title: Construction of Escherichia coli vectors containing deoxyadenosine and deoxyguanosine adducts from (+)-anti-dibenz[a,j]anthracene diol epoxide at a defined site.
abstract: Dibenz[a,j]anthracene (DB[a,j]A) is a carcinogenic polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon, which is metabolically activated through the formation of bay region diol epoxides. Site-specifically modified M13mp19-based vectors containing a single (+)-anti-dibenz[a,j] anthracene diol epoxide [(+)-anti-DB[a,j[A-DE]-deoxyguanosine (dGuo) or -deoxyadenosine (dAdo) adduct were constructed. Four-base oligonucleotides, 5'-HOTGCA-3' and 5'-HOCATG-3', corresponding to the central four base pairs in the PstI and SphI restriction endonuclease sites, respectively, in the multiple cloning region of M13mp19, were reacted in solution with (+/-)-anti-DB[a,j]A-DE. The resulting adducted oligonucleotides were separated and purified using reverse-phase HPLC. Several different singly adducted oligonucleotides were isolated, consisting of the various cis and trans addition products of the (+) and (-) enantiomers of the diol epoxide bound to dGuo or dAdo in the oligonucleotides. 5'-HOTGCA-3' containing the (+)-anti-DB[a,j]A-trans-N2-dGuo adduct [T(DB[a,j]A-N2)GCA] and 5'-HOCATG-3' containing the (+)-anti-DB[a,j]A-trans-N6-dAdo adduct [C(DB[a,j]A-N6)ATG) were selected for subsequent ligation into M13mp19 vectors that had been constructed with a corresponding four base gap in the minus strand. Both unmodified and adducted oligonucleotides were successfully ligated into the M13mp19 vectors, [yields: unmodified -TGCA-M13mp19 (approximately 32%) and -CATG- M13mp19 (approximately 42%); adducted T(DB[a,j]A-N2)GCA-M13mp19 (approximately 13%) and C(DB[a,j]A-N6)ATG-M13mp19 (approximately 12%)]. The dAdo adduct-containing vector was characterized. The presence of a dAdo-DNA adduct at the recognition site of SphI inhibited restriction by SphI.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Science Park-Research Division, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville 78957.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cortez
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Loechler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DiGiovanni
mesh_terms: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D003839:Deoxyadenosines / Q000737:chemistry*; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D002273:Carcinogens; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D003839:Deoxyadenosines; D009841:Oligonucleotides; C057927:dibenz(a,j)anthracene-3,4-diol-1,2-epoxide; D003849:Deoxyguanosine