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Synthetic strategies that enable rapid construction of covalent organic nanotubes with an angstrom-scale tubular pore remain scarcely reported. In this research article, we report a remarkably simple and mild one-pot polymerization protocol, employing POCl 3 as the polymerization agent. This protocol efficiently generates polypyridine amide foldamer-based covalent organic nanotubes of 2.8 nm long at yield of 50%. Trapping single file water chains in their 2.8 Å tubular cavity rich in H-bond donors and acceptors, these tubular polypyridine ensembles rapidly and selectively transport water at a rate of 1.6 x 10 9 H 2 O·S -1 ·channel -1 and protons at a speed as fast as gramicidin A, with high rejection of ions. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) trigger the innate immune response in eukaryotic cells through the STING (stimulator of interferon genes) signalling pathway. To decipher this complex cellular process, a better correlation between structure and downstream function is required. Here we report the design and immunostimulatory effect of a novel group of c-di-GMP analogues. By employing an "atomic mutagenesis" strategy, changing one atom at a time, a class of gradually modified CDNs was prepared. These c-di-GMP analogues induce type-I interferon (IFN) production, with some being more potent than c-di-GMP, their native archetype. To the best of our knowledge, this study demonstrates for the first time that CDN analogues bearing modified nucleobases can tune the innate immune response in eukaryotic cells. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Triazole-based deubiquitylase (DUB)-resistant ubiquitin (Ub) probes have recently emerged as effective tools for the discovery of Ub-chain specific interactors in proteomic studies, but their structural diversity is limited. Herein, we report a new family of DUB-resistant Ub probes based on isopeptide-N-ethylated dimeric or polymeric Ub chains, which can be efficiently prepared through a one-pot, E1-catalyzed condensation reaction of recombinant Ub percursors to give various homotypic and even branched Ub probes at multi-milligram scale. Proteomic studies using label-free quantitative mass spectrometry indicated that the isopeptide-N-ethylated Ub probes may complement the triazole-based probes in the study of Ub interactome. Our study highlights the utility of modern protein synthetic chemistry to develop structurally new families of tool molecules needed for proteomic studies. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Protein-membrane interactions are essential to maintain membrane integrity and control membrane morphology and composition. Cytoskeletal proteins in particular are known to interact to a high degree with lipid bilayers and to line the cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane with an extensive network structure. In order to gain a better mechanistical understanding of the protein-membrane interplay and possible membrane signaling, we started to develop a model system based on β-peptide nucleic acids (β-PNA). These β-peptides are known to form stable hydrogen bonded aggregates due to their helical secondary structure, which serve to pre-organize the attached nucleobases. After optimization of the β-PNA solid phase peptide synthesis and validation of helix formation, the ability of the novel β-PNA to dimerize and interact with lipid bilayers was investigated by both fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. It was shown that duplex formation occurs rapidly and with high specificity and could also be detected on the surfaces of the lipid bilayers. Hereby, the potential of a β-PNA-based peptide system to mimic membrane-associated protein networks could be demonstrated. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCPs) are important motifs in drug design as surrogates for p-substituted arenes and alkynes. Access to all-carbon disubstituted BCPs via cross-coupling has to date been limited to use of the BCP as the organometallic component, which restricts scope due to the harsh conditions typically required for the synthesis of metallated BCPs. Here we report a general method to access 1,3-C-disubstituted BCPs from 1-iodo-bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (iodo-BCPs) by direct iron-catalyzed cross-coupling with aryl and heteroaryl Grignard reagents. This chemistry represents the first general use of iodo-BCPs as electrophiles in cross-coupling, and the first Kumada coupling of tertiary iodides. Benefiting from short reaction times, mild conditions, and broad scope of the coupling partners, it enables the synthesis of a wide range of 1,3-C-disubstituted BCPs including various drug analogues. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.Peroxidase mimicking nanozymes that can generate toxic hydroxyl radicals (•OH) hold great promise as antibacterial alternatives. However, most of them display optimal performance under strong acidic conditions (pH 3-4), and are thus not feasible in many medical uses, including burn infection with wound pH close to neutral condition. Herein, we report a copper-based nanozymes (CuCo 2 S 4 ) that exhibit intrinsic peroxidase-like activity and can convert H 2 O 2 into •OH at neutral pH. Especially, bimetallic CuCo 2 S 4 nanoparticles (NPs) exhibited enhanced peroxidase-like activity and antibacterial capacity, superior to the corresponding monometallic CuS and CoS NPs. The CuCo 2 S 4 nanozymes possessed excellent antibacterial capability to kill various bacteria, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ). Furthermore, this CuCo 2 S 4 nanozymes could effectively disrupt MRSA biofilms in vitro and accelerate MRSA -infected burn healing in vivo . This work provides a new peroxidase mimic to combat bacteria in neutral pH milieu and this CuCo 2 S 4 nanozymes maybe a promising antibacterial agent for the treatment of burn infection. Vismodegib cost © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Buprenorphine extended-release (BUP-XR) is a monthly injectable form of opioid agonist therapy. Before its administration, a minimum 7-day induction period with a transmucosal buprenorphine-containing product is recommended. METHODS Case report (n = 1). RESULTS A 16-year-old female with active, severe opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder, hepatitis C virus, co-occurring mental health disorders, and complex social stressors had five recent overdoses requiring naloxone. She had previously been treated with methadone and several trials of sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone, but would quickly discontinue the treatment. Using a rapid micro-induction protocol, buprenorphine/naloxone was administered for 3 days. On day 4, 300 mg BUP-XR was administered subcutaneously. Minimal withdrawal symptoms occurred, despite recent fentanyl use. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS A rapid sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone micro-induction was successfully used to initiate BUP-XR, thereby eliminating the abstinence period prior to buprenorphine/naloxone administration, shortening the induction period, and minimizing withdrawal.
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