Studies Related to Antitumor Antibiotics. Part VI. Correlation of Covalent Cross-linking of DNA by Bifunctional Aziridinoquinones with their Antineoplastic Activity

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (19) ◽  
pp. 2891-2905 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Humayoun Akhtar ◽  
Asher Begleiter ◽  
Douglas Johnson ◽  
J. William Lown ◽  
Larry McLaughlin ◽  
...  

Certain bisaziridinopyrrolidinoquinone analogs, which contain the structural moieties essential for physiological activity in the parent antitumor agent mitomycin C, have been synthesized. These compounds efficiently induce covalent cross-links in DNA as shown by the ethidium fluorescence assay which was confirmed by an independent S1-endonuclease assay. The interaction of clinically active and structurally related antitumor aziridinoquinones with DNA have been examined similarly. The aziridinoquinones cross-link DNA efficiently with a marked pH dependence. Parallel dependence is observed on pH and concentration of alkylating species in the concomitant alkylation which does not result in cross-linking as measured by the suppression of the before heat fluorescence. The latter phenomenon was shown by the application of radiolabelled polynucleates not to be accompanied by depurination. A direct correlation exists between the extent of covalent cross-linking and (G + C) content of various DNA's of comparable molecular weight as in the case of mitomycin C. Estimates of the average number of cross-links per DNA molecule range from 0.61 to 1.71 depending on (G + C) content. The rate of acid assisted opening of a model aziridinoquinone measured spectrophotometrically at different pH values parallels the observed rate of covalent cross-linking and alkylation. It was shown independently that the intermediate 2,5 bis(2-acetoxyethyl-amino)-3,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone does not cross-link DNA. A correlation is made of antineoplastic activity against a variety of tumors with covalent crosslinking ability using λ-DNA.

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. William Lown ◽  
Gordon Weir

The reactions of the antitumor antibiotic mitomycin B with DNA were examined using ethidium fluorescence assays. The following three aspects of mitomycin B action have been studied to compare its behavior with that of mitomycin C: (a) interstrand cross-linking events, (b) alkylation without necessarily cross-linking, and (c) strand breakage. The greater pKa value of 4.3 found for mitomycin B compared with that of mitomycin C, i.e., 3.2, together with the greater pH dependence of DNA alkylation and interstrand cross-linking and the faster and more extensive cross-linking by mitomycin B at low pH in the absence of reduction, support the suggestion that the aziridine moiety is involved in the initial alkylation of DNA. Mitomycin B, reduced in situ with NaBH4, nicks covalenty closed circular (CCC) PM2 DNA rapidly but less efficiently than mitomycin C in a reaction which is suppressed by (i) superoxide dismutase, (ii) catalase, and (iii) free radical traps showing the intermediacy of O−2∙, H2O2, and OH∙. DNA is cleaved by mitomycin B to which it is covalently attached as well as by the free antibiotic. The addition of intercalated ethidium bromide to DNA prior to treatment with reduced mitomycin B inhibits interstrand cross-linking but not strand scission. The reduced aziridine ring-opened mitomycin B (which lacks the 7-NH2 group of mitomycin C) alkylates DNA and thus provides evidence confirming a previous suggestion that the second covalent link to the DNA is formed at position 10 of the antibiotic.


1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 630-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. William Lown ◽  
Krishna C. Majumdar

The reactions of the antitumor antibiotic carzinophillin (CZ) with native DNAs and synthetic polynucleotides have been examined by an ethidium fluorescence assay. CZ rapidly produces covalent linkage of the complementary strands of a variety of DNAs without activation. This process is accompanied by extensive alkylation, as detected by reduced fluorescence due to destruction of potential intercalation sites for ethidium. These processes which occur without loss of purine or pyrimidine bases show a preference for bonding to guanine groups (but not at the N-7 position). Examination of the reversibility of the cross-links suggests they involve one 'permanent' link to guanine and a second weaker linkage, possibly to a cytosine residue. Both cross-linking and alkylation show strong pH dependence and are favored at lower pH, suggesting that reactive sites on the antibiotic are basic. The addition of intercalating agents to DNA before treatment with CZ inhibits the cross-linking.


2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. L. Verbruggen ◽  
L. van der Does ◽  
W. K. Dierkes ◽  
J. W. M. Noordermeer

ABSTRACT The theoretical model developed by Charlesby to quantify the balance between cross-links creation of polymers and chain scission during radiation cross-linking and further modifications by Horikx to describe network breakdown from aging were merged to characterize the balance of both types of scission on the development of the sol content during de-vulcanization of rubber networks. There are, however, disturbing factors in these theoretical considerations vis-à-vis practical reality. Sulfur- and peroxide-cured NR and EPDM vulcanizates were de-vulcanized under conditions of selective cross-link and random main-chain scissions. Cross-link scission was obtained using thiol-amine reagents for selective cleavage of sulfur cross-links. Random main-chain scission was achieved by heating peroxide vulcanizates of NR with diphenyldisulfide, a method commonly employed for NR reclaiming. An important factor in the analyses of these experiments is the cross-linking index. Its value must be calculated using the sol fraction of the cross-linked network before de-vulcanization to obtain reliable results. The values for the cross-linking index calculated with sol-gel data before de-vulcanization appear to fit the experimentally determined modes of network scission during de-vulcanization very well. This study confirms that the treatment of de-vulcanization data with the merged Charlesby and Horikx models can be used satisfactorily to characterize the de-vulcanization of NR and EPDM vulcanizates.


2018 ◽  
Vol 200 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satya Deo Pandey ◽  
Shilpa Pal ◽  
Ganesh Kumar N ◽  
Ankita Bansal ◽  
Sathi Mallick ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTDuring the peptidoglycan (PG) maturation of mycobacteria, the glycan strands are interlinked by both 3-3 (between twomeso-diaminopimelic acids [meso-DAPs]) and 4-3 cross-links (betweend-Ala andmeso-DAP), though there is a predominance (60 to 80%) of 3-3 cross-links. Thedd-carboxypeptidases (dd-CPases) act on pentapeptides to generate tetrapeptides that are used byld-transpeptidases as substrates to form 3-3 cross-links. Therefore,dd-CPases play a crucial role in mycobacterial PG cross-link formation. However, the physiology ofdd-CPases in mycobacteria is relatively unexplored. In this study, we deleted twodd-CPase genes,msmeg_2433andmsmeg_2432, both individually and in combination, fromMycobacterium smegmatismc2155. Though the singledd-CPase gene deletions had no significant impact on the mycobacterial physiology, many interesting functional alterations were observed in the double-deletion mutant,viz., a predominance in PG cross-link formation was shifted from 3-3 cross-links to 4-3, cell surface glycopeptidolipid (GPL) expression was reduced, and susceptibility to β-lactams and antitubercular agents was enhanced. Moreover, the survival rate of the double mutant within murine macrophages was higher than that of the parent. Interestingly, the complementation with any one of thedd-CPase genes could restore the wild-type phenotype. In a nutshell, we infer that the altered ratio of 4-3 to 3-3 PG cross-links might have influenced the expression of surface GPLs, colony morphology, biofilm formation, drug susceptibility, and subsistence of the cells within macrophages.IMPORTANCEThe glycan strands in mycobacterial peptidoglycan (PG) are interlinked by both 3-3 and 4-3 cross-links. Thedd-CPases generate tetrapeptides by acting on the pentapeptides, andld-transpeptidases use tetrapeptides as substrates to form 3-3 cross-links. In this study, we showed that simultaneous deletions of twodd-CPases alter the nature of PG cross-linking from 3-3 cross-links to 4-3 cross-links. The deletions subsequently decrease the expression of glycopeptidolipids (significant surface lipid present in many nontuberculous mycobacteria, includingMycobacterium smegmatis) and affect other physiological parameters, like cell morphology, growth rate, biofilm formation, antibiotic susceptibility, and survival within murine macrophages. Thus, unraveling the physiology ofdd-CPases might help us design antimycobacterial therapeutics in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 295 (7) ◽  
pp. 1973-1984
Author(s):  
Detao Gao ◽  
Mohammad Z. Ashraf ◽  
Lifang Zhang ◽  
Niladri Kar ◽  
Tatiana V. Byzova ◽  
...  

Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) is cross-linked and dysfunctional in human atheroma. Although multiple mechanisms of apoA-I cross-linking have been demonstrated in vitro, the in vivo mechanisms of cross-linking are not well-established. We have recently demonstrated the highly selective and efficient modification of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) apoproteins by endogenous oxidized phospholipids (oxPLs), including γ-ketoalkenal phospholipids. In the current study, we report that γ-ketoalkenal phospholipids effectively cross-link apoproteins in HDL. We further demonstrate that cross-linking impairs the cholesterol efflux mediated by apoA-I or HDL3 in vitro and in vivo. Using LC-MS/MS analysis, we analyzed the pattern of apoprotein cross-linking in isolated human HDL either by synthetic γ-ketoalkenal phospholipids or by oxPLs generated during HDL oxidation in plasma by the physiologically relevant MPO-H2O2-NO2− system. We found that five histidine residues in helices 5–8 of apoA-I are preferably cross-linked by oxPLs, forming stable pyrrole adducts with lysine residues in the helices 3–4 of another apoA-I or in the central domain of apoA-II. We also identified cross-links of apoA-I and apoA-II with two minor HDL apoproteins, apoA-IV and apoE. We detected a similar pattern of apoprotein cross-linking in oxidized murine HDL. We further detected oxPL cross-link adducts of HDL apoproteins in plasma and aorta of hyperlipidemic LDLR−/− mice, including cross-link adducts of apoA-I His-165–apoA-I Lys-93, apoA-I His-154–apoA-I Lys-105, apoA-I His-154–apoA-IV Lys-149, and apoA-II Lys-30–apoE His-227. These findings suggest an important mechanism that contributes to the loss of HDL's atheroprotective function in vivo.


1986 ◽  
Vol 235 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
P R Buckland ◽  
C R Rickards ◽  
R D Howells ◽  
B R Smith

We have recently shown that the beta subunit of thyrotropin (TSH) can be cross-linked to the TSH receptor [Buckland, Strickland, Pierce & Rees Smith (1985) Endocrinology (Baltimore) 116, 2122-2124; Buckland, Strickland & Rees Smith (1985) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 13, 942-943]. We failed, however, to cross-link the alpha subunit to the receptor, leaving the role of this subunit in the TSH-TSH-receptor interaction uncertain. We now report the successful cross-linking of the TSH alpha subunit to the receptor by the use of two different cross-linking reagents. Our studies suggest therefore that both subunits of TSH form part of the hormone's receptor-binding site.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 1559-1559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Flynn ◽  
Patrick H. van Berkel ◽  
Francesca Zammarchi ◽  
Peter C. Tyrer ◽  
Ayse U. Akarca ◽  
...  

