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Z-DNA and Z-RNA: Methods-Past and Future. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2651:295-329. [PMID: 36892776 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3084-6_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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A quote attributed to Yogi Berra makes the observation that "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," highlighting the difficulties posed to an author writing a manuscript like the present. The history of Z-DNA shows that earlier postulates about its biology have failed the test of time, both those from proponents who were wildly enthusiastic in enunciating roles that till this day still remain elusive to experimental validation and those from skeptics within the larger community who considered the field a folly, presumably because of the limitations in the methods available at that time. If anything, the biological roles we now know for Z-DNA and Z-RNA were not anticipated by anyone, even when those early predictions are interpreted in the most favorable way possible. The breakthroughs in the field were made using a combination of methods, especially those based on human and mouse genetic approaches informed by the biochemical and biophysical characterization of the Zα family of proteins. The first success was with the p150 Zα isoform of ADAR1 (adenosine deaminase RNA specific), with insights into the functions of ZBP1 (Z-DNA-binding protein 1) following soon after from the cell death community. Just as the replacement of mechanical clocks by more accurate designs changed expectations about navigation, the discovery of the roles assigned by nature to alternative conformations like Z-DNA has forever altered our view of how the genome operates. These recent advances have been driven by better methodology and by better analytical approaches. This article will briefly describe the methods that were key to these discoveries and highlight areas where new method development is likely to further advance our knowledge.
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Buzzo JR, Devaraj A, Gloag ES, Jurcisek JA, Robledo-Avila F, Kesler T, Wilbanks K, Mashburn-Warren L, Balu S, Wickham J, Novotny LA, Stoodley P, Bakaletz LO, Goodman SD. Z-form extracellular DNA is a structural component of the bacterial biofilm matrix. Cell 2021; 184:5740-5758.e17. [PMID: 34735796 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Biofilms are community architectures adopted by bacteria inclusive of a self-formed extracellular matrix that protects resident bacteria from diverse environmental stresses and, in many species, incorporates extracellular DNA (eDNA) and DNABII proteins for structural integrity throughout biofilm development. Here, we present evidence that this eDNA-based architecture relies on the rare Z-form. Z-form DNA accumulates as biofilms mature and, through stabilization by the DNABII proteins, confers structural integrity to the biofilm matrix. Indeed, substances known to drive B-DNA into Z-DNA promoted biofilm formation whereas those that drive Z-DNA into B-DNA disrupted extant biofilms. Importantly, we demonstrated that the universal bacterial DNABII family of proteins stabilizes both bacterial- and host-eDNA in the Z-form in situ. A model is proposed that incorporates the role of Z-DNA in biofilm pathogenesis, innate immune response, and immune evasion.
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- John R Buzzo
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton S017 1BJ, UK
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Park C, Zheng X, Park CY, Kim J, Lee SK, Won H, Choi J, Kim YG, Choi HJ. Dual conformational recognition by Z-DNA binding protein is important for the B-Z transition process. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:12957-12971. [PMID: 33245772 PMCID: PMC7736808 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Left-handed Z-DNA is radically different from the most common right-handed B-DNA and can be stabilized by interactions with the Zα domain, which is found in a group of proteins, such as human ADAR1 and viral E3L proteins. It is well-known that most Zα domains bind to Z-DNA in a conformation-specific manner and induce rapid B–Z transition in physiological conditions. Although many structural and biochemical studies have identified the detailed interactions between the Zα domain and Z-DNA, little is known about the molecular basis of the B–Z transition process. In this study, we successfully converted the B–Z transition-defective Zα domain, vvZαE3L, into a B–Z converter by improving B-DNA binding ability, suggesting that B-DNA binding is involved in the B–Z transition. In addition, we engineered the canonical B-DNA binding protein GH5 into a Zα-like protein having both Z-DNA binding and B–Z transition activities by introducing Z-DNA interacting residues. Crystal structures of these mutants of vvZαE3L and GH5 complexed with Z-DNA confirmed the significance of conserved Z-DNA binding interactions. Altogether, our results provide molecular insight into how Zα domains obtain unusual conformational specificity and induce the B–Z transition.
