Selective Delivery of Dicarboxylates to Mitochondria by Conjugation to a Lipophilic Cation via a Cleavable Linker.

Molecular Pharmaceutics
Hiran A PragMichael P Murphy

Abstract

Many mitochondrial metabolites and bioactive molecules contain two carboxylic acid moieties that make them unable to cross biological membranes. Hence, there is considerable interest in facilitating the uptake of these molecules into cells and mitochondria to modify or report on their function. Conjugation to the triphenylphosphonium (TPP) lipophilic cation is widely used to deliver molecules selectively to mitochondria in response to the membrane potential. However, permanent attachment to the cation can disrupt the biological function of small dicarboxylates. Here, we have developed a strategy using TPP to release dicarboxylates selectively within mitochondria. For this, the dicarboxylate is attached to a TPP compound via a single ester bond, which is then cleaved by intramitochondrial esterase activity, releasing the dicarboxylate within the organelle. Leaving the second carboxylic acid free also means mitochondrial uptake is dependent on the pH gradient across the inner membrane. To assess this strategy, we synthesized a range of TPP monoesters of the model dicarboxylate, malonate. We then tested their mitochondrial accumulation and ability to deliver malonate to isolated mitochondria and to cells, in vitro and in vivo. A T...Continue Reading

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