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The Role of Exoribonucleases and MutT Pyrophosphohydrolase in the Surveillance of Oxidatively-damaged RNA
Title
The Role of Exoribonucleases and MutT Pyrophosphohydrolase in the Surveillance of Oxidatively-damaged RNA.
Creator
Zhang, Jianan, Li, Zhongwei, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Three important exoribonucleases degrading RNAs in sequence-independent manner, RNase II, RNase Rand polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase), were shown to protect cells against oxidative stress. This is presumably due to the function of the exoribonucleases in the removal of oxidized RNA in cells. MutT pyrophosphohydrolase .was previously reported to scavenge oxidized nucleotides 8-oxoGTP and 8-oxoGDP, prevent their incorporation into RNA. Deficiency of MutT may lead to an increase in the...
Show moreThree important exoribonucleases degrading RNAs in sequence-independent manner, RNase II, RNase Rand polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase), were shown to protect cells against oxidative stress. This is presumably due to the function of the exoribonucleases in the removal of oxidized RNA in cells. MutT pyrophosphohydrolase .was previously reported to scavenge oxidized nucleotides 8-oxoGTP and 8-oxoGDP, prevent their incorporation into RNA. Deficiency of MutT may lead to an increase in the level of 8-oxoG in RNA, which may enhance the requirement of the RNA surveillance function of the exoribonucleases. This study focuses on the roles of the RNA-degradation exoribonucleases in the removal of oxidatively-damaged RNA in the mutT background. This work shows that mutT mutation enhances the sensitivity of the RNase mutants to hydrogen peroxide. Growth defect of the pnp mutT mutant was detected even under normal aeration, but was rescued to the level of pnp mutant under anaerobic conditions. The pnp mutT mutant shows high mutator activity observed from LacZ reporter system and high level of 8-oxoG in RNA, strongly suggest that PNPase is responsible for removing 8-oxoG containing RNAs elevated in mutT background. Additionally, genetic instability observed from the mutant lacking RNase II and MutT supports the idea that RNase II may adopt a distinct pathway to reduce deleterious effect from oxidation challenge.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000856
Subject Headings
Nucleic acids--Oxidation, DNA repair, Chemical mutagenesis
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Raman and surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy of G-quadruplexes
Title
Raman and surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy of G-quadruplexes.
Creator
Friedman, Samantha, Terentis, Andrew C., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are nucleic acid structures formed from π-stacked planar sets of four Hoogsteen hydrogen bonded guanine bases. G4s emerged as potential therapeutic targets based on their ability to modulate gene expression and inhibit the ability of telomerase to elongate chromosomal telomeres. Raman spectroscopy, polarized Raman spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and other optical spectroscopic techniques were used to characterize the G4s formed by four different...
Show moreG-quadruplexes (G4s) are nucleic acid structures formed from π-stacked planar sets of four Hoogsteen hydrogen bonded guanine bases. G4s emerged as potential therapeutic targets based on their ability to modulate gene expression and inhibit the ability of telomerase to elongate chromosomal telomeres. Raman spectroscopy, polarized Raman spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and other optical spectroscopic techniques were used to characterize the G4s formed by four different DNA sequences: human telomeric (HT), thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA), nuclease hypersensitive element III1 region of the c- Myc gene promoter (Myc), and a single loop-isomer of Myc (MycL1).
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004370, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004370
Subject Headings
Nucleic acids, Binding sites (Biochemistry), Biochemical genetics, Raman spectroscopy, Raman effect, Surface enhanced, Spectroscopic imaging, Spectrum analysis
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