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Hird C, Flanagan E, Franklin CE, Cramp RL. Cold-induced skin darkening does not protect amphibian larvae from UV-associated DNA damage. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol 2024; 341:272-281. [PMID: 38197718 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Amphibian declines are sometimes correlated with increasing levels of ultraviolet radiation (UVR). While disease is often implicated in declines, environmental factors such as temperature and UVR play an important role in disease epidemiology. The mutagenic effects of UVR exposure on amphibians are worse at low temperatures. Amphibians from cold environments may be more susceptible to increasing UVR. However, larvae of some species demonstrate cold acclimation, reducing UV-induced DNA damage at low temperatures. Understanding of the mechanisms underpinning this response is lacking. We reared Limnodynastes peronii larvae in cool (15°C) or warm (25°C) waters before acutely exposing them to 1.5 h of high intensity (80 µW cm-2 ) UVBR. We measured the color of larvae and mRNA levels of a DNA repair enzyme. We reared larvae at 25°C in black or white containers to elicit a skin color response, and then measured DNA damage levels in the skin and remaining carcass following UVBR exposure. Cold-acclimated larvae were darker and displayed lower levels of DNA damage than warm-acclimated larvae. There was no difference in CPD-photolyase mRNA levels between cold- and warm-acclimated larvae. Skin darkening in larvae did not reduce their accumulation of DNA damage following UVR exposure. Our results showed that skin darkening does not explain cold-induced reductions in UV-associated DNA damage in L. peronii larvae. Beneficial cold-acclimation is more likely underpinned by increased CPD-photolyase abundance and/or increased photolyase activity at low temperatures.
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- Coen Hird
- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane (Magandjin), Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane (Magandjin), Queensland, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane (Magandjin), Queensland, Australia
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de Lima PPDABM, Fiorotti J, Paulino PG, Corval ARDC, Mesquita E, Corrêa TA, Lopes ADSC, Oliveira RJVD, Santos HA, Bittencourt VREP, Angelo IDC, Golo PS. Metarhizium pingshaense photolyase expression and virulence to Rhipicephalus microplus after UV-B exposure. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:94-105. [PMID: 37696778 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202300346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The current study examined the impact of ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation in Metarhizium pingshaense blastospores' photolyase expression and their virulence against Rhipicephalus microplus. Blastospores were exposed to UV under laboratory and field conditions. Ticks were treated topically with fungal suspension and exposed to UV-B in the laboratory for three consecutive days. The expression of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimmers (CPDs)-photolyase gene maphr1-2 in blastospores after UV exposure followed by white light exposure was accessed after 0, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h. Average relative germination of blastospores 24 h after in vitro UV exposure was 8.4% lower than 48 h. Despite this, the relative germination of blastospores exposed to UV in the field 18 h (95.7 ± 0.3%) and 28 h (97.3 ± 0.8%) after exposure were not different (p > 0.05). Ticks treated with fungus and not exposed to UV exhibited 0% survival 10 days after the treatment, while fungus-treated ticks exposed to UV exhibited 50 ± 11.2% survival. Expression levels of maphr1-2 8, 12, and 24 h after UV-B exposure were not different from time zero. Maphr1-2 expression peak in M. pingshaense blastospores occurred 36 h after UV-B exposure, in the proposed conditions and times analyzed, suggesting repair mechanisms other than CPD-mediated-photoreactivation might be leading blastospores' germination from 0 to 24 h.
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- Pamella Pryscila de A B M de Lima
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprocessos, Centro de Tecnologias Estratégicas do Nordeste (CETENE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Veterinária, UFRRJ, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Instituto de Veterinária, UFRRJ, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Veterinária, UFRRJ, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Instituto de Veterinária, UFRRJ, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Torres-Obreque K, Gonçalves FG, Ferraro RB, Fuentes-León F, Menck CFM, Costa-Silva TA, Monteiro G, Perego P, Rangel-Yagui CDO. Recombinant production of a highly efficient photolyase from Thermus thermophilus. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300325. [PMID: 38385504 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight can damage DNA, inducing mutagenesis and eventually leading to skin cancer. Topical sunscreens are used to avoid the effect of UV irradiation, but the topical application of DNA repair enzymes, such as photolyase, can provide active photoprotection by DNA recovery. Here we produced a recombinant Thermus thermophilus photolyase expressed in Escherichia coli, evaluated the kinetic parameters of bacterial growth and the kinetics and stability of the enzyme. The maximum biomass (𝑋𝑚𝑎𝑥 ) of 2.0 g L-1 was reached after 5 h of cultivation, corresponding to 𝑃X = 0.4 g L-1 h. The µ𝑚𝑎𝑥 corresponded to 1.0 h-1 . Photolyase was purified by affinity chromatography and high amounts of pure enzyme were obtained (3.25 mg L-1 of cultivation). Two different methods demonstrated the enzyme activity on DNA samples and very low enzyme concentrations, such as 15 µg mL-1 , already resulted in 90% of CPD photodamage removal. We also determined photolyase kM of 9.5 nM, confirming the potential of the enzyme at very low concentrations, and demonstrated conservation of enzyme activity after freezing (-20°C) and lyophilization. Therefore, we demonstrate T. thermophilus photolyase capacity of CPD damage repair and its potential as an active ingredient to be incorporated in dermatological products.
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- Karin Torres-Obreque
- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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El Mir J, Fedou S, Thézé N, Morice-Picard F, Cario M, Fayyad-Kazan H, Thiébaud P, Rezvani HR. Xenopus: An in vivo model for studying skin response to ultraviolet B irradiation. Dev Growth Differ 2023; 65:194-202. [PMID: 36880984 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Ultraviolet B (UVB) in sunlight cause skin damage, ranging from wrinkles to photoaging and skin cancer. UVB can affect genomic DNA by creating cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine-pyrimidine (6-4) photoproducts (6-4PPs). These lesions are mainly repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) system and by photolyase enzymes that are activated by blue light. Our main goal was to validate the use of Xenopus laevis as an in vivo model system for investigating the impact of UVB on skin physiology. The mRNA expression levels of xpc and six other genes of the NER system and CPD/6-4PP photolyases were found at all stages of embryonic development and in all adult tissues tested. When examining Xenopus embryos at different time points after UVB irradiation, we observed a gradual decrease in CPD levels and an increased number of apoptotic cells, together with an epidermal thickening and an increased dendricity of melanocytes. We observed a quick removal of CPDs when embryos are exposed to blue light versus in the dark, confirming the efficient activation of photolyases. A decrease in the number of apoptotic cells and an accelerated return to normal proliferation rate was noted in blue light-exposed embryos compared with their control counterparts. Overall, a gradual decrease in CPD levels, detection of apoptotic cells, thickening of epidermis, and increased dendricity of melanocytes, emulate human skin responses to UVB and support Xenopus as an appropriate and alternative model for such studies.
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- Joudi El Mir
- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Centre for Rare Disorders, Hôpital des Enfants Pellegrin, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Aquiderm, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Aquiderm, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Janisch N, Levendosky K, Budell WC, Quadri LEN. Genetic Underpinnings of Carotenogenesis and Light-Induced Transcriptome Remodeling in the Opportunistic Pathogen Mycobacterium kansasii. Pathogens 2023; 12:86. [PMID: 36678434 PMCID: PMC9861118 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium kansasii (Mk) causes opportunistic pulmonary infections with tuberculosis-like features. The bacterium is well known for its photochromogenicity, i.e., the production of carotenoid pigments in response to light. The genetics defining the photochromogenic phenotype of Mk has not been investigated and defined pigmentation mutants to facilitate studies on the role of carotenes in the bacterium's biology are not available thus far. In this study, we set out to identify genetic determinants involved in Mk photochromogenicity. We screened a library of ~150,000 transposon mutants for colonies with pigmentation abnormalities. The screen rendered a collection of ~200 mutants. Each of these mutants could be assigned to one of four distinct phenotypic groups. The insertion sites in the mutant collection clustered in three chromosomal regions. A combination of phenotypic analysis, sequence bioinformatics, and gene expression studies linked these regions to carotene biosynthesis, carotene degradation, and monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Furthermore, introduction of the identified carotenoid biosynthetic gene cluster into non-pigmented Mycobacterium smegmatis endowed the bacterium with photochromogenicity. The studies also led to identification of MarR-type and TetR/AcrR-type regulators controlling photochromogenicity and carotenoid breakdown, respectively. Lastly, the work presented also provides a first insight into the Mk transcriptome changes in response to light.
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- Niklas Janisch
- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Biology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Biology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Biology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Biology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Biochemistry Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Shim JG, Cho SG, Kim SH, Chuon K, Meas S, Choi A, Jung KH. Heliorhodopsin Helps Photolyase to Enhance the DNA Repair Capacity. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0221522. [PMID: 36219103 PMCID: PMC9769723 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02215-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Light quality is a significant factor for living organisms that have photosensory systems, such as rhodopsin, a seven alpha-helical transmembrane protein with the retinal chromophore. Here, we report, for the first time, the function of new rhodopsin, which is an inverted 7-transmembrane protein, isolated from Trichococcus flocculiformis. T. flocculiformis heliorhodopsin (TfHeR) works as a regulatory helper rhodopsin that binds with class 2 cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPDII) photolyase to broaden the spectrum and upregulate DNA repair activity. We have confirmed their interaction through isothermal titration calorimetry (dissociation constant of 21.7 μM) and identified the charged residues for the interaction. Based on in vivo and in vitro experiments, we showed that the binding of heliorhodopsin with photolyase improved photolyase activity by about 3-fold to repair UV-caused DNA damage. Also, the DNA repair activity of TfHeR/T. flocculiformis photolyase (TfPHR) was observed in the presence of green light. Our results suggested that heliorhodopsin directly controls the activity of photolyase and coevolves to broaden the activity spectrum by protein-protein interaction. IMPORTANCE This study reports a function for Heliorhodopsin working as a regulatory helper rhodopsin that with CPDII photolyase to broaden the spectrum and upregulating the DNA repair activity. Our results suggested that heliorhodopsin directly controls photolyase activity and coevolves to broaden the DNA repair capacity by protein-protein interaction.
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- Jin-gon Shim
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute for Basic Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
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Cakilkaya B, Kavakli IH, DeMirci H. The crystal structure of Vibrio cholerae (6-4) photolyase reveals interactions with cofactors and a DNA-binding region. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102794. [PMID: 36528063 PMCID: PMC9852545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Photolyases (PLs) reverse UV-induced DNA damage using blue light as an energy source. Of these PLs, (6-4) PLs repair (6-4)-lesioned photoproducts. We recently identified a gene from Vibrio cholerae (Vc) encoding a (6-4) PL, but structural characterization is needed to elucidate specific interactions with the chromophore cofactors. Here, we determined the crystal structure of Vc (6-4) PL at 2.5 Å resolution. Our high-resolution structure revealed that the two well-known cofactors, flavin adenine dinucleotide and the photoantenna 6,7-dimethyl 8-ribityl-lumazin (DMRL), stably interact with an α-helical and an α/β domain, respectively. Additionally, the structure has a third cofactor with distinct electron clouds corresponding to a [4Fe-4S] cluster. Moreover, we identified that Asp106 makes a hydrogen bond with water and DMRL, which indicates further stabilization of the photoantenna DMRL within Vc (6-4) PL. Further analysis of the Vc (6-4) PL structure revealed a possible region responsible for DNA binding. The region located between residues 478 to 484 may bind the lesioned DNA, with Arg483 potentially forming a salt bridge with DNA to stabilize further the interaction of Vc (6-4) PL with its substrate. Our comparative analysis revealed that the DNA lesion could not bind to the Vc (6-4) PL in a similar fashion to the Drosophila melanogaster (Dm, (6-4)) PL without a significant conformational change of the protein. The 23rd helix of the bacterial (6-4) PLs seems to have remarkable plasticity, and conformational changes facilitate DNA binding. In conclusion, our structure provides further insight into DNA repair by a (6-4) PL containing three cofactors.
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- Baris Cakilkaya
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey,Department Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey,Koc University Isbank Center for Infectious Diseases (KUIS-CID), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey,For correspondence: Hasan DeMirci; Ibrahim Halil Kavakli
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey,Koc University Isbank Center for Infectious Diseases (KUIS-CID), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey,PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA,For correspondence: Hasan DeMirci; Ibrahim Halil Kavakli
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Anthropogenic ozone depletion has led to a 2-5% increase in ultraviolet B radiation (UVBR) levels reaching the earth's surface. Exposure to UVBR causes harmful DNA damage in amphibians, but this is minimized by DNA repair enzymes such as thermally sensitive cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD)-photolyase, with cool temperatures slowing repair rates. It is unknown whether amphibian species differ in the repair response to a given dose of UVBR across temperatures. We reared larvae of three species (Limnodynastes peronii, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis and Platyplectrum ornatum) at 25°C and acutely exposed them to 80 µW cm-2 UVBR for 2 h at either 20°C or 30°C. UVBR-mediated DNA damage was measured as larvae repaired damage in photoreactive light at their exposure temperatures. Cool temperatures increased DNA damage in two species and slowed DNA repair rate in P. ornatum. The magnitude of DNA damage incurred from UVBR was species-specific. Platyplectrum ornatum had the lowest CPDs and DNA repair rates, and the depressive effects of low temperature on photorepair were greater in L. tasmaniensis. Considering the susceptibility of most aquatic organisms to UVBR, this research highlighted a need to consider the complexity of species-specific physiology when forecasting the influence of changing UVBR and temperature in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Coen Hird
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Wen B, Xu L, Tang Y, Jiang Z, Ge M, Liu L, Zhu G. A single amino acid residue tunes the stability of the fully reduced flavin cofactor and photorepair activity in photolyases. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102188. [PMID: 35753350 PMCID: PMC9356274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The ultraviolet-induced DNA lesions, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4 photoproducts), can be directly photorepaired by CPD photolyases and 6-4 photolyases, respectively. The fully reduced flavin (hydroquinone, HQ) cofactor is required for the catalysis of both types of these photolyases. On the other hand, flavin cofactor in the semi-reduced state, semiquinone (SQ), can be utilized by photolyase homologs, the cryptochromes. However, the evolutionary process of the transition of the functional states of` flavin cofactors in photolyases and cryptochromes remains mysterious. In this work, we investigated three representative photolyases (Escherichia coli CPD photolyase, Microcystis aeruginosa DASH, and Phaeodactylum tricornutum 6-4 photolyase). We show that the residue at a single site adjacent to the flavin cofactor (corresponding to Ala377 in E. coli CPD photolyase, hereafter referred to as site 377) can fine-tune the stability of the HQ cofactor. We found that, in the presence of a polar residue (such as Ser or Asn) at site 377, HQ was stabilized against oxidation. Furthermore, this polar residue enhanced the photorepair activity of these photolyases both in vitro and in vivo. In constrast, substitution of hydrophobic residues, such as Ile, at site 377 in these photolyases adversely affected the stability of HQ. We speculate that these differential residue preferences at site 377 in photolyase proteins might reflect an important evolutionary event that altered the stability of HQ on the timeline from expression of photolyases to that of cryptochromes.
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- Bin Wen
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China.
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Kajitani GS, Quayle C, Garcia CCM, Fotoran WL, Dos Santos JFR, van der Horst GTJ, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Menck CFM. Photorepair of Either CPD or 6-4PP DNA Lesions in Basal Keratinocytes Attenuates Ultraviolet-Induced Skin Effects in Nucleotide Excision Repair Deficient Mice. Front Immunol 2022; 13:800606. [PMID: 35422806 PMCID: PMC9004445 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.800606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is one of the most genotoxic, universal agents present in the environment. UVB (280-315 nm) radiation directly damages DNA, producing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine 6-4 pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4PPs). These photolesions interfere with essential cellular processes by blocking transcription and replication polymerases, and may induce skin inflammation, hyperplasia and cell death eventually contributing to skin aging, effects mediated mainly by keratinocytes. Additionally, these lesions may also induce mutations and thereby cause skin cancer. Photolesions are repaired by the Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) pathway, responsible for repairing bulky DNA lesions. Both types of photolesions can also be repaired by distinct (CPD- or 6-4PP-) photolyases, enzymes that specifically repair their respective photolesion by directly splitting each dimer through a light-dependent process termed photoreactivation. However, as photolyases are absent in placental mammals, these organisms depend solely on NER for the repair of DNA UV lesions. However, the individual contribution of each UV dimer in the skin effects, as well as the role of keratinocytes has remained elusive. In this study, we show that in NER-deficient mice, the transgenic expression and photorepair of CPD-photolyase in basal keratinocytes completely inhibited UVB-induced epidermal thickness and cell proliferation. On the other hand, photorepair by 6-4PP-photolyase in keratinocytes reduced but did not abrogate these UV-induced effects. The photolyase mediated removal of either CPDs or 6-4PPs from basal keratinocytes in the skin also reduced UVB-induced apoptosis, ICAM-1 expression, and myeloperoxidase activation. These findings indicate that, in NER-deficient rodents, both types of photolesions have causal roles in UVB-induced epidermal cell proliferation, hyperplasia, cell death and inflammation. Furthermore, these findings also support the notion that basal keratinocytes, instead of other skin cells, are the major cellular mediators of these UVB-induced effects.
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- Gustavo S Kajitani
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DECBI), Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DECBI), Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Institute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease, Cologne, Germany.,Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, ONCODE Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vicedomini R, Bouly JP, Laine E, Falciatore A, Carbone A. Multiple profile models extract features from protein sequence data and resolve functional diversity of very different protein families. Mol Biol Evol 2022; 39:6556147. [PMID: 35353898 PMCID: PMC9016551 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Functional classification of proteins from sequences alone has become a critical bottleneck in understanding the myriad of protein sequences that accumulate in our databases. The great diversity of homologous sequences hides, in many cases, a variety of functional activities that cannot be anticipated. Their identification appears critical for a fundamental understanding of the evolution of living organisms and for biotechnological applications. ProfileView is a sequence-based computational method, designed to functionally classify sets of homologous sequences. It relies on two main ideas: the use of multiple profile models whose construction explores evolutionary information in available databases, and a novel definition of a representation space in which to analyse sequences with multiple profile models combined together. ProfileView classifies protein families by enriching known functional groups with new sequences and discovering new groups and subgroups. We validate ProfileView on seven classes of widespread proteins involved in the interaction with nucleic acids, amino acids and small molecules, and in a large variety of functions and enzymatic reactions. Profile-View agrees with the large set of functional data collected for these proteins from the literature regarding the organisation into functional subgroups and residues that characterise the functions. In addition, ProfileView resolves undefined functional classifications and extracts the molecular determinants underlying protein functional diversity, showing its potential to select sequences towards accurate experimental design and discovery of novel biological functions. On protein families with complex domain architecture, ProfileView functional classification reconciles domain combinations, unlike phylogenetic reconstruction. ProfileView proves to outperform the functional classification approach PANTHER, the two k-mer based methods CUPP and eCAMI and a neural network approach based on Restricted Boltzmann Machines. It overcomes time complexity limitations of the latter.
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- R Vicedomini
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IBPS, Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative - UMR 7238, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, Institut des Sciences du Calcul et des Données
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IBPS, Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative - UMR 7238, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.,CNRS, Sorbonne Université Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Laboratory of Chloroplast Biology and Light Sensing in Microalgae - UMR7141, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IBPS, Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative - UMR 7238, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IBPS, Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative - UMR 7238, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.,CNRS, Sorbonne Université Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Laboratory of Chloroplast Biology and Light Sensing in Microalgae - UMR7141, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IBPS, Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative - UMR 7238, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris 75005, France
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Plant cryptochromes are central blue light receptors for the control of land plant and algal development including the circadian clock and the cell cycle. Cryptochromes share a photolyase homology region with about 500 amino acids and bind the chromophore flavin adenine dinucleotide. Characteristic for plant cryptochromes is a conserved aspartic acid close to flavin and an exceptionally long C-terminal extension. The mechanism of activation by excitation and reduction of the chromophore flavin adenine dinucleotide has been controversially discussed for many years. Various spectroscopic techniques have contributed to our understanding of plant cryptochromes by providing high time resolution, ambient conditions and even in-cell approaches. As a result, unifying and differing aspects of photoreaction and signal propagation have been revealed in comparison to members from other cryptochrome subfamilies. Here, we review the insight from spectroscopy on the flavin photoreaction in plant cryptochromes and present the current models on the signal propagation from flavin reduction to dissociation of the C-terminal extension.
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- Lukas Goett-Zink
- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Biophysical Chemistry and Diagnostics, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Geisler AN, Austin E, Nguyen J, Hamzavi I, Jagdeo J, Lim HW. Visible light. Part II: Photoprotection against visible and ultraviolet light. J Am Acad Dermatol 2021; 84:1233-1244. [PMID: 33640513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cutaneous photobiology studies have focused primarily on the ultraviolet portion of the solar spectrum. Visible light (VL), which comprises 50% of the electromagnetic radiation that reaches the Earth's surface and, as discussed in Part I of this CME, has cutaneous biologic effects, such as pigment darkening and erythema. Photoprotection against VL includes avoiding the sun, seeking shade, and using photoprotective clothing. The organic and inorganic ultraviolet filters used in sunscreens do not protect against VL, only tinted sunscreens do. In the United States, these filters are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as an over-the-counter drug and are subject to more stringent regulations than in Europe, Asia, and Australia. There are no established guidelines regarding VL photoprotection. Alternative measures to confer VL photoprotection are being explored. These novel methods include topical, oral, and subcutaneous agents. Further development should focus on better protection in the ultraviolet A1 (340-400 nm) and VL ranges while enhancing the cosmesis of the final products.
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Photomedicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Dermatology Service, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Photomedicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Dermatology Service, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Photomedicine and Photobiology Unit, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Photomedicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Dermatology Service, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, New York.
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- Department of Dermatology, Photomedicine and Photobiology Unit, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
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Jaikumar NS, Dorn KM, Baas D, Wilke B, Kapp C, Snapp SS. Nucleic acid damage and DNA repair are affected by freezing stress in annual wheat (Triticum aestivum) and by plant age and freezing in its perennial relative (Thinopyrum intermedium). Am J Bot 2020; 107:1693-1709. [PMID: 33340368 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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PREMISE Nucleic acid integrity can be compromised under many abiotic stresses. To date, however, few studies have considered whether nucleic acid damage and damage repair play a role in cold-stress adaptation. A further insufficiently explored question concerns how age affects cold stress adaptation among mature perennials. As a plant ages, the optimal trade-off between growth and stress tolerance may shift. METHODS Oxidative damage to RNA and expression of genes involved in DNA repair were compared in multiple mature cohorts of Thinopyrum intermedium (an emerging perennial cereal) and in wheat and barley under intermittent freezing stress and under nonfreezing conditions. Activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and four other antioxidative enzymes was also measured under these conditions. DNA repair genes included photolyases involved in repairing ultraviolet-induced damage and two genes involved in repairing oxidatively induced damage (ERCC1, RAD23). RESULTS Freezing stress was accompanied by large increases in photolyase expression and ERCC1 expression (in wheat and Thinopyrum) and in GPX and GR activity (particularly in Thinopyrum). This is the first report of DNA photolyases being overexpressed under freezing stress. Older Thinopyrum had lower photolyase expression and less freezing-induced overexpression of ERCC1. Younger Thinopyrum plants sustained more oxidative damage to RNA. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of DNA repair genes is an important aspect of cold acclimation. When comparing adult cohorts, aging was associated with changes in the freezing stress response, but not with overall increases or decreases in stress tolerance.
