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Ranjbarian F, Sharma S, Falappa G, Taruschio W, Chabes A, Hofer A. Isocratic HPLC analysis for the simultaneous determination of dNTPs, rNTPs and ADP in biological samples. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 50:e18. [PMID: 34850106 PMCID: PMC8860589 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Information about the cellular concentrations of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) is instrumental for mechanistic studies of DNA replication and for understanding diseases caused by defects in dNTP metabolism. The dNTPs are measured by methods based on either HPLC or DNA polymerization. An advantage with the HPLC-based techniques is that the parallel analysis of ribonucleoside triphosphates (rNTPs) can serve as an internal quality control of nucleotide integrity and extraction efficiency. We have developed a Freon-free trichloroacetic acid-based method to extract cellular nucleotides and an isocratic reverse phase HPLC-based technique that is able to separate dNTPs, rNTPs and ADP in a single run. The ability to measure the ADP levels improves the control of nucleotide integrity, and the use of an isocratic elution overcomes the shifting baseline problems in previously developed gradient-based reversed phase protocols for simultaneously measuring dNTPs and rNTPs. An optional DNA-polymerase-dependent step is used for confirmation that the dNTP peaks do not overlap with other components of the extracts, further increasing the reliability of the analysis. The method is compatible with a wide range of biological samples and has a sensitivity better than other UV-based HPLC protocols, closely matching that of mass spectrometry-based detection.
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- Farahnaz Ranjbarian
- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Dept. Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Huang CY, Yagüe-Capilla M, González-Pacanowska D, Chang ZF. Quantitation of deoxynucleoside triphosphates by click reactions. Sci Rep 2020; 10:611. [PMID: 31953472 PMCID: PMC6969045 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57463-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The levels of the four deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are under strict control in the cell, as improper or imbalanced dNTP pools may lead to growth defects and oncogenesis. Upon treatment of cancer cells with therapeutic agents, changes in the canonical dNTPs levels may provide critical information for evaluating drug response and mode of action. The radioisotope-labeling enzymatic assay has been commonly used for quantitation of cellular dNTP levels. However, the disadvantage of this method is the handling of biohazard materials. Here, we described the use of click chemistry to replace radioisotope-labeling in template-dependent DNA polymerization for quantitation of the four canonical dNTPs. Specific oligomers were designed for dCTP, dTTP, dATP and dGTP measurement, and the incorporation of 5-ethynyl-dUTP or C8-alkyne-dCTP during the polymerization reaction allowed for fluorophore conjugation on immobilized oligonucleotides. The four reactions gave a linear correlation coefficient >0.99 in the range of the concentration of dNTPs present in 106 cells, with little interference of cellular rNTPs. We present evidence indicating that data generated by this methodology is comparable to radioisotope-labeling data. Furthermore, the design and utilization of a robust microplate assay based on this technology evidenced the modulation of dNTPs in response to different chemotherapeutic agents in cancer cells.
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- Chang-Yu Huang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan, ROC
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento, 17, 18016, Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento, 17, 18016, Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. .,Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan, ROC. .,Center of Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Breiner B, Johnson K, Stolarek M, Silva AL, Negrea A, Bell NM, Isaac TH, Dethlefsen M, Chana J, Ibbotson LA, Palmer RN, Bush J, Dunning AJ, Love DM, Pachoumi O, Kelly DJ, Shibahara A, Wu M, Sosna M, Dear PH, Tolle F, Petrini E, Amasio M, Shelford LR, Saavedra MS, Sheridan E, Kuleshova J, Podd GJ, Balmforth BW, Frayling CA. Single-molecule detection of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates in microdroplets. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:e101. [PMID: 31318971 PMCID: PMC6753480 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A new approach to single-molecule DNA sequencing in which dNTPs, released by pyrophosphorolysis from the strand to be sequenced, are captured in microdroplets and read directly could have substantial advantages over current sequence-by-synthesis methods; however, there is no existing method sensitive enough to detect a single nucleotide in a microdroplet. We have developed a method for dNTP detection based on an enzymatic two-stage reaction which produces a robust fluorescent signal that is easy to detect and process. By taking advantage of the inherent specificity of DNA polymerases and ligases, coupled with volume restriction in microdroplets, this method allows us to simultaneously detect the presence of and distinguish between, the four natural dNTPs at the single-molecule level, with negligible cross-talk.
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- Boris Breiner
- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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- Base4 Innovation Ltd, Broers Building, 21 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK
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Kong Z, Jia S, Chabes AL, Appelblad P, Lundmark R, Moritz T, Chabes A. Simultaneous determination of ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates in biological samples by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:e66. [PMID: 29554314 PMCID: PMC6009580 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Information about the intracellular concentration of dNTPs and NTPs is important for studies of the mechanisms of DNA replication and repair, but the low concentration of dNTPs and their chemical similarity to NTPs present a challenge for their measurement. Here, we describe a new rapid and sensitive method utilizing hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry for the simultaneous determination of dNTPs and NTPs in biological samples. The developed method showed linearity (R2 > 0.99) in wide concentration ranges and could accurately quantify dNTPs and NTPs at low pmol levels. The intra-day and inter-day precision were below 13%, and the relative recovery was between 92% and 108%. In comparison with other chromatographic methods, the current method has shorter analysis times and simpler sample pre-treatment steps, and it utilizes an ion-pair-free mobile phase that enhances mass-spectrometric detection. Using this method, we determined dNTP and NTP concentrations in actively dividing and quiescent mouse fibroblasts.
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- Ziqing Kong
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden.,Merck Chemicals and Life Science AB, SE 169-03 Solna, Sweden
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- Dept. of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.,Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.,Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Kuskovsky R, Buj R, Xu P, Hofbauer S, Doan MT, Jiang H, Bostwick A, Mesaros C, Aird KM, Snyder NW. Simultaneous isotope dilution quantification and metabolic tracing of deoxyribonucleotides by liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2019; 568:65-72. [PMID: 30605633 PMCID: PMC7359880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Quantification of cellular deoxyribonucleoside mono- (dNMP), di- (dNDP), triphosphates (dNTPs) and related nucleoside metabolites are difficult due to their physiochemical properties and widely varying abundance. Involvement of dNTP metabolism in cellular processes including senescence and pathophysiological processes including cancer and viral infection make dNTP metabolism an important bioanalytical target. We modified a previously developed ion pairing reversed phase chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification and 13C isotope tracing of dNTP metabolites. dNMPs, dNDPs, and dNTPs were chromatographically resolved to avoid mis-annotation of in-source fragmentation. We used commercially available 13C15N-stable isotope labeled analogs as internal standards and show that this isotope dilution approach improves analytical figures of merit. At sufficiently high mass resolution achievable on an Orbitrap mass analyzer, stable isotope resolved metabolomics allows simultaneous isotope dilution quantification and 13C isotope tracing from major substrates including 13C-glucose. As a proof of principle, we quantified dNMP, dNDP and dNTP pools from multiple cell lines. We also identified isotopologue enrichment from glucose corresponding to ribose from the pentose-phosphate pathway in dNTP metabolites.
