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Fetal hemoglobin is...
Fetal hemoglobin is much less prone to DNA cleavage compared to the adult protein
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- Chakane, Sandeep (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillämpad biokemi,Centrum för tillämpade biovetenskaper,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Pure and Applied Biochemistry,Center for Applied Life Sciences,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Matos, Tiago (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillämpad biokemi,Centrum för tillämpade biovetenskaper,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Pure and Applied Biochemistry,Center for Applied Life Sciences,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Kettisen, Karin (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillämpad biokemi,Centrum för tillämpade biovetenskaper,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Pure and Applied Biochemistry,Center for Applied Life Sciences,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Bulow, Leif (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillämpad biokemi,Centrum för tillämpade biovetenskaper,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Pure and Applied Biochemistry,Center for Applied Life Sciences,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Elsevier BV, 2017
- 2017
- English 7 s.
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In: Redox Biology. - : Elsevier BV. - 2213-2317. ; 12, s. 114-120
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- Hemoglobin (Hb) is well protected inside the red blood cells (RBCs). Upon hemolysis and when free in circulation, Hb can be involved in a range of radical generating reactions and may thereby attack several different biomolecules. In this study, we have examined the potential damaging effects of cell-free Hb on plasmid DNA (pDNA). Hb induced cleavage of supercoiled pDNA (sc pDNA) which was proportional to the concentration of Hb applied. Almost 70% of sc pDNA was converted to open circular or linear DNA using 10 µM of Hb in 12 h. Hb can be present in several different forms. The oxy (HbO2) and met forms are most reactive, while the carboxy-protein shows only low hydrolytic activity. Hemoglobin A (HbA) could easily induce complete pDNA cleavage while fetal hemoglobin (HbF) was three-fold less reactive. By inserting, a redox active cysteine residue on the surface of the alpha chain of HbF by site-directed mutagenesis, the DNA cleavage reaction was enhanced by 82%. Reactive oxygen species were not directly involved in the reaction since addition of superoxide dismutase and catalase did not prevent pDNA cleavage. The reactivity of Hb with pDNA can rather be associated with the formation of protein based radicals.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Läkemedelskemi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Medicinal Chemistry (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Adult hemoglobin
- Cysteine
- DNA cleavage
- Fetal hemoglobin
- Protein radicals
- Supercoiled plasmid DNA
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