Paul Rakesh, Greenberg Marc M
Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States.
J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Jan 21;137(2):596-9. doi: 10.1021/ja511401g. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
C2'-Nucleotide radicals have been proposed as key intermediates in direct strand break formation in RNA exposed to ionizing radiation. Uridin-2'-yl radical (1) was independently generated in single- and double-stranded RNA via photolysis of a ketone precursor. Direct stand breaks result from heterolytic cleavage of the adjacent C3'-carbon-oxygen bond. Trapping of 1 by O2 or β-mercaptoethanol (1 M) does not compete with strand scission, indicating that phosphate elimination is >10(6) s(-1). Uracil loss also does not compete with strand scission. When considered in conjunction with reports that nucleobase radicals produce 1, this chemistry explains why RNA is significantly more susceptible to strand scission by ionizing radiation (hydroxyl radical) than is DNA.
C2'-核苷酸自由基被认为是暴露于电离辐射的RNA中直接形成链断裂的关键中间体。通过酮前体的光解在单链和双链RNA中独立产生尿苷-2'-基自由基(1)。直接链断裂是由相邻C3'-碳-氧键的异裂裂解引起的。O2或β-巯基乙醇(1 M)对1的捕获不与链断裂竞争,表明磷酸消除速率>10(6) s(-1)。尿嘧啶的损失也不与链断裂竞争。结合核碱基自由基产生1的报道来看,这种化学过程解释了为什么RNA比DNA更容易受到电离辐射(羟基自由基)导致的链断裂。