MODULATION BY IONIC STRENGTH AND SUPERHELICITY OF BENZO[a]PYRENE DIOL EPOXIDE INDUCED DNA ALKYLATION AND UNWINDING
Superhelical and partially relaxed SV40 DNA were reacted in vitro with (+)7{beta}, 8{alpha}-dihydroxy-9{alpha},10{alpha}-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene (BaP diol epoxide). The modified DNA contained N{sup 2} guanine and N{sup 6} adeninte hydrocarbon adducts in the ratio 86:14. Superhelical SV40 DNA was approximately 6% more susceptible to modification than partially relaxed viral DNA. Counterions inhibited DNA alkylation by up to 90%, Mg{sup 2+} being 50-fold more effective than Na{sup +}. The sensitivity of covalent binding to helix stability is consistent with a reaction complex in which BaP diol epoxide is intercalated. The superhelical density of the modified DNA substrates was determined electrophoretically relative to partially relaxed standards and an unwinding angle for the hydrocarbon adducts was calculated. The angle was dependent upon the superhelicity of the DNA molecule and ranged from 330{sup o} to 30{sup o}. This data indicates that the modified base pairs are disrupted and, in the presence of torsional strain, act as centers for the further denaturation of up to 8 adjacent base pairs. In the absence of such strain the alkylation sites have an ordered structure with the attached hydrocarbon probably oriented in the minor or major groove of the helix.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Chemical Sciences Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 1030567
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-10402; TRN: US201124%%315
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, Vol. 77, Issue 4; ISSN 0027-8424
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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