Photoswitching Affinity and Mechanism of Multivalent Lectin Ligands

Abstract: Multivalent receptor–ligand binding is a key principle in a plethora of biological recognition processes. Immense binding affinities can be achieved with the correct spatial orientation of the ligands. Accordingly, the incorporation of photoswitches, which can be used to reversibly change the spatial orientation of molecules, into multivalent ligands is a means to alter the binding affinity and possibly also the binding mode of such ligands. We report a divalent ligand for the model lectin wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) containing an arylazopyrazole photoswitch. This switch, which has recently been introduced as an alternative to the more commonly used azobenzene moiety, is characterized by almost quantitative E/Z photoswitching in both directions, high quantum yields, and high thermal stability of the Z isomer. The ligand was designed in a way that only one of the isomers is able to bridge adjacent binding sites of WGA leading to a chelating binding mode. Photoswitching induces an unprecedentedly high change in lectin binding affinity as determined by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Furthermore, additional dynamic light scattering (DLS) data suggest that the binding mode of the ligand changes from chelating binding of the E isomer to crosslinking binding of the Z isomer.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Photoswitching Affinity and Mechanism of Multivalent Lectin Ligands ; day:05 ; month:04 ; year:2022 ; extent:1
Chemistry - a European journal ; (05.04.2022) (gesamt 1)

Urheber
Osswald, Uwe
Boneberg, Johannes
Wittmann, Valentin

DOI
10.1002/chem.202200267
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022040613232494827035
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15.08.2025, 07:35 MESZ

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