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Yudkina AV, Kim DV, Zharkov TD, Zharkov DO, Endutkin AV. Probing the Conformational Restraints of DNA Damage Recognition with β-L-Nucleotides. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6006. [PMID: 38892193 PMCID: PMC11172447 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The DNA building blocks 2'-deoxynucleotides are enantiomeric, with their natural β-D-configuration dictated by the sugar moiety. Their synthetic β-L-enantiomers (βLdNs) can be used to obtain L-DNA, which, when fully substituted, is resistant to nucleases and is finding use in many biosensing and nanotechnology applications. However, much less is known about the enzymatic recognition and processing of individual βLdNs embedded in D-DNA. Here, we address the template properties of βLdNs for several DNA polymerases and the ability of base excision repair enzymes to remove these modifications from DNA. The Klenow fragment was fully blocked by βLdNs, whereas DNA polymerase κ bypassed them in an error-free manner. Phage RB69 DNA polymerase and DNA polymerase β treated βLdNs as non-instructive but the latter enzyme shifted towards error-free incorporation on a gapped DNA substrate. DNA glycosylases and AP endonucleases did not process βLdNs. DNA glycosylases sensitive to the base opposite their cognate lesions also did not recognize βLdNs as a correct pairing partner. Nevertheless, when placed in a reporter plasmid, pyrimidine βLdNs were resistant to repair in human cells, whereas purine βLdNs appear to be partly repaired. Overall, βLdNs are unique modifications that are mostly non-instructive but have dual non-instructive/instructive properties in special cases.
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- Anna V. Yudkina
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, 8 Lavrentieva Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.V.Y.); (D.V.K.); (T.D.Z.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, 8 Lavrentieva Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.V.Y.); (D.V.K.); (T.D.Z.)
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- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, 8 Lavrentieva Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.V.Y.); (D.V.K.); (T.D.Z.)
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- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, 8 Lavrentieva Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.V.Y.); (D.V.K.); (T.D.Z.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, 8 Lavrentieva Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.V.Y.); (D.V.K.); (T.D.Z.)
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Leonard P, Zhang A, Budow-Busse S, Daniliuc C, Seela F. α-D-2'-Deoxyadenosine, an irradiation product of canonical DNA and a component of anomeric nucleic acids: crystal structure, packing and Hirshfeld surface analysis. Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem 2024; 80:21-29. [PMID: 38252461 PMCID: PMC10844955 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229624000457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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α-D-2'-Deoxyribonucleosides are products of the γ-irradiation of DNA under oxygen-free conditions and are constituents of anomeric DNA. They are not found as natural building blocks of canonical DNA. Reports on their conformational properties are limited. Herein, the single-crystal X-ray structure of α-D-2'-deoxyadenosine (α-dA), C10H13N5O3, and its conformational parameters were determined. In the crystalline state, α-dA forms two conformers in the asymmetric unit which are connected by hydrogen bonds. The sugar moiety of each conformer is arranged in a `clamp'-like fashion with respect to the other conformer, forming hydrogen bonds to its nucleobase and sugar residue. For both conformers, a syn conformation of the nucleobase with respect to the sugar moiety was found. This is contrary to the anti conformation usually preferred by α-nucleosides. The sugar conformation of both conformers is C2'-endo, and the 5'-hydroxyl groups are in a +sc orientation, probably due to the hydrogen bonds formed by the conformers. The formation of the supramolecular assembly of α-dA is controlled by hydrogen bonding and stacking interactions, which was verified by a Hirshfeld and curvedness surface analysis. Chains of hydrogen-bonded nucleobases extend parallel to the b direction and are linked to equivalent chains by hydrogen bonds involving the sugar moieties to form a sheet. A comparison of the solid-state structures of the anomeric 2'-deoxyadenosines revealed significant differences of their conformational parameters.
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- Peter Leonard
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Laboratorium für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, Osnabrück 49069, Germany
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Kolganova NA, Tsvetkov VB, Stomakhin AA, Surzhikov SA, Timofeev EN, Varizhuk IV. Alpha-Deoxyguanosine to Reshape the Alpha-Thrombin Binding Aptamer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098406. [PMID: 37176113 PMCID: PMC10179326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Modification of DNA aptamers is aimed at increasing their thermodynamic stability, and improving affinity and resistance to biodegradation. G-quadruplex DNA aptamers are a family of affinity ligands that form non-canonical DNA assemblies based on a G-tetrads stack. Modification of the quadruplex core is challenging since it can cause complete loss of affinity of the aptamer. On the other hand, increased thermodynamic stability could be a worthy reward. In the current paper, we developed new three- and four-layer modified analogues of the thrombin binding aptamer with high thermal stability, which retain anticoagulant activity against alpha-thrombin. In the modified aptamers, one or two G-tetrads contained non-natural anti-preferred alpha-deoxyguanosines at specific positions. The use of this nucleotide analogue made it possible to control the topology of the modified structures. Due to the presence of non-natural tetrads, we observed some decrease in the anticoagulant activity of the modified aptamers compared to the natural prototype. This negative effect was completely compensated by conjugation of the aptamers with optimized tripeptide sequences.
