Biochemical and cellular assays to assess the effects of acetylation on base excision repair enzymes

Shrabasti Roychoudhury, Suravi Pramanik, Hannah L. Harris, Kishor K. Bhakat

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Abstract

Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs), including acetylation, have emerged as important regulators for controlling many cellular processes. DNA base excision repair (BER), a highly coordinated multistep cellular process, is primarily involved in the repair of both endogenous and drug-induced exogenous DNA base damages. BER relies on sequential recruitment and coordinated actions of multiple proteins. Increasing evidence suggests that acetylation of lysine residues of BER proteins facilitates fine-tuning of enzymatic activities, protein-protein interactions, and coordination of the steps in BER pathway. In this chapter, we describe detailed in vitro and in vivo approaches to examine the effect of acetylation on BER enzymes, focusing on the impact of acetylation of AP-endonuclease (APE1), a key enzyme in BER pathway, on its DNA damage repair activity, substrate-binding, and subcellular localization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages191-206
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1983
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • APE1
  • Acetylation
  • BER
  • Colony formation assay
  • Comet assay
  • DNA damage
  • DNA repair assay
  • EMSA
  • In vitro acetylation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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