Synthesis and biological evaluation of trimethyl-substituted cap analogs
摘要:
The N-7-methyl guanosine cap located on the 5'-terminus of mRNAs is important for a number of biochemical processes. A new dinucleoside triphosphate cap analog was synthesized with methyl groups on the N-7 of both guanine moieties, as well as the (m(2)(7.3'O)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G). The function of this trimethylated cap analog was compared with those 3'-OH of one of the ribose moieties I of three other, less-methylated cap analogs: one omitting the ribose methylation (m(7)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G), one omitting the N-7 methylation linked to the unmodified ribose (m(2)(7,3') (O)G[5']ppp[5']G), and the standard cap analog, m(7)G[5']ppp[5']G. These cap modifications were assayed with respect to their effects on capping efficiency, yield of RNAs during in vitro transcription, and the translational activity of these RNAs upon transfection into HeLa cells. The translational activity was monitored by measuring the luciferase activity of a luciferase-fusion protein produced from the in vitro synthesized RNAs. The RNA capped with the trimethylated analog (m(2)(7,3'O)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G) was translated the most efficiently, with similar to 2.6-fold more activity than the conventional cap (m(7)G[5']ppp[5']G). The other two variants were also more efficient, generating, similar to 2.2 times (for the m(2)(7,3'O)G[5']ppp[5']G analog) and, similar to 1.6 times (for the m(7)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G analog) more luciferase function than the conventional cap. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of trimethyl-substituted cap analogs
作者:Anilkumar R. Kore、Muthian Shanmugasundaram
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.12.049
日期:2008.2
The N-7-methyl guanosine cap located on the 5'-terminus of mRNAs is important for a number of biochemical processes. A new dinucleoside triphosphate cap analog was synthesized with methyl groups on the N-7 of both guanine moieties, as well as the (m(2)(7.3'O)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G). The function of this trimethylated cap analog was compared with those 3'-OH of one of the ribose moieties I of three other, less-methylated cap analogs: one omitting the ribose methylation (m(7)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G), one omitting the N-7 methylation linked to the unmodified ribose (m(2)(7,3') (O)G[5']ppp[5']G), and the standard cap analog, m(7)G[5']ppp[5']G. These cap modifications were assayed with respect to their effects on capping efficiency, yield of RNAs during in vitro transcription, and the translational activity of these RNAs upon transfection into HeLa cells. The translational activity was monitored by measuring the luciferase activity of a luciferase-fusion protein produced from the in vitro synthesized RNAs. The RNA capped with the trimethylated analog (m(2)(7,3'O)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G) was translated the most efficiently, with similar to 2.6-fold more activity than the conventional cap (m(7)G[5']ppp[5']G). The other two variants were also more efficient, generating, similar to 2.2 times (for the m(2)(7,3'O)G[5']ppp[5']G analog) and, similar to 1.6 times (for the m(7)G[5']ppp[5']m(7)G analog) more luciferase function than the conventional cap. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.