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Copper(I)-bleomycin: structurally unique complex that mediates oxidative DNA strand scission.

G M Ehrenfeld, L O Rodriguez, S M Hecht

    Biochemistry
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Copper(I)-bleomycin (Cu(I) X BLM) was characterized using NMR. Cu(I) X BLM, in the presence of dithiothreitol, degrades DNA, suggesting a monooxygenase mechanism.

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    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Chemical Biology
    • Molecular Biology

    Background:

    • Bleomycin (BLM) is an anticancer drug that induces DNA strand breaks.
    • The role of copper in bleomycin's DNA-cleaving activity is complex and not fully understood.
    • Copper(I)-bleomycin (Cu(I) X BLM) is a key species in bleomycin-induced DNA damage.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize the structure and binding of Cu(I) X BLM.
    • To investigate the DNA degradation activity of Cu(I) X BLM and Cu(II) X BLM under various conditions.
    • To elucidate the mechanism of DNA strand scission by copper-bleomycin complexes.

    Main Methods:

    • 13C and 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, including 2D 1H-13C correlated spectroscopy.
    • Equilibrium studies correlating spectra of BLM and Cu(I) X BLM.

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  • DNA strand scission assays using [3H]DNA and covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in the presence and absence of reducing agents and oxygen.

    • Main Results:

    • Detailed NMR assignments for Cu(I) X BLM and Cu(I) X BLM X CO were established.
    • Cu(I) binding involves beta-aminoalaninamide and pyrimidinyl moieties of bleomycin.
    • Cu(I) X BLM induced significant DNA degradation and strand scission in the presence of dithiothreitol, but not Cu(II) X BLM alone.
    • DNA degradation by Cu(I) X BLM was independent of Fe(II) and did not produce thymine propenal.
    • DNA strand scission was also observed under anaerobic conditions with Cu(II) X BLM and iodosobenzene.

    Conclusions:

    • Copper(I) binding to bleomycin involves specific moieties of the drug.
    • Cu(I) X BLM, activated by reducing agents and oxygen, is a potent DNA-degrading species.
    • The mechanism of DNA degradation by Cu X BLM likely involves monooxygenase activity.