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The impact of an exocyclic cytosine adduct on DNA duplex properties: significant thermodynamic consequences despite modest lesion-induced structural alterations. 1998

C A Gelfand, and G E Plum, and A P Grollman, and F Johnson, and K J Breslauer
Department of Chemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway 58854-8087, USA.

The exocyclic base adduct 3,N4-deoxyethenocytosine (epsilonC) is a common DNA lesion that can arise from carcinogen exposure and/or as a biproduct of cellular processes. We have examined the thermal and thermodynamic impact of this lesion on DNA duplex properties, as well as the structural alterations imparted by the lesion. For these studies, we used calorimetric and spectroscopic techniques to investigate a family of 13-mer DNA duplexes of the form (5'CGCATGNGTACGC3')x(3'GCGTACNCATGCG5'), where the central NxN base pair represents the four standard Watson-Crick base pairs (corresponding to four control duplexes), and where either one of the N bases has been replaced by epsilonC, yielding eight test duplexes. Studies on these 12 duplexes permit us to assess the impact of the epsilonC lesion as a function of sequence context. Our spectroscopic and calorimetric data allow us to reach the following conclusions: (i) The epsilonC lesion imparts a large penalty on duplex stability, with sequence context only modestly modulating the extent of this lesion-induced destabilization. This result contrasts with our recent studies of duplexes with abasic sites, where sequence context was found to be the predominant determinant of thermodynamic damage. (ii) For the epsilonC-containing duplexes, sequence context effects are most often observed in the enthalpic contribution to lesion-induced duplex destabilization. However, due to compensating entropies, the free energy changes associated with this lesion-induced duplex destablization are nearly independent of sequence context. (iii) Despite significant lesion-induced changes in duplex energetics, our spectroscopic probes detect only modest lesion-induced changes in duplex structure. In fact, the overall duplex maintains a global B-form conformation, in agreement with NMR structural data. We discuss possible interpretations of the apparent disparity between the severe thermodynamic and relatively mild structural impacts of the epsilonC lesion on duplex properties. We also note and discuss the implications of empirical correlations between biophysical and biological properties of lesion-containing duplexes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D009692 Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes Double-stranded nucleic acid molecules (DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA) which contain regions of nucleotide mismatches (non-complementary). In vivo, these heteroduplexes can result from mutation or genetic recombination; in vitro, they are formed by nucleic acid hybridization. Electron microscopic analysis of the resulting heteroduplexes facilitates the mapping of regions of base sequence homology of nucleic acids. Heteroduplexes, Nucleic Acid,Heteroduplex DNA,Acid Heteroduplexes, Nucleic,DNA, Heteroduplex
D009838 Oligodeoxyribonucleotides A group of deoxyribonucleotides (up to 12) in which the phosphate residues of each deoxyribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the deoxyribose moieties. Oligodeoxynucleotide,Oligodeoxyribonucleotide,Oligodeoxynucleotides
D002273 Carcinogens Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included. Carcinogen,Oncogen,Oncogens,Tumor Initiator,Tumor Initiators,Tumor Promoter,Tumor Promoters,Initiator, Tumor,Initiators, Tumor,Promoter, Tumor,Promoters, Tumor
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003596 Cytosine A pyrimidine base that is a fundamental unit of nucleic acids.
D004249 DNA Damage Injuries to DNA that introduce deviations from its normal, intact structure and which may, if left unrepaired, result in a MUTATION or a block of DNA REPLICATION. These deviations may be caused by physical or chemical agents and occur by natural or unnatural, introduced circumstances. They include the introduction of illegitimate bases during replication or by deamination or other modification of bases; the loss of a base from the DNA backbone leaving an abasic site; single-strand breaks; double strand breaks; and intrastrand (PYRIMIDINE DIMERS) or interstrand crosslinking. Damage can often be repaired (DNA REPAIR). If the damage is extensive, it can induce APOPTOSIS. DNA Injury,DNA Lesion,DNA Lesions,Genotoxic Stress,Stress, Genotoxic,Injury, DNA,DNA Injuries
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA

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