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Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, 2015

The DNA repair enzyme AlkB was identified in E. coli more than three decades ago. Since then, nin... more The DNA repair enzyme AlkB was identified in E. coli more than three decades ago. Since then, nine mammalian homologs, all members of the superfamily of alpha-ketoglutarate and Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenases, have been identified (designated ALKBH1-8 and FTO). While E. coli AlkB serves as a DNA repair enzyme, only two mammalian homologs have been confirmed to repair DNA in vivo. The other mammalian homologs have remarkably diverse substrate specificities and biological functions. Substrates recognized by the different AlkB homologs comprise erroneous methyl- and etheno adducts in DNA, unique wobble uridine modifications in certain tRNAs, methylated adenines in mRNA, and methylated lysines on proteins. The phenotypes of organisms lacking or overexpressing individual AlkB homologs include obesity, severe sensitivity to inflammation, infertility, growth retardation, and multiple malformations. Here we review the present knowledge of the mammalian AlkB homologs and their implications for human disease and development.

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2015

Cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in heart failure of diverse etiologies. Gen... more Cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in heart failure of diverse etiologies. Generalized mitochondrial disease also leads to cardiomyopathy with various clinical manifestations. Impaired mitochondrial homeostasis may over time, such as in the aging heart, lead to cardiac dysfunction. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), close to the electron transport chain and unprotected by histones, may be a primary pathogenetic site, but this is not known. Here we test the hypothesis that cumulative damage of cardiomyocyte mtDNA leads to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Transgenic mice with Tet-on inducible, cardiomyocyte-specific expression of a mutant uracil-DNA glycosylase 1 (mutUNG1) were generated. The mutUNG1 is known to remove thymine in addition to uracil from the mitochondrial genome, generating apyrimidinic sites, which obstruct mtDNA function. Following induction of mutUNG1 in cardiac myocytes by administering doxycycline, the mice rapidly developed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy leading to congestive heart failure and premature death after around two months. The heart showed reduced mtDNA replication, severely diminished mtDNA transcription, and suppressed mitochondrial respiration with increased PGC-1α, mitochondrial mass and antioxidative defence enzymes, impaired gap junctions, and finally failing mitochondrial fission/fusion dynamics and deteriorating myocardial contractility as the mechanism of heart failure. The approach provides a model with induced cardiac-restricted mtDNA damage for investigation of mtDNA-based heart disease.

Molecular and cellular biology, 2010

Uridines in the wobble position of tRNA are almost invariably modified. Modifications can increas... more Uridines in the wobble position of tRNA are almost invariably modified. Modifications can increase the efficiency of codon reading, but they also prevent mistranslation by limiting wobbling. In mammals, several tRNAs have 5-methoxycarbonylmethyluridine (mcm5U) or derivatives thereof in the wobble position. Through analysis of tRNA from Alkbh8-/- mice, we show here that ALKBH8 is a tRNA methyltransferase required for the final step in the biogenesis of mcm5U. We also demonstrate that the interaction of ALKBH8 with a small accessory protein, TRM112, is required to form a functional tRNA methyltransferase. Furthermore, prior ALKBH8-mediated methylation is a prerequisite for the thiolation and 2'-O-ribose methylation that form 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine (mcm5s2U) and 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2'-O-methyluridine (mcm5Um), respectively. Despite the complete loss of all of these uridine modifications, Alkbh8-/- mice appear normal. However, the selenocysteine-specific tRNA ...

Oncogene, Jan 28, 2002

The Cockayne syndrome B (CSB) gene product is involved in the repair of various types of base mod... more The Cockayne syndrome B (CSB) gene product is involved in the repair of various types of base modifications in actively transcribed DNA sequences. To investigate its significance for the repair of endogenous oxidative DNA damage, homozygous csb(-/-)/ogg1(-/-) double knockout mice were generated. These combine the deficiency of CSB with that of OGG1, a gene coding for the mammalian repair glycosylase that initiates the base excision repair of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG). Compared to ogg1(-/-) mice, csb(-/-)/ogg1(-/-) mice were found to accumulate with age severalfold higher levels of oxidited purine modifications in hepatocytes, splenocytes and kidney cells. In contrast, the basal (steady-state) levels of oxidative DNA modifications in cells from csb(-/-) mice were not different from those in wild-type mice and did not increase with age. The analysis of the repair rates of additional oxidative DNA base modifications induced by photosensitization in immortalized embryonic fibrob...

