Novel human DNA alkyltransferases obtained by random substitution and genetic selection in bacteria.

Abstract:

:DNA repair alkyltransferases protect organisms against the cytotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic effects of alkylating agents by transferring alkyl adducts from DNA to an active cysteine on the protein, thereby restoring the native DNA structure. We used random sequence substitutions to gain structure-function information about the human O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.63), as well as to create active mutants. Twelve codons surrounding but not including the active cysteine were replaced by a random nucleotide sequence, and the resulting random library was selected for the ability to provide alkyltransferase-deficient Escherichia coli with resistance to the methylating agent N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. Few amino acid changes were tolerated in this evolutionarily conserved region of the protein. One mutation, a valine to phenylalanine change at codon 139 (V139F), was found in 70% of the selected mutants; in fact, this mutant was selected much more frequently than the wild type. V139F provided alkyltransferase-deficient bacteria with greater protection than the wild-type protein against both the cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, increasing the D37 over 4-fold and reducing the mutagenesis rate 2.7-5.5-fold. This mutant human alkyltransferase, or others similarly created and selected, could be used to protect bone marrow cells from the cytotoxic side effects of alkylation-based chemotherapeutic regimens.

authors

Christians FC,Loeb LA

doi

10.1073/pnas.93.12.6124

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-06-11 00:00:00

pages

6124-8

issue

12

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

journal_volume

93

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