title: Identification and characterization of an intermediate in the alkali degradation of (6-4) photoproduct-containing DNA.
abstract: The (6-4) photoproduct formed by ultraviolet light is known as an alkali-labile DNA lesion. Strand breaks occur at (6-4) photoproducts when UV-irradiated DNA is treated with hot alkali. We have analyzed the degradation reaction of this photoproduct under alkaline conditions using synthetic oligonucleotides. A tetramer, d(GT(6-4)TC), was prepared, and its degradation in 50 mm KOH at 60 degrees C was monitored by high performance liquid chromatography. A single peak with a UV absorption spectrum similar to that of the starting material was detected after the reaction, and this compound was regarded as an intermediate before the strand break. The formation of this intermediate was compared with intermediates from the degradation of other alkali-labile lesions such as the abasic site, thymine glycol, and 5,6-dihydrothymine. The results strongly suggested that the first step of the alkali degradation of the (6-4) photoproduct was the hydrolysis between the N3 and C4 positions of the 5'-pyrimidine component. Analyses by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry supported the chemical structure of this product. Assays of the complex formation with XPC.HR23B and the translesion synthesis by DNA polymerase eta revealed that the biochemical properties are indistinguishable between the intact and hydrolyzed photoproducts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higurashi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inase
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kusumoto
authors.forename: Chikahide
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masutani
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwai
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004249:DNA Damage; D006868:Hydrolysis; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D010782:Photolysis; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers