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Double‐Clicking Peptides onto Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides: Combining Two Proapoptotic Agents in One Molecule
Author(s) -
Abendroth Frank,
Seitz Oliver
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201406674
Subject(s) - peptide , oligonucleotide , chemistry , conjugate , xiap , oxime , sequence (biology) , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , apoptosis , biochemistry , gene , mathematical analysis , mathematics , programmed cell death , caspase
Described here is a method for the conjugation of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides (PSOs) with peptides. PSOs are key to antisense technology. Peptide–PSO conjugates may improve target specificity, tissue distribution, and cellular uptake of PSOs. However, the highly nucleophilic phosphorothioate structure poses a challenge to conjugation chemistry. Herein, we introduce a new method which involves a sequence of oxime ligation and strain‐promoted [2+3] cycloaddition. The usefulness of the method was demonstrated in the synthesis of peptide–PSO conjugates that targeted two suppressors of both the intrinsic and the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis. It is shown that the activity of a PSO sequence targeted against mRNA from c‐Flip can be enhanced by conjugation with a peptide mimetic designed to inhibit the X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP).