- Title
- Synthesis of the Pitstop family of clathrin inhibitors
- Creator
- Robertson, Mark J.; Deane, Fiona M.; Stahlschmidt, Wiebke; von Kleist, Lisa; Haucke, Volker; Robinson, Phillip J.; McCluskey, Adam
- Relation
- NHMRC and ARC
- Relation
- Nature Protocols Vol. 9, Issue 7, p. 1592-1606
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2014.106
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- This protocol describes the synthesis of two classes of clathrin inhibitors, Pitstop 1 and Pitstop 2, along with two inactive analogs that can be used as negative controls (Pitstop inactive controls, Pitnot-2 and Pitnot-2-100). Pitstop-induced inhibition of clathrin TD function acutely interferes with clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), synaptic vesicle recycling and cellular entry of HIV, whereas clathrin-independent internalization pathways and secretory traffic proceed unperturbed; these reagents can, therefore, be used to investigate clathrin function, and they have potential pharmacological applications. Pitstop 1 is synthesized in two steps: sulfonation of 1,8-naphthalic anhydride and subsequent reaction with 4-amino(methyl)aniline. Pitnot-1 results from the reaction of 4-amino(methyl)aniline with commercially available 4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt. Reaction of 1-naphthalene sulfonyl chloride with pseudothiohydantoin followed by condensation with 4-bromobenzaldehyde yields Pitstop 2. The synthesis of the inactive control commences with the condensation of 4-bromobenzaldehyde with the rhodanine core. Thioketone methylation and displacement with 1-napthylamine affords the target compound. Although Pitstop 1-series compounds are not cell permeable, they can be used in biochemical assays or be introduced into cells via microinjection. The Pitstop 2-series compounds are cell permeable. The synthesis of these compounds does not require specialist equipment and can be completed in 3-4 d. Microwave irradiation can be used to reduce the synthesis time. The synthesis of the Pitstop 2 family is easily adaptable to enable the synthesis of related compounds such as Pitstop 2-100 and Pitnot-2-100. The procedures are also simple, efficient and amenable to scale-up, enabling cost-effective in-house synthesis for users of these inhibitor classes.
- Subject
- synthesis; clathrin inhibitors; Pitstop family
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1303159
- Identifier
- uon:20625
- Identifier
- ISSN:1754-2189
- Language
- eng
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