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de Moliner F, Nadal-Bufi F, Vendrell M. Recent advances in minimal fluorescent probes for optical imaging. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2024; 80:102458. [PMID: 38670028 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Fluorescent probes have revolutionized biological imaging by enabling the real-time visualization of cellular processes under physiological conditions. However, their size and potential perturbative nature can pose challenges in retaining the integrity of biological functions. This manuscript highlights recent advancements in the development of small fluorescent probes for optical imaging studies. Single benzene-based fluorophores offer versatility with minimal disruption, exhibiting diverse properties like aggregation-induced emission and pH responsiveness. Fluorescent nucleobases enable precise labeling of nucleic acids without compromising function, offering high sensitivity and compatibility with biochemistry studies. Bright yet small fluorescent amino acids provide an interesting alternative to bulky fusion proteins, facilitating non-invasive imaging of cellular events with high precision. These miniaturized fluorophores promise enhanced capabilities for studying biological systems in a non-invasive manner, fostering further innovations in molecular imaging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabio de Moliner
- Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK; IRR Chemistry Hub, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK; IRR Chemistry Hub, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK; IRR Chemistry Hub, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UU Edinburgh, UK.
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Conlon S, Khuu C, Trasviña-Arenas CH, Xia T, Hamm ML, Raetz AG, David SS. Cellular Repair of Synthetic Analogs of Oxidative DNA Damage Reveals a Key Structure-Activity Relationship of the Cancer-Associated MUTYH DNA Repair Glycosylase. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2024; 10:291-301. [PMID: 38435525 PMCID: PMC10906249 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
The base excision repair glycosylase MUTYH prevents mutations associated with the oxidatively damaged base, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (OG), by removing undamaged misincorporated adenines from OG:A mispairs. Defects in OG:A repair in individuals with inherited MUTYH variants are correlated with the colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome known as MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP). Herein, we reveal key structural features of OG required for efficient repair by human MUTYH using structure-activity relationships (SAR). We developed a GFP-based plasmid reporter assay to define SAR with synthetically generated OG analogs in human cell lines. Cellular repair results were compared with kinetic parameters measured by adenine glycosylase assays in vitro. Our results show substrates lacking the 2-amino group of OG, such as 8OI:A (8OI = 8-oxoinosine), are not repaired in cells, despite being excellent substrates in in vitro adenine glycosylase assays, new evidence that the search and detection steps are critical factors in cellular MUTYH repair functionality. Surprisingly, modification of the O8/N7H of OG, which is the distinguishing feature of OG relative to G, was tolerated in both MUTYH-mediated cellular repair and in vitro adenine glycosylase activity. The lack of sensitivity to alterations at the O8/N7H in the SAR of MUTYH substrates is distinct from previous work with bacterial MutY, indicating that the human enzyme is much less stringent in its lesion verification. Our results imply that the human protein relies almost exclusively on detection of the unique major groove position of the 2-amino group of OG within OGsyn:Aanti mispairs to select contextually incorrect adenines for excision and thereby thwart mutagenesis. These results predict that MUTYH variants that exhibit deficiencies in OG:A detection will be severely compromised in a cellular setting. Moreover, the reliance of MUTYH on the interaction with the OG 2-amino group suggests that disrupting this interaction with small molecules may provide a strategy to develop potent and selective MUTYH inhibitors.
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- Savannah
G. Conlon
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Graduate
Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Biochemistry,
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Graduate
Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Richmond, 410 Westhampton Way, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Biochemistry,
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Graduate
Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Biochemistry,
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Copp W, Karimi A, Yang T, Guarné A, Luedtke NW. Fluorescent molecular rotors detect O6-methylguanine dynamics and repair in duplex DNA. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1156-1159. [PMID: 38190113 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04782b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Alkylation at the O6 position of guanine is a common and highly mutagenic form of DNA damage. Direct repair of O6-alkylguanines by the "suicide" enzyme O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT, AGT, AGAT) maintains genome stability and inhibits carcinogenesis. In this study, a fluorescent analogue of thymidine containing trans-stilbene (tsT) is quenched by O6-methylguanine residues in the opposite strand of DNA by molecular dynamics that propagate through the duplex with as much as ∼9 Å of separation. Increased fluorescence of tsT or the cytosine analogue tsC resulting from MGMT-mediated DNA repair were distinguishable from non-covalent DNA-protein binding following protease digest. To our knowledge, this is the first study utilizing molecular rotor base analogues to detect DNA damage and repair activities in duplex DNA.
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- William Copp
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A-0B8 Montreal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structural, McGill University, H3G 0B1 Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A-0B8 Montreal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structural, McGill University, H3G 0B1 Montreal, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structural, McGill University, H3G 0B1 Montreal, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, H3G 1Y6 Montreal, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structural, McGill University, H3G 0B1 Montreal, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, H3G 1Y6 Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A-0B8 Montreal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structural, McGill University, H3G 0B1 Montreal, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, H3A-1A3 Montreal, Canada
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Zhong W, Sczepanski JT. Chimeric d/l-DNA Probes of Base Excision Repair Enable Real-Time Monitoring of Thymine DNA Glycosylase Activity in Live Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17066-17074. [PMID: 37493592 PMCID: PMC10416308 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The base excision repair (BER) pathway is a frontline defender of genomic integrity and plays a central role in epigenetic regulation through its involvement in the erasure of 5-methylcytosine. This biological and clinical significance has led to a demand for analytical methods capable of monitoring BER activities, especially in living cells. Unfortunately, prevailing methods, which are primarily derived from nucleic acids, are mostly incompatible with intracellular use due to their susceptibility to nuclease degradation and other off-target interactions. These limitations preclude important biological studies of BER enzymes and many clinical applications. Herein, we report a straightforward approach for constructing biostable BER probes using a unique chimeric d/l-DNA architecture that exploits the bioorthogonal properties of mirror-image l-DNA. We show that chimeric BER probes have excellent stability within living cells, where they were successfully employed to monitor relative BER activity, evaluate the efficiency of small molecule BER inhibitors, and study enzyme mutants. Notably, we report the first example of a fluorescent probe for real-time monitoring of thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG)-mediated BER of 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine in living cells, providing a much-needed tool for studying DNA (de)methylation biology. Chimeric probes offer a robust and highly generalizable approach for real-time monitoring of BER activity in living cells, which should enable a broad spectrum of basic research and clinical applications.
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- Wenrui Zhong
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Sun J, Wang J, Chen X. Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica with a G-A-Mismatched dsDNA Chain for Efficient Identification and Selective Capturing of the MutY Protein. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:8884-8894. [PMID: 36757327 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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MUTYH adenine DNA glycosylase and its homologous protein (collectively MutY) are typical DNA glycosylases with a [4Fe4S] cluster and a helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) motif in its structure. In the present work, the binding behaviors of the MutY protein to dsDNA containing different base mismatches were investigated. The type and distribution of base mismatch in the dsDNA chain were found to influence the DNA-protein binding interaction greatly. The [4Fe4S] cluster of the MutY protein is able to identify a G-A mismatch in the dsDNA chain specifically by monitoring the anomalies of charge transport in the dsDNA chain, allowing the entrance of the identified dsDNA chain into the internal cavity of the MutY protein and the strong DNA-protein binding at the HhH motif of the protein through multiple H-bonds. The dsDNA chain with a centrally located G-A mismatch is thus functionalized on mesoporous silica (MSN) via amination reaction, and the obtained dsDNA(G-A)@MSN is used as a powerful sorbent for the selective capturing of the MutY protein from complex samples. By using 0.5% NH3·H2O (m/v) as a stripping reagent, efficient isolation of the MutY protein from different cell lines and bacteria is achieved and the recovered MutY protein is demonstrated to maintain favorable DNA adenine glycosylase activity.
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- Jingqi Sun
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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DNA repair enzymes continuously provide surveillance throughout our cells, protecting the enclosed DNA from the damage that is constantly arising from oxidation, alkylating species, and radiation. Members of this enzyme class are intimately linked to pathways controlling cancer and inflammation and are promising targets for diagnostics and future therapies. Their study is benefiting widely from the development of new tools and methods aimed at measuring their activities. Here, we provide an Account of our laboratory's work on developing chemical tools to study DNA repair processes in vitro, as well as in cells and tissues, and what we have learned by applying them.We first outline early work probing how DNA repair enzymes recognize specific forms of damage by use of chemical analogs of the damage with altered shapes and H-bonding abilities. One outcome of this was the development of an unnatural DNA base that is incorporated selectively by polymerase enzymes opposite sites of missing bases (abasic sites) in DNA, a very common form of damage.We then describe strategies for design of fluorescent probes targeted to base excision repair (BER) enzymes; these were built from small synthetic DNAs incorporating fluorescent moieties to engender light-up signals as the enzymatic reaction proceeds. Examples of targets for these DNA probes include UDG, SMUG1, Fpg, OGG1, MutYH, ALKBH2, ALKBH3, MTH1, and NTH1. Several such strategies were successful and were applied both in vitro and in cellular settings; moreover, some were used to discover small-molecule modulators of specific repair enzymes. One of these is the compound SU0268, a potent OGG1 inhibitor that is under investigation in animal models for inhibiting hyperinflammatory responses.To investigate cellular nucleotide sanitation pathways, we designed a series of "two-headed" nucleotides containing a damaged DNA nucleotide at one end and ATP at the other; these were applied to studying the three human sanitation enzymes MTH1, dUTPase, and dITPase, some of which are therapeutic targets. The MTH1 probe (ARGO) was used in collaboration with oncologists to measure the enzyme in tumors as a disease marker and also to develop the first small-molecule activators of the enzyme.We proceed to discuss the development of a "universal" probe of base excision repair processes (UBER), which reacts covalently with abasic site intermediates of base excision repair. UBER probes light up in real time as the reaction occurs, enabling the observation of base excision repair as it occurs in live cells and tissues. UBER probes can also be used in efficient and simple methods for fluorescent labeling of DNA. Finally, we suggest interesting directions for the future of this field in biomedicine and human health.
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- Yong Woong Jun
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 369 North-South Axis, Stauffer I, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 369 North-South Axis, Stauffer I, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Benson S, de Moliner F, Tipping W, Vendrell M. Miniaturized Chemical Tags for Optical Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204788. [PMID: 35704518 PMCID: PMC9542129 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Recent advances in optical bioimaging have prompted the need for minimal chemical reporters that can retain the molecular recognition properties and activity profiles of biomolecules. As a result, several methodologies to reduce the size of fluorescent and Raman labels to a few atoms (e.g., single aryl fluorophores, Raman‐active triple bonds and isotopes) and embed them into building blocks (e.g., amino acids, nucleobases, sugars) to construct native‐like supramolecular structures have been described. The integration of small optical reporters into biomolecules has also led to smart molecular entities that were previously inaccessible in an expedite manner. In this article, we review recent chemical approaches to synthesize miniaturized optical tags as well as some of their multiple applications in biological imaging.
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- Sam Benson
- Centre for Inflammation Research The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH16 4TJ UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH16 4TJ UK
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- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology The University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1RD UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH16 4TJ UK
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Benson S, de Moliner F, Tipping W, Vendrell M. Miniaturized Chemical Tags for Optical Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sam Benson
- The University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Strathclyde Centre for Molecular Nanometrology UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research 47 Little France Crescent EH16 4TJ Edinburgh UNITED KINGDOM
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Rothenbühler S, Iacovache I, Langenegger SM, Zuber B, Häner R. Complex DNA Architectonics─Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Oligonucleotides into Ribbons, Vesicles, and Asterosomes. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 34:70-77. [PMID: 35357155 PMCID: PMC9854621 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The precise arrangement of structural subunits is a key factor for the proper shape and function of natural and artificial supramolecular assemblies. In DNA nanotechnology, the geometrically well-defined double-stranded DNA scaffold serves as an element of spatial control for the precise arrangement of functional groups. Here, we describe the supramolecular assembly of chemically modified DNA hybrids into diverse types of architectures. An amphiphilic DNA duplex serves as the sole structural building element of the nanosized supramolecular structures. The morphology of the assemblies is governed by a single subunit of the building block. The chemical nature of this subunit, i.e., polyethylene glycols of different chain length or a carbohydrate moiety, exerts a dramatic influence on the architecture of the assemblies. Cryo-electron microscopy revealed the arrangement of the individual DNA duplexes within the different constructs. Thus, the morphology changes from vesicles to ribbons with increasing length of a linear polyethylene glycol. Astoundingly, attachment of a N-acetylgalactosamine carbohydrate to the DNA duplex moiety produces an unprecedented type of star-shaped architecture. The novel DNA architectures presented herein imply an extension of the current concept of DNA materials and shed new light on the fast-growing field of DNA nanotechnology.
