Synthesis of fluorescein labeled 7-methylguanosinemonophosphate

Amarnath Natarajan, Nathan Moerke, Yun Hua Fan, Han Chen, William J. Christ, Gerhard Wagner, Jose A. Halperin

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Abstract

Binding of eIF4E to the cap structure (m7GpppN) plays a critical role in mRNA translation. To study the interaction between eIF4E and cap, and to identify small molecule inhibitors of their binding, we synthesized a fluorescent-labeled cap analogue and used it to develop a fluorescence- polarization assay. This preliminary communication describes the synthesis of a fluorescein labeled 7-methylguanosinemonophosphate, and its dose dependent binding to purified human eIF4E as demonstrated by the fluorescence polarization assay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2657-2660
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume14
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 17 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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