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Huynh M, Vinck R, Gibert B, Gasser G. Strategies for the Nuclear Delivery of Metal Complexes to Cancer Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311437. [PMID: 38174785 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The nucleus is an essential organelle for the function of cells. It holds most of the genetic material and plays a crucial role in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation. Since many antitumoral therapies target nucleic acids to induce cell death, tumor-specific nuclear drug delivery could potentiate therapeutic effects and prevent potential off-target side effects on healthy tissue. Due to their great structural variety, good biocompatibility, and unique physico-chemical properties, organometallic complexes and other metal-based compounds have sparked great interest as promising anticancer agents. In this review, strategies for specific nuclear delivery of metal complexes are summarized and discussed to highlight crucial parameters to consider for the design of new metal complexes as anticancer drug candidates. Moreover, the existing opportunities and challenges of tumor-specific, nucleus-targeting metal complexes are emphasized to outline some new perspectives and help in the design of new cancer treatments.
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- Marie Huynh
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry, Paris, F-75005, France
- Gastroenterology and technologies for Health, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM U1052-CNRS5286, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, 69008, France
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- Orano, 125 avenue de Paris, Châtillon, 92320, France
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- Gastroenterology and technologies for Health, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM U1052-CNRS5286, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, 69008, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry, Paris, F-75005, France
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Dayanidhi PD, Vaidyanathan VG. Structural insights into the recognition of DNA defects by small molecules. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:5691-5712. [PMID: 33949406 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04289g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Studies on the binding interaction of small molecules and nucleic acids have been explored for their biological applications. With excellent photophysical/chemical properties, numerous metal complexes have been studied as structural probes for nucleic acids. The recognition of DNA defects is of high importance due to their association with various types of cancers. Small molecules that target DNA defects in a specific and selective manner offer a new avenue for developing novel drugs and diagnostic tools. Transition metal complexes have been studied as probes for abasic sites and DNA/RNA mismatches. By changing the ligand structure or metal center, the probing efficiency of the metal complexes varies towards the defects. In this perspective, we have discussed mainly the structural requirement of metal complexes as probes for abasic sites, mismatches, and covalent DNA adducts, followed by the challenges and future directions.
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- P David Dayanidhi
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India. and Advanced Materials Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India. and Advanced Materials Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
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Piccinelli F, De Rosa C, Melchior A, Faura G, Tolazzi M, Bettinelli M. Eu(iii) and Tb(iii) complexes of 6-fold coordinating ligands showing high affinity for the hydrogen carbonate ion: a spectroscopic and thermodynamic study. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:1202-1216. [PMID: 30460363 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03621g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In the present contribution, four classes of Ln(iii) complexes (Ln = Eu and Tb) have been synthesized and characterized in aqueous solution. They differ by charge, Ln(bpcd)+ [bpcd2- = N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane N,N'-diacetate] and Ln(bQcd)+ (bQcd2- = N,N'-bis(2-quinolinmethyl)-trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane N,N'-diacetate) being positively charged and Ln(PyC3A) (PyC3A3- = N-picolyl-N,N',N'-trans-l,2-cyclohexylenediaminetriacetate) and Ln(QC3A) (QC3A3- = N-quinolyl-N,N',N'-trans-l,2-cyclohexylenediaminetriacetate) being neutral. Combined DFT, spectrophotometric and potentiometric studies reveal the presence, under physiological conditions (pH 7.4), of a couple of equally and highly stable isomers differing by the stereochemistry of the ligands (trans-N,N and trans-O,O for bpcd2- and bQcd2-; trans-O,O and trans-N,O for PyC3A3- and QC3A3-). Their high log β values (9.97 < log β < 15.68), the presence of an efficient antenna effect and the strong increase of the Ln(iii) luminescence intensity as a function of the hydrogen carbonate concentration in physiological solution, render these complexes as very promising optical probes for a selective detection of HCO3-in cellulo or in extracellular fluid. This particularly applies to the cationic Eu(bpcd)+, Tb(bpcd)+ and Eu(bQcd)+ complexes, which are capable of guesting up to two hydrogen carbonate anions in the inner coordination sphere of the metal ion, so that they show an unprecedented affinity towards HCO3- (log K for the formation of the adduct in the 4.6-5.9 range).
