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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Ecteinascidin 743 (Et 743), a natural product derived from a marine tunicate, is a potent antitumor agent presently in phase II clinical trials. Et 743 binds in the minor groove of DNA and alkylates N2 of guanine via a unique mechanism involving catalytic activation. The sequence selectivity of Et 743 is governed by different patterns of hydrogen-bonding to DNA, which results in differential reversibility of the covalent adducts. As determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the preferred sequences 5'-PuGC and 5'-PyGG are stabilized by a hydrogen-bonding network, while the non-preferred sequences 5'-NG(A/T) are much less stabilized due to the lack of a key hydrogen bond to the GC base pair on the 3'-side of the alkylated guanine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1074-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1033-49
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-DNA Adducts, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Dioxoles, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Endodeoxyribonucleases, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Escherichia coli Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Isoquinolines, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Mutagenesis, Insertional, pubmed-meshheading:11731295-Tetrahydroisoquinolines
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The inefficiency of incisions of ecteinascidin 743-DNA adducts by the UvrABC nuclease and the unique structural feature of the DNA adducts can be used to explain the repair-dependent toxicities of this antitumor agent.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Autin, 78712, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't