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  • Title: Trinucleotide cap analogs with triphosphate chain modifications: synthesis, properties, and evaluation as mRNA capping reagents.
    Author: Warminski M, Depaix A, Ziemkiewicz K, Spiewla T, Zuberek J, Drazkowska K, Kedzierska H, Popielec A, Baranowski MR, Sklucka M, Bednarczyk M, Smietanski M, Wolosewicz K, Majewski B, Serwa RA, Nowis D, Golab J, Kowalska J, Jemielity J.
    Journal: Nucleic Acids Res; 2024 Oct 14; 52(18):10788-10809. PubMed ID: 39248095.
    Abstract:
    The recent COVID-19 pandemics have demonstrated the great therapeutic potential of in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNAs, but improvements in their biochemical properties, such as cellular stability, reactogenicity and translational activity, are critical for further practical applications in gene replacement therapy and anticancer immunotherapy. One of the strategies to overcome these limitations is the chemical modification of a unique mRNA 5'-end structure, the 5'-cap, which is responsible for regulating translation at multiple levels. This could be achieved by priming the in vitro transcription reaction with synthetic cap analogs. In this study, we combined a highly efficient trinucleotide IVT capping technology with several modifications of the 5' cap triphosphate bridge to synthesize a series of 16 new cap analogs. We also combined these modifications with epigenetic marks (2'-O-methylation and m6Am) characteristic of mRNA 5'-ends in higher eukaryotes, which was not possible with dinucleotide caps. All analogs were compared for their effect on the interactions with eIF4E protein, IVT priming, susceptibility to decapping, and mRNA translation efficiency in model cell lines. The most promising α-phosphorothiolate modification was also evaluated in an in vivo mouse model. Unexpected differences between some of the analogs were analyzed using a protein cell extract pull-down assay.
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