Radical-mediated thiol-ene strategy for photoactivation of thiol-containing drugs in cancer cells
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Lopes Bernardes, GJ
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Photo-activated drugs provide an opportunity to improve efficacy alongside reducing side-effects in the treatment of severe diseases, such as cancer. Herein, we describe a photoactivation decaging method of isobutylene-caged thiols through a UV-initiated thiol-ene reaction. The method was demonstrated with an isobutylene-caged cysteine, cyclic disulfide-peptide and thiol-containing drug, all of which were rapidly and efficiently released under mild UV irradiation in the presence of thiol sources and a photoinitiator. Importantly, we show that the activity of histone deacetylase inhibitor Largazole can be switched-off when stapled, but selectively switched-on when irradiated with non-phototoxic light in cancer cells.
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cage compounds, cancer, photochemistry, radicals, thiol-ene, Alkenes, Cell Survival, Depsipeptides, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Free Radicals, HCT116 Cells, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, Humans, Molecular Structure, Photochemical Processes, Structure-Activity Relationship, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Thiazoles, Ultraviolet Rays
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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
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1521-3773
1521-3773
1521-3773
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M003647/1)
The Royal Society (uf110046)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (702574)
European Research Council (676832)
Royal Society (URF\R\180019)
European Commission (EC) (852985)
The Royal Society (uf110046)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (702574)
European Research Council (676832)
Royal Society (URF\R\180019)
European Commission (EC) (852985)
Funded under the Royal Society (URF to G.J.L.B.), FCT Portugal (iFCT to G.J.L.B.), ERC StG (grant agreement No. 676832), D.G.I. MINECO/FEDER (CTQ2015-70524-R and RYC-2013-14706 to G.J.O.), Cambridge Trust and China Scholarship Council (PhD studentship to S.S.) and the EPSRC.