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- Nikhil S Jaikumar
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research Unit, 1701 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA
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- Michigan State University Extension, 612 E. Main Street, Centreville, MI, 49032, USA
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- Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, 3700 East Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060, USA
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- Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center, Michigan State University, E3774 University Drive, Chatham, MI, 49816, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Science, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St., East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
- Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, Michigan State University, 1405 S Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
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Banaś AK, Zgłobicki P, Kowalska E, Bażant A, Dziga D, Strzałka W. All You Need Is Light. Photorepair of UV-Induced Pyrimidine Dimers. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1304. [PMID: 33158066 PMCID: PMC7694213 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Although solar light is indispensable for the functioning of plants, this environmental factor may also cause damage to living cells. Apart from the visible range, including wavelengths used in photosynthesis, the ultraviolet (UV) light present in solar irradiation reaches the Earth's surface. The high energy of UV causes damage to many cellular components, with DNA as one of the targets. Putting together the puzzle-like elements responsible for the repair of UV-induced DNA damage is of special importance in understanding how plants ensure the stability of their genomes between generations. In this review, we have presented the information on DNA damage produced under UV with a special focus on the pyrimidine dimers formed between the neighboring pyrimidines in a DNA strand. These dimers are highly mutagenic and cytotoxic, thus their repair is essential for the maintenance of suitable genetic information. In prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, with the exception of placental mammals, this is achieved by means of highly efficient photorepair, dependent on blue/UVA light, which is performed by specialized enzymes known as photolyases. Photolyase properties, as well as their structure, specificity and action mechanism, have been briefly discussed in this paper. Additionally, the main gaps in our knowledge on the functioning of light repair in plant organelles, its regulation and its interaction between different DNA repair systems in plants have been highlighted.
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- Agnieszka Katarzyna Banaś
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.K.B.); (P.Z.); (E.K.); (A.B.)
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González-Morán A, Piquero-Casals J. Use of a Topical Film-Forming Medical Device Containing Repairsomes ® in a Patient with Xeroderma Pigmentosum to Avoid Progression to Skin Cancerization. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2020; 13:677-681. [PMID: 32982361 PMCID: PMC7501962 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s274423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
This paper reports a case of xeroderma pigmentosum in a 78-year-old woman with a 17-year history of multiple basal cell carcinomas, keratoacanthoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma, in different photoexposed facial regions. To prevent aggravation of these medical conditions, for five years, the patient had been applying a film-forming topical medical device (MD) containing the DNA-repair enzyme photolyase in liposomes and high-protection UV filters (Repairsomes) twice a day. During this time, the patient had no clinical or dermatoscopic evidence of new skin cancer lesions. However, at her last visit, the patient had a new basal cell carcinoma on the face, in the right supramaxillary area. After questioning, the patient recognized that she had not been applying the product on a regular basis during the last year. This may have been a coincidence; however, there is clinical evidence of the preventive effect of this MD in reducing the cancerization field and consequently the development of skin cancer. This product contains a light-activated flavoenzyme called photolyase which creates the condition to revert cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer. In the discussion of this case, we review recent publications and stress some important aspects on the role of photoprotection and photorepair as a strategy to more effectively reduce the risk of UV-induced premalignant and malignant skin lesions compared to traditional photoprotection strategies.
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Johann To Berens P, Molinier J. Formation and Recognition of UV-Induced DNA Damage within Genome Complexity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6689. [PMID: 32932704 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) light is a natural genotoxic agent leading to the formation of photolesions endangering the genomic integrity and thereby the survival of living organisms. To prevent the mutagenetic effect of UV, several specific DNA repair mechanisms are mobilized to accurately maintain genome integrity at photodamaged sites within the complexity of genome structures. However, a fundamental gap remains to be filled in the identification and characterization of factors at the nexus of UV-induced DNA damage, DNA repair, and epigenetics. This review brings together the impact of the epigenomic context on the susceptibility of genomic regions to form photodamage and focuses on the mechanisms of photolesions recognition through the different DNA repair pathways.
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Luze H, Nischwitz SP, Zalaudek I, Müllegger R, Kamolz LP. DNA repair enzymes in sunscreens and their impact on photoageing-A systematic review. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2020; 36:424-432. [PMID: 32772409 PMCID: PMC7693079 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA damage is one of the main factors responsible for photoageing and is predominantly attributed to ultraviolet irradiation (UV-R). Photoprotection by conventional sunscreens is exclusively prophylactic, and of no value, once DNA damage has occurred. As a result, the demand for DNA repair mechanisms inhibiting, reversing or delaying the pathologic events in UV-exposed skin has sparked research on anti-photoageing and strategies to improve the effect of conventional sunscreens. This review provides an overview of recent developments in DNA repair enzymes used in sunscreens and their impact on photoageing. METHODS A systematic review of the literature, up to March 2019, was conducted using the electronic databases, PubMed and Web of Science. Quality assessment was carried out using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) to ensure inclusion of adequate quality studies only (NOS > 5). RESULTS Out of the 352 publications, 52 were considered relevant to the key question and included in the present review. Two major enzymes were found to play a major role in DNA damage repair in sunscreens: photolyase and T4 endonuclease V. These enzymes are capable of identifying and removing UV-R-induced dimeric photoproducts. Clinical studies revealed that sunscreens with liposome-encapsulated types of photolyase and/or T4 endonuclease V can enhance these repair mechanisms. CONCLUSION There is a lack of randomized controlled trials demonstrating the efficacy of DNA repair enzymes on photoageing, or a superiority of sunscreens with DNA repair enzymes compared to conventional sunscreens. Further studies are mandatory to further reveal pathogenic factors of photoageing and possible therapeutic strategies against it.
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- Hanna Luze
- COREMED-Cooperative Centre for Regenerative Medicine, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria.,Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- COREMED-Cooperative Centre for Regenerative Medicine, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria.,Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinica Dermatologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Federal Hospital Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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- COREMED-Cooperative Centre for Regenerative Medicine, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria.,Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Wang DY, Mou YN, Tong SM, Ying SH, Feng MG. Photoprotective Role of Photolyase-Interacting RAD23 and Its Pleiotropic Effect on the Insect-Pathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e00287-20. [PMID: 32245759 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00287-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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RAD23 can repair yeast DNA lesions through nucleotide excision repair (NER), a mechanism that is dependent on proteasome activity and ubiquitin chains but different from photolyase-depending photorepair of UV-induced DNA damages. However, this accessory NER protein remains functionally unknown in filamentous fungi. In this study, orthologous RAD23 in Beauveria bassiana, an insect-pathogenic fungus that is a main source of fungal insecticides, was found to interact with the photolyase PHR2, enabling repair of DNA lesions by degradation of UVB-induced cytotoxic (6-4)-pyrimidine-pyrimidine photoproducts under visible light, and it hence plays an essential role in the photoreactivation of UVB-inactivated conidia but no role in reactivation of such conidia through NER in dark conditions. Fluorescence-labeled RAD23 was shown to normally localize in the cytoplasm, to migrate to vacuoles in the absence of carbon, nitrogen, or both, and to enter nuclei under various stresses, which include UVB, a harmful wavelength of sunlight. Deletion of the rad23 gene resulted in an 84% decrease in conidial UVB resistance, a 95% reduction in photoreactivation rate of UVB-inactivated conidia, and a drastic repression of phr2 A yeast two-hybrid assay revealed a positive RAD23-PHR2 interaction. Overexpression of phr2 in the Δrad23 mutant largely mitigated the severe defect of the Δrad23 mutant in photoreactivation. Also, the deletion mutant was severely compromised in radial growth, conidiation, conidial quality, virulence, multiple stress tolerance, and transcriptional expression of many phenotype-related genes. These findings unveil not only the pleiotropic effects of RAD23 in B. bassiana but also a novel RAD23-PHR2 interaction that is essential for the photoprotection of filamentous fungal cells from UVB damage.IMPORTANCE RAD23 is able to repair yeast DNA lesions through nucleotide excision in full darkness, a mechanism distinct from photolyase-dependent photorepair of UV-induced DNA damage but functionally unknown in filamentous fungi. Our study unveils that the RAD23 ortholog in a filamentous fungal insect pathogen varies in subcellular localization according to external cues, interacts with a photolyase required for photorepair of cytotoxic (6-4)-pyrimidine-pyrimidine photoproducts in UV-induced DNA lesions, and plays an essential role in conidial UVB resistance and reactivation of UVB-inactivated conidia under visible light rather than in the dark, as required for nucleotide excision repair. Loss-of-function mutations of RAD23 exert pleiotropic effects on radial growth, aerial conidiation, multiple stress responses, virulence, virulence-related cellular events, and phenotype-related gene expression. These findings highlight a novel mechanism underlying the photoreactivation of UVB-impaired fungal cells by RAD23 interacting with the photolyase, as well as its essentiality for filamentous fungal life.
