Abstract
We describe the chemical synthesis of the fungal naphthopyrones YWA1 and fonsecin B, as well as their functionalization with an amine-spacer arm and the conjugation of the resulting molecules to three different functional tags (i.e. biotin, Oregon green, PyMPO). The naphthopyrone-biotin and -PyMPO constructs maintained the ability to bind the Ctype lectin receptor MelLec, whose interaction with immunologically active fungal metabolites (i.e. DHN-melanin and YWA1) is a key step in host recognition and induction of protective immune responses against A. fumigatus. The fluorescent Fonsecin B-PyMPO construct 21 was used to selectively visualize MelLec-expressing cells, thus validating the potential of this strategy for studying the role and functions of MelLec in immunity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6044-6055 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 22 Apr 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 May 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding SourcesFunding was provided by the Wellcome Trust (102705, 097377), the Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology and the University of Aberdeen (MR/N006364/1).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We thank Ian Fraser Flow Cytometry and Microscopy and Histology facilities, University of Aberdeen.
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