Sethi, Dalip published the artcileFluorescent Peptide-PNA Chimeras for Imaging Monoamine Oxidase A mRNA in Neuronal Cells, Application In Synthesis of 169396-92-3, the publication is Bioconjugate Chemistry (2012), 23(2), 158-163, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Monoamine oxidases (MAO) catalyze the oxidative deamination of many biogenic amines and are integral proteins found in the mitochondrial outer membrane. Changes in MAO-A levels are associated with depression, trait aggression, and addiction. Here we report the synthesis, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of novel fluorescent peptide-peptide nucleic acid (PNA) chimeras for MAOA mRNA imaging in live neuronal cells. The probes were designed to include MAOA-specific PNA dodecamers, separated by an N-terminal spacer to a μ-opioid receptor targeting peptide (DAMGO), with a spacer and a fluorophore on the C-terminus. The probe was successfully delivered into human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells through μ-opioid receptor-mediated endocytosis. The Kd by flow cytometry was 11.6±0.8 nM. Uptake studies by fluorescence microscopy showed ∼5-fold higher signal in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells than in neg. control CHO-K1 cells that lack μ-opioid receptors. Moreover, a peptide-mismatch control sequence showed no significant uptake in SH-SY5Y cells. Such mRNA imaging agents with near-IR fluorophores might enable real time imaging and quantitation of neuronal mRNAs in live animal models.
Bioconjugate Chemistry published new progress about 169396-92-3. 169396-92-3 belongs to pyrimidines, auxiliary class Pyrimidine,Carboxylic acid,Amine,Amide,Others,PNA, name is 2-(N-(2-((((9H-Fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonyl)amino)ethyl)-2-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)acetamido)acetic acid, and the molecular formula is C7H5Cl2NO, Application In Synthesis of 169396-92-3.
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