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ArticleRSC advances2022

Synthesis and mechanism of biological action of morpholinyl-bearing arylsquaramides as small-molecule lysosomal pH modulators.

Tao Zhang, Xiao-Qiao Hong, Hai-Tao Zhi, Jinhui Hu, Wen-Hua Chen

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Article in RSC advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lysosome-Targeted Squaramide Anion Transporters.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tao ZhangSchool of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 Guangdong P. R. China whchen@wyu.edu.cn.
Xiao-Qiao HongSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University Haidian Dist Beijing 100084 P. R. China.
Hai-Tao ZhiSchool of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 Guangdong P. R. China whchen@wyu.edu.cn.
Jinhui HuSchool of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 Guangdong P. R. China whchen@wyu.edu.cn.
Wen-Hua ChenSchool of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University Jiangmen 529020 Guangdong P. R. China whchen@wyu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-5485
Wuyi University · CNTsinghua University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomal pH is an important modulator for many cellular processes. An agent that is capable of regulating lysosomal pH may find a wide range of potential applications in the field of biomedicine. In this study, we describe the synthesis of a family of morpholinyl-bearing arylsquaramides as small-molecule lysosomal pH modulators. These compounds are able to efficiently facilitate the transmembrane transport of chloride anions as mobile carriers across vesicular and cellular phospholipid membranes. They are capable of specifically alkalizing liposomes, disrupting the homeostasis of lysosomal pH and inactivivating lysosomal Cathepsin B enzyme. Anion transport is considered as the probable mechanism of action for the high efficiency of these compounds to modulate lysosomal pH. The present findings present a novel means to efficiently regulate lysosomal pH, which is in contrast to the methods shown by conventional lysosomal pH modulators that generally function by either acting as a weak base/acid, or releasing a basic/acidic component in lysosomal environments to change lysosomal pH.

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PMID36105976
PMCPMC9376937
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