title: Kinetics of excision of purine lesions from DNA by Escherichia coli Fpg protein.
abstract: The kinetics of excision of damaged purine bases from oxidatively damaged DNA by Escherichia coli Fpg protein were investigated. DNA substrates, prepared by treatment with H2O2/Fe(III)-EDTA or by gamma-irradiation under N2O or air, were incubated with Fpg protein, followed by precipitation of DNA. Precipitated DNA and supernatant fractions were analyzed by gas chromatography/isotope-dilution mass spectrometry. Kinetic studies revealed efficient excision of 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OH-Gua), 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formamidopyrimidine (FapyGua) and 4, 6-diamino-5-formamidopyrimidine (FapyAde). Thirteen other modified bases in the oxidized DNA substrates, including 5-hydroxycytosine and 5-hydroxyuracil, were not excised. Excision was measured as a function of enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, time and temperature. The rate of release of modified purine bases from the three damaged DNA substrates varied significantly even though each DNA substrate contained similar levels of oxidative damage. Specificity constants (kcat/KM) for the excision reaction indicated similar preferences of Fpg protein for excision of 8-OH-Gua, FapyGua and FapyAde from each DNA substrate. These findings suggest that, in addition to 8-OH-Gua, FapyGua and FapyAde may be primary substrates for this enzyme in cells.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karakaya
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaruga
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Bohr
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Grollman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dizdaroglu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004260:DNA Repair; D043382:DNA-Formamidopyrimidine Glycosylase; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011687:Purines
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D011687:Purines; D004247:DNA; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D043382:DNA-Formamidopyrimidine Glycosylase; C468610:DNA-formamidopyrimidine glycosylase, E coli; C030985:purine