Genome Research, 2015

Transcription factors are abundant Sumo targets, yet the global distribution of Sumo along the ch... more Transcription factors are abundant Sumo targets, yet the global distribution of Sumo along the chromatin and its physiological relevance in transcription are poorly understood. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we determined the genome-wide localization of Sumo along the chromatin. We discovered that Sumo-enriched genes are almost exclusively involved in translation, such as tRNA genes and ribosomal protein genes (RPGs). Whole-genome expression analysis showed that Sumo positively regulates their transcription. We also discovered that the Sumo consensus motif at RPG promoters is identical to the DNA binding motif of the transcription factor Rap1. We demonstrate that Rap1 is a molecular target of Sumo and that sumoylation of Rap1 is important for cell viability. Furthermore, Rap1 sumoylation promotes recruitment of the basal transcription machinery, and sumoylation of Rap1 cooperates with the target of rapamycin kinase complex 1 (TORC1) pathway to promote RPG transcription. Strikingly, our data reveal that sumoylation of Rap1 functions in a homeostatic feedback loop that sustains RPG transcription during translational stress. Taken together, Sumo regulates the cellular translational capacity by promoting transcription of tRNA genes and RPGs.

Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 2007

Genetically modified mouse models are a powerful approach to study the relation of a single gene-... more Genetically modified mouse models are a powerful approach to study the relation of a single gene-deletion to processes such as mutagenesis and carcinogenesis. The generation of base excision repair (BER) deficient mouse models has resulted in a re-examination of the cellular defence mechanisms that exist to counteract DNA base damage. This review discusses novel insights into the relation between specific gene-deletions and the organ and cell specificity of visible and molecular phenotypes, including accumulation of base lesions in genomic DNA and carcinogenesis. Although promising models exist, there is still a need for new models. These models should comprise combined deficiencies of DNA glycosylases which initiate the BER pathway, to elaborate on the repair redundancy, as well as conditional models of the intermediate steps of BER.

PLoS ONE, 2014

The ALKBH family of Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases comprises enzymes that display... more The ALKBH family of Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases comprises enzymes that display sequence homology to AlkB from E. coli, a DNA repair enzyme that uses an oxidative mechanism to dealkylate methyl and etheno adducts on the nucleobases. Humans have nine different ALKBH proteins, ALKBH1-8 and FTO. Mammalian and plant ALKBH8 are tRNA hydroxylases targeting 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-modified uridine (mcm 5 U) at the wobble position of tRNA Gly(UCC) . In contrast, the genomes of some bacteria encode a protein with strong sequence homology to ALKBH8, and robust DNA repair activity was previously demonstrated for one such protein. To further explore this apparent functional duality of the ALKBH8 proteins, we have here enzymatically characterized a panel of such proteins, originating from bacteria, protozoa and mimivirus. All the enzymes showed DNA repair activity in vitro, but, interestingly, two protozoan ALKBH8s also catalyzed wobble uridine modification of tRNA, thus displaying a dual in vitro activity. Also, we found the modification status of tRNA Gly(UCC) to be unaltered in an ALKBH8 deficient mutant of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, indicating that bacterial ALKBH8s have a function different from that of their eukaryotic counterparts. The present study provides new insights on the function and evolution of the ALKBH8 family of proteins.

