6IA0

Human telomeric G-quadruplex with 8-oxo-G substitution in the central G-quartet

Summary for 6IA0

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6ia0/pdb
• NMR Information: BMRB: 34331
• Descriptor: hTel-oxoG10 (1 entity in total)
• Functional Keywords: human telomere, oxidative stress, g-quadruplex, nmr., dna
• Biological source: Homo sapiens
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 7607.88

Authors

Bielskute, S.,Plavec, J.,Podbevsek, P. (deposition date: 2018-11-26, release date: 2019-01-30, Last modification date: 2024-06-19)

Primary citation

Bielskute, S.,Plavec, J.,Podbevsek, P.
Impact of Oxidative Lesions on the Human Telomeric G-Quadruplex.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141:2594-2603, 2019

PubMed Abstract: Telomere attrition is closely associated with cell aging and exposure to reactive oxygen species (ROS). While oxidation products of nucleotides have been studied extensively in the past, the underlying secondary/tertiary structural changes in DNA remain poorly understood. In this work, we systematically probed guanine positions in the human telomeric oligonucleotide sequence (hTel) by substitutions with the major product of ROS, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (G), and evaluated the G-quadruplex forming ability of such oligonucleotides. Due to reduced hydrogen-bonding capability caused by G, a loss of G-quadruplex structure was observed for most oligonucleotides containing oxidative lesions. However, some positions in the hTel sequence were found to tolerate substitutions with G. Due to G's preference for the syn conformation, distinct responses were observed when replacing guanines with different glycosidic conformations. Accommodation of G at sites originally in syn or anti in nonsubstituted hTel G-quadruplex requires a minor structural rearrangement or a major conformational shift, respectively. The system responds by retaining or switching to a fold where G is in syn conformation. Most importantly, these G-quadruplex structures are still stable at physiological temperatures and should be considered detrimental in higher-order telomere structures.

PubMed: 30657306
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12748

Experimental method

SOLUTION NMR