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UV-DDB facilitates the base excision repair of alkyladenine glycosylase (AAG) substrates by recognizing specific lesions, stimulating AAG activity, and displacing AAG from abasic sites. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Determine whether the DNA damage sensor UV-DDB assists alkyladenine glycosylase (AAG) in the recognition and excision of non-oxidized DNA base lesions.

December 9, 2022Nucleic Acids ResearchOpen Access

Cooperative interaction between AAG and UV-DDB in the removal of modified bases

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SJSunbok JangEwha Womans University NKNamrata KumarKing George's Medical University MSMathew A SchaichUniversity of Pittsburgh

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Biochemical study demonstrates UV-DDB stimulates AAG activity during base excision repair in damaged cells, suggesting an expanded role in genomic maintenance.

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Determine whether the DNA damage sensor UV-DDB assists alkyladenine glycosylase (AAG) in the recognition and excision of non-oxidized DNA base lesions.
Measured binding affinity of UV-DDB for 1, N6-ethenoadenine and hypoxanthine substrates using gel mobility shift assays.
Analyzed AAG-UV-DDB catalytic interactions and enzyme displacement at abasic sites using native gel electrophoresis and single-molecule assays.
Evaluated intracellular AAG and UV-DDB co-localization kinetics via foci tracking in cells treated with methyl methanesulfonate.
UV-DDB bound hypoxanthine and 1, N6-ethenoadenine 4- to 5-fold more effectively than undamaged DNA, stimulating AAG excision activity 4- to 5-fold across both substrates.
UV-DDB formed a transient complex with AAG, directly displacing the glycosylase from abasic reaction intermediates to facilitate product release.
AAG and UV-DDB co-localized into nuclear repair foci following methyl methanesulfonate exposure, with focus assembly reaching its peak at 3 hours post-treatment.

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Jang et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa91d56e4c48789fceca304 https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac1145

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Biochemical study demonstrates UV-DDB stimulates AAG activity during base excision repair in damaged cells, suggesting an expanded role in genomic maintenance.

Cooperative interaction between AAG and UV-DDB in the removal of modified bases

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Cooperative interaction between AAG and UV-DDB in the removal of modified bases

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