Sequence specificity in the reaction of benzopyrene diol epoxide with DNA

Chemico-biological Interactions
M R Osborne

Abstract

Benzopyrene diol epoxide (BPDE; (+)-7R,8S-dihydroxy-9S,10R-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene), the ultimate carcinogen derived from the polycyclic hydrocarbon benzo[a]pyrene, reacts principally with the guanine bases in DNA. Nineteen double stranded, self-complementary oligonucleotides, containing deoxyguanosine in various sequence contexts, were each treated with tritium labelled BPDE. The extent of reaction was determined by releasing the BPDE-guanine adduct with acid, isolating it by chromatography on a reverse-phase column, and estimating it by its radioactivity. Oligonucleotides containing an isolated guanine, such as AAGTACTT, were little affected by BPDE. Reactivity was increased where the guanine was flanked by another guanine on the same strand (e.g. TACCTAGGTA) or on the complementary strand (e.g. TATTCGAATA), and was highest in mixed G-C sequences such as ATCCGGAT. The results should help predict major sites of attack of BPDE on cellular proto-oncogenes.

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