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Adhikari K, Vanermen M, Da Silva G, Van den Wyngaert T, Augustyns K, Elvas F. Trans-cyclooctene-a Swiss army knife for bioorthogonal chemistry: exploring the synthesis, reactivity, and applications in biomedical breakthroughs. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2024; 9:47. [PMID: 38844698 PMCID: PMC11156836 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-024-00275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Trans-cyclooctenes (TCOs) are highly strained alkenes with remarkable reactivity towards tetrazines (Tzs) in inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reactions. Since their discovery as bioorthogonal reaction partners, novel TCO derivatives have been developed to improve their reactivity, stability, and hydrophilicity, thus expanding their utility in diverse applications. MAIN BODY TCOs have garnered significant interest for their applications in biomedical settings. In chemical biology, TCOs serve as tools for bioconjugation, enabling the precise labeling and manipulation of biomolecules. Moreover, their role in nuclear medicine is substantial, with TCOs employed in the radiolabeling of peptides and other biomolecules. This has led to their utilization in pretargeted nuclear imaging and therapy, where they function as both bioorthogonal tags and radiotracers, facilitating targeted disease diagnosis and treatment. Beyond these applications, TCOs have been used in targeted cancer therapy through a "click-to-release" approach, in which they act as key components to selectively deliver therapeutic agents to cancer cells, thereby enhancing treatment efficacy while minimizing off-target effects. However, the search for a suitable TCO scaffold with an appropriate balance between stability and reactivity remains a challenge. CONCLUSIONS This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the synthesis of TCOs, and its challenges, and their development throughout the years. We describe their wide ranging applications as radiolabeled prosthetic groups for radiolabeling, as bioorthogonal tags for pretargeted imaging and therapy, and targeted drug delivery, with the aim of showcasing the versatility and potential of TCOs as valuable tools in advancing biomedical research and applications.
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- Karuna Adhikari
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Molecular Imaging and Radiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
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Fang Y, Hillman AS, Fox JM. Advances in the Synthesis of Bioorthogonal Reagents: s-Tetrazines, 1,2,4-Triazines, Cyclooctynes, Heterocycloheptynes, and trans-Cyclooctenes. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2024; 382:15. [PMID: 38703255 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-024-00455-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Aligned with the increasing importance of bioorthogonal chemistry has been an increasing demand for more potent, affordable, multifunctional, and programmable bioorthogonal reagents. More advanced synthetic chemistry techniques, including transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, C-H activation, photoinduced chemistry, and continuous flow chemistry, have been employed in synthesizing novel bioorthogonal reagents for universal purposes. We discuss herein recent developments regarding the synthesis of popular bioorthogonal reagents, with a focus on s-tetrazines, 1,2,4-triazines, trans-cyclooctenes, cyclooctynes, hetero-cycloheptynes, and -trans-cycloheptenes. This review aims to summarize and discuss the most representative synthetic approaches of these reagents and their derivatives that are useful in bioorthogonal chemistry. The preparation of these molecules and their derivatives utilizes both classical approaches as well as the latest organic chemistry methodologies.
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- Yinzhi Fang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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Spampinato A, Kužmová E, Pohl R, Sýkorová V, Vrábel M, Kraus T, Hocek M. trans-Cyclooctene- and Bicyclononyne-Linked Nucleotides for Click Modification of DNA with Fluorogenic Tetrazines and Live Cell Metabolic Labeling and Imaging. Bioconjug Chem 2023. [PMID: 36972479 PMCID: PMC10119924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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A series of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) bearing 2- or 4-linked trans-cyclooctene (TCO) or bicyclononyne (BCN) tethered through a shorter propargylcarbamate or longer triethyleneglycol-based spacer were designed and synthesized. They were found to be good substrates for KOD XL DNA polymerase for primer extension enzymatic synthesis of modified oligonucleotides. We systematically tested and compared the reactivity of TCO- and BCN-modified nucleotides and DNA with several fluorophore-containing tetrazines in inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) click reactions to show that the longer linker is crucial for efficient labeling. The modified dNTPs were transported into live cells using the synthetic transporter SNTT1, incubated for 1 h, and then treated with tetrazine conjugates. The PEG3-linked 4TCO and BCN nucleotides showed efficient incorporation into genomic DNA and good reactivity in the IEDDA click reaction with tetrazines to allow staining of DNA and imaging of DNA synthesis in live cells within time periods as short as 15 min. The BCN-linked nucleotide in combination with TAMRA-linked (TAMRA = carboxytetramethylrhodamine) tetrazine was also efficiently used for staining of DNA for flow cytometry. This methodology is a new approach for in cellulo metabolic labeling and imaging of DNA synthesis which is shorter, operationally simple, and overcomes several problems of previously used methods.
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- Ambra Spampinato
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2 12843, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo Namesti 2, Prague 6 CZ-16610, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2 12843, Czech Republic
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Leone D, Pohl R, Hubálek M, Kadeřábková M, Krömer M, Sýkorová V, Hocek M. Glyoxal‐Linked Nucleotides and DNA for Bioconjugations and Crosslinking with Arginine‐Containing Peptides and Proteins. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104208. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Denise‐Liu' Leone
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Science Charles University in Prague Hlavova 8 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Science Charles University in Prague Hlavova 8 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Science Charles University in Prague Hlavova 8 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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Bujalska A, Basran K, Luedtke NW. [4+2] and [2+4] cycloaddition reactions on single- and double-stranded DNA: a dual-reactive nucleoside. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:698-701. [PMID: 35755194 PMCID: PMC9175100 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00062h] [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: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Here we report dual reactivity of diene-modified duplex DNA containing 5-(1,3-butadienyl)-2'-deoxyuridine “BDdU”. Regular-electron demand [4+2] cycloaddition proceeded upon addition of a maleimide, whereas inversed-electron demand [2+4] cycloaddition occurred upon addition...
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- Anna Bujalska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. West Montréal Québec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. West Montréal Québec H3A 0B8 Canada
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Krell K, Harijan D, Ganz D, Doll L, Wagenknecht HA. Postsynthetic Modifications of DNA and RNA by Means of Copper-Free Cycloadditions as Bioorthogonal Reactions. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:990-1011. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Katja Krell
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Organic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Organic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Organic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Organic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Organic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Pigga JE, Fox JM. Flow Photochemical Syntheses of trans-Cyclooctenes and trans-Cycloheptenes Driven by Metal Complexation. Isr J Chem 2020; 60:207-218. [PMID: 34108738 PMCID: PMC8186252 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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trans-Cyclooctenes and trans-cycloheptenes have long been the subject of physical organic study, but the broader application had been limited by synthetic accessibility. This account describes the development of a general, flow photochemical method for the preparative synthesis of trans-cycloalkene derivatives. Here, photoisom erization takes place in a closed-loop flow reactor where the reaction mixture is continuously cycled through Ag(I) on silica gel. Selective complexation of the trans-isomer by Ag(I) during flow drives an otherwise unfavorable isomeric ratio toward the trans-isomer. Analogous photoreactions under batch-conditions are low yielding, and flow chemistry is necessary in order to obtain trans-cycloalkenes in preparatively useful yields. The applications of the method to bioorthogonal chemistry and stereospecific transannulation chemistry are described.
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- Jessica E Pigga
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716
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Davies S, Oliveira BL, Bernardes GJL. Development of a self-immolative linker for tetrazine-triggered release of alcohols in cells. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 17:5725-5730. [PMID: 31135016 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01167f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bioorthogonal decaging reactions are a promising strategy for prodrug activation because they involve bond cleavage to release a molecule of interest. The trans-cyclooctene (TCO)-tetrazine inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction has been widely applied in vivo for decaging of amine prodrugs, however, the release of alcohol-containing bioactive compounds has been less well studied. Here, we report a TCO-carbamate benzyl ether self-immolative linker for the release of OH-molecules upon reaction with a tetrazine trigger. The benzyl ether linker proved to be highly stable and can rapidly liberate alcohols under physiological conditions upon reaction with tetrazines. The mechanism and decaging yield were systematically examined by fluorescence and HPLC analysis by using a fluorogenic TCO-benzyl ether-coumarin probe and different 3,6-substituted tetrazine derivatives. This study revealed that decaging occurs rapidly (t1/2 = 27 min) and the cycloaddition step happens within seconds (t1/2 = 7 s) with reaction rates of ≈100 M-1 s-1. Importantly, the reaction is compatible with living organisms as demonstrated by the decaging of a prodrug of the antibacterial compound triclosan in the presence of live E. Coli, that resulted in complete cell killing by action of the released "OH-active drug". Overall, this work describes a new linker for masking alcohol functionality that can be rapidly reinstated through tetrazine-triggered decaging.
