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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 282, 期 1, 页码 356-360出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4533
关键词
Asp-Ala-His-Lys; DAHK; albumin; copper; DNA damage; reactive oxygen species; hydroxyl radical; hydrogen peroxide; telomere; transition metal
Both DNA and the telomeric sequence are susceptible to copper-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage, particularly damage attributed to hydroxyl radicals. In this study, ROS-induced DNA double strand breaks and telomere shortening were produced by exposure to copper and ascorbic acid. Asp-Ala-His-Lys (DAHK), a specific copper chelating tetrapeptide d-analog of the N-terminus of human albumin, attenuated DNA strand breaks in a dose dependent manner, d-DAHK, at a ratio of 4:1 (d-DAHK:Cu), provided complete protection of isolated DNA from double strand breaks and, at a ratio of 2:1 (d-DAHK:Cu), completely protected DNA in Raji cells exposed to copper/ ascorbate, Southern blots of DNA treated with copper/ ascorbate showed severe depletion and shortening of telomeres and Raji cell treated samples showed some conservation of telomere sequences. d-DAHK provided complete telomere length protection at a ratio of 2:1 (d-DAHK:Cu), The human albumin N-terminus analog, d-DAKK, protects DNA and telomeres against copper-mediated ROS damage and may be a useful therapeutic adjunct in ROS disease processes, (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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