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- Natalia A Kolganova
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Biodesign and Complex System Modeling, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Senchurova SI, Syryamina VN, Kuznetsova AA, Novopashina DS, Ishchenko AA, Saparbaev M, Dzuba SA, Fedorova OS, Kuznetsov NA. The mechanism of damage recognition by apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease Nfo from Escherichia coli. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2022; 1866:130216. [PMID: 35905924 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2022.130216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease Nfo from Escherichia coli recognises AP sites in DNA and catalyses phosphodiester bond cleavage on the 5' side of AP sites and some damaged or undamaged nucleotides. Here, the mechanism of target nucleotide recognition by Nfo was analysed by pulsed electron-electron double resonance (PELDOR, also known as DEER) spectroscopy and pre-steady-state kinetic analysis with Förster resonance energy transfer detection of DNA conformational changes during DNA binding. The efficiency of endonucleolytic cleavage of a target nucleotide in model DNA substrates was ranked as (2R,3S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran [F-site] > 5,6-dihydro-2'-deoxyuridine > α-anomer of 2'-deoxyadenosine >2'-deoxyuridine > undamaged DNA. Real-time conformational changes of DNA during interaction with Nfo revealed an increase of distances between duplex ends during the formation of the initial enzyme-substrate complex. The use of rigid-linker spin-labelled DNA duplexes in DEER measurements indicated that double-helix bending and unwinding by the target nucleotide itself is one of the key factors responsible for indiscriminate recognition of a target nucleotide by Nfo. The results for the first time show that AP endonucleases from different structural families utilise a common strategy of damage recognition, which globally may be integrated with the mechanism of searching for specific sites in DNA by other enzymes.
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- Svetlana I Senchurova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 8 Prospekt Akad, Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, SB RAS, 3 Institutskaya Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 8 Prospekt Akad, Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 8 Prospekt Akad, Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Group «Mechanisms of DNA Repair and Carcinogenesis», CNRS UMR9019, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, F-94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Group «Mechanisms of DNA Repair and Carcinogenesis», CNRS UMR9019, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, F-94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, SB RAS, 3 Institutskaya Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 8 Prospekt Akad, Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 8 Prospekt Akad, Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Kuznetsova AA, Matveeva AG, Milov AD, Vorobjev YN, Dzuba SA, Fedorova OS, Kuznetsov NA. Substrate specificity of human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease APE1 in the nucleotide incision repair pathway. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:11454-11465. [PMID: 30329131 PMCID: PMC6265485 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Human apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease APE1 catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds on the 5′ side of an AP-site (in the base excision repair pathway) and of some damaged nucleotides (in the nucleotide incision repair pathway). The range of substrate specificity includes structurally unrelated damaged nucleotides. Here, to examine the mechanism of broad substrate specificity of APE1, we performed pulsed electron–electron double resonance (PELDOR) spectroscopy and pre-steady-state kinetic analysis with Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) detection of DNA conformational changes during DNA binding and lesion recognition. Equilibrium PELDOR and kinetic FRET data revealed that DNA binding by APE1 leads to noticeable damage-dependent bending of a DNA duplex. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that the damaged nucleotide is everted from the DNA helix and placed into the enzyme’s binding pocket, which is formed by Asn-174, Asn-212, Asn-229, Ala-230, Phe-266 and Trp-280. Nevertheless, no damage-specific contacts were detected between these amino acid residues in the active site of the enzyme and model damaged substrates containing 1,N6-ethenoadenosine, α-adenosine, 5,6-dihydrouridine or F-site. These data suggest that the substrate specificity of APE1 is controlled by the ability of a damaged nucleotide to flip out from the DNA duplex in response to an enzyme-induced DNA distortion.
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- Alexandra A Kuznetsova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.,Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.,Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.,Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Ferris ZE, Li Q, Germann MW. Substituting Inosine for Guanosine in DNA: Structural and Dynamic Consequences. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19850032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Inosine differs from the guanosine nucleoside only by the absence of the N2 amino group. Both nucleosides also have similar electrostatic potentials. Therefore, substituting I for G has been used to probe various properties of nucleic acids and to facilitate the interpretation of binding studies. In particular, the absence of the amino group permits the assessment of its importance in the binding of ligands to the minor groove of duplex DNA. It has been known for some time that an I-C base pair is of lower stability than a regular G-C base pair, which needs to be considered when making DNA constructs containing inosine. However, it is generally assumed that both base pairs are structurally highly similar. To test this assumption in an identical sequence environment, we have determined the fine structure of two hairpin DNA substrates that differ only in the substitution of an I-C base pair for a G-C base pair. The structures have been solved using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) restraints in conjunction with Mardigras and molecular dynamics. The structural data are complemented with thermodynamic and dynamic data to get a comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of G-C vs I-C base pair substitutions. Our data show a strong similarity in the structures of the hairpins, but a significant difference in the melting temperatures, T m. This difference is also reflected in the drastically decreased base pair lifetime of 7.4 milliseconds compared to the G-C base pair lifetime of 155 milliseconds. The substitution of I-C for G-C is to probe for specific effect due to the amino group is satisfactory, as long as the lowered thermal stability and the drastically increased local dynamics are considered.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Spring-Connell AM, Evich M, Germann MW. NMR Structure Determination for Oligonucleotides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 72:7.28.1-7.28.39. [PMID: 29927124 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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NMR spectroscopy is a versatile tool for determining the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids under solution conditions. In this unit, we provide an overview and detail of the experiments and methods used in our laboratory to determine the structure of oligonucleotides at natural abundance, thus limiting our approach to 1 H, 13 C, and 31 P NMR techniques. Isotopic labeling is heavily used in RNA NMR studies, however, labeling of DNA is still less common and, if modified nucleotides are investigated, is exceptionally expensive or not feasible. Each method described here is extensively documented and annotated with tips and observations to facilitate their application. Sections are devoted to sample preparation, NMR experiments and setup, resonance assignment, structure generation protocols, evaluation, tips that may be useful, and software sources. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Bamberger SN, Malik CK, Voehler MW, Brown SK, Pan H, Johnson-Salyard TL, Rizzo CJ, Stone MP. Configurational and Conformational Equilibria of N 6-(2-Deoxy-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-5- N-methylformamidopyrimidine (MeFapy-dG) Lesion in DNA. Chem Res Toxicol 2018; 31:924-935. [PMID: 30169026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The most common lesion in DNA occurring due to clinical treatment with Temozolomide or cellular exposures to other methylating agents is 7-methylguanine (N7-Me-dG). It can undergo a secondary reaction to form N6-(2-deoxy-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-5- N-methylformamidopyrimidine (MeFapy-dG). MeFapy-dG undergoes epimerization in DNA to produce either α or β deoxyribose anomers. Additionally, conformational rotation around the formyl bond, C5- N5 bond, and glycosidic bond may occur. To characterize and quantitate the mixture of these isomers in DNA, a 13C-MeFapy-dG lesion, in which the CH3 group of the MeFapy-dG was isotopically labeled, was incorporated into the trimer 5'-TXT-3' and the dodecamer 5'-CATXATGACGCT-3' (X = 13C-MeFapy-dG). NMR spectroscopy of both the trimer and dodecamer revealed that the MeFapy-dG lesion exists in single strand DNA as ten configurationally and conformationally discrete species, eight of which may be unequivocally assigned. In the duplex dodecamer, the MeFapy-dG lesion exists as six configurationally and conformationally discrete species. Analyses of NMR data in the single strand trimer confirm that for each deoxyribose anomer, atropisomerism occurs around the C5- N5 bond to produce R a and S a atropisomers. Each atropisomer exhibits geometrical isomerism about the formyl bond yielding E and Z conformations. 1H NMR experiments allow the relative abundances of the species to be determined. For the single strand trimer, the α and β anomers exist in a 3:7 ratio, favoring the β anomer. For the β anomer, with respect to the C5- N5 bond, the R a and S a atropisomers are equally populated. However, the Z geometrical isomer of the formyl moiety is preferred. For the α anomer, the E- S a isomer is present at 12%, whereas all other isomers are present at 5-7%. DNA processing enzymes may differentially recognize different isomers of the MeFapy-dG lesion. Moreover, DNA sequence-specific differences in the populations of configurational and conformational species may modulate biological responses to the MeFapy-dG lesion.
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- Stephanie N Bamberger
- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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Müller J. Metal-mediated base pairs in parallel-stranded DNA. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:2671-2681. [PMID: 29564004 PMCID: PMC5753045 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
In nucleic acid chemistry, metal-mediated base pairs represent a versatile method for the site-specific introduction of metal-based functionality. In metal-mediated base pairs, the hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleobases are replaced by coordinate bonds to one or two transition metal ions located in the helical core. In recent years, the concept of metal-mediated base pairing has found a significant extension by applying it to parallel-stranded DNA duplexes. The antiparallel-stranded orientation of the complementary strands as found in natural B-DNA double helices enforces a cisoid orientation of the glycosidic bonds. To enable the formation of metal-mediated base pairs preferring a transoid orientation of the glycosidic bonds, parallel-stranded duplexes have been investigated. In many cases, such as the well-established cytosine-Ag(I)-cytosine base pair, metal complex formation is more stabilizing in parallel-stranded DNA than in antiparallel-stranded DNA. This review presents an overview of all metal-mediated base pairs reported as yet in parallel-stranded DNA, compares them with their counterparts in regular DNA (where available), and explains the experimental conditions used to stabilize the respective parallel-stranded duplexes.
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- Jens Müller
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Timofeyeva NA, Fedorova OS. A kinetic mechanism of repair of DNA containing α-anomeric deoxyadenosine by human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2017; 12:3435-3446. [PMID: 27722620 DOI: 10.1039/c6mb00511j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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α-Anomers of 2'-deoxyadenosine (αdA) are major products of deoxyadenosine damage when DNA is γ-irradiated under anoxic conditions. Such lesions are a threat to genomic stability and are known to be processed by human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1). The aim of this study was to determine whether the α-anomeric structure enhances enzyme recognition. For this purpose, we analyzed the kinetic mechanism of αdA conversion by APE1 using a stopped-flow fluorescence technique. Our data reveals that the initial formation of the complex of APE1 with an αdA-containing substrate is followed by at least three conformational transitions in this complex that correspond to the induced fit leading to the formation of a catalytically competent complex. A local perturbation around the αdA lesion in the DNA duplex allows APE1 to avoid the initial conformational changes observed earlier in the case of the enzyme binding to an undamaged ligand, abasic-site-, tetrahydrofuran-, or 5,6-dihydrouridine-containing substrates. The αdA structure promotes recognition by the enzyme but dramatically impedes formation of the catalytically competent complex and hydrolysis of the 5'-phosphodiester bond. A step following the chemical reaction, possibly a release of the αdA-containing product, is rate-limiting for the overall enzymatic process, though an α-anomeric nucleotide at the 5' terminus of the DNA nick accelerates dissociation of the enzyme-product complex. Our results show that the efficiency of αdA lesion conversion by APE1 is very low. Nonetheless, αdA repair by APE1 is probably a biologically relevant process.
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- N A Timofeyeva
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Evich M, Spring-Connell AM, Germann MW. Impact of modified ribose sugars on nucleic acid conformation and function. HETEROCYCL COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/hc-2017-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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AbstractThe modification of the ribofuranose in nucleic acids is a widespread method of manipulating the activity of nucleic acids. These alterations, however, impact the local conformation and chemical reactivity of the sugar. Changes in the conformation and dynamics of the sugar moiety alter the local and potentially global structure and plasticity of nucleic acids, which in turn contributes to recognition, binding of ligands and enzymatic activity of proteins. This review article introduces the conformational properties of the (deoxy)ribofuranose ring and then explores sugar modifications and how they impact local and global structure and dynamics in nucleic acids.
