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Recent discoveries of various noncanonical RNA caps, such as dinucleoside polyphosphates (Np n N), coenzyme A (CoA), and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in all domains of life have led to a revision of views on RNA cap function and metabolism. Enzymes from the NudiX family capable of hydrolyzing a polyphosphate backbone attached to a nucleo...
Dinucleoside polyphosphates (Np
n
Ns) were discovered 50 years ago in all cells. They are often called alarmones, even though the molecular target of the alarm has not yet been identified. Recently, we showed that they serve as non-canonical initiating nucleotides (NCINs) and fulfil the role of 5' RNA caps in Escherichia coli. Here, we present mole...
It has been more than 50 years since the discovery of dinucleoside polyphosphates (NpnNs) and yet their roles and mechanisms of action remain unclear. Here, we show that both methylated and non-methylated NpnNs serve as RNA caps in Escherichia coli. NpnNs are excellent substrates for T7 and E. coli RNA polymerases (RNAPs) and efficiently initiate t...
Dinucleoside polyphosphates (NpnNs), discovered more than 50 years ago,1 are pleiotropic molecules present in almost all types of cells.2 It has been shown that their intracellular concentration can under stress conditions increase from the microM to miliM range 2,3. However, the cellular roles and mechanisms of action of NpnNs are still speculativ...
Cryptophanes are receptors consisting of two bridging concave cyclotribenzylene (CTB) subunits. The formation of cryptophanes in basic aqueous solutions (0.1 m MOD; M = Li, Na, K, and Cs) by disulfide bridge formation has been investigated. Two original CTBs, 1H6 and 2H6, derived from cyclotriphenolene through the introduction of mercaptomethyl and...
The introduction of nosyl moieties onto the lower rim of the calix[4]arene skeleton led to the formation of compounds immobilised in cone conformations. Subsequent reduction of the nitro group and reaction with aryl isocyanates enabled the construction of new calixarene-based ligands for anion recognition. As proven by NMR and UV/vis titration expe...
A new type of calixarene-based receptor designed for the recognition of chiral anions was prepared by the introduction of (S)-2-methylbutan-1-ol moieties into the lower rim of calixarene. The immobilization of calixarene skeleton in the 1,3-alternate conformation enabled the construction of a cavity consisting of preorganised ureido functions and c...
A novel method enabling the synthesis of receptors based on the calix[4]arenes immobilized in the partial cone conformation is reported. The application of a protection/deprotection strategy using nosyl groups enables the regioselective introduction of functional groups (NO2 and NH2) into the upper rim of calix[4]arenes, leading finally to the subs...
A novel protection/deprotection method leading to the regioselective ipso-substitution of calix[4]arenes is described. The introduction of nosyl (p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl) groups into the lower rim of partly alkylated tert-butylcalix[4]arenes leads subsequently to the exclusive ipso-nitration of the alkylated phenol rings, while the protecting groups...
The electrophilic substitution of 25,27-dipropoxy-26,28-dinosyloxycalix[4]arene leads exclusively to the para-substitution of the alkylated phenol rings, while in the next step, the protecting nosyl group can be easily removed using a basic hydrolysis. The overall process yields dialkoxycalix[4]arenes with the substitution on the alkylated rings—th...
