Sequence Dependent Repair of 1,N⁶-Ethenoadenine by DNA Repair Enzymes ALKBH2, ALKBH3, and AlkB.

ABSTRACT: Mutation patterns of DNA adducts, such as mutational spectra and signatures, are useful tools for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Mutational spectra of carcinogens derive from three sources: adduct formation, replication bypass, and repair. Here, we consider the repair aspect of 1,N⁶-ethenoadenine (εA) by the 2-oxoglutarate/Fe(II)-dependent AlkB family enzymes. Specifically, we investigated εA repair across 16 possible sequence contexts (5'/3' flanking base to εA varied as G/A/T/C). The results revealed that repair efficiency is altered according to sequence, enzyme, and strand context (ss- versus ds-DNA). The methods can be used to study other aspects of mutational spectra or other pathways of repair.

SUBMITTER: Qi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434105 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature