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A novel color change mechanism for breast cancer biomarker detection: naphthoquinones as specific ligands of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1

A novel color change mechanism for breast cancer biomarker detection: naphthoquinones as specific ligands of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1
A novel color change mechanism for breast cancer biomarker detection: naphthoquinones as specific ligands of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1
Human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (hNAT1) has become an attractive potential biomarker for estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers. We describe here the mechanism of action of a selective non-covalent colorimetric biosensor for the recognition of hNAT1 and its murine homologue, mNat2, over their respective isoenzymes, leading to new opportunities in diagnosis. On interaction with the enzyme, the naphthoquinone probe undergoes an instantaneous and striking visible color change from red to blue. Spectroscopic, chemical, molecular modelling and biochemical studies reported here show that the color change is mediated by selective recognition between the conjugate base of the sulfonamide group within the probe and the conjugate acid of the arginine residue within the active site of both hNAT1 and mNat2. This represents a new mechanism for selective biomarker sensing and may be exploited as a general approach to the specific detection of biomarkers in disease.
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Aziz, Syed A., Laurieri, Nicola, Egleton, James E., Varney, Amy, Thinnes, Cyrille C., Quevedo, Camilo E., Seden, Peter T., Thompson, Sam, Rodrigues-Lima, Fernando, Dairou, Julien, Dupret, Jean-Marie, Russell, Angela J. and Sim, Edith (2013) A novel color change mechanism for breast cancer biomarker detection: naphthoquinones as specific ligands of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1. PLoS ONE, 8 (8), 1-6. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070600).

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Human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (hNAT1) has become an attractive potential biomarker for estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers. We describe here the mechanism of action of a selective non-covalent colorimetric biosensor for the recognition of hNAT1 and its murine homologue, mNat2, over their respective isoenzymes, leading to new opportunities in diagnosis. On interaction with the enzyme, the naphthoquinone probe undergoes an instantaneous and striking visible color change from red to blue. Spectroscopic, chemical, molecular modelling and biochemical studies reported here show that the color change is mediated by selective recognition between the conjugate base of the sulfonamide group within the probe and the conjugate acid of the arginine residue within the active site of both hNAT1 and mNat2. This represents a new mechanism for selective biomarker sensing and may be exploited as a general approach to the specific detection of biomarkers in disease.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 May 2013
Published date: 5 August 2013
Organisations: Chemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 403604
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403604
ISSN: 1932-6203
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ORCID for Sam Thompson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-5693

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Author: Syed A. Aziz
Author: Nicola Laurieri
Author: James E. Egleton
Author: Amy Varney
Author: Cyrille C. Thinnes
Author: Camilo E. Quevedo
Author: Peter T. Seden
Author: Sam Thompson ORCID iD
Author: Fernando Rodrigues-Lima
Author: Julien Dairou
Author: Jean-Marie Dupret
Author: Angela J. Russell
Author: Edith Sim

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