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- Chaehee Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Wu C, Zhang Y, Hu C. PKZ, a Fish-Unique eIF2α Kinase Involved in Innate Immune Response. Front Immunol 2020; 11:585. [PMID: 32296447 PMCID: PMC7137213 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PKZ is a novel and unique eIF2α protein kinase identified in fish. Although PKZ is most homologous to PKR, particularly in the C-terminal catalytic domain, it contains two N-terminal Z-DNA-binding domains (Zα1 and Zα2) instead of the dsRNA binding domains (dsRBDs) in PKR. As a novel member of eIF2α kinase family, the available data suggest that PKZ has some distinct mechanisms for recognition, binding, and B-Z DNA transition. Functionally, PKZ seems to be activated by the binding of Zα to Z-DNA and participates in innate immune responses. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on fish PKZ.
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- Chuxin Wu
- Department of Natural Sciences, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Lee CH, Shih YP, Ho MR, Wang AHJ. The C-terminal D/E-rich domain of MBD3 is a putative Z-DNA mimic that competes for Zα DNA-binding activity. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:11806-11821. [PMID: 30304469 PMCID: PMC6294567 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The Z-DNA binding domain (Zα), derived from the human RNA editing enzyme ADAR1, can induce and stabilize the Z-DNA conformation. However, the biological function of Zα/Z-DNA remains elusive. Herein, we sought to identify proteins associated with Zα to gain insight into the functional network of Zα/Z-DNA. By pull-down, biophysical and biochemical analyses, we identified a novel Zα-interacting protein, MBD3, and revealed that Zα interacted with its C-terminal acidic region, an aspartate (D)/glutamate (E)-rich domain, with high affinity. The D/E-rich domain of MBD3 may act as a DNA mimic to compete with Z-DNA for binding to Zα. Dimerization of MBD3 via intermolecular interaction of the D/E-rich domain and its N-terminal DNA binding domain, a methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD), attenuated the high affinity interaction of Zα and the D/E-rich domain. By monitoring the conformation transition of DNA, we found that Zα could compete with the MBD domain for binding to the Z-DNA forming sequence, but not vice versa. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed the interaction of MBD3 and ADAR1 in vivo. Our findings suggest that the interplay of Zα and MBD3 may regulate the transition of the DNA conformation between B- and Z-DNA and thereby modulate chromatin accessibility, resulting in alterations in gene expression.
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- Chi-Hua Lee
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Zhang Y, Cui Y, An R, Liang X, Li Q, Wang H, Wang H, Fan Y, Dong P, Li J, Cheng K, Wang W, Wang S, Wang G, Xue C, Komiyama M. Topologically Constrained Formation of Stable Z-DNA from Normal Sequence under Physiological Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:7758-7764. [PMID: 30844265 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Z-DNA, a left-handed duplex, has been shown to form in vivo and regulate expression of the corresponding gene. However, its biological roles have not been satisfactorily understood, mainly because Z-DNA is easily converted to the thermodynamically favorable B-DNA. Here we present a new idea to form stable Z-DNA under normal physiological conditions and achieve detailed analysis on its fundamental features. Simply by mixing two complementary minicircles of single-stranded DNA with no chemical modification, the hybridization spontaneously induces topological constraint which twines one-half of the double-stranded DNA into stable Z-DNA. The formation of Z-conformation with high stability has been proved by using circular dichroism spectroscopy, Z-DNA-specific antibody binding assay, nuclease digestion, etc. Even at a concentration of MgCl2 as low as 0.5 mM, Z-DNA was successfully obtained, avoiding the use of high salt conditions, limited sequences, ancillary additives, or chemical modifications, criteria which have hampered Z-DNA research. The resultant Z-DNA has the potential to be used as a canonical standard sample in Z-DNA research. By using this approach, further developments of Z-DNA science and its applications become highly promising.
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- Yaping Zhang
- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts , Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology , No. 1 Wenhai Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts , Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology , No. 1 Wenhai Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts , Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology , No. 1 Wenhai Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering , Ocean University of China , No. 5 Yushan Road , Qingdao , People's Republic of China
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Lv Z, Chen Z, Shao K, Qing G, Sun T. Stimuli-Directed Helical Chirality Inversion and Bio-Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:polym8080310. [PMID: 30974585 PMCID: PMC6432277 DOI: 10.3390/polym8080310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Helical structure is a sophisticated ubiquitous motif found in nature, in artificial polymers, and in supramolecular assemblies from microscopic to macroscopic points of view. Significant progress has been made in the synthesis and structural elucidation of helical polymers, nevertheless, a new direction for helical polymeric materials, is how to design smart systems with controllable helical chirality, and further use them to develop chiral functional materials and promote their applications in biology, biochemistry, medicine, and nanotechnology fields. This review summarizes the recent progress in the development of high-performance systems with tunable helical chirality on receiving external stimuli and discusses advances in their applications as drug delivery vesicles, sensors, molecular switches, and liquid crystals. Challenges and opportunities in this emerging area are also presented in the conclusion.
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- Ziyu Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Dumat B, Larsen AF, Wilhelmsson LM. Studying Z-DNA and B- to Z-DNA transitions using a cytosine analogue FRET-pair. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:e101. [PMID: 26896804 PMCID: PMC4914084 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Herein, we report on the use of a tricyclic cytosine FRET pair, incorporated into DNA with different base pair separations, to study Z-DNA and B-Z DNA junctions. With its position inside the DNA structure, the FRET pair responds to a B- to Z-DNA transition with a distinct change in FRET efficiency for each donor/acceptor configuration allowing reliable structural probing. Moreover, we show how fluorescence spectroscopy and our cytosine analogues can be used to determine rate constants for the B- to Z-DNA transition mechanism. The modified cytosines have little influence on the transition and the FRET pair is thus an easily implemented and virtually non-perturbing fluorescence tool to study Z-DNA. This nucleobase analogue FRET pair represents a valuable addition to the limited number of fluorescence methods available to study Z-DNA and we suggest it will facilitate, for example, deciphering the B- to Z-DNA transition mechanism and investigating the interaction of DNA with Z-DNA binding proteins.
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- Blaise Dumat
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
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Understanding the recognition mechanisms of Zα domain of human editing enzyme ADAR1 (hZα(ADAR1)) and various Z-DNAs from molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2500. [PMID: 25344900 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2500-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The Z-DNA-binding domain of human double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase I (hZαADAR1) can specifically recognize the left-handed Z-DNA which preferentially occurs at alternating purine-pyrimidine repeats, especially the CG-repeats. The interactions of hZαADAR1 and Z-DNAs in different sequence contexts can affect many important biological functions including gene regulation and chromatin remodeling. Therefore it is of great necessity to fully understand their recognition mechanisms. However, most existing studies are aimed at the standard CG-repeat Z-DNA rather than the non-CG-repeats, and whether the molecular basis of hZαADAR1 binding to various Z-DNAs are identical or not is still unclear on the atomic level. Here, based on the recently determined crystal structures of three representative non-CG-repeat Z-DNAs (d(CACGTG)2, d(CGTACG)2 and d(CGGCCG)2) in complex with hZαADAR1, 40 ns molecular dynamics simulation together with binding free energy calculation were performed for each system. For comparison, the standard CG-repeat Z-DNA (d(CGCGCG)2) complexed with hZαADAR1 was also simulated. The consistent results demonstrate that nonpolar interaction is the driving force during the protein-DNA binding process, and that polar interaction mainly from helix α3 also provides important contributions. Five common hot-spot residues were identified, namely Lys169, Lys170, Asn173, Arg174 and Tyr177. Hydrogen bond analysis coupled with surface charge distribution further reveal the interfacial information between hZαADAR1 and Z-DNA in detail. All of the analysis illustrate that four complexes share the common key features and the similar binding modes irrespective of Z-DNA sequences, suggesting that Z-DNA recognition by hZαADAR1 is conformation-specific rather than sequence-specific. Additionally, by analyzing the conformational changes of hZαADAR1, we found that the binding of Z-DNA could effectively stabilize hZαADAR1 protein. Our study can provide some valuable information for better understanding the binding mechanism between hZαADAR1 or even other Z-DNA-binding protein and Z-DNA.
