期刊
MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
卷 53, 期 4, 页码 441-451出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700379
关键词
Alternariol; DNA-topoisomerase; Mycotoxin
资金
- State Research Initiative
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 728, GRK 1033]
Alternariol (AOH), a mycotoxin formed by Alternaria alternata, has been reported to possess genotoxic properties. However, the underlying mechanism of action is unclear. Here, we tested the hypothesis that interactions with DNA-topoisomerases play a role in the DNA-damaging properties of AOH. First we compared DNA-damaging properties of AOH with other Alternaria mycotoxins such as AOH monomethyl ether (AME), altenuene and isoaltenuene. AOH and AME significantly increased the rate of DNA strand breaks in human carcinoma cells (HT29, A431) at micromolar concentrations, whereas altenuene and isoaltenuene did not affect DNA integrity up to 100 mu M. Next, we selected AOH as the most DNA-damaging Alternaria metabolite for further Studies of interactions with DNA topoisomerases. In cell-free assays, AOH potently inhibited DNA relaxation and stimulated DNA cleavage activities of topoisomerase I, II alpha and II beta. Stabilisation of covalent topoisomerase II-DNA intermediates by AOH was-also detectable in cell Culture, and here, the II alpha isoform was preferentially targeted. AOH is thus characterised as a poison of topoisomerase I and II with a certain selectivity for the II alpha isoform. Since topoisomerase poisoning and DNA strand breakage occurred within the same concentration range, poisoning of topoisomerase I and II might at least contribute to the genotoxic properties of AOH.
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