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AlkB reverses etheno DNA lesions caused by lipid oxidation in vitro and in vivo
被引:161
作者:
Delaney, JC
Smeester, L
Wong, CY
Frick, LE
Taghizadeh, K
Wishnok, JS
Drennan, CL
Samson, LD
Essigmann, JM
机构:
[1] MIT, Biol Engn Div, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Environm Hlth Sci Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[4] MIT, Dept Biol, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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D O I:
10.1038/nsmb996
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Oxidative stress converts lipids into DNA-damaging agents. The genomic lesions formed include 1, N-6-ethenoadenine (epsilon A) and 3,N-4-ethenocytosine (epsilon C), in which two carbons of the lipid alkyl chain form an exocyclic adduct with a DNA base. Here we show that the newly characterized enzyme AlkB repairs epsilon A and epsilon C. The potent toxicity and mutagenicity of epsilon A in Escherichia coli lacking AlkB was reversed in AlkB(+) cells; AlkB also mitigated the effects of epsilon C. In vitro, AlkB cleaved the lipid-derived alkyl chain from DNA, causing epsilon A and epsilon C to revert to adenine and cytosine, respectively. Biochemically, epsilon A is epoxidized at the etheno bond. The epoxide is putatively hydrolyzed to a glycol, and the glycol moiety is released as glyoxal. These reactions show a previously unrecognized chemical versatility of AlkB. In mammals, the corresponding AlkB homologs may defend against aging, cancer and oxidative stress.
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页码:855 / 860
页数:6
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