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Conformation and Pairing Properties of an O 6 -Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine-Directed Benzimidazole Nucleoside Analog in Duplex DNA.

Authors :
Kellum AH Jr
Pallan PS
Nilforoushan A
Sturla SJ
Stone MP
Egli M
Source :
Chemical research in toxicology [Chem Res Toxicol] 2022 Oct 17; Vol. 35 (10), pp. 1903-1913. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 16.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

O <superscript>6</superscript> -Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine ( O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG) is one of the most common DNA lesions and arises as a consequence of both xenobiotic carcinogens and endogenous methylation by S -adenosylmethionine. O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG frequently causes G-to-A mutations during DNA replication due to the misincorporation of dTTP and continued DNA synthesis. Efforts to detect DNA adducts such as O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG, and to understand their impacts on DNA structure and function, have motivated the creation of nucleoside analogs with altered base moieties to afford a more favorable interaction with the adduct as compared to the unmodified nucleotide. Such analogs directed at O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG include benzimidazolinone and benzimidazole nucleotides, as well as their extended π surface analogs naphthimidazolinone and napthimidazole derivatives. These analogs form a more stable pair with O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG than with G, most likely due to a combination of H-bonding and stacking. While extending the π surface of the analogs enhances their performance as adduct-directed probes, the precise origins of the increased affinity between the synthetic analogs and O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG remain unclear. To better understand relevant conformational and pairing properties, we used X-ray crystallography and analyzed the structures of the DNA duplexes with naphthimidazolinone inserted opposite G or O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG. The structures reveal a complex interaction of the analog found either in an anti orientation and stacked inside the duplex, either above or below G or O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG, or in a syn orientation and paired opposite G with formation of a single H-bond. The experimental structural data are consistent with the stabilizing effect of the synthetic analog observed in UV melting experiments and calculations and moreover reveal that the origin of these observations appears to be superior stacking between O <superscript>6</superscript> -MeG and the extended π system of the synthetic probe.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1520-5010
Volume :
35
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Chemical research in toxicology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35973057
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00165