Adenine nucleotide (AN) 2nd messengers, such as 3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), are central elements of intracellular signaling, but many details of their underlying processes remain elusive. Like all nucleotides, cyclic nucleotide monophosphates (cNMPs) are net-negatively charged at physiologic pH which limits their applicability in cell-based settings. Thus, many cellular assays rely on sophisticated techniques like microinjection or electroporation. This setup is not feasible for medium- to high-throughput formats, and the mechanic stress that cells are exposed to raises the probability of interfering artefacts or false-positives. Here, we present a short and flexible chemical route yielding membrane-permeable, bio-reversibly masked cNMPs for which we employed the octanoyloxybenzyl (OB) group. We further show hydrolysis studies on chemical stability and enzymatic activation, and present results of real-time assays, where we used cAMP and Ca2+ live cell imaging to demonstrate high permeability and prompt intracellular conversion of some selected masked cNMPs. Based on these results, our novel OB-masked cNMPs constitute valuable precursor-tools for non-invasive studies on intracellular signaling.
腺嘌呤核苷酸(AN)第二信使,如3′,5′-环
腺苷单
磷酸(c
AMP),是细胞内信号传导的中心元素,但其潜在过程的许多细节仍然不明确。像所有核苷酸一样,环核苷酸单
磷酸(c
NMPs)在生理pH下是净负电荷,这限制了它们在基于细胞的设置中的适用性。因此,许多
细胞分析依赖于微注射或电穿孔等复杂技术。这种设置对于中高通量格式来说是不可行的,而细胞所受的机械应力增加了干扰性伪迹或假阳性的可能性。在这里,我们提出了一种简短灵活的
化学途径,产生了可渗透膜、可
生物逆转掩蔽的c
NMPs,我们采用了辛酰氧基苯基(OB)基团。我们进一步展示了
化学稳定性和酶促活化的
水解研究,并呈现了实时分析结果,我们使用c
AMP和Ca2+活细胞成像来展示一些选定掩蔽c
NMPs的高渗透性和迅速的细胞内转化。基于这些结果,我们的新型OB掩蔽c
NMPs构成了用于细胞内信号研究的有价值的前体工具。