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HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
卷 29, 期 8, 页码 1292-1309出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa043
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- Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/H019723/1, BB/M008800/1]
- University of Sussex PhD studentship
- National Institutes of Health [R35 GM122601]
- BBSRC [BB/H019723/1, BB/M008800/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [ZIAAG000741, ZIAAG000675, ZIAAG000693, ZIAAG000699] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
As the powerhouses of the eukaryotic cell, mitochondria must maintain their genomes which encode proteins essential for energy production. Mitochondria are characterized by guanine-rich DNA sequences that spontaneously form unusual three-dimensional structures known as G-quadruplexes (G4). G4 structures can be problematic for the essential processes of DNA replication and transcription because they deter normal progression of the enzymatic-driven processes. In this study, we addressed the hypothesis that mitochondrial G4 is a source of mutagenesis leading to base-pair substitutions. Our computational analysis of 2757 individual genomes from two Italian population cohorts (SardiNIA and InCHIANTI) revealed a statistically significant enrichment of mitochondrial mutations within sequences corresponding to stable G4 DNA structures. Guided by the computational analysis results, we designed biochemical reconstitution experiments and demonstrated that DNA synthesis by two known mitochondrial DNA polymerases (Pol gamma, PrimPol) in vitro was strongly blocked by representative stable G4 mitochondrial DNA structures, which could be overcome in a specific manner by the ATP-dependent G4-resolving helicase Pif1. However, error-prone DNA synthesis by PrimPol using the G4 template sequence persisted even in the presence of Pif1. Altogether, our results suggest that genetic variation is enriched in G-quadruplex regions that impede mitochondrial DNA replication.
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