identifying these coaggregates as fluorogenic probes. Thanks to this bioorthogonal fluorogenicity, we established a new time-gated fluorescence bioimaging technique to distinguish overlapping emission signals, enabling multi-organelle imaging with two same-color fluorophores. Our study showcases the potential of this co-aggregation method for the on-demand preparation of fluorescent probes as well as protocols and molecular design principles in this approach, offering an effective solution to evolving needs in life science research.
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- Shinsuke Segawa
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Translational and Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Translational and Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Translational and Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
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Šlachtová V, Chovanec M, Rahm M, Vrabel M. Bioorthogonal Chemistry in Cellular Organelles. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 382:2. [PMID: 38103067 PMCID: PMC10725395 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00446-5] [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: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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While bioorthogonal reactions are routinely employed in living cells and organisms, their application within individual organelles remains limited. In this review, we highlight diverse examples of bioorthogonal reactions used to investigate the roles of biomolecules and biological processes as well as advanced imaging techniques within cellular organelles. These innovations hold great promise for therapeutic interventions in personalized medicine and precision therapies. We also address existing challenges related to the selectivity and trafficking of subcellular dynamics. Organelle-targeted bioorthogonal reactions have the potential to significantly advance our understanding of cellular organization and function, provide new pathways for basic research and clinical applications, and shape the direction of cell biology and medical research.
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- Veronika Šlachtová
- Department of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Zielke FM, Rutjes FPJT. Recent Advances in Bioorthogonal Ligation and Bioconjugation. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:35. [PMID: 37991570 PMCID: PMC10665463 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00445-6] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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The desire to create biomolecules modified with functionalities that go beyond nature's toolbox has resulted in the development of biocompatible and selective methodologies and reagents, each with different scope and limitations. In this overview, we highlight recent advances in the field of bioconjugation from 2016 to 2023. First, (metal-mediated) protein functionalization by exploiting the specific reactivity of amino acids will be discussed, followed by novel bioorthogonal reagents for bioconjugation of modified biomolecules.
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- Florian M Zielke
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Jin Y, Fan J, Wang R, Wang X, Li N, You Q, Jiang Z. Ligation to Scavenging Strategy Enables On-Demand Termination of Targeted Protein Degradation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7218-7229. [PMID: 36971523 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
Abstract
Event-driven bifunctional molecules, typified by proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology, have been successfully applied in degrading many proteins of interest (POI). Due to the unique catalytic mechanism, PROTACs will induce multiple cycles of degradation until the elimination of the target protein. Here, we propose a versatile "Ligation to scavenging" approach to terminate event-driven degradation for the first time. Ligation to the scavenging system consists of a TCO-modified dendrimer (PAMAM-G5-TCO) and tetrazine-modified PROTACs (Tz-PROTACs). PAMAM-G5-TCO can rapidly scavenge intracellular free PROTACs via an inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction and terminate the degradation of certain proteins in living cells. Thus, this work proposes a flexible chemical knockdown approach to adjust the levels of POI on-demand in living cells, which paves the way for controlled target protein degradation.
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Xiao M, Zhang YK, Li R, Li S, Wang D, An P. Photoactivatable Fluorogenic Azide-Alkyne Click Reaction: A Dual-Activation Fluorescent Probe. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200634. [PMID: 35819362 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Aryl azide and diaryl tetrazole are both photoactive molecules, which can form nitrene and nitrile imine intermediates respectively by photolysis. Depending on the new finding that the azide can suppress the photolysis of tetrazole in the azide-tetrazole conjugated system, we developed aryl azide-tetrazole probes for the photoactivatable fluorogenic azide alkyne click (PFAAC) reaction, in which the aryl azide-tetrazole probes were not phoroactivatable fluorogenic itself, but the triazole products after click reaction were prefluorophore that can be activated by light. Therefore, in PFAAC chemistry, the fluorescent probes can be activated by two orthogonal events: azide-alkyne click reaction and light, which leads to spatiotemporal resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio. This PFAAC process was proved in vitro by copper catalyzed or strain-promoted azide-alkyne reactions and in live cells by spatiotemporally controlled organelle imaging. By incorporation a linker to the azide-tetrazole conjugate, this PFAAC chemistry could covalently label extra probes to the biomolecules and spatiotemporally detecting this process by photoinduced fluorescence.
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- Yunnan University, chemistry, CHINA
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- Yunnan University, school of chemical science and technology, South Outer Ring Road, 650500, Kunming, CHINA
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Ros E, Bellido M, Matarin JA, Gallen A, Martínez M, Rodríguez L, Verdaguer X, Ribas de Pouplana L, Riera A. Amino acids with fluorescent tetrazine ethers as bioorthogonal handles for peptide modification. RSC Adv 2022; 12:14321-14327. [PMID: 35702248 PMCID: PMC9096626 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02531k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
A set of 3-bromo-1,2,4,5-tetrazines with three distinct substitutions have been used as reagents for late-stage functionalization of small molecules through nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Spectroscopic studies of the products obtained proved that tetrazine ethers are intrinsically fluorescent. This fluorescence is lost upon inverse Electron-Demand Diels–Alder (iEDDA) cycloaddition with strained alkenes. Tetrazine-phenol ethers are rather interesting because they can undergo rapid iEDDA reactions with a second order rate constant (k2) compatible with bioorthogonal ligations. As a showcase, l-tyrosine was derivatized with 3-bromo-6-methyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine and coupled to the peptide drug octreotide. This peptide was detected in cellular flow cytometry, and its fluorescence turned off through a bioorthogonal iEDDA cycloaddition with a strained alkene, showing for the first time the detection and reactivity of intrinsically fluorescent tetrazines in a biologically relevant context. The synthesis and characterization of fluorescent tetrazine ethers with bioorthogonal applicability pave the way for the generation of useful compounds for both detection and bioconjugation in vivo. Octreotide derivatized with the fluorogenic amino acid 6-methyltetratrazinyl tryosine. Emission spectra before and after the iEDDA cycloaddition.![]()
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- Enric Ros
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain .,BCN Peptides S.A., Pol. Ind. Els Vinyets-Els Fogars Sector II, Ctra. Comarcal 244, Km. 22, 08777 Sant Quintí de Mediona Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Inorgànica. Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Inorgànica. Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1 08028 Barcelona Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona 08028. Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Inorgànica. Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1 08028 Barcelona Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona 08028. Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain .,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Orgànica. Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain .,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Baldiri Reixac 10 08028 Barcelona Spain .,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Orgànica. Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1 08028 Barcelona Spain
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Svatunek D, Wilkovitsch M, Hartmann L, Houk KN, Mikula H. Uncovering the Key Role of Distortion in Bioorthogonal Tetrazine Tools That Defy the Reactivity/Stability Trade-Off. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8171-8177. [PMID: 35500228 PMCID: PMC9100665 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The tetrazine/trans-cyclooctene ligation stands
out from the bioorthogonal toolbox due to its exceptional reaction
kinetics, enabling multiple molecular technologies in vitro and in
living systems. Highly reactive 2-pyridyl-substituted tetrazines have
become state of the art for time-critical processes and selective
reactions at very low concentrations. It is widely accepted that the
enhanced reactivity of these chemical tools is attributed to the electron-withdrawing
effect of the heteroaryl substituent. In contrast, we show that the
observed reaction rates are way too high to be explained on this basis.
Computational investigation of this phenomenon revealed that distortion
of the tetrazine caused by intramolecular repulsive N–N interaction
plays a key role in accelerating the cycloaddition step. We show that
the limited stability of tetrazines in biological media strongly correlates
with the electron-withdrawing effect of the substituent, while intramolecular
repulsion increases the reactivity without reducing the stability.
These fundamental insights reveal thus far overlooked mechanistic
aspects that govern the reactivity/stability trade-off for tetrazines
in physiologically relevant environments, thereby providing a new
strategy that may facilitate the rational design of these bioorthogonal
tools.
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- Dennis Svatunek
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, United States
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien 1060 Vienna, Austria
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Sun H, Xue Q, Zhang C, Wu H, Feng P. Derivatization based on tetrazine scaffolds: synthesis of tetrazine derivatives and their biomedical applications. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01324f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
The recent advances in tetrazine scaffold-based derivatizations have been summarized. The advantages and limitations of derivatization methods and applications of the developed tetrazine derivatives in bioorthogonal chemistry have been highlighted.
