37488-45-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Identification and Optimization of Novel Small-Molecule Cas9 Inhibitors by Cell-Based High-Throughput Screening
Lee, Sang-Woo,Tran, Kim Tai,Vazquez-Uribe, Ruben,Gotfredsen, Charlotte Held,Clausen, Mads Hartvig,Mendez, Blanca Lopez,Montoya, Guillermo,Bach, Anders,Sommer, Morten Otto Alexander
, p. 3266 - 3305 (2022/02/23)
CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized several areas of life science; however, methods to control the Cas9 activity are needed for both scientific and therapeutic applications. Anti-CRISPR proteins are known to inhibit the CRISPR/Cas adaptive immunity; however, in vivo delivery of such proteins is problematic. Instead, small-molecule Cas9 inhibitors could serve as useful tools due to their permeable, proteolytically stable, and non-immunogenic nature. Here, we identified a small-molecule ligand with anti-CRISPR/Cas9 activity through a high-throughput screening utilizing an Escherichia coli selection system. Extensive structure-activity relationship studies, which involved a deconstruction-reconstruction strategy, resulted in a range of analogues with significant improvements in the inhibitory activity. Based on NMR and electrophoretic mobility shift assays, we propose that the inhibitory action of these compounds likely results from direct binding to apo-Cas9, preventing Cas9:gRNA complex formation. These molecules may find use as Cas9 modulators in various applications.
Aerobic Visible-Light Induced Intermolecular S?N Bond Construction: Synthesis of 1,2,4-Thiadiazoles from Thioamides under Photosensitizer-Free Conditions
Wang, Hui,Xie, Shihua,Zhu, Hongjun,Zhuo, Liang
supporting information, p. 3398 - 3402 (2021/06/25)
Aerobic visible-light induced intermolecular S?N bond construction has been achieved without the addition of photosensitizer, metal, or base. With this strategy, 1,2,4-thiadiazoles can be obtained from thioamides. Preliminary mechanistic investigation suggested that the excited state of thioamides undergoes a single-electron-transfer (SET) process to afford thioamidyl radicals, which can be further transformed into a 1,2,4-thiadiazole through desulfurization and oxidative cyclization. The reaction has good functional group tolerance and represents a green method for the construction of S?N bonds.
A practical synthesis of 3,4-diethoxybenzthioamide based on Friedel-Crafts reaction with potassium thiocyanate in methanesulfonic acid.
Aki, Shinji,Fujioka, Takafumi,Ishigami, Masashi,Minamikawa, Jun-ichi
, p. 2317 - 2320 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis of 3,4-diethoxybenzthioamide, the key intermediate for OPC-6535, is achieved by employing Friedel-Crafts reaction of 1,2-diethoxybenzene with potassium thiocyanate in methanesulfonic acid at ambient temperature.
