title: Formation of 2'-deoxyuridine hydrates upon exposure of nucleosides to gamma radiation and UVC-irradiation of isolated and cellular DNA.
abstract: The two diastereoisomers of 6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-2'-deoxyuridine (dUrd hydrates) are produced upon deamination of the related 2'-deoxycytidine derivatives. Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry was used to quantify dUrd hydrates. Their rate constant of formation within UVC-irradiated solutions of dCyd was first determined. Their formation was also shown to occur within solutions of either dUrd or dCyd exposed to gamma-rays in the absence of oxygen. dUrd hydrates were then quantified within isolated and cellular DNA exposed to UVC light. In both cases, their yield of formation was found to be, at least, 2 orders of magnitude lower than the overall yield of bipyrimidine photoproducts such as cyclobutane dimers and (6-4) photoproducts.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Lésions des Acides Nucléiques, Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique, UMR 5046, CEA/DSM/Département de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matière Condensée, CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. tdouki@cea.fr
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Douki
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadesne-Bauer
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cadet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003857:Deoxyuridine / Q000737:chemistry*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009705:Nucleosides; D014867:Water; D004247:DNA; D003857:Deoxyuridine