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- Rostislav Kuskovsky
- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Centers for Cancer Pharmacology and Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Centers for Cancer Pharmacology and Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Olafsson S, Whittington D, Murray J, Regnier M, Moussavi-Harami F. Fast and sensitive HPLC-MS/MS method for direct quantification of intracellular deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates from tissue and cells. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1068-1069:90-97. [PMID: 29032043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are used in DNA synthesis and repair. Even slight imbalances can have adverse biological effects. This study validates a fast and sensitive HPLC-MS/MS method for direct quantification of intracellular dNTPs from tissue. Equal volumes of methanol and water were used for nucleotide extraction from mouse heart and gastrocnemius muscle and isolated cardiomyocytes followed by centrifugation to remove particulates. The resulting supernatant was analyzed on a porous graphitic carbon chromatography column using an elution gradient of ammonium acetate in water and ammonium hydroxide in acetonitrile with a run time of just 10min. Calibration curves of all dNTPs ranged from 62.5 to 2500fmol injections and demonstrated excellent linearity (r2>0.99). The within day and between day precision, as measured by the coefficient of variation (CV (%)), was <25% for all points, including the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ). The inter-day accuracy was within 12% of expected concentration for the LLOQ and within 7% for all other points on the calibration curve. The intra-day accuracy was within 22% for the LLOQ and within 11% for all points on the curve. Compared to existing methods, this study presents a faster and more sensitive method for dNTP quantification.
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- Sigurast Olafsson
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 357610 H172, Health Science Building, Seattle, WA 98195-7610, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, 1705 NE Pacific Street, HSB Room G424, Box 357290, Seattle, WA 98195-7290, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Box 355061, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, United States.
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Chen X, McAllister KJ, Klein B, Bushman LR, Anderson PL. Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS quantitative method for endogenous deoxynucleoside triphosphates in cellular lysate. Biomed Chromatogr 2016; 31. [PMID: 27557296 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The endogenous deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pool includes deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP), deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP), deoxyguanosine triphosphate (dGTP) and thymidine triphosphate (TTP). The endogenous dNTP pool is regulated by complex enzymatic pathways that can be targeted by drugs, such as antimetabolites. In addition, these components compete with antiviral nucleos(t)ide analog triphosphates, contributing to the mechanism of pharmacologic action. This communication describes the development and validation of a sensitive method to quantify the intracellular dNTP pool in cellular lysates. The extraction process was optimized for dNTPs using an indirect strategy - the separation of mono-, di- and triphosphate moieties by strong anion exchange, dephosphorylation of target fractions to molar equivalent nucleosides - followed by sensitive quantitation using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The validated analytical range was 50-2500 fmol/sample for each dNTP. The assay was used to quantify dNTPs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 40 clinical research participants (n = 279 samples). Median (interquartile range) concentrations were 143 (116, 169) for dATP, 737 (605, 887) for dCTP, 237 (200, 290) for dGTP and 315 (220, 456) for TTP, in femtomoles per million cells. This method allows for future studies of endogenous dNTP disposition in subjects receiving antimetabolites or nucleos(t)ide analogs, or for other clinical scenarios.
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- Xinhui Chen
- University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO, USA
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Taricani L, Shanahan F, Malinao MC, Beaumont M, Parry D. A functional approach reveals a genetic and physical interaction between ribonucleotide reductase and CHK1 in mammalian cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111714. [PMID: 25375241 PMCID: PMC4222937 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) enzyme is composed of the homodimeric RRM1 and RRM2 subunits, which together form a heterotetramic active enzyme that catalyzes the de novo reduction of ribonucleotides to generate deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), which are required for DNA replication and DNA repair processes. In this study, we show that ablation of RRM1 and RRM2 by siRNA induces G1/S phase arrest, phosphorylation of Chk1 on Ser345 and phosphorylation of γ-H2AX on S139. Combinatorial ablation of RRM1 or RRM2 and Chk1 causes a dramatic accumulation of γ-H2AX, a marker of double-strand DNA breaks, suggesting that activation of Chk1 in this context is essential for suppression of DNA damage. Significantly, we demonstrate for the first time that Chk1 and RNR subunits co-immunoprecipitate from native cell extracts. These functional genomic studies suggest that RNR is a critical mediator of replication checkpoint activation.
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- Lorena Taricani
- Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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Labroli MA, Dwyer MP, Shen R, Popovici-Muller J, Pu Q, Wyss D, McCoy M, Barrett D, Davis N, Seghezzi W, Shanahan F, Taricani L, Beaumont M, Malinao MC, Parry D, Guzi TJ. The identification of novel 5'-amino gemcitabine analogs as potent RRM1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:2303-10. [PMID: 24588962 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) enzyme is a heteromer of RRM1 and RRM2 subunits. The active enzyme catalyzes de novo reduction of ribonucleotides to generate deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), which are required for DNA replication and DNA repair processes. Complexity in the generation of physiologically relevant, active RRM1/RRM2 heterodimers was perceived as limiting to the identification of selective RRM1 inhibitors by high-throughput screening of compound libraries and led us to seek alternative methods to identify lead series. In short, we found that gemcitabine, as its diphosphate metabolite, represents one of the few described active site inhibitors of RRM1. We herein describe the identification of novel 5'-amino gemcitabine analogs as potent RRM1 inhibitors through in-cell phenotypic screening.
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- Marc A Labroli
- Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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- Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, BMB-3, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, BMB-3, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 901 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, BMB-3, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Morrison BL, Mullendore ME, Stockwin LH, Borgel S, Hollingshead MG, Newton DL. Oxyphenisatin acetate (NSC 59687) triggers a cell starvation response leading to autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, and autocrine TNFα-mediated apoptosis. Cancer Med 2013; 2:687-700. [PMID: 24403234 PMCID: PMC3892800 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Oxyphenisatin (3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-indol-2-one) and several structurally related molecules have been shown to have in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative activity. This study aims to confirm and extend mechanistic studies by focusing on oxyphenisatin acetate (OXY, NSC 59687), the pro-drug of oxyphenisatin. Results confirm that OXY inhibits the growth of the breast cancer cell lines MCF7, T47D, HS578T, and MDA-MB-468. This effect is associated with selective inhibition of translation accompanied by rapid phosphorylation of the nutrient sensing eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) kinases, GCN2 and PERK. This effect was paralleled by activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) combined with reduced phosphorylation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) substrates p70S6K and 4E-BP1. Microarray analysis highlighted activation of pathways involved in apoptosis induction, autophagy, RNA/protein metabolism, starvation responses, and solute transport. Pathway inhibitor combination studies suggested a role for AMPK/mTOR signaling, de novo transcription and translation, reactive oxygen species (ROS)/glutathione metabolism, calcium homeostasis and plasma membrane Na(+) /K(+) /Ca(2+) transport in activity. Further examination confirmed that OXY treatment was associated with autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ROS generation. Additionally, treatment was associated with activation of both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. In the estrogen receptor (ER) positive MCF7 and T47D cells, OXY induced TNFα expression and TNFR1 degradation, indicating autocrine receptor-mediated apoptosis in these lines. Lastly, in an MCF7 xenograft model, OXY delivered intraperitoneally inhibited tumor growth, accompanied by phosphorylation of eIF2α and degradation of TNFR1. These data suggest that OXY induces a multifaceted cell starvation response, which ultimately induces programmed cell death.
