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  • Sequence preference for strand cleavage of gapped duplexes by dynemicin A: possible mechanism of sequence-dependent double-stranded breaks.

Sequence preference for strand cleavage of gapped duplexes by dynemicin A: possible mechanism of sequence-dependent double-stranded breaks.

Biochemistry (1995-08-08)
T Kusakabe, M Uesugi, Y Sugiura
ABSTRACT

A double-stranded DNA cleavage mechanism by a novel enediyne type antitumor antibiotic, dynemicin A, has been investigated through sequence-dependent strand breakage of a series of duplexes containing a single nucleotide gap. We found that (1) dynemicin A breaks specifically at the 3'-shifted position by one base opposite the gap, (2) the strong cleavage is detected at 5'-Pu_Pu/3'-PyPuPy sequences, and (3) dynemicin H (aromatized form of dynemicin A) gives only a small inhibition effect (20%) on the cleavage of gapped duplex by dynemicin A. The long half-life of aromatization of dynemicin A (118 min, in the presence of DNA) obtained from HPLC analysis provides enough time for the second cleavage. The present results strongly indicate a two-step mechanism for the double-stranded DNA scission of dynemicin A. Namely, this double-stranded break is caused by two drug molecules, each of which cuts one DNA strand.

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