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- Marina Evich
- Georgia State University, Department of Chemistry, 50 Decatur St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Georgia State University, Department of Chemistry, 50 Decatur St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Georgia State University, Department of Biology, P.O. 4010, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Georgia State University, Neuroscience Institute, P.O. 5030, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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DNA nucleobases are the prime targets for chemical modifications by endogenous and exogenous electrophiles. Alkylation of the N7 position of guanine and adenine in DNA triggers base-catalyzed imidazole ring opening and the formation of N5-substituted formamidopyrimidine (N5-R-FAPy) lesions. Me-FAPy-dG adducts induced by exposure to methylating agents and AFB-FAPy-dG lesions formed by aflatoxin B1 have been shown to persist in cells and to contribute to toxicity and mutagenicity. In contrast, the biological outcomes of other N5-substituted FAPy lesions have not been fully elucidated. To enable their structural and biological evaluation, N5-R-FAPy adducts must be site-specifically incorporated into synthetic DNA strands using phosphoramidite building blocks, which can be complicated by their unusual structural complexity. N5-R-FAPy exist as a mixture of rotamers and can undergo isomerization between α, β anomers and furanose-pyranose forms. In this Perspective, we will discuss the main types of N5-R-FAPy adducts and summarize the strategies for their synthesis and structural elucidation. We will also summarize the chemical biology studies conducted with N5-R-FAPy-containing DNA to elucidate their effects on DNA replication and to identify the mechanisms of N5-R-FAPy repair.
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- Suresh S. Pujari
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Spring-Connell AM, Evich MG, Debelak H, Seela F, Germann MW. Using NMR and molecular dynamics to link structure and dynamics effects of the universal base 8-aza, 7-deaza, N8 linked adenosine analog. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:8576-8587. [PMID: 27566150 PMCID: PMC5062995 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A truly universal nucleobase enables a host of novel applications such as simplified templates for PCR primers, randomized sequencing and DNA based devices. A universal base must pair indiscriminately to each of the canonical bases with little or preferably no destabilization of the overall duplex. In reality, many candidates either destabilize the duplex or do not base pair indiscriminatingly. The novel base 8-aza-7-deazaadenine (pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin- 4-amine) N8-(2'deoxyribonucleoside), a deoxyadenosine analog (UB), pairs with each of the natural DNA bases with little sequence preference. We have utilized NMR complemented with molecular dynamic calculations to characterize the structure and dynamics of a UB incorporated into a DNA duplex. The UB participates in base stacking with little to no perturbation of the local structure yet forms an unusual base pair that samples multiple conformations. These local dynamics result in the complete disappearance of a single UB proton resonance under native conditions. Accommodation of the UB is additionally stabilized via heightened backbone conformational sampling. NMR combined with various computational techniques has allowed for a comprehensive characterization of both structural and dynamic effects of the UB in a DNA duplex and underlines that the UB as a strong candidate for universal base applications.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Laboratorium für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Institut für Chemie neuer Materialien, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastraße 7, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Laboratorium für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Institut für Chemie neuer Materialien, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastraße 7, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Chiu HC, Koh KD, Evich M, Lesiak AL, Germann MW, Bongiorno A, Riedo E, Storici F. RNA intrusions change DNA elastic properties and structure. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:10009-17. [PMID: 24992674 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01794c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The units of RNA, termed ribonucleoside monophosphates (rNMPs), have been recently found as the most abundant defects present in DNA. Despite the relevance, it is largely unknown if and how rNMPs embedded in DNA can change the DNA structure and mechanical properties. Here, we report that rNMPs incorporated in DNA can change the elastic properties of DNA. Atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based single molecule elasticity measurements show that rNMP intrusions in short DNA duplexes can decrease--by 32%--or slightly increase the stretch modulus of DNA molecules for two sequences reported in this study. Molecular dynamics simulations and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy identify a series of significant local structural alterations of DNA containing embedded rNMPs, especially at the rNMPs and nucleotide 3' to the rNMP sites. The demonstrated ability of rNMPs to locally alter DNA mechanical properties and structure may help in understanding how such intrusions impact DNA biological functions and find applications in structural DNA and RNA nanotechnology.
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- Hsiang-Chih Chiu
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
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Amato NJ, Wang Y. Epimeric 2-deoxyribose lesions: Products from the improper chemical repair of 2-deoxyribose radicals. Chem Res Toxicol 2014; 27:470-9. [PMID: 24517165 PMCID: PMC4002128 DOI: 10.1021/tx400430g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Genomic
integrity is constantly challenged by DNA damaging agents
such as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Consequently, DNA damage can
compromise the fidelity and efficiency of essential DNA metabolic
processes, including replication and transcription, which may contribute
significantly to the etiology of many human diseases. Here, we review
one family of DNA lesions, the epimeric 2-deoxyribose lesions, which
arise from the improper chemical repair of the 2-deoxyribose radicals.
Unlike most other DNA lesions, the epimeric 2-deoxyribose lesions
are indistinguishable from their corresponding unmodified nucleosides
in both molecular mass and chemical reactivity. We placed our emphasis
of discussion on the formation of these lesions, their impact on the
structure and stability of duplex DNA, their biological consequences,
their potential therapeutic relevance, and future research directions
about these modified nucleosides.