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- Bethanie L Morrison
- Drug Mechanism Group, Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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- Drug Mechanism Group, Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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- Drug Mechanism Group, Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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- In Vivo Preclinical Support Group, Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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- Drug Mechanism Group, Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchFrederick, Maryland, 21702
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Wonganan P, Lansakara-P DSP, Zhu S, Holzer M, Sandoval MA, Warthaka M, Cui Z. Just getting into cells is not enough: mechanisms underlying 4-(N)-stearoyl gemcitabine solid lipid nanoparticle's ability to overcome gemcitabine resistance caused by RRM1 overexpression. J Control Release 2013; 169:17-27. [PMID: 23570983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gemcitabine is a deoxycytidine analog that is widely used in the chemotherapy of many solid tumors. However, acquired tumor cell resistance often limits its use. Previously, we discovered that 4-(N)-stearoyl gemcitabine solid lipid nanoparticles (4-(N)-GemC18-SLNs) can overcome multiple acquired gemcitabine resistance mechanisms, including RRM1 overexpression. The present study was designed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the 4-(N)-GemC18-SLNs' ability to overcome gemcitabine resistance. The 4-(N)-GemC18 in the 4-(N)-GemC18-SLNs entered tumor cells due to clathrin-mediated endocytosis of the 4-(N)-GemC18-SLNs into the lysosomes of the cells, whereas the 4-(N)-GemC18 alone in solution entered cells by diffusion. We substantiated that it is the way the 4-(N)-GemC18-SLNs deliver the 4-(N)-GemC18 into tumor cells that allows the gemcitabine hydrolyzed from the 4-(N)-GemC18 to be more efficiently converted into its active metabolite, gemcitabine triphosphate (dFdCTP), and thus more potent against gemcitabine-resistant tumor cells than 4-(N)-GemC18 or gemcitabine alone. Moreover, we also showed that the RRM1-overexpressing tumor cells were also cross-resistant to cytarabine, another nucleoside analog commonly used in cancer therapy, and 4-(N)-stearoyl cytarabine carried by solid lipid nanoparticles can also overcome the resistance. Therefore, formulating the long-chain fatty acid amide derivatives of nucleoside analogs into solid lipid nanoparticles may represent a platform technology to increase the antitumor activity of the nucleoside analogs and to overcome tumor cell resistance to them.
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- Piyanuch Wonganan
- Pharmaceutics Division, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Zhu S, Wonganan P, Lansakara-P DSP, O'Mary HL, Li Y, Cui Z. The effect of the acid-sensitivity of 4-(N)-stearoyl gemcitabine-loaded micelles on drug resistance caused by RRM1 overexpression. Biomaterials 2012; 34:2327-39. [PMID: 23261218 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Chemoresistance is a major issue for most gemcitabine-related chemotherapies. The overexpression of ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 (RRM1) plays a key role in gemcitabine resistance. In this study, we synthesized a new highly acid-sensitive amphiphilic micelle material by conjugating hydrophilic polyethylene glycol with a hydrophobic stearic acid derivative (C18) using a hydrazone bond, which was named as PHC-2. A lipophilic prodrug of gemcitabine, 4-(N)-stearoyl gemcitabine (GemC18), was loaded into micelles prepared with PHC-2, a previously synthesized less acid-sensitive PHC-1, and their acid-insensitive counterpart, PAC. GemC18 loaded in acid-sensitive micelles can overcome gemcitabine resistance, and GemC18 in the highly acid-sensitive PHC-2 micelles was more cytotoxic than in the less acid-sensitive PHC-1 micelles. Mechanistic studies revealed that upon cellular uptake and lysosomal delivery, GemC18 in the acid-sensitive micelles was released and hydrolyzed more efficiently. Furthermore, GemC18 loaded in the highly acid-sensitive PHC-2 micelles inhibited the expression of RRM1 and increased the level of gemcitabine triphosphate (dFdCTP) in gemcitabine resistant tumor cells. The strategy of delivering lipophilized nucleoside analogs using highly acid-sensitive micelles may represent a new platform technology to increase the antitumor activity of nucleoside analogs and to overcome tumor cell resistance to them.
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- Saijie Zhu
- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics Division, Austin, TX 78712, United States
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Because deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are the critical substrates for DNA replication and repair, dNTP pools have been studied in context of multiple basic biochemical processes. Over the last 12 years, interest in dNTPs, and specifically the mitochondrial dNTP pools, has expanded to biomedical science because several mitochondrial diseases have been found to be caused by dysfunctions of several enzymes involved in dNTP catabolism or anabolism. Techniques to reliably measure mitochondrial dNTPs should be sensitive and specific to avoid interference caused by the abundant ribonucleotides. Here, we describe detailed protocols to measure mitochondrial dNTPs from two specific samples, cultured skin fibroblasts and mouse liver. The methods can be easily adapted to other types of samples. The protocol follows a polymerase-based method, which is the most widely used approach to measure dNTP pools. Our description is based on the latest update of the technique, which minimizes the potential interference from ribonucleotides.
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- Ramon Martí
- Laboratori de Patologia Mitocondrial, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Wilson PM, Labonte MJ, Russell J, Louie S, Ghobrial AA, Ladner RD. A novel fluorescence-based assay for the rapid detection and quantification of cellular deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:e112. [PMID: 21576234 PMCID: PMC3177181 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Current methods for measuring deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) employ reagent and labor-intensive assays utilizing radioisotopes in DNA polymerase-based assays and/or chromatography-based approaches. We have developed a rapid and sensitive 96-well fluorescence-based assay to quantify cellular dNTPs utilizing a standard real-time PCR thermocycler. This assay relies on the principle that incorporation of a limiting dNTP is required for primer-extension and Taq polymerase-mediated 5–3′ exonuclease hydrolysis of a dual-quenched fluorophore-labeled probe resulting in fluorescence. The concentration of limiting dNTP is directly proportional to the fluorescence generated. The assay demonstrated excellent linearity (R2 > 0.99) and can be modified to detect between ∼0.5 and 100 pmol of dNTP. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) for all dNTPs were defined as <0.77 and <1.3 pmol, respectively. The intra-assay and inter-assay variation coefficients were determined to be <4.6% and <10%, respectively with an accuracy of 100 ± 15% for all dNTPs. The assay quantified intracellular dNTPs with similar results obtained from a validated LC–MS/MS approach and successfully measured quantitative differences in dNTP pools in human cancer cells treated with inhibitors of thymidylate metabolism. This assay has important application in research that investigates the influence of pathological conditions or pharmacological agents on dNTP biosynthesis and regulation.