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- Simon Rothenbühler
- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland,
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Jun YW, Albarran E, Wilson DL, Ding J, Kool ET. Fluorescence Imaging of Mitochondrial DNA Base Excision Repair Reveals Dynamics of Oxidative Stress Responses. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202111829. [PMID: 34851014 PMCID: PMC8792287 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mitochondrial function in cells declines with aging and with neurodegeneration, due in large part to accumulated mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that arise from deficient DNA repair. However, measuring this repair activity is challenging. We employ a molecular approach for visualizing mitochondrial base excision repair (BER) activity in situ by use of a fluorescent probe (UBER) that reacts rapidly with AP sites resulting from BER activity. Administering the probe to cultured cells revealed signals that were localized to mitochondria, enabling selective observation of mtDNA BER intermediates. The probe showed elevated DNA repair activity under oxidative stress, and responded to suppression of glycosylase activity. Furthermore, the probe illuminated the time lag between the initiation of oxidative stress and the initial step of BER. Absence of MTH1 in cells resulted in elevated demand for BER activity upon extended oxidative stress, while the absence of OGG1 activity limited glycosylation capacity.
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- Yong Woong Jun
- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and Wu Tsai Neuroscience institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and Wu Tsai Neuroscience institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Jun YW, Albarran E, Wilson DL, Ding J, Kool ET. Fluorescence Imaging of Mitochondrial DNA Base Excision Repair Reveals Dynamics of Oxidative Stress Responses. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yong Woong Jun
- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and Wu Tsai Neuroscience institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and Wu Tsai Neuroscience institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, ChEM-H Institute, and Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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Majumdar C, McKibbin PL, Krajewski AE, Manlove AH, Lee JK, David SS. Unique Hydrogen Bonding of Adenine with the Oxidatively Damaged Base 8-Oxoguanine Enables Specific Recognition and Repair by DNA Glycosylase MutY. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:20340-20350. [PMID: 33202125 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The DNA glycosylase MutY prevents deleterious mutations resulting from guanine oxidation by recognition and removal of adenine (A) misincorporated opposite 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (OG). Correct identification of OG:A is crucial to prevent improper and detrimental MutY-mediatedadenine excision from G:A or T:A base pairs. Here we present a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study using analogues of A to probe the basis for OG:A specificity of MutY. We correlate observed in vitro MutY activity on A analogue substrates with their experimental and calculated acidities to provide mechanistic insight into the factors influencing MutY base excision efficiency. These data show that H-bonding and electrostatic interactions of the base within the MutY active site modulate the lability of the N-glycosidic bond. A analogues that were not excised from duplex DNA as efficiently as predicted by calculations provided insight into other required structural features, such as steric fit and H-bonding within the active site for proper alignment with MutY catalytic residues. We also determined MutY-mediated repair of A analogues paired with OG within the context of a DNA plasmid in bacteria. Remarkably, the magnitudes of decreased in vitro MutY excision rates with different A analogue duplexes do not correlate with the impact on overall MutY-mediated repair. The feature that most strongly correlated with facile cellular repair was the ability of the A analogues to H-bond with the Hoogsteen face of OG. Notably, base pairing of A with OG uniquely positions the 2-amino group of OG in the major groove and provides a means to indirectly select only these inappropriately placed adenines for excision. This highlights the importance of OG lesion detection for efficient MutY-mediated cellular repair. The A analogue SARs also highlight the types of modifications tolerated by MutY and will guide the development of specific probes and inhibitors of MutY.
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- Chandrima Majumdar
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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