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Katafuchi A, Sassa A, Niimi N, Grúz P, Fujimoto H, Masutani C, Hanaoka F, Ohta T, Nohmi T. Critical amino acids in human DNA polymerases eta and kappa involved in erroneous incorporation of oxidized nucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:859-67. [PMID: 19939936 PMCID: PMC2817480 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Oxidized DNA precursors can cause mutagenesis and carcinogenesis when they are incorporated into the genome. Some human Y-family DNA polymerases (Pols) can effectively incorporate 8-oxo-dGTP, an oxidized form of dGTP, into a position opposite a template dA. This inappropriate G:A pairing may lead to transversions of A to C. To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying erroneous nucleotide incorporation, we changed amino acids in human Polη and Polκ proteins that might modulate their specificity for incorporating 8-oxo-dGTP into DNA. We found that Arg61 in Polη was crucial for erroneous nucleotide incorporation. When Arg61 was substituted with lysine (R61K), the ratio of pairing of dA to 8-oxo-dGTP compared to pairing of dC was reduced from 660:1 (wild-type Polη) to 7 : 1 (R61K). Similarly, Tyr112 in Polκ was crucial for erroneous nucleotide incorporation. When Tyr112 was substituted with alanine (Y112A), the ratio of pairing was reduced from 11: 1 (wild-type Polκ) to almost 1: 1 (Y112A). Interestingly, substitution at the corresponding position in Polη, i.e. Phe18 to alanine, did not alter the specificity. These results suggested that amino acids at distinct positions in the active sites of Polη and Polκ might enhance 8-oxo-dGTP to favor the syn conformation, and thus direct its misincorporation into DNA.
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- Atsushi Katafuchi
- Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
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Cooke MS, Henderson PT, Evans MD. Sources of extracellular, oxidatively-modified DNA lesions: implications for their measurement in urine. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2009; 45:255-70. [PMID: 19902015 PMCID: PMC2771246 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.sr09-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There is a robust mechanistic basis for the role of oxidation damage to DNA in the aetiology of various major diseases (cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, cancer). Robust, validated biomarkers are needed to measure oxidative damage in the context of molecular epidemiology, to clarify risks associated with oxidative stress, to improve our understanding of its role in health and disease and to test intervention strategies to ameliorate it. Of the urinary biomarkers for DNA oxidation, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) is the most studied. However, there are a number of factors which hamper our complete understanding of what meausrement of this lesion in urine actually represents. DNA repair is thought to be a major contributor to urinary 8-oxodG levels, although the precise pathway(s) has not been proven, plus possible contribution from cell turnover and diet are possible confounders. Most recently, evidence has arisen which suggests that nucleotide salvage of 8-oxodG and 8-oxoGua can contribute substantially to 8-oxoG levels in DNA and RNA, at least in rapidly dividing cells. This new observation may add an further confounder to the conclusion that 8-oxoGua or 8-oxodG, and its nucleobase equivalent 8-oxoguanine, concentrations in urine are simply a consequence of DNA repair. Further studies are required to define the relative contributions of metabolism, disease and diet to oxidised nucleic acids and their metabolites in urine in order to develop urinalyis as a better tool for understanding human disease.
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- Marcus S Cooke
- Radiation and Oxidative Stress Section, Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Bilding, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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The polymerase eta translesion synthesis DNA polymerase acts independently of the mismatch repair system to limit mutagenesis caused by 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine in yeast. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:5316-26. [PMID: 19635811 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00422-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species are ubiquitous mutagens that have been linked to both disease and aging. The most studied oxidative lesion is 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (GO), which is often miscoded during DNA replication, resulting specifically in GC --> TA transversions. In yeast, the mismatch repair (MMR) system repairs GO.A mismatches generated during DNA replication, and the polymerase eta (Poleta) translesion synthesis DNA polymerase additionally promotes error-free bypass of GO lesions. It has been suggested that Poleta limits GO-associated mutagenesis exclusively through its participation in the filling of MMR-generated gaps that contain GO lesions. In the experiments reported here, the SUP4-o forward-mutation assay was used to monitor GC --> TA mutation rates in strains defective in MMR (Msh2 or Msh6) and/or in Poleta activity. The results clearly demonstrate that Poleta can function independently of the MMR system to prevent GO-associated mutations, presumably through preferential insertion of cytosine opposite replication-blocking GO lesions. Furthermore, the Poleta-dependent bypass of GO lesions is more efficient on the lagging strand of replication and requires an interaction with proliferating cell nuclear antigen. These studies establish a new paradigm for the prevention of GO-associated mutagenesis in eukaryotes.
