Design and synthesis of gene-directed caged cyclic nucleotides exhibiting cell type selectivity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Jun 8;57(46):5630-5633. doi: 10.1039/d1cc01405f.

Abstract

We designed a new caging group that can be photoactivated only in the presence of a non-endogenous enzyme when exposed to 405 nm light. Because cells or tissues can be genetically tagged by an exogenously expressed enzyme, this novel method can serve as a strategy for adding targeting abilities to photocaged compounds.

MeSH terms

  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nucleotides, Cyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Nucleotides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Nucleotides, Cyclic / genetics
  • Photochemical Processes
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Nucleotides, Cyclic