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Lu P, Deng S, Wu C, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Lin G, Yan Y, Hu C. The Zα domain of fish PKZ converts DNA hairpin with d(GC)(n) inserts to Z-conformation. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2013; 45:1062-8. [PMID: 24113090 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmt114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
PKZ, protein kinase containing Z-DNA domains, is a novel member of the vertebrate eIF2α kinase family. Containing a catalytic domain in C-terminus and two Z-DNA binding domains (Zα1 and Zα2) in N-terminus, PKZ can be activated through the binding of Zα to Z-DNA. However, the regulatory function of PKZ Zα remains to be established. Here, to understand the impact of PKZ Zα on DNA conformational transition, wild-type Zα1Zα2 and 11 mutant proteins were expressed and purified. At the same time, several different lengths of DNA hairpins-d(GC)nT4(GC)n (n = 2-6) and an RNA hairpin-r(GC)6T4(GC)6 were synthesized. The effects of Zα1Zα2 and mutant proteins on the conformation of these synthetic DNA or RNA hairpins were investigated by using circular dichroism spectrum and gel mobility shift assays. The results showed that DNA hairpins retained a conventional B-DNA conformation in the absence of Zα1Zα2, while some of the DNA hairpins (n≥3) were converted to Z-conformation under Zα1Zα2 induction. The tendency was proportionally associated with the increasing amount of GC repeat. In comparison with Zα1Zα2, Zα1Zα1 rather than Zα2Zα2 displayed a higher ability in converting d(GC)6T4(GC)6 from B- to Z-DNA. These results demonstrated that Zα1 sub-domain played a more essential role in the process of B-Z conformational transition than Zα2 sub-domain did. Mutant proteins (K34A, N38A, R39A, Y42A, P57A, P58A, and W60A) could not convert d(GC)6T4(GC)6 into Z-DNA, whereas S35A or K56A retained some partial activities. Interestingly, Zα1Zα2 was also able to induce r(GC)6T4(GC)6 RNA from A-conformation to Z-conformation under appropriate conditions.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Circular Dichroism
- DNA, A-Form/chemistry
- DNA, A-Form/genetics
- DNA, A-Form/metabolism
- DNA, B-Form/chemistry
- DNA, B-Form/genetics
- DNA, B-Form/metabolism
- DNA, Z-Form/chemistry
- DNA, Z-Form/genetics
- DNA, Z-Form/metabolism
- Fish Proteins/chemistry
- Fish Proteins/genetics
- Fish Proteins/metabolism
- Goldfish
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/chemistry
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/metabolism
- Oligoribonucleotides/chemistry
- Oligoribonucleotides/metabolism
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- eIF-2 Kinase/chemistry
- eIF-2 Kinase/genetics
- eIF-2 Kinase/metabolism
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- Puzhong Lu
- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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Lu P, Deng S, Zhu Y, Yan Y, Liu Y, Hu C. The Zα domain of fish PKZ facilitates the B-Z conformational transition of oligonucleotide DNAs with d(GC)(n) inserts. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2012; 44:957-63. [PMID: 23034482 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gms081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PKZ (PKR-like) was discovered as a member of elF2α kinase family in fish, which possesses a conserved catalytic domain of an eIF2α kinase in C-terminal and also two Z-DNA-binding domains (Zα1 and Zα2) in N-terminal. PKZ can be activated through binding of Zα to Z-DNA. However, the regulatory function of PKZ Zα still remains unclear. To investigate a molecular mechanism of how PKZ Zα interacts with Z-DNA, we expressed Zα polypeptide Zα1α2 in Escherichia coli Rosetta strain and purified by affinity chromatography on Ni-NTA resin. Different lengths of oligonucleotide DNAs with various inserts, namely d(GC)(n) (n = 6, 8, 10, 13), d(TA)(n) (n = 6, 10), non-d(GC), and non-d(TA), were designed and synthesized. Circular dichroism spectrum and gel mobility shift assays were used to investigate the effects of Zα1α2 on the conformational transition of different oligonucleotide DNAs. Results showed that oligonucleotide DNAs retained a conventional B-DNA conformation in the absence of Zα1α2. With the increasing amount of Zα1α2 titration, d(GC)(n) were recognized and converted to Z-DNA conformation to some degree. With increasing the repeat number (from n = 6 to n = 13), the tendency of conformational transition became more obvious. However, the conformation of oligonucleotides with d(TA)(n) inserts changed a little in the presence of Zα1α2, and Zα1α2 had no effect on conformational transition of oligonucleotides with non-d(GC) or non-d(TA) inserts. Gel mobility shift assays further showed that Zα1α2 could bind to oligonucleotide with d(GC)(10). In other words, Zα1α2 can turn oligonucleotides with d(GC)(n) inserts into Z-DNA conformation and bind to it with high affinity.
