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Li H, Wang J, Jiao L, Hao E. BODIPY-based photocages: rational design and their biomedical application. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5770-5789. [PMID: 38752310 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01412j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
Abstract
Photocages, also known as photoactivated protective groups (PPGs), have been utilized to achieve controlled release of target molecules in a non-invasive and spatiotemporal manner. In the past decade, BODIPY fluorophores, a well-established class of fluorescent dyes, have emerged as a novel type of photoactivated protective group capable of efficiently releasing cargo species upon irradiation. This is due to their exceptional properties, including high molar absorption coefficients, resistance to photochemical and thermal degradation, multiple modification sites, favorable uncaging quantum yields, and highly adjustable spectral properties. Compared to traditional photocages that mainly absorb UV light, BODIPY-based photocages that absorb visible/near-infrared (Vis/NIR) light offer advantages such as deeper tissue penetration and reduced bio-autofluorescence, making them highly suitable for various biomedical applications. Consequently, different types of photoactivated protective groups based on the BODIPY skeleton have been established. This highlight provides a comprehensive overview of the strategies employed to construct BODIPY photocages by substituting leaving groups at different positions within the BODIPY fluorophore, including the meso-methyl position, boron position, 2,6-position, and 3,5-position. Furthermore, the application of these BODIPY photocages in biomedical fields, such as fluorescence imaging and controlled release of active species, is discussed.
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- Heng Li
- Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Medicinal and Food Homologous Natural Resources Exploration, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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- Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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Dissanayake KC, Yuan D, Winter AH. Structure-Photoreactivity Studies of BODIPY Photocages: Limitations of the Activation Barrier for Optimizing Photoreactions. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6740-6748. [PMID: 38695507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BODIPY photocages are photoreactive chromophores that release covalently linked cargo upon absorption of visible light. Here, we used computations of the T1 photoheterolysis barrier to ascertain whether a computational approach could assist in a priori structure design by identifying new structures with higher quantum yields of photorelease. The electronic structure-photoreactivity relationships were elucidated for boron-substituted and core-functionalized 2-substituted BODIPY photocages as well as aryl substitutions at the meso-methyl position. Although there is a clear trend for the 2-substituted derivatives, with donor-substituted derivatives featuring both lower computed barriers and higher experimental quantum yields, no trend in the quantum yield with the computed activation barrier is found for the meso-methyl-substituted or boron-substituted derivatives. The lack of a correlation between the experimental quantum yield with the computed barrier in the latter two substitution cases is attributed to the substituents having larger effects on the rates of competing channels (internal conversion and competitive photoreactions) than on the rate of the photoheterolysis channel. Thus, although in some cases computed photoreaction barriers can aid in identifying structures with higher quantum yields, the ignored impacts of how changing the structure affects the rates of competing photophysical/photochemical channels limit the effectiveness of this single-parameter approach.
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- Komadhie C Dissanayake
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
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Fleming CL, Benitez-Martin C, Bernson E, Xu Y, Kristenson L, Inghardt T, Lundbäck T, Thorén FB, Grøtli M, Andréasson J. All-photonic kinase inhibitors: light-controlled release-and-report inhibition. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6897-6905. [PMID: 38725520 PMCID: PMC11077529 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00390j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Light-responsive molecular tools targeting kinases affords one the opportunity to study the underlying cellular function of selected kinases. In efforts to externally control lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK) activity, the development of release-and-report LCK inhibitors is described, in which (i) the release of the active kinase inhibitor can be controlled externally with light; and (ii) fluorescence is employed to report both the release and binding of the active kinase inhibitor. This introduces an unprecedented all-photonic method for users to both control and monitor real-time inhibitory activity. A functional cellular assay demonstrated light-mediated LCK inhibition in natural killer cells. The use of coumarin-derived caging groups resulted in rapid cellular uptake and non-specific intracellular localisation, while a BODIPY-derived caging group predominately localised in the cellular membrane. This concept of release-and-report inhibitors has the potential to be extended to other biorelevant targets where both spatiotemporal control in a cellular setting and a reporting mechanism would be beneficial.
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- Cassandra L Fleming
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg Box 462 SE-40530 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- TIMM Laboratory at Sahlgrenska Centre for Cancer Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg Box 462 SE-40530 Göteborg Sweden
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- TIMM Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Centre for Cancer Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca SE-43183 Mölndal Sweden
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- Mechanistic and Structural Biology, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca SE-43183 Mölndal Sweden
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- TIMM Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Centre for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg Box 462 SE-40530 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden
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Zheng Y, Gao M, Wijtmans M, Vischer HF, Leurs R. Synthesis and Pharmacological Characterization of New Photocaged Agonists for Histamine H 3 and H 4 Receptors. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:536. [PMID: 38675496 PMCID: PMC11053687 DOI: 10.3390/ph17040536] [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] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The modulation of biological processes with light-sensitive chemical probes promises precise temporal and spatial control. Yet, the design and synthesis of suitable probes is a challenge for medicinal chemists. This article introduces a photocaging strategy designed to modulate the pharmacology of histamine H3 receptors (H3R) and H4 receptors (H4R). Employing the photoremovable group BODIPY as the caging entity for two agonist scaffolds-immepip and 4-methylhistamine-for H3R and H4R, respectively, we synthesized two BODIPY-caged compounds, 5 (VUF25657) and 6 (VUF25678), demonstrating 10-100-fold reduction in affinity for their respective receptors. Notably, the caged H3R agonist, VUF25657, exhibits approximately a 100-fold reduction in functional activity. The photo-uncaging of VUF25657 at 560 nm resulted in the release of immepip, thereby restoring binding affinity and potency in functional assays. This approach presents a promising method to achieve optical control of H3R receptor pharmacology.
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (Y.Z.); (M.G.); (M.W.); (H.F.V.)
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Ma J, Luo F, Hsiung CH, Dai J, Tan Z, Ye S, Ding L, Shen B, Zhang X. Chemical Control of Fluorescence Lifetime towards Multiplexing Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202403029. [PMID: 38641550 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403029] [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: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Fluorescence lifetime imaging has been a powerful tool for biomedical research. Recently, fluorescence lifetime-based multiplexing imaging has expanded imaging channels by using probes that harbor the same spectral channels and distinct excited state lifetime. While it is desirable to control the excited state lifetime of any given fluorescent probes, the rational control of fluorescence lifetimes remains a challenge. Herein, we chose boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) as a model system and provided chemical strategies to regulate the fluorescence lifetime of its derivatives with varying spectral features. We find electronegativity of structural substituents at the 8' and 5' positions is important to control the lifetime for the green-emitting and red-emitting BODIPY scaffolds. Mechanistically, such influences are exerted via the photo-induced electron transfer and the intramolecular charge transfer processes for the 8' and 5' positions of BODIPY, respectively. Based on these principles, we have generated a group of BODIPY probes that enable imaging experiments to separate multiple targets using fluorescence lifetime as a signal. In addition to BODIPY, we envision modulation of electronegativity of chemical substituents could serve as a feasible strategy to achieve rational control of fluorescence lifetime for a variety of small molecule fluorophores.
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- Junbao Ma
- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Klimezak M, Chaud J, Brion A, Bolze F, Frisch B, Heurtault B, Kichler A, Specht A. Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion-Based Photolysis: Applications in Photopharmacology. Adv Healthc Mater 2024:e2400354. [PMID: 38613491 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202400354] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
Abstract
The emerging field of photopharmacology is a promising chemobiological methodology for optical control of drug activities that could ultimately solve the off-target toxicity outside the disease location of many drugs for the treatment of a given pathology. The use of photolytic reactions looks very attractive for a light-activated drug release but requires to develop photolytic reactions sensitive to red or near-infrared light excitation for better tissue penetration. This review will present the concepts of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion-based photolysis and their recent in vivo applications for light-induced drug delivery using photoactivatable nanoparticles.
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- Maxime Klimezak
- Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST), Équipe Nanoparticules Intelligentes, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CBST UMR 7199, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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- Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST), Équipe Nanoparticules Intelligentes, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CBST UMR 7199, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST), Équipe Nanoparticules Intelligentes, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CBST UMR 7199, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST), Équipe Nanoparticules Intelligentes, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CBST UMR 7199, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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Russo M, Janeková H, Meier D, Generali M, Štacko P. Light in a Heartbeat: Bond Scission by a Single Photon above 800 nm. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:8417-8424. [PMID: 38499198 PMCID: PMC10979397 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Photocages enable scientists to take full control over the activity of molecules using light as a biocompatible stimulus. Their emerging applications in photoactivated therapies call for efficient uncaging in the near-infrared (NIR) window, which represents a fundamental challenge. Here, we report synthetically accessible cyanine photocages that liberate alcohol, phenol, amine, and thiol payloads upon irradiation with NIR light up to 820 nm in aqueous media. The photocages display a unique chameleon-like behavior and operate via two distinct uncaging mechanisms: photooxidation and heterolytic bond cleavage. The latter process constitutes the first example of a direct bond scission by a single photon ever observed in cyanine dyes or at wavelengths exceeding 800 nm. Modulation of the beating rates of human cardiomyocytes that we achieved by light-actuated release of adrenergic agonist etilefrine at submicromolar concentrations and low NIR light doses (∼12 J cm-2) highlights the potential of these photocages in biology and medicine.
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- Marina Russo
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Institute
for Regenerative Medicine (IREM), University
of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Zurich CH-8952, Switzerland
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- Institute
for Regenerative Medicine (IREM), University
of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Zurich CH-8952, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland
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Schulte AM, Alachouzos G, Szymanski W, Feringa BL. The fate of the contact ion pair determines the photochemistry of coumarin-based photocleavable protecting groups. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2062-2073. [PMID: 38332822 PMCID: PMC10848663 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05725a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Photocleavable protecting groups (PPGs) enable the precise spatiotemporal control over the release of a payload of interest, in particular a bioactive substance, through light irradiation. A crucial parameter that determines the practical applicability of PPGs is the efficiency of payload release, largely governed by the quantum yield of photolysis (QY). Understanding which parameters determine the QY will prove crucial for engineering improved PPGs and their effective future applications, especially in the emerging field of photopharmacology. The Contact Ion Pair (CIP) has been recognized as an important intermediate in the uncaging process, but the key influence of its fate on the quantum yield has not been explored yet, limiting our ability to design improved PPGs. Here, we demonstrate that the CIP escape mechanism of PPGs is crucial for determining their payload- and solvent-dependent photolysis QY, and illustrate that an intramolecular type of CIP escape is superior over diffusion-dependent CIP escape. Furthermore, we report a strong correlation of the photolysis QY of a range of coumarin PPGs with the DFT-calculated height of all three energy barriers involved in the photolysis reaction, despite the vastly different mechanisms of CIP escape that these PPGs exhibit. Using the insights obtained through our analysis, we were able to predict the photolysis QY of a newly designed PPG with particularly high accuracy. The level of understanding of the factors determining the QY of PPGs presented here will move the ever-expanding field of PPG applications forward and provides a blueprint for the development of PPGs with QYs that are independent of payload-topology and solvent polarity.
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- Albert Marten Schulte
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen Hanzeplein 1 9713 GZ Groningen The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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Wei H, Xie M, Chen M, Jiang Q, Wang T, Xing P. Shedding light on cellular dynamics: the progress in developing photoactivated fluorophores. Analyst 2024; 149:689-699. [PMID: 38180167 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01994b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Photoactivated fluorophores (PAFs) are highly effective imaging tools that exhibit a removal of caging groups upon light excitation, resulting in the restoration of their bright fluorescence. This unique property allows for precise control over the spatiotemporal aspects of small molecule substances, making them indispensable for studying protein labeling and small molecule signaling within live cells. In this comprehensive review, we explore the historical background of this field and emphasize recent advancements based on various reaction mechanisms. Additionally, we discuss the structures and applications of the PAFs. We firmly believe that the development of more novel PAFs will provide powerful tools to dynamically investigate cells and expand the applications of these techniques into new domains.
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- Huihui Wei
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Doležel J, Poryvai A, Slanina T, Filgas J, Slavíček P. Spin-Vibronic Coupling Controls the Intersystem Crossing of Iodine-Substituted BODIPY Triplet Chromophores. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303154. [PMID: 37905588 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303154] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
4,4-Difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene (BODIPY) dyes are extensively used in various applications of their triplet states, ranging from photoredox catalysis, through triplet sensitization to photodynamic therapy. However, the rational design of BODIPY triplet chromophores by ab initio modelling is limited by their strong interactions of spin, electronic and vibrational dynamics. In particular, spin-vibronic coupling is often overlooked when estimating intersystem crossing (ISC) rates. In this study, a combined experimental and theoretical approach using spin-vibronic coupling to correctly describe ISC in BODIPY dyes was developed. For this purpose, seven π-extended BODIPY derivatives with iodine atoms in different positions were examined. It was found that the heavy-atom effect of iodine atoms is site specific, causing high triplet yields in only some positions. This site-specific ISC was explained by El-Sayed rules, so both the contribution and character of the molecular orbitals involved in the excitation must be considered when predicting the ISC rates. Overall, the rational design of BODIPY triplet chromophores requires using (i) the high-quality electronic structure theory, including both static and dynamical correlations; and (ii) the two-component wave function Hamiltonian, and rationalizing; and (iii) ISC based on the character of the molecular orbitals of heavy atoms involved in the excitation, expanding El-Sayed rules beyond their traditional applications.
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- Jiří Doležel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, Prague 6, 160 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, Prague 6, 160 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, Prague 6, 160 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Schulte AM, Smid LM, Alachouzos G, Szymanski W, Feringa BL. Cation delocalization and photo-isomerization enhance the uncaging quantum yield of a photocleavable protecting group. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:578-581. [PMID: 38095129 PMCID: PMC10783650 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05055f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
Abstract
Photocleavable protecting groups (PPGs) enable the light-induced, spatiotemporal control over the release of a payload of interest. Two fundamental challenges in the design of new, effective PPGs are increasing the quantum yield (QY) of photolysis and red-shifting the absorption spectrum. Here we describe the combination of two photochemical strategies for PPG optimization in one molecule, resulting in significant improvements in both these crucial parameters. Furthermore, we for the first time identify the process of photo-isomerization to strongly influence the QY of photolysis of a PPG and identify the cis-isomer as the superior PPG.
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- Albert Marten Schulte
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands.
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen 9713 GZ, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands.
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Situ Z, Lu M, Chen W, Xie Z, Chen SL, Dang L, Li MD. Boosting the Release of Leaving Group from Blebbistatin Derivative Photocages via Enhancing Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Stabilizing Cationic Intermediate. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:11580-11586. [PMID: 38100086 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Blebbistatin (Bleb) derivatives are a visible light photocage platform. During the photocleavage process, intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and cationic intermediates play a decisive role. However, slow photolysis rate and low photolysis quantum yield are the main problems for Bleb's derivatives. Herein, by introducing a substituted OCH3 group at the para-position of the D ring, Bleb and Bleb derivatives with various leaving groups were synthesized and studied, and the photolysis performance was unveiled by steady-state spectra, photolysis rate experiments, photolysis quantum yield, and density functional theory calculations. Substituted OCH3 derivatives of Bleb may enhance the photolysis rate and increase the photolysis quantum yield because the electron-donating group can promote the ICT process and stabilize the cationic intermediate during the photolytic reaction. More generally, the insights gained from this structure-reactivity relationship may provide theoretical guidance and aid in the development of new highly efficient photoreactions.
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- Zicong Situ
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MATEC, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China
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Liang X, Qian S, Lou Z, Hu R, Hou Y, Chen PR, Fan X. Near Infrared Light-Triggered Photocatalytic Decaging for Remote-Controlled Spatiotemporal Activation in Living Mice. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310920. [PMID: 37842955 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310920] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Spatiotemporal manipulation of biological processes in living animals using noninvasive, remote-controlled stimuli is a captivating but challenging endeavor. Herein, we present the development of a biocompatible photocatalytic technology termed CAT-NIR, which uses external near infrared light (NIR, 740 nm) to trigger decaging reactions in living mice. The Os(II) terpyridine complex was identified as an efficient NIR photocatalyst for promoting deboronative hydroxylation reactions via superoxide generation in the presence of NIR light, resulting in the deprotection of phenol groups and the release of bioactive molecules under living conditions. The validation of the CAT-NIR system was demonstrated through the NIR-triggered rescue of fluorophores, prodrugs as well as biomolecules ranging from amino acids, peptides to proteins. Furthermore, by combining genetic code expansion and computer-aided screening, CAT-NIR could regulate affibody binding to the cell surface receptor HER2, providing a selective cell tagging technology through external NIR light. In particular, the tissue-penetrating ability of NIR light allowed for facile prodrug activation in living mice, enabling noninvasive, remote-controlled rescue of drug molecules. Given its broad adaptability, this CAT-NIR system may open new opportunities for manipulating the functions of bioactive molecules in living animals using external NIR light with spatiotemporal resolution.
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Grants
- 22222701, 22077004, 92253301, 21937001, 22137001 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 22222701, 22077004, 92253301, 22321005, 21937001, 22137001 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2019YFA0904201, 2022YFA1304700, 2022YFE0114900 Ministry of Science and Technology
- Z200010, Z221100007422046 Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission
- YGLX202338 Beijing Hospitals Authority Clinical Medicine Development Funding
- Li Ge-Zhao Ning Life Science Junior Research Fellowship
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuan Liang
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Food and Bioengineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Zlatić K, Popović M, Uzelac L, Kralj M, Basarić N. Antiproliferative activity of meso-substituted BODIPY photocages: Effect of electrophiles vs singlet oxygen. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 259:115705. [PMID: 37544182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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A series of BODIPY compounds with a methylphenol substituent at the meso-position and halogen atoms on the BODIPY core, or OCH3 or OAc substituents at the phenolic moiety was synthesized. Their spectral and photophysical properties and the photochemical reactivity upon irradiation in CH3OH were investigated. The molecules with the phenolic substituent at the meso-position undergo more efficient photo-methanolysis at the boron atom, while the introduction of the OCH3 group at the phenolic moiety changes the reaction selectivity towards the cleavage at the meso-position. The introduction of the halogen atoms into the BODIPY increases the photo-cleavage reaction efficiency, as well as the ability of the molecules to sensitize oxygen and form reactive oxygen species (ROS). The efficiency of the ROS formation was measured in comparison with that of tetraphenylporphyrin. The antiproliferative effect of BODIPY molecules was investigated against three human cancer cell lines MCF-7 (breast carcinoma), H460 (lung carcinoma), HCT116 (colon carcinoma), and two non-cancer cell lines, HEK293T (embryonic kindey) and HaCaT (keratinocytes), with the cells kept in the dark or irradiated with visible light. For most of the compounds a modest or no antiproliferative activity was observed for cells in the dark. However, when cells were irradiated, a dramatic increase in cytotoxicity was observed (more than 100-fold), with IC50 values in the submicromolar concentration range. The enhancement of the cytotoxic effect was explained by the formation of ROS, which was studied for cells in vitro. However, for some BODIPY compounds, the effects due to the formation of electrophilic species (carbocations and quinone methides, which react with biomolecules) cannot be disregarded. Confocal fluorescence microscopy images of H460 cells and HEK293T show that the compounds enter the cells and are retained in the cytoplasm and membranes of the various organelles. When the cells treated with the compounds are irradiated, photo-processes lead to cell death by apoptosis. The study performed is important because it provides bases for the development of novel photo-therapeutics capable of exerting photo-cytotoxic effects in both oxygenated and hypoxic cells.
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- Katarina Zlatić
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia; Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Trg Marka Marulića 19, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Wan Z, Yu S, Wang Q, Sambath K, Harty R, Liu X, Chen H, Wang C, Liu X, Zhang Y. Far-red BODIPY-based oxime esters: photo-uncaging and drug delivery. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:9889-9893. [PMID: 37850246 PMCID: PMC10750304 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01867a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
Abstract
Far-red BODIPY-based oxime esters for photo-uncaging were designed to release molecules of interest with carboxylic acids. The low power red LED light breaks the N-O oxime ester bond and frees the caged molecules. We studied the mechanism and kinetics of the uncaging procedure using a 1H NMR spectrometer. Moreover, the drug delivery strategy to release valproic acid (VPA) on demand was tested in vitro using this far-red BODIPY photo-uncaging strategy to induce apoptosis in tumor cells.
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- Zhaoxiong Wan
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., New York 11432, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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Hua Y, Strauss M, Fisher S, Mauser MFX, Manchet P, Smacchia M, Geyer P, Shayeghi A, Pfeffer M, Eggenweiler TH, Daly S, Commandeur J, Mayor M, Arndt M, Šolomek T, Köhler V. Giving the Green Light to Photochemical Uncaging of Large Biomolecules in High Vacuum. JACS AU 2023; 3:2790-2799. [PMID: 37885583 PMCID: PMC10598566 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The isolation of biomolecules in a high vacuum enables experiments on fragile species in the absence of a perturbing environment. Since many molecular properties are influenced by local electric fields, here we seek to gain control over the number of charges on a biopolymer by photochemical uncaging. We present the design, modeling, and synthesis of photoactive molecular tags, their labeling to peptides and proteins as well as their photochemical validation in solution and in the gas phase. The tailored tags can be selectively cleaved off at a well-defined time and without the need for any external charge-transferring agents. The energy of a single or two green photons can already trigger the process, and it is soft enough to ensure the integrity of the released biomolecular cargo. We exploit differences in the cleavage pathways in solution and in vacuum and observe a surprising robustness in upscaling the approach from a model system to genuine proteins. The interaction wavelength of 532 nm is compatible with various biomolecular entities, such as oligonucleotides or oligosaccharides.
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- Yong Hua
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- MS
Vision, Televisieweg
40, 1322 AM Almere, The Netherlands
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- MS
Vision, Televisieweg
40, 1322 AM Almere, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Institute
for Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, DE-76021 Karlsruhe Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Lehn Institute
of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510274, P. R. China
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- Vienna
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna,
VDSP & VCQ, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Kim S, Doukmak EJ, Shanguhyia M, Gray DJ, Steinhardt RC. Photoactivatable Agonist-Antagonist Pair as a Tool for Precise Spatiotemporal Control of Serotonin Receptor 2C Signaling. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:3665-3673. [PMID: 37721710 PMCID: PMC10557072 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Orthogonal recreation of the signaling profile of a chemical synapse is a current challenge in neuroscience. This is due in part to the kinetics of synaptic signaling, where neurotransmitters are rapidly released and quickly cleared by active reuptake machinery. One strategy to produce a rapid rise in an orthogonally controlled signal is via photocaged compounds. In this work, photocaged compounds are employed to recreate both the rapid rise and equally rapid fall in activation at a chemical synapse. Specifically, a complementary pair of photocages based on BODIPY were conjugated to a 5-HT2C subtype-selective agonist, WAY-161503, and antagonist, N-desmethylclozapine, to generate "caged" versions of these drugs. These conjugates release the bioactive drug upon illumination with green light (agonist) or red light (antagonist). We report on the synthesis, characterization, and bioactivity testing of the conjugates against the 5-HT2C receptor. We then characterize the kinetics of photolysis quantitatively using HPLC and qualitatively in cell culture conditions stimulating live cells. The compounds are shown to be stable in the dark for 48 h at room temperature, yet photolyze rapidly when irradiated with visible light. In live cells expressing the 5-HT2C receptor, precise spatiotemporal control of the degree and length of calcium signaling is demonstrated. By loading both compounds in tandem and leveraging spectral multiplexing as a noninvasive method to control local small-molecule drug availability, we can reproducibly initiate and suppress intracellular calcium flux on a timescale not possible by traditional methods of drug dosing. These tools enable a greater spatiotemporal control of 5-HT2C modulation and will allow for more detailed studies of the receptors' signaling, interactions with other proteins, and native physiology.
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- Spencer
T. Kim
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Hamerla C, Mondal P, Hegger R, Burghardt I. Controlled destabilization of caged circularized DNA oligonucleotides predicted by replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26132-26144. [PMID: 37740309 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02961a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
Abstract
Spatiotemporal control is a critical issue in the design of strategies for the photoregulation of oligonucleotide activity. Efficient uncaging, i.e., activation by removal of photolabile protecting groups (PPGs), often necessitates multiple PPGs. An alternative approach is based on circularization strategies, exemplified by intrasequential circularization, also denoted photo-tethering, as introduced in [Seyfried et al., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 359]. Here, we develop a computational protocol, relying on replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD), in order to characterize the destabilization of a series of circularized, caged DNA oligonucleotides addressed in the aforementioned study. For these medium-sized (32 nt) oligonucleotides, melting temperatures are computed, whose trend is in good agreement with experiment, exhibiting a large destabilization and, hence, reduction of the melting temperature of the order of ΔTm ∼ 30 K as compared with the native species. The analysis of free energy landscapes confirms the destabilization pattern experienced by the circularized oligonucleotides. The present study underscores that computational protocols that capture controlled destabilization and uncaging of oligonucleotides are promising as predictive tools in the tailored photocontrol of nucleic acids.
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- Carsten Hamerla
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences and Technologies (CAMOST), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Panguru (G.P), Yerpedu Mandal, 517619 - Tirupati Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Yu S, Reddy O, Abaci A, Ai Y, Li Y, Chen H, Guvendiren M, Belfield KD, Zhang Y. Novel BODIPY-Based Photobase Generators for Photoinduced Polymerization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:45281-45289. [PMID: 37708358 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Photobase generators (PBGs) are compounds that utilize light-sensitive chemical-protecting groups to offer spatiotemporal control of releasing organic bases upon targeted light irradiation. PBGs can be implemented as an external control to initiate anionic polymerizations such as thiol-ene Michael addition reactions. However, there are limitations for common PBGs, including a short absorption wavelength and weak base release that lead to poor efficiency in photopolymerization. Therefore, there is a great need for visible-light-triggered PBGs that are capable of releasing strong bases efficiently. Here, we report two novel BODIPY-based visible-light-sensitive PBGs for light-induced activation of the thiol-ene Michael "click" reaction and polymerization. These PBGs were designed by connecting the BODIPY-based light-sensitive protecting group with tetramethylguanidine (TMG), a strong base. Moreover, we exploited the heavy atom effect to increase the efficiency of releasing TMG and the polymerization rate. These BODIPY-based PBGs exhibit extraordinary activity toward thiol-ene Michael addition-based polymerization, and they can be used in surface coating and polymer network formation of different thiol and vinyl monomers.
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- Shupei Yu
- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 161 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 161 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- . . Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Wohlrábová L, Okoročenkova J, Palao E, Kužmová E, Chalupský K, Klán P, Slanina T. Sulfonothioated meso-Methyl BODIPY Shows Enhanced Uncaging Efficiency and Releases H 2S n. Org Lett 2023; 25:6705-6709. [PMID: 37668439 PMCID: PMC10510718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
Abstract
meso-Methyl BODIPY photocages stand out for their absorption properties and easy chromophore derivatization. However, their low uncaging efficiencies often hinder applications requiring release of protected substrates in high amounts. In this study, we demonstrate that the sulfonothioated BODIPY group photocleaves a sulfonylthio group from the meso-methyl position with a 10-fold higher quantum yield than the most efficient leaving groups studied to date. Photocleavage, observed in solution and in cells, is accompanied by the spatiotemporally controlled photorelease of H2Sn. For this reason, sulfonothioated BODIPY may be applied in cell signaling, redox homeostasis, and metabolic regulation studies.
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- Lucie Wohlrábová
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
- RECETOX, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
- RECETOX, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
- RECETOX, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech
Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Flemingovo nám. 542/2, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str.
7, 60438 Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
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Ieda N, Nakamura A, Tomita N, Ohkubo K, Izumi R, Hotta Y, Kawaguchi M, Kimura K, Nakagawa H. A BODIPY-picolinium-cation conjugate as a blue-light-responsive caged group. RSC Adv 2023; 13:26375-26379. [PMID: 37671339 PMCID: PMC10476028 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03826b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Caged compounds protected with photolabile protecting groups (PPGs) are useful for controlling various biological events with high spatiotemporal resolution. Most of the commonly used PPGs are controlled by ultraviolet light irradiation, but it is desirable to have PPGs controlled by visible light irradiation in order to minimize tissue damage. Here, we describe a boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-picolinium conjugate (BPc group) that functions as a blue-light-controllable PPG. ESR experiments indicate that the photolysis mechanism is based on intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer. We illustrate the applicability of the BPc group to biologically active compounds by employing it firstly to photocontrol release of histamine, and secondly to photocontrol release of a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activator, GSK2181236A, which induces photovasodilation. The BPc group is expected to be a useful PPG for controlling various biological events with blue light irradiation.
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- Naoya Ieda
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives & Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University 1-6 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University 1, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University 1, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku Nagoya Aichi 467-8603 Japan
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Shrestha P, Kand D, Weinstain R, Winter AH. meso-Methyl BODIPY Photocages: Mechanisms, Photochemical Properties, and Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17497-17514. [PMID: 37535757 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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meso-methyl BODIPY photocages have recently emerged as an exciting new class of photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs) that release leaving groups upon absorption of visible to near-infrared light. In this Perspective, we summarize the development of these PPGs and highlight their critical photochemical properties and applications. We discuss the absorption properties of the BODIPY PPGs, structure-photoreactivity studies, insights into the photoreaction mechanism, the scope of functional groups that can be caged, the chemical synthesis of these structures, and how substituents can alter the water solubility of the PPG and direct the PPG into specific subcellular compartments. Applications that exploit the unique optical and photochemical properties of BODIPY PPGs are also discussed, from wavelength-selective photoactivation to biological studies to photoresponsive organic materials and photomedicine.
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- Pradeep Shrestha
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
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Zhang P, Zhu Y, Xiao C, Chen X. Activatable dual-functional molecular agents for imaging-guided cancer therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 195:114725. [PMID: 36754284 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Theranostics has attracted great attention due to its ability to combine the real-time diagnosis of cancers with efficient treatment modalities. Activatable dual-functional molecular agents could be synthesized by covalently conjugating imaging agents, therapeutic agents, stimuli-responsive linkers and/or targeting molecules together. They could be selectively activated by overexpressed physiological stimuli or external triggers at the tumor sites to release imaging agents and cytotoxic drugs, thus offering many advantages for tumor imaging and therapy, such as a high signal-to-noise ratio, low systemic toxicity, and improved therapeutic effects. This review summarizes the recent advances of dual-functional molecular agents that respond to various physiological or external stimuli for cancer theranostics. The molecular designs, synthetic strategies, activatable mechanisms, and biomedical applications of these molecular agents are elaborated, followed by a brief discussion of the challenges and opportunities in this field.
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- Peng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers (Fudan University), Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Tomassini A, Singh AK, Raymo FM. Photoactivatable BODIPYs for Live-Cell PALM. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062447. [PMID: 36985424 PMCID: PMC10057988 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) relies on fluorescence photoactivation and single-molecule localization to overcome optical diffraction and reconstruct images of biological samples with spatial resolution at the nanoscale. The implementation of this subdiffraction imaging method, however, requires fluorescent probes with photochemical and photophysical properties specifically engineered to enable the localization of single photoactivated molecules with nanometer precision. The synthetic versatility and outstanding photophysical properties of the borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) chromophore are ideally suited to satisfy these stringent requirements. Specifically, synthetic manipulations of the BODIPY scaffold can be invoked to install photolabile functional groups and photoactivate fluorescence under photochemical control. Additionally, targeting ligands can be incorporated in the resulting photoactivatable fluorophores (PAFs) to label selected subcellular components in live cells. Indeed, photoactivatable BODIPYs have already allowed the sub-diffraction imaging of diverse cellular substructures in live cells using PALM and can evolve into invaluable analytical probes for bioimaging applications.
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- Yang Zhang
- Program of Polymer and Color Chemistry, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (F.M.R.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0431, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0431, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0431, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0431, USA
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (F.M.R.)
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Wang J, Peled TS, Klajn R. Photocleavable Anionic Glues for Light-Responsive Nanoparticle Aggregates. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4098-4108. [PMID: 36757850 PMCID: PMC9951211 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Integrating light-sensitive molecules within nanoparticle (NP) assemblies is an attractive approach to fabricate new photoresponsive nanomaterials. Here, we describe the concept of photocleavable anionic glue (PAG): small trianions capable of mediating interactions between (and inducing the aggregation of) cationic NPs by means of electrostatic interactions. Exposure to light converts PAGs into dianionic products incapable of maintaining the NPs in an assembled state, resulting in light-triggered disassembly of NP aggregates. To demonstrate the proof-of-concept, we work with an organic PAG incorporating the UV-cleavable o-nitrobenzyl moiety and an inorganic PAG, the photosensitive trioxalatocobaltate(III) complex, which absorbs light across the entire visible spectrum. Both PAGs were used to prepare either amorphous NP assemblies or regular superlattices with a long-range NP order. These NP aggregates disassembled rapidly upon light exposure for a specific time, which could be tuned by the incident light wavelength or the amount of PAG used. Selective excitation of the inorganic PAG in a system combining the two PAGs results in a photodecomposition product that deactivates the organic PAG, enabling nontrivial disassembly profiles under a single type of external stimulus.
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- Jinhua Wang
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Egyed A, Németh K, Molnár TÁ, Kállay M, Kele P, Bojtár M. Turning Red without Feeling Embarrassed─Xanthenium-Based Photocages for Red-Light-Activated Phototherapeutics. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4026-4034. [PMID: 36752773 PMCID: PMC9951246 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Herein, we present high-yielding, concise access to a set of xanthenium-derived, water-soluble, low-molecular-weight photocages allowing light-controlled cargo release in the green to red region. Very importantly, these new photocages allow installation of various payloads through ester, carbamate, or carbonate linkages even at the last stage of the synthesis. Payloads were uncaged with high efficiency upon green, orange, or red light irradiation, leading to the release of carboxylic acids, phenols, and amines. The near-ideal properties of a carboxanthenium derivative were further evaluated in the context of light-controlled drug release using a camptothecin-derived chemotherapeutic drug, SN38. Notably, the caged drug showed orders of magnitude lower efficiency in cellulo, which was reinstated after red light irradiation. The presented photocages offer properties that facilitate the translation of photoactivated chemotherapy toward clinical applications.
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- Alexandra Egyed
- Chemical
Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
- Hevesy
György PhD School of Chemistry, Eötvös
Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Faculty of Chemical Technology
and Biotechnology, Budapest University of
Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- ELKH-BME
Quantum Chemistry Research Group, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-BME
Lendület Quantum Chemistry Research Group, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Chung KY, Halwachs KN, Lu P, Sun K, Silva HA, Rosales AM, Page ZA. Rapid hydrogel formation via tandem visible light photouncaging and bioorthogonal ligation. CELL REPORTS. PHYSICAL SCIENCE 2022; 3:101185. [PMID: 37496708 PMCID: PMC10370463 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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The formation of benign polymer scaffolds in water using green-light-reactive photocages is described. These efforts pave an avenue toward the fabrication of synthetic scaffolds that can facilitate the study of cellular events for disease diagnosis and treatment. First, a series of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) photocages with nitrogen-containing nucleophiles were examined to determine structure-reactivity relationships, which resulted in a >1,000× increase in uncaging yield. Subsequently, photoinduced hydrogel formation in 90 wt % water was accomplished via biorthogonal carbonyl condensation using hydrophilic polymer scaffolds separately containing BODIPY photocages and ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) moieties. Spatiotemporal control is demonstrated with light on/off experiments to modulate gel stiffness and masking to provide <100 μm features. Biocompatability of the method was shown through pre-/post-crosslinking cell viability studies. Short term, these studies are anticipated to guide translation to emergent additive manufacturing technology, which, longer term, will enable the development of 3D cell cultures for tissue engineering applications.
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- Kun-You Chung
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Lead contact
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Jia S, Sletten EM. Spatiotemporal Control of Biology: Synthetic Photochemistry Toolbox with Far-Red and Near-Infrared Light. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3255-3269. [PMID: 34516095 PMCID: PMC8918031 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The complex network of naturally occurring biological pathways motivates the development of new synthetic molecules to perturb and/or detect these processes for fundamental research and clinical applications. In this context, photochemical tools have emerged as an approach to control the activity of drug or probe molecules at high temporal and spatial resolutions. Traditional photochemical tools, particularly photolabile protecting groups (photocages) and photoswitches, rely on high-energy UV light that is only applicable to cells or transparent model animals. More recently, such designs have evolved into the visible and near-infrared regions with deeper tissue penetration, enabling photocontrol to study biology in tissue and model animal contexts. This Review highlights recent developments in synthetic far-red and near-infrared photocages and photoswitches and their current and potential applications at the interface of chemistry and biology.
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- Shang Jia
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Gong Q, Zhang X, Li W, Guo X, Wu Q, Yu C, Jiao L, Xiao Y, Hao E. Long-Wavelength Photoconvertible Dimeric BODIPYs for Super-Resolution Single-Molecule Localization Imaging in Near-Infrared Emission. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:21992-21999. [PMID: 36414278 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sulfoxide-bridged dimeric BODIPYs were developed as a new class of long-wavelength photoconvertible fluorophores. Upon visible-light irradiation, a sulfoxide moiety was released to generate the corresponding α,α-directly linked dimeric BODIPYs. The extrusion of SO from sulfoxides was mainly through an intramolecular fashion involving reactive triplet states. By this photoconversion, not only were more than 100 nm red shifts of absorption and emission maxima (up to 648/714 nm) achieved but also stable products with bright fluorescence were produced with high efficiency. The combination of photoactivation and red-shifted excitation/emission offered optimal contrast and eliminated the interference from biological autofluorescence. More importantly, the in situ products of these visible-light-induced reactions demonstrated ideal single-molecule fluorescence properties in the near-infrared region. Therefore, this new photoconversion could be a powerful photoactivation method achieving super-resolution single-molecule localization imaging in a living cell without using UV illumination and cell-toxic additives.
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- Qingbao Gong
- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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Xiong H, Xu Y, Kim B, Rha H, Zhang B, Li M, Yang GF, Kim JS. Photo-controllable biochemistry: Exploiting the photocages in phototherapeutic window. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Explorations into the meso-substituted BODIPY-based fluorescent probes for biomedical sensing and imaging. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shrestha P, Mukhopadhyay A, Dissanayake KC, Winter AH. Efficiency of Functional Group Caging with Second-Generation Green- and Red-Light-Labile BODIPY Photoremovable Protecting Groups. J Org Chem 2022; 87:14334-14341. [PMID: 36255274 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BODIPY-based photocages release substrates by excitation with wavelengths in the visible to near-IR regions. The recent development of more efficient BODIPY photocages spurred us to evaluate the scope and efficiency of these second-generation boron-methylated green-light and red-light-absorbing BODIPY photocages. Here, we show that these more photosensitive photocages release amine, alcohol, phenol, phosphate, halides, and carboxylic acid derivatives with much higher quantum yields than first-generation BODIPY photocages and excellent chemical yields. Chemical yields are near-quantitative for the release of all functional groups except the photorelease of amines, which react with concomitantly photogenerated singlet oxygen. In these cases, high chemical yields for photoreleased amines are restored by irradiation under an inert atmosphere. The photorelease quantum yield has a weak relationship with the leaving group pKa of the green-absorbing BODIPY photocages but little relationship with the red-absorbing derivatives, suggesting that factors other than leaving group quality impact the quantum yield. For the photorelease of alcohols, in all cases a carbonate linker (that loses CO2 upon photorelease) significantly increases both the quantum yield and the chemical yield compared to those for direct photorelease via the ether.
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- Pradeep Shrestha
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa50010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa50010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa50010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1608 Gilman Hall, Ames, Iowa50010, United States
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Feng Z, Ducos B, Scerbo P, Aujard I, Jullien L, Bensimon D. The Development and Application of Opto-Chemical Tools in the Zebrafish. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196231. [PMID: 36234767 PMCID: PMC9572478 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The zebrafish is one of the most widely adopted animal models in both basic and translational research. This popularity of the zebrafish results from several advantages such as a high degree of similarity to the human genome, the ease of genetic and chemical perturbations, external fertilization with high fecundity, transparent and fast-developing embryos, and relatively low cost-effective maintenance. In particular, body translucency is a unique feature of zebrafish that is not adequately obtained with other vertebrate organisms. The animal’s distinctive optical clarity and small size therefore make it a successful model for optical modulation and observation. Furthermore, the convenience of microinjection and high embryonic permeability readily allow for efficient delivery of large and small molecules into live animals. Finally, the numerous number of siblings obtained from a single pair of animals offers large replicates and improved statistical analysis of the results. In this review, we describe the development of opto-chemical tools based on various strategies that control biological activities with unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. We also discuss the reported applications of these tools in zebrafish and highlight the current challenges and future possibilities of opto-chemical approaches, particularly at the single cell level.
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- Zhiping Feng
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Correspondence: (Z.F.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
- High Throughput qPCR Core Facility, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, 46 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
- Inovarion, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Sciences Letters University, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Correspondence: (Z.F.); (D.B.)
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Murata K, Saibe Y, Uchida M, Aono M, Misawa R, Ikeuchi Y, Ishii K. Two-photon, red light uncaging of alkyl radicals from organorhodium(III) phthalocyanine complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11280-11283. [PMID: 36124703 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03672j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A stepwise two-photon, red light excitation of organorhodium(III) phthalocyanine complexes was found to induce the activation of the axial metal-carbon bond to generate alkyl radicals/aldehydes. The cooperative action of the photouncaging reaction and the photochemical generation of reactive oxygen species were indicated to induce the cell deaths.
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- Kei Murata
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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Zlatić K, Bogomolec M, Cindrić M, Uzelac L, Basarić N. Synthesis, photophysical properties, anti-Kasha photochemical reactivity and biological activity of vinyl- and alkynyl-BODIPY derivatives. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Red‐Shifted Water‐Soluble BODIPY Photocages for Visualisation and Controllable Cellular Delivery of Signaling Lipids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205855. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Takakura H, Matsuhiro S, Inanami O, Kobayashi M, Saita K, Yamashita M, Nakajima K, Suzuki M, Miyamoto N, Taketsugu T, Ogawa M. Ligand release from silicon phthalocyanine dyes triggered by X-ray irradiation. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:7270-7277. [PMID: 35972402 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00957a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ligand release from silicon phthalocyanine (SiPc) dyes triggered by near-infrared (NIR) light is a key photochemical reaction involving caged compounds based on SiPc. Although NIR light is relatively permeable compared with visible light, this light can be attenuated by tissue absorption and scattering; therefore, using light to induce photochemical reactions deep inside the body is difficult. Herein, because X-rays are highly permeable and can produce radicals through the radiolysis of water, we investigated whether the axial ligands of SiPcs can be cleaved using X-ray irradiation. SiPcs with different axial ligands (alkoxy, siloxy, oxycarbonyl, and phenoxy groups) were irradiated with X-rays under hypoxic conditions. We found that the axial ligands were cleaved via reactions with hydrated electrons (e-aq), not OH radicals, generated from water in response to X-ray irradiation, and SiPc with alkoxy groups exhibited the highest cleavage efficiency. A quantitative investigation revealed that X-ray-induced axial ligand cleavage proceeds via a radical chain reaction. The reaction is expected to be applicable to the molecular design of X-ray-activatable functional molecules in the future.
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- Hideo Takakura
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Division of Quantum Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.,WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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Janeková H, Russo M, Ziegler U, Štacko P. Photouncaging of Carboxylic Acids from Cyanine Dyes with Near‐Infrared Light**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204391. [PMID: 35578980 PMCID: PMC9542589 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Near‐infrared light (NIR; 650–900 nm) offers unparalleled advantages as a biocompatible stimulus. The development of photocages that operate in this region represents a fundamental challenge due to the low energy of the excitation light. Herein, we repurpose cyanine dyes into photocages that are available on a multigram scale in three steps and efficiently release carboxylic acids in aqueous media upon irradiation with NIR light up to 820 nm. The photouncaging process is examined using several techniques, providing evidence that it proceeds via photooxidative pathway. We demonstrate the practical utility in live HeLa cells by delivery and release of the carboxylic acid cargo, that was otherwise not uptaken by cells in its free form. In combination with modularity of the cyanine scaffold, the realization of these accessible photocages will fully unleash the potential of the emerging field of NIR‐photoactivation and facilitate its widespread adoption outside the photochemistry community.
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- Hana Janeková
- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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Kaufmann J, Müller P, Andreadou E, Heckel A. Green‐Light Activatable BODIPY and Coumarin 5’‐Caps for Oligonucleotide Photocaging. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200477. [PMID: 35420231 PMCID: PMC9322594 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200477] [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: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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We synthesized two green‐light activatable 5’‐caps for oligonucleotides based on the BODIPY and coumarin scaffold. Both bear an alkyne functionality allowing their use in numerous biological applications. They were successfully incorporated in oligonucleotides via solid‐phase synthesis. Copper‐catalyzed alkyne‐azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) using a bisazide photo‐tether gave cyclic oligonucleotides that could be relinearized by activation with green light and were shown to exhibit high stability against exonucleases. Chemical ligation as another example for bioconjugation yielded oligonucleotides with an internal strand break site. Irradiation at 530 nm or 565 nm resulted in complete photolysis of both caging groups.
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- Janik Kaufmann
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Goethe University Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 60438 Frankfurt Germany
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Porphyrin as a versatile visible-light-activatable organic/metal hybrid photoremovable protecting group. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3614. [PMID: 35750661 PMCID: PMC9232598 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31288-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs) represent one of the main contemporary implementations of photochemistry in diverse fields of research and practical applications. For the past half century, organic and metal-complex PPGs were considered mutually exclusive classes, each of which provided unique sets of physical and chemical properties thanks to their distinctive structures. Here, we introduce the meso-methylporphyrin group as a prototype hybrid-class PPG that unites traditionally exclusive elements of organic and metal-complex PPGs within a single structure. We show that the porphyrin scaffold allows extensive modularity by functional separation of the metal-binding chromophore and up to four sites of leaving group release. The insertion of metal ions can be used to tune their spectroscopic, photochemical, and biological properties. We provide a detailed description of the photoreaction mechanism studied by steady-state and transient absorption spectroscopies and quantum-chemical calculations. Our approach applied herein could facilitate access to a hitherto untapped chemical space of potential PPG scaffolds.
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Janeková H, Russo M, Ziegler U, Štacko P. Photouncaging of Carboxylic Acids from Cyanine Dyes with Near‐Infrared Light**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hana Janeková
- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Wintherthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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Contreras-García E, Lozano C, García-Iriepa C, Marazzi M, Winter AH, Torres C, Sampedro D. Controlling Antimicrobial Activity of Quinolones Using Visible/NIR Light-Activated BODIPY Photocages. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14051070. [PMID: 35631655 PMCID: PMC9144359 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14051070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Controlling the activity of a pharmaceutical agent using light offers improved selectivity, reduction of adverse effects, and decreased environmental build-up. These benefits are especially attractive for antibiotics. Herein, we report a series of photoreleasable quinolones, which can be activated using visible/NIR light (520–800 nm). We have used BODIPY photocages with strong absorption in the visible to protect two different quinolone-based compounds and deactivate their antimicrobial properties. This activity could be recovered upon green or red light irradiation. A comprehensive computational study provides new insight into the reaction mechanism, revealing the relevance of considering explicit solvent molecules. The triplet excited state is populated and the photodissociation is assisted by the solvent. The light-controlled activity of these compounds has been assessed on a quinolone-susceptible E. coli strain. Up to a 32-fold change in the antimicrobial activity was measured.
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- Elena Contreras-García
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain;
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- Área Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain; (C.L.); (C.T.)
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Grupo de Reactividad y Estructura Molecular (RESMOL), Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (C.G.-I.); (M.M.)
- Instituto de Investigación Química “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Grupo de Reactividad y Estructura Molecular (RESMOL), Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (C.G.-I.); (M.M.)
- Instituto de Investigación Química “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50014, USA;
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- Área Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain; (C.L.); (C.T.)
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain;
- Correspondence:
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Poryvai A, Galkin M, Shvadchak V, Slanina T. Red‐Shifted Water‐Soluble BODIPY Photocages for Visualisation and Controllable Cellular Delivery of Signaling Lipids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Anna Poryvai
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences: Ustav organicke chemie a biochemie Akademie ved Ceske republiky Redox Photochemistry CZECH REPUBLIC
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences: Ustav organicke chemie a biochemie Akademie ved Ceske republiky Chemical Biology CZECH REPUBLIC
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences: Ustav organicke chemie a biochemie Akademie ved Ceske republiky Chemical biology CZECH REPUBLIC
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences: Ustav organicke chemie a biochemie Akademie ved Ceske republiky Redox Photochemistry Flemingovo nám. 2 16000 Prague CZECH REPUBLIC
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Morales K, Rodríguez-Calado S, Hernando J, Lorenzo J, Rodríguez-Diéguez A, Jaime C, Nolis P, Capdevila M, Palacios Ò, Figueredo M, Bayón P. Synthesis and In Vitro Studies of Photoactivatable Semisquaraine-type Pt(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:7729-7745. [PMID: 35522899 PMCID: PMC9131461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthesis, full
characterization, photochemical properties,
and cytotoxic activity toward cisplatin-resistant cancer cell lines
of new semisquaraine-type Pt(II) complexes are presented. The synthesis
of eight semisquaraine-type ligands has been carried out by means
of an innovative, straightforward methodology. A thorough structural
NMR and X-ray diffraction analysis of the new ligands and complexes
has been done. Density functional theory calculations have allowed
to assign the trans configuration of the platinum
center. Through the structural modification of the ligands, it has
been possible to synthesize some complexes, which have turned out
to be photoactive at wavelengths that allow their activation in cell
cultures and, importantly, two of them show remarkable solubility
in biological media. Photodegradation processes have been studied
in depth, including the structural identification of photoproducts,
thus justifying the changes observed after irradiation. From biological
assessment, complexes C7 and C8 have been
demonstrated to behave as promising photoactivatable compounds in
the assayed cancer cell lines. Upon photoactivation, both complexes
are capable of inducing a higher cytotoxic effect on the tested cells
compared with nonphotoactivated compounds. Among the observed results,
it is remarkable to note that C7 showed a PI > 50
in
HeLa cells, and C8 showed a PI > 40 in A2780 cells,
being
also effective over cisplatin-resistant A2780cis cells (PI = 7 and
PI = 4, respectively). The mechanism of action of these complexes
has been studied, revealing that these photoactivated platinum complexes
would actually present a combined mode of action, a therapeutically
potential advantage. The
synthesis, full characterization, photochemical properties,
and cytotoxic activity toward cisplatin-resistant cancer cell lines
of new semisquaraine-type Pt(II) complexes are presented. Eight semisquaraine-type
ligands and their corresponding Pt(II) complexes have been studied.
These complexes have turned out to be photoactive at wavelengths that
allow their activation in cell cultures. Two of them display remarkable
solubility in biological media showing a promising behavior as photoactivatable
compounds against several cancer cell lines.
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- Kevin Morales
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (IBB) and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (IBB) and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Av/Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Situ Z, Chen W, Yang S, Fan X, Liu F, Wong NK, Dang L, Phillips DL, Li MD. Blue or Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Release of Halogens via Blebbistatin Photocage. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:3338-3346. [PMID: 35446590 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c01440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Photocages can provide spatial and temporal control to accurately release the various chemicals and bioactive groups when excited by light. Although the absorption spectra of most photocages are in the ultraviolet absorption region, only a few absorb in the visible or near-infrared region. Blebbistatin (Bleb) would release a hydroxyl radical under blue one-photon or two-photon near-infrared light (800 nm) irradiation. In this work, typical chlorine and bromine as leaving groups substituted hydroxyl compounds (Bleb-Cl, Bleb-Br) are synthesized to evaluate the photocage's capability of Bleb's platform. Driven by the excited-state charge transfer, Bleb-Cl and Bleb-Br show good photolysis quantum yield to uncage the halogen anion and the uncaging process would be accelerated in water solution. The photochemical reaction, final product's analysis, and femtosecond transient absorption studies on Bleb-Cl/Bleb-Br demonstrate that Bleb can act as a photocage platform to release the halogen ion via heterolytic reaction when irradiated by blue or near-infrared light. Therefore, Bleb can be a new generation of visible or near-infrared light-triggered photocage.
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- Zicong Situ
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China
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Sun H, Yee SS, Gobeze HB, He R, Martinez D, Risinger AL, Schanze KS. One- and Two-Photon Activated Release of Oxaliplatin from a Pt(IV)-Functionalized Poly(phenylene ethynylene). ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:15996-16005. [PMID: 35360898 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report a water-soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE-Pt(IV)) that is functionalized with oxidized oxaliplatin Pt(IV) units and its use for photoactivated chemotherapy. The photoactivation strategy is based on photoinduced electron transfer from the PPE backbone to oxaliplatin Pt(IV) as an electron acceptor; this process triggers the release of oxaliplatin, which is a clinically used anticancer drug. Mechanistic studies carried out using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with picosecond-nanosecond transient absorption support the hypothesis that electron transfer triggers the drug release. Photoactivation is effective, producing oxaliplatin with a good chemical yield in less than 1 h of photolysis (400 nm, 5 mW cm-2). Photorelease of oxaliplatin from PPE-Pt(IV) can also be effected with two-photon excitation by using 100 fs pulsed light at 725 nm. Cytotoxicity studies using SK-OV-3 human ovarian cancer cells demonstrate that without photoactivation PPE-Pt(IV) is not cytotoxic at concentrations up to 10 μM in polymer repeating unit (PRU) concentration. However, following a short period of 460 nm irradiation, oxaliplatin is released from PPE-Pt(IV), resulting in cytotoxicity at concentrations as low as 2.5 μM PRU.
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- Han Sun
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Singh AK, Banerjee S, Nair AV, Ray S, Ojha M, Mondal A, Singh NDP. Green Light-Activated Single-Component Organic Fluorescence-Based Nano-Drug Delivery System for Dual Uncaging of Anticancer Drugs. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1202-1209. [PMID: 35148052 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Developing green or red light-activated drug delivery systems (DDSs) for cancer treatment is highly desirable. Herein, we have reported a green light-responsive single component-based organic fluorescence nano-DDS by simply anchoring 2-hydroxy-6-naphthacyl (phototrigger) on both sides of the 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) chromophore. This green light (λ ≥ 500 nm)-activated DDS released two equivalents of the anticancer drug (valproic acid) in a spatio-temporally controlled manner. Our photoresponsive DDS [DAN-bis(HO-Naph-VPA)] exhibited interesting properties such as excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) accompanied with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomena. AIE initiated the photorelease, and ESIPT enhanced the rate of the photorelease. Further, in vitro studies revealed that our green light-activated nano-DDS exhibited good cytocompatibility, excellent cellular internalization, and effective cancer cell killing ability.
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- Amit Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Photochemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- School of Bioscience, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Photochemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Photochemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Photochemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- School of Bioscience, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Photochemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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Ji Y, Liansheng F, Suchen Q, Han X. Stimuli-Responsive Delivery Strategies for Controllable Gene Editing in Tumor Therapeutics. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:7694-7707. [DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01055k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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CRISPR system has attracted significant interest due to its great potential in tumour therapy. Developing effective, precise and safe delivery vectors is a prerequisite for CRISPR applications. Some disease-related biological...
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Synthetic approaches for BF2-containing adducts of outstanding biological potential. A review. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103528] [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] Open
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Peng K, Zheng L, Zhou T, Zhang C, Li H. Light manipulation for fabrication of hydrogels and their biological applications. Acta Biomater 2022; 137:20-43. [PMID: 34637933 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The development of biocompatible materials with desired functions is essential for tissue engineering and biomedical applications. Hydrogels prepared from these materials represent an important class of soft matter for mimicking extracellular environments. In particular, dynamic hydrogels with responsiveness to environments are quite appealing because they can match the dynamics of biological processes. Among the external stimuli that can trigger responsive hydrogels, light is considered as a clean stimulus with high spatiotemporal resolution, complete bioorthogonality, and fine tunability regarding its wavelength and intensity. Therefore, photoresponsiveness has been broadly encoded in hydrogels for biological applications. Moreover, light can be used to initiate gelation during the fabrication of biocompatible hydrogels. Here, we present a critical review of light manipulation tools for the fabrication of hydrogels and for the regulation of physicochemical properties and functions of photoresponsive hydrogels. The materials, photo-initiated chemical reactions, and new prospects for light-induced gelation are introduced in the former part, while mechanisms to render hydrogels photoresponsive and their biological applications are discussed in the latter part. Subsequently, the challenges and potential research directions in this area are discussed, followed by a brief conclusion. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydrogels play a vital role in the field of biomaterials owing to their water retention ability and biocompatibility. However, static hydrogels cannot meet the dynamic requirements of the biomedical field. As a stimulus with high spatiotemporal resolution, light is an ideal tool for both the fabrication and operation of hydrogels. In this review, light-induced hydrogelation and photoresponsive hydrogels are discussed in detail, and new prospects and emerging biological applications are described. To inspire more research studies in this promising area, the challenges and possible solutions are also presented.
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