Protein-Protein Interaction in Multicomponent Reaction Enables Chemoselective, Site-Selective, and Modular Labeling of Native Proteins

Org Lett. 2023 Sep 1;25(34):6385-6390. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02405. Epub 2023 Aug 21.

Abstract

A protein's pool of functionalities presents a formidable challenge for its single-site modification. Here, we report a method to harness protein-protein interaction (PPI) to drive selective modification. It involves the chemoselective reversible generation of reactive intermediates and utilizes PPI-specificity to drive the subsequent site-selective irreversible step. The disintegrate (DIN) theory-driven multicomponent aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman (aza-MBH) reaction offers homogeneous and modular single-site protein modification capable of late-stage mono- and dual-probe installation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*