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- Hongbao Sun
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Graziotto ME, Adair LD, Kaur A, Vérité P, Ball SR, Sunde M, Jacquemin D, New EJ. Versatile naphthalimide tetrazines for fluorogenic bioorthogonal labelling. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1491-1498. [PMID: 34704054 PMCID: PMC8496007 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00128k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Fluorescent probes for biological imaging have revealed much about the functions of biomolecules in health and disease. Fluorogenic probes, which are fluorescent only upon a bioorthogonal reaction with a specific partner, are particularly advantageous as they ensure that fluorescent signals observed in biological imaging arise solely from the intended target. In this work, we report the first series of naphthalimide tetrazines for bioorthogonal fluorogenic labelling. We establish that all of these compounds can be used for imaging through photophysical, analytical and biological studies. The best candidate was Np6mTz, where the tetrazine ring is appended to the naphthalimide at its 6-position via a phenyl linker in a meta configuration. Taking our synthetic scaffold, we generated two targeted variants, LysoNpTz and MitoNpTz, which successfully localized within the lysosomes and mitochondria respectively, without the requirement of genetic modification. In addition, the naphthalimide tetrazine system was used for the no-wash imaging of insulin amyloid fibrils in vitro, providing a new method that can monitor their growth kinetics and morphology. Since our synthetic approach is simple and modular, these new naphthalimide tetrazines provide a novel scaffold for a range of bioorthogonal tetrazine-based imaging agents for selective staining and sensing of biomolecules.
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- Marcus E Graziotto
- The University of Sydney, School of Chemistry NSW 2006 Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Chemistry NSW 2006 Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health NSW 2006 Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health NSW 2006 Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health NSW 2006 Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Chemistry NSW 2006 Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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Catalyst-free photooxidation reaction from 1,4-dihydropyridazine to pyridazine under air. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Vincent Rigolot
- UMR 8576 CNRS Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle Université de Lille Faculté des Sciences et Technologies Bât. C9, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- UMR 8576 CNRS Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle Université de Lille Faculté des Sciences et Technologies Bât. C9, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- UMR 8576 CNRS Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle Université de Lille Faculté des Sciences et Technologies Bât. C9, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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Pigga JE, Rosenberger JE, Jemas A, Boyd SJ, Dmitrenko O, Xie Y, Fox JM. General, Divergent Platform for Diastereoselective Synthesis of
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‐Cyclooctenes with High Reactivity and Favorable Physiochemical Properties**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Jessica E. Pigga
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware 163 The Green Newark DE 19716 USA
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Pigga JE, Rosenberger JE, Jemas A, Boyd SJ, Dmitrenko O, Xie Y, Fox JM. General, Divergent Platform for Diastereoselective Synthesis of trans-Cyclooctenes with High Reactivity and Favorable Physiochemical Properties*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14975-14980. [PMID: 33742526 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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trans-Cyclooctenes (TCOs) are essential partners in the fastest known bioorthogonal reactions, but current synthetic methods are limited by poor diastereoselectivity. Especially hard to access are hydrophilic TCOs with favorable physicochemical properties for live cell or in vivo experiments. Described is a new class of TCOs, "a-TCOs", prepared in high yield by stereocontrolled 1,2-additions of nucleophiles to trans-cyclooct-4-enone, which itself was prepared on a large scale in two steps from 1,5-cyclooctadiene. Computational transition-state models rationalize the diastereoselectivity of 1,2-additions to deliver a-TCO products, which were also shown to be more reactive than standard TCOs and less hydrophobic than even a trans-oxocene analogue. Illustrating the favorable physicochemical properties of a-TCOs, a fluorescent TAMRA derivative in live HeLa cells was shown to be cell-permeable through intracellular Diels-Alder chemistry and to wash out more rapidly than other TCOs.
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- Jessica E Pigga
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 163 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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Shieh P, Hill MR, Zhang W, Kristufek SL, Johnson JA. Clip Chemistry: Diverse (Bio)(macro)molecular and Material Function through Breaking Covalent Bonds. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7059-7121. [PMID: 33823111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the two decades since the introduction of the "click chemistry" concept, the toolbox of "click reactions" has continually expanded, enabling chemists, materials scientists, and biologists to rapidly and selectively build complexity for their applications of interest. Similarly, selective and efficient covalent bond breaking reactions have provided and will continue to provide transformative advances. Here, we review key examples and applications of efficient, selective covalent bond cleavage reactions, which we refer to herein as "clip reactions." The strategic application of clip reactions offers opportunities to tailor the compositions and structures of complex (bio)(macro)molecular systems with exquisite control. Working in concert, click chemistry and clip chemistry offer scientists and engineers powerful methods to address next-generation challenges across the chemical sciences.
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- Peyton Shieh
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Rigolot V, Biot C, Lion C. To View Your Biomolecule, Click inside the Cell. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23084-23105. [PMID: 34097349 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The surging development of bioorthogonal chemistry has profoundly transformed chemical biology over the last two decades. Involving chemical partners that specifically react together in highly complex biological fluids, this branch of chemistry now allows researchers to probe biomolecules in their natural habitat through metabolic labelling technologies. Chemical reporter strategies include metabolic glycan labelling, site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids in proteins, and post-synthetic labelling of nucleic acids. While a majority of literature reports mark cell-surface exposed targets, implementing bioorthogonal ligations in the interior of cells constitutes a more challenging task. Owing to limiting factors such as membrane permeability of reagents, fluorescence background due to hydrophobic interactions and off-target covalent binding, and suboptimal balance between reactivity and stability of the designed molecular reporters and probes, these strategies need mindful planning to achieve success. In this review, we discuss the hurdles encountered when targeting biomolecules localized in cell organelles and give an easily accessible summary of the strategies at hand for imaging intracellular targets.
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- Vincent Rigolot
- UMR 8576 CNRS, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université de Lille, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Bât. C9, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- UMR 8576 CNRS, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université de Lille, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Bât. C9, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- UMR 8576 CNRS, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université de Lille, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Bât. C9, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Choi SK, Kim J, Kim E. Overview of Syntheses and Molecular-Design Strategies for Tetrazine-Based Fluorogenic Probes. Molecules 2021; 26:1868. [PMID: 33810254 PMCID: PMC8037913 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Various bioorthogonal chemistries have been used for fluorescent imaging owing to the advantageous reactions they employ. Recent advances in bioorthogonal chemistry have revolutionized labeling strategies for fluorescence imaging, with inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (iEDDA) reactions in particular attracting recent attention owing to their fast kinetics and excellent specificity. One of the most interesting features of the iEDDA labeling strategy is that tetrazine-functionalized dyes are known to act as fluorogenic probes. In this review, we will focus on the synthesis, molecular-design strategies, and bioimaging applications of tetrazine-functionalized fluorogenic probes. Traditional Pinner reaction and "Pinner-like" reactions for tetrazine synthesis are discussed here, as well as metal-catalyzed C-C bond formations with convenient tetrazine intermediates and the fabrication of tetrazine-conjugated fluorophores. In addition, four different quenching mechanisms for tetrazine-modified fluorophores are presented.
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- Sang-Kee Choi
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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Miomandre F, Audebert P. 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines: An intriguing heterocycles family with outstanding characteristics in the field of luminescence and electrochemistry. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2020.100372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Galeta J, Dzijak R, Obořil J, Dračínský M, Vrabel M. A Systematic Study of Coumarin-Tetrazine Light-Up Probes for Bioorthogonal Fluorescence Imaging. Chemistry 2020; 26:9945-9953. [PMID: 32339341 PMCID: PMC7497033 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fluorescent probes that light-up upon reaction with complementary bioorthogonal reagents are superior tools for no-wash fluorogenic bioimaging applications. In this work, a thorough study is presented on a set of seventeen structurally diverse coumarin-tetrazine probes that produce fluorescent dyes with exceptional turn-on ratios when reacted with trans-cyclooctene (TCO) and bicyclononyne (BCN) dienophiles. In general, formation of the fully aromatic pyridazine-containing dyes resulting from the reaction with BCN was found superior in terms of fluorogenicity. However, evaluation of the probes in cellular imaging experiments revealed that other factors, such as reaction kinetics and good cell permeability, prevail over the fluorescence turn-on properties. The best compound identified in this study showed excellent performance in live cell-labeling experiments and enabled no-wash fluorogenic imaging on a timescale of seconds.
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- Juraj Galeta
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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Marquard AN, Carlson JCT, Weissleder R. Expanding the Scope of Antibody Rebridging with New Pyridazinedione-TCO Constructs. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:1616-1623. [PMID: 32286045 PMCID: PMC7788567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Disulfide rebridging methods have recently emerged as a route to hinge region-specific antibody modification, and there exist numerous examples of successful rebridging chemistry applied to clinically relevant human IgG1 antibodies. Here, dibromopyridazinedione disulfide rebridging is adapted to fast trans-cyclooctene/tetrazine (TCO/Tz) bioorthogonal ligations and extended beyond therapeutic human IgG1 antibodies for the first time to include mouse and rat monoclonal antibodies integral to multiplexed analytical diagnostics. In spite of a common architecture, only a subset of antibody host species and IgG isotype subclasses can be rebridged, highlighting the intricate relationship between hinge region sequence, structure, biological activity, and the conjugation chemistry of IgG antibodies.
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- Angela N. Marquard
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA
- Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Pigga JE, Fox JM. Flow Photochemical Syntheses of trans-Cyclooctenes and trans-Cycloheptenes Driven by Metal Complexation. Isr J Chem 2020; 60:207-218. [PMID: 34108738 PMCID: PMC8186252 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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trans-Cyclooctenes and trans-cycloheptenes have long been the subject of physical organic study, but the broader application had been limited by synthetic accessibility. This account describes the development of a general, flow photochemical method for the preparative synthesis of trans-cycloalkene derivatives. Here, photoisom erization takes place in a closed-loop flow reactor where the reaction mixture is continuously cycled through Ag(I) on silica gel. Selective complexation of the trans-isomer by Ag(I) during flow drives an otherwise unfavorable isomeric ratio toward the trans-isomer. Analogous photoreactions under batch-conditions are low yielding, and flow chemistry is necessary in order to obtain trans-cycloalkenes in preparatively useful yields. The applications of the method to bioorthogonal chemistry and stereospecific transannulation chemistry are described.
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- Jessica E Pigga
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716
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Bilodeau DA, Margison KD, Ahmed N, Strmiskova M, Sherratt AR, Pezacki JP. Optimized aqueous Kinugasa reactions for bioorthogonal chemistry applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:1988-1991. [PMID: 31960852 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09473c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Kinugasa reactions hold potential for bioorthogonal chemistry in that the reagents can be biocompatible. Unlike other bioorthogonal reaction products, β-lactams are potentially reactive, which can be useful for synthesizing new biomaterials. A limiting factor for applications consists of slow reaction rates. Herein, we report an optimized aqueous copper(i)-catalyzed alkyne-nitrone cycloaddition involving rearrangement (CuANCR) with rate accelerations made possible by the use of surfactant micelles. We have investigated the factors that accelerate the aqueous CuANCR reaction and demonstrate enhanced modification of a model membrane-associated peptide. We discovered that lipids/surfactants and alkyne structure have a significant impact on the reaction rate, with biological lipids and electron-poor alkynes showing greater reactivity. These new findings have implications for the use of CuANCR for modifying integral membrane proteins as well as live cell labelling and other bioorthogonal applications.
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- Didier A Bilodeau
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Nakajima M, Bilodeau DA, Pezacki JP. Predicting reactivity for bioorthogonal cycloadditions involving nitrones. RSC Adv 2020; 10:29306-29310. [PMID: 35521144 PMCID: PMC9055992 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Nitrones are useful dipoles in both synthesis and in bioorthogonal transformations to report on biological phenomena. In bioorthogonal reactions, nitrones are both small and relatively easy to incorporate into biomolecules, while providing versatility in their ability to harbor different substituents that tune their reactivity. Herein, we examine the reactivities of some common and useful nitrone cycloadditions using density functional theory (DFT) and the distortion/interaction (D/I) model. The data show that relative reactivities can be predicted using these approaches, and useful insights gained further enchancing reactivities of both nitrones and their dipolarophile reaction partners. We find that D/I is a useful guide to understanding and predicting reactivities of cycloadditions involving nitrones. Nitrones are useful dipoles in both synthesis and in bioorthogonal transformations to report on biological phenomena.![]()
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- Masaya Nakajima
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chuo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Ottawa
- Ottawa
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Ottawa
- Ottawa
- Canada
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Addy PS, Zheng Y, Italia JS, Chatterjee A. A "Quenchergenic" Chemoselective Protein Labeling Strategy. Chembiochem 2019; 20:1659-1663. [PMID: 30740850 PMCID: PMC6663590 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dynamic changes in protein structure can be monitored by using a fluorescent probe and a dark quencher. This approach is contingent upon the ability to precisely introduce a fluorophore/quencher pair into two specific sites of a protein of interest. Despite recent advances, there is continued demand for new and convenient approaches to site-selectively label proteins with such optical probes. We have recently developed a chemoselectively rapid azo-coupling reaction (CRACR) for site-specific protein labeling; it relies on rapid coupling between a genetically encoded 5-hydroxytryptophan residue and various aromatic diazonium ions. Herein, it is reported that the product of this conjugation reaction, a highly chromophoric biarylazo group, is a potent fluorescence quencher. The absorption properties of this azo product can be tuned by systematically altering the structure of the aryldiazonium species. A particular "quenchergenic" aryldiazonium has been identified that, upon conjugation, efficiently quenches the fluorescence of green fluorescent protein, which is a widely used genetically encoded fluorescent probe that can be terminally attached to target proteins. This fluorophore/quencher pair was used to evaluate the protein-labeling kinetics of CRACR, as well as to monitor the proteolysis of a fusion protein.
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- Partha Sarathi Addy
- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, 246B Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, 246B Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, 246B Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, 246B Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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Siegl SJ, Galeta J, Dzijak R, Dračínský M, Vrabel M. Bioorthogonal Fluorescence Turn-On Labeling Based on Bicyclononyne-Tetrazine Cycloaddition Reactions that Form Pyridazine Products. Chempluschem 2019; 84:493-497. [PMID: 31245251 PMCID: PMC6582594 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fluorogenic bioorthogonal reactions enable visualization of biomolecules with excellent signal-to-noise ratio. A bicyclononyne-tetrazine ligation that produces fluorescent pyridazine products has been developed. In stark contrast to previous approaches, the formation of the dye is an inherent result of the chemical reaction and no additional fluorophores are needed in the reagents. The crucial structural elements that determine dye formation are electron-donating groups present in the starting tetrazine unit. The newly formed pyridazine fluorophores show interesting photophysical properties the fluorescence intensity increase in the reaction can reach an excellent 900-fold. Model imaging experiments demonstrate the application potential of this new fluorogenic bioorthogonal reaction.
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- Sebastian J. Siegl
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of theCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of theCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of theCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of theCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of theCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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An P, Lin Q. Sterically shielded tetrazoles for a fluorogenic photoclick reaction: tuning cycloaddition rate and product fluorescence. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:5241-5244. [PMID: 29995029 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01404c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A panel of sterically shielded tetrazoles with different N-aryl groups were synthesized and subsequently evaluated in the photoinduced tetrazole-alkene cycloaddition reaction. It was found that increase in the HOMO energy of the corresponding nitrile imines leads to a faster cycloaddition reaction along with a red shift in the fluorescence emission of the pyrazoline cycloadduct.
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- Peng An
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
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Siegl SJ, Galeta J, Dzijak R, Vázquez A, Del Río-Villanueva M, Dračínský M, Vrabel M. An Extended Approach for the Development of Fluorogenic trans-Cyclooctene-Tetrazine Cycloadditions. Chembiochem 2019; 20:886-890. [PMID: 30561884 PMCID: PMC6471176 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inverse‐electron‐demand Diels–Alder (iEDDA) cycloaddition between 1,2,4,5‐tetrazines and strained dienophiles belongs among the most popular bioconjugation reactions. In addition to its fast kinetics, this cycloaddition can be tailored to produce fluorescent products from non‐fluorescent starting materials. Here we show that even the reaction intermediates formed in iEDDA cycloaddition can lead to the formation of new types of fluorophores. The influence of various substituents on their photophysical properties and the generality of the approach with use of various trans‐cyclooctene derivatives were studied. Model bioimaging experiments demonstrate the application potential of fluorogenic iEDDA cycloaddition.
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- Sebastian J Siegl
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10, Prague, Czech Republic
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Maciulis NA, Schaugaard RN, Losovyj Y, Chen CH, Pink M, Caulton KG. Seeking Redox Activity in a Tetrazinyl Pincer Ligand: Installing Zerovalent Cr and Mo. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:12671-12682. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nicholas A. Maciulis
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Sasmal R, Das Saha N, Pahwa M, Rao S, Joshi D, Inamdar MS, Sheeba V, Agasti SS. Synthetic Host-Guest Assembly in Cells and Tissues: Fast, Stable, and Selective Bioorthogonal Imaging via Molecular Recognition. Anal Chem 2018; 90:11305-11314. [PMID: 30148612 PMCID: PMC6569623 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bioorthogonal
strategies are continuing to pave the way for new analytical tools
in biology. Although a significant amount of progress has been made
in developing covalent reaction based bioorthogonal strategies, balanced
reactivity, and stability are often difficult to achieve from these
systems. Alternatively, despite being kinetically beneficial, the
development of noncovalent approaches that utilize fully synthetic
and stable components remains challenging due to the lack of selectivity
in conventional noncovalent interactions in the living cellular environment.
Herein, we introduce a bioorthogonal assembly strategy based on a
synthetic host–guest system featuring Cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7])
and adamantylamine (ADA). We demonstrate that highly selective and
ultrastable host–guest interaction between CB[7] and ADA provides
a noncovalent mechanism for assembling labeling agents, such as fluorophores
and DNA, in cells and tissues for bioorthogonal imaging of molecular
targets. Additionally, by combining with covalent reaction, we show
that this CB[7]–ADA based noncovalent interaction enables simultaneous
bioorthogonal labeling and multiplexed imaging in cells as well as
tissue sections. Finally, we show that interaction between CB[7] and
ADA fulfills the demands of specificity and stability that is required
for assembling molecules in the complexities of a living cell. We
demonstrate this by sensitive detection of metastatic cancer-associated
cell surface protein marker as well as by showing the distribution
and dynamics of F-actin in living cells.
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- Ranjan Sasmal
- New Chemistry Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- New Chemistry Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India.,Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- Neuroscience Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- Neuroscience Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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- New Chemistry Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India.,Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India.,School of Advanced Materials" (SAMat) , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore , Karnataka 560064 , India
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Blanco‐Ania D, Maartense L, Rutjes FPJT. Rapid Production of
trans
‐Cyclooctenes in Continuous Flow. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201800128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Blanco‐Ania
- Institute for Molecules and Materials Radboud University Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials Radboud University Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials Radboud University Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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Qin LH, Hu W, Long YQ. Bioorthogonal chemistry: Optimization and application updates during 2013–2017. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zhang Q, Zhang J, Gavathiotis E. ICBS 2017 in Shanghai-Illuminating Life with Chemical Innovation. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:1111-1122. [PMID: 29677443 PMCID: PMC6855916 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Qi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 10461, United States
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Hill JR, Robertson AAB. Fishing for Drug Targets: A Focus on Diazirine Photoaffinity Probe Synthesis. J Med Chem 2018; 61:6945-6963. [PMID: 29683660 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Target identification is a high-priority, albeit challenging, aspect of drug discovery. Diazirine-based photoaffinity probes (PAPs) can facilitate the process by covalently capturing transient molecular interactions. This can help identify target proteins and map the ligand's interactome. Diazirine probes have even been incorporated by cellular machinery into proteins. Embarking on the synthesis of customized PAPs, containing either an aliphatic or trifluoromethyl phenyl diazirine, can be a considerable endeavor, particularly for medicinal chemists and chemical biologists new to the field. This review takes a synthetic focus, aiming to summarize available routes, propose new avenues, and illuminate recent advances in diazirine synthesis. Select examples of diazirine photoaffinity labeling applications have been included throughout to provide instructive definition of the advantages and limitations of the technology while simultaneously highlighting how these reagents can be applied in a practical sense.
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- James R Hill
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , St. Lucia , Queensland 4072 , Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , St. Lucia , Queensland 4072 , Australia.,School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , The University of Queensland , St. Lucia QLD4072 , Australia
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Oliveira BL, Guo Z, Bernardes GJL. Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reactions in chemical biology. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:4895-4950. [PMID: 28660957 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00184c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 631] [Impact Index Per Article: 105.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The emerging inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction stands out from other bioorthogonal reactions by virtue of its unmatchable kinetics, excellent orthogonality and biocompatibility. With the recent discovery of novel dienophiles and optimal tetrazine coupling partners, attention has now been turned to the use of IEDDA approaches in basic biology, imaging and therapeutics. Here we review this bioorthogonal reaction and its promising applications for live cell and animal studies. We first discuss the key factors that contribute to the fast IEDDA kinetics and describe the most recent advances in the synthesis of tetrazine and dienophile coupling partners. Both coupling partners have been incorporated into proteins for tracking and imaging by use of fluorogenic tetrazines that become strongly fluorescent upon reaction. Selected notable examples of such applications are presented. The exceptional fast kinetics of this catalyst-free reaction, even using low concentrations of coupling partners, make it amenable for in vivo radiolabelling using pretargeting methodologies, which are also discussed. Finally, IEDDA reactions have recently found use in bioorthogonal decaging to activate proteins or drugs in gain-of-function strategies. We conclude by showing applications of the IEDDA reaction in the construction of biomaterials that are used for drug delivery and multimodal imaging, among others. The use and utility of the IEDDA reaction is interdisciplinary and promises to revolutionize chemical biology, radiochemistry and materials science.