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- Fabio Piccinelli
- Laboratorio Materiali Luminescenti, DB, Università di Verona, and INSTM, UdR Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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Boyle KM, Barton JK. A Family of Rhodium Complexes with Selective Toxicity toward Mismatch Repair-Deficient Cancers. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:5612-5624. [PMID: 29620877 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rhodium metalloinsertors are a unique set of metal complexes that bind specifically to DNA base pair mismatches in vitro and kill mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient cells at lower concentrations than their MMR-proficient counterparts. A family of metalloinsertors containing rhodium-oxygen ligand coordination, termed "Rh-O" metalloinsertors, has been prepared and shown to have a significant increase in both overall potency and selectivity toward MMR-deficient cells regardless of structural changes in the ancillary ligands. Here we describe DNA-binding and cellular studies with the second generation of Rh-O metalloinsertors in which an ancillary ligand is varied in both steric bulk and lipophilicity. These complexes, of the form [Rh(L)(chrysi)(PPO)]2+, all include the O-containing PPO ligand (PPO = 2-(pyridine-2-yl)propan-2-ol) and the aromatic inserting ligand chrysi (5,6-chrysene quinone diimine) but differ in the identity of their ancillary ligand L, where L is a phenanthroline or bipyridyl derivative. The Rh-O metalloinsertors in this family all show micromolar binding affinities for a 29-mer DNA hairpin containing a single CC mismatch. The complexes display comparable lipophilic tendencies and p Ka values of 8.1-9.1 for dissociation of an imine proton on the chrysi ligand. In cellular proliferation and cytotoxicity assays with MMR-deficient cells (HCT116O) and MMR-proficient cells (HCT116N), the complexes containing the phenanthroline-derived ligands show highly selective cytotoxic preference for the MMR-deficient cells at nanomolar concentrations. Using mass spectral analyses, it is shown that the complexes are taken into cells through a passive mechanism and exhibit low accumulation in mitochondria, an off-target organelle that, when targeted by parent metalloinsertors, can lead to nonselective cytotoxicity. Overall, these Rh-O metalloinsertors have distinct and improved behavior compared to previous generations of parent metalloinsertors, making them ideal candidates for further therapeutic assessment.
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- Kelsey M Boyle
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , California Institute of Technology , Pasadena , California 91125 , United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , California Institute of Technology , Pasadena , California 91125 , United States
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Rhodium metalloinsertor binding generates a lesion with selective cytotoxicity for mismatch repair-deficient cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017. [PMID: 28634291 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1706665114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway recognizes and repairs errors in base pairing and acts to maintain genome stability. Cancers that have lost MMR function are common and comprise an important clinical subtype that is resistant to many standard of care chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin. We have identified a family of rhodium metalloinsertors that bind DNA mismatches with high specificity and are preferentially cytotoxic to MMR-deficient cells. Here, we characterize the cellular mechanism of action of the most potent and selective complex in this family, [Rh(chrysi)(phen)(PPO)]2+ (Rh-PPO). We find that Rh-PPO binding induces a lesion that triggers the DNA damage response (DDR). DDR activation results in cell-cycle blockade and inhibition of DNA replication and transcription. Significantly, the lesion induced by Rh-PPO is not repaired in MMR-deficient cells, resulting in selective cytotoxicity. The Rh-PPO mechanism is reminiscent of DNA repair enzymes that displace mismatched bases, and is differentiated from other DNA-targeted chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin by its potency, cellular mechanism, and selectivity for MMR-deficient cells.
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Deraedt Q, Marcélis L, Loiseau F, Elias B. Towards mismatched DNA photoprobes and photoreagents: “elbow-shaped” Ru(ii) complexes. Inorg Chem Front 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qi00223d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Due to their potentially harmful consequences, the detection of mismatched DNA is a subject of high interest. In order to probe these DNA mismatches, we report new Ru(ii) complexes, bearing “elbow-shaped” extended planar ligands based on an acridine or a phenazine core.