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Morison SA, Cramp RL, Alton LA, Franklin CE. Cooler temperatures slow the repair of DNA damage in tadpoles exposed to ultraviolet radiation: Implications for amphibian declines at high altitude. Glob Chang Biol 2020; 26:1225-1234. [PMID: 31518484 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Ultraviolet B radiation (UVBR) damages the DNA of exposed cells, causing dimers to form between adjacent pyrimidine nucleotides. These dimers block DNA replication, causing mutations and apoptosis. Most organisms utilize biochemical or biophysical DNA repair strategies to restore DNA structure; however, as with most biological reactions, these processes are likely to be thermally sensitive. Tadpoles exposed to elevated UVBR at low environmental temperatures have significantly higher rates of mortality and developmental deformities compared with tadpoles exposed to the same levels of UVBR at higher environmental temperatures. We hypothesized that low environmental temperatures impair the primary enzymatic (photolyase) DNA repair pathway in amphibians, leading to the accumulation of DNA damage. To test this hypothesis, we compared DNA repair rates and photolyase gene expression patterns in Limnodynastes peronii. Tadpoles were acutely exposed to UVBR for 1 hr at either 20 or 30°C, and we measured DNA damage and photolyase expression levels at intervals following this exposure. Temperature had a significant effect on the rate of DNA repair, with repair at 30°C occurring twice as fast as repair at 20°C. Photolyase gene expression (6-4 PP and CPD) was significantly upregulated by UVBR exposure, with expression levels increasing within 6 hr of UVBR exposure. CPD expression levels were not significantly affected by temperature, but 6-4 PP expression was significantly higher in tadpoles in the 30°C treatment within 12 hr of UVBR exposure. These data support the hypothesis that DNA repair rates are thermally sensitive in tadpoles and may explain why enigmatic amphibian declines are higher in montane regions where UVBR levels are naturally elevated and environmental temperatures are lower.
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- Samuel A Morison
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Lundsgaard NU, Cramp RL, Franklin CE. Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on physiology, immune function and survival is dependent on temperature: implications for amphibian declines. Conserv Physiol 2020; 8:coaa002. [PMID: 32467758 PMCID: PMC7245394 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Multiple environmental changes are thought to be contributing to the widespread decline of amphibians in montane regions, but interactions between drivers of decline are not well understood. It has been proposed previously that elevated ultraviolet-B radiation (UBVR) and low temperatures may interact in their negative effects on health, immune function and disease susceptibility in exposed amphibians. In the present study, we chronically exposed larvae of the striped-marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) to a factorial combination of high and low UVBR and high and low temperature to assess interactive effects on growth, survival and indices of immune function. The high UVBR treatment reduced growth and survival of larvae compared to the low UVBR treatment at both temperatures, but the effects were significantly enhanced at low temperature. High UVBR exposure also induced a chronic inflammatory response as evidenced by an increase in the leucocyte proportion of total cells and altered the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes in the blood, highlighting a potential mechanistic basis for increased disease susceptibility in amphibians living at high altitudes. Our findings stress the importance of investigating environmental factors in combination when assessing their effects and highlight the mechanistic basis for how key environmental drivers in montane regions affect amphibian health. Continuation of this work is necessary for the development of targeted conservation strategies that tackle the root causes of montane amphibian declines.
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- Niclas U Lundsgaard
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Goddard Building (8), St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Goddard Building (8), St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Corresponding author: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia. Tel: +61 416 801 116;
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Nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like characteristics exhibit their great potentials as alternatives to natural enzymes. Among various enzymes, the finding of substitutes of DNA photolyases, a family of photoenzymes for repairing the ultraviolet (UV)-induced DNA damage by forming cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) between two adjacent thymines in a DNA strand, is still unsuccessful. CPDs raise significant health concerns in various skin diseases. Essentially, DNA photolyases selectively split dimers into monomers by photoelectrons under visible-light irradiation, and this is a photocatalytic process. However, the majority of semiconductors are unprosperous due to the accompanied photogenerated reactive oxygen species (ROS), which decompose CPDs into fragments and thereby lead to a nonselective photocatalysis. Fortunately, CeO2 as a semiconductor might deliver the selectively photocatalytic repair of UV-induced DNA damages, where the photoelectrons are used for the CPD cleavage, and the photogenerated ROS are locally suppressed for its antioxidant nature. Herein, we reported the defective porous CeO2 delivered the photolyase-like activity by enhancing visible-light absorption, enabling the effective interaction between CPDs and catalysts, and subsequently triggering the selective photocleavage of CPDs into monomers. Further, in vitro cellular and in vivo animal evaluations illustrated its high potentials as alternatives to DNA photolyases.
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- Zhimin Tian
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710054 , China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710054 , China
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- Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Guangren Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710004 , China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710049 , China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710054 , China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710054 , China
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Yarosh DB, Rosenthal A, Moy R. Six critical questions for DNA repair enzymes in skincare products: a review in dialog. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2019; 12:617-624. [PMID: 31695467 PMCID: PMC6718248 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s220741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Concerns over existing sunscreen filters have reinforced the need to examine supplemental sun protection or repair of sun damage. Technology to enhance DNA repair has been available in skincare and sunscreen products for several decades, but skepticism and lack of familiarity with the supporting data remain prevalent. Here, we address six of the main questions raised by medical professionals regarding the efficacy of DNA repair enzymes in sun protection. These include the mode of delivery and mechanism of action, the effect on cellular responses and the amelioration of pre-cancers, cancers and photoaging. The conclusions are that topical DNA repair enzymes do enhance removal of DNA damage and reduce the appearance of new actinic keratoses as well as increase regression of existing lesions. Support for prevention of photoaging and skin cancer is significant but could be strengthened or disproven with additional research.
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.,Research Department, Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics/Dermatology, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
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- Research Department, Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics/Dermatology, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
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Narda M, Ramos-Lopez D, Bustos J, Trullàs C, Granger C. A novel water-based anti-aging suncare formulation provides multifaceted protection and repair against environmental aggressors: evidence from in vitro, ex vivo, and clinical studies. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2019; 12:533-544. [PMID: 31413615 PMCID: PMC6661990 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s209728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is an established cause of skin aging, and the role of pollution is increasingly acknowledged. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of an antipollution and anti-aging suncare product in in vitro, ex vivo, and clinical studies. Methods We assessed 1) sunburn cell (SBC) and cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) formation and gene expression profile in reconstructed human epidermis following solar irradiation, 2) malondialdehyde (MDA) level, Nrf2 immunostaining, and genetic expression in skin explants exposed to pollution, 3) carbon particle adhesion to healthy forearm skin in a clinical study, and 4) skin firmness, elasticity, and pigmentation spots in healthy women following 56 days of application. Results 1) The product fully protected against CPD formation, and provided a high protection against SBC formation, with levels close to non-irradiated samples. Expression of genes encoding pro-inflammatory and oxidative stress response markers was lower in product-treated than untreated skin. 2) Compared with pollution-exposed untreated controls, product-treated skin had 23% lower MDA levels (P<0.01), weaker Nrf2 immunostaining, and attenuated upregulation of CYP1A1. 3) The product significantly decreased adhesion of carbon particles to the skin (15.2% less than control; P<0.01). 4) Clinically, product use led to a decrease in brown spots, with a relative reduction in the count of −1.9% (NS), and in area, −5.0% (P<0.01), and decrease in UV spots, with a relative reduction of −6.9% (P<0.01) and −9.3% (P=0.02) for count and area, respectively. Firmness increased significantly by 14.1% (P<0.01). Participants reported skin was more even in tone (80%), more moisturized (93%), and firmer (74%). Conclusion This water-based anti-aging SPF50 suncare formulation containing photolyase encapsulated in liposome, active biopeptides, antioxidants, and hyaluronic acid provides multifaceted protection and repair action against pollution and UV-induced skin aging, ideal for everyday use.
