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Mechanisms of Insertion of dCTP and dTTP Opposite the DNA Lesion O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine by Human DNA Polymerase ?.

ABSTRACT: O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine (O6-MeG) is a ubiquitous DNA lesion, formed not only by xenobiotic carcinogens but also by the endogenous methylating agent S-adenosylmethionine. It can introduce mutations during DNA replication, with different DNA polymerases displaying different ratios of correct or incorrect incorporation opposite this nucleoside. Of the "translesion" Y-family human DNA polymerases (hpols), hpol ? is most efficient in incorporating equal numbers of correct and incorrect C and T bases. However, the mechanistic basis for this specific yet indiscriminate activity is not known. To explore this question, we report biochemical and structural analysis of the catalytic core of hpol ?. Activity assays showed the truncated form displayed similar misincorporation properties as the full-length enzyme, incorporating C and T equally and extending from both. X-ray crystal structures of both dC and dT paired with O6-MeG were solved in both insertion and extension modes. The structures revealed a Watson-Crick-like pairing between O6-MeG and 2"-deoxythymidine-5"-[(?, ?)-imido]triphosphate (approximating dT) at both the insertion and extension stages with formation of two H-bonds. Conversely, both the structures with O6- MeG opposite dCTP and dC display sheared configuration of base pairs but to different degrees, with formation of two bifurcated H-bonds and two single H-bonds in the structures trapped in the insertion and extension states, respectively. The structural data are consistent with the observed tendency of hpol ? to insert both dC and dT opposite the O6-MeG lesion with similar efficiencies. Comparison of the hpol ? active site configurations with either O6-MeG:dC or O6-MeG:dT bound compared with the corresponding situations in structures of complexes of Sulfolobus solfataricus Dpo4, a bypass pol that favors C relative to T by a factor of ?4, helps rationalize the more error-prone synthesis opposite the lesion by hpol ?.

SUBMITTER: Patra A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5104950 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mechanisms of Insertion of dCTP and dTTP Opposite the DNA Lesion O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine by Human DNA Polymerase η.

Patra Amitraj A Zhang Qianqian Q Guengerich F Peter FP Egli Martin M

The Journal of biological chemistry 20160930 46

O<sup>6</sup>-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine (O<sup>6</sup>-MeG) is a ubiquitous DNA lesion, formed not only by xenobiotic carcinogens but also by the endogenous methylating agent S-adenosylmethionine. It can introduce mutations during DNA replication, with different DNA polymerases displaying different ratios of correct or incorrect incorporation opposite this nucleoside. Of the "translesion" Y-family human DNA polymerases (hpols), hpol η is most efficient in incorporating equal numbers of correct an ...[more]

PMID: 27694439

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Project description:DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) are cytotoxic DNA lesions derived from reactions of DNA with a number of anti-cancer reagents as well as endogenous bifunctional electrophiles. Deciphering the DNA repair mechanisms of ICLs is important for understanding the toxicity of DNA cross-linking agents and for developing effective chemotherapies. Previous research has focused on ICLs cross-linked with the N7 and N2 atoms of guanine as well as those formed at the N6 atom of adenine; however, little is known about the mutagenicity of O6-dG-derived ICLs. Although less abundant, O6-alkylated guanine DNA lesions are chemically stable and highly mutagenic. Here, O6-2'-deoxyguanosine-butylene-O6-2'-deoxyguanosine (O6-dG-C4-O6-dG) is designed as a chemically stable ICL, which can be induced by the action of bifunctional alkylating agents. We investigate the DNA replication-blocking and mutagenic properties of O6-dG-C4-O6-dG ICLs during an important step in ICL repair, translesion DNA synthesis (TLS). The model replicative DNA polymerase (pol) Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase B1 (Dpo1) is able to incorporate a correct nucleotide opposite the cross-linked template guanine of ICLs with low efficiency and fidelity but cannot extend beyond the ICLs. Translesion synthesis by human pol ? is completely inhibited by O6-dG-C4-O6-dG ICLs. Moderate bypass activities are observed for human pol ? and S. solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4). Among the pols tested, pol ? exhibits the highest bypass activity; however, 70% of the bypass products are mutagenic containing substitutions or deletions. The increase in the size of unhooked repair intermediates elevates the frequency of deletion mutation. Lastly, the importance of pol ? in O6-dG-derived ICL bypass is demonstrated using whole cell extracts of Xeroderma pigmentosum variant patient cells and those complemented with pol ?. Together, this study provides the first set of biochemical evidence for the mutagenicity of O6-dG-derived ICLs.

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Mechanisms of Insertion of dCTP and dTTP Opposite the DNA Lesion O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine by Human DNA Polymerase ?.

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Mechanisms of Insertion of dCTP and dTTP Opposite the DNA Lesion O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine by Human DNA Polymerase η.

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