Two structurally related diaziridinylbenzoquinones preferentially cross-link DNA at different sites upon reduction with DT-diaphorase.
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Department of Oncology, University College & Middlesex School of Medicine, London, U.K.Issue Date
1993-04-06
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The nucleotide sequence preferences for the formation of interstrand cross-links induced in DNA by 2,5-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone (DZQ) and 3,6-dimethyl-2,5-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone (MeDZQ) were studied using synthetic duplex oligonucleotides and denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Reaction of these bifunctional alkylating agents with a DNA duplex containing several potential cross-linking sites resulted in the formation of cross-linked DNAs with different electrophoretic mobilities. Analysis of the principal cross-linked products by piperidine fragmentation revealed that the preferential site of cross-linking was altered from a 5'-GNC to a 5'-GC sequence upon reduction of DZQ to the hydroquinone form by the enzyme DT-diaphorase. In contrast, the reduced form of MeDZQ was found to preferentially cross-link at 5'-GNC sites within the same sequence. These preferences were confirmed in duplex oligonucleotides containing single potential cross-linking sites. Additional minor cross-linked products were characterized and revealed that DZQ and MeDZQ are both capable of cross-linking across four base pairs in a 5'-GNNC sequence.Citation
Two structurally related diaziridinylbenzoquinones preferentially cross-link DNA at different sites upon reduction with DT-diaphorase. 1993, 32 (13):3306-12 BiochemistryJournal
BiochemistryDOI
10.1021/bi00064a013PubMed ID
8461296Type
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0006-2960ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/bi00064a013
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