EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-10-07DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.001
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi, Kenichi Yoshikawa
{"title":"Overview of DNA damage and double-strand breaks.","authors":"Fuyuhiko Tamanoi, Kenichi Yoshikawa","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>DNA is under a variety of assaults. As a result, different damages accumulate on DNA. These include base changes, single-strand breaks and double-strand breaks. In this volume and also briefly in the following volume, we discuss DNA damage and double-strand breaks. In particular, we focus on double-strand breaks. We discuss types of double-strand breaks as well as methods to detect them. We also discuss how DNA breaks are formed.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40667369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Damages of DNA in tritiated water.","authors":"Yuji Hatano, Hiroaki Nakamura, Susumu Fujiwara, Seiki Saito, Takahiro Kenmotsu","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tritium is a radioisotope of hydrogen emitting low energy β-rays in disintegration to <sup>3</sup>He. DNA molecules are damaged mainly by β-ray irradiation, and additional damages can be induced by break of chemical bond by nuclear transmutation to inert <sup>3</sup>He. Deep knowledges of the mechanisms underlying DNA damages lead to better understanding of biological effects of tritium. This chapter reviews recent experimental and computer simulation activities on quantitative evaluation of damage rates by β-ray irradiation and nuclear transmutation. The rate of DNA double-strand breaks in tritiated water has been examined using a single molecule observation method. The effects of β-ray irradiation were not noticeable at the level of tritium concentration of ∼kBq/cm<sup>3</sup>, while the irradiation effects were clear at tritium concentrations of ∼MBq/cm<sup>3</sup>. The factors affecting on the DSB rate are discussed. A new image processing method for the automatic measurement of DNA length using OpenCV and deep learning is also introduced. The effects of tritium transmutation on hydrogen bonds acting between the two main strands of DNA have been examined using molecular dynamics simulations. The study showed that the collapsing of DNA structure by the transmutation can be quantitatively evaluated using the root mean square deviation of atomic positions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"131-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.004
Yue Ma, Iwaki Akiyama
{"title":"Mechanical force induced DNA double-strand breaks: Ultrasound.","authors":"Yue Ma, Iwaki Akiyama","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the application of ultrasound for clinical diagnosis and therapeutic purposes has been increased rapidly, the effects of exposure to ultrasound on DNA molecules were studied. In this chapter, we introduced various effects of DNA damages caused by different conditions of exposure of ultrasound. Ultrasound with different sound pressure and pulse transmission conditions have been applied in our study. We discussed the threshold of sound pressure of ultrasound-induced DNA damages. Different kinds of pulses of ultrasound and microbubbles' influences on DNA double-strand breaks were also shown.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"53-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Auger electrons and DNA double-strand breaks studied by using iodine-containing chemicals.","authors":"Yuya Higashi, Yue Ma, Kotaro Matsumoto, Ayumi Shiro, Hiroyuki Saitoh, Tetsuya Kawachi, Fuyuhiko Tamanoi","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Irradiation of high Z elements such as iodine, gold, gadolinium with monochromatic X-rays causes photoelectric effects that include the release of Auger electrons. Decay of radioactive iodine such as I-123 and I-125 also results in multiple events and some involve the generation of Auger electrons. These electrons have low energy and travel only a short distance but have a strong effect on DNA damage including the generation of double-strand breaks. In this chapter, we focus on iodine and discuss various studies that used iodine-containing chemicals to generate Auger electrons and cause DNA double-strand breaks. First, DNA synthesis precursors containing iodine were used to place iodine on DNA. DNA binding dyes such as iodine Hoechst were investigated for Auger electron generation and DNA breaks. More recently, iodine containing nanoparticles were developed. We describe our study using tumor spheroids loaded with iodine nanoparticles and synchrotron-generated monochromatic X-rays. This study led to the demonstration that an optimum effect on DNA double-strand break formation is observed with a 33.2keV X-ray which is just above the K-edge energy of iodine.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"101-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40667370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.003
Katsuhiko Minami, Shiori Iida, Kazuhiro Maeshima
{"title":"Chromatin organization and DNA damage.","authors":"Katsuhiko Minami, Shiori Iida, Kazuhiro Maeshima","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genomic DNA is organized three-dimensionally in the nucleus as chromatin. Recent accumulating evidence has demonstrated that chromatin organizes into numerous dynamic domains in higher eukaryotic cells, which act as functional units of the genome. These compacted domains facilitate DNA replication and gene regulation. Undamaged chromatin is critical for healthy cells to function and divide. However, the cellular genome is constantly threatened by many sources of DNA damage (e.g., radiation). How do cells maintain their genome integrity when subjected to DNA damage? This chapter describes how the compact state of chromatin safeguards the genome from radiation damage and chemical attacks. Together with recent genomics data, our finding suggests that DNA compaction, such as chromatin domain formation, plays a critical role in maintaining genome integrity. But does the formation of such domains limit DNA accessibility inside the domain and hinder the recruitment of repair machinery to the damaged site(s) during DNA repair? To approach this issue, we first describe a sensitive imaging method to detect changes in chromatin states in living cells (single-nucleosome imaging/tracking). We then use this method to explain how cells can overcome potential recruiting difficulties; cells can decompact chromatin domains following DNA damage and temporarily increase chromatin motion (∼DNA accessibility) to perform efficient DNA repair. We also speculate on how chromatin compaction affects DNA damage-resistance in the clinical setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"29-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-10-03DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.002
Kenichi Yoshikawa
{"title":"Quantitative evaluation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) through single-molecule observation.","authors":"Kenichi Yoshikawa","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By adapting the method of single molecular observation for individual DNAs, it will be shown that reliable analysis of double-strand breaks, DSBs, becomes possible for various kinds of damage sources. Single DNA above the size of several-tens kilo base-pairs exhibits the length scale above several μm, indicating that their whole conformation is visible with fluorescence microscopy by adding suitable fluoresce dye to the solution. Various examples of the quantitative evaluation on DSBs are described, together with the evaluation of the protective effects of anti-oxidants.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"7-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-10-07DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.006
Akinari Yokoya, Yui Obata
{"title":"Core level ionization or excitation and Auger relaxation induce clustered DNA damage.","authors":"Akinari Yokoya, Yui Obata","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ionizing radiation causes various types of DNA damage, such as single- (SSBs) and double-strand breaks (DSBs), nucleobase lesions, abasic sites (AP sites), and cross-linking between complementary strands of DNA or DNA and proteins. DSBs are among the most harmful type of DNA damage, inducing serious genetic effects such as cell lethality and mutation. Nucleobase lesions and AP sites, on the other hand, may be less deleterious and are promptly repaired by base excision repair (BER) pathways. Recently, biochemical approaches to quantify nucleobase lesions and AP sites have revealed certain types of non-strand break lesions as harmful DNA damage, called clustered DNA damage. Such clusters can retard nucleobase excision repair enzymes, and can sometimes be converted to DSBs by BER catalysis. This unique character of clustered DNA damage strongly depends on the spatial density of ionization or excitation events occurring at the track end of initial radiation or low energy secondary electrons. In particular, the photoelectric effect of elements comprising biological molecules, followed by emission of Auger electrons, are key factors in determining the future fate of each clustered damage site. This chapter describes biological studies of clustered nucleobase lesions with SSBs or AP sites, and mechanistical studies on core level excitation and Auger relaxation giving rise to clustered DNA damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"79-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-11-07DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.003
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
{"title":"The enzymes first edition.","authors":"Fuyuhiko Tamanoi","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Enzymes series was initiated in 1950 with the publication of a book entitled, \"The Enzymes: Chemistry and Mechanism of Action\" edited by James B. Sumner and Karl Myerback. There are two parts, Part 1 and Part 2 and the book contains 78 chapters. Authors and chapter titles for Part 1 and Part 2 are listed.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"52 ","pages":"23-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40494147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-11-07DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.004
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
{"title":"The enzymes second edition part 1.","authors":"Fuyuhiko Tamanoi","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Publication of the second edition of The Enzymes series was initiated in 1959 and eight volumes were published. This chapter describes volumes 1-3. All the eight volumes were edited by Paul D. Boyer, Henry Lardy and Karl Myerback. Authors and chapter titles are listed.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"52 ","pages":"33-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40494148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EnzymesPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.008
Atsushi Shibata
{"title":"Carbon ion radiation and clustered DNA double-strand breaks.","authors":"Atsushi Shibata","doi":"10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.enz.2022.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A carbon ion categorized as a heavy ion particle has been used for cancer radiotherapy. High linear energy transfer (LET) carbon ion irradiation deposits energy at a high density along a particle track, generating multiple types of DNA damage. Complex DNA lesions, comprising DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), single-strand breaks, and base damage within 1-2 helical turns (<3-4nm), are thought to be difficult to repair and critically influence cell viability. In addition to the effect of lesion complexity, the most recent studies have demonstrated another characteristic of high LET particle radiation-induced DNA damage, clustered DSBs. Clustered DSBs are defined as the formation of multiple DSBs in close proximity where the scale of clustering is approximately 1-2μm<sup>3</sup>, i.e., the scale of the event is estimated to be > ∼1Mbp. This chapter reviews the hallmarks of clustered DSBs and how such DNA damage influences genome instability and cell viability in the context of high LET carbon ion radiotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":39097,"journal":{"name":"Enzymes","volume":"51 ","pages":"117-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}