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Lecture 8: Nucleic Acid Structure II Flashcards

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Topoisomerases

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-catalyze concerted breakage and rejoining of DNA strands
-control formation of superhelical DNA

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Topoisomerase enzyme function

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-break and rejoin DNA strands
-need to alter topological status of DNA by changing the linking number and therefore the number of supercoils

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Topoisomerase biological role

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-control formation of superhelical DNA
-resolve winding problem from replication and transcription = altered DNA topology

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Topology control

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-cells need for survival
-DNA topology altered during replication and translation

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No topology control

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-accumulation of supercoils
-hinders melting of DNA duplex
-hinders movement of protein machinery along DNA

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Human topoisomerases

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Top1 and Top2
-targets for anticancer drugs

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Eukaryotic topoisomerases

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-do not introduce supercoils
-only relaxes them

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prokaryotic topoisomerase

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can introduce negative supercoils

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Top1

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-cuts only ONE strand of DNA
-cut strand rotates around intact
-no energy needed
-removes +/- supercoiling
-bacterial and eukaryotic enzymes

-change LK by 1 ?

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Top2

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-cuts both strands of DNA
-requires ATP
-moves another dsDNA segment through opening in cut strand
-changes linking number by 2
-bacterial and eukaryotic enzymes
-gyrase

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Gyrase

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-Top2
-only bacteria
-adds negative supercoils

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Supercoiling of linear DNA

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-generated by protein complexes translocating along DNA
-anchoring nuclear proteins create closed topological domains

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Where is DNA overwound

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-supercoiling ahead of replication fork
-jumprope

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Where is DNA underwound

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-DNA before replication fork

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Top1 mechanism

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  1. Cleaves one DNA strand
  2. Forms a transient covalent bond between tyrosine residue and phosphoryl group at cleavage site
  3. DNA relaxes by controlled rotation of the free end
  4. Seal gap by re-ligating cleaved strand

-slide 7 pic nvm its wrong

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Top1 tyrosine residue phosphoryl group bond

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-different top1 enzymes form enzyme link as either 3’ or 5’ -phosphotyrosine

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Controlled rotation of free end

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-relaxes DNA
-free end swivels around intact strand
-add or subtract turns depending on substrate DNA

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Underwound

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Top1 adds turns

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Overwound

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Top1 removes turns

20
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Top2 mechanism

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-needs ATP hydrolysis
1. breaks 2 strands of DNA
2. passes duplex DNA through gap and reseal gap

-eukaryotic relaxes supercoil
-prokaryotic add supercoil

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Topoisomerase inhibitors

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-Antineoplastic and anitmicrobial agents
-anticancer targeting
-trap intermediate complex of enzyme and DNA
-degradation of DNA, addition of mutations, or inhibition of transcription replication and repair

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TOP1 drugs (Camptothecin Class)

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-irinotecan and topotecan
-derivatives of camptothecin (tree bark)
-inhibit re-ligation step
-traps Top1-DNA complex
-replication fork hits complex = ds break = apoptosis

23
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Topotecan

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ovarian and cervical cancer

24
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SLIDE 8 is remove turn

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idk why
minus one
negative supercoiling
underwound

25
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irinotecan

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-prodrug converted to active DN-38
-combo therapy for colon or rectum carcinomas

26
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indenoisoquinoline

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-another Top1 drug class
-shamless Dr Cushman plug i think

27
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Drug action of Top1 drugs

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-binds covalent intermediate and stops religation
-crystal structures define interactions
-camp vs indeno interactions and residence time

28
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G-quadraplex structure

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-4 guanines in plane with central cation
-sequence variation in structure
-top structure same
-different sequences have alternative strand directions (bottom)

28
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Topology of promoter regions

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-changed by singlestranded structures generated from DNA transcription

29
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G-Quadraplex function

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-telomer extension
-genome stability
-regulation of expression/replication/translation
-sensor of oxidative DNA damage

30
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G-Quadraplex

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-found in human promoter regions (esp of highly transcribed genes like oncogene MYC)
-formation and stabilization should stall transcription machinery = inhibit transcription

31
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TmPyP4 porphyrin

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-binds to G-quadraplex of MYC promoter
-inhibits MYC transcription
-suppression of gene expression
-anticancer activity

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