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Chem Rev ; 123(9): 5459-5520, 2023 05 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37115521

RESUMEN

Biocatalysis has revolutionized chemical synthesis, providing sustainable methods for preparing various organic molecules. In enzyme-mediated organic synthesis, most reactions involve molecules operating from their ground states. Over the past 25 years, there has been an increased interest in enzymatic processes that utilize electronically excited states accessed through photoexcitation. These photobiocatalytic processes involve a diverse array of reaction mechanisms that are complementary to one another. This comprehensive review will describe the state-of-the-art strategies in photobiocatalysis for organic synthesis until December 2022. Apart from reviewing the relevant literature, a central goal of this review is to delineate the mechanistic differences between the general strategies employed in the field. We will organize this review based on the relationship between the photochemical step and the enzymatic transformations. The review will include mechanistic studies, substrate scopes, and protein optimization strategies. By clearly defining mechanistically-distinct strategies in photobiocatalytic chemistry, we hope to illuminate future synthetic opportunities in the area.


Asunto(s)
Biocatálisis , Técnicas de Química Sintética
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J Am Chem Soc ; 145(31): 17018-17022, 2023 08 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37498747

RESUMEN

Alkene difunctionalizations enable the synthesis of structurally elaborated products from simple and ubiquitous starting materials in a single chemical step. Carbohydroxylations of olefins represent a family of reactivity that furnish structurally complex alcohols. While examples of this type of three-component coupling have been reported, catalytic asymmetric examples remain elusive. Here, we report an enzyme-catalyzed asymmetric carbohydroxylation of alkenes catalyzed by flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases to produce enantioenriched tertiary alcohols. Seven rounds of protein engineering reshape the enzyme's active site to increase activity and enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies suggest that C-O bond formation occurs via a 5-endo-trig cyclization with the pendant ketone to afford an α-oxy radical which is oxidized and hydrolyzed to form the product. This work demonstrates photoenzymatic reactions involving "ene"-reductases can terminate radicals via mechanisms other than hydrogen atom transfer, expanding their utility in chemical synthesis.


Asunto(s)
Alquenos , Hidrógeno , Alquenos/química , Catálisis , Hidrógeno/química , Oxidorreductasas/química , Alcoholes/química
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 117(35): 21628-21636, 2020 09 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32817529

RESUMEN

Transcription is punctuated by RNA polymerase (RNAP) pausing. These pauses provide time for diverse regulatory events that can modulate gene expression. Transcription elongation factors dramatically affect RNAP pausing in vitro, but the genome-wide role of such factors on pausing has not been examined. Using native elongating transcript sequencing followed by RNase digestion (RNET-seq), we analyzed RNAP pausing in Bacillus subtilis genome-wide and identified an extensive role of NusG in pausing. This universally conserved transcription elongation factor is known as Spt5 in archaeal and eukaryotic organisms. B. subtilis NusG shifts RNAP to the posttranslocation register and induces pausing at 1,600 sites containing a consensus TTNTTT motif in the nontemplate DNA strand within the paused transcription bubble. The TTNTTT motif is necessary but not sufficient for NusG-dependent pausing. Approximately one-fourth of these pause sites were localized to untranslated regions and could participate in posttranscription initiation control of gene expression as was previously shown for tlrB and the trpEDCFBA operon. Most of the remaining pause sites were identified in protein-coding sequences. NusG-dependent pausing was confirmed for all 10 pause sites that we tested in vitro. Putative pause hairpins were identified for 225 of the 342 strongest NusG-dependent pause sites, and some of these hairpins were shown to function in vitro. NusG-dependent pausing in the ribD riboswitch provides time for cotranscriptional binding of flavin mononucleotide, which decreases the concentration required for termination upstream of the ribD coding sequence. Our phylogenetic analysis implicates NusG-dependent pausing as a widespread mechanism in bacteria.


Asunto(s)
Bacillus subtilis/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Regulación Bacteriana de la Expresión Génica/genética , Factores de Elongación de Péptidos/genética , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Operón/genética , Factores de Elongación de Péptidos/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Transcripción Genética/genética , Factores de Elongación Transcripcional/genética , Factores de Elongación Transcripcional/metabolismo , Translocación Genética/genética
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J Am Chem Soc ; 143(47): 19643-19647, 2021 12 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34784482

RESUMEN

α-Tertiary amines are a common motif in pharmaceutically important molecules but are challenging to prepare using asymmetric catalysis. Here, we demonstrate engineered flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases (EREDs) can catalyze radical additions into oximes to prepare this motif. Two different EREDs were evolved into competent catalysts for this transformation with high levels of stereoselectivity. Mechanistic studies indicate that the oxime contributes to the enzyme templated charge-transfer complex formed between the substrate and cofactor. These products can be further derivatized to prepare a variety of motifs, highlighting the versatility of ERED photoenzymatic catalysis for organic synthesis.