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- Peter M Wilson
- Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Jia J, Zhang H, Zhao L, Zhu ZY, Zhang GQ, Chai YF. An Optimized Ion-Pair HPLC Method for Simultaneous Analysis of Nucleoside Triphosphate Levels in Hepatoma Cell Line. Chromatographia 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-010-1881-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hydrophilic interaction chromatography of nucleoside triphosphates with temperature as a separation parameter. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:5981-6. [PMID: 21315360 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Eight deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) and nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs): ATP, CTP, GTP, UTP, dATP, dCTP, dGTP and dTTP, were separated with two 15 cm ZIC-pHILIC columns coupled in series, using LC-UV instrumentation. The polymer-based ZIC-pHILIC column gave significantly better separations and peak shape than a silica-based ZIC-HILIC column. Better separations were obtained with isocratic elution as compared to gradient elution. The temperature markedly affected the selectivity and could be used to fine tune separation. The analysis time was also affected by temperature, as lower temperatures surprisingly reduced the retention of the nucleotides. dNTP/NTP standards could be separated in 35 min with a flow rate of 200 μL/min. In Escherichia coli cell culture samples dNTP/NTPs could be selectively separated in 7 0min using a flow rate of 100 μL/min.
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Hancock CN, Stockwin LH, Han B, Divelbiss RD, Jun JH, Malhotra SV, Hollingshead MG, Newton DL. A copper chelate of thiosemicarbazone NSC 689534 induces oxidative/ER stress and inhibits tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:110-21. [PMID: 20971185 PMCID: PMC3014388 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.10.696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2010] [Revised: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, a Cu(2+) chelate of the novel thiosemicarbazone NSC 689534 was evaluated for in vitro and in vivo anti-cancer activity. Results demonstrated that NSC 689534 activity (low micromolar range) was enhanced four- to fivefold by copper chelation and completely attenuated by iron. Importantly, once formed, the NSC 689534/Cu(2+) complex retained activity in the presence of additional iron or iron-containing biomolecules. NSC 689534/Cu(2+) mediated its effects primarily through the induction of ROS, with depletion of cellular glutathione and protein thiols. Pretreatment of cells with the antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine impaired activity, whereas NSC 689534/Cu(2+) effectively synergized with the glutathione biosynthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine. Microarray analysis of NSC 689534/Cu(2+)-treated cells highlighted activation of pathways involved in oxidative and ER stress/UPR, autophagy, and metal metabolism. Further scrutiny of the role of ER stress and autophagy indicated that NSC 689534/Cu(2+)-induced cell death was ER-stress dependent and autophagy independent. Last, NSC 689534/Cu(2+) was shown to have activity in an HL60 xenograft model. These data suggest that NSC 689534/Cu(2+) is a potent oxidative stress inducer worthy of further preclinical investigation.
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- Chad N. Hancock
- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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- Biological Testing Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Pires IM, Bencokova Z, Milani M, Folkes LK, Li JL, Stratford MR, Harris AL, Hammond EM. Effects of acute versus chronic hypoxia on DNA damage responses and genomic instability. Cancer Res 2010; 70:925-35. [PMID: 20103649 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-2715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Questions exist concerning the effects of acute versus chronic hypoxic conditions on DNA replication and genomic stability that may influence tumorigenesis. Severe hypoxia causes replication arrest independent of S-phase checkpoint, DNA damage response, or transformation status. Arrests occur during both the initiation and elongation phases of DNA replication, correlated with a rapid decrease in available deoxynucleotide triphosphates. With fluctuating oxygen tensions in tumors, arrested hypoxic cells may undergo rapid reperfusion and reoxygenation that leads to reoxygenation-induced DNA damage. In cells subjected to chronic hypoxia, we found that replicative restart was inhibited along with numerous replication factors, including MCM6 and RPA, the latter of which limits the hypoxia-induced DNA damage response. In contrast, in cells where replicative restart occurred, it was accompanied by extensive reoxygenation-induced DNA damage and compromised DNA repair. We found that cells reoxygenated after acute hypoxia underwent rapid p53-dependent apoptosis. Our findings suggest that cells lacking functional p53 are more susceptible to genomic instability and potentially tumorigenesis if they experience reoxygenation after acute exposure to hypoxia.
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- Isabel M Pires
- The Cancer Research UK/Medical Research Council Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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Cohen S, Megherbi M, Jordheim LP, Lefebvre I, Perigaud C, Dumontet C, Guitton J. Simultaneous analysis of eight nucleoside triphosphates in cell lines by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009; 877:3831-40. [PMID: 19805008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Revised: 09/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, we developed a new method for the simultaneous determination of eight endogenous ribonucleoside triphosphates and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates based on a combination of a selective sample preparation and an ion-pair liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. The sample preparation was based on a protein precipitation coupled with a solid phase extraction using a weak-anion-exchange cartridge. The analytical separation of the nucleotides was achieved on a porous graphitic carbon stationary phase with a binary elution gradient program employing ion-pairing reagents (diethylamine and hexylamine) and organic eluent (methanol). The triple quadrupole mass spectrometer operated in both negative and positive multiple reaction monitoring modes. The calibration assay used the stable isotope labelled analogs of each compounds as standard. Standard calibrations were from 0.25 to 10pmol injected according to deoxyribonucleotides and from 12.5 to 3000pmol injected according to ribonucleotides. The within-run precision of the assay was less than 14.5% and the between-run precision was less than 12.4% for each analytes. Assay accuracy was in the range of 92.3-107.6%. This method allows the determination of NTP and dNTP pools from lysats of several cell lines or peripheral blood mononuclear cell from patient. Assays were performed with different preparation of cells to confirm the quality and the relevance of the described method.
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- Sabine Cohen
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Toxicologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, F-69495 Pierre-Bénite, France
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Chen P, Liu Z, Liu S, Xie Z, Aimiuwu J, Pang J, Klisovic R, Blum W, Grever MR, Marcucci G, Chan KK. A LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of intracellular nucleoside triphosphate levels. Pharm Res 2009; 26:1504-15. [PMID: 19291372 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-009-9863-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To simultaneously quantify intracellular nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) and deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pools and to assess their changes produced by interfering with ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) expression in leukemia cells. METHODS A HPLC-MS/MS system was used to quantify intracellular NTP and dNTP pools. RESULTS The assay was linear between 50 nM, the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), and 10 muM in cell lysate. The within-day coefficients of variation (CVs, n = 5) were found to be 12.0-18.0% at the LLOQ and 3.0-9.0% between 500 and 5,000 nM for dNTPs and 8.0-15.0% and 2.0-6.0% for NTPs. The between-day CVs (n = 5) were 9.0-13.0% and 3.0-11.0% for dNTPs and 9.0-13.0% and 3.0-6.0% for NTPs. The within-day accuracy values were 93.0-119.0% for both NTPs and dNTPs. ATP overlapped with dGTP and they were analyzed as a composite. This method was applied to measure basal intracellular dNTPs/NTPs in five leukemia cell lines exposed to the RNR antisense GTI-2040. Following drug treatment, dCTP and dATP levels were found to decrease significantly in MV4-11 and K562 cells. Additionally, perturbation of dNTP/NTP levels in bone marrow sample of a patient treated with GTI-2040 was detected. CONCLUSIONS This method provides a practical tool to measure intracellular dNTP/NTP levels in cells and clinical samples.
