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Zima V, Vlk M, Wan J, Cvačka J, Tureček F. Tracking Isomerizations of High-Energy Adenine Cation Radicals by UV-Vis Action Spectroscopy and Cyclic Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry. J Phys Chem A 2023. [PMID: 37433135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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We report experimental and computational studies of protonated adenine C-8 σ-radicals that are presumed yet elusive reactive intermediates of oxidative damage to nucleic acids. The radicals were generated in the gas phase by the collision-induced dissociation of C-8-Br and C-8-I bonds in protonated 8-bromo- and 8-iodoadenine as well as by 8-bromo- and 8-iodo-9-methyladenine. Protonation by electrospray of 8-bromo- and 8-iodoadenine was shown by cyclic-ion mobility mass spectrometry (c-IMS) to form the N-1-H, N-9-H and N-3-H, N-7-H protomers in 85:15 and 81:19 ratios, respectively, in accordance with the equilibrium populations of these protomers in water-solvated ions that were calculated by density functional theory (DFT). Protonation of 8-halogenated 9-methyladenines yielded single N-1-H protomers, which was consistent with their thermodynamic stability. The radicals produced from the 8-bromo and 8-iodo adenine cations were characterized by UV-vis photodissociation action spectroscopy (UVPD) and c-IMS. UVPD revealed the formation of C-8 σ-radicals along with N-3-H, N-7-H-adenine π-radicals that arose as secondary products by hydrogen atom migrations. The isomers were identified by matching their action spectra against the calculated vibronic absorption spectra. Deuterium isotope effects were found to slow the isomerization and increase the population of C-8 σ-radicals. The adenine cation radicals were separated by c-IMS and identified by their collision cross sections, which were measured relative to the canonical N-9-H adenine cation radical that was cogenerated in situ as an internal standard. Ab initio CCSD(T)/CBS calculations of isomer energies showed that the adenine C-8 σ-radicals were local energy minima with relative energies at 76-79 kJ mol-1 above that of the canonical adenine cation radical. Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus calculations of unimolecular rate constants for hydrogen and deuterium migrations resulting in exergonic isomerizations showed kinetic shifts of 10-17 kJ mol-1, stabilizing the C-8 σ-radicals. C-8 σ-radicals derived from N-1-protonated 9-methyladenine were also thermodynamically unstable and readily isomerized upon formation.
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- Václav Zima
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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Angelov D, Boopathi R, Lone IN, Menoni H, Dimitrov S, Cadet J. Capturing Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions by High-Intensity Laser-Induced Covalent Crosslinking. Photochem Photobiol 2022; 99:296-312. [PMID: 35997098 DOI: 10.1111/php.13699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interactions of DNA with structural proteins such as histones, regulatory proteins, and enzymes play a crucial role in major cellular processes such as transcription, replication and repair. The in vivo mapping and characterization of the binding sites of the involved biomolecules are of primary importance for a better understanding of genomic deployment that is implicated in tissue and developmental stage-specific gene expression regulation. The most powerful and commonly used approach to date is immunoprecipitation of chemically cross-linked chromatin (XChIP) coupled with sequencing analysis (ChIP-seq). While the resolution and the sensitivity of the high-throughput sequencing techniques have been constantly improved little progress has been achieved in the crosslinking step. Because of its low efficiency the use of the conventional UVC lamps remains very limited while the formaldehyde method was established as the "gold standard" crosslinking agent. Efficient biphotonic crosslinking of directly interacting nucleic acid-protein complexes by a single short UV laser pulse has been introduced as an innovative technique for overcoming limitations of conventionally used chemical and photochemical approaches. In this survey, the main available methods including the laser approach are critically reviewed for their ability to generate DNA-protein crosslinks in vitro model systems and cells.
