Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA

The fluorescent light-up aptamer (FLAP) Pepper can utilize fluorophores that are equipped with an electrophilic handle for the covalent attachment of the surrogate to the RNA. The resulting irreversibly tethered dye–RNA complexes have opened up new avenues for RNA imaging in live cells. Here, we rep...

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Main Authors: Raphael Bereiter, Ronald Micura
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Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2025-04-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.56
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description The fluorescent light-up aptamer (FLAP) Pepper can utilize fluorophores that are equipped with an electrophilic handle for the covalent attachment of the surrogate to the RNA. The resulting irreversibly tethered dye–RNA complexes have opened up new avenues for RNA imaging in live cells. Here, we report the syntheses of such modified HBC530 ((4-((2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino)benzylidene)cyanophenylacetonitrile) fluorophores for easy access, which will contribute to the rapid dissemination of the RNA imaging approaches associated therewith.
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spelling doaj-art-36fad0a0870a4c71a7b3dde7777ff7672025-08-20T01:54:19ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry1860-53972025-04-0121172773510.3762/bjoc.21.561860-5397-21-56Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNARaphael Bereiter0Ronald Micura1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences, Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences, Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria The fluorescent light-up aptamer (FLAP) Pepper can utilize fluorophores that are equipped with an electrophilic handle for the covalent attachment of the surrogate to the RNA. The resulting irreversibly tethered dye–RNA complexes have opened up new avenues for RNA imaging in live cells. Here, we report the syntheses of such modified HBC530 ((4-((2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino)benzylidene)cyanophenylacetonitrile) fluorophores for easy access, which will contribute to the rapid dissemination of the RNA imaging approaches associated therewith.https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.56covalent rna labelingflapfluorophore synthesishbc530self-alkylating ribozymes
spellingShingle Raphael Bereiter
Ronald Micura
Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
covalent rna labeling
flap
fluorophore synthesis
hbc530
self-alkylating ribozymes
title Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
title_full Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
title_fullStr Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
title_short Synthesis of HBC fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to Pepper RNA
title_sort synthesis of hbc fluorophores with an electrophilic handle for covalent attachment to pepper rna
topic covalent rna labeling
flap
fluorophore synthesis
hbc530
self-alkylating ribozymes
url https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.56
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