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- Ping Chen
- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, 500 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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The ability to measure molar concentrations of deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphates (dNTPs) within the mitochondrial matrix is important for several reasons. First, the spontaneous mutation rate for the mitochondrial genome is much higher than that for the nuclear genome, and dNTP concentrations are known determinants of DNA replication fidelity. Second, several human mitochondrial diseases involve perturbations of nucleotide metabolism, and dNTP pool analysis can help us to understand the consequences of these abnormalities. Third, it is important to understand how mtDNA is supplied with precursors in non-cycling cells, where the cytosolic machinery that supplies dNTPs for nuclear replication is downregulated. Fourth, the toxicity of several antiviral nucleoside analogs involves their metabolic activation within mitochondria, and dNTP pool analyses can help us to understand the processes leading to toxicity. Analyses of dNTP pools in whole-cell extracts from tissues or cultured cells are carried out either by HPLC or by an enzymatic method using DNA polymerase and defined templates. Because dNTP pools are much smaller in mitochondria than in whole cells, HPLC lacks the sensitivity needed for these measurements. The enzymatic method possesses sufficient sensitivity and is the method described in this chapter.
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- Christopher K Mathews
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, OR, Corvallis, USA
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Asakawa Y, Tokida N, Ozawa C, Ishiba M, Tagaya O, Asakawa N. Suppression effects of carbonate on the interaction between stainless steel and phosphate groups of phosphate compounds in high-performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1198-1199:80-6. [PMID: 18541253 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2007] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined the suppression methodology of the interaction between phosphate compounds, such as nucleotides, and the stainless steel surfaces of high-performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS) equipment in an effort to prevent the tailing of peaks seen in HPLC chromatograms of phosphate compounds. Addition of carbonate (CO(3)(2-)) to mobile phase was highly effective in suppressing the interaction of phosphate compounds derived from a complexation between phosphate groups and metal ions that exist on a stainless steel surface in a mechanism similar to Fe(III)- and Cr(III)-immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). Addition of ammonium hydrogen carbonate to mobile phase achieved a simple and reliable HPLC/ESI-MS analysis of mono-, di-, and triphosphate compounds (six nucleotides) without peak tailing due to the interaction between stainless steel surfaces and phosphate groups. Moreover, ammonium hydrogen carbonate buffer, a volatile buffer with good buffering capacity at neutral pH, does not compromise the stability of silica-based HPLC columns, decreases in sensitivity, ion source pollution, clogging of the ESI interface, and/or ion suppression in HPLC/ESI-MS.
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- Yoshiki Asakawa
- Sunplanet Co., Ltd., 2 Kawashimatakehaya, Kakamigahara, Gifu 501-6024, Japan.
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Coucke PA, Cottin E, Decosterd LA. Simultaneous alteration of de novo and salvage pathway to the deoxynucleoside triphosphate pool by (E)-2'-deoxy-(fluoromethylene)cytidine (FMdC) and zidovudine (AZT) results in increased radiosensitivity in vitro. Acta Oncol 2007; 46:612-20. [PMID: 17562437 DOI: 10.1080/02841860601137389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To test whether a thymidine analog zidovudine (=AZT), is able to modify the radiosensitizing effects of (E)-2'-Deoxy-(fluoromethylene)cytidine (FMdC). A human colon cancer cell line Widr was exposed for 48 hours prior to irradiation to FMdC. Zidovudine was added at various concentrations immediately before irradiation. We measured cell survival and the effect of FMdC, AZT and FMdC + AZT on deoxynucleotide triphosphate pool. FMdC results in a significant increase of radiosensitivity. The enhancement ratios (ER =surviving fraction irradiated cells/surviving fraction drug treated and irradiated cells), obtained by FMdC or AZT alone are significantly increased by the combination of both compounds. Adding FMdC to AZT yields enhancement ratios ranging from 1.25 to 2.26. FMdC reduces dATP significantly, with a corresponding increase of TTP, dCTP and dGTP. This increase of TTP, dCTP and dGTP is abolished with the addition of AZT. Adding AZT to FMdC results in a significant increase of the radiosensitizing effect of FMdC. This combination appears to reduce the reactive enhancement of TTP, dCTP and dGTP induced by FMdC while it does not affect the inhibitory effect on dATP.
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- Philippe A Coucke
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman, Université de Liège, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Belgium.
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Chen Y, Xing D, Wang W, Ding Y, Du L. Development of an ion-pair HPLC method for investigation of energy charge changes in cerebral ischemia of mice and hypoxia of Neuro-2a cell line. Biomed Chromatogr 2007; 21:628-34. [PMID: 17385810 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The determination of adenine nucleotides and energy charge (EC) has great importance in the characterization of cerebral ischemic injury and post-ischemic recovery. An IP-HPLC method was developed for the quantification of AMP, ADP, ATP and EC in cerebral ischemia and hypoxia of the Neuro-2a cell line. The chromatographic conditions were: a Zorbax SB-C18 reversed-phase column; mobile phase 100 mM KH(2)PO(4), 1 mM tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, and 2.5% acetonitrile, brought to pH 7.0 with potassium hydroxide (4 M), filtered through a 0.45 microm Millipore filter and degassed prior to use. The flow-rate was 1.0 mL/min. The injection volume was 20 microL. Detection was performed at a wavelength of 254 nm under a constant temperature (27 +/- 1 degrees C). The method was validated by means of linearity, using calibration curves constructed with five concentration levels of each compound. The limit of detection was also determined. The system precision was calculated as the coefficient of variation for five injections for each compound tested. Cerebral tissue was homogenized (4 degrees C) in 1 mL of an ice-cold 6% trichloroacetic acid that contained ATPase inhibitor and obtained good recovery (>90%). The results show that the described method for the determination of adenine nucleotides by HPLC has good linearity, limit of detection, precision and specificity, and is simple and rapid to perform.
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- Yunyun Chen
- Protein Science Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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Friedecký D, Tomková J, Maier V, Janost'áková A, Procházka M, Adam T. Capillary electrophoretic method for nucleotide analysis in cells: application on inherited metabolic disorders. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:373-80. [PMID: 17203505 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Purine and pyrimidine nucleotides influence many metabolic pathways and their analogs have been widely used in medicine. A capillary electrophoretic method was developed for measuring intracellular nucleotides. The final BGE consisted of 40 mM citric acid with addition of 0.8 mM CTAB titrated by gamma-aminobutyric acid to pH 4.4. The electrophoretic separations were carried out in an uncoated silica capillary (id/od - 75/375 microm; effective/total length - 90/97 cm). The method allows a complete separation of 21 nucleotides and deoxynucleotides within 15 min with separation efficiencies up to 400,000 theoretical plates per meter. Due to the use of an acidic separation medium, the method offers a high selectivity toward the studied analytes versus possible interferences from matrices. Sample preparation was optimized in order to shorten work-time and prevent analyte degradation. The method was applied for analyzing nucleotides in human erythrocytes and Chinese hamster ovary cells. Diagnostic potential for inherited metabolic disorders of nucleotide metabolism is presented.
