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Komaniecka N, Porras M, Cairn L, Santas JA, Ferreiro N, Penedo JC, Bañuelos S. Conformational Rearrangements Regulating the DNA Repair Protein APE1. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23148015. [PMID: 35887361 PMCID: PMC9324194 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23148015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Apurinic apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) is a key enzyme of the Base Excision Repair (BER) pathway, which primarily manages oxidative lesions of DNA. Once the damaged base is removed, APE1 recognises the resulting abasic site and cleaves the phosphodiester backbone to allow for the correction by subsequent enzymes of the BER machinery. In spite of a wealth of information on APE1 structure and activity, its regulation mechanism still remains to be understood. Human APE1 consists of a globular catalytic domain preceded by a flexible N-terminal extension, which might be involved in the interaction with DNA. Moreover, the binding of the nuclear chaperone nucleophosmin (NPM1) to this region has been reported to impact APE1 catalysis. To evaluate intra- and inter-molecular conformational rearrangements upon DNA binding, incision, and interaction with NPM1, we used Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), a fluorescence spectroscopy technique sensitive to molecular distances. Our results suggest that the N-terminus approaches the DNA at the downstream side of the abasic site and enables the building of a predictive model of the full-length APE1/DNA complex. Furthermore, the spatial configuration of the N-terminal tail is sensitive to NPM1, which could be related to the regulation of APE1.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nina Komaniecka
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
| | - Marta Porras
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
| | - Louis Cairn
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
| | - Jon Ander Santas
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
| | - Nerea Ferreiro
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
| | - Juan Carlos Penedo
- Centre of Biophotonics, Laboratory for Biophysics and Biomolecular Dynamics, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, UK;
- Centre of Biophotonics, Laboratory for Biophysics and Biomolecular Dynamics, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Sonia Bañuelos
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (N.K.); (M.P.); (L.C.); (J.A.S.); (N.F.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-94-601-3347
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