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Aaron M Fleming1, Judy Zhu1, Shereen A Howpay Manage1
1Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112-0850 , United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|June 27, 2019
Resumen
El gen de reparación del ADN NEIL3
Área de la Ciencia:
- La genómica
- Reparación del ADN
- La epigenética
Sus antecedentes:
- El estrés oxidativo e inflamatorio induce la expresión del gen NEIL3.
- La oxidación de la guanina (G) a la 8-oxo-7,8-dihidroguanina (OG) ocurre durante el estrés.
- Un elemento promotor rico en G en NEIL3 es una secuencia potencial de formación de G-cuadruplex (PQS).
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel del NEIL3 PQS en la regulación genética durante el estrés oxidativo.
- Explorar el mecanismo de activación de NEIL3 que involucra la formación y reparación de OG.
- Determinar si el NEIL3 PQS actúa como un elemento regulador sensible a la oxidación-reducción.
Principales métodos:
- Estudios in vitro mediante análisis termodinámicos y químicos.
- Estudios de celulosa para examinar los procesos de reparación del ADN.
- Análisis bioinformático de genomas de mamíferos para la conservación de la secuencia.
Principales resultados:
- La formación de OG en el NEIL3 PQS desencadena la reparación de la escisión de la base por OGG1, creando un sitio abásico (AP).
- El sitio AP desestabiliza el ADN, promoviendo un pliegue G-cuadruplex (G4) dentro del PQS.
- APE1 escasea mal el sitio AP en el contexto G4, lo que le permite actuar como un transactivador de transcripción.
Conclusiones:
- El NEIL3 PQS funciona como un interruptor redox, regulando la expresión de NEIL3 a través de la modificación OG.
- Este mecanismo permite que las células respondan al daño del ADN mutagénico durante el estrés oxidativo.
- El NEIL3 PQS conservado en los genomas de mamíferos sugiere una selección evolutiva para esta vía reguladora.
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