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Nucleic Acids Res ; 46(1): 25-41, 2018 01 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29186524

RESUMO

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a multifunctional protein present in the nuclei of eukaryotic cells that plays an important role as a component of the DNA replication machinery, as well as DNA repair systems. PCNA was recently proposed as a potential non-oncogenic target for anti-cancer therapy. In this study, using the Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX) method, we developed a short DNA aptamer that binds human PCNA. In the presence of PCNA, the anti-PCNA aptamer inhibited the activity of human DNA polymerase δ and ϵ at nM concentrations. Moreover, PCNA protected the anti-PCNA aptamer against the exonucleolytic activity of these DNA polymerases. Investigation of the mechanism of anti-PCNA aptamer-dependent inhibition of DNA replication revealed that the aptamer did not block formation, but was a component of PCNA/DNA polymerase δ or ϵ complexes. Additionally, the anti-PCNA aptamer competed with the primer-template DNA for binding to the PCNA/DNA polymerase δ or ϵ complex. Based on the observations, a model of anti-PCNA aptamer/PCNA complex-dependent inhibition of DNA replication was proposed.


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Replicação do DNA/genética , DNA/genética , Antígeno Nuclear de Célula em Proliferação/genética , Técnica de Seleção de Aptâmeros/métodos , Animais , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/genética , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/metabolismo , DNA/metabolismo , DNA Polimerase III/metabolismo , Humanos , Cinética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Antígeno Nuclear de Célula em Proliferação/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica
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Acta Biochim Pol ; 64(3): 401-406, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28787470

RESUMO

Mushroom foraging is very popular in some regions of the world. Sometimes toxic and edible mushrooms are mistaken by mushroom collectors, leading to serious human poisoning. The group of mushrooms highly dangerous for human health includes Amanita phalloides. This mushroom produces a toxic octapeptide called α-amanitin which is an inhibitor of nuclear RNA polymerase II. The inhibition of this polymerase results in the abortion of mRNA synthesis. The ingestion of A. phalloides causes liver failure due to the fact that most of the toxin is uptaken by hepatocytes. The hospitalization of poisoned patients involves the removal of the toxin from the digestive tract, its dilution in the circulatory system and the administration of therapeutic adjuvants. Since there is no effective antidote against amanitin poisoning, in this study we developed a DNA aptamer exhibiting specific binding to α-amanitin. This aptamer was selected using the SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment) method. Next, its ability of toxin removal from aqueous solution was confirmed by pull-down assay. The aptamer region sufficient for α-amanitin binding was determined. Finally, the dissociation constant of the α-amanitin/DNA aptamer complex was calculated.


Assuntos
Alfa-Amanitina/metabolismo , Amanita/química , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/metabolismo , Técnica de Seleção de Aptâmeros
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