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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 283, Issue 24, 16437-16445, June 13, 2008

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Metabolic Interrelations within Guanine Deoxynucleotide Pools for Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Maintenance^*

From the Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, 35131 Padova, Italy

Mitochondrial deoxynucleoside triphosphates are formed and regulated by a network of anabolic and catabolic enzymes present both in mitochondria and the cytosol. Genetic deficiencies for enzymes of the network cause mitochondrial DNA depletion and disease. We investigate by isotope flow experiments the interrelation between mitochondrial and cytosolic deoxynucleotide pools as well as the contributions of the individual enzymes of the network to their maintenance. To study specifically the synthesis of dGTP used for the synthesis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, we labeled hamster CHO cells or human fibroblasts with [³H]deoxyguanosine during growth and quiescence and after inhibition with aphidicolin or hydroxyurea. At time intervals we determined the labeling of deoxyguanosine nucleotides and DNA and the turnover of dGTP from its specific radioactivity in the separated mitochondrial and cytosolic pools. In both cycling and quiescent cells, the import of deoxynucleotides formed by cytosolic ribonucleotide reductase accounted for most of the synthesis of mitochondrial dGTP, with minor contributions by cytosolic deoxycytidine kinase and mitochondrial deoxyguanosine kinase. A dynamic isotopic equilibrium arose rapidly from the shuttling of deoxynucleotides between mitochondria and cytosol, incorporation of dGTP into DNA, and degradation of dGMP. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by aphidicolin marginally affected the equilibrium. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by blockage of ribonucleotide reduction with hydroxyurea instead disturbed the equilibrium and led to accumulation of labeled dGTP in the cytosol. The turnover of dGTP decreased, suggesting a close connection between ribonucleotide reduction and pool degradation.

Received for publication, February 27, 2008 , and in revised form, April 7, 2008.

^* This work was supported by grants from the Italian Association for Cancer Research, Italian Telethon Grant GGP05001, and the Italian Ministry of Research Prin Project 2005 (to V. B.). The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

¹ To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: 39-0498276282; Fax: 39-0498276280; E-mail: vbianchi{at}bio.unipd.it.

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