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- Sarah Davies
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, UK.
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Ivancová I, Leone DL, Hocek M. Reactive modifications of DNA nucleobases for labelling, bioconjugations, and cross-linking. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2019; 52:136-144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Reisacher U, Groitl B, Strasser R, Cserép GB, Kele P, Wagenknecht HA. Triazine-Modified 7-Deaza-2'-deoxyadenosines: Better Suited for Bioorthogonal Labeling of DNA by PCR than 2'-Deoxyuridines. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1773-1780. [PMID: 31117344 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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6-Ethynyl-1,2,4-triazine is a small bioorthogonally reactive group we applied for fluorescent labeling of oligonucleotides by Diels-Alder reactions with inverse electron demand. We synthetically attached this functional group to the 7-position of 7-deaza-2'-deoxyadenosine triphosphate and to the 5-position of 2'-deoxyuridine triphosphate. Both modified nucleotide triphosphates were used in comparison for primer extension experiments (PEX) and PCR amplification to finally yield multilabeled oligonucleotides by the postsynthetic reaction with a highly reactive bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne-rhodamine conjugate. These experiments show that 6-ethynyl-1,2,4-triazine is much better tolerated by the DNA polymerase when attached to the 7-position of 7-deaza-2'-deoxyadenosine in comparison to the attachment at the 5-position of 2'-deoxyuridine. This became evident both by PAGE analysis of the PCR products and real-time kinetic observation of DNA polymerase activity during primer extension using switchSENSE. Generally, our results imply that bioorthogonal labeling strategies are better suited for 7-deaza-2'-adenosines than conventional and available 2'-deoxyuridines.
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- Ulrike Reisacher
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Institute of Organic Chemistry , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Lochhamer Straße 15 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany
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- Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Lochhamer Straße 15 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences , Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Magyar tudósok krt. 2 , 1117 Budapest , Hungary
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences , Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Magyar tudósok krt. 2 , 1117 Budapest , Hungary
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Institute of Organic Chemistry , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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Reisacher U, Ploschik D, Rönicke F, Cserép GB, Kele P, Wagenknecht HA. Copper-free dual labeling of DNA by triazines and cyclopropenes as minimal orthogonal and bioorthogonal functions. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4032-4037. [PMID: 31015943 PMCID: PMC6450502 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05588b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Two different and small functions for inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reactions were applied for dual labeling of DNA: the 1,2,4-triazine was attached to the 5-position of 2′-deoxyuridine, and the 1-methylcyclopropene to the 7-position of 7-deaza-2′-deoxyadenosine.
Two different and small functions for inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reactions were applied for dual labeling of DNA: the 1,2,4-triazine was attached to the 5-position of 2′-deoxyuridine triphosphate, and the 1-methylcyclopropene to the 7-position of 7-deaza-2′-deoxyadenosine triphosphate. These two modified nucleotides were sequence-selectively incorporated into oligonucleotides by DNA polymerases. These products were labeled by two different fluorescent dyes using postsynthetic reactions that are not only bioorthogonal in general, but also mutually orthogonal.
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- Ulrike Reisacher
- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany .
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany .
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany .
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- Chemical Biology Research Group , Institute of Organic Chemistry , Research Centre for Natural Sciences , Hungarian Academy of 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 , Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Magyar tudósok krt. 2 , H-1117 Budapest , Hungary
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany .
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Pomplun S, Mohamed MYH, Oelschlaegel T, Wellner C, Bergmann F. Efficient Pictet-Spengler Bioconjugation with N
-Substituted Pyrrolyl Alanine Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201814200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Sebastian Pomplun
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH; Nonnenwald 2 82377 Penzberg Germany
- Current address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Department of Chemistry; 77 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Roche Diagnostics GmbH; Nonnenwald 2 82377 Penzberg Germany
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Pomplun S, Mohamed MYH, Oelschlaegel T, Wellner C, Bergmann F. Efficient Pictet-Spengler Bioconjugation with N-Substituted Pyrrolyl Alanine Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:3542-3547. [PMID: 30653800 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201814200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We discovered N-pyrrolyl alanine derivatives as efficient reagents for the fast and selective Pictet-Spengler reaction with aldehyde-containing biomolecules. Other aldehyde-labeling methods described so far have several drawbacks, like hydrolytic instability, slow reaction kinetics or not readily available labeling reagents. Pictet-Spengler cyclizations of pyrrolyl 2-ethylamine substituted at the pyrrole nitrogen are significantly faster than with analogues substituted at the α- and β- position. Functionalized N-pyrrolyl alanine derivatives can be synthesized in only 2-3 steps from commercially available materials. The small size of the reagent, the high reaction rate, and the easy synthesis make pyrrolyl alanine Pictet-Spengler (PAPS) an attractive choice for bioconjugation reactions. PAPS was shown as an efficient strategy for the site-selective biotinylation of an antibody as well as for the condensation of nucleic-acid derivatives, demonstrating the versatility of this reagent.
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- Sebastian Pomplun
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany.,Current address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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Ploschik D, Rönicke F, Beike H, Strasser R, Wagenknecht HA. DNA Primer Extension with Cyclopropenylated 7-Deaza-2'-deoxyadenosine and Efficient Bioorthogonal Labeling in Vitro and in Living Cells. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1949-1953. [PMID: 29968274 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) analogue for DNA labeling was synthesized with the 1-methylcyclopropene (1MCP) group at the 7-position of 7-deaza-2'-deoxyadenosine and applied for primer extension experiments. The real-time kinetic data reveals that this 1MCP-modified dATP analogue is incorporated into DNA much faster than that of the similarly 1MCP-modified deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) analogue. The postsynthetic fluorescent labeling of these oligonucleotides works efficiently according to PAGE analysis, and can be applied for immobilization of a functional antibody on a surface. Site-specific labeling at two different positions in DNA was achieved and the bioorthogonality of the postsynthetic fluorescent labeling was demonstrated in living HeLa cells.
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- Damian Ploschik
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Lochhamer Strasse 15, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Lochhamer Strasse 15, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Oliveira BL, Guo Z, Bernardes GJL. Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reactions in chemical biology. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:4895-4950. [PMID: 28660957 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00184c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 631] [Impact Index Per Article: 105.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The emerging inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction stands out from other bioorthogonal reactions by virtue of its unmatchable kinetics, excellent orthogonality and biocompatibility. With the recent discovery of novel dienophiles and optimal tetrazine coupling partners, attention has now been turned to the use of IEDDA approaches in basic biology, imaging and therapeutics. Here we review this bioorthogonal reaction and its promising applications for live cell and animal studies. We first discuss the key factors that contribute to the fast IEDDA kinetics and describe the most recent advances in the synthesis of tetrazine and dienophile coupling partners. Both coupling partners have been incorporated into proteins for tracking and imaging by use of fluorogenic tetrazines that become strongly fluorescent upon reaction. Selected notable examples of such applications are presented. The exceptional fast kinetics of this catalyst-free reaction, even using low concentrations of coupling partners, make it amenable for in vivo radiolabelling using pretargeting methodologies, which are also discussed. Finally, IEDDA reactions have recently found use in bioorthogonal decaging to activate proteins or drugs in gain-of-function strategies. We conclude by showing applications of the IEDDA reaction in the construction of biomaterials that are used for drug delivery and multimodal imaging, among others. The use and utility of the IEDDA reaction is interdisciplinary and promises to revolutionize chemical biology, radiochemistry and materials science.
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- B L Oliveira
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK. and Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, 1649-028, Portugal.
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Farzan VM, Ulashchik EA, Martynenko-Makaev YV, Kvach MV, Aparin IO, Brylev VA, Prikazchikova TA, Maklakova SY, Majouga AG, Ustinov AV, Shipulin GA, Shmanai VV, Korshun VA, Zatsepin TS. Automated Solid-Phase Click Synthesis of Oligonucleotide Conjugates: From Small Molecules to Diverse N-Acetylgalactosamine Clusters. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:2599-2607. [PMID: 28921968 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We developed a novel technique for the efficient conjugation of oligonucleotides with various alkyl azides such as fluorescent dyes, biotin, cholesterol, N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), etc. using copper-catalysed alkyne-azide cycloaddition on the solid phase and CuI·P(OEt)3 as a catalyst. Conjugation is carried out in an oligonucleotide synthesizer in fully automated mode and is coupled to oligonucleotide synthesis and on-column deprotection. We also suggest a set of reagents for the construction of diverse conjugates. The sequential double-click procedure using a pentaerythritol-derived tetraazide followed by the addition of a GalNAc or Tris-GalNAc alkyne gives oligonucleotide-GalNAc dendrimer conjugates in good yields with minimal excess of sophisticated alkyne reagents. The approach is suitable for high-throughput synthesis of oligonucleotide conjugates ranging from fluorescent DNA probes to various multi-GalNAc derivatives of 2'-modified siRNA.
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- Valentina M Farzan
- Center of Translational Biomedicine, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo, Moscow 143026, Russia
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus , Surganova 13, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus , Surganova 13, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus , Surganova 13, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry , Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry , Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Center of Translational Biomedicine, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo, Moscow 143026, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskie gory 3, Moscow 119992, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskie gory 3, Moscow 119992, Russia.,National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" , Leninskiy Prospect 4, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry , Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology , Novogireevskaya 3a, Moscow 111123, Russia
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus , Surganova 13, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry , Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia.,Gause Institute of New Antibiotics , Bolshaya Pirogovskaya 11, Moscow 119021, Russia
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- Center of Translational Biomedicine, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo, Moscow 143026, Russia.,Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskie gory 3, Moscow 119992, Russia.,Central Research Institute of Epidemiology , Novogireevskaya 3a, Moscow 111123, Russia
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Naik A, Alzeer J, Triemer T, Bujalska A, Luedtke NW. Chemoselective Modification of Vinyl DNA by Triazolinediones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201702554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Anu Naik
- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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Naik A, Alzeer J, Triemer T, Bujalska A, Luedtke NW. Chemoselective Modification of Vinyl DNA by Triazolinediones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10850-10853. [PMID: 28561928 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A new method for the post-synthetic modification of nucleic acids was developed that involves mixing a phenyl triazolinedione (PTAD) derivative with DNA containing a vinyl nucleobase. The resulting reactions proceeded through step-wise mechanisms, giving either a formal [4+2] cycloaddition product, or, depending on the context of nucleobase, PTAD addition along with solvent trapping to give a secondary alcohol in water. Catalyst-free addition between PTAD and the terminal alkene of 5-vinyl-2'-deoxyuridine (VdU) was exceptionally fast, with a second-order rate constant of 2×103 m-1 s-1 . PTAD derivatives selectively reacted with VdU-containing oligonucleotides in a conformation-selective manner, with higher yields observed for G-quadruplex versus duplex DNA. These results demonstrate a new strategy for copper-free bioconjugation of DNA that can potentially be used to probe nucleic acid conformations in cells.
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- Anu Naik
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Posttranscriptional chemical labeling of RNA by using bioorthogonal chemistry. Methods 2017; 120:28-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Kozma E, Demeter O, Kele P. Bio-orthogonal Fluorescent Labelling of Biopolymers through Inverse-Electron-Demand Diels-Alder Reactions. Chembiochem 2017; 18:486-501. [PMID: 28070925 PMCID: PMC5363342 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bio-orthogonal labelling schemes based on inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) cycloaddition have attracted much attention in chemical biology recently. The appealing features of this reaction, such as the fast reaction kinetics, fully bio-orthogonal nature and high selectivity, have helped chemical biologists gain deeper understanding of biochemical processes at the molecular level. Listing the components and discussing the possibilities and limitations of these reagents, we provide a recent snapshot of the field of IEDDA-based biomolecular manipulation with special focus on fluorescent modulation approaches through the use of bio-orthogonalized building blocks. At the end, we discuss challenges that need to be addressed for further developments in order to overcome recent limitations and to enable researchers to answer biomolecular questions in more detail.
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- Eszter Kozma
- Chemical Biology Research GroupInstitute of Organic ChemistryResearch Centre for Natural SciencesHungarian Academy of Sciences1117 Magyar tudósok krt. 2BudapestHungary
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- Chemical Biology Research GroupInstitute of Organic ChemistryResearch Centre for Natural SciencesHungarian Academy of Sciences1117 Magyar tudósok krt. 2BudapestHungary
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- Chemical Biology Research GroupInstitute of Organic ChemistryResearch Centre for Natural SciencesHungarian Academy of Sciences1117 Magyar tudósok krt. 2BudapestHungary
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Matyašovský J, Perlíková P, Malnuit V, Pohl R, Hocek M. 2-Substituted dATP Derivatives as Building Blocks for Polymerase-Catalyzed Synthesis of DNA Modified in the Minor Groove. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15856-15859. [PMID: 27879047 PMCID: PMC6680173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201609007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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2'-Deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) derivatives bearing diverse substituents (Cl, NH2 , CH3 , vinyl, ethynyl, and phenyl) at position 2 were prepared and tested as substrates for DNA polymerases. The 2-phenyl-dATP was not a substrate for DNA polymerases, but the dATPs bearing smaller substituents were good substrates in primer-extension experiments, producing DNA substituted in the minor groove. The vinyl-modified DNA was applied in thiol-ene addition and the ethynyl-modified DNA was applied in a CuAAC click reaction to form DNA labelled with fluorescent dyes in the minor groove.
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, 12843, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Matyašovský J, Perlíková P, Malnuit V, Pohl R, Hocek M. 2-Substituted dATP Derivatives as Building Blocks for Polymerase-Catalyzed Synthesis of DNA Modified in the Minor Groove. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Charles University in Prague; Hlavova 8 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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Ren X, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T. Azide and trans-cyclooctene dUTPs: incorporation into DNA probes and fluorescent click-labelling. Analyst 2016; 140:2671-8. [PMID: 25734317 DOI: 10.1039/c5an00158g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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5-Azidomethyl dUTP and two 5-trans-cyclooctene dUTPs with different linkers between the TCO and the uracil base have been incorporated into DNA by primer extension, reverse-transcription and PCR amplification. For azidomethyl dUTP the PCR reaction was successful even when the modified dUTP was not supplemented with dTTP. In one case 335 azidomethyl dU residues were incorporated into the 523 base pair amplicon using this methodology. 5-Azidomethyl dUTP was found to be a better substrate for DNA polymerases than the trans-cyclooctene dUTPs. However, the inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction between cyclooctene DNA and a tetrazine Cy3-dye was more efficient than the strain-promoted reaction between azide DNA and a bicyclo [6.1.0] non-4-yne Cy3 dye.
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- Xiaomei Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
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Eggert F, Kath-Schorr S. A cyclopropene-modified nucleotide for site-specific RNA labeling using genetic alphabet expansion transcription. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:7284-7. [PMID: 27181840 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02321e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Site-specific RNA modification with methyl cyclopropene moieties is performed by T7 in vitro transcription. An existing unnatural base is functionalized with a cyclopropene moiety and used in transcription reactions to produce site-specifically cyclopropene-modified RNA molecules. The posttranscriptional inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction with a selected tetrazine-fluorophore conjugate is demonstrated.
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- F Eggert
- LIMES Institute, Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Domnick C, Eggert F, Kath-Schorr S. Site-specific enzymatic introduction of a norbornene modified unnatural base into RNA and application in post-transcriptional labeling. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:8253-6. [PMID: 25874847 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01765c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloadditions have proven to be extremely useful for mild and additive-free orthogonal labeling of biomolecules, amongst others, for RNA labeling in vitro and in a cellular context. Here we present a method for site-specific introduction of an alkene modification into RNA via T7 in vitro transcription. For this, an unnatural, hydrophobic base pairing system developed by Romesberg and coworkers was modified introducing one or two norbornene moieties at predefined positions into RNA oligonucleotides in an in vitro transcription reaction. This allows post-transcriptional functionalization of these RNA molecules with tetrazine derivatives containing for instance fluorophores or biotin.
