3068-34-6Relevant articles and documents
Genetically Introducing Biochemically Reactive Amino Acids Dehydroalanine and Dehydrobutyrine in Proteins
Yang, Bing,Wang, Nanxi,Schnier, Paul D.,Zheng, Feng,Zhu, He,Polizzi, Nicholas F.,Ittuveetil, Avinash,Saikam, Varma,Degrado, William F.,Wang, Qian,Wang, Peng G.,Wang, Lei
, p. 7698 - 7703 (2019)
Expansion of the genetic code with unnatural amino acids (Uaas) has significantly increased the chemical space available to proteins for exploitation. Due to the inherent limitation of translational machinery and the required compatibility with biological settings, function groups introduced via Uaas to date are restricted to chemically inert, bioorthogonal, or latent bioreactive groups. To break this barrier, here we report a new strategy enabling the specific incorporation of biochemically reactive amino acids into proteins. A latent bioreactive amino acid is genetically encoded at a position proximal to the target natural amino acid; they react via proximity-enabled reactivity, selectively converting the latter into a reactive residue in situ. Using this Genetically Encoded Chemical COnversion (GECCO) strategy and harnessing the sulfur-fluoride exchange (SuFEx) reaction between fluorosulfate-l-tyrosine and serine or threonine, we site-specifically generated the reactive dehydroalanine and dehydrobutyrine into proteins. GECCO works both inter- and intramolecularly, and is compatible with various proteins. We further labeled the resultant dehydroalanine-containing protein with thiol-saccharide to generate glycoprotein mimetics. GECCO represents a new solution for selectively introducing biochemically reactive amino acids into proteins and is expected to open new avenues for exploiting chemistry in live systems for biological research and engineering.
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Pravdic et al.
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Synthesis of Asparagine Derivatives Harboring a Lewis X Type DC-SIGN Ligand and Evaluation of their Impact on Immunomodulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Doelman, Ward,Marqvorsen, Mikkel H. S.,Chiodo, Fabrizio,Bruijns, Sven C. M.,van der Marel, Gijsbert A.,van Kooyk, Yvette,van Kasteren, Sander I.,Araman, Can
supporting information, p. 2742 - 2752 (2020/12/29)
The protein myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is a key component of myelin and an autoantigen in the disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Post-translational N-glycosylation of Asn31 of MOG seems to play a key role in modulating the immune response towards myelin. This is mediated by the interaction of Lewis-type glycan structures in the N-glycan of MOG with the DC-SIGN receptor on dendritic cells (DCs). Here, we report the synthesis of an unnatural Lewis X (LeX)-containing Fmoc-SPPS-compatible asparagine building block (SPPS=solid-phase peptide synthesis), as well as asparagine building blocks containing two LeX-derived oligosaccharides: LacNAc and Fucα1-3GlcNAc. These building blocks were used for the glycosylation of the immunodominant portion of MOG (MOG31-55) and analyzed with respect to their ability to bind to DC-SIGN in different biological setups, as well as their ability to inhibit the citrullination-induced aggregation of MOG31-55. Finally, a cytokine secretion assay was carried out on human monocyte-derived DCs, which showed the ability of the neoglycopeptide decorated with a single LeX to alter the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, inducing a tolerogenic response.
Bisubstrate Ether-Linked Uridine-Peptide Conjugates as O-GlcNAc Transferase Inhibitors
Makwana, Vivek,Ryan, Philip,Malde, Alpeshkumar K.,Anoopkumar-Dukie, Shailendra,Rudrawar, Santosh
supporting information, p. 477 - 483 (2020/10/26)
The O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) transferase (OGT) is a master regulator of installing O-GlcNAc onto serine or threonine residues on a multitude of target proteins. Numerous nuclear and cytosolic proteins of varying functional classes, including translational factors, transcription factors, signaling proteins, and kinases are OGT substrates. Aberrant O-GlcNAcylation of proteins is implicated in signaling in metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Selective and potent OGT inhibitors are valuable tools to study the role of OGT in modulating a wide range of effects on cellular functions. We report linear bisubstrate ether-linked uridine-peptide conjugates as OGT inhibitors with micromolar affinity. In vitro evaluation of the compounds revealed the importance of donor substrate, linker and acceptor substrate in the rational design of bisubstrate analogue inhibitors. Molecular dynamics simulations shed light on the binding of this novel class of inhibitors and rationalized the effect of amino acid truncation of acceptor peptide on OGT inhibition.
ANTIFUNGAL PRODRUGS
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The invention relates to an antifungal prodrug which comprises an antifungal moiety which is linked to a trigger moiety by means of a self-immolative spacer. The trigger moiety is selected from glycosyl residues and oligosaccharides, stabilizes the self-immolative spacer and is cleavable by a pathogen hydrolytic enzyme which is preferably an extracellular glycosidase (EC 3.2.1). When the trigger moiety is cleaved by the pathogen hydrolytic enzyme, the self-immolative spacer undergoes a spontaneous degradation so as to release the antifungal moiety. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrug and to its use in the treatment of infectious diseases.
