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Gulkis M, Martinez E, Almohdar D, Çağlayan M. Unfilled gaps by polβ lead to aberrant ligation by LIG1 at the downstream steps of base excision repair pathway. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:3810-3822. [PMID: 38366780 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Base excision repair (BER) involves the tightly coordinated function of DNA polymerase β (polβ) and DNA ligase I (LIG1) at the downstream steps. Our previous studies emphasize that defective substrate-product channeling, from gap filling by polβ to nick sealing by LIG1, can lead to interruptions in repair pathway coordination. Yet, the molecular determinants that dictate accurate BER remains largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that a lack of gap filling by polβ leads to faulty repair events and the formation of deleterious DNA intermediates. We dissect how ribonucleotide challenge and cancer-associated mutations could adversely impact the ability of polβ to efficiently fill the one nucleotide gap repair intermediate which subsequently results in gap ligation by LIG1, leading to the formation of single-nucleotide deletion products. Moreover, we demonstrate that LIG1 is not capable of discriminating against nick DNA containing a 3'-ribonucleotide, regardless of base-pairing potential or damage. Finally, AP-Endonuclease 1 (APE1) shows distinct substrate specificity for the exonuclease removal of 3'-mismatched bases and ribonucleotides from nick repair intermediate. Overall, our results reveal that unfilled gaps result in impaired coordination between polβ and LIG1, defining a possible type of mutagenic event at the downstream steps where APE1 could provide a proofreading role to maintain BER efficiency.
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- Mitchell Gulkis
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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DNA polymerase beta (Pol β) is a 39 kD vertebrate polymerase that lacks proofreading ability, yet still maintains a moderate fidelity of DNA synthesis. Pol β is a key enzyme that functions in the base excision repair and non-homologous end joining pathways of DNA repair. Mechanisms of fidelity for Pol β are still being elucidated but are likely to involve dynamic conformational motions of the enzyme upon its binding to DNA and deoxynucleoside triphosphates. Recent studies have linked germline and somatic variants of Pol β with cancer and autoimmunity. These variants induce genomic instability by a number of mechanisms, including error-prone DNA synthesis and accumulation of single nucleotide gaps that lead to replication stress. Here, we review the structure and function of Pol β, and we provide insights into how structural changes in Pol β variants may contribute to genomic instability, mutagenesis, disease, cancer development, and impacts on treatment outcomes.
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- Danielle L Sawyer
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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The Role of Natural Polymorphic Variants of DNA Polymerase β in DNA Repair. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042390. [PMID: 35216513 PMCID: PMC8877055 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase β (Polβ) is considered the main repair DNA polymerase involved in the base excision repair (BER) pathway, which plays an important part in the repair of damaged DNA bases usually resulting from alkylation or oxidation. In general, BER involves consecutive actions of DNA glycosylases, AP endonucleases, DNA polymerases, and DNA ligases. It is known that protein-protein interactions of Polβ with enzymes from the BER pathway increase the efficiency of damaged base repair in DNA. However natural single-nucleotide polymorphisms can lead to a substitution of functionally significant amino acid residues and therefore affect the catalytic activity of the enzyme and the accuracy of Polβ action. Up-to-date databases contain information about more than 8000 SNPs in the gene of Polβ. This review summarizes data on the in silico prediction of the effects of Polβ SNPs on DNA repair efficacy; available data on cancers associated with SNPs of Polβ; and experimentally tested variants of Polβ. Analysis of the literature indicates that amino acid substitutions could be important for the maintenance of the native structure of Polβ and contacts with DNA; others affect the catalytic activity of the enzyme or play a part in the precise and correct attachment of the required nucleotide triphosphate. Moreover, the amino acid substitutions in Polβ can disturb interactions with enzymes involved in BER, while the enzymatic activity of the polymorphic variant may not differ significantly from that of the wild-type enzyme. Therefore, investigation regarding the effect of Polβ natural variants occurring in the human population on enzymatic activity and protein-protein interactions is an urgent scientific task.
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Hanawalt P, Sweasy J. Mechanistic understanding of cellular responses to genomic stress. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2020; 61:25-33. [PMID: 31793074 DOI: 10.1002/em.22349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Within the past half century we have learned of multiple pathways for repairing damaged DNA, based upon the intrinsic redundancy of information in its complementary double strands. Mechanistic details of these pathways have provided insights into environmental and endogenous threats to genomic stability. Studies on bacterial responses to ultraviolet light led to the discovery of excision repair, as well as the inducible SOS response to DNA damage. Similar responses in eukaryotes promote upregulation of error-prone translesion DNA polymerases. Recent advances in this burgeoning field include duplex DNA sequencing to provide strikingly accurate profiling of mutational signatures, analyses of gene expression patterns in single cells, CRISPR/Cas9 to generate changes at precise genomic positions, novel roles for RNA in gene expression and DNA repair, phase-separated aqueous environments for specialized cellular transactions, and DNA lesions as epigenetic signals for gene expression. The Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS), through the broad range of expertise in its membership, stands at the crossroad of basic understanding of mechanisms for genomic maintenance and the field of genetic toxicology, with the need for regulation of exposures to toxic substances. Our future challenges include devising strategies and technologies to identify individuals who are susceptible to specific genomic stresses, along with basic research on the underlying mechanisms of cellular stress responses that promote disease-causing mutations. As the science moves forward it should also be a responsibility for the EMGS to expand its outreach programs for the enlightenment and benefit of all humans and the biosphere. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 61:25-33, 2020. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Philip Hanawalt
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
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NMR and computational methods for molecular resolution of allosteric pathways in enzyme complexes. Biophys Rev 2019; 12:155-174. [PMID: 31838649 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-019-00609-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Allostery is a ubiquitous biological mechanism in which a distant binding site is coupled to and drastically alters the function of a catalytic site in a protein. Allostery provides a high level of spatial and temporal control of the integrity and activity of biomolecular assembles composed of proteins, nucleic acids, or small molecules. Understanding the physical forces that drive allosteric coupling is critical to harnessing this process for use in bioengineering, de novo protein design, and drug discovery. Current microscopic models of allostery highlight the importance of energetics, structural rearrangements, and conformational fluctuations, and in this review, we discuss the synergistic use of solution NMR spectroscopy and computational methods to probe these phenomena in allosteric systems, particularly protein-nucleic acid complexes. This combination of experimental and theoretical techniques facilitates an unparalleled detection of subtle changes to structural and dynamic equilibria in biomolecules with atomic resolution, and we provide a detailed discussion of specialized NMR experiments as well as the complementary methods that provide valuable insight into allosteric pathways in silico. Lastly, we highlight two case studies to demonstrate the adaptability of this approach to enzymes of varying size and mechanistic complexity.
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Wu WJ, Yang W, Tsai MD. How DNA polymerases catalyse replication and repair with contrasting fidelity. Nat Rev Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-017-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pan F, Zhao J, Zhou T, Kuang Z, Dai H, Wu H, Sun H, Zhou X, Wu X, Hu Z, He L, Shen B, Guo Z. Mutation of DNA Polymerase β R137Q Results in Retarded Embryo Development Due to Impaired DNA Base Excision Repair in Mice. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28614. [PMID: 27358192 PMCID: PMC4928080 DOI: 10.1038/srep28614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase β (Pol β), a key enzyme in the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway, is pivotal in maintaining the integrity and stability of genomes. One Pol β mutation that has been identified in tumors, R137Q (arginine to glutamine substitution), has been shown to lower polymerase activity, and impair its DNA repair capacity. However, the exact functional deficiency associated with this polymorphism in living organisms is still unknown. Here, we constructed Pol β R137Q knock-in mice, and found that homozygous knock-in mouse embryos were typically small in size and had a high mortality rate (21%). These embryonic abnormalities were caused by slow cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. In R137Q knock-in mouse embryos, the BER efficiency was severely impaired, which subsequently resulted in double-strand breaks (DSBs) and chromosomal aberrations. Furthermore, R137Q mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) were more sensitive to DNA-damaging reagents, such as methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and H2O2. They displayed a higher percentage of DSBs, and were more likely to undergo apoptosis. Our results indicate that R137 is a key amino acid site that is essential for proper Pol β functioning in maintaining genomic stability and embryo development.
