The cytotoxicity of SN1-type alkylating agents such as N-methyl-N'-nitrosourea (MNU), N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), or the cancer chemotherapeutics temozolomide, dacarbazine and streptozotocin has been ascribed to the persistence of O(6)-methylguanine ((me)G) in genomic DNA. One hypothesis posits that (me)G toxicity is caused by futile attempts of the mismatch repair (MMR) system to process (me)G/C or (me)G/T mispairs arising during replication, while an alternative proposal suggests that the latter lesions activate DNA damage signaling, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis directly. Attempts to elucidate the molecular mechanism of (me)G-induced cell killing in vivo have been hampered by the fact that the above reagents induce several types of modifications in genomic DNA, which are processed by different repair pathways. In contrast, defined substrates studied in vitro did not undergo replication. We set out to re-examine this phenomenon in replication-competent Xenopus laevis egg extracts, using either phagemid substrates containing a single (me)G residue, or methylated sperm chromatin. Our findings provide further support for the futile cycling hypothesis.

Mismatch repair-dependent metabolism of O6-methylguanine-containing DNA in Xenopus laevis egg extracts / M. Olivera Harris, L. Kallenberger, M. Artola Borán, M. Enoiu, V. Costanzo, J. Jiricny. - In: DNA REPAIR. - ISSN 1568-7864. - 28(2015 Apr), pp. 1-7. [10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.01.014]

Mismatch repair-dependent metabolism of O6-methylguanine-containing DNA in Xenopus laevis egg extracts

V. Costanzo
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Methodology
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2015

Abstract

The cytotoxicity of SN1-type alkylating agents such as N-methyl-N'-nitrosourea (MNU), N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), or the cancer chemotherapeutics temozolomide, dacarbazine and streptozotocin has been ascribed to the persistence of O(6)-methylguanine ((me)G) in genomic DNA. One hypothesis posits that (me)G toxicity is caused by futile attempts of the mismatch repair (MMR) system to process (me)G/C or (me)G/T mispairs arising during replication, while an alternative proposal suggests that the latter lesions activate DNA damage signaling, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis directly. Attempts to elucidate the molecular mechanism of (me)G-induced cell killing in vivo have been hampered by the fact that the above reagents induce several types of modifications in genomic DNA, which are processed by different repair pathways. In contrast, defined substrates studied in vitro did not undergo replication. We set out to re-examine this phenomenon in replication-competent Xenopus laevis egg extracts, using either phagemid substrates containing a single (me)G residue, or methylated sperm chromatin. Our findings provide further support for the futile cycling hypothesis.
DNA damage signaling; DNA replication; Mismatch repair; O(6)-methylguanine; S(N)1-type alkylating agents; Xenopus laevis egg extracts; Animals; Cell Extracts; DNA; DNA Mismatch Repair; DNA Replication; Guanine; Ovum; Xenopus laevis; DNA Damage
Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale
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