A Highly Efficient Catalyst for Oxime Ligation and Hydrazone鈥揙xime Exchange Suitable for Bioconjugation
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- 作者：Mohammad Rashidian ; Mohammad M. Mahmoodi ; Rachit Shah ; Jonathan K. Dozier ; Carston R. Wagner ; Mark D. Distefano
- 刊名：Bioconjugate Chemistry
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：March 20, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：24
- 期：3
- 页码：333-342
- 全文大小：416K
- 年卷期：v.24,no.3(March 20, 2013)
- ISSN：1520-4812
文摘
Imine-based reactions are useful for a wide range of bioconjugation applications. Although aniline is known to catalyze the oxime ligation reaction under physiological conditions, it suffers from slow reaction kinetics, specifically when a ketone is being used or when hydrazone鈥搊xime exchange is performed. Here, we report on the discovery of a new catalyst that is up to 15 times more efficient than aniline. That catalyst, m-phenylenediamine (mPDA), was initially used to analyze the kinetics of oxime ligation on aldehyde- and ketone-containing small molecules. While mPDA is only modestly more effective than aniline when used in equal concentrations (2-fold), its much greater aqueous solubility relative to aniline allows it to be used at higher concentrations, resulting in significantly more efficient catalysis. In the context of protein labeling, it was first used to site-specifically label an aldehyde-functionalized protein through oxime ligation, and its kinetics were compared to reaction with aniline. Next, a protein was labeled with an aldehyde-containing substrate in crude cell lysate, captured with hydrazide-functionalized beads and then the kinetics of immobilized protein release via hydrazone-oxime exchange were analyzed. Our results show that mPDA can release and label 15 times more protein than aniline can in 3 h. Then, using the new catalyst, ciliary neurotrophic factor, a protein with therapeutic potential, was successfully labeled with a fluorophore in only 5 min. Finally, a protein containing the unnatural amino acid, p-acetyl phenylalanine, a ketone-containing residue, was prepared and PEGylated efficiently via oxime ligation using mPDA. This new catalyst should have a significant impact on the field of bioconjugation, where oxime ligation and hydrazone鈥搊xime exchange are commonly employed.