Human MSH2 binds to trinucleotide repeat DNA structures associated with neurodegenerative diseases |
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Authors: | Pearson CE; Ewel A; Acharya S; Fishel RA; Sinden RR |
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Institution: | Center for Genome Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology in the Texas Medical Center, Texas A&M University, Houston 77030, USA. cpearson@ibt.tamu.edu |
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Abstract: | The expansion of trinucleotide repeat sequences is associated with several
neurodegenerative diseases. The mechanism of this expansion is unknown but
may involve slipped-strand structures where adjacent rather than perfect
complementary sequences of a trinucleotide repeat become paired. Here, we
have studied the interaction of the human mismatch repair protein MSH2 with
slipped-strand structures formed from a triplet repeat sequence in order to
address the possible role of MSH2 in trinucleotide expansion. Genomic
clones of the myotonic dystrophy locus containing disease-relevant lengths
of (CTG)n x (CAG)n triplet repeats were examined. We have constructed two
types of slipped-strand structures by annealing complementary strands of
DNA containing: (i) equal numbers of trinucleotide repeats (homoduplex
slipped structures or S-DNA) or (ii) different numbers of repeats
(heteroduplex slipped intermediates or SI-DNA). SI-DNAs having an excess of
either CTG or CAG repeats were structurally distinct and could be separated
electrophoretically and studied individually. Using a band-shift assay, the
MSH2 was shown to bind to both S-DNA and SI-DNA in a structure- specific
manner. The affinity of MSH2 increased with the length of the repeat
sequence. Furthermore, MSH2 bound preferentially to looped-out CAG repeat
sequences, implicating a strand asymmetry in MSH2 recognition. Our results
are consistent with the idea that MSH2 may participate in trinucleotide
repeat expansion via its role in repair and/or recombination.
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