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- Feiyan Pan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- The Second Hospital of Nanjing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University, 1-1 Zhongfu Road, Nanjing, 210003, China
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- Departments of Radiation Biology and Molecular Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- The Second Hospital of Nanjing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University, 1-1 Zhongfu Road, Nanjing, 210003, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Departments of Radiation Biology and Molecular Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Wang Y, Zang W, Du Y, Chen X, Zhao G. The K167I variant of DNA polymerase β that is found in Esophageal Carcinoma patients impairs polymerase activity and BER. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15986. [PMID: 26527528 PMCID: PMC4630582 DOI: 10.1038/srep15986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase β (pol β) is a key enzyme in DNA base excision repair, and an important factor for maintaining genomic integrity and stability. Esophageal carcinoma (EC) patients who have been identified as carrying the K167I variant of pol β have been shown to have decreased life expectancy. However, it is unknown if the variant affects pol β’s functions and/or how it contributes to the initiation and progression of cancer. In this study, we expressed and purified the K167I variant. Moreover, we found that K167I significantly reduced polymerase activity. As a result, the K167I substitution reduced base excision repair (BER) efficiency when assayed in a reconstitution assay or when using cellular extracts. Finally, we observed EC cells expressing the K167I variant to be sensitive to DNA damaging agents. These results suggest the K167I variant affected pol β biochemical activity resulting in impaired BER function, which might subsequently contribute to genomic instability and cancer development.
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- Yuanyuan Wang
- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Baptiste BA, Jacob KD, Eckert KA. Genetic evidence that both dNTP-stabilized and strand slippage mechanisms may dictate DNA polymerase errors within mononucleotide microsatellites. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 29:91-100. [PMID: 25758780 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mononucleotide microsatellites are tandem repeats of a single base pair, abundant within coding exons and frequent sites of mutation in the human genome. Because the repeated unit is one base pair, multiple mechanisms of insertion/deletion (indel) mutagenesis are possible, including strand-slippage, dNTP-stabilized, and misincorportion-misalignment. Here, we examine the effects of polymerase identity (mammalian Pols α, β, κ, and η), template sequence, dNTP pool size, and reaction temperature on indel errors during in vitro synthesis of mononucleotide microsatellites. We utilized the ratio of insertion to deletion errors as a genetic indicator of mechanism. Strikingly, we observed a statistically significant bias toward deletion errors within mononucleotide repeats for the majority of the 28 DNA template and polymerase combinations examined, with notable exceptions based on sequence and polymerase identity. Using mutator forms of Pol β did not substantially alter the error specificity, suggesting that mispairing-misalignment mechanism is not a primary mechanism. Based on our results for mammalian DNA polymerases representing three structurally distinct families, we suggest that dNTP-stabilized mutagenesis may be an alternative mechanism for mononucleotide microsatellite indel mutation. The change from a predominantly dNTP-stabilized mechanism to a strand-slippage mechanism with increasing microsatellite length may account for the differential rates of tandem repeat mutation that are observed genome-wide.
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- Beverly A Baptiste
- The Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research and the Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- The Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research and the Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- The Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research and the Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Bienstock RJ, Beard WA, Wilson SH. Phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary origins of DNA polymerase X-family members. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 22:77-88. [PMID: 25112931 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mammalian DNA polymerase (pol) β is the founding member of a large group of DNA polymerases now termed the X-family. DNA polymerase β has been kinetically, structurally, and biologically well characterized and can serve as a phylogenetic reference. Accordingly, we have performed a phylogenetic analysis to understand the relationship between pol β and other members of the X-family of DNA polymerases. The bacterial X-family DNA polymerases, Saccharomyces cerevisiae pol IV, and four mammalian X-family polymerases appear to be directly related. These enzymes originated from an ancient common ancestor characterized in two Bacillus species. Understanding distinct functions for each of the X-family polymerases, evolving from a common bacterial ancestor is of significant interest in light of the specialized roles of these enzymes in DNA metabolism.
