Neil DNA glycosylases promote substrate turnover by Tdg during DNA demethylation

Schomacher, Lars; Han, Dongdong; Musheev, Michael U.; Arab, Khelifa; Kienhöfer, Sabine; Seggern, Annika von; Niehrs, Christof

doi:10.1038/nsmb.3151

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“…DOI 10.1002/em one study, substrate turnover by TDG was reportedly enhanced by the NEIL enzymes (Schomacher et al, 2016). DOI 10.1002/em one study, substrate turnover by TDG was reportedly enhanced by the NEIL enzymes (Schomacher et al, 2016).…”

Section: The Enigma Of Mtdna Methylationmentioning

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Mitochondrial DNA: Epigenetics and environment

Sharma

Pasala

Prakash

2019

Environ and Mol Mutagen

120

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Maintenance of the mitochondrial genome is essential for proper cellular function. For this purpose, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) needs to be faithfully replicated, transcribed, translated, and repaired in the face of constant onslaught from endogenous and environmental agents. Although only 13 polypeptides are encoded within mtDNA, the mitochondrial proteome comprises over 1500 proteins that are encoded by nuclear genes and translocated to the mitochondria for the purpose of maintaining mitochondrial function. Regulation of mtDNA and mitochondrial proteins by epigenetic changes and post‐translational modifications facilitate crosstalk between the nucleus and the mitochondria and ultimately lead to the maintenance of cellular health and homeostasis. DNA methyl transferases have been identified in the mitochondria implicating that methylation occurs within this organelle; however, the extent to which mtDNA is methylated has been debated for many years. Mechanisms of demethylation within this organelle have also been postulated, but the exact mechanisms and their outcomes is still an active area of research. Mitochondrial dysfunction in the form of altered gene expression and ATP production, resulting from epigenetic changes, can lead to various conditions including aging‐related neurodegenerative disorders, altered metabolism, changes in circadian rhythm, and cancer. Here, we provide an overview of the epigenetic regulation of mtDNA via methylation, long and short noncoding RNAs, and post‐translational modifications of nucleoid proteins (as mitochondria lack histones). We also highlight the influence of xenobiotics such as airborne environmental pollutants, contamination from heavy metals, and therapeutic drugs on mtDNA methylation. Environ. Mol. Mutagen., 60:668–682, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: The Enigma Of Mtdna Methylationmentioning

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Mitochondrial DNA: Epigenetics and environment

Sharma

Pasala

Prakash

2019

Environ and Mol Mutagen

120

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“…found that TDG operates in at ight complex with other enzymes such as TET1 [227] and interplays with the NEIL1/2 bifunctional glycosylases, [228] so that the formed abasic site may indeed be processed very quickly.…”

Section: Passive Demethylationmentioning

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Non‐canonical Bases in the Genome: The Regulatory Information Layer in DNA

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Multicellular organisms developed the concept of specialized cells that perform specific functions. Examples are neurons and fibroblast to name just two out of more than 200. These cellular differences are established based on the same sequence information stored in the cell nucleus of all cells of an organism. The sequence information needs consequently different interpretations by the different cell types. During cellular development this interpretation of the genetic code has to be tightly regulated in space and time. Interpretation of the sequence information involves the controlled activation and silencing of specific genes so that certain proteins are made in one cell type but not in others. This involves an additional regulatory information layer beyond the pure base sequence. One aspect of this regulatory information layer relies on functional groups that are attached to the C(5) position of the canonical base dC. Currently four regulatory, non-canonical bases with a methyl (CH )-, a hydroxymethyl (CH OH)-, a formyl (CHO)- and a carboxyl (COOH)- group are known. While 5-methyl-cytidine is long recognised to be a regulatory base in the genome, the other three bases and the enzymes responsible for generating them, were just recently discovered.