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- Puzhong Lu
- Department of Bioscience, College of Life Science and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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Choi JK, D’Urso A, Trauernicht M, Shabbir-Hussain M, Holmes AE, Balaz M. 3,3'-diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide: a highly sensitive chiroptical reporter of DNA helicity and sequence. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:8052-62. [PMID: 22174649 PMCID: PMC3233455 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12118052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Revised: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Using UV-vis absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, we explored the binding interactions of 3,3′-diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide (Cy7) with polynucleotides of different sequences and helicity. CD showed to be a very diagnostic tool giving different spectroscopic chiroptical signatures for all explored DNA sequences upon Cy7 binding. Cy7 was able to spectroscopically discriminate between the right handed B-DNA of poly(dG-dC)2 and its left handed Z-DNA counterpart induced by spermine or Co(III)hexamine via nearly opposite induced circular dichroic signal.
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- Jung Kyu Choi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; E-Mails: (J.K.C.); (A.D.); (M.S.-H.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; E-Mails: (J.K.C.); (A.D.); (M.S.-H.)
- Doane College, 1014 Boswell, Crete, NE 68333, USA; E-Mails: (M.T.); (A.E.H.)
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- Doane College, 1014 Boswell, Crete, NE 68333, USA; E-Mails: (M.T.); (A.E.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; E-Mails: (J.K.C.); (A.D.); (M.S.-H.)
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- Doane College, 1014 Boswell, Crete, NE 68333, USA; E-Mails: (M.T.); (A.E.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; E-Mails: (J.K.C.); (A.D.); (M.S.-H.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-307-766-4330; Fax: +1-307-766-2807
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Choi JK, Sargsyan G, Shabbir-Hussain M, Holmes AE, Balaz M. Chiroptical detection of condensed nickel(II)-Z-DNA in the presence of the B-DNA via porphyrin exciton coupled circular dichroism. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:10182-8. [PMID: 21774503 DOI: 10.1021/jp2047213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Here, we report a highly sensitive and specific chiroptical detection method of condensed left-handed Z-DNA in the presence of canonical right-handed B-DNA. The selective formation of a left-handed cytosine-guanine oligonucleotide (CG ODN) in the presence of a right-handed adenine-thymine oligonucleotide (AT ODN) was induced by millimolar concentrations of NiCl(2) and confirmed by electronic circular dichroism. The nickel(II) induced B- to Z-DNA transition of the CG ODN was accompanied by the concurrent condensation of the Ni(II)-Z-DNA, as confirmed by resonance light scattering, transmission spectroscopy, and centrifugation. The selective condensation of the CG ODN allowed its separation from the AT ODN using centrifugation. No structural changes were observed for the AT ODN upon addition of Ni(II). Anionic nickel(II) meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (NiTPPS) spectroscopically detected the left-handed Z-DNA in the Z-DNA/B-DNA mixture via a strong exciton coupled circular dichroism (ECCD) signal induced in the porphyrin Soret band absorption region. The bisignate ECCD signal originates from the assembly of achiral porphyrins into helical arrays by intermolecular interactions with the condensed Z-DNA scaffold. No induced CD signal was observed for the Ni(II)-B-DNA-NiTPPS complex. Hence, an unambiguous spectroscopic recognition of Ni(II) induced condensed Z-DNA in the presence of B-DNA is possible. The sensitivity of this chiroptical method was as low as 5% of the Z-DNA (4.4 μmol base pair concentration) in the presence of 95% B-DNA (80 μmol). Thus, NiTPPS is a highly sensitive probe for applications in biosensing via the CD signal amplification.
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- Jung Kyu Choi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA
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Barraud P, Allain FHT. ADAR proteins: double-stranded RNA and Z-DNA binding domains. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2011; 353:35-60. [PMID: 21728134 DOI: 10.1007/82_2011_145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADAR) catalyze adenosine to inosine editing within double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) substrates. Inosine is read as a guanine by most cellular processes and therefore these changes create codons for a different amino acid, stop codons or even a new splice-site allowing protein diversity generated from a single gene. We review here the current structural and molecular knowledge on RNA editing by the ADAR family of protein. We focus especially on two types of nucleic acid binding domains present in ADARs, namely the dsRNA and Z-DNA binding domains.
