1. Chemical Synthesis of the Fluorescent, Cyclic Dinucleotides c
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Simon, Veth, Adrian, Fuchs, Dilara, Özdemir, Clemens, Dialer, David Jan, Drexler, Fabian, Knechtel, Gregor, Witte, Karl-Peter, Hopfner, Thomas, Carell, and Evelyn, Ploetz
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Mammals ,Mice ,Animals ,Humans ,Membrane Proteins ,DNA ,Interferons ,Nucleotidyltransferases ,Second Messenger Systems ,Dinucleoside Phosphates - Abstract
The cGAS-STING pathway is known for its role in sensing cytosolic DNA introduced by a viral infection, bacterial invasion or tumorigenesis. Free DNA is recognized by the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) catalyzing the production of 2',3'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (2',3'-cGAMP) in mammals. This cyclic dinucleotide acts as a second messenger, activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) that finally triggers the transcription of interferon genes and inflammatory cytokines. Due to the therapeutic potential of this pathway, both the production and the detection of cGAMP via fluorescent moieties for assay development is of great importance. Here, we introduce the paralleled synthetic access to the intrinsically fluorescent, cyclic dinucleotides 2'3'-c
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- 2022