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. 1991 Aug 1;88(15):6839–6842. doi: 10.1073/pnas.88.15.6839

Human cells contain protein specifically binding to a single 1,N6-ethenoadenine in a DNA fragment.

B Rydberg 1, M K Dosanjh 1, B Singer 1
PMCID: PMC52184  PMID: 1862108

Abstract

A human DNA binding protein has been characterized from cell-free extracts of liver, placenta, and cultured cells. This protein, apparent molecular mass approximately 35 kDa, to our knowledge, does not resemble other proteins reported to bind to carcinogen-modified DNA. The probe used for characterization was a 25-base oligonucleotide containing a single site-specifically placed 1,N6-ethenoadenine (epsilon A), a product of vinyl chloride metabolism. When annealed to form an epsilon A.T or epsilon A.C pair, a strong affinity to the protein was observed, with a binding constant of approximately 1 x 10(9) M-1. In contrast, very little binding was found with an epsilon A.A pair and none was found with an epsilon A.G pair. This suggests protein recognition of a specific structural alteration. Other defined probes with alkyl adducts did not bind. In addition, the human cell extracts and a rat liver extract were found to nick specifically at the 5' side of the epsilon A adduct, which could indicate a possible associated repair activity.

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