Ghosh Avik, Rossi Marie L, Aulds Jason, Croteau Deborah, Bohr Vilhelm A
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
J Biol Chem. 2009 Nov 6;284(45):31074-84. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.027532. Epub 2009 Sep 4.
8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) is one of the most important oxidative DNA lesions, and G-rich telomeric DNA is especially susceptible to oxidative DNA damage. RecQ helicases WRN and BLM and telomere-binding protein POT1 are thought to play roles in telomere maintenance. This study examines the ability of WRN, BLM, and RecQ5 to unwind and POT1 to bind telomeric D-loops containing 8-oxodG. The results demonstrate that WRN and BLM preferentially unwind telomeric D-loops containing 8-oxodG and that POT1 binds with higher affinity to telomeric D-loops with 8-oxodG but shows no preference for telomeric single-stranded DNA with 8-oxodG. We speculate that telomeric D-loops with 8-oxodG may have a greater tendency to form G-quadruplex DNA structures than telomeric DNA lacking 8-oxodG.
8-氧代-2'-脱氧鸟苷(8-氧代dG)是最重要的氧化性DNA损伤之一,富含鸟嘌呤的端粒DNA尤其易受氧化性DNA损伤。RecQ解旋酶WRN和BLM以及端粒结合蛋白POT1被认为在端粒维持中发挥作用。本研究检测了WRN、BLM和RecQ5解开含有8-氧代dG的端粒D环的能力以及POT1结合此类端粒D环的能力。结果表明,WRN和BLM优先解开含有8-氧代dG的端粒D环,并且POT1对含有8-氧代dG的端粒D环具有更高的亲和力,但对含有8-氧代dG的端粒单链DNA没有偏好。我们推测,与缺乏8-氧代dG的端粒DNA相比,含有8-氧代dG的端粒D环可能更倾向于形成G-四链体DNA结构。