Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 149-162Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.05.094
Keywords
8-Oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-1; 8-oxo-7; 8-dihydroguanine; Base excision repair; OGG1(S326C); Mitochondria; Oxidative stress
Funding
- Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Institute on Aging
- GSK
- National Institute on Aging [AG 000727]
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The common oxidatively generated lesion, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoGua), is removed from DNA by base excision repair. The glycosylase primarily charged with recognition and removal of this lesion is 8-oxoGuaDNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1). When left unrepaired, 8-oxodG alters transcription and is mutagenic. Individuals homozygous for the less active OGG1 allele, Ser326Cys, have increased risk of several cancers. Here, small molecule enhancers of OGG1 were identified and tested for their ability to stimulate DNA repair and protect cells from the environmental hazard paraquat (PQ). PQ-induced mtDNA damage was inversely proportional to the levels of OGG1 expression whereas stimulation of OGG1, in some cases, entirely abolished its cellular effects. The PQ-mediated decline of mitochondrial membrane potential or nuclear condensation were prevented by the OGG1 activators. In addition, in Ogg1(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts complemented with hOGG1(S326C), there was increased cellular and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species compared to their wild type counterparts. Mitochondrial extracts from cells expressing hOGG1(S326C) were deficient in mitochondrial 8-oxodG incision activity, which was rescued by the OGG1 activators. These data demonstrate that small molecules can stimulate OGG1 activity with consequent cellular protection. Thus, OGG1-activating compounds may be useful in select humans to mitigate the deleterious effects of environmental oxidants and mutagens.
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