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PSB 41<br />

1,3,5-Tris(2-aminophenyl)benzene: a novel platform for anion receptors.<br />

Piotr Pitek<br />

Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw,<br />

Fax: +48-22-8225996; E-mail: ppiatek@chem.uw.edu.pl<br />

The design, synthesis and application of 1,3,5-Tris(2’-aminophenyl)benzene (1) as a novel,<br />

rigid, aromatic platform for molecular receptors is presented. This molecular scaffold was<br />

efficiently prepared via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 2-aminophenylboronic acid<br />

with 1,3,5-triiodobenzene in the presence of Ba(OH)2, Pd(OAc)2 and (2biphenyl)<strong>di</strong>cyclohexylphosphine.<br />

1 Alternatively, triamine 1 can be prepared via one-pot<br />

borylation of 2-bromoaniline and cross-coupling of the resulting boronate ester with 1,3,5triiodobenzene.<br />

NH 2<br />

B(OH) 2<br />

+<br />

I<br />

I<br />

I<br />

Pd[P(Ph 3)] 4<br />

Ba(OH) 2<br />

Dioxane<br />

Cy 2P<br />

1,3,5-Tris(2’-aminophenyl)benzene 1 was used as a molecular platform for the preparation of a<br />

simple, acyclic, amide-functionalized tripodal receptor 2. The solid-state structure of receptor 2<br />

reveals that it adopts two arms “up” one “down” (partial cone) conformation. The interaction of<br />

receptor 2 with various anions was investigated in acetonitril-d6 solution. Those stu<strong>di</strong>es have<br />

shown that 2 <strong>di</strong>splay significant affinity for acetate and chloride anions (Ka=2410 and 1540<br />

respectively). Weak bin<strong>di</strong>ng interactions were seen for other anions inclu<strong>di</strong>ng H2PO4 - and Br - .<br />

Computation stu<strong>di</strong>es suggest that the lowest energy conformation for 2-Cl complex is cone<br />

conformation which is stabilized by three hydrogen bon<strong>di</strong>ng interactions.<br />

O<br />

n Pr<br />

NH<br />

2<br />

n Pr<br />

HN<br />

HN<br />

n Pr<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Cl -<br />

[1] P. Pitek, N. Somiany, Synlett, 2005, 2027-2030.<br />

O<br />

n Pr<br />

NH<br />

NH 2<br />

1<br />

Cl -<br />

H 2N<br />

H 2N<br />

nPr nPr O<br />

HN O<br />

HN<br />

PSB 42<br />

Ds-oligonucleotide-peptide conjugates featuring peptides from the leucine<br />

zipper region of Fos as switchable receptors for the oncoprotein Jun.<br />

Cecilia Portela a , Fernando Albericio b , Ramón Eritja c , Luis Castedo a and José Luis Mascareñas a .<br />

a Departamento de Química Orgánica y Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Universidade de Santiago<br />

de Compostela, Campus Sur, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.<br />

b Institut de Recerca Biomè<strong>di</strong>ca de Barcelona, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Josep Samitier 1-5,<br />

E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.<br />

c Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, CID-CSIC, Jor<strong>di</strong> Girona 18-26, E-08034<br />

Barcelona, Spain.<br />

The nuclear oncoproteins Fos and Jun are members of the well known familiy of transcription<br />

factors that bind specific DNA sequences by means of a bZIP motif [1]. These proteins are<br />

overexpressed in a variety of cancers and proliferative <strong>di</strong>seases and therefore there is a great<br />

interest in antagonizing their activity [2].<br />

Our stu<strong>di</strong>es are focused on the construction of ds-oligonucleotide-peptide conjugates that can<br />

selectively target the oncoprotein Jun, owing to the presence of a bivalent bin<strong>di</strong>ng surface<br />

provided by the peptide and the oligonucleotide (see Figure).<br />

We herein decribe the synthesis of covalent conjugates between ds-DNA and a 35-aminoacid<br />

pepti<strong>di</strong>c region of the hydrophobic leucine region of c-Fos and demonstrate that these synthetic<br />

ds-DNA peptide hybrids exhibit better c-Jun sequestrating properties than either the<br />

oligonucleotide or the peptide as isolated entities. The recognition strategy allows for switching<br />

the Jun-trapping capability of the constructs by using appropriately designed ssDNAs.<br />

[1] Glover, J. N. M.; Harrison, S. C. Nature 1995, 373, 257.<br />

[2] Angel, P-; Karin, M. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1991, 1072, 129.

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