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- David Friedecký
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Laboratory for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, University Hospital and Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Wakamatsu A, Morimoto K, Shimizu M, Kudoh S. A severe peak tailing of phosphate compounds caused by interaction with stainless steel used for liquid chromatography and electrospray mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2006; 28:1823-30. [PMID: 16224979 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200400027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A severe peak tailing was observed for adenosine 5'-monophosphate in flow injection analysis with stainless steel tubing and water/methanol mixture (1:1, v/v) as carrier. The cause of the peak tailing was investigated by focusing on the chemical structure of the analytes, the material used for the analytical systems and the composition of the carrier. We clarified that the peak tailing was caused by the interaction between phosphate residues in the analytes and stainless steel. The severe peak tailing did not occur with stainless steel tubing when the phosphate compounds were analyzed with carrier containing phosphoric acid or phosphate buffer. The findings indicate that such ill peak profiles are usually not considerable in conventional HPLC separation because phosphoric acid or phosphate buffer is quite commonly used in eluents. In LC-MS, however, the use of phosphoric acid and phosphate buffer is usually avoided because of their non-volatility; therefore this interaction between stainless steel and phosphate compound becomes predominant and results in severe peak tailings. We also found an effective method for avoiding the interaction. When stainless parts, such as LC tubing and ESI spray capillary, were treated with phosphoric acid prior to analysis, the peak profiles of the phosphate compounds were dramatically improved, even when non-phosphate buffer is used as carrier.
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- Akira Wakamatsu
- GlaxoSmithKline KK, Takasaki Development Laboratory, Takasaki, Japan.
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Vinogradov SV, Kohli E, Zeman AD. Cross-linked polymeric nanogel formulations of 5'-triphosphates of nucleoside analogues: role of the cellular membrane in drug release. Mol Pharm 2006; 2:449-61. [PMID: 16323952 PMCID: PMC1351166 DOI: 10.1021/mp0500364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Activation of cytotoxic nucleoside analogues in vivo depends primarily on their cell-specific phosphorylation. Anticancer chemotherapy using nucleoside analogues may be significantly enhanced by intracellular administration of active phosphorylated drugs. However, the cellular transport of anionic compounds is very ineffective and restricted by many drug efflux transporters. Recently developed cationic nanogel carriers can encapsulate large amounts of nucleoside 5'-triphosphates that form polyionic complexes with protonated amino groups on the polyethylenimine backbone of the nanogels. In this paper, the 5'-triphosphate of an antiviral nucleoside analogue, 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine (AZT), was efficiently synthesized and its complexes with nanogels were obtained and evaluated as potential cytotoxic drug formulations for treatment of human breast carcinoma cells. A selective phosphorylating reagent, tris-imidazolylphosphate, was used to convert AZT into the nucleoside analogue 5'-triphosphate using a one-pot procedure. The corresponding 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine 5'-triphosphate (AZTTP) was isolated with high yield (75%). Nanogels encapsulated up to 30% of AZTTP by weight by mixing solutions of the carrier and the drug. The AZTTP/nanogel formulation showed enhanced cytotoxicity in two breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, demonstrating IC50 values 130-200 times lower than those values for AZT alone. The exact mechanism of drug release from nanogels remains unclear. One mechanism could involve interaction with negatively charged counterions. A high affinity of nanogels to isolated cellular membranes has been observed, especially for nanogels made of amphiphilic block copolymer, Pluronic P85. Cellular trafficking of nanogel particles, contrasted by polyethylenimine-coordinated copper(II) ions, was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which revealed membranotropic properties of nanogels. A substantial release of encapsulated drug was observed following interactions of drug-loaded nanogels with cellular membranes. A drug release mechanism triggered by interaction of the drug-loaded nanogels with phospholipid bilayer is proposed. The results illustrate therapeutic potential of the phosphorylated nucleoside analogues formulated in nanosized cross-linked polymeric carriers for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Serguei V Vinogradov
- Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine and College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5830, USA.
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Kochanowski N, Blanchard F, Cacan R, Chirat F, Guedon E, Marc A, Goergen JL. Intracellular nucleotide and nucleotide sugar contents of cultured CHO cells determined by a fast, sensitive, and high-resolution ion-pair RP-HPLC. Anal Biochem 2005; 348:243-51. [PMID: 16325757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2005] [Revised: 10/05/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Analysis of intracellular nucleotide and nucleotide sugar contents is essential in studying protein glycosylation of mammalian cells. Nucleotides and nucleotide sugars are the donor substrates of glycosyltransferases, and nucleotides are involved in cellular energy metabolism and its regulation. A sensitive and reproducible ion-pair reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method has been developed, allowing the direct and simultaneous detection and quantification of some essential nucleotides and nucleotide sugars. After a perchloric acid extraction, 13 molecules (8 nucleotides and 5 nucleotide sugars) were separated, including activated sugars such as UDP-glucose, UDP-galactose, GDP-mannose, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, and UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine. To validate the analytical parameters, the reproducibility, linearity of calibration curves, detection limits, and recovery were evaluated for standard mixtures and cell extracts. The developed method is capable of resolving picomolar quantities of nucleotides and nucleotide sugars in a single chromatographic run. The HPLC method was then applied to quantify intracellular levels of nucleotides and nucleotide sugars of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells cultivated in a bioreactor batch process. Evolutions of the titers of nucleotides and nucleotide sugars during the batch process are discussed.
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- N Kochanowski
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France
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Vinogradov SV, Zeman AD, Batrakova EV, Kabanov AV. Polyplex Nanogel formulations for drug delivery of cytotoxic nucleoside analogs. J Control Release 2005; 107:143-57. [PMID: 16039001 PMCID: PMC1357595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Revised: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 06/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hydrophilic nanosized particles consisting of the cross-linked cationic polymer network (Nanogels) are suggested as a drug delivery system for nucleoside analog 5'-triphosphates, an active form of cytotoxic anticancer drugs. Preparation, properties, and cellular effects of several polyplex Nanogel formulations with the 5'-triphosphate of cytotoxic 5-fluoroadenine arabinoside (fludarabine) (FATP) were examined and discussed here. The polyplexes have formed spontaneously by mixing solutions of FATP and Nanogels because of ionic interactions between protonated polyethylenimine (PEI) chains in Nanogel network with polyphosphate groups of the drug. Subsequent compaction of the flexible Nanogel network has resulted in an encapsulation of the FATP/PEI complex in a dense core surrounded by hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) envelope. This structure has provided a sustained release of the drug, as well as an efficient protection of FATP against enzymatic degradation. The drug loading could reach up to 33% by weight of the drug-Nanogel formulation. In vitro 35% of loaded drug has released from Nanogel formulations during the first 24 h, and a slower additional release was observed during the next 2 days. Nanogels have protected 90% of the encapsulated FATP from enzymatic dephosphorylation during the first 60 min of incubation in vitro. The drug-Nanogel formulation compared to the drug has demonstrated a significantly enhanced cytotoxicity in cultured cancer cells. Cancer cell-targeting molecules, such as folate, could be easily attached to Nanogels and this modification has resulted in a strong 10-fold increase of the carrier's internalization in human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells. Moreover, transcellular transport of the folate-Nanogel polyplexes was found to be 4 times more effective compared to the drug alone using Caco-2 cell monolayers as an in vitro intestinal model. The data demonstrate that this carrier-based approach to delivery of cytotoxic drugs may enhance tumor specificity and significantly reduce side effects related to systemic toxicity usually observed during cancer chemotherapy.
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- Serguei V Vinogradov
- Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine and College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 985830 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5830, United States.
