- Human Serum Albumin-Delivered [Au(PEt3)]+ Is a Potent Inhibitor of T Cell Proliferation
-
Using a modular library format in conjunction with cell viability (MTS) and flow cytometry assays, 90 cationic complexes [AuPL]n+ (P = phosphine ligand; L = thiourea derivative or chloride) were studied for their antiproliferative activity in CD8+ T lymphocyte cells. The activity of the compounds correlates with the steric bulk of the phosphine ligands. Thiourea serves as a leaving group that is readily replaced by cysteine thiol (NMR, ESI-MS). Taking advantage of selective thiourea ligand exchange, the fragments [Au(PEt3)]+ and [Au(JohnPhos)]+ (JohnPhos = 1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)di-tert-butylphosphine) in compounds 1 and 2 were transferred to recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA). PEt3 promoted efficient modification of Cys34 in HSA (HSA-1), whereas use of bulky JohnPhos as a carrier ligand led to serum protein nonspecifically modified with multiple gold adducts (HSA-2) (Ellman’s test, ESI-TOF MS). HSA-1, but not HSA-2, strongly inhibits T cell proliferation at nanomolar doses. The potential role of HSA as a delivery vehicle in gold-based autoimmune disease treatment is discussed.
- Dean, Tyler C.,Yang, Mu,Liu, Mingyong,Grayson, Jason M.,DeMartino, Anthony W.,Day, Cynthia S.,Lee, Jingyun,Furdui, Cristina M.,Bierbach, Ulrich
-
-
Read Online
- Gold catalysis: Biarylphosphine ligands as key for the synthesis of dihydroisocoumarins
-
Agold-catalyzed phenol synthesis was successfully used in the synthesis of dihydroisocoumarins for the first time.Alarge number of gold(I) complexes were prepared and tested; only complexes based on the biarylphosphine motif were successful. CSIRO 2014.
- Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Bechem, Benjamin,Loos, Annette,Hamzic, Melissa,Rominger, Frank,Rabaa, Hassan
-
p. 481 - 499
(2014/04/03)
-