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ArticleMethods in enzymology2022

A RADAR method to measure DNA topoisomerase covalent complexes.

Alice Meroni, Alessandro Vindigni

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alice MeroniDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Alessandro VindigniDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States. Electronic address: avindigni@wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Mechanisms of replication fork protection and recoveryR01CA248526 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alessandro Vindigni, Lee Zou · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
Replication fork repriming versus reversalR01CA237263 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alessandro Vindigni · 2019 to 2026
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237263NCI NIH HHS R01 CA248526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA topoisomerases resolve topological stress by introducing transient single- or double-strand breaks into the DNA duplex. This reaction requires the covalent binding of topoisomerases to DNA while the topological stress is being released. This transient intermediate is known as topoisomerase-covalent complex and represents the target of many anti-cancer drugs. Here, we describe a protocol to quantitatively detect topoisomerase-covalent complexes in vivo, called RADAR (rapid approach to DNA adduct recovery). DNA and protein-DNA covalent complexes are rapidly isolated from cells through chaotropic extraction. After normalization, samples are loaded on a slot blot, and the covalent complexes are detected using specific topoisomerase antibodies. In addition to being fast and robust, this assay produces quantitative results. Consequently, the RADAR assay can be applied to investigate the topoisomerase-covalent complex biology, including the effect of specific topoisomerase inhibitors. Finally, the same assay can be more generally applied to study covalent complexes of other enzymes with DNA.

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DNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IDNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IDNA-protein crosslinkDNA topoisomeraseDNA topoisomerase–covalent complexProtein–DNA interactionRADARSlot blot

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PMID35934484
PMCPMC9722332
OpenAlexW4226164857

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