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Sintesi e caratterizzazione di 1,2-Dithiolane per volta peptidi autoassemblanti

Published: August 20, 2018
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Summary

Un protocollo per la sintesi di un 1,2-dithiolane modificato peptide e la caratterizzazione delle strutture supramolecolari derivanti dal peptide self-assembly.

Abstract

Questo rapporto si concentra sulla sintesi di un N-terminale 1,2-dithiolane modificate autoassemblanti peptide e la caratterizzazione del risultante self-assembled strutture supramolecolari. Il percorso sintetico si avvale della sintesi del peptide di fase solida con l’accoppiamento su resina della molecola del precursore dithiolane, 3-(acetylthio) -2-acido propanoico (acetylthiomethyl) e il Tio acetato assistita da microonde deprotection del peptide N-terminale prima scissione finale dalla resina di cedere l’1,2-dithiolane per volta peptide. Dopo la purificazione di cromatografia liquida ad alte prestazioni (HPLC) del peptide 1,2-dithiolane, derivato dal nucleo nucleanti del peptide Aβ associato a malattia di Alzheimer, il peptide è indicato per assemblarsi in fibre amiloidi Croce-β. Protocolli per caratterizzare le fibre amiloidi-trasformata di Fourier spettroscopia infrarossa (FT-IR), spettroscopia di dicroismo circolare (CD) e microscopia elettronica a trasmissione (TEM) sono presentati. I metodi di modificazione del N-terminale con una molecola di 1,2-dithiolane a peptidi autoassemblanti ben caratterizzati ora possono essere esplorati come sistemi modello per sviluppare strategie di modificazione post-montaggio e dinamica chimica covalente e dintorni superfici di nanofibra peptide supramolecolari.

Introduction

Il legame peptidico robusto formando chimica coinvolta nella sintesi del peptide di fase solida e la capacità di controllare la composizione e la lunghezza della sequenza rendono i peptidi che auto-assemblarsi in strutture supramolecolari un campo fortemente ricercato. I fattori che controllano e stabilizzano strutture auto-assemblate del peptide, tra cui la catena laterale sterico e interazioni elettrostatiche, legame idrogeno e idrofobo effetti1, servono come un insieme di regole di progettazione. Come la ricerca in queste regole fondamentali di progettazione continua a progredire, il logico passo successivo nel peptide coinvolge auto-assemblaggio sta espandendo la diversità delle funzioni e strutture basate su peptidi. Durante l’auto-assemblaggio di peptidi sono un biomateriale versatile che sono stati utilizzati per molte applicazioni biomediche sintonizzando il peptide sequenza o assieme condizioni2,3,4, lo sviluppo di strategie per modifiche post-montaggio al peptide nanofibre5,6,7,8,9 rimane un’area relativamente inesplorata.

Chimica di cambio e del tiolo bisolfuro dinamico alla superficie delle strutture supramolecolari è un’area che ha il potenziale per produrre biomateriali nuovi e funzionale. L’incorporazione di 1,2-dithiolane moiety (comunemente un derivato di acido lipoico (la) o acido asparagusic (aa)) sono stati segnalati in liposomi sistemi10,11, blocco copolimeri12,13e come organizzazione di ancoraggi alle superfici14,15. Qui, segnaliamo la sintesi e la caratterizzazione di un peptide autoassemblanti derivato dal nucleo nucleanti del peptide Aβ associato con la malattia di Alzheimer che è stata modificata al N-terminale con un gruppo funzionale di 1,2-dithiolane16, 17. Le fibre risultanti supramolecolari ora servono come piattaforma sperimentale per lo studio della reattività di bisolfuro-cambio e tiolo alla superficie supramolecolare di fibre amiloidi18.

