Circadian Modulation of 8-Oxoguanine DNA Damage Repair

Sci Rep. 2015 Sep 4:5:13752. doi: 10.1038/srep13752.

Abstract

The DNA base excision repair pathway is the main system involved in the removal of oxidative damage to DNA such as 8-Oxoguanine (8-oxoG) primarily via the 8-Oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1). Our goal was to investigate whether the repair of 8-oxoG DNA damage follow a circadian rhythm. In a group of 15 healthy volunteers, we found a daily variation of Ogg1 expression and activity with higher levels in the morning compared to the evening hours. Consistent with this, we also found lower levels of 8-oxoG in morning hours compared to those in the evening hours. Lymphocytes exposed to oxidative damage to DNA at 8:00 AM display lower accumulation of 8-oxoG than lymphocytes exposed at 8:00 PM. Furthermore, altered levels of Ogg1 expression were also observed in a group of shift workers experiencing a deregulation of circadian clock genes compared to a control group. Moreover, BMAL1 knockdown fibroblasts with a deregulated molecular clock showed an abolishment of circadian variation of Ogg1 expression and an increase of OGG1 activity. Our results suggest that the circadian modulation of 8-oxoG DNA damage repair, according to a variation of Ogg1 expression, could render humans less susceptible to accumulate 8-oxoG DNA damage in the morning hours.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological / physiology*
  • Adult
  • CLOCK Proteins / metabolism
  • Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
  • DNA Damage / physiology*
  • DNA Glycosylases / metabolism*
  • DNA Repair / physiology*
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
  • Guanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Guanine / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • 8-hydroxyguanine
  • Guanine
  • CLOCK Proteins
  • DNA Glycosylases
  • oxoguanine glycosylase 1, human