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Wu M, Ma G, Lin Y, Oger P, Cao P, Zhang L. Biochemical Characterization and Mutational Studies of Endonuclease Q from the Hyperthermophilic Euryarchaeon Thermococcus gammatolerans. DNA Repair (Amst) 2023; 126:103490. [PMID: 37028219 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Endonuclease Q (EndoQ) can effectively cleave DNA containing deaminated base(s), thus providing a potential pathway for repair of deaminated DNA. EndoQ is ubiquitous in some Archaea, especially in Thermococcales, and in a small group of bacteria. Herein, we report biochemical characteristics of EndoQ from the hyperthermophilic euryarchaeon Thermococcus gammatolerans (Tga-EndoQ) and the roles of its six conserved residues in DNA cleavage. The enzyme can cleave uracil-, hypoxanthine-, and AP (apurinic/apyrimidinic) site-containing DNA with varied efficiencies at high temperature, among which uracil-containing DNA is its most preferable substrate. Additionally, the enzyme displays maximum cleavage efficiency at above 70 oC and pH 7.0 ∼ 8.0. Furthermore, Tga-EndoQ still retains 85% activity after heated at 100 oC for 2 hrs, suggesting that the enzyme is extremely thermostable. Moreover, the Tga-EndoQ activity is independent of a divalent ion and NaCl. Mutational data demonstrate that residues E167 and H195 in Tga-EndoQ are essential for catalysis since the E167A and H195A mutants completely abolish the cleavage activity. Besides, residues S18 and R204 in Tga-EndoQ are involved in catalysis due to the reduced activities observed for the S18A and R204A mutants. Overall, our work has augmented biochemical function of archaeal EndoQ and provided insight into its catalytic mechanism.
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- Mai Wu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China
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- Université de Lyon, INSA de Lyon, CNRS UMR, 5240 Lyon, France
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Pingleyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China.
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Lin T, Zhang L, Wu M, Jiang D, Li Z, Yang Z. Repair of Hypoxanthine in DNA Revealed by DNA Glycosylases and Endonucleases From Hyperthermophilic Archaea. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:736915. [PMID: 34531846 PMCID: PMC8438529 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.736915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Since hyperthermophilic Archaea (HA) thrive in high-temperature environments, which accelerate the rates of deamination of base in DNA, their genomic stability is facing a severe challenge. Hypoxanthine (Hx) is one of the common deaminated bases in DNA. Generally, replication of Hx in DNA before repaired causes AT → GC mutation. Biochemical data have demonstrated that 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase II (AlkA) and Family V uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) from HA could excise Hx from DNA, thus triggering a base excision repair (BER) process for Hx repair. Besides, three endonucleases have been reported from HA: Endonuclease V (EndoV), Endonuclease Q (EndoQ), and Endonuclease NucS (EndoNucS), capable of cleaving Hx-containing DNA, thereby providing alternative pathways for Hx repair. Both EndoV and EndoQ could cleave one DNA strand with Hx, thus forming a nick and further initiating an alternative excision repair (AER) process for the follow-up repair. By comparison, EndoNucS cleaves both strands of Hx-containing DNA in a restriction endonuclease manner, thus producing a double-stranded break (DSB). This created DSB might be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or by a combination activity of DNA polymerase (DNA pol), flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1), and DNA ligase (DNA lig). Herein, we reviewed the most recent advances in repair of Hx in DNA triggered by DNA glycosylases and endonucleases from HA, and proposed future research directions.
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- Tan Lin
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science and Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science and Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science and Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science and Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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Structural basis for recognition of distinct deaminated DNA lesions by endonuclease Q. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2021120118. [PMID: 33658373 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021120118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Spontaneous deamination of DNA cytosine and adenine into uracil and hypoxanthine, respectively, causes C to T and A to G transition mutations if left unrepaired. Endonuclease Q (EndoQ) initiates the repair of these premutagenic DNA lesions in prokaryotes by cleaving the phosphodiester backbone 5' of either uracil or hypoxanthine bases or an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) lesion generated by the excision of these damaged bases. To understand how EndoQ achieves selectivity toward these structurally diverse substrates without cleaving undamaged DNA, we determined the crystal structures of Pyrococcus furiosus EndoQ bound to DNA substrates containing uracil, hypoxanthine, or an AP lesion. The structures show that substrate engagement by EndoQ depends both on a highly distorted conformation of the DNA backbone, in which the target nucleotide is extruded out of the helix, and direct hydrogen bonds with the deaminated bases. A concerted swing motion of the zinc-binding and C-terminal helical domains of EndoQ toward its catalytic domain allows the enzyme to clamp down on a sharply bent DNA substrate, shaping a deep active-site pocket that accommodates the extruded deaminated base. Within this pocket, uracil and hypoxanthine bases interact with distinct sets of amino acid residues, with positioning mediated by an essential magnesium ion. The EndoQ-DNA complex structures reveal a unique mode of damaged DNA recognition and provide mechanistic insights into the initial step of DNA damage repair by the alternative excision repair pathway. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the unique activity of EndoQ is useful for studying DNA deamination and repair in mammalian systems.
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Evolutionary Origins of DNA Repair Pathways: Role of Oxygen Catastrophe in the Emergence of DNA Glycosylases. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071591. [PMID: 34202661 PMCID: PMC8307549 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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It was proposed that the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) evolved under high temperatures in an oxygen-free environment, similar to those found in deep-sea vents and on volcanic slopes. Therefore, spontaneous DNA decay, such as base loss and cytosine deamination, was the major factor affecting LUCA’s genome integrity. Cosmic radiation due to Earth’s weak magnetic field and alkylating metabolic radicals added to these threats. Here, we propose that ancient forms of life had only two distinct repair mechanisms: versatile apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonucleases to cope with both AP sites and deaminated residues, and enzymes catalyzing the direct reversal of UV and alkylation damage. The absence of uracil–DNA N-glycosylases in some Archaea, together with the presence of an AP endonuclease, which can cleave uracil-containing DNA, suggests that the AP endonuclease-initiated nucleotide incision repair (NIR) pathway evolved independently from DNA glycosylase-mediated base excision repair. NIR may be a relic that appeared in an early thermophilic ancestor to counteract spontaneous DNA damage. We hypothesize that a rise in the oxygen level in the Earth’s atmosphere ~2 Ga triggered the narrow specialization of AP endonucleases and DNA glycosylases to cope efficiently with a widened array of oxidative base damage and complex DNA lesions.
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Pérez-Arnaiz P, Dattani A, Smith V, Allers T. Haloferax volcanii-a model archaeon for studying DNA replication and repair. Open Biol 2020; 10:200293. [PMID: 33259746 PMCID: PMC7776575 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The tree of life shows the relationship between all organisms based on their common ancestry. Until 1977, it comprised two major branches: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Work by Carl Woese and other microbiologists led to the recategorization of prokaryotes and the proposal of three primary domains: Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea. Microbiological, genetic and biochemical techniques were then needed to study the third domain of life. Haloferax volcanii, a halophilic species belonging to the phylum Euryarchaeota, has provided many useful tools to study Archaea, including easy culturing methods, genetic manipulation and phenotypic screening. This review will focus on DNA replication and DNA repair pathways in H. volcanii, how this work has advanced our knowledge of archaeal cellular biology, and how it may deepen our understanding of bacterial and eukaryotic processes.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Miyazono KI, Ishino S, Makita N, Ito T, Ishino Y, Tanokura M. Crystal structure of the novel lesion-specific endonuclease PfuEndoQ from Pyrococcus furiosus. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:4807-4818. [PMID: 29660024 PMCID: PMC5961232 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Because base deaminations, which are promoted by high temperature, ionizing radiation, aerobic respiration and nitrosative stress, produce mutations during replication, deaminated bases must be repaired quickly to maintain genome integrity. Recently, we identified a novel lesion-specific endonuclease, PfuEndoQ, from Pyrococcus furiosus, and PfuEndoQ may be involved in the DNA repair pathway in Thermococcales of Archaea. PfuEndoQ recognizes a deaminated base and cleaves the phosphodiester bond 5' of the lesion site. To elucidate the structural basis of the substrate recognition and DNA cleavage mechanisms of PfuEndoQ, we determined the structure of PfuEndoQ using X-ray crystallography. The PfuEndoQ structure and the accompanying biochemical data suggest that PfuEndoQ recognizes a deaminated base using a highly conserved pocket adjacent to a Zn2+-binding site and hydrolyses a phosphodiester bond using two Zn2+ ions. The PfuEndoQ-DNA complex is stabilized by a Zn-binding domain and a C-terminal helical domain, and the complex may recruit downstream proteins in the DNA repair pathway.
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- Ken-Ichi Miyazono
- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, and Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, and Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, and Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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White MF, Allers T. DNA repair in the archaea-an emerging picture. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 42:514-526. [PMID: 29741625 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There has long been a fascination in the DNA repair pathways of archaea, for two main reasons. Firstly, many archaea inhabit extreme environments where the rate of physical damage to DNA is accelerated. These archaea might reasonably be expected to have particularly robust or novel DNA repair pathways to cope with this. Secondly, the archaea have long been understood to be a lineage distinct from the bacteria, and to share a close relationship with the eukarya, particularly in their information processing systems. Recent discoveries suggest the eukarya arose from within the archaeal domain, and in particular from lineages related to the TACK superphylum and Lokiarchaea. Thus, archaeal DNA repair proteins and pathways can represent a useful model system. This review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of archaeal DNA repair processes including base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, mismatch repair and double-strand break repair. These advances are discussed in the context of the emerging picture of the evolution and relationship of the three domains of life.
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- Malcolm F White
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Gouda ZA, Khalifa MEA, Shalaby SM, Hussein S. Mechanistic effect of human umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells on the submandibular salivary gland in ovariectomized rats. Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 96:57-67. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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We performed this study to understand the effect of human umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) on the submandibular gland after bilateral ovariectomy. For this, 21 adult female rats were distributed equally among 3 groups: the sham-operated group (SHAM); the ovariectomized group (OVX); and the OVX group that received repeated intravenous injections of the hUCB-MSCs (OVX + hUCB-MSCs). We used reverse transcription – PCR to analyze for the gene expression of AQPs 3, 4, 5, and BMP-6. The cellular localization and expression of human CD105, human CD34, proliferating nuclear antigen (PCNA), single-stranded DNA (ss-DNA), caspase 3, AQP1, and α smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were determined immunohistochemically. In the OVX group, a significant decrease in the gene expression of AQP3, AQP4, and BMP6, as well as the acinar area % was detected, while area % of granular convoluted tubules (GCTs) showed a significant increase. A significant decrease in area % staining positively for AQP1 and α-SMA was noted. An obvious improvement in the structure of the submandibular gland was demonstrated in the group injected with hUCB-MSCs, as well as a significant increase in the gene expression of AQP3, AQP4, and BMP6. The acinar and GCT area %, as well as the different measured markers, were relatively normal. This demonstrates that E2-deficiency induces structural changes to the submandibular gland. Moreover, a definite amelioration of the structure and function of the submandibular gland was detected after the administration of hUCB-MSCs.
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- Zienab A. Gouda
- Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
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Zhi Y, Ji H, Pan J, He P, Zhou X, Zhang H, Zhou Z, Chen Z. Downregulated XPA promotes carcinogenesis of bladder cancer via impairment of DNA repair. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317691679. [PMID: 28222669 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317691679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of urinary system, largely resulting from failure of repair of DNA damage to the environmental insults. The function of XPA in nucleotide excision repair pathway has been well documented. However, participation of XPA in the repair of DNA double-strand break remains unknown. Here, we reported that bladder cancer expressed low XPA levels compared to adjacent non-tumor bladder tissue, and this phenotype was closely associated with chromosomal aberrations. Moreover, downregulated XPA appeared to increase incidence of chromosome aberration. XPA reduction increased cell viability of a bladder cancer cell line RT4, while XPA re-expression decreased the cell viability of RT4 cells. Since high mutation frequency is the basis of mutations of oncogenes and anti-oncogenes, and may be the essence of bladder cancer susceptibility, our study suggests that downregulated XPA may promote carcinogenesis of bladder cancer via impairment of DNA repair.
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- Yi Zhi
- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Urology Institute of People Liberation Army, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Shiraishi M, Ishino S, Cann I, Ishino Y. A functional endonuclease Q exists in the bacterial domain: identification and characterization of endonuclease Q from Bacillus pumilus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:931-937. [PMID: 28095753 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1277946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DNA base deamination occurs spontaneously under physiological conditions and is promoted by high temperature. Therefore, hyperthermophiles are expected to have efficient repair systems of the deaminated bases in their genomes. Endonuclease Q (EndoQ) was originally identified from the hyperthermophlic archaeon, Pyrococcus furiosus, as a hypoxanthine-specific endonuclease recently. Further biochemical analyses revealed that EndoQ also recognizes uracil, xanthine, and the AP site in DNA, and is probably involved in a specific repair process for damaged bases. Initial phylogenetic analysis showed that an EndoQ homolog is found only in the Thermococcales and some of the methanogens in Archaea, and is not present in most members of the domains Bacteria and Eukarya. A better understanding of the distribution of the EndoQ-mediated repair system is, therefore, of evolutionary interest. We showed here that an EndoQ-like polypeptide from Bacillus pumilus, belonging to the bacterial domain, is functional and has similar properties with the archaeal EndoQs.
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- Miyako Shiraishi
- a Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan.,d Institute for Universal Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA.,e Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA
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- a Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan
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- b Department of Animal Science , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA.,c Department of Microbiology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA.,d Institute for Universal Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA.,e Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA
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- a Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan.,d Institute for Universal Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA.,e Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA
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Zhang X, Yan Z, Li X, Lin W, Dai Z, Yan Y, Lu P, Chen W, Zhang H, Chen F, Ma J, Xie Q. GADD45β, an anti-tumor gene, inhibits avian leukosis virus subgroup J replication in chickens. Oncotarget 2016; 7:68883-68893. [PMID: 27655697 PMCID: PMC5356597 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) is a retroviruses that induces neoplasia, hepatomegaly, immunosuppression and poor performance in chickens. The tumorigenic and pathogenic mechanisms of ALV-J remain a hot topic. To explore anti-tumor genes that promote resistance to ALV-J infection in chickens, we bred ALV-J resistant and susceptible chickens (F3 generation). RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) of liver tissue from the ALV-J resistant and susceptible chickens identified 216 differentially expressed genes; 88 of those genes were up-regulated in the ALV-J resistant chickens (compared to the susceptible ones). We screened for significantly up-regulated genes (P < 0.01) of interest in the ALV-J resistant chickens, based on their involvement in biological signaling pathways. Functional analyses showed that overexpression of GADD45β inhibited ALV-J replication. GADD45β could enhance defense against ALV-J infection and may be used as a molecular marker to identify ALV-J infections.
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- Xinheng Zhang
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, U.S.A
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding & Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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Archaeal DNA Polymerase-B as a DNA Template Guardian: Links between Polymerases and Base/Alternative Excision Repair Enzymes in Handling the Deaminated Bases Uracil and Hypoxanthine. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2016; 2016:1510938. [PMID: 27721668 PMCID: PMC5045986 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1510938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
In Archaea repair of uracil and hypoxanthine, which arise by deamination of cytosine and adenine, respectively, is initiated by three enzymes: Uracil-DNA-glycosylase (UDG, which recognises uracil); Endonuclease V (EndoV, which recognises hypoxanthine); and Endonuclease Q (EndoQ), (which recognises both uracil and hypoxanthine). Two archaeal DNA polymerases, Pol-B and Pol-D, are inhibited by deaminated bases in template strands, a feature unique to this domain. Thus the three repair enzymes and the two polymerases show overlapping specificity for uracil and hypoxanthine. Here it is demonstrated that binding of Pol-D to primer-templates containing deaminated bases inhibits the activity of UDG, EndoV, and EndoQ. Similarly Pol-B almost completely turns off EndoQ, extending earlier work that demonstrated that Pol-B reduces catalysis by UDG and EndoV. Pol-B was observed to be a more potent inhibitor of the enzymes compared to Pol-D. Although Pol-D is directly inhibited by template strand uracil, the presence of Pol-B further suppresses any residual activity of Pol-D, to near-zero levels. The results are compatible with Pol-D acting as the replicative polymerase and Pol-B functioning primarily as a guardian preventing deaminated base-induced DNA mutations.
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