The long-range communication of information, exemplified by signal transduction through membrane-bound receptors, is a central biochemical function. Reversible binding of a messenger ligand induces a local conformational change that is relayed through the receptor, inducing a chemical effect typically several nanometres from the binding site. We report a synthetic receptor mimic that transmits structural information from a boron-based ligand binding site to a spectroscopic reporter located more than 2Â nm away. Reversible binding of a diol ligand to the N-terminal binding site induces a screw-sense preference in a helical oligo(aminoisobutyric acid) foldamer, which is relayed to a reporter group at the remote C-terminus, communicating information about the structure and stereochemistry of the ligand. The reversible nature of boronate esterification was exploited to switch the receptor sequentially between left- and right-handed helices, while the exquisite conformational sensitivity of the helical relay allowed the reporter to differentiate even between purine and pyrimidine nucleosides as ligands. Biological receptors communicate information through ligand-induced conformational changes. A synthetic receptor with a boron-containing binding site that can selectively and reversibly complex a ligand (such as a purine nucleoside) is shown to function in a similar fashion. The resulting conformational change is relayed through the receptor, communicating structural information about the ligand to a spectroscopic reporter more than 2 nm away.
以通过膜结合受体的
信号转导为例的长距离信息通信是一项重要的生化功能。信使
配体的可逆结合引起局部构象变化,该变化通过受体传递,通常在距结合位点几纳米的地方引起
化学效应。我们报道了一种合成受体模拟物,它将结构信息从基于
硼的
配体结合位点传输到位于 2 nm 以上的光谱报告
基因。二醇
配体与 N 端结合位点的可逆结合会在螺旋寡聚(
氨基
异丁酸)折叠体中诱导螺旋感应偏好,该折叠体被传递到远程 C 端的报告基团,传达有关结构和立体
化学的信息
配体的。利用
硼酸酯化的可逆性质,将受体在左手螺旋和右手螺旋之间顺序切换,而螺旋中继的精致构象敏感性使报告者甚至能够区分作为
配体的
嘌呤和
嘧啶核苷。
生物受体通过
配体诱导的构象变化来传递信息。具有含
硼结合位点的合成受体可以选择性地、可逆地与
配体(例如
嘌呤核苷)复合,以类似的方式发挥作用。由此产生的构象变化通过受体传递,将
配体的结构信息传递给 2 nm 以外的光谱报告分子。