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Nucleic Acid Templated Reactions for Chemical Biology
Author(s) -
Di Pisa Margherita,
Seitz Oliver
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemmedchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1860-7187
pISSN - 1860-7179
DOI - 10.1002/cmdc.201700266
Subject(s) - nucleic acid , bioorthogonal chemistry , rna , template , chemical biology , biochemistry , intracellular , small molecule , dna , chemistry , biology , combinatorial chemistry , biodistribution , computational biology , nanotechnology , click chemistry , gene , materials science , in vitro
Nucleic acid directed bioorthogonal reactions offer the fascinating opportunity to unveil and redirect a plethora of intracellular mechanisms. Nano‐ to picomolar amounts of specific RNA molecules serve as templates and catalyze the selective formation of molecules that 1) exert biological effects, or 2) provide measurable signals for RNA detection. Turnover of reactants on the template is a valuable asset when concentrations of RNA templates are low. The idea is to use RNA‐templated reactions to fully control the biodistribution of drugs and to push the detection limits of DNA or RNA analytes to extraordinary sensitivities. Herein we review recent and instructive examples of conditional synthesis or release of compounds for in cellulo protein interference and intracellular nucleic acid imaging.