Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1927220 | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (CldAdo, Cladribine), a nucleoside analog used in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia, is phosphorylated and incorporated into DNA, but is not an absolute chain terminator. We hypothesized that the presence of a chlorine molecule projecting into the DNA minor groove would affect DNA:protein-binding interactions. Here, we investigated recognition of and binding to double-stranded CldAMP-substituted TATA promoter sequences by human TATA-binding protein (TBP) using mobility shift assays. Depending on the site, CldAMP in place of dAMP within a TATA sequence decreased in vitro TBP binding by â¼30% to 55% compared to control sites. When bound to a CldAMP-substituted TATA box, however, the TBP complex was more resistant to polyanions, suggesting enhanced stability. Limited exposure of the TBP:DNA complex to proteases indicated that TBP conformation was altered on CldAMP-substituted DNA compared to control. Further, binding of transcription factor IIB to TBP was diminished on analog-containing TATA sequences. These results suggest normal TBP-binding interactions-specifically recognition, stability, and conformation-are disrupted by CldAMP insertion into eukaryotic promoter sequences.
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William R. Hartman, D. Eric Walters, Patricia Hentosh,