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- Innovation and Development, ISDIN SA, Barcelona, Spain
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Wang DY, Fu B, Tong SM, Ying SH, Feng MG. Two Photolyases Repair Distinct DNA Lesions and Reactivate UVB-Inactivated Conidia of an Insect Mycopathogen under Visible Light. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:e02459-18. [PMID: 30552186 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02459-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fungal conidia serve as active ingredients of fungal insecticides but are sensitive to solar UV irradiation, which impairs double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) by inducing the production of cytotoxic cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and (6-4)-pyrimidine-pyrimidine photoproducts (6-4PPs). This study aims to elucidate how CPD photolyase (Phr1) and 6-4PP photolyase (Phr2) repair DNA damage and photoreactivate UVB-inactivated cells in Beauveria bassiana, a main source of fungal insecticides. Both Phr1 and Phr2 are proven to exclusively localize in the fungal nuclei. Despite little influence on growth, conidiation, and virulence, singular deletions of phr1 and phr2 resulted in respective reductions of 38% and 19% in conidial tolerance to UVB irradiation, a sunlight component most harmful to formulated conidia. CPDs and 6-4PPs accumulated significantly more in the cells of Δphr1 and Δphr2 mutants than in those of a wild-type strain under lethal UVB irradiation and were largely or completely repaired by Phr1 in the Δphr2 mutant and Phr2 in the Δphr1 mutant after optimal 5-h exposure to visible light. Consequently, UVB-inactivated conidia of the Δphr1 and Δphr2 mutants were much less efficiently photoreactivated than were the wild-type counterparts. In contrast, overexpression of either phr1 or phr2 in the wild-type strain resulted in marked increases in both conidial UVB resistance and photoreactivation efficiency. These findings indicate essential roles of Phr1 and Phr2 in photoprotection of B. bassiana from UVB damage and unveil exploitable values of both photolyase genes for improved UVB resistance and application strategy of fungal insecticides.IMPORTANCE Protecting fungal cells from damage from solar UVB irradiation is critical for development and application of fungal insecticides but is mechanistically not understood in Beauveria bassiana, a classic insect pathogen. We unveil that two intranuclear photolyases, Phr1 and Phr2, play essential roles in repairing UVB-induced dsDNA lesions through respective decomposition of cytotoxic cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and (6-4)-pyrimidine-pyrimidine photoproducts, hence reactivating UVB-inactivated cells effectively under visible light. Our findings shed light on the high potential of both photolyase genes for use in improving UVB resistance and application strategy of fungal insecticides.
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Zhao H, Di Mauro G, Lungu-Mitea S, Negrini P, Guarino AM, Frigato E, Braunbeck T, Ma H, Lamparter T, Vallone D, Bertolucci C, Foulkes NS. Modulation of DNA Repair Systems in Blind Cavefish during Evolution in Constant Darkness. Curr Biol 2018; 28:3229-3243.e4. [PMID: 30318355 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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How the environment shapes the function and evolution of DNA repair systems is poorly understood. In a comparative study using zebrafish and the Somalian blind cavefish, Phreatichthys andruzzii, we reveal that during evolution for millions of years in continuous darkness, photoreactivation DNA repair function has been lost in P. andruzzii. We demonstrate that this loss results in part from loss-of-function mutations in pivotal DNA-repair genes. Specifically, C-terminal truncations in P. andruzzii DASH and 6-4 photolyase render these proteins predominantly cytoplasmic, with consequent loss in their functionality. In addition, we reveal a general absence of light-, UV-, and ROS-induced expression of P. andruzzii DNA-repair genes. This results from a loss of function of the D-box enhancer element, which coordinates and enhances DNA repair in response to sunlight. Our results point to P. andruzzii being the only species described, apart from placental mammals, that lacks the highly evolutionary conserved photoreactivation function. We predict that in the DNA repair systems of P. andruzzii, we may be witnessing the first stages in a process that previously occurred in the ancestors of placental mammals during the Mesozoic era.
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- Haiyu Zhao
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; Aquatic Ecology and Toxicology, Centre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II," 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Aquatic Ecology and Toxicology, Centre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Pereira-Junior RA, Huarte-Bonnet C, Paixão FRS, Roberts DW, Luz C, Pedrini N, Fernandes ÉKK. Riboflavin induces Metarhizium spp. to produce conidia with elevated tolerance to UV-B, and upregulates photolyases, laccases and polyketide synthases genes. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:159-171. [PMID: 29473986 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS The effect of nutritional supplementation of two Metarhizium species with riboflavin (Rb) during production of conidia was evaluated on (i) conidial tolerance (based on germination) to UV-B radiation and on (ii) conidial expression following UV-B irradiation, of enzymes known to be active in photoreactivation, viz., photolyase (Phr), laccase (Lac) and polyketide synthase (Pks). METHODS AND RESULTS Metarhizium acridum (ARSEF 324) and Metarhizium robertsii (ARSEF 2575) were grown either on (i) potato dextrose agar medium (PDA), (ii) PDA supplemented with 1% yeast extract (PDAY), (iii) PDA supplemented with Rb (PDA+Rb), or (iv) PDAY supplemented with Rb (PDAY+Rb). Resulting conidia were exposed to 866·7 mW m-2 of UV-B Quaite-weighted irradiance to total doses of 3·9 or 6·24 kJ m-2 . Some conidia also were exposed to 16 klux of white light (WL) after being irradiated, or not, with UV-B to investigate the role of possible photoreactivation. Relative germination of conidia produced on PDA+Rb (regardless Rb concentration) or on PDAY and exposed to UV-B was higher compared to conidia cultivated on PDA without Rb supplement, or to conidia suspended in Rb solution immediately prior to UV-B exposure. The expression of MaLac3 and MaPks2 for M. acridum, as well as MrPhr2, MrLac1, MrLac2 and MrLac3 for M. robertsii was higher when the isolates were cultivated on PDA+Rb and exposed to UV-B followed by exposure to WL, or exposed to WL only. CONCLUSIONS Rb in culture medium increases the UV-B tolerance of M. robertsii and M. acridum conidia, and which may be related to increased expression of Phr, Lac and Pks genes in these conidia. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The enhanced UV-B tolerance of Metarhizium spp. conidia produced on Rb-enriched media may improve the effectiveness of these fungi in biological control programs.
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- R A Pereira-Junior
- Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.,Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata - CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.,Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata - CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.,Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata - CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata - CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Fraga-Timiraos AB, Rodríguez-Muñiz GM, Peiro-Penalba V, Miranda MA, Lhiaubet-Vallet V. Stereoselective Fluorescence Quenching in the Electron Transfer Photooxidation of Nucleobase-Related Azetidines by Cyanoaromatics. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21121683. [PMID: 27941606 PMCID: PMC6273614 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21121683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Electron transfer involving nucleic acids and their derivatives is an important field in bioorganic chemistry, specifically in connection with its role in the photo-driven DNA damage and repair. Four-membered ring heterocyclic oxetanes and azetidines have been claimed to be the intermediates involved in the repair of DNA (6-4) photoproduct by photolyase. In this context, we examine here the redox properties of the two azetidine isomers obtained from photocycloaddition between 6-aza-1,3-dimethyluracil and cyclohexene. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence experiments using a series of photoreductants and photooxidants have been run to evaluate the efficiency of the electron transfer process. Analysis of the obtained quenching kinetics shows that the azetidine compounds can act as electron donors. Additionally, it appears that the cis isomer is more easily oxidized than its trans counterpart. This result is in agreement with electrochemical studies performed on both azetidine derivatives.
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- Ana B Fraga-Timiraos
- Instituto Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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von Zadow A, Ignatz E, Pokorny R, Essen LO, Klug G. Rhodobacter sphaeroides CryB is a bacterial cryptochrome with (6-4) photolyase activity. FEBS J 2016; 283:4291-4309. [PMID: 27739235 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Photolyases are efficient DNA repair enzymes that specifically repair either cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers or (6-4) photoproducts in a light-dependent cleavage reaction. The closely related classical cryptochrome blue light photoreceptors do not repair DNA lesions; instead they are involved in regulatory processes. CryB of Rhodobacter sphaeroides was until now described as a cryptochrome that affects light-dependent and singlet oxygen-dependent gene expression and is unusual in terms of its cofactor composition. Here we present evidence for a repair activity of (6-4) photoproducts by CryB and suggest a dual character combining the functions of cryptochromes and photolyases. We investigated the effects of crucial amino acids involved in cofactor or DNA lesion binding on the light-dependent recovery of cells after UV light exposure (in vivo photoreactivation). Remarkably, impairment of one of the two light absorbing cofactors, FAD or 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine, only marginally affected the final survival rate but strongly decelerated photoreactivation kinetics. The impairment of both of them together through mutagenesis decreased CryB-dependent photoreactivation to the level of the ∆cryB knockout strain. The third cofactor, a [4Fe4S] iron-sulfur cluster, is indispensable for the structural integrity of the protein. The reduction of FAD via the conserved tryptophan W338, which is crucial for in vitro reduction and consequently DNA repair, is not required for in vivo photoreactivation, suggesting that this reduction pathway to FAD is dispensable in the cellular environment. This demonstrates that in vitro experiments give only limited information on in vivo photolyase activity.