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- Pierre Barraud
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Quyen DV, Ha SC, Lowenhaupt K, Rich A, Kim KK, Kim YG. Characterization of DNA-binding activity of Z alpha domains from poxviruses and the importance of the beta-wing regions in converting B-DNA to Z-DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:7714-20. [PMID: 17984076 PMCID: PMC2190711 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The E3L gene is essential for pathogenesis in vaccinia virus. The E3L gene product consists of an N-terminal Zα domain and a C-terminal double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding domain; the left-handed Z-DNA-binding activity of the Zα domain of E3L is required for viral pathogenicity in mice. E3L is highly conserved among poxviruses, including the smallpox virus, and it is likely that the orthologous Zα domains play similar roles. To better understand the biological function of E3L proteins, we have investigated the Z-DNA-binding behavior of five representative Zα domains from poxviruses. Using surface plasmon resonance (SPR), we have demonstrated that these viral Zα domains bind Z-DNA tightly. Ability of ZαE3L converting B-DNA to Z-DNA was measured by circular dichroism (CD). The extents to which these Zαs can stabilize Z-DNA vary considerably. Mutational studies demonstrate that residues in the loop of the β-wing play an important role in this stabilization. Notably the Zα domain of vaccinia E3L acquires ability to convert B-DNA to Z-DNA by mutating amino acid residues in this region. Differences in the host cells of the various poxviruses may require different abilities to stabilize Z-DNA; this may be reflected in the observed differences in behavior in these Zα proteins.
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- Dong Van Quyen
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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Longerich S, Meira L, Shah D, Samson LD, Storb U. Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase (Aag) in somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination. DNA Repair (Amst) 2007; 6:1764-73. [PMID: 17681497 PMCID: PMC2196218 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes require the cytosine deaminase AID, which deaminates cytosine to uracil in Ig gene DNA. Paradoxically, proteins involved normally in error-free base excision repair and mismatch repair, seem to be co-opted to facilitate SHM and CSR, by recruiting error-prone translesion polymerases to DNA sequences containing deoxy-uracils created by AID. Major evidence supports at least one mechanism whereby the uracil glycosylase Ung removes AID-generated uracils creating abasic sites which may be used either as uninformative templates for DNA synthesis, or processed to nicks and gaps that prime error-prone DNA synthesis. We investigated the possibility that deamination at adenines also initiates SHM. Adenosine deamination would generate hypoxanthine (Hx), a substrate for the alkyladenine DNA glycosylase (Aag). Aag would generate abasic sites which then are subject to error-prone repair as above for AID-deaminated cytosine processed by Ung. If the action of an adenosine deaminase followed by Aag were responsible for significant numbers of mutations at A, we would find a preponderance of A:T>G:C transition mutations during SHM in an Aag deleted background. However, this was not observed and we found that the frequencies of SHM and CSR were not significantly altered in Aag-/- mice. Paradoxically, we found that Aag is expressed in B lymphocytes undergoing SHM and CSR and that its activity is upregulated in activated B cells. Moreover, we did find a statistically significant, albeit low increase of T:A>C:G transition mutations in Aag-/- animals, suggesting that Aag may be involved in creating the SHM A>T bias seen in wild type mice.
