The methods and compositions disclosed herein concern the synthesis of a novel class of “two-headed” phospholipid-phosphoinositide hybrids possessing a carbon backbone, such as 2,3-diacylthreitol, erythritol or a synthetic module. The second phospholipid head group allows introduction of a biochemical or chemical moiety in a position orthogonal in space to those occupied by the phosphoinositide head group and the two acyl chains. The diacyl moieties allow for the incorporation of Pea-PIP
2
into a lipid bilayer, while the Ptdlns(4,5)P
2
moiety in the aqueous layer is specifically recognized by lipid binding proteins. In alternative embodiments of the invention, reporters, for example biotin, fluorophores and/or spin labels, are attached to the free amino group of the head groups of such molecules to specifically target the reporters to the lipid-water interface.
本文所披露的方法和组合物涉及合成一种新型的“双头”
磷脂酰肌醇酰杂交物,具有碳骨架,例如2,3-二酰基
己二醇、赤藓糖或合成模块。第二个
磷脂酰头基允许在空间上与
磷脂酰肌醇头基和两个酰基链所占据的位置相垂直引入生化或
化学基团。二酰基基团允许将豌豆-
PIP2并入脂质双层,而
水相层中的Ptdlns(4,5)P2基团则被脂质结合蛋白特异性识别。在发明的其他实施方式中,例如
生物素、荧光
染料和/或自旋标记,附加在此类分子头基的自由
氨基上,以特异性地将报告物靶向到脂质-
水界面。