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β-Hydroxylation of α-amino-β-hydroxylbutanoyl-glycyluridine catalyzed by a nonheme hydroxylase ensures the maturation of caprazamycin. Commun Chem 2022; 5:87. [PMID: 36697788 PMCID: PMC9814697 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00703-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Caprazamycin is a nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide translocase (MraY). The biosynthesis of nucleoside antibiotics has been studied but is still far from completion. The present study characterized enzymes Cpz10, Cpz15, Cpz27, Mur17, Mur23 out of caprazamycin/muraymycin biosynthetic gene cluster, particularly the nonheme αKG-dependent enzyme Cpz10. Cpz15 is a β-hydroxylase converting uridine mono-phosphate to uridine 5' aldehyde, then incorporating with threonine by Mur17 (Cpz14) to form 5'-C-glycyluridine. Cpz10 hydroxylates synthetic 11 to 12 in vitro. Major product 13 derived from mutant Δcpz10 is phosphorylated by Cpz27. β-Hydroxylation of 11 by Cpz10 permits the maturation of caprazamycin, but decarboxylation of 11 by Mur23 oriented to muraymycin formation. Cpz10 recruits two iron atoms to activate dioxygen with regio-/stereo-specificity and commit electron/charge transfer, respectively. The chemo-physical interrogations should greatly advance our understanding of caprazamycin biosynthesis, which is conducive to pathway/protein engineering for developing more effective nucleoside antibiotics.
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Schmidl D, Jonasson NSW, Menke A, Schneider S, Daumann L. Spectroscopic and in vitro investigations of Fe2+/α-Ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes involved in nucleic acid repair and modification. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202100605. [PMID: 35040547 PMCID: PMC9401043 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The activation of molecular oxygen for the highly selective functionalization and repair of DNA and RNA nucleobases is achieved by α-ketoglutarate (α-KG)/iron-dependent dioxygenases. Enzymes of special interest are the human homologs AlkBH of Escherichia coli EcAlkB and ten-eleven translocation (TET) enzymes. These enzymes are involved in demethylation or dealkylation of DNA and RNA, although additional physiological functions are continuously being revealed. Given their importance, studying enzyme-substrate interactions, turnover and kinetic parameters is pivotal for the understanding of the mode of action of these enzymes. Diverse analytical methods, including X-ray crystallography, UV/Vis absorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), circular dichroism (CD) and NMR spectroscopy have been employed to study the changes in the active site and the overall enzyme structure upon substrate, cofactor and inhibitor addition. Several methods are now available to assess activity of these enzymes. By discussing limitations and possibilities of these techniques for EcAlkB, AlkBH and TET we aim to give a comprehensive synopsis from a bioinorganic point of view, addressing researchers from different disciplines working in the highly interdisciplinary and rapidly evolving field of epigenetic processes and DNA/RNA repair and modification.
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- David Schmidl
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Chemistry, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, München, GERMANY
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DNA Demethylation in the Processes of Repair and Epigenetic Regulation Performed by 2-Ketoglutarate-Dependent DNA Dioxygenases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910540. [PMID: 34638881 PMCID: PMC8508711 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Site-specific DNA methylation plays an important role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Chemical methylation of DNA, including the formation of various methylated nitrogenous bases, leads to the formation of genotoxic modifications that impair DNA functions. Despite the fact that different pathways give rise to methyl groups in DNA, the main pathway for their removal is oxidative demethylation, which is catalyzed by nonheme Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate–dependent DNA dioxygenases. DNA dioxygenases share a common catalytic mechanism of the oxidation of the alkyl groups on nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids. This review presents generalized data on the catalytic mechanism of action of DNA dioxygenases and on the participation of typical representatives of this superfamily, such as prokaryotic enzyme AlkB and eukaryotic enzymes ALKBH1–8 and TET1–3, in both processes of direct repair of alkylated DNA adducts and in the removal of an epigenetic mark (5-methylcytosine).
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Zhou J, Bo S, Wang H, Zheng L, Liang P, Zuo Y. Identification of Disease-Related 2-Oxoglutarate/Fe (II)-Dependent Oxygenase Based on Reduced Amino Acid Cluster Strategy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:707938. [PMID: 34336861 PMCID: PMC8323781 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.707938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The 2-oxoglutarate/Fe (II)-dependent (2OG) oxygenase superfamily is mainly responsible for protein modification, nucleic acid repair and/or modification, and fatty acid metabolism and plays important roles in cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other diseases. They are likely to become new targets for the treatment of cancer and other diseases, so the accurate identification of 2OG oxygenases is of great significance. Many computational methods have been proposed to predict functional proteins to compensate for the time-consuming and expensive experimental identification. However, machine learning has not been applied to the study of 2OG oxygenases. In this study, we developed OGFE_RAAC, a prediction model to identify whether a protein is a 2OG oxygenase. To improve the performance of OGFE_RAAC, 673 amino acid reduction alphabets were used to determine the optimal feature representation scheme by recoding the protein sequence. The 10-fold cross-validation test showed that the accuracy of the model in identifying 2OG oxygenases is 91.04%. Besides, the independent dataset results also proved that the model has excellent generalization and robustness. It is expected to become an effective tool for the identification of 2OG oxygenases. With further research, we have also found that the function of 2OG oxygenases may be related to their polarity and hydrophobicity, which will help the follow-up study on the catalytic mechanism of 2OG oxygenases and the way they interact with the substrate. Based on the model we built, a user-friendly web server was established and can be friendly accessed at http://bioinfor.imu.edu.cn/ogferaac.
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- Jian Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Computer and Information, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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Xu B, Liu D, Wang Z, Tian R, Zuo Y. Multi-substrate selectivity based on key loops and non-homologous domains: new insight into ALKBH family. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:129-141. [PMID: 32642789 PMCID: PMC11072825 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03594-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AlkB homologs (ALKBH) are a family of specific demethylases that depend on Fe2+ and α-ketoglutarate to catalyze demethylation on different substrates, including ssDNA, dsDNA, mRNA, tRNA, and proteins. Previous studies have made great progress in determining the sequence, structure, and molecular mechanism of the ALKBH family. Here, we first review the multi-substrate selectivity of the ALKBH demethylase family from the perspective of sequence and structural evolution. The construction of the phylogenetic tree and the comparison of key loops and non-homologous domains indicate that the paralogs with close evolutionary relationship have similar domain compositions. The structures show that the lack and variations of four key loops change the shape of clefts to cause the differences in substrate affinity, and non-homologous domains may be related to the compatibility of multiple substrates. We anticipate that the new insights into selectivity determinants of the ALKBH family are useful for understanding the demethylation mechanisms.
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- Baofang Xu
- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China.
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DNA modifications are a major form of epigenetic regulation that eukaryotic cells utilize in concert with histone modifications. While much work has been done elucidating the role of 5-methylcytosine over the past several decades, only recently has it been recognized that N(6)-methyladenine (N6-mA) is present in quantifiable and biologically active levels in the DNA of eukaryotic cells. Unlike prokaryotes which utilize N6-mA to recognize "self" from "foreign" DNA, eukaryotes have been found to use N6-mA in varying ways, from regulating transposable elements to gene regulation in response to hypoxia and stress. In this review, we examine the current state of the N6-mA in research field, and the current understanding of the biochemical mechanisms which deposit and remove N6-mA from the eukaryotic genome.
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- Myles H Alderman
- Department of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
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Moore C, Meng B. Prediction of the molecular boundary and functionality of novel viral AlkB domains using homology modelling and principal component analysis. J Gen Virol 2019; 100:691-703. [PMID: 30835193 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Alkylation B (AlkB) proteins are ubiquitous among diverse cellular organisms, where they act to reverse the damage in DNA and RNA due to methylation, such as 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine. This process is found in virtually all forms of life, with the notable exception of archaea and yeast. This protein family is so significant to all forms of life that it was recently discovered that an AlkB domain is encoded as part of the replicase (poly)protein in a small subset of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses, mainly belonging to the families Alphaflexiviridae, Betaflexiviridae and Closteroviridae. Interestingly, these AlkB-containing viruses are mostly important pathogens of woody perennials such as fruit crops, and are responsible for significant economic losses. As a newly identified protein domain in RNA viruses, the origin and molecular boundary of the viral AlkB domain, as well as its function in viral replication, virus-host interactions and infection are unknown. This is due to the limited sequence conservation of viral AlkB domains, especially at the N-terminal region corresponding to the nucleotide recognition lid. Here we apply several independent analytical approaches (homology modelling, principal component analysis and the Shannon diversity index) for the first time, to better understand this viral domain. We conclude that a functional AlkB domain in these viruses comprises approximately 150-170 amino acids. Although the exact function of the viral AlkB domain remains unknown, we hypothesize that it counteracts a host defence mechanism that is unique in these perennial plants and was acquired to enhance the long-term survival of these RNA viruses that infect perennial plants. Interestingly, a majority of these viruses have a tissue tropism for the phloem. Furthermore, we identified several additional amino acid residues that are uniquely conserved among viral AlkBs. This work helps to provide a foundation for further investigation of the function of viral AlkBs and critical residues involved in AlkB function.
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- Clayton Moore
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Characterization of CyrI, the hydroxylase involved in the last step of cylindrospermopsin biosynthesis: Binding studies, site-directed mutagenesis and stereoselectivity. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 647:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Walker AR, Silvestrov P, Müller TA, Podolsky RH, Dyson G, Hausinger RP, Cisneros GA. ALKBH7 Variant Related to Prostate Cancer Exhibits Altered Substrate Binding. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005345. [PMID: 28231280 PMCID: PMC5322872 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The search for prostate cancer biomarkers has received increased attention and several DNA repair related enzymes have been linked to this dysfunction. Here we report a targeted search for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and functional impact characterization of human ALKBH family dioxygenases related to prostate cancer. Our results uncovered a SNP of ALKBH7, rs7540, which is associated with prostate cancer disease in a statistically significantly manner in two separate cohorts, and maintained in African American men. Comparisons of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on the wild-type and variant protein structures indicate that the resulting alteration in the enzyme induces a significant structural change that reduces ALKBH7’s ability to bind its cosubstrate. Experimental spectroscopy studies with purified proteins validate our MD predictions and corroborate the conclusion that this cancer-associated mutation affects productive cosubstrate binding in ALKBH7. Improvements in personalized DNA sequencing have led to an increased interest in targeted biomarkers for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. In this work, we report on a new biomarker for prostate cancer found through a targeted search for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the genes encoding human ALKBH family dioxygenases. Our results uncovered rs7540, which leads to a missense mutation in ALKBH7. Comparative molecular dynamics simulations on the wild type and SNP variant of the protein show that the mutation elicits a structural change that dramatically decreases ALKBH7’s affinity for its cosubstrate. This prediction is confirmed by experimental UV-Vis spectroscopy. Taken together, these results give important insights into a novel prostate-cancer related SNP and its impact on the structure and function of ALKBH7.
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- Alice R. Walker
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States of America
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- Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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Chen F, Tang Q, Bian K, Humulock ZT, Yang X, Jost M, Drennan CL, Essigmann JM, Li D. Adaptive Response Enzyme AlkB Preferentially Repairs 1-Methylguanine and 3-Methylthymine Adducts in Double-Stranded DNA. Chem Res Toxicol 2016; 29:687-93. [PMID: 26919079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The AlkB protein is a repair enzyme that uses an α-ketoglutarate/Fe(II)-dependent mechanism to repair alkyl DNA adducts. AlkB has been reported to repair highly susceptible substrates, such as 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine, more efficiently in ss-DNA than in ds-DNA. Here, we tested the repair of weaker AlkB substrates 1-methylguanine and 3-methylthymine and found that AlkB prefers to repair them in ds-DNA. We also discovered that AlkB and its human homologues, ABH2 and ABH3, are able to repair the aforementioned adducts when the adduct is present in a mismatched base pair. These observations demonstrate the strong adaptability of AlkB toward repairing various adducts in different environments.
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- Fangyi Chen
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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Fedeles BI, Singh V, Delaney JC, Li D, Essigmann JM. The AlkB Family of Fe(II)/α-Ketoglutarate-dependent Dioxygenases: Repairing Nucleic Acid Alkylation Damage and Beyond. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:20734-20742. [PMID: 26152727 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r115.656462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The AlkB family of Fe(II)- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases is a class of ubiquitous direct reversal DNA repair enzymes that remove alkyl adducts from nucleobases by oxidative dealkylation. The prototypical and homonymous family member is an Escherichia coli "adaptive response" protein that protects the bacterial genome against alkylation damage. AlkB has a wide variety of substrates, including monoalkyl and exocyclic bridged adducts. Nine mammalian AlkB homologs exist (ALKBH1-8, FTO), but only a subset functions as DNA/RNA repair enzymes. This minireview presents an overview of the AlkB proteins including recent data on homologs, structural features, substrate specificities, and experimental strategies for studying DNA repair by AlkB family proteins.
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- Bogdan I Fedeles
- Departments of Chemistry and Biological Engineering and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biological Engineering and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biological Engineering and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biological Engineering and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biological Engineering and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
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Ougland R, Rognes T, Klungland A, Larsen E. Non-homologous functions of the AlkB homologs. J Mol Cell Biol 2015; 7:494-504. [PMID: 26003568 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjv029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The DNA repair enzyme AlkB was identified in E. coli more than three decades ago. Since then, nine mammalian homologs, all members of the superfamily of alpha-ketoglutarate and Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenases, have been identified (designated ALKBH1-8 and FTO). While E. coli AlkB serves as a DNA repair enzyme, only two mammalian homologs have been confirmed to repair DNA in vivo. The other mammalian homologs have remarkably diverse substrate specificities and biological functions. Substrates recognized by the different AlkB homologs comprise erroneous methyl- and etheno adducts in DNA, unique wobble uridine modifications in certain tRNAs, methylated adenines in mRNA, and methylated lysines on proteins. The phenotypes of organisms lacking or overexpressing individual AlkB homologs include obesity, severe sensitivity to inflammation, infertility, growth retardation, and multiple malformations. Here we review the present knowledge of the mammalian AlkB homologs and their implications for human disease and development.
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- Rune Ougland
- Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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- Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway
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Shivange G, Kodipelli N, Monisha M, Anindya R. A role for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tpa1 protein in direct alkylation repair. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:35939-52. [PMID: 25381260 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.590216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alkylating agents induce cytotoxic DNA base adducts. In this work, we provide evidence to suggest, for the first time, that Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tpa1 protein is involved in DNA alkylation repair. Little is known about Tpa1 as a repair protein beyond the initial observation from a high-throughput analysis indicating that deletion of TPA1 causes methyl methane sulfonate sensitivity in S. cerevisiae. Using purified Tpa1, we demonstrate that Tpa1 repairs both single- and double-stranded methylated DNA. Tpa1 is a member of the Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase family, and we show that mutation of the amino acid residues involved in cofactor binding abolishes the Tpa1 DNA repair activity. Deletion of TPA1 along with the base excision repair pathway DNA glycosylase MAG1 renders the tpa1Δmag1Δ double mutant highly susceptible to methylation-induced toxicity. We further demonstrate that the trans-lesion synthesis DNA polymerase Polζ (REV3) plays a key role in tolerating DNA methyl-base lesions and that tpa1Δmag1revΔ3 triple mutant is extremely susceptible to methylation-induced toxicity. Our results indicate a synergism between the base excision repair pathway and direct alkylation repair by Tpa1 in S. cerevisiae. We conclude that Tpa1 is a hitherto unidentified DNA repair protein in yeast and that it plays a crucial role in reverting alkylated DNA base lesions and cytotoxicity.
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- Gururaj Shivange
- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram 502205, Hyderabad, India
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram 502205, Hyderabad, India
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram 502205, Hyderabad, India
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram 502205, Hyderabad, India
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Lu L, Zhu C, Xia B, Yi C. Oxidative Demethylation of DNA and RNA Mediated by Non-Heme Iron-Dependent Dioxygenases. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:2018-29. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201402148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Guanqun Zheng
- Department of Chemistry and
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The
University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The
University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The
University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United
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- Guanqun Zheng
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago , 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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ALKBH4-dependent demethylation of actin regulates actomyosin dynamics. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1832. [PMID: 23673617 PMCID: PMC3674258 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Regulation of actomyosin dynamics by post-transcriptional modifications in cytoplasmic actin is still poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that dioxygenase ALKBH4-mediated demethylation of a monomethylated site in actin (K84me1) regulates actin–myosin interaction and actomyosin-dependent processes such as cytokinesis and cell migration. ALKBH4-deficient cells display elevated K84me1 levels. Non-muscle myosin II only interacts with unmethylated actin and its proper recruitment to and interaction with actin depend on ALKBH4. ALKBH4 co-localizes with the actomyosin-based contractile ring and midbody via association with methylated actin. ALKBH4-mediated regulation of actomyosin dynamics is completely dependent on its catalytic activity. Disorganization of cleavage furrow components and multinucleation associated with ALKBH4 deficiency can all be restored by reconstitution with wild-type but not catalytically inactive ALKBH4. Similar to actin and myosin knock-out mice, homozygous Alkbh4 mutant mice display early embryonic lethality. These findings imply that ALKBH4-dependent actin demethylation regulates actomyosin function by promoting actin-non-muscle myosin II interaction. The division of a single eukaryotic cell into two requires actomyosin-dependent contraction. Here the authors show that lysine methylation of actin inhibits contractility during cytokinesis by blocking its association with myosin, and this modification is reversed at the contractile ring by the demethylase ALKBH4.
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Bjørnstad LG, Meza TJ, Otterlei M, Olafsrud SM, Meza-Zepeda LA, Falnes PØ. Human ALKBH4 interacts with proteins associated with transcription. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49045. [PMID: 23145062 PMCID: PMC3493508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase AlkB from E. coli is a demethylase which repairs alkyl lesions in DNA, as well as RNA, through a direct reversal mechanism. Humans possess nine AlkB homologs (ALKBH1-8 and FTO). ALKBH2 and ALKBH3 display demethylase activities corresponding to that of AlkB, and both ALKBH8 and FTO are RNA modification enzymes. The biochemical functions of the rest of the homologs are still unknown. To increase our knowledge on the functions of ALKBH4 and ALKBH7 we have here performed yeast two-hybrid screens to identify interaction partners of the two proteins. While no high-confidence hits were detected in the case of ALKBH7, several proteins associated with chromatin and/or involved in transcription were found to interact with ALKBH4. For all interaction partners, the regions mediating binding to ALKBH4 comprised domains previously reported to be involved in interaction with DNA or chromatin. Furthermore, some of these partners showed nuclear co-localization with ALKBH4. However, the global gene expression pattern was only marginally altered upon ALKBH4 over-expression, and larger effects were observed in the case of ALKBH7. Although the molecular function of both proteins remains to be revealed, our findings suggest a role for ALKBH4 in regulation of gene expression or chromatin state.
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- Linn G. Bjørnstad
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Genomics Core Facility, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Tumor Biology, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Genomics Core Facility, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Tumor Biology, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- * E-mail:
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Mielecki D, Zugaj DŁ, Muszewska A, Piwowarski J, Chojnacka A, Mielecki M, Nieminuszczy J, Grynberg M, Grzesiuk E. Novel AlkB dioxygenases--alternative models for in silico and in vivo studies. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30588. [PMID: 22291995 PMCID: PMC3265494 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background ALKBH proteins, the homologs of Escherichia coli AlkB dioxygenase, constitute a direct, single-protein repair system, protecting cellular DNA and RNA against the cytotoxic and mutagenic activity of alkylating agents, chemicals significantly contributing to tumor formation and used in cancer therapy. In silico analysis and in vivo studies have shown the existence of AlkB homologs in almost all organisms. Nine AlkB homologs (ALKBH1–8 and FTO) have been identified in humans. High ALKBH levels have been found to encourage tumor development, questioning the use of alkylating agents in chemotherapy. The aim of this work was to assign biological significance to multiple AlkB homologs by characterizing their activity in the repair of nucleic acids in prokaryotes and their subcellular localization in eukaryotes. Methodology and Findings Bioinformatic analysis of protein sequence databases identified 1943 AlkB sequences with eight new AlkB subfamilies. Since Cyanobacteria and Arabidopsis thaliana contain multiple AlkB homologs, they were selected as model organisms for in vivo research. Using E. coli alkB− mutant and plasmids expressing cyanobacterial AlkBs, we studied the repair of methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and chloroacetaldehyde (CAA) induced lesions in ssDNA, ssRNA, and genomic DNA. On the basis of GFP fusions, we investigated the subcellular localization of ALKBHs in A. thaliana and established its mostly nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution. Some of the ALKBH proteins were found to change their localization upon MMS treatment. Conclusions Our in vivo studies showed highly specific activity of cyanobacterial AlkB proteins towards lesions and nucleic acid type. Subcellular localization and translocation of ALKBHs in A. thaliana indicates a possible role for these proteins in the repair of alkyl lesions. We hypothesize that the multiplicity of ALKBHs is due to their involvement in the metabolism of nucleo-protein complexes; we find their repair by ALKBH proteins to be economical and effective alternative to degradation and de novo synthesis.
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- Damian Mielecki
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
- * E-mail: (MG); (EG)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
- * E-mail: (MG); (EG)
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