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Conversion of a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist into A 3-selective high affinity fluorescent probes using peptide-based linkers

Vernall, Andrea J.; Stoddart, Leigh A.; Briddon, Stephen J.; Ng, Hui Wen; Laughton, Charles A.; Doughty, Stephen W.; Hill, Stephen J.; Kellam, Barrie

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Authors

Andrea J. Vernall

Leigh A. Stoddart

Hui Wen Ng

CHARLES LAUGHTON CHARLES.LAUGHTON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computational Pharmaceutical Science

Stephen W. Doughty

STEPHEN HILL STEVE.HILL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology

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BARRIE KELLAM BARRIE.KELLAM@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry



Abstract

Advances in fluorescence-based imaging technologies have helped propel the study of real-time biological readouts and analysis across many different areas. In particular the use of fluorescent ligands as chemical tools to study proteins such as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has received ongoing interest. Methods to improve the efficient chemical synthesis of fluorescent ligands remain of paramount importance to ensure this area of bioanalysis continues to advance. Here we report conversion of the non-selective GPCR adenosine receptor antagonist Xanthine Amine Congener into higher affinity and more receptor subtype-selective fluorescent antagonists. This was achieved through insertion and optimisation of a dipeptide linker between the adenosine receptor pharmacophore and the fluorophore. Fluorescent probe 27 containing BODIPY 630/650 (pKD = 9.12 ± 0.05 [hA3AR]), and BODIPY FL-containing 28 (pKD = 7.96 ± 0.09 [hA3AR]) demonstrated clear, displaceable membrane binding using fluorescent confocal microscopy. From in silico analysis of the docked ligand-receptor complexes of 27, we suggest regions of molecular interaction that could account for the observed selectivity of these peptide-linker based fluorescent conjugates. This general approach of converting a non-selective ligand to a selective biological tool could be applied to other ligands of interest.

Citation

Vernall, A. J., Stoddart, L. A., Briddon, S. J., Ng, H. W., Laughton, C. A., Doughty, S. W., …Kellam, B. (2013). Conversion of a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist into A 3-selective high affinity fluorescent probes using peptide-based linkers. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 11(34), 5673-5682. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob41221k

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 14, 2013
Deposit Date Apr 28, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Electronic ISSN 1477-0520
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 34
Pages 5673-5682
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob41221k
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/717853
Publisher URL http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/OB/c3ob41221k#!divAbstract

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