title: Histone H1 interacts preferentially with DNA fragments containing a cisplatin-induced 1,2-intrastrand cross-link.
abstract: Cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) or cis-DDP], but not its stereoisomer transplatin, is suggested to be among the most powerful anticancer agents. It is believed that its therapeutic activity results from its interaction with DNA forming intra- and interstrand crosslinks. During our earlier investigations, we have observed a prominent preference of the linker histone H1 for binding to cis-platinated DNA (containing several different cross-links along the DNA fragment) compared with unmodified or transplatin-modified DNA. This report presents our recent experimental data obtained by band-shift analysis on the binding of H1 to a cisplatin-modified synthetic 34 bp DNA fragment containing a single target d(GG/CC) for 1,2 cis-intra-platination. Results obtained with another nuclear protein with similar DNA-binding properties, HMGB1, are also presented. The experimental data throw light on the precise preference of histone H1 for binding to different types of cisplatin-created cross-links in DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gene Regulations, Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Julia N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Yaneva
authors.forename: Elena G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Paneva
authors.forename: Siyka I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Zacharieva
authors.forename: Jordanka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zlatanova
mesh_terms: D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006657:Histones; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA; D002945:Cisplatin