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Russo MT, De Luca G, Casorelli I, Degan P, Molatore S, Barone F, Mazzei F, Pannellini T, Musiani P, Bignami M. Role of MUTYH and MSH2 in the Control of Oxidative DNA Damage, Genetic Instability, and Tumorigenesis. Cancer Res 2009; 69:4372-9. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-3292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mismatch repair is the major pathway controlling genetic stability by removing mispairs caused by faulty replication and/or mismatches containing oxidized bases. Thus, inactivation of the Msh2 mismatch repair gene is associated with a mutator phenotype and increased cancer susceptibility. The base excision repair gene Mutyh is also involved in the maintenance of genomic integrity by repairing premutagenic lesions induced by oxidative DNA damage. Because evidence in bacteria suggested that Msh2 and Mutyh repair factors might have some overlapping functions, we investigated the biological consequences of their single and double inactivation in vitro and in vivo. Msh2−/− mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEF) showed a strong mutator phenotype at the hprt gene, whereas Mutyh inactivation was associated with a milder phenotype (2.9 × 10−6 and 3.3 × 10−7 mutation/cell/generation, respectively). The value of 2.7 × 10−6 mutation/cell/generation in Msh2−/−Mutyh−/− MEFs did not differ significantly from Msh2−/− cells. When steady-state levels of DNA 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) were measured in MEFs of different genotypes, single gene inactivation resulted in increases similar to those observed in doubly defective cells. In contrast, a synergistic accumulation of 8-oxoG was observed in several organs of Msh2−/−Mutyh−/− animals, suggesting that in vivo Msh2 and Mutyh provide separate repair functions and contribute independently to the control of oxidative DNA damage. Finally, a strong delay in lymphomagenesis was observed in Msh2−/−Mutyh−/− when compared with Msh2−/− animals. The immunophenotype of these tumors indicate that both genotypes develop B-cell lymphoblastic lymphomas displaying microsatellite instability. This suggests that a large fraction of the cancer-prone phenotype of Msh2−/− mice depends on Mutyh activity. [Cancer Res 2009;69(10):4372–9]
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- Maria Teresa Russo
- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- 2Department of Translational Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- 3Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; and
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- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- 4Centro Studi per l'Invecchiamento, Università degli Studi “G. d'Annunzio,” Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- 4Centro Studi per l'Invecchiamento, Università degli Studi “G. d'Annunzio,” Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- 1Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Fischer JM, Stringer JR. Mutation in aging mice occurs in diverse cell types that proliferate postmutation. Aging Cell 2008; 7:667-80. [PMID: 18652575 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2008.00416.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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To determine the relationship between aging, cell proliferation and mutation in different cell types, hearts, brains and kidneys from G11 PLAP mice between 1 week and 24 months of age were examined. Mutant cells were detected in tissue sections by staining for Placental Alkaline Phosphatase (PLAP) activity, an activity that marks cells that have sustained a frameshift mutation in a mononucleotide tract inserted into the coding region of the human gene encoding PLAP. The number of PLAP(+) cells increased with age in all three tissues. The types of cells exhibiting a mutant phenotype included cells that are proliferative, such as kidney epithelial cells, and cells that do not frequently replicate, such as cardiac muscle cells and neurons. In the brain, PLAP(+) cells appeared in various locations and occurred at similar frequencies in different regions. Within the cerebellum, PLAP(+) Purkinje cell neurons appeared at a rate similar to that seen in the brain as a whole. PLAP(+) cells were observed in kidney-specific cell types such as those in glomeruli and collecting tubules, as well as in connective tissue and blood vessels. In the heart, PLAP(+) cells appeared to be cardiac muscle cells. Regardless of tissue and cell type, PLAP(+) cells occurred as singletons and in clusters, both of which increased in frequency with age. These data show that age-associated accumulation of mutant cells occurs in diverse cell types and is due to both new mutation and proliferation of mutant cells, even in cell types that tend to not proliferate.
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Cahová H, Pohl R, Bednárová L, Nováková K, Cvacka J, Hocek M. Synthesis of 8-bromo-, 8-methyl- and 8-phenyl-dATP and their polymerase incorporation into DNA. Org Biomol Chem 2008; 6:3657-60. [PMID: 18843392 DOI: 10.1039/b811935j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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dATP derivatives bearing Br, Me or Ph groups in position 8 were prepared and tested as substrates for DNA polymerases to show that 8-Br-dATP and 8-Me-dATP were efficiently incorporated, while 8-Ph-dATP was a poor substrate due to its bulky Ph group.
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- Hana Cahová
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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McDowell HD, Carney JP, Wilson TM. Inhibition of the 5' to 3' exonuclease activity of hEXO1 by 8-oxoguanine. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2008; 49:388-398. [PMID: 18418867 DOI: 10.1002/em.20398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The mismatch repair pathway is responsible for maintaining genomic stability by correcting base-base mismatches and insertion/deletion loops that arise mainly via replication errors. Additionally, the mismatch repair pathway performs a central role in the cellular response to both alkylation and reactive oxygen species induced DNA damage. An important step in mismatch processing is the recruitment of hEXO1, a 5' to 3' exonuclease, by hMSH2-hMSH6 to remove the nascent DNA strand. However, very little is currently known about the capacity of hEXO1 to exonucleolytically process damaged DNA bases. Therefore, we examined whether hEXO1 can degrade double-stranded DNA substrates containing alkylated or oxidized nucleotides. Our results demonstrated that hEXO1 is capable of degrading duplex DNA containing an O6-methylguanine (O6-meG) adduct paired with either a C or a T. Additionally, the hMSH2-hMSH6 complex stimulated hEXO1 exonuclease activity on the O6-meG/T and O6-meG/C DNA substrates. In contrast, hEXO1 exonuclease activity was significantly blocked by the presence of an 8-oxoguanine adduct in both single and double stranded DNA substrates. Further, hMSH2-hMSH6 was not able to alleviate the nucleolytic block caused by the 8-oxoguanine adduct in heteroduplex DNA.
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- Heather D McDowell
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Slean MM, Panigrahi GB, Ranum LP, Pearson CE. Mutagenic roles of DNA "repair" proteins in antibody diversity and disease-associated trinucleotide repeat instability. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1135-54. [PMID: 18485833 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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While DNA repair proteins are generally thought to maintain the integrity of the whole genome by correctly repairing mutagenic DNA intermediates, there are cases where DNA "repair" proteins are involved in causing mutations instead. For instance, somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) require the contribution of various DNA repair proteins, including UNG, MSH2 and MSH6 to mutate certain regions of immunoglobulin genes in order to generate antibodies of increased antigen affinity and altered effector functions. Another instance where "repair" proteins drive mutations is the instability of gene-specific trinucleotide repeats (TNR), the causative mutations of numerous diseases including Fragile X mental retardation syndrome (FRAXA), Huntington's disease (HD), myotonic dystrophy (DM1) and several spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) all of which arise via various modes of pathogenesis. These healthy and deleterious mutations that are induced by repair proteins are distinct from the genome-wide mutations that arise in the absence of repair proteins: they occur at specific loci, are sensitive to cis-elements (sequence context and/or epigenetic marks) and transcription, occur in specific tissues during distinct developmental windows, and are age-dependent. Here we review and compare the mutagenic role of DNA "repair" proteins in the processes of SHM, CSR and TNR instability.
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- Meghan M Slean
- Program of Genetics & Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7
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Paz-Elizur T, Sevilya Z, Leitner-Dagan Y, Elinger D, Roisman LC, Livneh Z. DNA repair of oxidative DNA damage in human carcinogenesis: potential application for cancer risk assessment and prevention. Cancer Lett 2008; 266:60-72. [PMID: 18374480 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Efficient DNA repair mechanisms comprise a critical component in the protection against human cancer, as indicated by the high predisposition to cancer of individuals with germ-line mutations in DNA repair genes. This includes biallelic germ-line mutations in the MUTYH gene, encoding a DNA glycosylase that is involved in the repair of oxidative DNA damage, which strongly predispose humans to a rare hereditary form of colorectal cancer. Extensive research efforts including biochemical, enzymological and genetic studies in model organisms established that the oxidative DNA lesion 8-oxoguanine is mutagenic, and that several DNA repair mechanisms operate to prevent its potentially mutagenic and carcinogenic outcome. Epidemiological studies on the association with sporadic cancers of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes such as OGG1, involved in the repair of 8-oxoguanine yielded conflicting results, and suggest a minor effect at best. A new approach based on the functional analysis of DNA repair enzymatic activity showed that reduced activity of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG) is a risk factor in lung and head and neck cancer. Moreover, the combination of smoking and low OGG activity was associated with a higher risk, suggesting a potential strategy for risk assessment and prevention of lung cancer, as well as other types of cancer.
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- Tamar Paz-Elizur
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Crespan E, Hübscher U, Maga G. Error-free bypass of 2-hydroxyadenine by human DNA polymerase lambda with Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen and Replication Protein A in different sequence contexts. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:5173-81. [PMID: 17666409 PMCID: PMC1976453 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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1,2-dihydro-2-oxoadenine (2-OH-A), a common DNA lesion produced by reactive oxygen species, is a strong replicative block for several DNA polymerases (DNA pols). We have previously shown that various bases can be misincorporated opposite the 2-OH-A lesion and the type of mispairs varies with either the sequence context or the type of DNA pol tested. Here, we have analysed the ability of the human pol family X member DNA pol λ, to bypass the 2-OH-A lesion. DNA pol λ can perform error-free bypass of 2-OH-A when this lesion is located in a random sequence, whereas in a repeated sequence context, even though bypass was also largely error-free, misincorporation of dGMP could be observed. The fidelity of translesion synthesis of 2-OH-A in a repeated sequence by DNA pol λ was enhanced by the auxiliary proteins Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) and Replication Protein A (RP-A). We also found that the DNA pol λ active site residue tyrosine 505 determined the nucleotide selectivity opposite 2-OH-A. Our data show, for the first time, that the 2-OH-A lesion can be efficiently and faithfully bypassed by a human DNA pol λ in combination with PCNA and RP-A.
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- Emmanuele Crespan
- Institute of Molecular Genetics IGM-CNR, via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy and Institute for Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics IGM-CNR, via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy and Institute for Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics IGM-CNR, via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy and Institute for Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed.+39 0382546354+39 0382422286
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Barone F, McCulloch SD, Macpherson P, Maga G, Yamada M, Nohmi T, Minoprio A, Mazzei F, Kunkel TA, Karran P, Bignami M. Replication of 2-hydroxyadenine-containing DNA and recognition by human MutSalpha. DNA Repair (Amst) 2006; 6:355-66. [PMID: 17188944 PMCID: PMC2111060 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Revised: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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2-Hydroxyadenine (2-OH-A), a product of DNA oxidation, is a potential source of mutations. We investigated how representative DNA polymerases from the A, B and Y families dealt with 2-OH-A in primer extension experiments. A template 2-OH-A reduced the rate of incorporation by DNA polymerase alpha (Pol alpha) and Klenow fragment (Kf(exo-)). Two Y family DNA polymerases, human polymerase eta (Pol eta) and the archeal Dpo4 polymerase were affected differently. Bypass by Pol eta was very inefficient whereas Dpo4 efficiently replicated 2-OH-A. Replication of a template 2-OH-A by both enzymes was mutagenic and caused base substitutions. Dpo4 additionally introduced single base deletions. Thermodynamic analysis showed that 2-OH-A forms stable base pairs with T, C and G, and to a lesser extent with A. Oligonucleotides containing 2-OH-A base pairs, including the preferred 2-OH-A:T, were recognized by the human MutSalpha mismatch repair (MMR). MutSalpha also recognized 2-OH-A located in a repeat sequence that mimics a frameshift intermediate.
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- Flavia Barone
- Unit of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts, EN6 3LD, UK
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- Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, IGM-CNR, National Research Council, Via Abbiategrasso 207, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokio 158-8501, Japan
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- Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokio 158-8501, Japan
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- Unit of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts, EN6 3LD, UK
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- Unit of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 06 49902355; fax: +39 06 49903650. E-mail address: (M. Bignami)
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Intracellular concentrations of the four deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are closely regulated, and imbalances in the four dNTP pools have genotoxic consequences. Replication errors leading to mutations can occur, for example, if one dNTP in excess drives formation of a non-Watson-Crick base pair or if it forces replicative DNA chain elongation past a mismatch before DNA polymerase can correct the error by 3' exonuclease proofreading. This review focuses on developments since 1994, when the field was last reviewed comprehensively. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: 1) novel aspects of dNTP pool regulation, 2) dNTP pool asymmetries as mutagenic determinants, 3) dNTP metabolism and hypermutagenesis of retroviral genomes, 4) dNTP metabolism and mutagenesis in the mitochondrial genome, 5) chemical modification of nucleotides as a premutagenic event, 6) relationships between dNTP metabolism, genome stability, aging, and cancer.
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- Christopher K Mathews
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, 2011 Agricultural & Life Sciences Bldg., Corvallis, Oregon 97331-7305, USA.
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