Szeltner, Zoltán and Ferenc, Györgyi and Juhász, Tünde and Kupihár, Zoltán and Váradi, Z. and Szüts, Dávid and Kovács, Lajos (2023) Probing telomeric-like G4 structures with full or partial 2′-deoxy-5-hydroxyuridine substitutions. BIOCHIMIE. ISSN 0300-9084
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Abstract
Guanine quadruplexes (G4s) are stable four-stranded secondary DNA structures held together by noncanonical G-G base tetrads. We synthesised the nucleoside analogue 2′-deoxy-5-hydroxyuridine (H) and inserted its phosphoramidite into telomeric repeat-type model oligonucleotides. Full and partial substitutions were made, replacing all guanines in all the three tetrads of a three-tier G4 structure, or only in the putative upper, central, or lower tetrads. We characterised these modified structures using CD, UV absorbance spectroscopy, native gel studies, and a capture oligo-based G4 disruption kinetic assay. The strand separation activity of BLM helicase on these substituted structures was also investigated. Two of the partially H-substituted constructs adopted G4-like structures, but displayed lower thermal stabilities compared to unsubstituted G4. The construct modified in its central tetrad remained mostly denatured, but the possibility of a special structure for the fully replaced variant remained open. H substitutions did not interfere with the G4-resolving activity of BLM helicase, but its efficiency was highly influenced by construct topology and even more by the G4 ligand PhenDC3. Our results suggest that the H modification can be incorporated into G quadruplexes, but only at certain positions to maintain G4 stability. The destabilizing effect observed for 2′-deoxy-5-hydroxyuridine indicates that the cytosine deamination product 5-hydroxyuracil and its nucleoside counterpart in RNA (5-hydroxyuridine), might also be destabilizing in cellular DNA and RNA quadruplexes. The kinetic assay employed in this study can be generally employed for a fast comparison of the stabilities of various G4s either in their free or ligand-bound states. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. and Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire (SFBBM)
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Additional Information: | Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary Nucleic Acid Synthesis Laboratory, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Temesvári Krt. 62, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dom Tér 8, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary Export Date: 13 March 2023 CODEN: BICMB Correspondence Address: Szüts, D.; Institute of Enzymology, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, Hungary; email: szuts.david@ttk.hu Correspondence Address: Kovács, L.; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Dom Tér 8, Hungary; email: kovacs.lajos@med.u-szeged-hu Funding details: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, ELTE Funding details: National Research, Development and Innovation Office, 2018–1.2.1-NKP-2018-00005, K128801 Funding text 1: We thank Mihály Kovács and Gábor Harami (ELTE) for supplying us with BLM helicase. This work was supported by the National Research Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (grants no. K128801 and 2018–1.2.1-NKP-2018-00005 ). Funding text 2: We thank Mihály Kovács and Gábor Harami (ELTE) for supplying us with BLM helicase. This work was supported by the National Research Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (grants no. K128801 and 2018–1.2.1-NKP-2018-00005). |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | CD spectroscopy; G-QUADRUPLEX DNA; Oligonucleotides; HELICASES; 2′-deoxy-5-hydroxyuridine; Kinetic assays; |
Subjects: | Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia > QH3011 Biochemistry / biokémia |
SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2023 14:28 |
Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2023 14:28 |
URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/175125 |
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