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- Rachelle J Bienstock
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
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Towle-Weicksel JB, Dalal S, Sohl CD, Doublié S, Anderson KS, Sweasy JB. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer studies of DNA polymerase β: the critical role of fingers domain movements and a novel non-covalent step during nucleotide selection. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:16541-50. [PMID: 24764311 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.561878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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During DNA repair, DNA polymerase β (Pol β) is a highly dynamic enzyme that is able to select the correct nucleotide opposite a templating base from a pool of four different deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs). To gain insight into nucleotide selection, we use a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based system to monitor movement of the Pol β fingers domain during catalysis in the presence of either correct or incorrect dNTPs. By labeling the fingers domain with ((((2-iodoacetyl)amino)ethyl)amino)naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (IAEDANS) and the DNA substrate with Dabcyl, we are able to observe rapid fingers closing in the presence of correct dNTPs as the IAEDANS comes into contact with a Dabcyl-labeled, one-base gapped DNA. Our findings show that not only do the fingers close after binding to the correct dNTP, but that there is a second conformational change associated with a non-covalent step not previously reported for Pol β. Further analyses suggest that this conformational change corresponds to the binding of the catalytic metal into the polymerase active site. FRET studies with incorrect dNTP result in no changes in fluorescence, indicating that the fingers do not close in the presence of incorrect dNTP. Together, our results show that nucleotide selection initially occurs in an open fingers conformation and that the catalytic pathways of correct and incorrect dNTPs differ from each other. Overall, this study provides new insight into the mechanism of substrate choice by a polymerase that plays a critical role in maintaining genome stability.
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- Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405
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- Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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Jacewicz A, Trzemecka A, Guja KE, Plochocka D, Yakubovskaya E, Bebenek A, Garcia-Diaz M. A remote palm domain residue of RB69 DNA polymerase is critical for enzyme activity and influences the conformation of the active site. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76700. [PMID: 24116139 PMCID: PMC3792054 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Non-conserved amino acids that are far removed from the active site can sometimes have an unexpected effect on enzyme catalysis. We have investigated the effects of alanine replacement of residues distant from the active site of the replicative RB69 DNA polymerase, and identified a substitution in a weakly conserved palm residue (D714A), that renders the enzyme incapable of sustaining phage replication in vivo. D714, located several angstroms away from the active site, does not contact the DNA or the incoming dNTP, and our apoenzyme and ternary crystal structures of the PolD714A mutant demonstrate that D714A does not affect the overall structure of the protein. The structures reveal a conformational change of several amino acid side chains, which cascade out from the site of the substitution towards the catalytic center, substantially perturbing the geometry of the active site. Consistent with these structural observations, the mutant has a significantly reduced kpol for correct incorporation. We propose that the observed structural changes underlie the severe polymerization defect and thus D714 is a remote, non-catalytic residue that is nevertheless critical for maintaining an optimal active site conformation. This represents a striking example of an action-at-a-distance interaction.
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- Agata Jacewicz
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- * E-mail: (AB); (MGD)
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AB); (MGD)
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Gridley CL, Rangarajan S, Firbank S, Dalal S, Sweasy JB, Jaeger J. Structural changes in the hydrophobic hinge region adversely affect the activity and fidelity of the I260Q mutator DNA polymerase β. Biochemistry 2013; 52:4422-32. [PMID: 23651085 DOI: 10.1021/bi301368f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The I260Q variant of DNA polymerase β is an efficient mutator polymerase with fairly indiscriminate misincorporation activities opposite all template bases. Previous modeling studies have suggested that I260Q harbors structural variations in its hinge region. Here, we present the crystal structures of wild type and I260Q rat polymerase β in the presence and absence of substrates. Both the I260Q apoenzyme structure and the closed ternary complex with double-stranded DNA and ddTTP show ordered water molecules in the hydrophobic hinge near Gln260, whereas this is not the case in the wild type polymerase. Compared to wild type polymerase β ternary complexes, there are subtle movements around residues 260, 272, 295, and 296 in the mutant. The rearrangements in this region, coupled with side chain movements in the immediate neighborhood of the dNTP-binding pocket, namely, residues 258 and 272, provide an explanation for the altered activity and fidelity profiles observed in the I260Q mutator polymerase.
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- Chelsea L Gridley
- Division of Genetics, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208, United States
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A germline polymorphism of DNA polymerase beta induces genomic instability and cellular transformation. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1003052. [PMID: 23144635 PMCID: PMC3493456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Several germline single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in the POLB gene, but little is known about their cellular and biochemical impact. DNA Polymerase β (Pol β), encoded by the POLB gene, is the main gap-filling polymerase involved in base excision repair (BER), a pathway that protects the genome from the consequences of oxidative DNA damage. In this study we tested the hypothesis that expression of the POLB germline coding SNP (rs3136797) in mammalian cells could induce a cancerous phenotype. Expression of this SNP in both human and mouse cells induced double-strand breaks, chromosomal aberrations, and cellular transformation. Following treatment with an alkylating agent, cells expressing this coding SNP accumulated BER intermediate substrates, including single-strand and double-strand breaks. The rs3136797 SNP encodes the P242R variant Pol β protein and biochemical analysis showed that P242R protein had a slower catalytic rate than WT, although P242R binds DNA similarly to WT. Our results suggest that people who carry the rs3136797 germline SNP may be at an increased risk for cancer susceptibility.
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Klvaňa M, Murphy DL, Jeřábek P, Goodman MF, Warshel A, Sweasy JB, Florián J. Catalytic effects of mutations of distant protein residues in human DNA polymerase β: theory and experiment. Biochemistry 2012; 51:8829-43. [PMID: 23013478 DOI: 10.1021/bi300783t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We carried out free-energy calculations and transient kinetic experiments for the insertion of the right (dC) and wrong (dA) nucleotides by wild-type (WT) and six mutant variants of human DNA polymerase β (Pol β). Since the mutated residues in the point mutants, I174S, I260Q, M282L, H285D, E288K, and K289M, were not located in the Pol β catalytic site, we assumed that the WT and its point mutants share the same dianionic phosphorane transition-state structure of the triphosphate moiety of deoxyribonucleotide 5'-triphosphate (dNTP) substrate. On the basis of this assumption, we have formulated a thermodynamic cycle for calculating relative dNTP insertion efficiencies, Ω = (k(pol)/K(D))(mut)/(k(pol)/K(D))(WT) using free-energy perturbation (FEP) and linear interaction energy (LIE) methods. Kinetic studies on five of the mutants have been published previously using different experimental conditions, e.g., primer-template sequences. We have performed a presteady kinetic analysis for the six mutants for comparison with wild-type Pol β using the same conditions, including the same primer/template DNA sequence proximal to the dNTP insertion site used for X-ray crystallographic studies. This consistent set of kinetic and structural data allowed us to eliminate the DNA sequence from the list of factors that can adversely affect calculated Ω values. The calculations using the FEP free energies scaled by 0.5 yielded 0.9 and 1.1 standard deviations from the experimental log Ω values for the insertion of the right and wrong dNTP, respectively. We examined a hybrid FEP/LIE method in which the FEP van der Waals term for the interaction of the mutated amino acid residue with its surrounding environment was replaced by the corresponding van der Waals term calculated using the LIE method, resulting in improved 0.4 and 1.0 standard deviations from the experimental log Ω values. These scaled FEP and FEP/LIE methods were also used to predict log Ω for R283A and R283L Pol β mutants.
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- Martin Klvaňa
- Department of Chemistry, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois 60626, United States
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Donigan KA, Tuck D, Schulz V, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase β variant Ile260Met generates global gene expression changes related to cellular transformation. Mutagenesis 2012; 27:683-91. [PMID: 22914675 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ges034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Maintenance of genomic stability is essential for cellular survival. The base excision repair (BER) pathway is critical for resolution of abasic sites and damaged bases, estimated to occur 20,000 times in cells daily. DNA polymerase β (Pol β) participates in BER by filling DNA gaps that result from excision of damaged bases. Approximately 30% of human tumours express Pol β variants, many of which have altered fidelity and activity in vitro and when expressed, induce cellular transformation. The prostate tumour variant Ile260Met transforms cells and is a sequence-context-dependent mutator. To test the hypothesis that mutations induced in vivo by Ile260Met lead to cellular transformation, we characterized the genome-wide expression profile of a clone expressing Ile260Met as compared with its non-induced counterpart. Using a 1.5-fold minimum cut-off with a false discovery rate (FDR) of <0.05, 912 genes exhibit altered expression. Microarray results were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and revealed unique expression profiles in other clones. Gene Ontology (GO) clusters were analyzed using Ingenuity Pathways Analysis to identify altered gene networks and associated nodes. We determined three nodes of interest that exhibited dysfunctional regulation of downstream gene products without themselves having altered expression. One node, peroxisome proliferator-activated protein γ (PPARG), was sequenced and found to contain a coding region mutation in PPARG2 only in transformed cells. Further analysis suggests that this mutation leads to dominant negative activity of PPARG2. PPARG is a transcription factor implicated to have tumour suppressor function. This suggests that the PPARG2 mutant may have played a role in driving cellular transformation. We conclude that PPARG induces cellular transformation by a mutational mechanism.
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- Katherine A Donigan
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Gieseking S, Bergen K, Di Pasquale F, Diederichs K, Welte W, Marx A. Human DNA polymerase beta mutations allowing efficient abasic site bypass. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:4011-20. [PMID: 21107011 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.176826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The DNA of every cell in the human body gets damaged more than 50,000 times a day. The most frequent damages are abasic sites. This kind of damage blocks proceeding DNA synthesis by several DNA polymerases that are involved in DNA replication and repair. The mechanistic basis for the incapability of these DNA polymerases to bypass abasic sites is not clarified. To gain insights into the mechanistic basis, we intended to identify amino acid residues that govern for the pausing of DNA polymerase β when incorporating a nucleotide opposite to abasic sites. Human DNA polymerase β was chosen because it is a well characterized DNA polymerase and serves as model enzyme for studies of DNA polymerase mechanisms. Moreover, it acts as the main gap-filling enzyme in base excision repair, and human tumor studies suggest a link between DNA polymerase β and cancer. In this study we employed high throughput screening of a library of more than 11,000 human DNA polymerase β variants. We identified two mutants that have increased ability to incorporate a nucleotide opposite to an abasic site. We found that the substitutions E232K and T233I promote incorporation opposite the lesion. In addition to this feature, the variants have an increased activity and a lower fidelity when processing nondamaged DNA. The mutations described in this work are located in well characterized regions but have not been reported before. A crystallographic structure of one of the mutants was obtained, providing structural insights.
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- Sonja Gieseking
- Department of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, Germany
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Nemec AA, Wallace SS, Sweasy JB. Variant base excision repair proteins: contributors to genomic instability. Semin Cancer Biol 2010; 20:320-8. [PMID: 20955798 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2010.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cells sustain endogenous DNA damage at rates greater than 20,000 DNA lesions per cell per day. These damages occur largely as a result of the inherently unstable nature of DNA and the presence of reactive oxygen species within cells. The base excision repair system removes the majority of DNA lesions resulting from endogenous DNA damage. There are several enzymes that function during base excision repair. Importantly, there are over 100 germline single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that function in base excision repair and that result in non-synonymous amino acid substitutions in the proteins they encode. Somatic variants of these enzymes are also found in human tumors. Variant repair enzymes catalyze aberrant base excision repair. Aberrant base excision repair combined with continuous endogenous DNA damage over time has the potential to lead to a mutator phenotype. Mutations that arise in key growth control genes, imbalances in chromosome number, chromosomal translocations, and loss of heterozygosity can result in the initiation of human cancer or its progression.
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- Antonia A Nemec
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, 15 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510, United States
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Yamtich J, Starcevic D, Lauper J, Smith E, Shi I, Rangarajan S, Jaeger J, Sweasy JB. Hinge residue I174 is critical for proper dNTP selection by DNA polymerase beta. Biochemistry 2010; 49:2326-34. [PMID: 20108981 DOI: 10.1021/bi901735a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DNA polymerase beta (pol beta) is the key gap-filling polymerase in base excision repair, the DNA repair pathway responsible for repairing up to 20000 endogenous lesions per cell per day. Pol beta is also widely used as a model polymerase for structure and function studies, and several structural regions have been identified as being critical for the fidelity of the enzyme. One of these regions is the hydrophobic hinge, a network of hydrophobic residues located between the palm and fingers subdomains. Previous work by our lab has shown that hinge residues Y265, I260, and F272 are critical for polymerase fidelity by functioning in discrimination of the correct from incorrect dNTP during ground state binding. Our work aimed to elucidate the role of hinge residue I174 in polymerase fidelity. To study this residue, we conducted a genetic screen to identify mutants with a substitution at residue I174 that resulted in a mutator polymerase. We then chose the mutator mutant I174S for further study and found that it follows the same general kinetic pathway as and has an overall protein folding similar to that of wild-type (WT) pol beta. Using single-turnover kinetic analysis, we found that I174S exhibits decreased fidelity when inserting a nucleotide opposite a template base G, and this loss of fidelity is due primarily to a loss of discrimination during ground state dNTP binding. Molecular dynamics simulations show that mutation of residue I174 to serine results in an overall tightening of the hinge region, resulting in aberrant protein dynamics and fidelity. These results point to the hinge region as being critical in the maintenance of the proper geometry of the dNTP binding pocket.
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- Jen Yamtich
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Yamtich J, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase family X: function, structure, and cellular roles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2009; 1804:1136-50. [PMID: 19631767 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The X family of DNA polymerases in eukaryotic cells consists of terminal transferase and DNA polymerases beta, lambda, and mu. These enzymes have similar structural portraits, yet different biochemical properties, especially in their interactions with DNA. None of these enzymes possesses a proofreading subdomain, and their intrinsic fidelity of DNA synthesis is much lower than that of a polymerase that functions in cellular DNA replication. In this review, we discuss the similarities and differences of three members of Family X: polymerases beta, lambda, and mu. We focus on biochemical mechanisms, structural variation, fidelity and lesion bypass mechanisms, and cellular roles. Remarkably, although these enzymes have similar three-dimensional structures, their biochemical properties and cellular functions differ in important ways that impact cellular function.
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- Jennifer Yamtich
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Guo Z, Zheng L, Dai H, Zhou M, Xu H, Shen B. Human DNA polymerase beta polymorphism, Arg137Gln, impairs its polymerase activity and interaction with PCNA and the cellular base excision repair capacity. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:3431-41. [PMID: 19336415 PMCID: PMC2691839 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase beta (Pol beta) is a key enzyme in DNA base excision repair, and an important factor for maintaining genome integrity and stability. More than 30% of human tumors characterized to date express DNA Pol beta variants, many of which result from a single nucleotide residue substitution. However, in most cases, their precise functional deficiency and relationship to cancer susceptibility are still unknown. In the current work, we show that a polymorphism encoding an arginine to glutamine substitution, R137Q, has lower polymerase activity. The substitution also affects the interaction between Pol beta and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). These defects impair the DNA repair capacity of Pol beta in reconstitution assays, as well as in cellular extracts. Expression of wild-type Pol beta in pol beta(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells restored cellular resistance to DNA damaging reagents such as methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU), while expression of R137Q in pol beta(-/-) MEF cells failed to do so. These data indicate that polymorphisms in base excision repair genes may contribute to the onset and development of cancers.
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- Zhigang Guo
- Department of Radiation Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Dalal S, Starcevic D, Jaeger J, Sweasy JB. The I260Q variant of DNA polymerase beta extends mispaired primer termini due to its increased affinity for deoxynucleotide triphosphate substrates. Biochemistry 2008; 47:12118-25. [PMID: 18937502 DOI: 10.1021/bi8011548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA polymerase beta plays a key role in base excision repair. We have previously shown that the hydrophobic hinge region of polymerase beta, which is distant from its active site, plays a critical role in the fidelity of DNA synthesis by this enzyme. The I260Q hinge variant of polymerase beta misincorporates nucleotides with a significantly higher catalytic efficiency than the wild-type enzyme. In the study described here, we show that I260Q extends mispaired primer termini. The kinetic basis for extension of mispairs is defective discrimination by I260Q at the level of ground-state binding of the dNTP substrate. Our results suggest that the hydrophobic hinge region influences the geometry of the dNTP binding pocket exclusively. Because the DNA forms part of the binding pocket, our data are also consistent with the interpretation that the mispaired primer terminus affects the geometry of the dNTP binding pocket such that the I260Q variant has a higher affinity for the incoming dNTP than wild-type polymerase beta.
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- Shibani Dalal
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06250, USA
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Roettger MP, Bakhtina M, Tsai MD. Mismatched and matched dNTP incorporation by DNA polymerase beta proceed via analogous kinetic pathways. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9718-27. [PMID: 18717589 PMCID: PMC2646765 DOI: 10.1021/bi800689d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While matched nucleotide incorporation by DNA polymerase beta (Pol beta) has been well-studied, a true understanding of polymerase fidelity requires comparison of both matched and mismatched dNTP incorporation pathways. Here we examine the mechanism of misincorporation for wild-type (WT) Pol beta and an error-prone I260Q variant using stopped-flow fluorescence assays and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. In stopped-flow, a biphasic fluorescence trace is observed for both enzymes during mismatched dNTP incorporation. The fluorescence transitions are in the same direction as that observed for matched dNTP, albeit with lower amplitude. Assignments of the fast and slow fluorescence phases are designated to the same mechanistic steps previously determined for matched dNTP incorporation. For both WT and I260Q mismatched dNTP incorporation, the rate of the fast phase, reflecting subdomain closing, is comparable to that induced by correct dNTP. Pre-steady-state kinetic evaluation reveals that both enzymes display similar correct dNTP insertion profiles, and the lower fidelity intrinsic to the I260Q mutant results from enhanced efficiency of mismatched incorporation. Notably, in comparison to WT, I260Q demonstrates enhanced intensity of fluorescence emission upon mismatched ternary complex formation. Both kinetic and steady-state fluorescence data suggest that relaxed discrimination against incorrect dNTP by I260Q is a consequence of a loss in ability to destabilize the mismatched ternary complex. Overall, our results provide first direct evidence that mismatched and matched dNTP incorporations proceed via analogous kinetic pathways, and support our standing hypothesis that the fidelity of Pol beta originates from destabilization of the mismatched closed ternary complex and chemical transition state.
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- Michelle P Roettger
- The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Tang KH, Niebuhr M, Tung CS, Chan HC, Chou CC, Tsai MD. Mismatched dNTP incorporation by DNA polymerase beta does not proceed via globally different conformational pathways. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:2948-57. [PMID: 18385153 PMCID: PMC2396427 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Understanding how DNA polymerases control fidelity requires elucidation of the mechanisms of matched and mismatched dNTP incorporations. Little is known about the latter because mismatched complexes do not crystallize readily. In this report, we employed small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and structural modeling to probe the conformations of different intermediate states of mammalian DNA polymerase β (Pol β) in its wild-type and an error-prone variant, I260Q. Our structural results indicate that the mismatched ternary complex lies in-between the open and the closed forms, but more closely resembles the open form for WT and the closed form for I260Q. On the basis of molecular modeling, this over-stabilization of mismatched ternary complex of I260Q is likely caused by formation of a hydrogen bonding network between the side chains of Gln260, Tyr296, Glu295 and Arg258, freeing up Asp192 to coordinate MgdNTP. These results argue against recent reports suggesting that mismatched dNTP incorporations follow a conformational path distinctly different from that of matched dNTP incorporation, or that its conformational closing is a major contributor to fidelity.
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- Kuo-Hsiang Tang
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Lin GC, Jaeger J, Sweasy JB. Loop II of DNA polymerase beta is important for polymerization activity and fidelity. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:2924-35. [PMID: 17439962 PMCID: PMC1888816 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The accurate replication and transmission of genetic information is critical in the life of an organism. During its entire lifespan, the genetic information is constantly under attack from endogenous and exogenous sources of damage. To ensure that the content of its genetic information is faithfully preserved for synthesis and transmission, eukaryotic cells have developed a complex system of genomic quality control. Key players in this process are DNA polymerases, the enzymes responsible for synthesizing the DNA, because errors introduced into the genome by polymerase can result in mutations. We use DNA polymerase beta (pol β) as a model system to investigate mechanisms of preserving fidelity during nucleotide incorporation. In the study described here, we characterized the role that loop II of pol β plays in maintaining the activity and fidelity of pol β. We report here that the absence or shortening of loop II compromises the catalytic activity of pol β. Our data also show that loop variants of a specific length have a lower fidelity when compared to the wild-type polymerase. Taken together, our results indicate that loop II is important for the catalytic activity and fidelity of pol β.
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- George C. Lin
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA and Center for Medical Sciences, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York 12201, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA and Center for Medical Sciences, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York 12201, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA and Center for Medical Sciences, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York 12201, USA
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. 203-737-2626203-785-6309
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- William A Beard
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-12233, USA
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Starcevic D, Dalal S, Jaeger J, Sweasy JB. The Hydrophobic Hinge Region of Rat DNA Polymerase β Is Critical for Substrate Binding Pocket Geometry. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:28388-93. [PMID: 15901725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502178200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The hydrophobic hinge of DNA polymerase beta facilitates closing and stabilization of the enzyme once the nucleotide substrate has bound. Alteration of the hydrophobic nature of the hinge by the introduction of a hydrophilic glutamine residue in place of isoleucine 260 results in an inaccurate polymerase. The kinetic basis of infidelity is lack of discrimination during the binding of substrate. The I260Q polymerase beta variant has lower affinity than wild type enzyme for the correct substrate and much higher affinity for the incorrect substrate. Our results demonstrate that the hinge is important for formation of the substrate binding pocket. Our results are also consistent with the interpretation that DNA polymerase beta discriminates the correct from incorrect substrate during the binding step.
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- Daniela Starcevic
- Departments of Genetics, Therapeutic Radiology and Program in Microbiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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