Z-DNA-forming sequences generate large-scale deletions in mammalian cells Export

@article{citeulike:6087259, abstract = {10.1073/pnas.0511084103 Spontaneous chromosomal breakages frequently occur at genomic hot spots in the absence of DNA damage and can result in translocation-related human disease. Chromosomal breakpoints are often mapped near purine\^{a}€“pyrimidine Z-DNA-forming sequences in human tumors. However, it is not known whether Z-DNA plays a role in the generation of these chromosomal breakages. Here, we show that Z-DNA-forming sequences induce high levels of genetic instability in both bacterial and mammalian cells. In mammalian cells, the Z-DNA-forming sequences induce double-strand breaks nearby, resulting in large-scale deletions in 95\% of the mutants. These Z-DNA-induced double-strand breaks in mammalian cells are not confined to a specific sequence but rather are dispersed over a 400-bp region, consistent with chromosomal breakpoints in human diseases. This observation is in contrast to the mutations generated in that are predominantly small deletions within the repeats. We found that the frequency of small deletions is increased by replication in mammalian cell extracts. Surprisingly, the large-scale deletions generated in mammalian cells are, at least in part, replication-independent and are likely initiated by repair processing cleavages surrounding the Z-DNA-forming sequence. These results reveal that mammalian cells process Z-DNA-forming sequences in a strikingly different fashion from that used by bacteria. Our data suggest that Z-DNA-forming sequences may be causative factors for gene translocations found in leukemias and lymphomas and that certain cellular conditions such as active transcription may increase the risk of Z-DNA-related genetic instability.}, author = {Wang, Guliang and Christensen, Laura A. and Vasquez, Karen M.}, citeulike-article-id = {6087259}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0511084103}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/103/8/2677.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/103/8/2677.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16473937}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16473937}, day = {21}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.0511084103}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, keywords = {z-dna}, month = {February}, number = {8}, pages = {2677--2682}, posted-at = {2009-11-09 08:03:35}, priority = {2}, title = {Z-DNA-forming sequences generate large-scale deletions in mammalian cells}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0511084103}, volume = {103}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6087259 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6087259 N2 - 10.1073/pnas.0511084103 Spontaneous chromosomal breakages frequently occur at genomic hot spots in the absence of DNA damage and can result in translocation-related human disease. Chromosomal breakpoints are often mapped near purine–pyrimidine Z-DNA-forming sequences in human tumors. However, it is not known whether Z-DNA plays a role in the generation of these chromosomal breakages. Here, we show that Z-DNA-forming sequences induce high levels of genetic instability in both bacterial and mammalian cells. In mammalian cells, the Z-DNA-forming sequences induce double-strand breaks nearby, resulting in large-scale deletions in 95% of the mutants. These Z-DNA-induced double-strand breaks in mammalian cells are not confined to a specific sequence but rather are dispersed over a 400-bp region, consistent with chromosomal breakpoints in human diseases. This observation is in contrast to the mutations generated in that are predominantly small deletions within the repeats. We found that the frequency of small deletions is increased by replication in mammalian cell extracts. Surprisingly, the large-scale deletions generated in mammalian cells are, at least in part, replication-independent and are likely initiated by repair processing cleavages surrounding the Z-DNA-forming sequence. These results reveal that mammalian cells process Z-DNA-forming sequences in a strikingly different fashion from that used by bacteria. Our data suggest that Z-DNA-forming sequences may be causative factors for gene translocations found in leukemias and lymphomas and that certain cellular conditions such as active transcription may increase the risk of Z-DNA-related genetic instability. IS - 8 JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America EP - 2682 TI - Z-DNA-forming sequences generate large-scale deletions in mammalian cells VL - 103 SP - 2677 KW - z-dna AU - Wang, Guliang AU - Christensen, Laura AU - Vasquez, Karen PY - 2006/02/21/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0511084103 ER -