Curaxin-Induced DNA Topology Alterations Trigger the Distinct Binding Response of CTCF and FACT at the Single-Molecule Level

The candidate anticancer drug curaxins can insert into DNA base pairs and efficiently inhibit the growth of various cancers. However, how curaxins alter the genomic DNA structure and affect the DNA binding property of key proteins remains to be clarified. Here, we first showed that curaxin CBL0137 strongly stabilizes the interaction between the double strands of DNA and reduces DNA bending and twist rigidity simultaneously, by single-molecule magnetic tweezers. More importantly, we found that CBL0137 greatly impairs the binding of CTCF but facilitates trapping FACT on DNA. We revealed that CBL0137 clamps the DNA double helix that may induce a huge barrier for DNA unzipping during replication and transcription and causes the distinct binding response of CTCF and FACT on DNA. Our work provides a novel mechanical insight into CBL0137's anticancer mechanisms at the nucleic acid level.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Biochemistry - 60(2021), 7 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 494-499

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Cuifang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yinuo [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Anfeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Zhichao [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Jingwei [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yi-Zhou [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Dou, Shuo-Xing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Peng-Ye [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Li, Guohong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Antineoplastic Agents
CBLC137
CCCTC-Binding Factor
Carbazoles
DNA
DNA-Binding Proteins
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.06.2021

Date Revised 11.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321304659