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- Andrea von Zadow
- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Giessen University, Germany
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- Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Structural Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Giessen University, Germany
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Loyola R, Herrera D, Mas A, Wong DCJ, Höll J, Cavallini E, Amato A, Azuma A, Ziegler T, Aquea F, Castellarin SD, Bogs J, Tornielli GB, Peña-Neira A, Czemmel S, Alcalde JA, Matus JT, Arce-Johnson P. The photomorphogenic factors UV-B RECEPTOR 1, ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, and HY5 HOMOLOGUE are part of the UV-B signalling pathway in grapevine and mediate flavonol accumulation in response to the environment. J Exp Bot 2016; 67:5429-5445. [PMID: 27543604 PMCID: PMC5049392 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a species well known for its adaptation to radiation. However, photomorphogenic factors related to UV-B responses have not been molecularly characterized. We cloned and studied the role of UV-B RECEPTOR (UVR1), ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 (HY5), and HY5 HOMOLOGUE (HYH) from V. vinifera We performed gene functional characterizations, generated co-expression networks, and tested them in different environmental conditions. These genes complemented the Arabidopsis uvr8 and hy5 mutants in morphological and secondary metabolic responses to radiation. We combined microarray and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data with promoter inspections to identify HY5 and HYH putative target genes and their DNA binding preferences. Despite sharing a large set of common co-expressed genes, we found different hierarchies for HY5 and HYH depending on the organ and stress condition, reflecting both co-operative and partially redundant roles. New candidate UV-B gene markers were supported by the presence of HY5-binding sites. These included a set of flavonol-related genes that were up-regulated in a HY5 transient expression assay. We irradiated in vitro plantlets and fruits from old potted vines with high and low UV-B exposures and followed the accumulation of flavonols and changes in gene expression in comparison with non-irradiated conditions. UVR1, HY5, and HYH expression varied with organ, developmental stage, and type of radiation. Surprisingly, UVR1 expression was modulated by shading and temperature in berries, but not by UV-B radiation. We propose that the UV-B response machinery favours berry flavonol accumulation through the activation of HY5 and HYH at different developmental stages at both high and low UV-B exposures.
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- Rodrigo Loyola
- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics-CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (CRAG), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Grape and Persimmon Research Division, Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO, Higashihiroshima, 73992494, Japan
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- Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile Center for Applied Ecology and Sustainability, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany Weincampus Neustadt, DLR Rheinpfalz, D-67435 Neustadt, Germany
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- Departamento de Agroindustria y Enología, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Quantitative Biology Center (QBIC), University of Tuebingen, Germany
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- Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics-CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (CRAG), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Lee W, Kodali G, Stanley RJ, Matsika S. Coexistence of Different Electron-Transfer Mechanisms in the DNA Repair Process by Photolyase. Chemistry 2016; 22:11371-81. [PMID: 27362906 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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DNA photolyase has been the topic of extensive studies due to its important role of repairing photodamaged DNA, and its unique feature of using light as an energy source. A crucial step in the repair by DNA photolyase is the forward electron transfer from its cofactor (FADH(-) ) to the damaged DNA, and the detailed mechanism of this process has been controversial. In the present study, we examine the forward electron transfer in DNA photolyase by carrying out high-level ab initio calculations in combination with a quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) approach, and by measuring fluorescence emission spectra at low temperature. On the basis of these computational and experimental results, we demonstrate that multiple decay pathways exist in DNA photolyase depending on the wavelength at excitation and the subsequent transition. This implies that the forward electron transfer in DNA photolyase occurs not only by superexchange mechanism but also by sequential electron transfer.
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- Wook Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, USA.
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc, 145 Brandywine Pkwy, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, USA
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Melkina OE, Kotova VY, Konopleva MN, Manukhov IV, Pustovoit KS, Zavilgelsky GB. [Photoreactivation of UV-irradiated Escherichia coli K12 AB1886 uvrA6 with assistance of luminescence of Photobacterium leiognathi Luciferase]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2015; 49:1035-40. [PMID: 26710787 DOI: 10.7868/s0026898415060178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The bioluminescence induced by luciferases of marine bacteria promotes repair of UV damaged DNA of Escherichia coli AB1886 uvrA6. It is shown that bacterial photolyase that implements photoreactivation activity is the major contributor to DNA repair. However, the intensity of bioluminescence increasing induced by UV-irradiation (SOS-induction) in bacterial cells is not enough for efficient photoreactivation.
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- O E Melkina
- GosNIIgenetika State Research Center, Moscow, 117545 Russia
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- GosNIIgenetika State Research Center, Moscow, 117545 Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, 141700 Russia
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- GosNIIgenetika State Research Center, Moscow, 117545 Russia;,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, 141700 Russia
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- GosNIIgenetika State Research Center, Moscow, 117545 Russia
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- GosNIIgenetika State Research Center, Moscow, 117545 Russia;,
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Brych A, Mascarenhas J, Jaeger E, Charkiewicz E, Pokorny R, Bölker M, Doehlemann G, Batschauer A. White collar 1-induced photolyase expression contributes to UV-tolerance of Ustilago maydis. Microbiologyopen 2015; 5:224-43. [PMID: 26687452 PMCID: PMC4831468 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ustilago maydis is a phytopathogenic fungus causing corn smut disease. It also is known for its extreme tolerance to UV‐ and ionizing radiation. It has not been elucidated whether light‐sensing proteins, and in particular photolyases play a role in its UV‐tolerance. Based on homology analysis, U. maydis has 10 genes encoding putative light‐responsive proteins. Four amongst these belong to the cryptochrome/photolyase family (CPF) and one represents a white collar 1 ortholog (wco1). Deletion mutants in the predicted cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer CPD‐ and (6–4)‐photolyase were impaired in photoreactivation. In line with this, in vitro studies with recombinant CPF proteins demonstrated binding of the catalytic FAD cofactor, its photoreduction to fully reduced FADH− and repair activity for cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) or (6–4)‐photoproducts, respectively. We also investigated the role of Wco1. Strikingly, transcriptional profiling showed 61 genes differentially expressed upon blue light exposure of wild‐type, but only eight genes in the Δwco1 mutant. These results demonstrate that Wco1 is a functional blue light photoreceptor in U. maydis regulating expression of several genes including both photolyases. Finally, we show that the Δwco1 mutant is less tolerant against UV‐B due to its incapability to induce photolyase expression.
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- Annika Brych
- Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Department of Organismic Interactions, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 10, Marburg, 35043, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Photobiology, Philipps-University, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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Miner BE, Kulling PM, Beer KD, Kerr B. Divergence in DNA photorepair efficiency among genotypes from contrasting UV radiation environments in nature. Mol Ecol 2015; 24:6177-87. [PMID: 26547143 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Populations of organisms routinely face abiotic selection pressures, and a central goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the mechanistic underpinnings of adaptive phenotypes. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is one of earth's most pervasive environmental stressors, potentially damaging DNA in any organism exposed to solar radiation. We explored mechanisms underlying differential survival following UVR exposure in genotypes of the water flea Daphnia melanica derived from natural ponds of differing UVR intensity. The UVR tolerance of a D. melanica genotype from a high-UVR habitat depended on the presence of visible and UV-A light wavelengths necessary for photoenzymatic repair of DNA damage, a repair pathway widely shared across the tree of life. We then measured the acquisition and repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, the primary form of UVR-caused DNA damage, in D. melanica DNA following experimental UVR exposure. We demonstrate that genotypes from high-UVR habitats repair DNA damage faster than genotypes from low-UVR habitats in the presence of visible and UV-A radiation necessary for photoenzymatic repair, but not in dark treatments. Because differences in repair rate only occurred in the presence of visible and UV-A radiation, we conclude that differing rates of DNA repair, and therefore differential UVR tolerance, are a consequence of variation in photoenzymatic repair efficiency. We then rule out a simple gene expression hypothesis for the molecular basis of differing repair efficiency, as expression of the CPD photolyase gene photorepair did not differ among D. melanica lineages, in both the presence and absence of UVR.