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- Christof Domnick
- Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Ren X, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T. Efficient enzymatic synthesis and dual-colour fluorescent labelling of DNA probes using long chain azido-dUTP and BCN dyes. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:e79. [PMID: 26819406 PMCID: PMC4856977 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A sterically undemanding azide analogue of dTTP (AHP dUTP) with an alkyl chain and ethynyl attachment to the nucleobase was designed and incorporated into DNA by primer extension, reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). An azide-modified 523 bp PCR amplicon with all 335 thymidines replaced by AHP dU was shown to be a perfect copy of the template from which it was amplified. Replacement of thymidine with AHP dU increases duplex stability, accounting in part for the high incorporation efficiency of the azide-modified triphosphate. Single-stranded azide-labelled DNA was conveniently prepared from PCR products by λ-exonuclease digestion and streptavidin magnetic bead isolation. Efficient fluorescent labelling of single and double-stranded DNA was carried out using dyes functionalized with bicyclo[6.1.0]non-4-yne (BCN) via the strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reaction. This revealed that the degree of labelling must be carefully controlled to achieve optimum fluorescence and avoid fluorescence quenching. Dual-coloured probes were obtained in a single tube fluorescent labelling reaction; and varying the ratios of the two dyes provides a simple method to prepare DNA probes with unique fluorescent signatures. AHP dUTP is a versatile clickable nucleotide with potentially wide applications in biology and nanotechnology including single molecule studies and synthesis of modified aptamer libraries via SELEX.
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- Xiaomei Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez 43721, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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Kath-Schorr S. Cycloadditions for Studying Nucleic Acids. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2015; 374:4. [PMID: 27572987 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-015-0004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cycloaddition reactions for site-specific or global modification of nucleic acids have enabled the preparation of a plethora of previously inaccessible DNA and RNA constructs for structural and functional studies on naturally occurring nucleic acids, the assembly of nucleic acid nanostructures, therapeutic applications, and recently, the development of novel aptamers. In this chapter, recent progress in nucleic acid functionalization via a range of different cycloaddition (click) chemistries is presented. At first, cycloaddition/click chemistries already used for modifying nucleic acids are summarized, ranging from the well-established copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition reaction to copper free methods, such as the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition, tetrazole-based photoclick chemistry and the inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between strained alkenes and tetrazine derivatives. The subsequent sections contain selected applications of nucleic acid functionalization via click chemistry; in particular, site-specific enzymatic labeling in vitro, either via DNA and RNA recognizing enzymes or by introducing unnatural base pairs modified for click reactions. Further sections report recent progress in metabolic labeling and fluorescent detection of DNA and RNA synthesis in vivo, click nucleic acid ligation, click chemistry in nanostructure assembly and click-SELEX as a novel method for the selection of aptamers.
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- Stephanie Kath-Schorr
- LIMES Institute, Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Draganov AB, Wang K, Holmes J, Damera K, Wang D, Dai C, Wang B. Click with a boronic acid handle: a neighboring group-assisted click reaction that allows ready secondary functionalization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:15180-3. [PMID: 26327521 PMCID: PMC4603419 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05890b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The feasibility of a neighboring boronic acid-facilitated facile condensation of an aldehyde is described. This reaction is bio-orthogonal, complete at room temperature within minutes, and suitable for bioconjugation chemistry. The boronic acid group serves the dual purpose of catalyzing the condensation reaction and being a handle for secondary functionalization.
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- Alexander B Draganov
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303-3965, Georgia, USA.
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Merkel M, Peewasan K, Arndt S, Ploschik D, Wagenknecht HA. Copper-Free Postsynthetic Labeling of Nucleic Acids by Means of Bioorthogonal Reactions. Chembiochem 2015; 16:1541-53. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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