@article{MeynersMertensWessigetal.2017,
  author    = {Meyners, Christian and Mertens, Monique and Wessig, Pablo and Meyer-Almes, Franz-Josef},
  title     = {A Fluorescence-Lifetime-Based Binding Assay for Class IIa Histone Deacetylases},
  series = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  volume    = {23},
  journal   = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0947-6539},
  doi       = {10.1002/chem.201605140},
  pages     = {3107 -- 3116},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) show extremely low enzymatic activity and no commonly accepted endogenous substrate is known today. Increasing evidence suggests that these enzymes exert their effect rather through molecular recognition of acetylated proteins and recruiting other proteins like HDAC3 to the desired target location. Accordingly, class IIa HDACs like bromodomains have been suggested to act as "Readers" of acetyl marks, whereas enzymatically active HDACs of class I or IIb are called "Erasers" to highlight their capability to remove acetyl groups from acetylated histones or other proteins. Small-molecule ligands of class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) have gained tremendous attention during the last decade and have been suggested as pharmaceutical targets in several indication areas such as cancer, Huntington's disease and muscular atrophy. Up to now, only enzyme activity assays with artificial chemically activated trifluoroacetylated substrates are in use for the identification and characterization of new active compounds against class IIa HDACs. Here, we describe the first binding assay for this class of HDAC enzymes that involves a simple mix-and-measure procedure and an extraordinarily robust fluorescence lifetime readout based on [1,3]dioxolo[4,5-f]benzodioxole-based ligand probes. The principle of the assay is generic and can also be transferred to class I HDAC8.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WessigSchulzePfennigetal.2017,
  author    = {Wessig, Pablo and Schulze, Tanja and Pfennig, Alexandra and Weidner, Steffen M. and Prentzel, Sascha and Schlaad, Helmut},
  title     = {Thiol-ene polymerization of oligospiroketal rods},
  series = {Polymer Chemistry},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Polymer Chemistry},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {1759-9954},
  doi       = {10.1039/c7py01569k},
  pages     = {6879 -- 6885},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The nucleophilic thiol-ene (thia-Michael) reaction between molecular rods bearing terminal thiols and bis-maleimides was investigated. The molecular rods have oligospiroketal (OSK) and oligospirothioketal (OSTK) backbones. Contrary to the expectations, cyclic oligomers were always obtained instead of linear rigid-rod polymers. Replacing the OS(T)K rods with a flexible chain yielded polymeric products, suggesting that the OS(T) K structure is responsible for the formation of cyclic products. The reason for the preferred formation of cyclic products is due to the presence of folded conformations, which have already been described for articulated rods.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchwarzeMertensMuelleretal.2017,
  author    = {Schwarze, Thomas and Mertens, Monique and Mueller, Peter and Riemer, Janine and Wessig, Pablo and Holdt, Hans-J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Highly K+-Selective Fluorescent Probes for Lifetime Sensing of K+ in Living Cells},
  series = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  volume    = {23},
  journal   = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0947-6539},
  doi       = {10.1002/chem.201704368},
  pages     = {17186 -- 17190},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The new K+-selective fluorescent probes 1 and 2 were obtained by Cu-I-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions of an alkyne-substituted [1,3]dioxolo[4,5-f][1,3]benzodioxole (DBD) ester fluorophore with azido-functionalized N-phenylaza-18-crown-6 ether and N-(o-isopropoxy) phenylaza-18-crown-6 ether, respectively. Probes 1 and 2 allow the detection of K+ in the presence of Na+ in water by fluorescence enhancement (2.2 for 1 at 2000mm K+ and 2.5 for 2 at 160mm K+). Fluorescence lifetime measurements in the absence and presence of K+ revealed bi-exponential decay kinetics with similar lifetimes, however with different proportions changing the averaged fluorescence decay times ((f(av))). For 1 a decrease of (f(av)) from 12.4 to 9.3ns and for 2 an increase from 17.8 to 21.8ns was observed. Variation of the substituent in ortho position of the aniline unit of the N-phenylaza-18-crown-6 host permits the modulation of the K-d value for a certain K+ concentration. For example, substitution of H in 1 by the isopropoxy group (2) decreased the K-d value from >300mm to 10mm. 2 was chosen for studying the efflux of K+ from human red blood cells (RBC). Upon addition of the Ca2+ ionophor ionomycin to a RBC suspension in a buffer containing Ca2+, the fluorescence of 2 slightly rose within 10min, however, after 120min a significant increase was observed.},
  language  = {en}
}