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- Nicholas J Amato
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Portella G, Germann MW, Hud NV, Orozco M. MD and NMR analyses of choline and TMA binding to duplex DNA: on the origins of aberrant sequence-dependent stability by alkyl cations in aqueous and water-free solvents. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:3075-86. [PMID: 24490755 DOI: 10.1021/ja410698u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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It has been known for decades that alkylammonium ions, such as tetramethyl ammonium (TMA), alter the usual correlation between DNA GC-content and duplex stability. In some cases it is even possible for an AT-rich duplex to be more stable than a GC-rich duplex of the same length. There has been much speculation regarding the origin of this aberration in sequence-dependent DNA duplex stability, but no clear resolution. Using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and NMR spectroscopy we demonstrate that choline (2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium) and TMA are preferentially localized in the minor groove of DNA duplexes at A·T base pairs and these same ions show less pronounced localization in the major groove compared to what has been demonstrated for alkali and alkali earth metal ions. Furthermore, free energy calculations show that single-stranded GC-rich sequences exhibit more favorable solvation by choline than single-stranded AT-rich sequences. The sequence-specific nature of choline and TMA binding provides a rationale for the enhanced stability of AT-rich sequences when alkyl-ammonium ions are used as the counterions of DNA. Our combined theoretical and experimental study provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of cations localized along DNA in the solution state, and provides insights that go beyond understanding alkyl-ammonium ion binding to DNA. In particular, because choline and TMA bind to DNA in a manner that is found to be distinct from that previously reported for Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+), and Ca(2+), our results reveal the important but underappreciated role that most other cations play in sequence-specific duplex stability.
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- Guillem Portella
- Joint IRB-BSC Program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Josep Samitier 1-5 and Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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Tsutakawa SE, Shin DS, Mol CD, Izumi T, Arvai AS, Mantha AK, Szczesny B, Ivanov IN, Hosfield DJ, Maiti B, Pique ME, Frankel KA, Hitomi K, Cunningham RP, Mitra S, Tainer JA. Conserved structural chemistry for incision activity in structurally non-homologous apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease APE1 and endonuclease IV DNA repair enzymes. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:8445-8455. [PMID: 23355472 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.422774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Non-coding apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites in DNA form spontaneously and as DNA base excision repair intermediates are the most common toxic and mutagenic in vivo DNA lesion. For repair, AP sites must be processed by 5' AP endonucleases in initial stages of base repair. Human APE1 and bacterial Nfo represent the two conserved 5' AP endonuclease families in the biosphere; they both recognize AP sites and incise the phosphodiester backbone 5' to the lesion, yet they lack similar structures and metal ion requirements. Here, we determined and analyzed crystal structures of a 2.4 Å resolution APE1-DNA product complex with Mg(2+) and a 0.92 Å Nfo with three metal ions. Structural and biochemical comparisons of these two evolutionarily distinct enzymes characterize key APE1 catalytic residues that are potentially functionally similar to Nfo active site components, as further tested and supported by computational analyses. We observe a magnesium-water cluster in the APE1 active site, with only Glu-96 forming the direct protein coordination to the Mg(2+). Despite differences in structure and metal requirements of APE1 and Nfo, comparison of their active site structures surprisingly reveals strong geometric conservation of the catalytic reaction, with APE1 catalytic side chains positioned analogously to Nfo metal positions, suggesting surprising functional equivalence between Nfo metal ions and APE1 residues. The finding that APE1 residues are positioned to substitute for Nfo metal ions is supported by the impact of mutations on activity. Collectively, the results illuminate the activities of residues, metal ions, and active site features for abasic site endonucleases.
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- Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555
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- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555
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- Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720; Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037; Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720; Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
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Xie JJ, Liu XP, Han Z, Yuan H, Wang Y, Hou JL, Liu JH. Chlamydophila pneumoniae endonuclease IV prefers to remove mismatched 3' ribonucleotides: implication in proofreading mismatched 3'-terminal nucleotides in short-patch repair synthesis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 12:140-7. [PMID: 23291401 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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DNA polymerase I (DNApolI) catalyzes DNA synthesis during Okazaki fragment maturation, base excision repair, and nucleotide excision repair. Some bacterial DNApolIs are deficient in 3'-5' exonuclease, which is required for removing an incorrectly incorporated 3'-terminal nucleotide during DNA elongation by DNA polymerase activity. The key amino acid residues in the exonuclease center of Chlamydophila pneumoniae DNApolI (CpDNApolI) are naturally mutated, resulting in the loss of 3'-5' exonuclease. Hence, the manner by which CpDNApolI proofreads the incorrectly incorporated nucleotide during DNA synthesis warrants clarification. C. pneumoniae encodes three 3'-5' exonuclease activities: one endonuclease IV and two homologs of the epsilon subunit of replicative DNA polymerase III. The three proteins were biochemically characterized using single- and double-stranded DNA substrate. Among them, C. pneumoniae endonuclease IV (CpendoIV) possesses 3'-5' exonuclease activity that prefers to remove mismatched 3'-terminal nucleotides in the nick, gap, and 3' recess of a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Finally, we reconstituted the proofreading reaction of the mismatched 3'-terminal nucleotide using the dsDNA with a nick or 3' recess as substrate. Upon proofreading of the mismatched 3'-terminal nucleotide by CpendoIV, CpDNApolI can correctly reincorporate the matched nucleotide and the nick is further sealed by DNA ligase. Based on our biochemical results, we proposed that CpendoIV was responsible for proofreading the replication errors of CpDNApolI.
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- Juan-Juan Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai, China
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Johnson CN, Spring AM, Desai S, Cunningham RP, Germann MW. DNA sequence context conceals α-anomeric lesions. J Mol Biol 2011; 416:425-37. [PMID: 22227386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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DNA sequence context has long been known to modulate detection and repair of DNA damage. Recent studies using experimental and computational approaches have sought to provide a basis for this observation. We have previously shown that an α-anomeric adenosine (αA) flanked by cytosines (5'CαAC-3') resulted in a kinked DNA duplex with an enlarged minor groove. Comparison of different flanking sequences revealed that a DNA duplex containing a 5'CαAG-3' motif exhibits unique substrate properties. However, this substrate was not distinguished by unusual thermodynamic properties. To understand the structural basis of the altered recognition, we have determined the solution structure of a DNA duplex with a 5'CαAG-3' core, using an extensive set of restraints including dipolar couplings and backbone torsion angles. The NMR structure exhibits an excellent agreement with the data (total R(X) <5.3%). The αA base is intrahelical, in a reverse Watson-Crick orientation, and forms a weak base pair with a thymine of the opposite strand. In comparison to the DNA duplex with a 5'CαAC-3' core, we observe a significant reduction of the local perturbation (backbone, stacking, tilt, roll, and twist), resulting in a straighter DNA with narrower minor groove. Overall, these features result in a less perturbed DNA helix and obscure the presence of the lesion compared to the 5'CαAC-3' sequence. The improved stacking of the 5'CαAG-3' core also affects the energetics of the DNA deformation that is required to form a catalytically competent complex. These traits provide a rationale for the modulation of the recognition by endonuclease IV.
