Post-Synthetic Modification of Oligonucleotides via Orthogonal Amidation and Copper Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions

Bioconjug Chem. 2018 Jun 20;29(6):1859-1865. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00298. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Abstract

An efficient multicomponent orthogonal protocol was developed for post-synthetic oligonucleotide modification using commercially available 2'- O-methyl ester and 2'- O-propargyl nucleoside scaffolds. Amidation of methyl esters with primary amines was achieved in the presence of 2'-propargyl groups which were utilized for subsequent copper catalyzed cycloaddition with GalNAc-azide. The methodology was applied to generate siRNA composed of multiple amide and triazole conjugates. Computational methods were used to illustrate the impact of substitution at the 2'-position. This a powerful post-oligomerization technique for rapidly introducing diversity to oligonucleotide design.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylgalactosamine / chemical synthesis
  • Acetylgalactosamine / chemistry*
  • Amides / chemical synthesis
  • Amides / chemistry*
  • Azides / chemical synthesis
  • Azides / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Click Chemistry / methods
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Cycloaddition Reaction / methods*
  • Esterification
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Oligonucleotides / chemical synthesis
  • Oligonucleotides / chemistry*
  • RNA, Small Interfering / chemical synthesis
  • RNA, Small Interfering / chemistry*
  • Triazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Triazoles / chemistry

Substances

  • Amides
  • Azides
  • Oligonucleotides
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Triazoles
  • Copper
  • Acetylgalactosamine