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- Simonne Longerich
- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Biological Engineering Division and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02138
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- Biological Engineering Division and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02138
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- Biological Engineering Division and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02138
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- *Corresponding author. Tel.: 773-702-4440; fax: 773-702-3172;
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Dong M, Dedon PC. Relatively small increases in the steady-state levels of nucleobase deamination products in DNA from human TK6 cells exposed to toxic levels of nitric oxide. Chem Res Toxicol 2006; 19:50-7. [PMID: 16411656 PMCID: PMC2515361 DOI: 10.1021/tx050252j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a physiologically important molecule that has been implicated in the pathophysiology of diseases associated with chronic inflammation, such as cancer. While the complicated chemistry of NO-mediated genotoxicity has been extensively study in vitro, neither the spectrum of DNA lesions nor their consequences in vivo have been rigorously defined. We have approached this problem by exposing human TK6 lymphoblastoid cells to controlled steady-state concentrations of 1.75 or 0.65 microM NO along with 186 microM O2 in a recently developed reactor that avoids the anomalous gas-phase chemistry of NO and approximates the conditions at sites of inflammation in tissues. The resulting spectrum of nucleobase deamination products was defined using a recently developed liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) method, and the results were correlated with cytotoxicity and apoptosis. A series of control experiments revealed the necessity of using dC and dA deaminase inhibitors to avoid adventitious formation of 2'-deoxyuridine (dU) and 2'-deoxyinosine (dI), respectively, during DNA isolation and processing. Exposure of TK6 cells to 1.75 microM NO and 186 microM O2 for 12 h (1260 microM x min dose) resulted in 32% loss of cell viability measured immediately after exposure and 87% cytotoxicity after a 24 h recovery period. The same exposure resulted in 3.5-, 3.8-, and 4.1-fold increases in dX, dI, and dU, respectively, to reach the following levels: dX, 7 (+/- 1) per 10(6) nt; dI, 25 (+/- 2.1) per 10(6) nt; and dU, 40 (+/- 3.8) per 10(6) nt. dO was not detected above the limit of detection of 6 lesions per 10(7) nt in 50 microg of DNA. A 12 h exposure to 0.65 microM NO and 190 microM O2 (468 microM x min dose) caused 1.7-, 1.8-, and 2.0-fold increases in dX, dI, and dU, respectively, accompanied by a approximately 15% (+/- 3.6) reduction in cell viability immediately after exposure. Again, dO was not detected. These results reveal modest increases in the steady-state levels of DNA deamination products in cells exposed to relatively cytotoxic levels of NO. This could result from limited nitrosative chemistry in nuclear DNA in cells exposed to NO or high levels of formation balanced by rapid repair of nucleobase deamination lesions in DNA.
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- Min Dong
- Biological Engineering Division, NE47-277, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Koeris M, Funke L, Shrestha J, Rich A, Maas S. Modulation of ADAR1 editing activity by Z-RNA in vitro. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:5362-70. [PMID: 16177183 PMCID: PMC1226316 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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RNA editing by A-to-I modification has been recognized as an important molecular mechanism for generating RNA and protein diversity. In mammals, it is mediated by a family of adenosine deaminases that act on RNAs (ADARs). The large version of the editing enzyme ADAR1 (ADAR1-L), expressed from an interferon-responsible promoter, has a Z-DNA/Z-RNA binding domain at its N-terminus. We have tested the in vitro ability of the enzyme to act on a 50 bp segment of dsRNA with or without a Z-RNA forming nucleotide sequence. A-to-I editing efficiency is markedly enhanced in presence of the sequence favoring Z-RNA. In addition, an alteration in the pattern of modification along the RNA duplex becomes evident as reaction times decrease. These results suggest that the local conformation of dsRNA molecules might be an important feature for target selectivity by ADAR1 and other proteins with Z-RNA binding domains.
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- Michael Koeris
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Institut für Biochemie, Freie Universität BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA 18015, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 610 758 6276; Fax: +1 610 758 4004;
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Champ PC, Maurice S, Vargason JM, Camp T, Ho PS. Distributions of Z-DNA and nuclear factor I in human chromosome 22: a model for coupled transcriptional regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:6501-10. [PMID: 15598822 PMCID: PMC545456 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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An analysis of the human chromosome 22 genomic sequence shows that both Z-DNA forming regions (ZDRs) and promoter sites for nuclear factor-I (NFI) are correlated with the locations of known and predicted genes across the chromosome and accumulate around the transcriptional start sites of the known genes. Thus, the occurrence of Z-DNA across human genomic sequences mirrors that of a known eukaryotic transcription factor. In addition, 43 of the 383 fully annotated chromosomal genes have ZDRs within 2 nucleosomes upstream of strong NFIs. This suggests a distinct class of human genes that may potentially be transcriptionally regulated by a mechanism that couples Z-DNA with NFI activation, similar to the mechanism previously elucidated for the human colony stimulation factor-I promoter [Liu et al. (2001) Cell, 106, 309-318]. The results from this study will facilitate the design of experimental studies to test the generality of this mechanism for other genes in the cell.