Protocol

1. sintesi e purificazione di 1,2-Dithiolane modificati Peptide Sintesi di dithiolane precursore, 3-(acetylthio) -2-(acetylthiomethyl) acido propanoico19. Aggiungere 1 g di 3-bromo – 2-(bromomethyl) acido propionico (1 equiv.) dissolto in quantità minima di 1 M NaOH (circa 4 mL) in un pallone di reazione di 25 mL fondo tondo con agitazione a 55 ° C. Sigillare il pallone di reazione con un setti e posto sotto atmosfera di azoto. Preparare una soluzi…

Representative Results

A parte la sintesi di uno stadio iniziale della molecola precursore dithiolane, il resto della sintesi del peptide di 1,2-dithiolane per volta si verifica su supporto solido (Figura 1A). La conversione di 3-bromo – 2-(bromomethyl) propionico acido 3-(acetylthio) -2-(acetylthiomethyl) propionico acido, il precursore di dithiolane, è confermata da 1H e 13C NMR (Figura 1B e C) prima di esso è…

Discussion

Questo articolo discute i dettagli sia la sintesi e la purificazione di un peptide di autoassemblanti 1,2-dithiolane per volta N-terminale e la caratterizzazione delle strutture supramolecolari risultante. La sintesi del peptide 1,2-dithiolane segnalato qui presenta i vantaggi, tra cui una sintesi di uno stadio per produrre il precursore dithiolane, 3-(acetylthio) -2-acido propanoico (acetylthiomethyl) e la resina il forno a microonde deprotezione reazione dei Tio acetato precursore protezione gruppo per produrre la fraz…

Declarações

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

Gli autori piacerebbe ringraziare il Dr. B. Ellen Scanley per la sua formazione tecnica e aiuto utilizzando il TEM al Connecticut State Colleges e Università (CSCU) centro per le nanotecnologie e Dr. Ishita Mukerji alla Wesleyan University per l’accesso al suo CD spettrofotometro. Il lavoro segnalato è stata in parte sostenuto dall’Istituto scienza alla Fairfield University, la NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium e dalla National Science Foundation sotto Grant numero-1624774.

