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The biochemical role of the human NEIL1 and NEIL3 DNA glycosylases on model DNA replication forks

The biochemical role of the human NEIL1 and NEIL3 DNA glycosylases on model DNA replication forks
The biochemical role of the human NEIL1 and NEIL3 DNA glycosylases on model DNA replication forks

Endonuclease VIII-like (NEIL) 1 and 3 proteins eliminate oxidative DNA base damage and psoralen DNA interstrand crosslinks through initiation of base excision repair. Current evidence points to a DNA replication associated repair function of NEIL1 and NEIL3, correlating with induced expression of the proteins in S/G2 phases of the cell cycle. However previous attempts to express and purify recombinant human NEIL3 in an active form have been challenging. In this study, both human NEIL1 and NEIL3 have been expressed and purified from E. coli, and the DNA glycosylase activity of these two proteins confirmed using single-and double-stranded DNA oligonucleotide substrates containing the oxidative bases, 5-hydroxyuracil, 8-oxoguanine and thymine glycol. To determine the biochemical role that NEIL1 and NEIL3 play during DNA replication, model replication fork substrates were designed containing the oxidized bases at one of three specific sites relative to the fork. Results indicate that whilst specificity for 5-hydroxyuracil and thymine glycol was observed, NEIL1 acts preferentially on double-stranded DNA, including the damage upstream to the replication fork, whereas NEIL3 preferentially excises oxidized bases from single stranded DNA and within open fork structures. Thus, NEIL1 and NEIL3 act in concert to remove oxidized bases from the replication fork.

Base excision repair, DNA damage, DNA repair, DNA replication, NEI-like DNA glycosylases
2073-4425
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Albelazi, Mustafa S.
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Martin, Peter R.
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Mohammed, Soran
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Mutti, Luciano
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Parsons, Jason L.
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Albelazi, Mustafa S., Martin, Peter R., Mohammed, Soran, Mutti, Luciano, Parsons, Jason L. and Elder, Rhoderick H. (2019) The biochemical role of the human NEIL1 and NEIL3 DNA glycosylases on model DNA replication forks. Genes, 10 (4), 1-11, [315]. (doi:10.3390/genes10040315).

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Abstract

Endonuclease VIII-like (NEIL) 1 and 3 proteins eliminate oxidative DNA base damage and psoralen DNA interstrand crosslinks through initiation of base excision repair. Current evidence points to a DNA replication associated repair function of NEIL1 and NEIL3, correlating with induced expression of the proteins in S/G2 phases of the cell cycle. However previous attempts to express and purify recombinant human NEIL3 in an active form have been challenging. In this study, both human NEIL1 and NEIL3 have been expressed and purified from E. coli, and the DNA glycosylase activity of these two proteins confirmed using single-and double-stranded DNA oligonucleotide substrates containing the oxidative bases, 5-hydroxyuracil, 8-oxoguanine and thymine glycol. To determine the biochemical role that NEIL1 and NEIL3 play during DNA replication, model replication fork substrates were designed containing the oxidized bases at one of three specific sites relative to the fork. Results indicate that whilst specificity for 5-hydroxyuracil and thymine glycol was observed, NEIL1 acts preferentially on double-stranded DNA, including the damage upstream to the replication fork, whereas NEIL3 preferentially excises oxidized bases from single stranded DNA and within open fork structures. Thus, NEIL1 and NEIL3 act in concert to remove oxidized bases from the replication fork.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 April 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 April 2019
Keywords: Base excision repair, DNA damage, DNA repair, DNA replication, NEI-like DNA glycosylases

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Local EPrints ID: 432473
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/432473
ISSN: 2073-4425
PURE UUID: 770165b3-e781-49c6-b5ec-200365cdc3b2
ORCID for Soran Mohammed: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3882-6129

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Date deposited: 17 Jul 2019 16:30
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:41

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Author: Mustafa S. Albelazi
Author: Peter R. Martin
Author: Soran Mohammed ORCID iD
Author: Luciano Mutti
Author: Jason L. Parsons
Author: Rhoderick H. Elder

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