Suzuki Masayo, Ohtsuki Kazuya, Kino Katsuhito, Kobayashi Teruhiko, Morikawa Masayuki, Kobayashi Takanobu, Miyazawa Hiroshi
Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan.
J Nucleic Acids. 2014;2014:178350. doi: 10.1155/2014/178350. Epub 2014 Dec 7.
The nucleoside 2,2,4-triamino-5(2H)-oxazolone (Oz) can result from oxidative damage to guanine residues in DNA. Despite differences among the three polymerases (Pol β, KF exo(-), and Pol η) regarding nucleotide incorporation patterns opposite Oz, all three polymerases can incorporate guanine opposite Oz. Based on ab initio calculations, we proposed a structure for a stable Oz:G base pair. Here, to assess the stability of each Oz-containing base pair (Oz:G, Oz:A, Oz:C, and Oz:T) upon DNA replication, we determined the efficiency of Pol β-, KF exo(-)-, or Pol η-catalyzed primer extension beyond each base pair. With each polymerase, extension beyond Oz:G was more efficient than that beyond Oz:A, Oz:C, or Oz:T. Moreover, thermal denaturation studies revealed that the T m value for the duplex containing Oz:G was significantly higher than those obtained for duplexes containing Oz:A, Oz:C, or Oz:T. Therefore, the results from ab initio calculations along with those from DNA replication assays and thermal denaturation experiments supported the conclusion that Oz:G is the most stable of the Oz-containing base pairs.
核苷2,2,4-三氨基-5(2H)-恶唑酮(Oz)可由DNA中鸟嘌呤残基的氧化损伤产生。尽管三种聚合酶(Pol β、KF exo(-)和Pol η)在与Oz相对的核苷酸掺入模式上存在差异,但这三种聚合酶都能在Oz相对位置掺入鸟嘌呤。基于从头算计算,我们提出了一种稳定的Oz:G碱基对结构。在此,为了评估每个含Oz碱基对(Oz:G、Oz:A、Oz:C和Oz:T)在DNA复制时的稳定性,我们测定了Pol β、KF exo(-)或Pol η催化的引物延伸越过每个碱基对的效率。对于每种聚合酶,越过Oz:G的延伸比越过Oz:A、Oz:C或Oz:T的延伸更有效。此外,热变性研究表明,含Oz:G的双链体的熔解温度(Tm)值显著高于含Oz:A、Oz:C或Oz:T的双链体的Tm值。因此,从头算计算结果以及DNA复制测定和热变性实验结果支持了Oz:G是含Oz碱基对中最稳定的这一结论。