The crosslink density adjustment strategy based on tetrabutylphosphonium chloride allows for the design of multifunctional hybrid polymer materials that are optically clear and combine excellent mechanical and shape memory properties.
The identification of target proteins of bioactive small molecules as bioprobe candidates or drug seeds is indispensable for elucidating their actions and predicting their side effects. To meet the current need, we developed a scheme for detection and identification of target proteins by using ribosome display and photo-cross-linking techniques, and demonstrated the feasibility. The mRNAs encoding full-length human proteins (FHPs) were constructed and translated in vitro to prepare pools of FHP-ribosome-mRNA complexes used for ribosome display selection. Expression levels of the FHPs were confirmed by Western blot analysis, and photo-cross-linked small-molecule beads were assessed through cell-free synthesized FHP binding assay. After ribosome display selection against photo-cross-linked small-molecule beads, RT-PCR using mRNAs recovered from the selected ternary complexes and electrophoresis of the PCR products allowed specific detection of the target proteins binding to the beads. In addition, a repeat of ribosome display selection enabled us to identify the target proteins even if the molar quantity was one ten-thousandth of that of the other proteins in a cell-free synthesized FHP pool. Therefore, these results showed that ribosome display using photo-cross-linked small-molecule beads and further extended FHP pool could be one of the powerful techniques for identification of unknown target proteins of bioactive small molecules.
This paper presents a hybrid network system composed of titania and a linear copolymer based on methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylic acid (MA) monomers. The bonding between the carbonyl groups of the MMA and titania in this hybrid network system was inhibited via the addition of tetrabutylphosphonium chloride. Simultaneously, the titania components in the hybrid network system formed thermally reversible bonds with the carboxyl groups of the MA. The proposed hybrid copolymer not only melt molded and maintained a high titania dispersibility but also exhibited excellent 3D shape-memory characteristics. A bulk 3D body composed of multiple layers of the hybrid film achieved a fixed compressed state of approximately 41% that can be restored with a recovery rate of 81% via reheating.
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