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Ribose-Protonated DNA Base Excision Repair: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study

Dr. Keyarash Sadeghian

Dr. Keyarash Sadeghian

Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Dr. Denis Flaig

Dr. Denis Flaig

Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Iris D. Blank

Iris D. Blank

Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Dr. Sabine Schneider

Dr. Sabine Schneider

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Department of Chemistry, Chair of Biochemistry, TU München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching (Germany)

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Dr. Ralf Strasser

Dr. Ralf Strasser

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Dr. Dimitrios Stathis

Dr. Dimitrios Stathis

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Dr. Malte Winnacker

Dr. Malte Winnacker

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Thomas Carell, Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Christian Ochsenfeld, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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Prof. Dr. Christian Ochsenfeld

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Prof. Dr. Christian Ochsenfeld

Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Thomas Carell, Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 Munich (Germany)

Christian Ochsenfeld, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 7, 81377 Munich (Germany)

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First published: 25 July 2014
Citations: 5

We acknowledge financial support by the DFG funding initiatives SFB749 (TP A4 and C7) and the Excellence Cluster EXC114 (CIPSM).

Abstract

Living organisms protect the genome against external influences by recognizing and repairing damaged DNA. A common source of gene mutation is the oxidized guanine, which undergoes base excision repair through cleavage of the glycosidic bond between the ribose and the nucleobase of the lesion. We unravel the repair mechanism utilized by bacterial glycosylase, MutM, using quantum-chemical calculations involving more than 1000 atoms of the catalytic site. In contrast to the base-protonated pathway currently favored in the literature, we show that the initial protonation of the lesion’s ribose paves the way for an almost barrier-free glycosidic cleavage. The combination of theoretical and experimental data provides further insight into the selectivity and discrimination of MutM’s binding site toward various substrates.

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