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- Dimitar Angelov
- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biologie et de Modélisation de la Cellule LBMC, CNRS UMR 5239, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France.,Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biologie et de Modélisation de la Cellule LBMC, CNRS UMR 5239, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5309, INSERM U1209, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Site Santé - Allée des Alpes, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5309, INSERM U1209, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Site Santé - Allée des Alpes, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Département de Médecine nucléaire et Radiobiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1H 5N4, Québec, Canada
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Zhou W, Liu J. Reaction mechanism and dynamics for C8-hydroxylation of 9-methylguanine radical cation by water molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:24464-24477. [PMID: 34698322 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03884b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In contrast to their spontaneous deprotonation in aqueous solution, reactions of guanine and guanosine radical cations with water in the gas phase are exclusively initiated by hydration of the radical cations as reported in recent work (Y. Sun et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 27510). As gas-phase hydration reactions closely mimic the actual scenario for guanine radical cations in double-stranded DNA, exploration of subsequent reactions within their water complexes can provide an insight into the resulting oxidative damage to nucleosides. Herein guided-ion beam mass spectrometry experiment and direct dynamics trajectory simulations were carried out to examine prototype complexes of the 9-methylguanine radical cation with one and two water ligands (i.e., 9MG˙+·(H2O)1-2) in the gas phase, wherein the complexes were activated by collisional activation in the experiment and by thermal excitation at high temperatures in the simulations. Guided by mass spectroscopic measurements, trajectory results and reaction potential energy surface, three reaction pathways were identified. The first two reaction pathways start with H-atom abstraction from water by the O6 and N7 atoms in 9MG˙+ and are referred to as HAO6 and HAN7, respectively. The primary products of HAO6 and HAN7 reactions, including [9MG + HO6]+/[9MG + HN7]+ and ˙OH, react further to either form [8OH-9MG + HO6]˙+ and [8OH-9MG + HN7]˙+via C8-hydroxylation or form radical cations of 6-enol-guanine (6-enol-G˙+) and 7H-guanine (7HG˙+) via SN2-type methanol elimination. The third reaction pathway corresponds to the formation of 8OH-9MG+ by H elimination from the complex, referred to as HE. Among these product channels, [8OH-9MG + HN7]˙+ has the most favorable formation probability, especially in the presence of additional water molecules. This product may serve as a preceding structure to the 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine lesion in DNA and has implications for health effects of radiation exposure and radiation therapy.
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- Wenjing Zhou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College of the City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367, USA. .,PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College of the City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367, USA. .,PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA
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Toxic Feedback Loop Involving Iron, Reactive Oxygen Species, α-Synuclein and Neuromelanin in Parkinson's Disease and Intervention with Turmeric. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:5920-5936. [PMID: 34426907 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02516-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder associated with severe loss of mainly dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Pathological hallmarks include Lewy bodies, and loss of neuromelanin, due to degeneration of neuromelanin-containing dopaminergic neurons. Despite being described over 200 years ago, the etiology of PD remains unknown. Here, we highlight the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS), iron, alpha synuclein (α-syn) and neuromelanin in a toxic feedback loop culminating in neuronal death and spread of the disease. Dopaminergic neurons are particularly vulnerable due to decreased antioxidant concentration with aging, constant exposure to ROS and presence of neurotoxic compounds (e.g. ortho-quinones). ROS and iron increase each other's levels, creating a state of oxidative stress. α-Syn aggregation is influenced by ROS and iron but also increases ROS and iron via its induced mitochondrial dysfunction and ferric-reductase activity. Neuromelanin's binding affinity is affected by increased ROS and iron. Furthermore, during neuronal death, neuromelanin is degraded in the extracellular space, releasing its bound toxins. This cycle of events continues to neighboring neurons in the form of a toxic loop, causing PD pathology. The increase in ROS and iron may be an important target for therapies to disrupt this toxic loop, and therefore diets rich in certain 'nutraceuticals' may be beneficial. Turmeric is an attractive candidate, as it is known to have anti-oxidant and iron chelating properties. More studies are needed to test this theory and if validated, this would be a step towards development of lifestyle-based therapeutic modalities to complement existing PD treatments.
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Hebert SP, Schlegel HB. Computational Investigation into the Oxidation of Guanine to Form Imidazolone (Iz) and Related Degradation Products. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:1010-1027. [PMID: 32119534 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Imidazolone (Iz) is one of the many products resulting from oxidative damage to DNA. Three pathways for the formation of Iz and related degradation products have been studied by density functional theory using the ωB97XD functional with the 6-31+G(d,p) basis set and SMD implicit water solvation plus a small number of explicit water molecules positioned to help stabilize charged species and facilitate reaction steps. The first pathway starts with guanine radical and the addition of superoxide at C5. Endoperoxide formation was calculated to have slightly lower barriers than diol formation. The next steps are pyrimidine ring opening and decarboxylation. Ring migration then proceeds via an acyclic intermediate rather than a bicyclic intermediate and is followed by formamide loss to yield Iz. The second pathway starts with 8oxoG and proceeds via C5 superoxide addition and diol formation to a relatively stable intermediate, oxidized guanidinohydantoin (Ghox). The barriers for hydroxide ion addition to Ghox are much lower than for water addition and should yield more Iz and parabanic acid at higher pH. The third pathway starts with 8-hydroxy guanine radical formed by hydroxyl radical addition to C8 of guanine or water addition to C8 of guanine radical. Superoxide addition at C5 is followed by diol formation, ring opening and decarboxylation similar to pathways 1 and 2, subsequently leading to Iz formation. The calculated pathways are in good agreement with experimental observations.
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- Sebastien P Hebert
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Sun Y, Tsai M, Zhou W, Lu W, Liu J. Reaction Kinetics, Product Branching, and Potential Energy Surfaces of 1O 2-Induced 9-Methylguanine-Lysine Cross-Linking: A Combined Mass Spectrometry, Spectroscopy, and Computational Study. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:10410-10423. [PMID: 31718186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b08796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report a kinetics and mechanistic study on the 1O2 oxidation of 9-methylguanine (9MG) and the cross-linking of the oxidized intermediate 2-amino-9-methyl-9H-purine-6,8-dione (9MOGOX) with Nα-acetyl-lysine-methyl ester (abbreviated as LysNH2) in aqueous solutions of different pH. Experimental measurements include the determination of product branching ratios and reaction kinetics using mass spectrometry and absorption spectroscopy, and the characterization of product structures by employing collision-induced dissociation. Strong pH dependence was revealed for both 9MG oxidation and the addition of nucleophiles (water and LysNH2) at the C5 position of 9MOGOX. The 1O2 oxidation rate constant of 9MG was determined to be 3.6 × 107 M-1·s-1 at pH 10.0 and 0.3 × 107 M-1·s-1 at pH 7.0, both of which were measured in the presence of 15 mM LysNH2. The ωB97XD density functional theory coupled with various basis sets and the SMD implicit solvation model was used to explore the reaction potential energy surfaces for the 1O2 oxidation of 9MG and the formation of C5-water and C5-LysNH2 adducts of 9MOGOX. Computational results have shed light on reaction pathways and product structures for the different ionization states of the reactants. The present work has confirmed that the initial 1O2 addition represents the rate-limiting step for the oxidative transformations of 9MG. All of the downstream steps are exothermic with respect to the starting reactants. The C5-cross-linking of 9MOGOX with LysNH2 significantly suppressed the formation of spiroiminodihydantoin (9MSp) resulting from the C5-water addition. The latter became dominant only at the low concentration (∼1 mM) of LysNH2.
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- Yan Sun
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Queens College of the City University of New York , 65-30 Kissena Blvd. , Queens , New York 11367 , United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry , The Graduate Center of the City University of New York , 365 5th Avenue , New York , New York 10016 , United States
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- Department of Natural Sciences , LaGuardia Community College , 31-10 Thomson Avenue , Long Island City , New York 11101 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Queens College of the City University of New York , 65-30 Kissena Blvd. , Queens , New York 11367 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Queens College of the City University of New York , 65-30 Kissena Blvd. , Queens , New York 11367 , United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry , The Graduate Center of the City University of New York , 365 5th Avenue , New York , New York 10016 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Queens College of the City University of New York , 65-30 Kissena Blvd. , Queens , New York 11367 , United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry , The Graduate Center of the City University of New York , 365 5th Avenue , New York , New York 10016 , United States
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Chan CH, Monari A, Ravanat JL, Dumont E. Probing interaction of a trilysine peptide with DNA underlying formation of guanine-lysine cross-links: insights from molecular dynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:23418-23424. [PMID: 31624816 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04708e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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DNA-protein cross-links constitute bulky DNA lesions that interfere with the cellular machinery. Amongst these stable covalently tethered adducts, the efficient nucleophilic addition of the free amino group of lysines onto the guanine radical cation has been evidenced. In vitro addition of a trilysine peptide onto a guanine radical cation generated in a TGT oligonucleotide is so efficient that competitive addition of a water molecule, giving rise to 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, is not observed. This suggests a spatial proximity between guanine and lysine for the stabilization of the prereactive complex. We report all-atom microsecond scale molecular dynamics simulations that probe the structure and interactions of the trilysine peptide (KKK) with two oligonucleotides. Our simulations reveal a strong, electrostatically driven yet dynamic interaction, spanning several association modes. Furthermore, the presence of neighbouring cytosines has been identified as a factor favoring KKK binding. Relying on ab initio molecular dynamics on a model system constituted of guanine and methylammonium, we also corroborate a mechanistic pathway involving fast deprotonation of the guanine radical cation followed by hydrogen transfer from ammonium leaving as a result a nitrogen reactive species that can subsequently cross-link with guanine. Our study sheds new light on a ubiquitous mechanism for DNA-protein cross-links also stressing out possible sequence dependences.
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- Chen-Hui Chan
- Univ. Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, F69342, Lyon, France.
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Thapa B, Hebert SP, Munk BH, Burrows CJ, Schlegel HB. Computational Study of the Formation of C8, C5, and C4 Guanine:Lysine Adducts via Oxidation of Guanine by Sulfate Radical Anion. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:5150-5163. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b03598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Bishnu Thapa
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Cadet J, Wagner JR, Angelov D. Biphotonic Ionization of DNA: From Model Studies to Cell. Photochem Photobiol 2018; 95:59-72. [PMID: 30380156 DOI: 10.1111/php.13042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oxidation reactions triggered by low-intensity UV photons represent a minor contribution with respect to the overwhelming pyrimidine base dimerization in both isolated and cellular DNA. The situation is totally different when DNA is exposed to high-intensity UVC radiation under conditions where biphotonic ionization of the four main purine and pyrimidine bases becomes predominant at the expense of singlet excitation processes. The present review article provides a critical survey of the main chemical reactions of the base radical cations thus generated by one-electron oxidation of nucleic acids in model systems and cells. These include oxidation of the bases with the predominant formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine as the result of preferential hole transfer to guanine bases that act as sinks in isolated and cellular DNA. In addition to hydration, other nucleophilic addition reactions involving the guanine radical cation give rise to intra- and interstrand cross-links together with DNA-protein cross-links. Information is provided on the utilization of high-intensity UV laser pulses as molecular biology tools for studying DNA conformational features, nucleic acid-protein interactions and nucleic acid reactivity through DNA-protein cross-links and DNA footprinting experiments.
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- Jean Cadet
- Département de Médecine Nucléaire et Radiobiologie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Médecine Nucléaire et Radiobiologie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule LBMC, CNRS-UMR 5239, Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Fleming AM, Burrows CJ. 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine and abasic site tandem lesions are oxidation prone yielding hydantoin products that strongly destabilize duplex DNA. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:8341-8353. [PMID: 28936535 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02096a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In DNA, 2'-deoxyguanosine (dG) is susceptible to oxidative modification by reactive oxygen species (ROS) yielding many products, one of which is 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (dOG). Interestingly, dOG is stable but much more labile toward oxidation than dG, furnishing 5-guanidinohydantoin-2'-deoxyribose (dGh) that is favored in the duplex context or spiroiminodihydantoin-2'-deoxyribose (dSp) that is favored in the oxidation of single-stranded contexts. Previously, exposure of DNA to ionizing radiation found ∼50% of the dOG exists as a tandem lesion with an adjacent formamide site. The present work explored oxidation of dOG in a tandem lesion with a THF abasic site analog (F) that models the formamide on either the 5' or 3' side. When dOG was in a tandem lesion, both dGh and dSp were observed as oxidation products. The 5' versus 3' side in which F resided influenced the stereochemistry of the dSp formed. Further, tandem lesions with dOG were found to be up to two orders of magnitude more reactive to oxidation than dOG in an intact duplex. When dOG is in a tandem lesion it is up to fivefold more prone to formation of spermine cross-links during oxidation compared to dOG in an intact duplex. Lastly, dOG, dGh, and each dSp diastereomer were synthesized as part of a tandem lesion in a duplex DNA to establish that dOG tandem lesions decrease the thermal stability by 12-13 °C, while dGh or either dSp diastereomer in a tandem lesion decrease the stability by >20 °C. The biological consequences of these results are discussed.
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- Aaron M Fleming
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850, USA.
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Melatonin: A Versatile Protector against Oxidative DNA Damage. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23030530. [PMID: 29495460 PMCID: PMC6017920 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Oxidative damage to DNA has important implications for human health and has been identified as a key factor in the onset and development of numerous diseases. Thus, it is evident that preventing DNA from oxidative damage is crucial for humans and for any living organism. Melatonin is an astonishingly versatile molecule in this context. It can offer both direct and indirect protection against a wide variety of damaging agents and through multiple pathways, which may (or may not) take place simultaneously. They include direct antioxidative protection, which is mediated by melatonin's free radical scavenging activity, and also indirect ways of action. The latter include, at least: (i) inhibition of metal-induced DNA damage; (ii) protection against non-radical triggers of oxidative DNA damage; (iii) continuous protection after being metabolized; (iv) activation of antioxidative enzymes; (v) inhibition of pro-oxidative enzymes; and (vi) boosting of the DNA repair machinery. The rather unique capability of melatonin to exhibit multiple neutralizing actions against diverse threatening factors, together with its low toxicity and its ability to cross biological barriers, are all significant to its efficiency for preventing oxidative damage to DNA.
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Nakano T, Xu X, Salem AMH, Shoulkamy MI, Ide H. Radiation-induced DNA-protein cross-links: Mechanisms and biological significance. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 107:136-145. [PMID: 27894771 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ionizing radiation produces various DNA lesions such as base damage, DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs), DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), and DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs). Of these, the biological significance of DPCs remains elusive. In this article, we focus on radiation-induced DPCs and review the current understanding of their induction, properties, repair, and biological consequences. When cells are irradiated, the formation of base damage, SSBs, and DSBs are promoted in the presence of oxygen. Conversely, that of DPCs is promoted in the absence of oxygen, suggesting their importance in hypoxic cells, such as those present in tumors. DNA and protein radicals generated by hydroxyl radicals (i.e., indirect effect) are responsible for DPC formation. In addition, DPCs can also be formed from guanine radical cations generated by the direct effect. Actin, histones, and other proteins have been identified as cross-linked proteins. Also, covalent linkages between DNA and protein constituents such as thymine-lysine and guanine-lysine have been identified and their structures are proposed. In irradiated cells and tissues, DPCs are repaired in a biphasic manner, consisting of fast and slow components. The half-time for the fast component is 20min-2h and that for the slow component is 2-70h. Notably, radiation-induced DPCs are repaired more slowly than DSBs. Homologous recombination plays a pivotal role in the repair of radiation-induced DPCs as well as DSBs. Recently, a novel mechanism of DPC repair mediated by a DPC protease was reported, wherein the resulting DNA-peptide cross-links were bypassed by translesion synthesis. The replication and transcription of DPC-bearing reporter plasmids are inhibited in cells, suggesting that DPCs are potentially lethal lesions. However, whether DPCs are mutagenic and induce gross chromosomal alterations remains to be determined.
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- Toshiaki Nakano
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan; Department of Pathology, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre, El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan; Department of Zoology, Biological Science Building, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
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Fleming AM, Burrows CJ. Formation and processing of DNA damage substrates for the hNEIL enzymes. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 107:35-52. [PMID: 27880870 PMCID: PMC5438787 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are harnessed by the cell for signaling at the same time as being detrimental to cellular components such as DNA. The genome and transcriptome contain instructions that can alter cellular processes when oxidized. The guanine (G) heterocycle in the nucleotide pool, DNA, or RNA is the base most prone to oxidation. The oxidatively-derived products of G consistently observed in high yields from hydroxyl radical, carbonate radical, or singlet oxygen oxidations under conditions modeling the cellular reducing environment are discussed. The major G base oxidation products are 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (OG), 5-carboxamido-5-formamido-2-iminohydantoin (2Ih), spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp), and 5-guanidinohydantoin (Gh). The yields of these products show dependency on the oxidant and the reaction context that includes nucleoside, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), and G-quadruplex DNA (G4-DNA) structures. Upon formation of these products in cells, they are recognized by the DNA glycosylases in the base excision repair (BER) pathway. This review focuses on initiation of BER by the mammalian Nei-like1-3 (NEIL1-3) glycosylases for removal of 2Ih, Sp, and Gh. The unique ability of the human NEILs to initiate removal of the hydantoins in ssDNA, bulge-DNA, bubble-DNA, dsDNA, and G4-DNA is outlined. Additionally, when Gh exists in a G4 DNA found in a gene promoter, NEIL-mediated repair is modulated by the plasticity of the G4-DNA structure provided by additional G-runs flanking the sequence. On the basis of these observations and cellular studies from the literature, the interplay between DNA oxidation and BER to alter gene expression is discussed.
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- Aaron M Fleming
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850, United States.
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Thapa B, Munk BH, Burrows CJ, Schlegel HB. Computational Study of Oxidation of Guanine by Singlet Oxygen ( 1 Δ g ) and Formation of Guanine:Lysine Cross-Links. Chemistry 2017; 23:5804-5813. [PMID: 28249102 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oxidation of guanine in the presence of lysine can lead to guanine-lysine cross-links. The ratio of the C4, C5 and C8 crosslinks depends on the manner of oxidation. Type II photosensitizers such as Rose Bengal and methylene blue can generate singlet oxygen, which leads to a different ratio of products than oxidation by type I photosensitizers or by one electron oxidants. Modeling reactions of singlet oxygen can be quite challenging. Reactions have been explored using CASSCF, NEVPT2, DFT, CCSD(T), and BD(T) calculations with SMD implicit solvation. The spin contamination in open-shell calculations were corrected by Yamaguchi's approximate spin projection method. The addition of singlet oxygen to guanine to form guanine endo- peroxide proceeds step-wise via a zwitterionic peroxyl intermediate. The subsequent barrier for ring closure is smaller than the initial barrier for singlet oxygen addition. Ring opening of the endoperoxide by protonation at C4-O is followed by loss of a proton from C8 and dehydration to produce 8-oxoGox . The addition of lysine (modelled by methylamine) or water across the C5=N7 double bond of 8-oxoGox is followed by acyl migration to form the final spiro products. The barrier for methylamine addition is significantly lower than for water addition and should be the dominant reaction channel. These results are in good agreement with the experimental results for the formation of guanine-lysine cross-links by oxidation by type II photosensitizers.
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- Bishnu Thapa
- Chemistry Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Chemistry Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
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AbdulSalam SF, Thowfeik FS, Merino EJ. Excessive Reactive Oxygen Species and Exotic DNA Lesions as an Exploitable Liability. Biochemistry 2016; 55:5341-52. [PMID: 27582430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although the terms "excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS)" and "oxidative stress" are widely used, the implications of oxidative stress are often misunderstood. ROS are not a single species but a variety of compounds, each with unique biochemical properties and abilities to react with biomolecules. ROS cause activation of growth signals through thiol oxidation and may lead to DNA damage at elevated levels. In this review, we first discuss a conceptual framework for the interplay of ROS and antioxidants. This review then describes ROS signaling using FLT3-mediated growth signaling as an example. We then focus on ROS-mediated DNA damage. High concentrations of ROS result in various DNA lesions, including 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-guanine, oxazolone, DNA-protein cross-links, and hydantoins, that have unique biological impacts. Here we delve into the biochemistry of nine well-characterized DNA lesions. Within each lesion, the types of repair mechanisms, the mutations induced, and their effects on transcription and replication are discussed. Finally, this review will discuss biochemically inspired implications for cancer therapy. Several teams have put forward designs to harness the excessive ROS and the burdened DNA repair systems of tumor cells for treating cancer. We discuss inhibition of the antioxidant system, the targeting of DNA repair, and ROS-activated prodrugs.
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- Safnas F AbdulSalam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati , 404 Crosley Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati , 404 Crosley Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati , 404 Crosley Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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Thapa B, Munk BH, Burrows CJ, Schlegel HB. Computational Study of the Radical Mediated Mechanism of the Formation of C8, C5, and C4 Guanine:Lysine Adducts in the Presence of the Benzophenone Photosensitizer. Chem Res Toxicol 2016; 29:1396-409. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Bishnu Thapa
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Nikitaki Z, Hellweg CE, Georgakilas AG, Ravanat JL. Stress-induced DNA damage biomarkers: applications and limitations. Front Chem 2015; 3:35. [PMID: 26082923 PMCID: PMC4451417 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2015.00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A variety of environmental stresses like chemicals, UV and ionizing radiation and organism's endogenous processes such as replication stress and metabolism can lead to the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) that can attack cellular vital components like DNA, proteins and lipid membranes. Among them, much attention has been focused on DNA since DNA damage plays a role in several biological disorders and aging processes. Thus, DNA damage can be used as a biomarker in a reliable and accurate way to quantify for example radiation exposure and can indicate its possible long term effects and cancer risk. Based on the type of DNA lesions detected one can hypothesize on the most probable mechanisms involved in the formation of these lesions for example in the case of UV and ionizing radiation (e.g., X- or α-, γ-rays, energetic ions, neutrons). In this review we describe the most accepted chemical pathways for DNA damage induction and the different types of DNA lesions, i.e., single, complex DNA lesions etc. that can be used as DNA damage biomarkers. We critically compare DNA damage detection methods and their limitations. In addition, we suggest the use of DNA repair gene products as biomarkes for identification of different types of stresses i.e., radiation, oxidative, or replication stress, based on bioinformatic approaches and meta-analysis of literature data.
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- Zacharenia Nikitaki
- DNA Damage and Repair Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens Athens, Greece
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- Radiation Biology Department, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine Köln, Germany
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- DNA Damage and Repair Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens Athens, Greece
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- Laboratoire des Lésions des Acides Nucléiques, Institut des Nanosciences et Cryogénie, Service de Chimie Inorgranique et Biologique, Université Grenoble Alpes Grenoble, France ; CEA, Institut des Nanosciences et Cryogénie, Service de Chimie Inorgranique et Biologique Grenoble, France
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