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Molecular Characterization of a Mouse Genomic Element Mobilized by Advanced Glycation Endproduct Modified-DNA (AGE-DNA)

Abstract

Background

DNA modified by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) undergoes a high frequency of insertional mutagenesis. In mouse lymphoid cells, these mutations are due in part to the transposition of host genomic elements that contain a DNA region homologous to the Alu family of repetitive elements. One particular 853 bp insertion, designated INS-1, was identified previously as a DNA element common to plasmids recovered from multiple, independent lymphoid cell transfections.

Materials and Methods

To characterize the genomic origin of this element, we used a 281-bp region of non-Alu-containing INS-1 sequence, designated CORE, as a probe in Southern hybridization and for screening a bacteriophage mouse genomic DNA library. The resultant clones were sequenced and localized within the mouse genome.

Results

Two distinct genomic clones of 15 kB and 17 kB in size were isolated. A 522-bp unique region common to INS-1 and corresponding to the CORE sequence was identified in each clone. In both cases, CORE was found to be surrounded by repetitive DNA sequences: a 339-bp MT repeat at the 5′ end, and a 150-bp B1 repeat at the 3′ end. The CORE sequence was localized to mouse chromosome 1.

Conclusions

These studies revealed that the CORE region of INS is present in low copy number but is associated with known repetitive DNA elements. The presence of these repetitive elements may facilitate the transposition of CORE by recombination or other, more complex rearrangement events, and explain in part the origin of AGE-induced insertional mutations.

Introduction

Reducing sugars such as glucose react nonenzymatically with amine-containing nucleotides to form stable products, termed advanced glycosylation endproducts (AGEs). AGEs have been shown to cause mutations in a variety of model systems (15). In bacteria, the mutagenic effect of AGEs results in part from the activation of host-derived, transposable elements such as IS-1 and γδ (4,5). The transposition of γδ in bacterial plasmids has been shown to occur after the modification of plasmid DNA by AGEs in vitro, as well as in native plasmids carried by bacterial strains that accumulate high intracellular levels of glucose-6-phosphate, a reactive AGE-precursor sugar (4,5).

Mutations induced by the transfection of AGE-modified DNA have also been observed in mammalian cells (1,6). In experiments in which AGE-modified plasmid DNA carrying the lacI mutagenesis marker was introduced into the murine myeloid cell line X63Ag8.653, the mutation rate correlated with the degree of chemical modification by AGEs. Restriction analysis of the lacI gene revealed a predominance of DNA insertions which, upon subcloning and Southern hybridization, were found to be primarily of host genomic origin. DNA-sequencing analysis revealed that a large fraction (12.9%) of these insertions were due to a single, 853-bp element, termed INS-1. The structure of INS-1 was found to be that of the 180-bp, B1-repeat belonging to the Alu repetitive DNA family juxtaposed to a 522-bp low copy number, or unique sequence fragment. This 522-bp fragment was in turn designated CORE, as it was found to be juxtaposed to additional repetitive elements present within other, larger insertional mutations of the lacI gene that were subsequently cloned and analyzed (i.e., INS-2 and INS-3) (1).

AGE modifications accumulate in tissues as a consequence of aging and have been proposed to play a role in the development of age-related chromosomal aberrations and oncogenesis (17). To better understand the specific features that make the INS family of elements susceptible to mobilization by AGE-modified DNA, we cloned the mouse genomic copy of INS and characterized its genomic structure, distribution, and prevalence in different cell types. We show that the INS family of DNA elements originates from a low repetitive, genomic copy of CORE that lies adjacent to clusters of highly repetitive sequences. We did not observe evidence for CORE transposition in a variety of transformed mouse cell types, which suggests that this element may undergo mobilization only under the specific conditions associated with AGE modification.

Materials and Methods

Cells

The mouse cell lines X63Ag8.653 (myeloma), 70Z/3 (pre-B lymphocyte), 3T3 (embryonic fibroblast), SV-T2 (SV40-transformed 3T3 fibroblasts), M-MSV (sarcoma virus-transformed 3T3 fibroblast), BNLSVA.8 (SV40-transformed liver cell), LA-4 (lung urethane-induced adenoma), and RAG (renal adenocarcinoma), were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (Rockville, MD) and were cultured according to the supplier’s recommendations.

