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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.46.2008.tde-18122008-112715
Document
Author
Full name
Lívea Fujita Barbosa
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2008
Supervisor
Committee
Medeiros, Marisa Helena Gennari de (President)
Armelin, Hugo Aguirre
Castilho, Roger Frigério
Lardner, Nadja Cristhina de Souza Pinto
Soares Netto, Luis Eduardo
Title in Portuguese
Danos em DNA promovidos pela enzima Cu,Zn-superóxido dismutase. Implicações para a apoptose em um modelo celular de esclerose lateral amiotrófica
Keywords in Portuguese
Bioquímica
Danos no DNA
Doenças neurodegenerativas (Estudo clínico)
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica
p53
SOD1
Superóxidodismutase (Estudo; Toxicidade)
Abstract in Portuguese
Mutações na enzima Cu,Zn-superóxido dismutase (SOD1) estão associadas a casos familiares de Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA), uma doença neurodegenerativa motora fatal. Entretanto, a toxicidade das SOD1s mutantes não está totalmente compreendida. Sabe-se que o desenvolvimento da doença está associado ao acúmulo de lesões oxidativas em biomoléculas, mas o papel da SOD1 neste processo não está claro. Estudos com sistemas modelo são, ainda, necessários para desvendar os mecanismos envolvidos. Para contribuir na compreensão dos mecanismos de danos em DNA promovidos pela SOD1, foram realizados estudos in vitro com SOD1/H2O2/HCO3-, e estudos com neuroblastomas em cultura transfectados com SOD1 mutante G93A, característica de ELA. Através da quantificação de quebras em DNA plasmidial e dos níveis de 8-oxo-7,8-dihidro-2´-desoxiguanosina (8-oxodGuo) e 1,N2-eteno-2'-desoxiguanosina (1,N2-εdGuo) em DNA de timo de bezerro, concluiu-se que o cobre liberado da SOD1 tem um papel central na formação de lesões no DNA promovidas pela SOD1 na presença de H2O2, e que o bicarbonato pode modular a reatividade do cobre liberado. Níveis aumentados de quebras no DNA, 8-oxodGuo e 1,N2-εdGuo foram encontrados nos neuroblastomas transfectados com SOD1 G93A. Maior atividade de p53 foi também observada nestas células, indicando que o acúmulo de lesões no DNA pode desencadear o processo de apoptose neste modelo celular de ELA. Observou-se que a SOD1 pode estar associada à cromatina, e que a SOD1 G93A possui maior afinidade pelo DNA e maior atividade peroxidásica no núcleo. Estes resultados indicam que as lesões no DNA observadas no modelo celular de ELA podem ser diretamente promovidas pela SOD1 mutante.
Title in English
DNA damage promoted by Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase. Implications to apoptosis in a cellular model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Keywords in English
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Biochemistry
DNA damage
p53
SOD1
Abstract in English
Mutations in the gene encoding Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) have been linked to familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a fatal motor neuron disease. However, the toxicity of mutant SOD1s was not completely understood. It is known that the development of the disease is associated with oxidative damage to biomolecules, but the role of SOD1 in this process is not clear. Model studies are still necessary to reveal the mechanisms involved. To understand the mechanism of DNA damage promoted by SOD1, in vitro studies with SOD1/H2O2/HCO3-, and studies with neuroblastoma cells transfected with the G93A ALS-mutant SOD1, were performed. Through the quantification of strand breaks in plasmid DNA and the quantification of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2´-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo) and 1,N2-etheno-2'-deoxyguanosine (1,N2-εdGuo) levels in calf thymus DNA, it was concluded that copper liberated from SOD1 has a central role in DNA damage promoted by SOD1 in the presence of H2O2, and that bicarbonate can modulate the reactivity of released copper. Increased levels of DNA strand breaks, 8-oxodGuo and 1,N2-εdGuo were found in neuroblastoma cells transfected with G93A SOD1. Increased p53 activity was also observed in these cells, indicating that accumulation of DNA damage can lead to apoptosis in this ALS cellular model. Western blot analysis showed that G93A SOD1 is present in the nucleus, being associated to the DNA. Nuclear G93A SOD1 has identical superoxide dismutase-activity but displays increased peroxidase activity, when compared to wild-type. These results indicate that DNA damage observed in this ALS cellular model may be directly promoted by mutant SOD1.
 
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2009-03-17
 
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