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- P Christoph Champ
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ALS 2011, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Ha SC, Lokanath NK, Van Quyen D, Wu CA, Lowenhaupt K, Rich A, Kim YG, Kim KK. A poxvirus protein forms a complex with left-handed Z-DNA: crystal structure of a Yatapoxvirus Zalpha bound to DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:14367-72. [PMID: 15448208 PMCID: PMC521960 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405586101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A conserved feature of poxviruses is a protein, well characterized as E3L in vaccinia virus, that confers IFN resistance on the virus. This protein comprises two domains, an N-terminal Z-DNA-binding protein domain (Zalpha) and a C-terminal double-stranded RNA-binding domain. Both are required for pathogenicity of vaccinia virus in mice infected by intracranial injection. Here, we describe the crystal structure of the Zalpha domain from the E3L-like protein of Yaba-like disease virus, a Yatapoxvirus, in a complex with Z-DNA, solved at a 2.0-A resolution. The DNA contacting surface of Yaba-like disease virus Zalpha(E3L) closely resembles that of other structurally defined members of the Zalpha family, although some variability exists in the beta-hairpin region. In contrast to the Z-DNA-contacting surface, the nonbinding surface of members of the Zalpha family are unrelated; this surface may effect protein-specific interactions. The presence of the conserved and tailored Z-DNA-binding surface, which interacts specifically with the zigzag backbone and syn base diagnostic of the Z-form, reinforces the importance to poxvirus infection of the ability of this protein to recognize the Z-conformation.
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- Sung Chul Ha
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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Kim YG, Lowenhaupt K, Oh DB, Kim KK, Rich A. Evidence that vaccinia virulence factor E3L binds to Z-DNA in vivo: Implications for development of a therapy for poxvirus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:1514-8. [PMID: 14757814 PMCID: PMC341766 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0308260100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The E3L gene product found in all poxviruses is required for the lethality of mice in vaccinia virus infection. Both the C-terminal region, consisting of a double-stranded RNA-binding motif, and the N-terminal region (vZ(E3L)), which is similar to the Zalpha family of Z-DNA-binding proteins, are required for infection. It has recently been demonstrated that the function of the N-terminal domain depends on its ability to bind Z-DNA; Z-DNA-binding domains from unrelated mammalian proteins fully complement an N-terminal deletion of E3L. Mutations that decrease affinity for Z-DNA have similar effects in decreasing pathogenicity. Compounds that block the Z-DNA-binding activity of E3L may also limit infection by the poxvirus. Here we show both an in vitro and an in vivo assay with the potential to be used in screening for such compounds. Using a conformation-specific yeast one-hybrid assay, we compared the results for Z-DNA binding of vZ(E3L) with those for human Zbeta(ADAR1), a peptide that has similarity to the Zalpha motif but does not bind Z-DNA, and with a mutant of hZbeta(ADAR1), which binds Z-DNA. The results suggest that this system can be used for high-throughput screening.
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- Yang-Gyun Kim
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Oh DB, Kim YG, Rich A. Z-DNA-binding proteins can act as potent effectors of gene expression in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:16666-71. [PMID: 12486233 PMCID: PMC139201 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.262672699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of Z-DNA-binding proteins in vivo is explored in yeast. A conformation-specific yeast one-hybrid system is made in which formation of Z-DNA is studied near a minimal promoter site where it can be stabilized by negative supercoiling in addition to protein binding. Experiments were carried out with a Z-DNA-binding protein domain from the editing enzyme, double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase 1. In the one-hybrid system, the reporter gene is activated when a Z-DNA-specific binding domain is fused with an activation domain and expressed in vivo. Significantly, it was found that even in the absence of the activation domain there is substantial transcription of the reporter gene if the Z-DNA-binding protein is expressed in the cell. This result suggests that Z-DNA formation in the promoter region induced or stabilized by a Z-DNA-binding protein can act as a cis-element in gene regulation. Related results have been found recently when the human chromatin-remodeling system converts a segment of DNA in the promoter region of the human colony-stimulating factor 1 gene into the left-handed Z-conformation.
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- Doo-Byoung Oh
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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