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Kvach MV, Barzak FM, Harjes S, Schares HAM, Kurup HM, Jones KF, Sutton L, Donahue J, D'Aquila RT, Jameson GB, Harki DA, Krause KL, Harjes E, Filichev VV. Differential Inhibition of APOBEC3 DNA-Mutator Isozymes by Fluoro- and Non-Fluoro-Substituted 2'-Deoxyzebularine Embedded in Single-Stranded DNA. Chembiochem 2019; 21:1028-1035. [PMID: 31633265 PMCID: PMC7142307 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The APOBEC3 (APOBEC3A‐H) enzyme family is part of the human innate immune system that restricts pathogens by scrambling pathogenic single‐stranded (ss) DNA by deamination of cytosines to produce uracil residues. However, APOBEC3‐mediated mutagenesis of viral and cancer DNA promotes its evolution, thus enabling disease progression and the development of drug resistance. Therefore, APOBEC3 inhibition offers a new strategy to complement existing antiviral and anticancer therapies by making such therapies effective for longer periods of time, thereby preventing the emergence of drug resistance. Here, we have synthesised 2′‐deoxynucleoside forms of several known inhibitors of cytidine deaminase (CDA), incorporated them into oligodeoxynucleotides (oligos) in place of 2′‐deoxycytidine in the preferred substrates of APOBEC3A, APOBEC3B, and APOBEC3G, and evaluated their inhibitory potential against these enzymes. An oligo containing a 5‐fluoro‐2′‐deoxyzebularine (5FdZ) motif exhibited an inhibition constant against APOBEC3B 3.5 times better than that of the comparable 2′‐deoxyzebularine‐containing (dZ‐containing) oligo. A similar inhibition trend was observed for wild‐type APOBEC3A. In contrast, use of the 5FdZ motif in an oligo designed for APOBEC3G inhibition resulted in an inhibitor that was less potent than the dZ‐containing oligo both in the case of APOBEC3GCTD and in that of full‐length wild‐type APOBEC3G.
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- Maksim V Kvach
- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and, Northwestern HIV Translational Research Center, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 2330, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, P. O. Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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Rudra A, Hou D, Zhang Y, Coulter J, Zhou H, DeWeese TL, Greenberg MM. Bromopyridone Nucleotide Analogues, Anoxic Selective Radiosensitizing Agents That Are Incorporated in DNA by Polymerases. J Org Chem 2015; 80:10675-85. [PMID: 26509218 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Ionizing radiation is frequently used to kill tumor cells. However, hypoxic solid tumor cells are more resistant to this treatment, providing the impetus to develop molecules that sensitize cells to ionizing radiation. 5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) has been investigated as a radiosensitizing agent in the lab and clinic for almost 5 decades. Recent reports that BrdU yields DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) in non-base-paired regions motivated us to develop radiosensitizing agents that generate cross-links in duplex DNA selectively under anoxic conditions. 4-Bromo- and 5-bromopyridone analogues of BrdU were synthesized and incorporated into oligonucleotides via solid-phase synthesis. Upon irradiation, these molecules yield DNA interstrand cross-links under anaerobic conditions. The respective nucleotide triphosphates are substrates for some DNA polymerases. ICLs are produced upon irradiation under anoxic conditions when the 4-bromopyridone is present in a PCR product. Because the nucleoside analogue is a poor phosphorylation substrate for human deoxycytidine kinase, a pro-nucleotide form of the 4-bromopyridone was used to incorporate this analogue into cellular DNA. Despite these efforts, the 4-bromopyridone nucleotide was not detected in cellular DNA. Although these molecules are improvements over previously reported nucleotide analogues designed to be hypoxic radiosensitizing agents, additional advances are needed to create molecules that function in cells.
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- Arnab Rudra
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States.,Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Golden J, Motea E, Zhang X, Choi JS, Feng Y, Xu Y, Lee I, Berdis AJ. Development and characterization of a non-natural nucleoside that displays anticancer activity against solid tumors. ACS Chem Biol 2013; 8:2452-65. [PMID: 23992753 DOI: 10.1021/cb400350h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nucleoside analogs are an important class of anticancer agent that historically show better efficacy against hematological cancers versus solid tumors. This report describes the development and characterization of a new class of nucleoside analog that displays anticancer effects against both hematological and adherent cancer cell lines. These new analogs lack canonical hydrogen-bonding groups yet are effective nucleotide substrates for several high-fidelity DNA polymerases. Permutations in the position of the non-hydrogen-bonding functional group greatly influence the kinetic behavior of these nucleosides. One particular analog designated 4-nitroindolyl-2'-deoxynucleoside triphosphate (4-NITP) is unique as it is incorporated opposite C and T with high catalytic efficiencies. In addition, this analog functions as a nonobligate chain terminator of DNA synthesis, since it is poorly elongated. Consistent with this mechanism, the corresponding nucleoside, 4-nitroindolyl-2'-deoxynucleoside (4-NIdR), produces antiproliferative effects against leukemia cells. 4-NIdR also produces cytostatic and cytotoxic effects against several adherent cancer cell lines, especially those that are deficient in mismatch repair and p53. Cell death in this case appears to occur via mitotic catastrophe, a specialized form of apoptosis. Mass spectroscopy experiments performed on nucleic acid isolated from cells treated with 4-NIdR validate that the non-natural nucleoside is stably incorporated into DNA. Xenograft mouse studies demonstrate that administration of 4-NIdR delays tumor growth without producing adverse side effects such as anemia and thrombocytopenia. Collectively, the results of in vitro, cell-based, and animal studies provide evidence for the development of a novel nucleoside analog that shows enhanced effectiveness against solid tumors.
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- Jackelyn Golden
- Departments of Pharmacology and ‡Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University , 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Kubelka T, Slavětínská L, Eigner V, Hocek M. Synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted pyridin-3-yl C-2'-deoxyribonucleosides through chemoselective transformations of bromo-chloropyridine C-nucleosides. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:4702-18. [PMID: 23760109 DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40774h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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2-Bromo-6-chloro- and 6-bromo-2-chloropyridin-3-yl deoxyribonucleosides were prepared by the Heck coupling of bromo-chloro-iodopyridines with TBS-protected deoxyribose glycal. Some of their Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions proceeded chemoselectively at the position of the bromine, whereas nucleophilic substitutions were unselective and gave mixtures of products. The mono-substituted intermediates were used for another coupling or nucleophilic substitution giving rise to a small library of title 2,6-disubstituted pyridine C-deoxyribonucleosides. The title nucleosides did not exert antiviral or cytostatic effects.
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- Tomáš Kubelka
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Yuan H, Liu XP, Han Z, Allers T, Hou JL, Liu JH. RecJ-like protein from Pyrococcus furiosus has 3'-5' exonuclease activity on RNA: implications for proofreading of 3'-mismatched RNA primers in DNA replication. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:5817-26. [PMID: 23605041 PMCID: PMC3675489 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Replicative DNA polymerases require an RNA primer for leading and lagging strand DNA synthesis, and primase is responsible for the de novo synthesis of this RNA primer. However, the archaeal primase from Pyrococcus furiosus (Pfu) frequently incorporates mismatched nucleoside monophosphate, which stops RNA synthesis. Pfu DNA polymerase (PolB) cannot elongate the resulting 3'-mismatched RNA primer because it cannot remove the 3'-mismatched ribonucleotide. This study demonstrates the potential role of a RecJ-like protein from P. furiosus (PfRecJ) in proofreading 3'-mismatched ribonucleotides. PfRecJ hydrolyzes single-stranded RNA and the RNA strand of RNA/DNA hybrids in the 3'-5' direction, and the kinetic parameters (Km and Kcat) of PfRecJ during RNA strand digestion are consistent with a role in proofreading 3'-mismatched RNA primers. Replication protein A, the single-stranded DNA-binding protein, stimulates the removal of 3'-mismatched ribonucleotides of the RNA strand in RNA/DNA hybrids, and Pfu DNA polymerase can extend the 3'-mismatched RNA primer after the 3'-mismatched ribonucleotide is removed by PfRecJ. Finally, we reconstituted the primer-proofreading reaction of a 3'-mismatched ribonucleotide RNA/DNA hybrid using PfRecJ, replication protein A, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and PolB. Given that PfRecJ is associated with the GINS complex, a central nexus in archaeal DNA replication fork, we speculate that PfRecJ proofreads the RNA primer in vivo.
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- Hui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Kubelka T, Slavětínská L, Hocek M. Synthesis of Substituted Benzyl Homo-C-Ribonucleosides and -Nucleotides as Carba Analogues of Phosphoribosylanthranilate. European J Org Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Haque F, Lunn J, Fang H, Smithrud D, Guo P. Real-time sensing and discrimination of single chemicals using the channel of phi29 DNA packaging nanomotor. ACS NANO 2012; 6:3251-3261. [PMID: 22458779 PMCID: PMC3337346 DOI: 10.1021/nn3001615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A highly sensitive and reliable method to sense and identify a single chemical at extremely low concentrations and high contamination is important for environmental surveillance, homeland security, athlete drug monitoring, toxin/drug screening, and earlier disease diagnosis. This article reports a method for precise detection of single chemicals. The hub of the bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor is a connector consisting of 12 protein subunits encircled into a 3.6 nm channel as a path for dsDNA to enter during packaging and to exit during infection. The connector has previously been inserted into a lipid bilayer to serve as a membrane-embedded channel. Herein we report the modification of the phi29 channel to develop a class of sensors to detect single chemicals. The lysine-234 of each protein subunit was mutated to cysteine, generating 12-SH ring lining the channel wall. Chemicals passing through this robust channel and interactions with the SH group generated extremely reliable, precise, and sensitive current signatures as revealed by single channel conductance assays. Ethane (57 Da), thymine (167 Da), and benzene (105 Da) with reactive thioester moieties were clearly discriminated upon interaction with the available set of cysteine residues. The covalent attachment of each analyte induced discrete stepwise blockage in current signature with a corresponding decrease in conductance due to the physical blocking of the channel. Transient binding of the chemicals also produced characteristic fingerprints that were deduced from the unique blockage amplitude and pattern of the signals. This study shows that the phi29 connector can be used to sense chemicals with reactive thioesters or maleimide using single channel conduction assays based on their distinct fingerprints. The results demonstrated that this channel system could be further developed into very sensitive sensing devices.
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- Farzin Haque
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
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Chapuis H, Kubelka T, Joubert N, Pohl R, Hocek M. Synthesis of 6-Substituted 2(1H)-Pyridon-3-yl C-2′-Deoxyribonucleosides. European J Org Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Birkmann A, Hewlett G, Rübsamen-Schaeff H, Zimmermann H. Helicase–primase inhibitors as the potential next generation of highly active drugs against herpes simplex viruses. Future Virol 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Since the introduction of the nucleoside analogs decades ago, treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections has not seen much innovation, except for the development of their respective prodrugs. The inhibitors of the helicase–primase complex of HSV represent a very innovative approach to the treatment of herpesvirus disease, and this article considers the development of some representatives of this class of therapeutics. The molecular and biochemical features of the helicase–primase complex are considered and the development of three inhibitors of helicase–primase, BILS 179 BS, AIC316 and ASP2151, is described. The clinical development of AIC316 is at an advanced stage and displays general safety as well as favorable, long-lasting exposures in healthy volunteers. The first efficacy data from a Phase II trial with more than 150 HSV-2-positive subjects demonstrated dose-dependent antiviral activity.
