DNA adducts from lipoperoxidation products: characterization, detection, incorporation into oligonucleotides and biological implications

Author(s)

Valdemir Melechco Carvalho

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ)
• Defense date: 2001-04-05

Examining board members

Marisa Helena Gennari de Medeiros; Etelvino José Henriques Bechara; Helena Maria Carvalho Ferraz; Francisco Rafael Martins Laurindo; Carlos Frederico Martins Menck

• Advisor: Marisa Helena Gennari de Medeiros

Abstract

Structurally diverse carcinogenic compounds bind covalently to DNA producing adducts that can, if not repaired, lead to mutations. Firstly restricted to exogenous compounds, nowadays there are evidences that compounds endogenously generated can modify DNA forming adducts. Among these endogenous compounds, α,β-unsaturated carbonyl products are of special interest due their reactivity as bifunctional alkylating agents towards DNA bases leading to exocyclic adducts. 2,4-decadienal (DDE) is an α,β-unsaturatedaldehyde that in addition to be present in food and pollutants, it is one of the most important lipid peroxidation products. Despite of many indications about the DDE genotoxic properties, there was no information about adducts produced between this compounds and nucleobases. This work showed DDE as a versatile DNA alkylating agent being able to generate five different adducts. This study also showed that DDE can generate the same adducts produced from two other important lipid peroxidation products: 4-0H-nonenal and 2-octena1. All adducts were detected in DNA treated in vitro with DDE. To allow adduct detection in more complex systems, we developed a highly sensitive method based on HPLC coupled to electrospray/tandem mass spectrometry. A strategy to incorporate one adduct (III) into oligonucleotides was also developed. The strategy was successfully applied in the adduct incorporation into diverse sequences of oligonucleotides. They were utilized in base excision repair and in vitro replication experiments. (AU)