Cell-surface Labeling via Bioorthogonal Host-Guest Chemistry. 2021

Anna Kataki-Anastasakou, and Selena Hernandez, and Ellen M Sletten
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.

The widespread adoption of the bioorthogonal chemical reporter strategy revolutionized chemical biology. However, its translation to living mammals has been challenging, due to the size/stability properties of the chemical reporter group and/or the reaction kinetics of the labeling step. While developing new bioorthogonal reactions has been the traditional approach to optimizing the bioorthogonal chemical reporter strategy, here we present a different avenue, leveraging intermolecular interactions, to create bioorthogonal host-guest pairs. This approach, deemed "bioorthogonal complexation, does not rely on activated functional groups or second-order rate constants. We utilize the cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) scaffold to showcase bioorthogonal complexation and determine that medium-affinity (K ≈ 108-109 M-1) guests efficiently label cell surfaces and outperform the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Finally, we implement bioorthogonal complexation in the chemical reporter strategy through the metabolic incorporation of ortho-carborane into cell-surface glycans and detection with a CB[7]-fluorescein conjugate.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007093 Imidazoles Compounds containing 1,3-diazole, a five membered aromatic ring containing two nitrogen atoms separated by one of the carbons. Chemically reduced ones include IMIDAZOLINES and IMIDAZOLIDINES. Distinguish from 1,2-diazole (PYRAZOLES).
D001952 Bridged-Ring Compounds Cyclic hydrocarbons that contain multiple rings which share one or more bridgehead connections. Bridged Compounds,Bridged Ring Compounds
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D005456 Fluorescent Dyes Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags. Flourescent Agent,Fluorescent Dye,Fluorescent Probe,Fluorescent Probes,Fluorochrome,Fluorochromes,Fluorogenic Substrates,Fluorescence Agents,Fluorescent Agents,Fluorogenic Substrate,Agents, Fluorescence,Agents, Fluorescent,Dyes, Fluorescent,Probes, Fluorescent,Substrates, Fluorogenic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013194 Staining and Labeling The marking of biological material with a dye or other reagent for the purpose of identifying and quantitating components of tissues, cells or their extracts. Histological Labeling,Staining,Histological Labelings,Labeling and Staining,Labeling, Histological,Labelings, Histological,Stainings
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular
D061565 Cycloaddition Reaction Synthetic organic reactions that use reactions between unsaturated molecules to form cyclical products. Cycloaddition,Cycloaddition Reaction Techniques,Diels-Alder Reaction,Cycloaddition Reaction Technique,Cycloaddition Reactions,Diels Alder Reaction,Reaction Technique, Cycloaddition,Reaction Techniques, Cycloaddition,Reaction, Cycloaddition,Reaction, Diels-Alder,Reactions, Cycloaddition,Technique, Cycloaddition Reaction,Techniques, Cycloaddition Reaction
D019169 Jurkat Cells A CELL LINE derived from human T-CELL LEUKEMIA and used to determine the mechanism of differential susceptibility to anti-cancer drugs and radiation. Cell, Jurkat,Cells, Jurkat,Jurkat Cell

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