Effect of 尾,纬-CHF- and 尾,纬-CHCl-dGTP Halogen Atom Stereochemistry on the Transition State of DNA Polymerase 尾
文摘
Recently, we synthesized the first individual 尾,纬-CHX-dGTP diastereomers [(R)- or (S)-CHX, where X is F or Cl] and determined their structures in ternary complexes with DNA polymerase 尾 (pol 尾). We now report stereospecificity by pol 尾 on the mixed 尾,纬-CHX diastereomer pairs using nuclear magnetic resonance and on the separate diastereomers using transient kinetics. For both the F and Cl diastereomers, the R isomer is favored over the S isomer for G路C correct incorporation, with stereospecificities [(kpol/Kd)R/(kpol/Kd)S] of 3.8 and 6.3, respectively, and also for G路T misincorporation, with stereospecificities of 11 and 7.8, respectively. Stereopreference for the (R)-CHF-dGTP diastereomer was abolished for kpol but not Kd with mutant pol 尾 (R183A). These compounds constitute a new class of stereochemical probes for active site interactions involving halogen atoms. As Arg183 is unique in family X pols, the design of CXY deoxyribonucleotide analogues to enhance interaction is a possible strategy for inhibiting BER selectively in cancer cells.