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- Brooks E Miner
- Department of Biology, Ithaca College, 953 Danby Rd., Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.,Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, 215 Tower Road, E149 Corson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, 215 Tower Road, E149 Corson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Institute for Systems Biology, 401 Terry Ave N., Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Department of Biology and BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Tagua VG, Pausch M, Eckel M, Gutiérrez G, Miralles-Durán A, Sanz C, Eslava AP, Pokorny R, Corrochano LM, Batschauer A. Fungal cryptochrome with DNA repair activity reveals an early stage in cryptochrome evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:15130-5. [PMID: 26578805 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1514637112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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DASH (Drosophila, Arabidopsis, Synechocystis, Human)-type cryptochromes (cry-DASH) belong to a family of flavoproteins acting as repair enzymes for UV-B-induced DNA lesions (photolyases) or as UV-A/blue light photoreceptors (cryptochromes). They are present in plants, bacteria, various vertebrates, and fungi and were originally considered as sensory photoreceptors because of their incapability to repair cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) lesions in duplex DNA. However, cry-DASH can repair CPDs in single-stranded DNA, but their role in DNA repair in vivo remains to be clarified. The genome of the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus contains a single gene for a protein of the cryptochrome/photolyase family (CPF) encoding a cry-DASH, cryA, despite its ability to photoreactivate. Here, we show that cryA expression is induced by blue light in a Mad complex-dependent manner. Moreover, we demonstrate that CryA is capable of binding flavin (FAD) and methenyltetrahydrofolate (MTHF), fully complements the Escherichia coli photolyase mutant and repairs in vitro CPD lesions in single-stranded and double-stranded DNA with the same efficiency. These results support a role for Phycomyces cry-DASH as a photolyase and suggest a similar role for cry-DASH in mucoromycotina fungi.
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Vaidya AT, Top D, Manahan CC, Tokuda JM, Zhang S, Pollack L, Young MW, Crane BR. Flavin reduction activates Drosophila cryptochrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:20455-60. [PMID: 24297896 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1313336110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Entrainment of circadian rhythms in higher organisms relies on light-sensing proteins that communicate to cellular oscillators composed of delayed transcriptional feedback loops. The principal photoreceptor of the fly circadian clock, Drosophila cryptochrome (dCRY), contains a C-terminal tail (CTT) helix that binds beside a FAD cofactor and is essential for light signaling. Light reduces the dCRY FAD to an anionic semiquinone (ASQ) radical and increases CTT proteolytic susceptibility but does not lead to CTT chemical modification. Additional changes in proteolytic sensitivity and small-angle X-ray scattering define a conformational response of the protein to light that centers at the CTT but also involves regions remote from the flavin center. Reduction of the flavin is kinetically coupled to CTT rearrangement. Chemical reduction to either the ASQ or the fully reduced hydroquinone state produces the same conformational response as does light. The oscillator protein Timeless (TIM) contains a sequence similar to the CTT; the corresponding peptide binds dCRY in light and protects the flavin from oxidation. However, TIM mutants therein still undergo dCRY-mediated degradation. Thus, photoreduction to the ASQ releases the dCRY CTT and promotes binding to at least one region of TIM. Flavin reduction by either light or cellular reductants may be a general mechanism of CRY activation.
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Within the framework of the radical pair mechanism, magnetic fields may alter the rate and yields of chemical reactions involving spin-correlated radical pairs as intermediates. Such effects have been studied in detail in a variety of chemical systems both experimentally and theoretically. In recent years, there has been growing interest in whether such magnetic field effects (MFEs) also occur in biological systems, a question driven most notably by the increasing body of evidence for the involvement of such effects in the magnetic compass sense of animals. The blue-light photoreceptor cryptochrome is placed at the centre of this debate and photoexcitation of its bound flavin cofactor has indeed been shown to result in the formation of radical pairs. Here, we review studies of MFEs on free flavins in model systems as well as in blue-light photoreceptor proteins and discuss the properties that are crucial in determining the magnetosensitivity of these systems.
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- Emrys W. Evans
- Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK
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Dodson CA, Hore PJ, Wallace MI. A radical sense of direction: signalling and mechanism in cryptochrome magnetoreception. Trends Biochem Sci 2013; 38:435-46. [PMID: 23938034 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The remarkable phenomenon of magnetoreception in migratory birds and other organisms has fascinated biologists for decades. Much evidence has accumulated to suggest that birds sense the magnetic field of the Earth using photochemical transformations in cryptochrome flavoproteins. In the last 5 years this highly interdisciplinary field has seen advances in structural biology, biophysics, spin chemistry, and genetic studies in model organisms. We review these developments and consider how this chemical signal can be integrated into the cellular response.
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- Charlotte A Dodson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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Cryptochromes (CRYs) are flavoproteins that are known as blue light photoreceptors in many organisms. Recently, genome sequences from a variety of algae became available. Functional characterizations of animal-like CRYs from Oestreococcus tauri, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Phaeodactylum tricornutum highlighted novel functions and properties. As arising from studies in fungi, certain algal CRYs of the "cryptochrome photolyase family" (PtCPF1, OtCPF1) have dual or even triple functions. They are involved in blue light perception and/or in the circadian clock and are able to repair DNA damages. On the other hand, the animal-like aCRY from C. reinhardtii is not only acting as sensory blue light- but also as sensory red light receptor thus expanding our current view of flavoproteins in general and CRYs in particular. The observed broad spectral response points to the neutral radical state of flavin, which is assumed to be the dark form in aCRY in contrast to the plant CRYs.
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- Benedikt Beel
- Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology; Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Jena, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology; Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Jena, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Bielefeld University; Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology; Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Jena, Germany
- Correspondence to: Maria Mittag,
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Braatsch S, Klug G. ORF90, a Gene Required for Photoreactivation in Rhodobacter capsulatus SB1003 Encodes a Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase. Photosynth Res 2004; 79:167-77. [PMID: 16228391 DOI: 10.1023/b:pres.0000015396.99271.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Based on deduced amino-acid sequence similarities to class-I photolyases, the open reading frame ORF90 was identified from the genome sequence of Rhodobacter capsulatus SB1003. Photoreactivation activity is not detectable in an ORF90 deletion mutant of R. capsulatus SB1003. The phenotype of R. capsulatus wild-type cells was restored by plasmid borne ORF90 of R. capsulatus ΔORF90. Furthermore, we detected an ORF90-related CPD-specific photoreactivation activity in R. capsulatus cell extracts. The results show that the gene product of ORF90 is involved in photoreactivation and encodes a class-I cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photolyase.
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- Stephan Braatsch
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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The detrimental effects of elevated intensities of mid-UV radiation (UVB), a result of stratospheric ozone depletion during the austral spring, on the primary producers of the Antarctic marine ecosystem have been well documented. Here we report that natural populations of Antarctic zooplankton also sustain significant DNA damage [measured as cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs)] during periods of increased UVB flux. This is the first direct evidence that increased solar UVB may result in damage to marine organisms other than primary producers in Antarctica. The extent of DNA damage in pelagic icefish eggs correlated with daily incident UVB irradiance, reflecting the difference between acquisition and repair of CPDs. Patterns of DNA damage in fish larvae did not correlate with daily UVB flux, possibly due to different depth distributions and/or different capacities for DNA repair. Clearance of CPDs by Antarctic fish and krill was mediated primarily by the photoenzymatic repair system. Although repair rates were large for all species evaluated, they were apparently inadequate to prevent the transient accumulation of substantial CPD burdens. The capacity for DNA repair in Antarctic organisms was highest in those species whose early life history stages occupy the water column during periods of ozone depletion (austral spring) and lowest in fish species whose eggs and larvae are abundant during winter. Although the potential reduction in fitness of Antarctic zooplankton resulting from DNA damage is unknown, we suggest that increased solar UV may reduce recruitment and adversely affect trophic transfer of productivity by affecting heterotrophic species as well as primary producers.
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- K D Malloy
- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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