Synthesis and photoreactivity of caged blockers for glutamate transporters
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L-TBOA (L-threo-p-benzyloxyaspartate) is, so far, the most potent non-trans portable blocker for glutamate transporters. We synthesized alpha-CMCM-L-TBOA (1a) possessing [7-(carboxymethoxy)coumarin-4-yl]methyl ester as a caging group. alpha-CMCM-L-TBOA (1a) is biologically inactive until UV irradiation and the photolysis of la immediately released L-TBOA to show glutamate uptake inhibition. The photoreactivity of the coumarin-type caging group was superior to that of the o-nitrobenzyl-type caging group. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Syntheses of Phospholipids Containing 2-Nitrobenzyl Ester Moieties at the Terminals of Alkyl Chains and Properties of Photodegradable Liposomes from the Lipids
Provided are caged compounds comprising a ligand that specifically reacts with a receptor not naturally present in mammals. The cage is released from the ligand upon illumination of the compound with light. Also provided are cells transfected with a gene of interest and a gene encoding a receptor, the gene of interest operably linked to a genetic element capable of being induced by the receptor when bound to a ligand, and the receptor not naturally present in the species of the cell. The cells also comprise a caged ligand of the receptor. Additionally provided are methods of inducing a gene of interest in the above cells. Also provided are methods of repressing a gene of interest in a cell using caged ligands of receptors. Methods are additionally provided for inducing elimination of a target sequence in a cell of a species, using a caged ligand and a recombinase.
Photolytic cross-linkable polymers comprises three domains, a cationic domain, a cross-linkable domain and a photolabile domain. The photolytic cross-linkable polymers according to the current invention are useful in a method to complex and compact DNA and RNA for delivery to a living cell, wherein the DNA or RNA is released by photolytic degradation of a cross-linked polymer, which encapsulates the DNA or RNA in a nanoparticle.
Caged tetracycline (derivatives), their generation, and their use for photoactivated gene expression
申请人:Cambridge Sidney
公开号:US20060105458A1
公开(公告)日:2006-05-18
Transcriptionally inactivated (caged) tetracycline or tetracycline derivative, wherein the inactivation is caused by reaction of the tetracycline (derivative) with a photosensitive protection compound, said caged tetracycline or tetracycline derivative being capable to be activated again by photolysis.
More stable analog of isopropylthiogalactoside for induction of protein expression
申请人:IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
公开号:US20040224390A1
公开(公告)日:2004-11-11
A novel C-glycoside of isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG), isobutyl-C-galactoside (IBCG), is described. IBCG may be used as an IPTG substitute for increased induction of protein expression of plasmid-based genes for the production of recombinant proteins under the control of the lac promoter. IBCG offers the advantage over IPTG of being stable at ambient temperature.
The invention provides diazo compounds having the formula XYCNN and their parent hydrazones, where X is an ortho-nitro aromatic group such as o-nitrophenyl and Y is a hydrocarbon group such as methyl. The hydrazones may be prepared by reacting the corresponding ketone with hydrazine and the diazo compounds by hydrazone oxidation. The diazo compound may be reacted with an organic compound having a reactive hydrogen atom such as phosphate, thiophosphate, phosphonate, carboxyl and phenol, to form a caged compound from which the original organic compound can be released by photolysis, eg in situ in a biological system. Preferred organic compounds are ATP and other nucleotides.
本发明提供了具有式 XYCNN 的重氮化合物及其母体肼酮,其中 X 为邻硝基苯基等正硝基芳香基团,Y 为甲基等烃基团。肼酮可通过相应的酮与肼反应制备,重氮化合物可通过腙氧化反应制备。重氮化合物可与具有活性氢原子(如磷酸盐、硫代磷酸盐、膦酸盐、羧基和苯酚)的有机化合物反应,形成笼状化合物,原有机化合物可通过光解(如在生物系统中的原位光解)从中释放出来。首选的有机化合物是 ATP 和其他核苷酸。