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Dna Repair, 2003

Endonuclease III, a highly conserved enzyme initiating the base excision repair of oxidized DNA b... more Endonuclease III, a highly conserved enzyme initiating the base excision repair of oxidized DNA bases, hosts a [4Fe-4S] cluster. Unlike many other iron–sulfur clusters, the [4Fe-4S] cluster of endonuclease III is stable and resistant to both oxidation and reduction. Here we show that the [4Fe-4S] cluster of the E. coli endonuclease III can be readily modified by nitric oxide forming

Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, 1999

DNA damage generated by oxidant byproducts of cellular metabolism has been proposed as a key fact... more DNA damage generated by oxidant byproducts of cellular metabolism has been proposed as a key factor in cancer and aging. Oxygen free radicals cause predominantly base damage in DNA, and the most frequent mutagenic base lesion is 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG). This altered base can pair with A as well as C residues, leading to a greatly increased frequency of spontaneous G\cdot

Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, 1997

The major mutagenic base lesion in DNA caused by exposure to reactive oxygen species is 8-hydroxy... more The major mutagenic base lesion in DNA caused by exposure to reactive oxygen species is 8-hydroxy-guanine (8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine). In bacteria and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, this damaged base is excised by a DNA glycosylase with an associated lyase activity for chain cleavage. We have cloned, sequenced, and expressed a human cDNA with partial sequence homology to the relevant yeast gene. The encoded 47-kDa

Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 1995

syndrome '~. The mmtisystem nature of the clinical features, including dwm'fism, make th!s an att... more syndrome '~. The mmtisystem nature of the clinical features, including dwm'fism, make th!s an attractive hypothesis, but one very important fact needs to be explained. Mutations have been identified in the CSB gone in several patients. The nature of these mutations is such that several of them are likely to result in total inactivation off the gone product (D. Mallory and A. R. Lehmann, unpublished), suggesting that the CSB gone ~s not essential for |fie. In support o~ this conclusion, deletion of the homologous gone in yeast does not affect viability 29. Thus, it seems unlikely that the CSB protein is absolutely requh'ed for basal tran.~crip tion in the way that TFIIH is required.

The EMBO Journal, 2006

Two human homologs of the Escherichia coli AlkB protein, denoted hABH2 and hABH3, were recently s... more Two human homologs of the Escherichia coli AlkB protein, denoted hABH2 and hABH3, were recently shown to directly reverse 1-methyladenine (1meA) and 3-methylcytosine (3meC) damages in DNA. We demonstrate that mice lacking functional mABH2 or mABH3 genes, or both, are viable and without overt phenotypes. Neither were histopathological changes observed in the gene-targeted mice. However, in the absence of any exogenous exposure to methylating agents, mice lacking mABH2, but not mABH3 defective mice, accumulate significant levels of 1meA in the genome, suggesting the presence of a biologically relevant endogenous source of methylating agent. Furthermore, embryonal fibroblasts from mABH2-deficient mice are unable to remove methyl methane sulfate (MMS)-induced 1meA from genomic DNA and display increased cytotoxicity after MMS exposure. In agreement with these results, we found that in vitro repair of 1meA and 3meC in double-stranded DNA by nuclear extracts depended primarily, if not solely, on mABH2. Our data suggest that mABH2 and mABH3 have different roles in the defense against alkylating agents. The EMBO Journal VOL 25 | NO 10 | 2006 EMBO THE EMBO JOURNAL THE EMBO JOURNAL mABH2 and mABH3 knockout mice

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011

Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a primary influx route for water during brain edema formation. Here, we pro... more Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a primary influx route for water during brain edema formation. Here, we provide evidence that brain swelling triggers Ca 2+ signaling in astrocytes and that deletion of the Aqp4 gene markedly interferes with these events. Using in vivo twophoton imaging, we show that hypoosmotic stress (20% reduction in osmolarity) initiates astrocytic Ca 2+ spikes and that deletion of Aqp4 reduces these signals. The Ca 2+ signals are partly dependent on activation of P2 purinergic receptors, which was judged from the effects of appropriate antagonists applied to cortical slices. Supporting the involvement of purinergic signaling, osmotic stress was found to induce ATP release from cultured astrocytes in an AQP4-dependent manner. Our results suggest that AQP4 not only serves as an influx route for water but also is critical for initiating downstream signaling events that may affect and potentially exacerbate the pathological outcome in clinical conditions associated with brain edema. endfeet | glial | two-photon

