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the manufacturer (Sigma) or to the literature.30 The synthesized ATP-
lipids were solubilized in 10% Triton X100 to analyze their specific
activity. During a period of 10 min, the changes of A340 were recorded
and normalized to the changes of the same concentration of ATP. The
relative ATPase activity is determined from three independent measure-
ments. The nonhydrolyzable ATP-lipids were characterized in com-
petition assays using for the GADH/PGK or HK/GPDH assay for the
C8- or N6-modified AMPPCP-lipid, respectively. Here, a constant ATP
concentration (100 nmol in 700 µL of volume) was assayed in the
presence of an increasing molar ratio of competitor (0.01-100) which
was solubilized in Triton X100. Changes of A340 were recorded over
a period of 1 min.
Film Balance Measurements. The film balance unit consists of
an epifluorescence microscope placed above a Langmuir trough (30
mm × 220 mm). The trough carries a subphase volume of 26 mL
containing buffer A (10 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 140 mM NaCl, 1 mM
EDTA, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.15 mM DTT) as described.21 After spreading
of the lipid mixture, the lateral pressure was adjusted by the surface
area. NBD-actin was injected into the subphase via a small hole in
the trough without touching and disturbing the air/water interface at
21.5 mN/m surface pressure. The surface tension was measured with
a Wilhelmy system (accuracy ( 0.1 mN/m). For temperature control,
peltier elements were placed below the base-plate (accuracy ( 0.2 °C).
All experiments were performed at 20 °C at a surface pressure of 21.5
mN/m. Lipid monolayers were compressed with a rate of 3 Å2/
molecule × min. Compression, expansion, surface tension, and
temperature are computer-controlled. The lateral distribution of the
fluorescence-labeled lipids (TR-DPPE) and NBD-actin was imaged by
means of an epifluorescence microscope mounted on a x-y translation
stage. The fluorescence is detected with a SIT-camera (Hamamtsu,
Hamamatsu, Japan). By changing adapted filters, various fluorescence
dyes (NBD and TR) can be observed simultaneously.
Phase Contrast Microscopy. The setup consists of a modified,
commercially available Zeiss Axiovert 10 with a magnification of
40×.39 Images of the selected vesicle were taken with a charged
coupled device (CCD) camera unit (Hamamatsu, C 3077/C 2400) and
digitized as previously described.40 The image processing software is
based on the public domain program NIH Image. ATP-lipid containing
vesicles were prepared as follows: 30 µL (15 mg/mL) of a DMPC
solution (chloroform/methanol, 3/1) containing 1 mol% DODA-HM-
C8-AMPPCP (14b) or DODA-HM-C8-AMP (13b) were placed onto
the conducting sides of two ITO-deposited cover slides. After
evaporation of the solvent in vacuum, the cover slides were placed in
a specially developed chamber with the conducting sides facing each
other. Unilamellar giant vesicles were obtained after electroswelling
of the dried lipid film in buffer B (2 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.2 mM DTT,
0.2 mM MgCl2) in the presence of 7 µg/mL actin for 2 h at 26 °C (1V
amplitude and 10 Hz altering voltage).41 Prior to use, actin was dialysed
extensively against nucleotide-free buffer to remove any prebound
nucleotide. The absence of ATP was determined by the GADH/PGK
assay. Actin was desorbed from the outside of the vesicle by incubation
of the vesicle solution with 0.4 mM EDTA, 2 mM Tris, pH 7.5 at 26
°C for 30 min.
δ ) 6.0 (δ, 1H, H′-1), δ ) 8.1 (s, 1H, H-8). 13C-NMR (100 MHz,
DMSO): δ ) 25.2, 27.1 (CH3C), δ ) 61.5 (C′-5), δ ) 79.1 (C′-3), δ
) 81.7 (C′-2), δ ) 87.1 (C′-4), δ ) 90.9 (C′-1), δ ) 113.2 ((CH3)2C),
d ) 119.3 (C-5), d ) 126.3 (C-8), d ) 149.7 (C-6), d ) 152.8 (C-2),
d ) 155.1 (C-4). MS (FAB pos., C13H16N5O4Br): M + H+ ) 386.2
g/mol (79Br isotope) M + H+ ) 388.2 g/mol (81Br isotope), ratio:
100: 97.
Synthesis of 2′,3′-Isopropylidene-C8-bromoadenosine-5′-mono-
phosphate-(o-hydroxyphenylester) (Br-AMP-AC-S) 3. Br-Ad-AC
2 (2.22 g, 5.74 mmol) was dissolved in 60 mL of absolute dioxane
and stirred at room temperature for 3 h after the addition of 2.5 mL
(21.90 mmol) of 2,6-lutidine and 1.21 g (6.32 mmol) of o-phenylene-
phosphochloridate in 10 mL of absolute dioxane. The precipitated 2,6-
lutidine hydrochloride was filtered off, and the reaction mixture was
quenched by the addition of 60 mL of water. After adjusting the pH
to 12 the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The aqueous phase was
extracted with chloroform until no UV-absorption of the product at
263 nm was detected in the organic phase. After adjusting the pH to
1, the aqueous phase was again extracted with chloroform. The organic
phases were combined and solvent removed in vacuum. Yield: 2.34
g (4.19 mmol) 3; 73%. TLC: Rf (3) ) 0.8 in CHCl3/MeOH (1:1).
UV: λmax ) 263 nm in DMSO. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO): δ )
1.3 (s, 3H, (CH3)2C), δ ) 1.5 (s, 3H, (CH3)2C), δ ) 4.1 (m, 2H, H′-5,
H′′-5), δ ) 4.3 (m, 1H, H′-4), δ ) 5.1 (dd, 1H, H′-3), δ ) 5.6 (dd,
1H, H′-2), δ ) 6.0 (δ, 1H, H′-1), δ ) 6.6 (m, 1H, phenyl-H-4), δ )
6.8 (m, 1H, phenyl-H-5), δ ) 6.9 (m, 1H, phenyl-H-3), δ ) 7.0 (m,
1H, phenyl-H-6), δ ) 8.2 (s, 1H, H-8). 13C-NMR (100 MHz,
DMSO): δ ) 25.2 ((CH3)2C), δ ) 26.9 ((CH3)2C), δ ) 65.6 (C′-5),
δ ) 79.1 (C′-3), δ ) 81.3 (C′-2), δ ) 85.6 (C′-4), δ ) 90.7 (C′-1), δ
) 113.2 ((CH3)2C), δ ) 117.4 (phenyl C-4), d ) 118.8 (phenyl C-5),
d ) 119.2 (C-5), d ) 121.3 (phenyl C-3), d ) 124.6 (phenyl C-6), d
) 127.1 (C-8), d ) 139.6 (phenyl C-2), d ) 148.6 (phenyl C-1), d )
149.4 (C-6), d ) 150.7 (C-2), d ) 153.2 (C-4). 31P-NMR (161 MHz,
DMSO): d ) 5.8 (s). MS (FAB neg., C19H21N5O8PBr): M - H+
)
556.6 g/mol (79Br isotope) M - H+ ) 558.6 g/mol (81Br isotope),
ratio: 100: 97.
Synthesis of 2′,3′-Isopropylidene-C8-bromoadenosine-5′-mono-
phosphate (Br-AMP-AC) 4. Br-AMP-AC-S 3 (2.34 g, 4.19 mmol)
was suspended in 160 mL of absolute dioxane and stirred at room
temperature for 30 min after the addition of 2.61 g (5.87 mmol) of
lead(IV) acetate. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and
subsequently dissolved in 110 mL of 10% aqueous triethylamine, pH
12.0. After 30 min the mixture was filtered and adjusted to pH 3.0.
The aqueous phase was extracted with chloroform until the organic
phase remained colorless, concentrated in vacuum, and lyophilized.
Yield: 1.75 g (3.77 mmol) 4; 90%. UV: λmax ) 263 nm in H2O.
