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XB-ART-53427
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 Nov 16;10746:19790-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1009814107.
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Role of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase (TDP1) in mitochondria.

Das BB , Dexheimer TS , Maddali K , Pommier Y .


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Human tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase (TDP1) hydrolyzes the phosphodiester bond at a DNA 3'-end linked to a tyrosyl moiety and has been implicated in the repair of topoisomerase I (Top1)-DNA covalent complexes. TDP1 can also hydrolyze other 3'-end DNA alterations including 3'-phosphoglycolate and 3'-abasic sites, and exhibits 3'-nucleosidase activity indicating it may function as a general 3'-end-processing DNA repair enzyme. Here, using laser confocal microscopy, subcellular fractionation and biochemical analyses we demonstrate that a fraction of the TDP1 encoded by the nuclear TDP1 gene localizes to mitochondria. We also show that mitochondrial base excision repair depends on TDP1 activity and provide evidence that TDP1 is required for efficient repair of oxidative damage in mitochondrial DNA. Together, our findings provide evidence for TDP1 as a novel mitochondrial enzyme.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: tdp1

References [+] :
Bacman, Intra- and inter-molecular recombination of mitochondrial DNA after in vivo induction of multiple double-strand breaks. 2009, Pubmed