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Muthukumaran T, KrishnaMurthy NV, Sudhaharan T, Muralidharan B. A "cleanup procedure" involving periodate oxidation in the enzymatic synthesis of chemically pure alpha-32P and alpha-33P labelled deoxyribonucleotides. Appl Radiat Isot 2005; 63:63-9. [PMID: 15866449 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2004] [Revised: 02/26/2005] [Accepted: 03/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Enzymatic synthesis of alpha-(32)P and alpha-(33)P labelled deoxyribonucleotides involves the transfer of radiolabelled phosphorus from either gamma-(32)P adenosine triphosphate (gamma-ATP) or gamma-(32)P guanosine triphosphate (gamma-GTP). Subsequent removal of these ribonucleotides is essential for the preparation of chemically pure deoxyribonucleotides. Agarose-phenyl boronate columns, which bind specifically to cis-diol moieties, have been used for the removal of ribonucleotide contaminants. However, this involves column losses and additional radiation exposure. In the present work we describe a chemical method for the improvement of the chemical purity, based on the preferential oxidation of ribose sugars by periodate. The cis-diol moiety of ribose is specifically oxidised to the dialdehyde. The excess periodate ions were destroyed using ethylene glycol. The phosphate group was then cleaved by beta-elimination using alkali. The product was purified using anion exchange chromatography. The efficiency of the process was validated using tracer gamma-(32)P ATP and alpha-(32)P dATP. Samples at various steps were analysed by TLC, autoradiography and HPLC. During the process ATP is oxidised whereas 2'-deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) remains intact. The alpha-(32)P dATP synthesized by this process was assayed for its incorporation in lambda-DNA by the random priming method and was found to be effectively incorporated. The process developed is an efficient and convenient method for the preparation of chemically pure deoxyribonucleotides.
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- T Muthukumaran
- JONAKI, Labelled Biomolecules Laboratory, ILCJ, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, CCMB Campus, Uppal Road, Hyderabad- 500 007, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Hernandez-Santiago BI, Beltran T, Stuyver L, Chu CK, Schinazi RF. Metabolism of the anti-hepatitis C virus nucleoside beta-D-N4-hydroxycytidine in different liver cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 48:4636-42. [PMID: 15561837 PMCID: PMC529212 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.12.4636-4642.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Beta-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) was found to have selective anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity in the HCV replicon system (clone A). The intracellular metabolism of tritiated NHC was investigated in the HCV replicon system, Huh-7 cells, HepG2 cells, and primary human hepatocytes. Incubation of cells with 10 microM radiolabeled NHC demonstrated extensive and rapid phosphorylation in all liver cells. Besides the 5'-mono, -di-, and -triphosphate metabolites of NHC, other metabolites were characterized. These included cytidine and uridine mono-, di-, and triphosphates. UTP was the predominant early metabolite in Huh-7 cells and primary human hepatocytes, suggesting deamination of NHC as the primary catabolic pathway. The intracellular half-lives of radiolabeled NHC-triphosphate and of CTP and UTP derived from NHC incubation in Huh-7 cells were calculated to be 3.0 +/- 1.3, 10.4 +/- 3.3, and 13.2 +/- 3.5 h (means +/- standard deviations), respectively. Studies using monkey and human whole blood demonstrated more-rapid deamination and oxidation in monkey cells than in human cells, suggesting that NHC may not persist long enough in plasma to be delivered to liver cells.
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- Brenda I Hernandez-Santiago
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia 30033, USA
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Diamond TL, Roshal M, Jamburuthugoda VK, Reynolds HM, Merriam AR, Lee KY, Balakrishnan M, Bambara RA, Planelles V, Dewhurst S, Kim B. Macrophage tropism of HIV-1 depends on efficient cellular dNTP utilization by reverse transcriptase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:51545-53. [PMID: 15452123 PMCID: PMC1351161 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408573200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Retroviruses utilize cellular dNTPs to perform proviral DNA synthesis in infected host cells. Unlike oncoretroviruses, which replicate in dividing cells, lentiviruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and simian immunodeficiency virus, are capable of efficiently replicating in non-dividing cells (terminally differentiated macrophages) as well as dividing cells (i.e. activated CD4+ T cells). In general, non-dividing cells are likely to have low cellular dNTP content compared with dividing cells. Here, by employing a novel assay for cellular dNTP content, we determined the dNTP concentrations in two HIV-1 target cells, macrophages and activated CD4+ T cells. We found that human macrophages contained 130-250-fold lower dNTP concentrations than activated human CD4+ T cells. Biochemical analysis revealed that, unlike oncoretroviral reverse transcriptases (RTs), lentiviral RTs efficiently synthesize DNA even in the presence of the low dNTP concentrations equivalent to those found in macrophages. In keeping with this observation, HIV-1 vectors containing mutant HIV-1 RTs, which kinetically mimic oncoretroviral RTs, failed to transduce human macrophages despite retaining normal infectivity for activated CD4+ T cells and other dividing cells. These results suggest that the ability of HIV-1 to infect macrophages, which is essential to establishing the early pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection, depends, at least in part, on enzymatic adaptation of HIV-1 RT to efficiently catalyze DNA synthesis in limited cellular dNTP substrate environments.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and
- Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 672, Rochester, New York 14642
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N. 1900 East, SOM C210, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 672, Rochester, New York 14642
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- *Corresponding author Baek Kim, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 672, Rochester, NY 14642, Tel: (585) 275-6916, Fax: (585) 473-9573,
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Coucke PA, Cottin E, Azria D, Martineau P, Adamer F, Decosterd LA, Buchegger F, Do HP. Positive interactive radiosensitisation in vitro with the combination of two nucleoside analogues, (E)-2′-deoxy- 2′-(fluoromethylene) cytidine and iododeoxyuridine. Eur J Cancer 2004; 40:1572-80. [PMID: 15196542 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2003] [Revised: 11/14/2003] [Accepted: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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(E)-2'-Deoxy-2'-(fluoromethylene) cytidine (FMdC), an inhibitor of ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase (RR), is a potent radiation-sensitiser acting through alterations in the deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pool in the de novo pathway to DNA synthesis. The activity of thymidine kinase (TK), a key enzyme in the 'salvage pathway', is known to increase in response to a lowering of dATP induced by FMdC. Nucleoside analogues such as iododeoxyuridine (IdUrd) are incorporated into DNA after phosphorylation by TK. Radiation sensitisation by IdUrd depends on IdUrd incorporation. Therefore, we have investigated the radiosensitising effect of the combination of FMdC and IdUrd on WiDr (a human colon cancer cell-line) and compared it to the effect of either drug alone. We analysed the effects of FMdC and IdUrd on the dNTP pools by high-performance liquid chromatography, and measured whether the incorporation of IdUrd was increased by FMdC using a [(125)I]-IdUrd incorporation assay. The combination in vitro yielded radiation-sensitiser enhancement ratios of >2, significantly higher than those observed with FMdC or IdUrd alone. Isobologram analysis of the combination indicated a supra-additive effect. This significant increase in radiation sensitivity with the combination of FMdC and IdUrd could not be explained by changes in the dNTP pattern since the addition of IdUrd to FMdC did not further reduce the dATP. However, the increase in the radiation sensitivity of WiDr cells might be due to increased incorporation of IdUrd after FMdC treatment. Indeed, a specific and significant incorporation of IdUrd into DNA could be observed with the [(125)I]-IdUrd incorporation assay in the presence of 1 microM unlabelled IdUrd when combined with FMdC treatment.