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- B L Oliveira
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK. and Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, 1649-028, Portugal.
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Carlson JCT, Mikula H, Weissleder R. Unraveling Tetrazine-Triggered Bioorthogonal Elimination Enables Chemical Tools for Ultrafast Release and Universal Cleavage. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:3603-3612. [PMID: 29384666 PMCID: PMC5857921 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Recent developments
in bond cleavage reactions have expanded the
scope of bioorthogonal chemistry beyond click ligation and enabled
new strategies for probe activation and therapeutic delivery. These
applications, however, remain in their infancy, with further innovations
needed to achieve the efficiency required for versatile and broadly
useful tools in vivo. Among these chemistries, the tetrazine/trans-cyclooctene click-to-release reaction has exemplary
kinetics and adaptability but achieves only partial release and is
incompletely understood, which has limited its application. Investigating
the mechanistic features of this reaction’s performance, we
discovered profound pH sensitivity, exploited it with acid-functionalized
tetrazines that both enhance and markedly accelerate release, and
ultimately uncovered an unexpected dead-end isomer as the reason for
poor release. Implementing facile methods to prevent formation of
this dead end, we have achieved exceptional efficiency, with essentially
complete release across the full scope of physiologic pH, potentiating
drug-delivery strategies and expanding the dynamic range of bioorthogonal
on/off control.
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- Jonathan C T Carlson
- Center for Systems Biology , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Center for Systems Biology , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States.,Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry , Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) , Wien 1040 , Austria
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- Center for Systems Biology , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States.,Department of Systems Biology , Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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Siegl SJ, Vázquez A, Dzijak R, Dračínský M, Galeta J, Rampmaier R, Klepetářová B, Vrabel M. Design and Synthesis of Aza-Bicyclononene Dienophiles for Rapid Fluorogenic Ligations. Chemistry 2018; 24:2426-2432. [PMID: 29243853 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fluorogenic bioorthogonal reactions enable visualization of biomolecules under native conditions with excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Here, we present the design and synthesis of conformationally-strained aziridine-fused trans-cyclooctene (aza-TCO) dienophiles, which lead to the formation of fluorescent products in tetrazine ligations without the need for attachment of an extra fluorophore moiety. The presented aza-TCOs adopt the highly strained "half-chair" conformation, which was predicted computationally and confirmed by NMR measurements and X-ray crystallography. Kinetic studies revealed that the aza-TCOs belong to the most reactive dienophiles known to date. The potential of the newly developed aza-TCO probes for bioimaging applications is demonstrated by protein labeling experiments, imaging of cellular glycoconjugates and peptidoglycan imaging of live bacteria.
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- Sebastian J Siegl
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Qing Y, Pulcu GS, Bell NAW, Bayley H. Bioorthogonal Cycloadditions with Sub-Millisecond Intermediates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yujia Qing
- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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Qing Y, Pulcu GS, Bell NAW, Bayley H. Bioorthogonal Cycloadditions with Sub-Millisecond Intermediates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1218-1221. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yujia Qing
- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; Chemistry Research Laboratory; 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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Vázquez A, Dzijak R, Dračínský M, Rampmaier R, Siegl SJ, Vrabel M. Mechanism-Based Fluorogenic trans-Cyclooctene-Tetrazine Cycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:1334-1337. [PMID: 28026913 PMCID: PMC5299526 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The development of fluorogenic reactions which lead to the formation of fluorescent products from two nonfluorescent starting materials is highly desirable, but challenging. Reported herein is a new concept of fluorescent product formation upon the inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction of 1,2,4,5-tetrazines with particular trans-cyclooctene (TCO) isomers. In sharp contrast to known fluorogenic reagents the presented chemistry leads to the rapid formation of unprecedented fluorescent 1,4-dihydropyridazines so that the fluorophore is built directly upon the chemical reaction. Attachment of an extra fluorophore moiety is therefore not needed. The photochemical properties of the resulting dyes can be easily tuned by changing the substitution pattern of the starting 1,2,4,5-tetrazine. We support the claim with NMR measurements and rationalize the data by computational study. Cell-labeling experiments were performed to demonstrate the potential of the fluorogenic reaction for bioimaging.
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- Arcadio Vázquez
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 2166 10PragueCzech Republic
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