Asunto(s)
Aminas/síntesis química , Flavinas/química , Oxidorreductasas/química , Biocatálisis , Estructura Molecular , Mutación , Oxidorreductasas/genética , Oximas/química , Ingeniería de Proteínas , Estereoisomerismo
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 46(11): 5764-5775, 2018 06 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29771376

RESUMEN

Translocation of RNA polymerase (RNAP) along DNA may be rate-limiting for transcription elongation. The Brownian ratchet model posits that RNAP rapidly translocates back and forth until the post-translocated state is stabilized by NTP binding. An alternative model suggests that RNAP translocation is slow and poorly reversible. To distinguish between these two models, we take advantage of an observation that pyrophosphorolysis rates directly correlate with the abundance of the pre-translocated fraction. Pyrophosphorolysis by RNAP stabilized in the pre-translocated state by bacteriophage HK022 protein Nun was used as a reference point to determine the pre-translocated fraction in the absence of Nun. The stalled RNAP preferentially occupies the post-translocated state. The forward translocation rate depends, among other factors, on melting of the RNA-DNA base pair at the upstream edge of the transcription bubble. DNA-DNA base pairing immediately upstream from the RNA-DNA hybrid stabilizes the post-translocated state. This mechanism is conserved between E. coli RNAP and S. cerevisiae RNA polymerase II and is partially dependent on the lid domain of the catalytic subunit. Thus, the RNA-DNA hybrid and DNA reannealing at the upstream edge of the transcription bubble emerge as targets for regulation of the transcription elongation rate.


Asunto(s)
ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/metabolismo , ADN/química , ARN/química , Elongación de la Transcripción Genética , Emparejamiento Base , ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/química , Escherichia coli/enzimología , Movimiento , Dominios Proteicos , ARN Polimerasa II/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimología , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo
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Asian J Org Chem ; 12(8)2023 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39175926

RESUMEN

Quaternary carbons are useful motifs in chemical synthesis but can be challenging to prepare using many chemical methods. Here, we report a stereoselective synthesis of ß-quaternary lactams using flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases via a 5-exo-trig radical cyclization. The products are formed in moderate to good levels of enantioselectivity using an 'ene'-reductase variant from Zymomonas mobilis. This method highlights the opportunity for biocatalysis to form quaternary centers using non-natural reactions.

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J Inorg Biochem ; 249: 112388, 2023 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37837940

RESUMEN

Eight [Ru(bpy)2L]2+ and three [Ru(phen)2L]2+complexes (where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline are ancillary ligands, and L = a polypyridyl experimental ligand) were investigated for their G-quadruplex binding abilities. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer melting assays were used to screen these complexes for their ability to selectively stabilize human telomeric DNA variant, Tel22. The best G-quadruplex stabilizers were further characterized for their binding properties (binding constant and stoichiometry) using UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The ligands' ability to alter the structure of Tel22 was determined via circular dichroism and PAGE studies. We identified me2allox as the experimental ligand capable of conferring excellent stabilizing ability and good selectivity to polypyridyl Ru(II) complexes. Replacing bpy by phen did not significantly impact interactions with Tel22, suggesting that binding involves mostly the experimental ligand. However, using a particular ancillary ligand can help fine-tune G-quadruplex-binding properties of Ru(II) complexes. Finally, the fluorescence "light switch" behavior of all Ru(II) complexes in the presence of Tel22 G-quadruplex was explored. All Ru(II) complexes displayed "light switch" properties, especially [Ru(bpy)2(diamino)]2+, [Ru(bpy)2(dppz)]2+, and [Ru(bpy)2(aap)]2+. Current work sheds light on how Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes interact with human telomeric DNA with possible application in cancer therapy or G-quadruplex sensing.


Asunto(s)
G-Cuádruplex , Rutenio , Humanos , Rutenio/química , Ligandos , ADN/química , Transferencia Resonante de Energía de Fluorescencia
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FEBS J ; 281(7): 1726-37, 2014 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24494857

RESUMEN

Guanine quadruplexes (GQ) are four-stranded DNA structures formed by guanine-rich DNA sequences. The formation of GQs inhibits cancer cell growth, although the detection of GQs in vivo has proven difficult, in part because of their structural diversity. The development of GQ-selective fluorescent reporters would enhance our ability to quantify the number and location of GQs, ultimately advancing biological studies of quadruplex relevance and function. N-methylmesoporphyrin IX (NMM) interacts selectively with parallel-stranded GQs; in addition, its fluorescence is sensitive to the presence of DNA, making this ligand a possible candidate for a quadruplex probe. In the present study, we investigated the effect of DNA secondary structure on NMM fluorescence. We found that NMM fluorescence increases by about 60-fold in the presence of parallel-stranded GQs and by about 40-fold in the presence of hybrid GQs. Antiparallel GQs lead to lower than 10-fold increases in NMM fluorescence. Single-stranded DNA, duplex, or i-motif, induce no change in NMM fluorescence. We conclude that NMM shows promise as a 'turn-on' fluorescent probe for detecting quadruplex structures, as well as for differentiating them on the basis of strand orientation.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , G-Cuádruplex , Mesoporfirinas/química , ADN de Cadena Simple/química , Fluorescencia
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