NMR evidence of the stabilisation by the carcinogen N-2-acetylaminofluorene of a frameshift mutagenesis intermediate.
AUTOR(ES)
Milhé, C
RESUMO
Two heteroduplexes d(C1A2C3T4C5G6C7A8C9A10C11)-d (G12T13G14T15G16G17A18G19T20G21) containing a bulged guanine either unmodified or modified with the carcinogen N-2-acetylaminofluorene (AAF) have been studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) as models of slipped mutagenic intermediates (SMI). Conformational equilibria are observed in both the unmodified and the AAF-modified heteroduplexes. The major conformation of the unmodified duplex is one where the extra guanine is stacked in the helix and the major conformation of the AAF-modified heteroduplex is one where the AAF is external to the helix. Unusual sugar proton chemical shifts of C5- and G6-AAF indicate that the AAF ring is pointing out in the 5' direction. A strong increase in the modified heteroduplex melting temperature (+15 degrees C) is observed. Moreover, in contrast to the unmodified heteroduplex, which shows extensive melting in the vicinity of the bulged guanine, the base pairs around the bulge in the AAF-modified heteroduplex remain paired at temperatures up to 30 degrees C. This exceptional stability of the site around the bulged modified guanine is suggested to be responsible for the high rate of -1 mutation induced by AAF at repetitive sequences.
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