PLoS ONE, 2010

Background: Eschericia coli AlkB is a 2-oxoglutarate-and iron-dependent dioxygenase that reverses... more Background: Eschericia coli AlkB is a 2-oxoglutarate-and iron-dependent dioxygenase that reverses alkylated DNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Mouse AlkB homolog 1 (Alkbh1) is one of eight members of the newly discovered family of mammalian dioxygenases.

Oncogene, 2006

OGG1 (8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-1) is one of the main DNA glycosylases present in mammalian ce... more OGG1 (8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-1) is one of the main DNA glycosylases present in mammalian cells. The enzyme removes 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) lesions, believed to be the most important oxidized lesions due to their relatively high incidence and their miscoding properties. This study shows that in prenatal mice brains the repair capacity for 8-oxoG is 5-10-fold higher than in adult mice brains. Western blot analysis and repair activity in extracts from Ogg1 À/À mice revealed that OGG1 was responsible for the efficient 8-oxoG removal from prenatal mice. To investigate how OGG1 protects against oxidative stress-induced mutagenesis, pregnant Big Blue/wild-type and Big Blue/Ogg1 À/À mice were exposed to nontoxic doses of gamma radiation. A 2.5-fold increase in the mutation frequency in Ogg1 À/À mouse brains was obtained by exposure to 3.5 Gy at day 19 postfertilization. This was largely due to GC to TA transversions, believed to originate from 8-oxoG mispairing with A during replication. Furthermore, rapid cell divisions seemed to be required for fixation of mutations, as a similar dose of radiation did not increase the mutation frequency, or the frequency of GC to TA transversion, in the adult brain.

Nucleic Acids Research, 2003

Deamination of DNA bases can occur spontaneously, generating highly mutagenic lesions such as ura... more Deamination of DNA bases can occur spontaneously, generating highly mutagenic lesions such as uracil and hypoxanthine. In Escherichia coli two enzymes initiate repair at hypoxanthine residues in DNA. The alkylbase DNA glycosylase, AlkA, initiates repair by removal of the damaged base, whereas endonuclease V, Endo V, hydrolyses the second phosphodiester bond 3¢ to the lesion. We have identi®ed and characterised a mouse cDNA with striking homology to the E.coli n® gene, which also has signi®cant similarities to motifs required for catalytic activity of the UvrC endonuclease. The 37-kDa mouse enzyme (mEndo V) incises the DNA strand at the second phosphodiester bond 3¢ to hypoxanthine-and uracil-containing nucleotides. The activity of mEndo V is elevated on singlestranded DNA substrate in vitro. Expression of the mouse protein in a DNA repair-de®cient E.coli alkA n® strain suppresses its spontaneous mutator phenotype. We suggest that mEndo V initiates an alternative excision repair pathway for hypoxanthine removal. It thus appears that mEndo V has properties overlapping the function of alkylbase DNA glycosylase (Aag) in repair of deaminated adenine, which to some extent could explain the absence of phenotypic abnormalities associated with Aag knockout in mice.

Nucleic Acids Research, 2005

RNA interference (RNAi) has become an invaluable tool for functional genomics. A critical use of ... more RNA interference (RNAi) has become an invaluable tool for functional genomics. A critical use of this tool depends on an understanding of the factors that determine the specificity and activity of the active agent, small interfering RNA (siRNA). Several studies have concluded that tolerance of mutations can be considerable and hence lead to off-target effects. In this study, we have investigated in vivo the toleration of wobble (G:U) mutations in high activity siRNAs against Flap Endonuclease 1 (Fen1) and Aquaporin-4 (Aqp4). Mutations in the central part of the antisense strand caused a pronounced decrease in activity, while mutations in the 5 0 and 3 0 ends were tolerated very well. Furthermore, based on analysis of nine different mutated siRNAs with widely differing intrinsic activities, we conclude that siRNA activity can be significantly enhanced by wobble mutations (relative to mRNA), in the 5 0 terminal of the antisense strand. These findings should facilitate design of active siRNAs where the target mRNA offers limited choice of siRNA positions.