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“…Moreover, increasing literature has further emphasized the importance of NEIL1's cellular repair activity, as NEIL1 deficiency has led to multiple abnormalities and is associated with severe human diseases, including cancer (14-19). Additionally, emerging evidence has also implicated a role of NEIL1 in active DNA demethylation (20)(21)(22).NEIL1 is capable of removing a wide array of oxidized pyrimidines and purines; representative substrates of extensive investigations include thymine glycol (Tg), 5-hydroxyuracil (5-OHU), 5-hydroxycytosine (5-OHC), dihydrothymine (DHT), and dihydrouracil (DHU), as well as the formamidopyridines (FapyA and FapyG), spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp), and guanidinohydantoin (Gh) (23-27). Among these lesions, Tg is the most common pyrimidine base modification produced under oxidative stress and ionizing radiation (28)-arising from oxidation of thymine and 5-methylcytosine-and is also a preferred substrate of NEIL1 (3).…”

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Tautomerization-dependent recognition and excision of oxidation damage in base-excision DNA repair

Zhu

Zhang

et al. 2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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NEIL1 (Nei-like 1) is a DNA repair glycosylase guarding the mammalian genome against oxidized DNA bases. As the first enzymes in the base-excision repair pathway, glycosylases must recognize the cognate substrates and catalyze their excision. Here we present crystal structures of human NEIL1 bound to a range of duplex DNA. Together with computational and biochemical analyses, our results suggest that NEIL1 promotes tautomerization of thymine glycol (Tg)-a preferred substrate-for optimal binding in its active site. Moreover, this tautomerization event also facilitates NEIL1-catalyzed Tg excision. To our knowledge, the present example represents the first documented case of enzymepromoted tautomerization for efficient substrate recognition and catalysis in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.base-excision repair | substrate recognition | enzyme catalysis | glycosylase | QM/MM D NA oxidation damage can be induced by both endogenous and environmental reactive oxygen species. Such oxidized DNA bases are primarily recognized and removed by the baseexcision repair (BER) pathway, which is initiated by a lesionspecific DNA glycosylase (1-4). Based on sequence homology and structural motifs, glycosylases that cleave oxidation damage are grouped into two families: the helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) family and the Fpg/Nei family (5, 6); the latter is named after the prototypical bacterial members formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg) and endonuclease eight (Nei).NEIL1 (Nei-like 1) is one such Fpg/Nei family glycosylase that guards the mammalian genome against oxidation damage (7-10). NEIL1 is bifunctional in that it catalyzes both the hydrolysis of the N-glycosylic bond linking a base to a deoxyribose (glycosylase activity) and the subsequent cleavage of the DNA 3′ to the newly created apurinic/apyrimidinic site (lyase activity) (7-10). The N terminus contains the glycosylase domain of NEIL1, and the C terminus is intrinsically disordered (8,11). Whereas the C terminus is dispensable for both glycosylase and lyase activities in vitro, it interacts with many proteins in vivo and is required for efficient DNA repair activity inside the cells (12, 13). NEIL1 is also unique among the three human NEIL proteins in that it is increased in an S-phase-specific manner and carries out prereplicative repair of oxidized bases in the human genome (8,12). Moreover, increasing literature has further emphasized the importance of NEIL1's cellular repair activity, as NEIL1 deficiency has led to multiple abnormalities and is associated with severe human diseases, including cancer (14-19). Additionally, emerging evidence has also implicated a role of NEIL1 in active DNA demethylation (20)(21)(22).NEIL1 is capable of removing a wide array of oxidized pyrimidines and purines; representative substrates of extensive investigations include thymine glycol (Tg), 5-hydroxyuracil (5-OHU), 5-hydroxycytosine (5-OHC), dihydrothymine (DHT), and dihydrouracil (DHU), as well as the formamidopyridines (FapyA and FapyG), spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp), and guanidinohydanto...

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Neil DNA glycosylases promote substrate turnover by Tdg during DNA demethylation

Cited by 76 publications

References 67 publications

Mitochondrial DNA: Epigenetics and environment

Mitochondrial DNA: Epigenetics and environment

Non‐canonical Bases in the Genome: The Regulatory Information Layer in DNA

Tautomerization-dependent recognition and excision of oxidation damage in base-excision DNA repair

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