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- Alexander Birkmann
- AiCuris GmbH & Co. KG, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 475, 42117 Wuppertal, Germany
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- hbsc, Thienhausener Str. 37, 42781 Haan, Germany
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Human cytomegalovirus primase UL70 specifically interacts with cellular factor Snapin. J Virol 2011; 85:11732-41. [PMID: 21917956 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.05357-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Genomic DNA synthesis is a universally conserved process for all herpesviruses, including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). HCMV UL70 is believed to encode the primase of the DNA replication machinery, a function which requires localization in the nucleus, the site of viral DNA synthesis. No host factors that interact with UL70 have been reported. In this study, we provide the first direct evidence that UL70 specifically interacts with Snapin, a human protein that is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm and is associated with cellular vesicles. The interaction between UL70 and Snapin was identified in both the two-hybrid screen in yeast and coimmunoprecipitation in human cells. The nuclear import of UL70 was decreased in cells overexpressing Snapin and increased in cells in which the expression of Snapin was downregulated with anti-Snapin small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, respectively. Furthermore, viral DNA synthesis and progeny production were decreased in cells overexpressing Snapin and increased in the anti-Snapin siRNA-treated cells, respectively. In contrast, no significant difference in the nuclear level of UL70, viral DNA synthesis, and progeny production was found among the parental cells and cells that either expressed a control empty vector or were treated with control siRNA molecules that did not recognize any viral or cellular transcripts. Our results suggest that Snapin may play a key role in regulating the cellular localization of UL70 in HCMV, leading to modulation of viral DNA synthesis and progeny production.
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Lund TJ, Cavanaugh NA, Joubert N, Urban M, Patro JN, Hocek M, Kuchta RD. B family DNA polymerases asymmetrically recognize pyrimidines and purines. Biochemistry 2011; 50:7243-50. [PMID: 21761848 DOI: 10.1021/bi2006916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We utilized a series of pyrimidine analogues modified at O(2), N-3, and N(4)/O(4) to determine if two B family DNA polymerases, human DNA polymerase α and herpes simplex virus I DNA polymerase, choose whether to polymerize pyrimidine dNTPs using the same mechanisms they use for purine dNTPs. Removing O(2) of a pyrimidine dNTP vastly decreased the level of incorporation by these enzymes and also compromised fidelity in the case of C analogues, while removing O(2) from the templating base had more modest effects. Removing the Watson-Crick hydrogen bonding groups of N-3 and N(4)/O(4) greatly impaired polymerization, both of the resulting dNTP analogues and of natural dNTPs opposite these pyrimidine analogues when present in the template strand. Thus, the Watson-Crick hydrogen bonding groups of a pyrimidine clearly play an important role in enhancing correct dNTP polymerization but are not essential for preventing misincorporation. These studies also indicate that DNA polymerases recognize bases extremely asymmetrically, both in terms of whether they are a purine or pyrimidine and whether they are in the template or are the incoming dNTP. The mechanistic implications of these results with regard to how polymerases discriminate between right and wrong dNTPs are discussed.
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- Travis J Lund
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, UCB 215, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Štefko M, Slavětínská L, Klepetářová B, Hocek M. General and Modular Synthesis of Isomeric 5-Substituted Pyridin-2-yl and 6-Substituted Pyridin-3-yl C-Ribonucleosides Bearing Diverse Alkyl, Aryl, Hetaryl, Amino, Carbamoyl, and Hydroxy Groups. J Org Chem 2011; 76:6619-35. [DOI: 10.1021/jo200949c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Martin Štefko
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Discrimination against the Cytosine Analog tC by Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase IV DinB. J Mol Biol 2011; 409:89-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Muylaert I, Tang KW, Elias P. Replication and recombination of herpes simplex virus DNA. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:15619-24. [PMID: 21362621 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r111.233981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Replication of herpes simplex virus takes place in the cell nucleus and is carried out by a replisome composed of six viral proteins: the UL30-UL42 DNA polymerase, the UL5-UL8-UL52 helicase-primase, and the UL29 single-stranded DNA-binding protein ICP8. The replisome is loaded on origins of replication by the UL9 initiator origin-binding protein. Virus replication is intimately coupled to recombination and repair, often performed by cellular proteins. Here, we review new significant developments: the three-dimensional structures for the DNA polymerase, the polymerase accessory factor, and the single-stranded DNA-binding protein; the reconstitution of a functional replisome in vitro; the elucidation of the mechanism for activation of origins of DNA replication; the identification of cellular proteins actively involved in or responding to viral DNA replication; and the elucidation of requirements for formation of replication foci in the nucleus and effects on protein localization.
