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. 1994 Nov 15;304(Pt 1):219–225. doi: 10.1042/bj3040219

DNA cleavage induced by glycation of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase.

H Kaneto 1, J Fujii 1, K Suzuki 1, H Kasai 1, R Kawamori 1, T Kamada 1, N Taniguchi 1
PMCID: PMC1137475  PMID: 7998936

Abstract

Human Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) undergoes site-specific and random fragmentation by non-enzymic glycosylation (glycation). Released Cu2+ from the glycated Cu,Zn-SOD probably facilitates a Fenton reaction to convert H2O2 into hydroxy radical, which then participates in the non-specific fragmentation [Ookawara et al. (1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267, 18505-18510]. In the present study, we investigated the effects of glycated Cu,Zn-SOD on cloned DNA fragments and nuclear DNA and analysed the formation of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG). Incubation of cloned DNA fragments with Cu,Zn-SOD and reducing sugars resulted in cleavage of the DNA. The extent of the cleavage corresponded to the reducing capacity of the sugar. Metal-chelating reagents, EDTA and bathocuproine, and an H2O2 scavenger, catalase, inhibited the DNA cleavage. Hydroxy radical scavengers and aminoguanidine, an inhibitor of glycation, also inhibited the reaction. Moreover, the glycation of Cu,Zn-SOD caused the substantial formation of 8-OH-dG in DNA. When isolated nuclei were incubated with CuCl2 plus H2O2, nuclear DNA cleavage was observed. Incubation of isolated nuclei with Cu,Zn-SOD that had been pre-incubated with glucose also resulted in nuclear DNA cleavage. These results suggest that hydroxy radical is produced through a Fenton reaction by Cu2+ and H2O2 released from the glycated Cu,Zn-SOD, and participates in nuclear DNA cleavage. This mechanism may partly explain the deterioration of organs under diabetic conditions.

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