Site-specific modification of enzymatically synthesized RNA: Transcription initiation and Diels-Alder reaction
摘要:
Initiator nucleotides consisting of an anthracene ring system coupled to the 5'-phosphate of guanosine monophosphate via a polyethylene glycol (PEG) linker were chemically synthesized. When added to transcription reactions, these initiators were site-specifically incorporated into RNA transcripts yielding RNA conjugates with a fluorophore selectively attached to the 5'-end via a flexible linker. Besides sensitive fluorescence detection, the anthracene allowed the convenient modification with maleimides by Diels-Alder reaction. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Efficient Preparation of Organic Substrate−RNA Conjugates via in Vitro Transcription
摘要:
A concise synthetic way has been developed for the preparation of guanosine monophosphate derivatives carrying a decaethylene glycol spacer at their 5'-oxygen to which are attached a range of organic substrates. The four different compounds, prepared via a convergent synthetic strategy, carry a tethered benzylallyl ether residue (1a), an anthracene (1b), a benzyl carbamate residue (1c), or a primary amino group (1d), respectively. All four compounds have been successfully incorporated at the T-end of a 25-mer long RNA transcript via T7 RNA polymerase, and no inhibition of chain elongation could be observed. Under proper conditions, 1a and 1b can be incorporated up to 90-95% and 1c up to 68%. The amino-terminated initiator Id is incorporated less efficiently although still up to 49%. These results show that the more hydrophobic the guanosine monophosphate derivative is, the higher is its enzymatic incorporation.
We describe the allosteric control of Diels-Alder reactions by a small organic effector, theophylline. This is achieved by converting a Diels-Alder ribozyme into an allosterically regulated system. In contrast to other published systems, we have a bond-forming reaction with two small-molecule substrates and multiple turnover. This system could be very attractive for the development of assays for a variety of analytes and can be regarded as a prototype of fully synthetic signaling cascades.