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- Isabella Muylaert
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Wu R, Smidansky ED, Oh HS, Takhampunya R, Padmanabhan R, Cameron CE, Peterson BR. Synthesis of a 6-methyl-7-deaza analogue of adenosine that potently inhibits replication of polio and dengue viruses. J Med Chem 2010; 53:7958-66. [PMID: 20964406 DOI: 10.1021/jm100593s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bioisosteric deaza analogues of 6-methyl-9-β-D-ribofuranosylpurine, a hydrophobic analogue of adenosine, were synthesized and evaluated for antiviral activity. Whereas the 1-deaza and 3-deaza analogues were essentially inactive in plaque assays of infectivity, a novel 7-deaza-6-methyl-9-β-D-ribofuranosylpurine analogue, structurally related to the natural product tubercidin, potently inhibited replication of poliovirus (PV) in HeLa cells (IC(50) = 11 nM) and dengue virus (DENV) in Vero cells (IC(50) = 62 nM). Selectivity against PV over cytotoxic effects to HeLa cells was >100-fold after incubation for 7 h. Mechanistic studies of the 5'-triphosphate of 7-deaza-6-methyl-9-β-D-ribofuranosylpurine revealed that this compound is an efficient substrate of PV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) and is incorporated into RNA mimicking both ATP and GTP.
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- Runzhi Wu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, USA
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Urban M, Joubert N, Hocek M, Kuchta RD. Mechanisms by which human DNA primase chooses to polymerize a nucleoside triphosphate. Biochemistry 2010; 49:727-35. [PMID: 20030400 PMCID: PMC2847881 DOI: 10.1021/bi9019516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human DNA primase synthesizes short RNA primers that DNA polymerase alpha then elongates during the initiation of all new DNA strands. Even though primase misincorporates NTPs at a relatively high frequency, this likely does not impact the final DNA product since the RNA primer is replaced with DNA. We used an extensive series of purine and pyrimidine analogues to provide further insights into the mechanism by which primase chooses whether or not to polymerize a NTP. Primase readily polymerized a size-expanded cytosine analogue, 1,3-diaza-2-oxophenothiazine NTP, across from a templating G but not across from A. The enzyme did not efficiently polymerize NTPs incapable of forming two Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds with the templating base with the exception of UTP opposite purine deoxyribonucleoside. Likewise, primase did not generate base pairs between two nucleotides with altered Watson-Crick hydrogen-bonding patterns. Examining the mechanism of NTP polymerization revealed that human primase can misincorporate NTPs via both template misreading and a primer-template slippage mechanism. Together, these data demonstrate that human primase strongly depends on Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds for efficient nucleotide polymerization, much more so than the mechanistically related herpes primase, and provide insights into the potential roles of primer-template stability and base tautomerization during misincorporation.
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- Milan Urban
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309 and Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309 and Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Kuchta RD. Nucleotide Analogues as Probes for DNA and RNA Polymerases. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 2010; 2:111-124. [PMID: 21822500 PMCID: PMC3149870 DOI: 10.1002/9780470559277.ch090203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Nucleotide analogues represent a major class of anti-cancer and anti-viral drugs, and provide an extremely powerful tool for dissecting the mechanisms of DNA and RNA polymerases. While the basic assays themselves are relatively straight-forward, a key issue is to appropriately design the studies to answer the mechanistic question of interest. This article addresses the major issues involved in designing these studies, and some of the potential difficulties that arise in interpreting the data. Examples are given both of the type of analogues typically used, the experimental approaches with different polymerases, and issues with data interpretation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robert D Kuchta
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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