Nucleic Acids Research, 2009

The iron(II)-and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase AlkB from Escherichia coli (EcAlkB) r... more The iron(II)-and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase AlkB from Escherichia coli (EcAlkB) repairs alkylation damage in DNA by direct reversal. EcAlkB substrates include methylated bases, such as 1-methyladenine (m 1 A) and 3-methylcytosine (m 3 C), as well as certain bulkier lesions, for example the exocyclic adduct 1,N 6 -ethenoadenine (eA). EcAlkB is the only bacterial AlkB protein characterized to date, and we here present an extensive bioinformatics and functional analysis of bacterial AlkB proteins. Based on sequence phylogeny, we show that these proteins can be subdivided into four groups: denoted 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B; each characterized by the presence of specific conserved amino acid residues in the putative nucleotide-recognizing domain. A scattered distribution of AlkB proteins from the four different groups across the bacterial kingdom indicates a substantial degree of horizontal transfer of AlkB genes. DNA repair activity was associated with all tested recombinant AlkB proteins. Notably, both a group 2B protein from Xanthomonas campestris and a group 2A protein from Rhizobium etli repaired etheno adducts, but had negligible activity on methylated bases. Our data indicate that the majority, if not all, of the bacterial AlkB proteins are DNA repair enzymes, and that some of these proteins do not primarily target methylated bases.

Nucleic Acids Research, 2012

The structure specific flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) plays an essential role in long-patch base exci... more The structure specific flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) plays an essential role in long-patch base excision repair (BER) and in DNA replication. We have generated a fluorescently tagged FEN1 expressing mouse which allows monitoring the localization and kinetics of FEN1 in response to DNA damage in living cells and tissues. The expression of FEN1, which is tagged at its C-terminal end with enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (FEN1-YFP), is under control of the endogenous Fen1 transcriptional regulatory elements. In line with its role in processing of Okazaki fragments during DNA replication, we found that FEN1-YFP expression is mainly observed in highly proliferating tissue. Moreover, the FEN1-YFP fusion protein allowed us to investigate repair kinetics in cells challenged with local and global DNA damage. In vivo multi-photon fluorescence microscopy demonstrates rapid localization of FEN1 to local laser-induced DNA damage sites in nuclei, providing evidence of a highly mobile protein that accumulates fast at DNA lesion sites with high turnover rate. Inhibition of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) disrupts FEN1 accumulation at sites of DNA damage, indicating that PARP1 is required for FEN1 recruitment to DNA repair intermediates in BER.

Nucleic Acids Research, 1994

We have previously reported the isolation of mammalian cell lines expressing the 3-methyladenine ... more We have previously reported the isolation of mammalian cell lines expressing the 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase I (tag) gene from E.coli. These cells are 2-5 fold more resistant to the toxic effects of methylating agents than normal cells (15). Kinetic measurements of 3-methyladenine removal from the genome in situ show a moderate (3-fold) increase in Tag expressing cells relative to normal as compared to a high (50-fold) increase in exogenous alkylated DNA in vitro by cell extracts. Excision of 7-methylguanine is as expected, unaffected by the tag+ gene expression. The frequency of mutations formed in the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (hprt) locus was investigated after methylmethanesulfonate (MMS), ethylmethanesulfonate (EMS), N-nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU) and N-nitroso-N-ethylurea (NEU) exposure. Tag expression reduced the frequency of MMS and EMS induced mutations to about half the normal rate, whereas the mutation frequency in cells exposed to NMU or NEU is not affected by the tag+ gene expression. These results indicate that after exposure to compounds which produce predominantly Nalkylations in DNA, a substantial proportion of the mutations induced is formed at 3-alkyladenine residues in DNA.