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Johnson CN, Spring AM, Sergueev D, Shaw BR, Germann MW. Structural basis of the RNase H1 activity on stereo regular borano phosphonate DNA/RNA hybrids. Biochemistry 2011; 50:3903-12. [PMID: 21443203 DOI: 10.1021/bi200083d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Numerous DNA chemistries for improving oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN)-based RNA targeting have been explored. The majority of the modifications render the ODN/RNA target insensitive to RNase H1. Borano phosphonate ODN's are among the few modifications that are tolerated by RNase H1. To understand the effect of the stereochemistry of the BH(3) modification on the nucleic acid structure and RNase H1 enzyme activity, we have investigated two DNA/RNA hybrids containing either a R(P) or S(P) BH(3) modification by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. T(M) studies show that the stabilities of R(P) and S(P) modified DNA/RNA hybrids are essentially identical (313.8 K) and similar to that of an unmodified control (312.9 K). The similarity is also reflected in the imino proton spectra. To characterize such similar structures, we used a large number of NMR restraints (including dipolar couplings and backbone torsion angles) to determine structural features that were important for RNase H1 activity. The final NMR structures exhibit excellent agreement with the data (total R(x) values of <6%) with helical properties between those of an A and B helix. Subtle backbone variations are observed in the DNA near the modification, while the RNA strands are relatively unperturbed. In the case of the S(P) modification, for which more perturbations are recorded, a slightly narrower minor groove is also obtained. Unique NOE base contacts localize the S(P) BH(3) group in the major groove while the R(P) BH(3) group points away from the DNA. However, this creates a potential clash of the R(P) BH(3) groups with important RNase H1 residues in a complex, while the S(P) BH(3) groups could be tolerated. We therefore predict that on the basis of our NMR structures a fully R(P) BH(3) DNA/RNA hybrid would not be a substrate for RNase H1.
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- Christopher N Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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Lukin M, Minetti CASA, Remeta DP, Attaluri S, Johnson F, Breslauer KJ, de Los Santos C. Novel post-synthetic generation, isomeric resolution, and characterization of Fapy-dG within oligodeoxynucleotides: differential anomeric impacts on DNA duplex properties. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:5776-89. [PMID: 21415012 PMCID: PMC3141231 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Accumulation of damaged guanine nucleobases within genomic DNA, including the imidazole ring opened N6-(2-Deoxy-α,β-D-erythro-pentafuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formylamidopyrimidine (Fapy-dG), is associated with progression of age-related diseases and cancer. To evaluate the impact of this mutagenic lesion on DNA structure and energetics, we have developed a novel synthetic strategy to incorporate cognate Fapy-dG site-specifically within any oligodeoxynucleotide sequence. The scheme involves the synthesis of an oligonucleotide precursor containing a 5-nitropyrimidine moiety at the desired lesion site via standard solid-phase procedures. Following deprotection and isolation, the Fapy-dG lesion is generated by catalytic hydrogenation and subsequent formylation. NMR assignment of the Fapy-dG lesion (X) embedded within a TXT trimer reveals the presence of rotameric and anomeric species. The latter have been characterized by synthesizing the tridecamer oligodeoxynucleotide d(GCGTACXCATGCG) harboring Fapy-dG as the central residue and developing a protocol to resolve the isomeric components. Hybridization of the chromatographically isolated fractions with their complementary d(CGCATGCGTACGC) counterpart yields two Fapy-dG·C duplexes that are differentially destabilized relative to the canonical G·C parent. The resultant duplexes exhibit distinct thermal and thermodynamic profiles that are characteristic of α- and β-anomers, the former more destabilizing than the latter. These anomer-specific impacts are discussed in terms of differential repair enzyme recognition, processing and translesion synthesis.
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- Mark Lukin
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8651, USA
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Germann MW, Johnson CN, Spring AM. Recognition of Damaged DNA: Structure and Dynamic Markers. Med Res Rev 2010; 32:659-83. [DOI: 10.1002/med.20226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Markus W. Germann
- Department of Chemistry; Georgia State University; Atlanta Georgia 30302
- Department of Biology and the Neuroscience Institute; Georgia State University; Atlanta Georgia 30302
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Christov PP, Banerjee S, Stone MP, Rizzo CJ. Selective Incision of the alpha-N-Methyl-Formamidopyrimidine Anomer by Escherichia coli Endonuclease IV. J Nucleic Acids 2010; 2010. [PMID: 20798848 PMCID: PMC2925382 DOI: 10.4061/2010/850234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Formamidopyrimidines (Fapy) lesions result from ring opening of the imidazole portion of purines. Fapy lesions can isomerize from the natural β-anomeric stereochemistry to the α-configuration. We have unambiguously demonstrated that the α-methyl-Fapy-dG (MeFapy-dG) lesion is a substrate for Escherichia coli Endonuclease IV (Endo IV). Treatment of a MeFapy-dG-containing 24 mer duplex with Endo IV resulted in 36–40% incision. The catalytic efficiency of the incision was comparable to that of α-dG in the same duplex sequence. The α- and β-MeFapy-dG anomers equilibrate to ~21 : 79 ratio over ~3 days. Related studies with a duplex containing the α-Fapy-dG lesion derived from aflatoxin B1 epoxide (α-AFB-Fapy-dG) showed only low levels of incision. It is hypothesized that the steric bulk of the aflatoxin moiety interferes with the binding of the substrate to Endo IV and the incision chemistry.
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- Plamen P Christov
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351822, Nashville, N 37235-1822, USA
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Morvan F, Debart F, Vasseur JJ. From anionic to cationic alpha-anomeric oligodeoxynucleotides. Chem Biodivers 2010; 7:494-535. [PMID: 20232324 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200900220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- François Morvan
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS, Université Montpellier 1 and Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC1704, FR-34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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Brown KL, Voehler MW, Magee SM, Harris CM, Harris TM, Stone MP. Structural perturbations induced by the alpha-anomer of the aflatoxin B(1) formamidopyrimidine adduct in duplex and single-strand DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 131:16096-107. [PMID: 19831353 PMCID: PMC2773149 DOI: 10.1021/ja902052v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The guanine N7 adduct of aflatoxin B1exo-8,9-epoxide hydrolyzes to form the formamidopyrimidine (AFB-FAPY) adduct, which interconverts between α and β anomers. The β anomer is highly mutagenic in Escherichia coli, producing G → T transversions; it thermally stabilizes the DNA duplex. The AFB-α-FAPY adduct blocks replication; it destabilizes the DNA duplex. Herein, the structure of the AFB-α-FAPY adduct has been elucidated in 5′-d(C1T2A3T4X5A6T7T8C9A10)-3′·5′-d(T11G12A13A14T15C16A17T18A19G20)-3′ (X = AFB-α-FAPY) using molecular dynamics calculations restrained by NMR-derived distances and torsion angles. The AFB moiety intercalates on the 5′ face of the pyrimidine moiety at the damaged nucleotide between base pairs T4·A17 and X5·C16, placing the FAPY C5−N5 bond in the Ra axial conformation. Large perturbations of the ε and ζ backbone torsion angles are observed, and the base stacking register of the duplex is perturbed. The deoxyribose orientation shifts to become parallel to the FAPY base and displaced toward the minor groove. Intrastrand stacking between the AFB moiety and the 5′ neighbor thymine remains, but strong interstrand stacking is not observed. A hydrogen bond between the formyl group and the exocyclic amine of the 3′-neighbor adenine stabilizes the E conformation of the formamide moiety. NMR studies reveal a similar 5′-intercalation of the AFB moiety for the AFB-α-FAPY adduct in the tetramer 5′-d(C1T2X3A4)-3′, involving the Ra axial conformation of the FAPY C5−N5 bond and the E conformation of the formamide moiety. Since in duplex DNA the AFB moiety of the AFB-β-FAPY adduct also intercalates on the 5′ side of the pyrimidine moiety at the damaged nucleotide, we conclude that favorable 5′-stacking leads to the Ra conformational preference about the C5−N5 bond; the same conformational preference about this bond is also observed at the nucleoside and base levels. The structural distortions and the less favorable stacking interactions induced by the AFB-α-FAPY adduct explain its lower stability as compared to the AFB-β-FAPY adduct in duplex DNA. In this DNA sequence, hydrogen bonding between the formyl oxygen and the exocyclic amine of the 3′-neighboring adenine stabilizing the E configuration of the formamide moiety is also observed for the AFB-β-FAPY adduct, and suggests that the identity of the 3′-neighbor nucleotide modulates the stability and biological processing of AFB adducts.
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- Kyle L Brown
- Department of Chemistry, Center in Molecular Toxicology, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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Fate of DNA Sugar Radicals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-0854(10)04004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Christov PP, Brown KL, Kozekov ID, Stone MP, Harris TM, Rizzo CJ. Site-specific synthesis and characterization of oligonucleotides containing an N6-(2-deoxy-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-5-N-methylformamidopyrimidine lesion, the ring-opened product from N7-methylation of deoxyguanosine. Chem Res Toxicol 2009; 21:2324-33. [PMID: 19053322 DOI: 10.1021/tx800352a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A phosphoramidite reagent of N6-(2-deoxy-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-2,6-diamino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-5-N-methylformamidopyrimidine (MeFapy-dGuo) lesions was synthesized in four steps from 2'-deoxyguanosine. Fapy nucleosides can rearrange to the pyranose form when the 5'-hydroxyl group is unprotected. The phosphoramidite was incorporated into oligonucleotides using solid-phase synthesis by adjusting the deprotection time for removal of the 5'-dimethoxytrityl group of the MeFapy-dGuo nucleotide, thereby minimizing its rearrangement to the ribopyranose. The furanose and pyranose forms were differentiated by a series of two-dimensional NMR experiments.
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- Plamen P Christov
- Department of Chemistr, Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, USA
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Sequence context effect for hMSH2-hMSH6 mismatch-dependent activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:4177-82. [PMID: 19237577 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808572106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Numerous DNA mismatches and lesions activate MutS homologue (MSH) ATPase activity that is essential for mismatch repair (MMR). We have found that a mismatch embedded in a nearest-neighbor sequence context containing symmetric 3'-purines (2 x 3'-purines) enhanced, whereas symmetric 3'-pyrimidines (2 x 3'-pyrimidines) reduced, hMSH2-hMSH6 ATPase activation. The 3'-purine/pyrimidine effect was most evident for G-containing mispairs. A similar trend pervaded mismatch binding (K(D)) and the melting of unbound oligonucleotides (T(m); DeltaG). However, these latter measures did not accurately predict the hierarchy of MSH ATPase activation. NMR studies of imino proton lifetime, solvent accessibility, and NOE connectivity suggest that sequence contexts that provoke improved MSH-activation displayed enhanced localized DNA flexibility: a dynamic DNA signature that may account for the wide range of lesions that activate MSH functions.
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Brown KL, Deng JZ, Iyer RS, Iyer LG, Voehler MW, Stone MP, Harris CM, Harris TM. Unraveling the aflatoxin-FAPY conundrum: structural basis for differential replicative processing of isomeric forms of the formamidopyrimidine-type DNA adduct of aflatoxin B1. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:15188-99. [PMID: 17117870 PMCID: PMC2693076 DOI: 10.1021/ja063781y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB) epoxide forms an unstable N7 guanine adduct in DNA. The adduct undergoes base-catalyzed ring opening to give a highly persistent formamidopyrimidine (FAPY) adduct which exists as a mixture of forms. Acid hydrolysis of the FAPY adduct gives the FAPY base which exists in two separable but interconvertible forms that have been assigned by various workers as functional, positional, or conformational isomers. Recently, this structural question became important when one of the two major FAPY species in DNA was found to be potently mutagenic and the other a block to replication [Smela, M. E.; Hamm, M. L.; Henderson, P. T.; Harris, C. M.; Harris, T. M.; Essigmann, J. M. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2002, 99, 6655-6660]. NMR studies carried out on the AFB-FAPY bases and deoxynucleoside 3',5'-dibutyrates now establish that the separable FAPY bases and nucleosides are diastereomeric N5 formyl derivatives involving axial asymmetry around the congested pyrimidine C5-N5 bond. Anomerization of the protected beta-deoxyriboside was not observed, but in the absence of acyl protection, both anomerization and furanosyl --> pyranosyl ring expansion occurred. In oligodeoxynucleotides, two equilibrating FAPY species, separable by HPLC, are assigned as anomers. The form normally present in duplex DNA is the mutagenic species. It has previously been assigned as the beta anomer by NMR (Mao, H.; Deng, Z. W.; Wang, F.; Harris, T. M.; Stone, M. P. Biochemistry 1998, 37, 4374-4387). In single-stranded environments the dominant species is the beta anomer; it is a block to replication.
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- Kyle L Brown
- Department of Chemistry, Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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- Mark Lukin
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 11794-8651, USA
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Ishchenko AA, Ide H, Ramotar D, Nevinsky G, Saparbaev M. Alpha-anomeric deoxynucleotides, anoxic products of ionizing radiation, are substrates for the endonuclease IV-type AP endonucleases. Biochemistry 2005; 43:15210-6. [PMID: 15568813 DOI: 10.1021/bi049214+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alpha-anomeric 2'-deoxynucleosides (alphadN) are one of the products formed by ionizing radiation (IR) in DNA under anoxic conditions. Alpha-2'-deoxyadenosine (alphadA) and alpha-thymidine (alphaT) are not recognized by DNA glycosylases, and are likely removed by the alternative nucleotide incision repair (NIR) pathway. Indeed, it has been shown that alphadA is a substrate for the Escherichia coli Nfo and human Ape1 proteins. However, the repair pathway for removal of alphadA and other alphadN in yeast is unknown. Here we report that alphadA when present in DNA is recognized by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Apn1 protein, a homologue of Nfo. Furthermore, alphaT is a substrate for Nfo and Apn1. Kinetic constants indicate that alphadA and alphaT are equally good substrates, as a tetrahydrofuranyl (THF) residue, for Nfo and Apn1. Using E. coli and S. cerevisiae cell-free extracts, we have further substantiated the role of the nfo and apn1 gene products in the repair of alphadN. Surprisingly, we found that bacteria and yeast NIR-deficient mutants are not sensitive to IR, suggesting that DNA strand breaks with terminal 3'-blocking groups rather than alphadN might contribute to cell survival. We propose that the novel substrate specificities of Nfo and Apn1 play an important role in counteracting oxidative DNA base damage.
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- Alexander A Ishchenko
- Groupe Réparation de l'ADN, UMR 8126 CNRS, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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Patro JN, Haraguchi K, Delaney MO, Greenberg MM. Probing the configurations of formamidopyrimidine lesions Fapy.dA and Fapy.dG in DNA using endonuclease IV. Biochemistry 2004; 43:13397-403. [PMID: 15491146 DOI: 10.1021/bi049035s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The formamidopyrimidines Fapy.dA and Fapy.dG are produced in DNA as a result of oxidative stress. These lesions readily epimerize in water, an unusual property for nucleosides. The equilibrium mixture slightly favors the beta-anomer, but the configurational status in DNA is unknown. The ability of endonuclease IV (Endo IV) to efficiently incise alpha-deoxyadenosine was used as a tool to determine the configuration of Fapy.dA and Fapy.dG in DNA. Endo IV incision of the C-nucleoside analogues of Fapy.dA was used to establish selectivity for the alpha-anomer. Incision of alpha-C-Fapy.dA follows Michaelis-Menten kinetics (K(m) = 144.0 +/- 7.5 nM, k(cat) = 0.58 +/- 0.21 min(-1)), but the beta-isomer is a poor substrate. Fapy.dA incision is considerably slower than that of alpha-C-Fapy.dA, and does not proceed to completion. Endo IV incision of Fapy.dA proceeds further upon rehybridization, suggesting that the lesion reequilibrates and that the enzyme preferentially cleaves duplex DNA containing alpha-Fapy.dA. The extent of Fapy.dA incision suggests that the lesion exists predominantly ( approximately 90%) as the beta-anomer in DNA. Endo IV incises Fapy.dG to less than 5% under comparable reaction conditions, suggesting that the lesion exists almost exclusively as its beta-anomer in DNA.
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- Jennifer N Patro
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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