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- Philippe A Coucke
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Henneré G, Becher F, Pruvost A, Goujard C, Grassi J, Benech H. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assays for intracellular deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate competitors of nucleoside antiretrovirals. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 789:273-81. [PMID: 12742119 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00099-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study was aimed to apply an LC-MS-MS method previously developed for intracellular nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors-triphosphate (NRTI-TPs) to the determination of natural deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The LC-MS-MS method was directly used in assay of dATP and dTTP. Interferences by ribonucleotides (rNTPs) prevented direct application to the two other analytes: dGTP and dCTP. A periodate oxidation procedure was therefore optimized to remove rNTPs from the cell medium in order to quantitate dCTP and dGTP. The determination of the intracellular ratio of NRTI-TP/dNTP in HIV-infected patients now involves use of the same chromatographic system for simultaneous assay of several analytes.
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- Gaëlle Henneré
- CEA, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunologie, DSV/DRM, CEA/Saclay, 91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, Cedex, France
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Huang D, Zhang Y, Chen X. Analysis of intracellular nucleoside triphosphate levels in normal and tumor cell lines by high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 784:101-9. [PMID: 12504187 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00780-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the direct and simultaneous determination of ribonucleoside triphosphates and their corresponding deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates in trichloroacetic acid cell extracts is presented. Using this system, high resolution of nine acid-soluble compounds, including ADP, CTP, dCTP, GTP, UTP, dGTP, dTTP, ATP and dATP in 16 normal or tumor cell lines, is obtained. The method is based on an extraction of nucleotides from cells with a solution of 6% trichloroacetic acid followed by neutralization with the addition of 5 M K(2)CO(3) just prior to HPLC analysis. Chromatographic separations were performed using a Symmetry C(18) 3.5 micrometer (150x4.6 mm) column (Waters) equipped with a NovaPak C(18) Sentry guard column with UV detection at 254 nm. The HPLC columns were kept at 27 degrees C. The mobile phase was delivered at a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min, with the following stepwise gradient elution program: A-B (60:40) at 0 min-->(40:60) at 30 min-->(40:60) at 60 min. Solvent A contained 10 mM tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, 10 mM KH(2)PO(4) and 0.25% MeOH, and was adjusted to pH 6.9 with 1 M HCl. Solvent B consisted of 5.6 mM tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, 50 mM KH(2)PO(4) and 30% MeOH, and was neutralized to pH 7.0 with 1 M NaOH. The calibration curves (r>0.99) of the components in cell extracts were established with their aqueous standards. The average within-day precision for the nine compounds was 0.9%, and the average day-to-day precision was 5.0%. The detection limits (pmol) of the nine reagents were 1.39 (ADP), 4.32 (CTP), 15.5 (dCTP), 2.38 (GTP), 4.42 (UTP), 9.45 (dGTP), 14.6 (dTTP), 2.44 (ATP) and 11.8 (dATP). The recovery of this method for the standards ranged from 82.4 to 120.5%. The results for the detection of nucleotide pools in 16 normal and tumor cell lines were presented. In conclusion, this simplified analytical method enables the simultaneous quantitation of NTP and dNTP in cell or tissue extracts and may represent a valuable tool for the detection of minute alterations of intracellular NTP/dNTP pools induced by anticancer/antiviral drugs and diseases.
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- Dan Huang
- Department of Pharmacology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan Street, 100050, Beijing, China
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Deng Y, Wang Z, Ying K, Gu S, Ji C, Huang Y, Gu X, Wang Y, Xu Y, Li Y, Xie Y, Mao Y. NADPH-dependent GMP reductase isoenzyme of human (GMPR2). Expression, purification, and kinetic properties. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2002; 34:1035-50. [PMID: 12009299 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-2725(02)00024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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GMP reductase (EC 1.6.6.8) is the only known metabolic step by which guanine nucleotides can be converted to the pivotal precursor of both adenine and guanine nucleotides. Human GMP reductase has been previously partially purified from erythrocytes and a chromosome 6-linked cDNA has been identified to correspond for encoding human GMP reductase. Here, we reported a distinct cDNA for human GMP reductase isoenzyme isolated from a human fetal brain library, and the GenBank accession number is AF419346. The deduced protein shows 90% identity with human GMP reductase reported (named GMPR1 compared with GMPR2 of this paper) and 69% with E. coli GMP reductase. Comparison of GMPR2 cDNA sequence with human genome indicates the corresponding gene spans about 6.6kb on chromosome 14, which encodes 348 amino acid residues. Northern hybridization analysis indicates a differential and disproportionate expression of mRNAs for GMPR1 and GMPR2, suggesting the existence of distinct molecular species of GMP reductase in human. The apparent Km of GMPR2 for NADPH and GMP are 26.6 and 17.4 microM, respectively. This is the first report suggesting the existence of two distinct types of human GMP reductase molecular species, which can be used to explain the bimodal saturation curve noted with the purified human erythrocyte GMP reductase.
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- Yingfeng Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Lin S, McLennan AG, Ying K, Wang Z, Gu S, Jin H, Wu C, Liu W, Yuan Y, Tang R, Xie Y, Mao Y. Cloning, expression, and characterization of a human inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase encoded by the itpa gene. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:18695-701. [PMID: 11278832 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m011084200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ITP and dITP exist in all cells. dITP is potentially mutagenic, and the levels of these nucleotides are controlled by inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (EC ). Here we report the cloning, expression, and characterization of a 21.5-kDa human inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (hITPase), an enzyme whose activity has been reported in many animal tissues and studied in populations but whose protein sequence has not been determined before. At the optimal pH of 10.0, recombinant hITPase hydrolyzed ITP, dITP, and xanthosine 5'-triphosphate to their respective monophosphates whereas activity with other nucleoside triphosphates was low. K(m) values for ITP, dITP, and xanthosine 5'-triphosphate were 0.51, 0.31, and 0.57 mm, respectively, and k(cat) values were 580, 360, and 640 s(-1), respectively. A divalent cation was absolutely required for activity. The gene encoding the hITPase cDNA sequence was localized by radiation hybrid mapping to chromosome 20p in the interval D20S113-D20S97, the same interval in which the ITPA inosine triphosphatase gene was previously localized. A BLAST search revealed the existence of many similar sequences in organisms ranging from bacteria to mammals. The function of this ubiquitous protein family is proposed to be the elimination of minor potentially mutagenic or clastogenic purine nucleoside triphosphates from the cell.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Chromatography, Gel
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Databases, Factual
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Hydrolysis
- Inosine Triphosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Inosine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Models, Biological
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Pyrophosphatases/biosynthesis
- Pyrophosphatases/chemistry
- Pyrophosphatases/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- Radiation Hybrid Mapping
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Ribonucleotides/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Substrate Specificity
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription, Genetic
- Inosine Triphosphatase
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- S Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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