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- Q. Deraedt
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences
- Molecules
- Solids and Reactivity (IMCN/MOST)
- Université catholique de Louvain
- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences
- Molecules
- Solids and Reactivity (IMCN/MOST)
- Université catholique de Louvain
- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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- Département de Chimie Moléculaire
- Université Grenoble-Alpes
- BP53 38041 Grenoble
- France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences
- Molecules
- Solids and Reactivity (IMCN/MOST)
- Université catholique de Louvain
- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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DNA has been exploited as a biological target of chemotherapeutics since the 1940s. Traditional chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin and DNA-alkylating agents, rely primarily on increased uptake by rapidly proliferating cancer cells for therapeutic effects, but this strategy can result in off-target toxicity in healthy tissue. Recently, research interests have shifted towards targeted chemotherapeutics, in which a drug targets a specific biological signature of cancer, resulting in selective toxicity towards cancerous cells. Here, we review a family of complexes, termed rhodium metalloinsertors, that selectively target DNA base pair mismatches, a hallmark of mismatch-repair (MMR) deficient cancers. These rhodium metalloinsertors, bind DNA mismatches with high specificity and display high selectively in killing MMR-deficient versus MMR-proficient cells. This cell selectivity is unique for small molecules that bind DNA. Current generations of rhodium metalloinsertors have shown nanomolar potency along with high selectivity towards MMR-deficient cells, and show promise as a foundation for a new family of chemotherapeutics for MMR-deficient cancers.
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- Kelsey M Boyle
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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Weidmann AG, Barton JK. A monofunctional platinum complex coordinated to a rhodium metalloinsertor selectively binds mismatched DNA in the minor groove. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:9626-36. [PMID: 26397309 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of a bimetallic complex derived from a new family of potent and selective metalloinsertors containing an unusual Rh-O axial coordination. This complex incorporates a monofunctional platinum center containing only one labile site for coordination to DNA, rather than two, and coordinates DNA nonclassically through adduct formation in the minor groove. This conjugate displays bifunctional, interdependent binding of mismatched DNA via metalloinsertion at a mismatch as well as covalent platinum binding. DNA sequencing experiments revealed that the preferred site of platinum coordination is not the traditional N7-guanine site in the major groove, but rather N3-adenine in the minor groove. The complex also displays enhanced cytotoxicity in mismatch repair-deficient and mismatch repair-proficient human colorectal carcinoma cell lines compared to the chemotherapeutic cisplatin, and it triggers cell death via an apoptotic pathway, rather than the necrotic pathway induced by rhodium metalloinsertors.
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- Alyson G Weidmann
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Peterson KL, Dang JV, Weitz EA, Lewandowski C, Pierre VC. Effect of lanthanide complex structure on cell viability and association. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:6013-21. [PMID: 24901440 PMCID: PMC4060611 DOI: 10.1021/ic500282n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A systematic study of the effect of hydrophobicity and charge on the cell viability and cell association of lanthanide metal complexes is presented. The terbium luminescent probes feature a macrocyclic polyaminocarboxylate ligand (DOTA) in which the hydrophobicity of the antenna and that of the carboxyamide pendant arms are independently varied. Three sensitizing antennas were investigated in terms of their function in vitro: 2-methoxyisophthalamide (IAM(OMe)), 2-hydroxyisophthalamide (IAM), and 6-methylphenanthridine (Phen). Of these complexes, Tb-DOTA-IAM exhibited the highest quantum yield, although the higher cell viability and more facile synthesis of the structurally related Tb-DOTA-IAM(OMe) platform renders it more attractive. Further modification of this latter core structure with carboxyamide arms featuring hydrophobic benzyl, hexyl, and trifluoro groups as well as hydrophilic amino acid based moieties generated a family of complexes that exhibit high cell viability (ED50 > 300 μM) regardless of the lipophilicity or the overall complex charge. Only the hexyl-substituted complex reduced cell viability to 60% in the presence of 100 μM complex. Additionally, cellular association was investigated by ICP-MS and fluorescence microscopy. Surprisingly, the hydrophobic moieties did not increase cell association in comparison to the hydrophilic amino acid derivatives. It is thus postulated that the hydrophilic nature of the 2-methoxyisophthalamide antenna (IAM(OMe)) disfavors the cellular association of these complexes. As such, responsive luminescent probes based on this scaffold would be appropriate for the detection of extracellular species.
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- Katie L Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Classical chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin and its analogues, have been highly successful in the clinic, yet improvements can certainly be made, given the significant side effects associated with the killing of healthy cells. Recent advances in the field of chemotherapy include the development of targeted anticancer agents, compounds that are directed towards a specific biomarker of cancer, with the hopes that such targeted therapies might have reduced side effects given their greater selectivity. Here we discuss several transition metal complexes that are tailored towards various biomolecules associated with cancer. Most notably, the success of rhodium metalloinsertors, which specifically bind to nucleic acid base mismatches in DNA, highlight the enormous potential of this exciting new strategy.
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- Alyson G Weidmann
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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Oehninger L, Küster LN, Schmidt C, Muñoz-Castro A, Prokop A, Ott I. A chemical-biological evaluation of rhodium(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as prospective anticancer drugs. Chemistry 2013; 19:17871-80. [PMID: 24243420 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201302819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Rhodium(I) complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been widely used in catalytic chemistry, but there are very few reports of biological properties of these organometallics. A series of Rh(I)-NHC derivatives with 1,5-cyclooctadiene and CO as secondary ligands were synthesized, characterized, and biologically investigated as prospective antitumor drug candidates. Pronounced antiproliferative effects were noted for all complexes, along with moderate inhibitory activity of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and efficient binding to biomolecules (DNA, albumin). Biodistribution studies showed that the presence of albumin lowered the cellular uptake and confirmed the transport of rhodium into the nuclei. Changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were observed as well as DNA fragmentation in wild-type and daunorubicin- or vincristine-resistant Nalm-6 leukemia cells. Overall, these studies indicated that Rh(I)-NHC fragments could be used as partial structures of new antitumor agents, in particular in those drugs designed to address resistant malignant tissues.
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- Luciano Oehninger
- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstrasse 55, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany), Fax: (+49) 531 391 8456
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Komor AC, Schneider CJ, Weidmann AG, Barton JK. Cell-selective biological activity of rhodium metalloinsertors correlates with subcellular localization. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:19223-33. [PMID: 23137296 PMCID: PMC3740518 DOI: 10.1021/ja3090687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Deficiencies in the mismatch repair (MMR) pathway are associated with several types of cancers, as well as resistance to commonly used chemotherapeutics. Rhodium metalloinsertors have been found to bind DNA mismatches with high affinity and specificity in vitro, and also exhibit cell-selective cytotoxicity, targeting MMR-deficient cells over MMR-proficient cells. Ten distinct metalloinsertors with varying lipophilicities have been synthesized and their mismatch binding affinities and biological activities determined. Although DNA photocleavage experiments demonstrate that their binding affinities are quite similar, their cell-selective antiproliferative and cytotoxic activities vary significantly. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) experiments have uncovered a relationship between the subcellular distribution of these metalloinsertors and their biological activities. Specifically, we find that all of our metalloinsertors localize in the nucleus at sufficient concentrations for binding to DNA mismatches. However, the metalloinsertors with high rhodium localization in the mitochondria show toxicity that is not selective for MMR-deficient cells, whereas metalloinsertors with less mitochondrial rhodium show activity that is highly selective for MMR-deficient versus proficient cells. This work supports the notion that specific targeting of the metalloinsertors to nuclear DNA gives rise to their cell-selective cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities. The selectivity in cellular targeting depends upon binding to mismatches in genomic DNA.
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- Alexis C. Komor
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125
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