Materials

Rink amide MBHA resin, high load Gyros Protein Technologies RAM-5-HL Avoid contact with skin and eyes; do not inhale
N,N-Dimethylformamide Fisher Scientific D119-4 Flammable liquid and vapor; irritating to eyes and skin; Use personal protective equipment; keep away from open flame
Fmoc-L-Val-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-V Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
Fmoc-L-Leu-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-L Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
Fmoc-L-Lys(Boc)-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-KBC Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
Fmoc-L-Phe-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-F Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
Fmoc-L-Ala-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-A Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
Fmoc-L-Gln(Trt)-OH Gyros Protein Technologies FLA-25-QT Wear personal protective equipment; do not inhale
N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate Gyros Protein Technologies 26432 Causes skin, eye and respiratory irritation; do not inhale; use under hood or in well ventilated area
0.4 M N-methylmorpholine in DMF Gyros Protein Technologies PS3-MM-L highly flammable; wear personal protective equipment; keep away from heat and keep container tightly closed; do not inhale or swallow; wash skin thoroughly after handling
20% piperidine in DMF Gyros Protein Technologies PS3-PPR-L Causes severe eye and skin burns; Flammable Liquid and vapor; Do not inhale
dichloromethane Fisher Scientific D37-4 May cause cancer; Do not inhale; Wear personal protective equipment; use under hood only; if contacted rise with water for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
acetonitrile Fisher Scientific A998-4 Flammable; irritating to eyes; Use personal protective equipment; Use only under a fume hood; keep away from open flame or hot surface; if contacted rinse wiith water for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
trifluoroacetic acid Fisher Scientific A116-50 Causes severe burns; do not inhale; harmful to aquatic life; use personal protective equipment; use only under fume hood; if contacted rinse with water for at least 15 minutes and obain immediate medical attention
4% uranyl acetate Electron Microscopy Sciences 22400-4 Do not inhale; harmful to aquatic life
4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid Acros Organics AC172571000 Do not inhale; use outdoors or in well-ventilated area
nitrogen Gas TechAir Contents under pressure, may explode if heated
3-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)propionic acid Alfa Aesar AAA1963014 Do not inhale; causes irritation to skin and eyes; corrosive
sodium hydroxide Fisher Scientific S318-100 Use personal protective equipment; use only under fume hood; if contact rinse area for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
potassium thioacetate Acros Organics AC221300250 Causes skin and eye irritation; do not inhale; use personal protective equipment
sulfuric acid Fisher Scientific SA213 Causes burns; keep away from water; keep away from combustible material; do not inhale; use personal protective equipment; if contact rinse area for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
chloroform-d Acros Organics AC320690075 Possible cancer hazard; irritating to skin and eyes; do not inhale; Use personal protective equipment; use only under fume hood; If contact rinse area for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
chloroform Fisher Scientific C298-4 Possible cancer hazard; irritating to skin and eyes; do not inhale; Use personal protective equipment; use only under fume hood; If contact rinse area for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
N,N-diisopropylethylamine Acros Organics AC367841000 Highly flammable; harmful to aquatic life; wear personal protective equipment; do not swallow
ammonium hydroxide Fisher Scientific A669S-500 Corrosive; do not inhale
methanol Fisher Scientific A452-4 Flammable liquid and vapor; use personal protective equipment; do not inhale; If contact rinse area for at least 15 minutes and obtain medical attention
triisopropylsilane Sigma Aldrich 233781 Flammable; use personal proctective safety equipment; keep container tightly closed
diethyl ether Fisher Scientific E138-1 Extremely flammable; Irritating to skin and eyes; Use personal protective equipment
2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid Sigma Aldrich 39319-10x10MG-F do not inhale; irritating to skin and eyes
alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid Alfa Aesar AAJ67635EXK
c18 zip-tip Millipore ZTC18S096
tris(2-carboxyethyl) phospine hydrochloride Thermo Scientific PI20490
silica gel 60 F254 coated aluminum-backed TLC sheets EMD Millipore 1.05549.0001
Thin walled Precision NMR tubes Bel-Art 663000585 5mm O.D.
All-plastic Norm-Ject syringes Air Tite AL10
single-use needle BD PrecisionGlide BD 305185 used needles get disposed on in sharps waste container
disposable fritted syringe Torviq SF1000LL 10mL fritted syringes were used in the report, but larger syringes are avaibale if needed for larger scale synthesis.
carbon grid Ted Pella, Inc. CF200-CU Make sure to prepare samples and staining on the carbon grid side, not the shiny copper side of grid
self-closing tweezers Electron Microscopy Sciences 78318-3X very sharp tips, length: 120 mm
0.1 mm short path length cell Starna Cells, Inc. 20/C-Q-0.1 Fragile
10mL Vessel Caps CEM 909210
10mL Pressure Vessels CEM 908035
Aeris Semi-Prep HPLC column Phenomenex 00F-4632-N0 150 x 10mm
cell holder Starna Cells, Inc. CH-2049 Needed when using short pathlength cells
PS3 peptide synthesizer Gyros Protein Technologies
DiscoverSP Microwave Reactor CEM
centrifuge HERMLE Z 206 A used a fixed 6×50 mL rotor
HPLC Shimadzu UV Detector
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer Avance, Bruker 300 MHz
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer Axima Confidence, Shimadzu
lyophilizer Millrock Technology BT85A
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer Alpha Tensor, Bruker
Transmission Electron Microscope Tecnai Spirit, FEI Used with Gatan Orius Fiberoptic CCD digital camera. Accessed at CSCU Center for Nanotechnology
Circular Dichroism Spectropolarimeter J-810, JASCO Used with a six-cell Peltier temperature controller. Accessed at Wesleyan University.

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Neves, R., Stephens, K., Smith-Carpenter, J. E. Synthesis and Characterization of 1,2-Dithiolane Modified Self-Assembling Peptides. J. Vis. Exp. (138), e58135, doi:10.3791/58135 (2018).

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