1H-NMR (400 MHz, D2O): δ ) 1.3 (s, 3H, (CH3)2C ), δ ) 1.5 (s, 3H,
(CH3)2C), δ ) 3.6 (m, 2H, H′-5, H′′-5), δ ) 4.2 (m, 1H, H′-4), δ )
5.0 (1H, dd, H′-3), δ ) 5.7 (1H, dd, H′-2), δ ) 6.0 (d, 1H, H′-1), δ )
8.1 (s, 1H, H-8). 13C-NMR (100 MHZ, D2O): δ ) 25.18 ((CH3)2C ),
δ ) 26.99 ((CH3)2C ), δ ) 63.75 (C′-5), δ ) 81.72 (C′-3), δ ) 81.92
(C′-2), δ ) 85.64 (C′-4), δ ) 90.46 (C′-1), δ ) 113.34 ((CH3)2C), δ
) 119.13 (C-5), δ ) 126.13 (C-8), δ ) 149.84 (C-6), δ ) 152.96
(C-2), δ ) 154.92 (C-4). 31P-NMR (161 MHz, D2O): δ ) 3.5 (s).
MS (FAB neg., C13H17N5O7PBr): M - H+ ) 464.2 g/mol (79Br isotope)
M - H+ ) 466.2 g/mol (81Br isotope), ratio: 100: 97.
Synthesis of 2′,3′-Isopropylidene-C8-(aminohexylamino)adenos-
ine-5′-monophosphate (C8-HM-AMP-AC) 5b. Br-AMP-AC 4 (875
mg, 1.88 mmol) was dissolved in 75 mL of water and stirred at 130
°C for 2 h after the addition of 7.16 g (61.21 mmol) of hexamethyl-
enediamine. After cooling to room temperature, the solution was diluted
to 250 mL and purified using a linear gradient H2O-1 M AcOH (total
volume 2l) by anion exchange chromatography on Dowex AG1 × 8
(acetate form, 1 × 23 cm, flow rate 4 mL/min). Fractions containing
the product were pooled, concentrated in vacuum, and lyophilized.
Yield: 685 mg (1.37 mmol) 5b; 73%. UV: λmax ) 278 nm in H2O.
1H-NMR (400 MHz, D2O): δ ) 1.3 (m, 7H, CH3, Ad-NH(CH2)2-
CH2CH2(CH2)2NH3+), δ ) 1.5-1.6 (m, 5H, CH3, Ad-NH(CH2)4CH2-
CH2NH3+), δ ) 2.6 (m, 4H, Ad-NH-CH2CH2(CH2)2CH2CH2NH3+), δ
) 3.3 (m, 2H, Ad-NH-CH2(CH2)5NH3+), δ ) 3.5 (m, 2H, H′-5, H′′-
5), δ ) 4.3 (m, 1H, H′-4), δ ) 4.9 (dd, 1H, H′-3), δ ) 5.4 (1H, dd,
H′-2), δ ) 6.3 (δ, 1H, H′-1), δ ) 8.9 (s, 1H, H-8). 13C-NMR (100
MHZ, D2O): δ ) 25.50 (CH3), δ ) 27.24 (CH3), δ ) 27.92 (C′′′-4),
Experimental Section
Synthesis of ATP-Lipids. Synthesis of 2′,3′-Isopropylidene-C8-
bromoadenosine (Br-Ad-AC) 2. Br-Ad 1 (2.08 g, 6.01 mmol) was
suspended in 35 mL of acetone and stirred after the addition of 3.40 g
(18 mmol) of p-toluenesulfonic acid at room temperature until the
solution became clear. The solution was neutralized with 1 M Na2-
CO3, and the aqueous phase extracted with chloroform until no UV
absorption of the product at 263 nm was detected in the organic phase.
The combined organic phases were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
and solvent was removed in vacuum. Yield: 2.22 g (5.74 mmol) 2;
96%. TLC: Rf (2) ) 0.8 in CHCl3/MeOH (9:1). UV: λmax ) 263
nm in DMSO. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO): δ ) 1.3 (s, 3H,
(CH3)2C), δ ) 1.5 (s, 3H, (CH3)2C), δ ) 3.5 (m, 2H, H′-5, H′′-5), δ
) 4.2 (m, 1H, H′-4), δ ) 5.0 (dd, 1H, H′-3), δ ) 5.6 (dd, 1H, H′-2),
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