Abstract ADCT-301, currently in Phase I clinical trial, is an ADC composed of a recombinant human IgG1, HuMax®-TAC against human IL-2R-α (CD25) conjugated through a cleavable linker to a PBD dimer warhead with a drug-antibody ratio of 2.3. In vitro and ex vivo, ADCT-301 binds human CD25 with picomolar affinity. ADCT-301 has highly potent and targeted cytotoxicity against a panel of human lymphoma cell lines. On release, PBD dimers bind in the DNA minor groove and exert their cytotoxic action via the formation of DNA interstrand cross-links. In vivo, ADCT-301 demonstrates dose-dependent antitumor activity against subcutaneous and disseminated lymphoma models. For example, in the Karpas 299 xenograft model, 10/10 tumor-free survivors are observed following a single dose of 0.5 mg/kg, whereas Adcetris® gives only a modest delay in mean tumor growth at 0.5 mg/kg, despite this tumor expressing three-fold higher target antigen levels for this drug. The current study aimed to further define the mechanism of action of ADCT-301 and validate pharmacodynamic assays for clinical development. In Karpas 299 cells, evidence for internalization of ADCT-301 was shown by a reduction of CD25 molecules on the cell surface over the first three hours post-treatment followed by a return to pre-treatment levels by 16 hours. This is consistent with the documented rapid recycling of CD25 to the membrane after exposure to IL-2 (Hemar et al Journal of Cell Biology 1995). Furthermore, ADCT-301 on the cell surface declined by >70% over four hours. Following a two-hour exposure to ADCT-301, DNA interstrand cross-linking, measured using a modification of the single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay, reached a peak between 4 and 8 hours after which cross-links persisted up to 36 hours. In contrast, the peak of cross-link formation for an equimolar concentration of warhead was immediately following drug exposure and a non-targeted PBD-containing ADC did not produce crosslinks in these cells. A strong correlation (r = 0.97) between loss of viability and DNA cross-link formation provides support for this DNA damage being the critical initiating mechanism of cytotoxicity of ADCT-301. We have previously shown that PBD-induced DNA interstrand cross-links elicit a robust, but delayed γ-H2AX response (Wu et al Clinical Cancer Research 2013). In Karpas 299 cells phosphorylation of H2AX was observed 24 hours after a two-hour exposure to sub-GI50 concentrations of ADCT-301. In these cells continuous exposure to ADCT-301 resulted in a dose-dependent G2/M arrest, peaking at 48 hours, later than for the naked warhead. The peak of the early apoptosis marker annexin-V on the cell surface of Karpas 299 cells was observed between 60 and 72 hours and maximal loss of viability was at 96 hours. Significant bystander killing of CD25-negative human Burkitt's lymphoma-derived Ramos cells was demonstrated for ADCT-301 both by co-culture experiments with CD25-positive Karpas 299 cells, and by media transfer from Karpas 299 cells treated with ADCT-301. This is important as many lymphomas are heterogeneous in their CD25 expression profile (Strauchen et al American Journal of Pathology 1987). In SCID mice with Karpas 299 subcutaneous tumors a single dose of ADCT-301 was administered at 0.2 or 0.6 mg/kg. 24 hours after treatment, excised tumors showed a dose proportional increase in intensity of membrane and cytoplasmic staining by an anti-PBD payload antibody. Cross-linking was determined as 23% (0.2 mg/kg) vs 49% (0.6 mg/kg) (p ≤ 0.01) reduction in Tail Moment using the comet assay and dose-dependent γ-H2AX formation measured by immunohistochemistry was observed. No cross-linking was observed in matched lymphocyte samples. These data confirm the mechanism of cell killing of ADCT-301 and provide relevant pharmacodynamic assays for use in the clinical development of PBD-based ADCs. Disclosures Flynn: Spirogen/Medimmune: Employment. van Berkel:ADC Therapeutics: Employment, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties. Zammarchi:ADC Therapeutics: Employment. Tyrer:Spirogen/Medimmune: Employment. Williams:Spirogen/Medimmune: Employment. Howard:ADCT Spirogen/Medimmune: Employment, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties. Hartley:ADCT Spirogen/Medimmune: Employment, Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.


1997 ◽  
Vol 322 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda KNOTT ◽  
John F. TARLTON ◽  
Allen J. BAILEY

With age, the proximal sections of turkey leg tendons become calcified, and this phenomenon has led to their use as a model for collagen mineralization. Mineralizing turkey leg tendon was used in this study to characterize further the composition and cross-linking of collagen in calcified tissues. The cross-link profiles of mineralizing collagen are significantly different from those of other collagenous matrices with characteristically low amounts of hydroxylysyl-pyridinoline and the presence of lysyl-pyridinoline and pyrrolic cross-links. However, the presence of the immature cross-link precursors previously reported in calcifying tissues was not supported in the present study, and was found to be due to the decalcification procedure using EDTA. Analysis of tendons from young birds demonstrated differences in the cross-link profile which indicated a higher level of hydroxylation of specific triple-helical lysines involved in cross-linking of the proximal tendon. This may be related to later calcification, suggesting that this part of the tendon is predestined to be calcified. The minimal changes in lysyl hydroxylation in both regions of the tendon with age were in contrast with the large changes in the cross-link profile, indicating differential hydroxylation of the helical and telopeptide lysine residues. Changes with age in the collagen matrix, its turnover and thermal properties in both the proximal and distal sections of the tendon clearly demonstrate that a new and modified matrix is formed throughout the tendon, and that a different type of matrix is formed at each site.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Nagaoka ◽  
Hideaki Nagaoka ◽  
Ricardo Walter ◽  
Lee W. Boushell ◽  
Patricia A. Miguez ◽  
...  

Application of biomodification techniques to dentin can improve its biochemical and biomechanical properties. Several collagen cross-linking agents have been reported to strengthen the mechanical properties of dentin. However, the characteristics of collagen that has undergone agent-induced biomodification are not well understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of a natural cross-linking agent, genipin (GE), on dentin discoloration, collagen stability, and changes in amino acid composition and lysyl oxidase mediated natural collagen cross-links. Dentin collagen obtained from extracted bovine teeth was treated with three different concentrations of GE (0.01%, 0.1%, and 0.5%) for several treatment times (0–24 h). Changes in biochemical properties of NaB3H4-reduced collagen were characterized by amino acid and cross-link analyses. The treatment of dentin collagen with GE resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent pigmentation and stability against bacterial collagenase. The lysyl oxidase-mediated trivalent mature cross-link, pyridinoline, showed no difference among all groups while the major divalent immature cross-link, dehydro-dihydroxylysinonorleucine/its ketoamine in collagen treated with 0.5% GE for 24 h, significantly decreased compared to control (P< 0.05). The newly formed GE-induced cross-links most likely involve lysine and hydroxylysine residues of collagen in a concentration-dependent manner. Some of these cross-links appear to be reducible and stabilized with NaB3H4.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 554-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Yugandhar ◽  
Ting-Yi Wang ◽  
Alden King-Yung Leung ◽  
Michael Charles Lanz ◽  
Ievgen Motorykin ◽  
...  

Protein-protein interactions play a vital role in nearly all cellular functions. Hence, understanding their interaction patterns and three-dimensional structural conformations can provide crucial insights about various biological processes and underlying molecular mechanisms for many disease phenotypes. Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) has the unique capability to detect protein-protein interactions at a large scale along with spatial constraints between interaction partners. The inception of MS-cleavable cross-linkers enabled the MS2-MS3 XL-MS acquisition strategy that provides cross-link information from both MS2 and MS3 level. However, the current cross-link search algorithm available for MS2-MS3 strategy follows a “MS2-centric” approach and suffers from a high rate of mis-identified cross-links. We demonstrate the problem using two new quality assessment metrics [“fraction of mis-identifications” (FMI) and “fraction of interprotein cross-links from known interactions” (FKI)]. We then address this problem, by designing a novel “MS3-centric” approach for cross-link identification and implementing it as a search engine named MaXLinker. MaXLinker outperforms the currently popular search engine with a lower mis-identification rate, and higher sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, we performed human proteome-wide cross-linking mass spectrometry using K562 cells. Employing MaXLinker, we identified a comprehensive set of 9319 unique cross-links at 1% false discovery rate, comprising 8051 intraprotein and 1268 interprotein cross-links. Finally, we experimentally validated the quality of a large number of novel interactions identified in our study, providing a conclusive evidence for MaXLinker's robust performance.


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