Issue 5, 2016

Stapling of unprotected helical peptides via photo-induced intramolecular thiol–yne hydrothiolation

Abstract

Peptide stapling emerged as a versatile strategy to recapitulate the bioactive helical conformation of unstructured short peptides in water to improve their therapeutic properties in targeting intracellular “undruggable” targets. Here, we describe the development of photo-induced intramolecular thiol–yne macrocyclization for rapid access to short stapled peptides with enhanced biophysical properties. This new peptide stapling technique provides rapid access to conformationally constrained helices with satisfying functional group tolerance. Notably, the vinyl sulfide linkage shows distinct lipophilicity with reduced membrane toxicity compared to the corresponding all-hydrocarbon analogue. As a proof of principle, we constructed stabilized helices modulating intracellular estrogen receptor (ER)–coactivator interactions with a nanomolar binding affinity, enhanced serum stability, a diffuse cellular distribution and selective cytotoxicity towards ER-positive MCF-7 cells.

Graphical abstract: Stapling of unprotected helical peptides via photo-induced intramolecular thiol–yne hydrothiolation

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
08 Jan 2016
Accepted
03 Feb 2016
First published
05 Feb 2016
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2016,7, 3325-3330

Stapling of unprotected helical peptides via photo-induced intramolecular thiol–yne hydrothiolation

Y. Tian, J. Li, H. Zhao, X. Zeng, D. Wang, Q. Liu, X. Niu, X. Huang, N. Xu and Z. Li, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 3325 DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00106H

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