- Live-Cell Protein Modification by Boronate-Assisted Hydroxamic Acid Catalysis
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Selective methods for introducing protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) within living cells have proven valuable for interrogating their biological function. In contrast to enzymatic methods, abiotic catalysis should offer access to diverse and new-to-nature PTMs. Herein, we report the boronate-assisted hydroxamic acid (BAHA) catalyst system, which comprises a protein ligand, a hydroxamic acid Lewis base, and a diol moiety. In concert with a boronic acid-bearing acyl donor, our catalyst leverages a local molarity effect to promote acyl transfer to a target lysine residue. Our catalyst system employs micromolar reagent concentrations and affords minimal off-target protein reactivity. Critically, BAHA is resistant to glutathione, a metabolite which has hampered many efforts toward abiotic chemistry within living cells. To showcase this methodology, we installed a variety of acyl groups inE. colidihydrofolate reductase expressed within human cells. Our results further establish the well-known boronic acid-diol complexation as abona fidebio-orthogonal reaction with applications in chemical biology and in-cell catalysis.
- Adamson, Christopher,Kajino, Hidetoshi,Kanai, Motomu,Kawashima, Shigehiro A.,Yamatsugu, Kenzo
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p. 14976 - 14980
(2021/09/29)
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- PYRANONE COMPOUNDS USEFUL TO TREAT RETROVIRAL INFECTIONS
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The present invention relates to compounds of formulae (I) and (II) which are pyran-2-ones, 5,6-dihydro-pyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-benzopyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-cycloalkyl[b]pyran-2-ones, and derivatives thereof, useful for inhibiting a retrovirus in a mammalian cell infected with said retrovirus, wherein R 10 and R 20 taken together are formulae (III) and (IV). STR1
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