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Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions
Targeted and enantioselective delivery of chiral diagnostic-probes and therapeutics into specific compartments inside cells is of utmost importance in the improvement of disease detection and treatment. The classical DNA ‘light-switch’ ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complex, [Ru(DIP)(2)(dppz)]Cl(2) (DIP ...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123113/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad155 |
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author | Chao, Xi-Juan Huang, Chun-Hua Tang, Miao Yan, Zhu-Ying Huang, Rong Li, Yan Zhu, Ben-Zhan |
author_facet | Chao, Xi-Juan Huang, Chun-Hua Tang, Miao Yan, Zhu-Ying Huang, Rong Li, Yan Zhu, Ben-Zhan |
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description | Targeted and enantioselective delivery of chiral diagnostic-probes and therapeutics into specific compartments inside cells is of utmost importance in the improvement of disease detection and treatment. The classical DNA ‘light-switch’ ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complex, [Ru(DIP)(2)(dppz)]Cl(2) (DIP = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, dppz = dipyridophenazine) has been shown to be accumulated only in the cytoplasm and membrane, but excluded from its intended nuclear DNA target. In this study, the cationic [Ru(DIP)(2)(dppz)](2+) is found to be redirected into live-cell nucleus in the presence of lipophilic 3,5-dichlorophenolate or flufenamate counter-anions via ion-pairing mechanism, while maintaining its original DNA recognition characteristics. Interestingly and unexpectedly, further studies show that only the Δ-enantiomer is selectively translocated into nucleus while the Λ-enantiomer remains trapped in cytoplasm, which is found to be mainly due to their differential enantioselective binding affinities with cytoplasmic proteins and nuclear DNA. More importantly, only the nucleus-relocalized Δ-enantiomer can induce obvious DNA damage and cell apoptosis upon prolonged visible-light irradiation. Thus, the use of Δ-enantiomer can significantly reduce the dosage needed for maximal treatment effect. This represents the first report of enantioselective targeting and photosensitization of classical Ru(II) complex via simple ion-pairing with suitable weak acid counter-anions, which opens new opportunities for more effective enantioselective cancer treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-101231132023-04-25 Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions Chao, Xi-Juan Huang, Chun-Hua Tang, Miao Yan, Zhu-Ying Huang, Rong Li, Yan Zhu, Ben-Zhan Nucleic Acids Res Chemical Biology and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Targeted and enantioselective delivery of chiral diagnostic-probes and therapeutics into specific compartments inside cells is of utmost importance in the improvement of disease detection and treatment. The classical DNA ‘light-switch’ ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complex, [Ru(DIP)(2)(dppz)]Cl(2) (DIP = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, dppz = dipyridophenazine) has been shown to be accumulated only in the cytoplasm and membrane, but excluded from its intended nuclear DNA target. In this study, the cationic [Ru(DIP)(2)(dppz)](2+) is found to be redirected into live-cell nucleus in the presence of lipophilic 3,5-dichlorophenolate or flufenamate counter-anions via ion-pairing mechanism, while maintaining its original DNA recognition characteristics. Interestingly and unexpectedly, further studies show that only the Δ-enantiomer is selectively translocated into nucleus while the Λ-enantiomer remains trapped in cytoplasm, which is found to be mainly due to their differential enantioselective binding affinities with cytoplasmic proteins and nuclear DNA. More importantly, only the nucleus-relocalized Δ-enantiomer can induce obvious DNA damage and cell apoptosis upon prolonged visible-light irradiation. Thus, the use of Δ-enantiomer can significantly reduce the dosage needed for maximal treatment effect. This represents the first report of enantioselective targeting and photosensitization of classical Ru(II) complex via simple ion-pairing with suitable weak acid counter-anions, which opens new opportunities for more effective enantioselective cancer treatment. Oxford University Press 2023-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10123113/ /pubmed/36938880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad155 Text en © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Chemical Biology and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Chao, Xi-Juan Huang, Chun-Hua Tang, Miao Yan, Zhu-Ying Huang, Rong Li, Yan Zhu, Ben-Zhan Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title | Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title_full | Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title_fullStr | Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title_full_unstemmed | Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title_short | Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
title_sort | unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral ru(ii) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions |
topic | Chemical Biology and Nucleic Acid Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123113/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad155 |
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