title: A mutation in yeast TOP2 homologous to a quinolone-resistant mutation in bacteria. Mutation of the amino acid homologous to Ser83 of Escherichia coli gyrA alters sensitivity to eukaryotic topoisomerase inhibitors.
abstract: In prokaryotic type II topoisomerases (DNA gyrases), mutations that result in resistance to quinolones frequently occur at Ser83 or Ser84 of the gyrA subunit. Mutations to Trp, Ala, and Leu have been identified, all of which confer high levels of quinolone resistance. Extensive segments of DNA gyrase are homologous to eukaryotic topoisomerase II, and Ser741 of yeast TOP2 is homologous to Ser83 of prokaryotic DNA gyrA. Introduction of the Ser741-->Trp mutation into yeast TOP2 confers resistance to 6,8-difluoro-7-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-1-cyclopropyl- 4-quinolone-3-carboxylic acid (CP-115,953), a fluoroquinolone with substantial activity against eukaryotic topoisomerase II, whereas changing Ser741 to either Leu or Ala does not change sensitivity to quinolones. Interestingly, Ser741-->Trp in the yeast TOP2 also confers hypersensitivity to etoposide. Sensitivity to intercalating anti-topoisomerase II agents such as amsacrine is not changed by any of the three mutations. The topoisomerase II protein carrying the Ser741-->Trp mutation was overexpressed and purified. The purified mutant enzyme had enhanced levels of etoposide stabilized covalent complex as compared with the wild type enzyme and reduced cleavage with CP-115,953. Unlike the wild type enzyme, etoposide-stabilized cleavage is not readily reversible by heat. We suggest that Ser741 is near a binding site for both quinolones and etoposide and that the Ser741-->Trp mutation leads to a more stable ternary complex between etoposide, DNA, and the mutant enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Therapeutics Section, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hsiung
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Elsea
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osheroff
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nitiss
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D017354:Point Mutation; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D012694:Serine; D013045:Species Specificity; D014364:Tryptophan
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D015363:Quinolones; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C070116:CP 115953; D012694:Serine; D005047:Etoposide; D014364:Tryptophan; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II