53018-97-6Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of one double bond-inserted retinal analogs and their binding experiments with opsins: Preparation of novel red-shifted channelrhodopsin variants
Okitsu, Takashi,Yamano, Yumiko,Shen, Yi-Chung,Sasaki, Toshikazu,Kobayashi, Yuka,Morisawa, Shoko,Yamashita, Takahiro,Imamoto, Yasushi,Shichida, Yoshinori,Wada, Akimori
, p. 265 - 272 (2020/11/26)
In optogenetics, red-shifted channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are eagerly sought. We prepared six kinds of new chromophores with one double bond inserted into the polyene side chain of retinal (A1) or 3,4-didehy-droretinal (A2), and examined their binding efficie
Expansion of first-in-class drug candidates that sequester toxic all-trans-retinal and prevent light-induced retinal degeneration
Zhang, Jianye,Dong, Zhiqian,Mundla, Sreenivasa Reddy,Hu, X. Eric,Seibel, William,Papoian, Ruben,Palczewski, Krzysztof,Golczak, Marcin
, p. 477 - 491 (2015/01/30)
All-trans-retinal, a retinoid metabolite naturally produced upon photoreceptor light activation, is cytotoxic when present at elevated levels in the retina. To lower its toxicity, two experimentally validated methods have been developed involving inhibition of the retinoid cycle and sequestration of excess of all-trans-retinal by drugs containing a primary amine group. We identified the first-in-class drug candidates that transiently sequester this metabolite or slow down its production by inhibiting regeneration of the visual chromophore, 11-cis-retinal. Two enzymes are critical for retinoid recycling in the eye. Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) is the enzyme that traps vitamin A (all-trans-retinol) from the circulation and photoreceptor cells to produce the esterified substrate for retinoid isomerase (RPE65), which converts all-trans-retinyl ester into 11-cis-retinol. Here we investigated retinylamine and its derivatives to assess their inhibitor/substrate specificities for RPE65 and LRAT, mechanisms of action, potency, retention in the eye, and protection against acute light-induced retinal degeneration in mice. We correlated levels of visual cycle inhibition with retinal protective effects and outlined chemical boundaries for LRAT substrates and RPE65 inhibitors to obtain critical insights into therapeutic properties needed for retinal preservation.
New degradable alternating copolymers from naturally occurring aldehydes: Well-controlled cationic copolymerization and complete degradation
Ishido, Yasushi,Kanazawa, Arihiro,Kanaoka, Shokyoku,Aoshima, Sadahito
experimental part, p. 4060 - 4068 (2012/08/07)
Three naturally occurring conjugated aldehydes, (1R)-(-)-myrtenal, (S)-(-)-perillaldehyde, and β-cyclocitral, were cationically copolymerized with isobutyl vinyl ether using the EtSO3H/GaCl3 initiating system in the presence of 1,4-d