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Computer Modelling and Synthesis of Deoxy and Monohydroxy Analogues of a Ribitylaminouracil Bacterial Metabolite that Potently Activates Human T Cells
Ler, Geraldine J. M.,Xu, Weijun,Mak, Jeffrey Y. W.,Liu, Ligong,Bernhardt, Paul V.,Fairlie, David P.
, p. 15594 - 15608 (2019/11/16)
5-(2-Oxopropylideneamino)-6-d-ribitylaminouracil (5-OP-RU) is a natural product formed during bacterial synthesis of vitamin B2. It potently activates mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and has immunomodulatory, inflammatory, and anticancer properties. This highly polar and unstable compound forms a remarkably stable Schiff base with a lysine residue in major histocompatibility complex class I–related protein (MR1) expressed in antigen-presenting cells. Inspired by the importance of the ribityl moiety of 5-OP-RU for binding to both MR1 and the T cell receptor (TCR) on MAIT cells, each OH was removed in silico. DFT calculations and MD simulations revealed a very stable hydrogen bond between the C3′?OH and uracil N1H, which profoundly restricts flexibility and positioning of each ribityl-OH, potentially impacting their interactions with MR1 and TCR. By using deoxygenation strategies and kinetically controlled imine formation, four monodeoxyribityl and four monohydroxyalkyl analogues of 5-OP-RU were synthesised as new tools for probing T cell activation mechanisms.
Glycosamino acids: New building blocks for combinatorial synthesis
McDevitt, Jason P.,Lansbury Jr., Peter T.
, p. 3818 - 3828 (2007/10/03)
In order to produce inexpensive, chemically diverse carbohydrate building blocks more amenable for use in combinatorial organic synthesis, amine and carboxylic acid functional groups were incorporated into several monosaccharides. A series of 12 new glycosamino acids was prepared from commercially available starting materials. Conventional peptide synthesis solution coupling techniques were used to ligate glycosamino acids, producing oligomeric 'glycotides'. Finally, a library of glycotides was produced by coupling of a glycosamino acid mixture to a rigid template.