Southern Hybridization Analyses

Genomic DNA was extracted from the liver and spleen of BALB/c and C3H mice and from mouse cell lines following a standard protocol (8). Twenty micrograms of DNA was digested to completion with the indicated restriction enzymes and electrophoresed in 0.7% agarose gels, followed by transfer to a Hybond nylon membrane (Amersham, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). After UV cross-linking, the membranes were prehybridized in “Quikhybe” solution (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) for 30 min at 60°C. A radiolabeled DNA probe was then added and allowed to hybridize for 1–3 hr at 65°C. Membranes were washed with 1 × SSC/0.1% SDS buffer for 30 min at room temperature, followed by a 30-min wash with 0.1 × SSC/0.1 % SDS buffer at 60°C. The membranes were auto-radiographed with Kodak XAR film at −80°C.

Genomic Library Screening

A mouse (strain 129SV) liver genomic DNA library in the λ-FIX II vector was purchased from Stratagene. The average insert size of this library is 15 kB. A total of 5 × 106 plaques was analyzed initially by hybridization at high density (5 × 104 plaque-forming units per 150-mm plate) with a 281-bp probe corresponding to the CORE sequence of INS-1 (nucleotides 461–742 of the INS-1 element) (1,6) (Fig. 1). Prehybridization and hybridization were conducted at 42°C in hybridization solution (Gibco BRL, Gaithersburg, MD). The membranes were washed extensively in 0.5 × SSC/0.1% SDS at 50°C. Subsequent screenings and plaque purification were performed at lower densities under the same hybridization and washing conditions. The DNA hybridization probe was a 281-bp fragment obtained by PCR from mouse genomic DNA using primers #1 and #2 (Table 1) and corresponded to nucleotides 461–742 of the INS-1 element (1). The probe was purified using the Wizard PCR fragment purification clean kit (Promega, Madison, WI) and radiolabeled with [α-32P]dCTP (3000 Ci/mmol) by using the random primer labeling kit (Amersham). Phage DNA was prepared from clones following established procedures (8), and analyzed by restriction-enzyme digestion and Southern hybridization.

Table 1 PCR primers
Fig. 1
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Genomic organization of mouse INS elements

(A) Schematic representation of the cloned INS elements (modified from ref. 1). Primers #1 and #2 amplify a 281 nucleotide region of CORE which was used as the probe in panels B and C. (B, C) Mouse genomic DNA isolated from the liver of BALB/c mice (B) or from P3X63Ag8.653 lymphoid cells (C) was digested with the indicated restriction endonucleases and hybridized to a 32P-labeled CORE-specific DNA probe. The positions of the molecular weight markers are shown on the right. (D, E) Genomic DNA isolated from spleen (lane 1) and liver (lane 2) of BALB/c mice, liver of C3H mice (lane 3), or mouse cell lines P3X63Ag8.653 (lane 4), 70Z/3 (lane 5), 3T3 (lane 6), SV-T2 (lane 7), M-MSV (lane 8), BNL SV A.8 (lane 9), LA-4 (lane 10), and RAG (lane 11) was digested with EcoR5 (D) or Rsa1 (E) and hybridized to a 32P-labeled DNA probe shown in panel A. Minor differences in the strength of hybridization signals are due to slight variations in the amount of DNA loaded. No additional differences between lanes was observed in any part of the gel upon longer exposure. Positions of molecular weight markers are shown on the right.

DNA Sequence Analysis

Two genomic clones that were 15 kB and 17 kB in size were isolated and designated λ-1 and λ-2, respectively. The clone λ-1 was digested with Kpn1 endonuclease, yielding a 3.7-kB DNA fragment that then was subcloned into the pUC19 vector for sequencing. The clone λ-2 was digested with Pst1 to produce a 3-kB fragment, which was subcloned into the plasmid pUC18 (9). For additional analysis, PCR amplification with primer set G/AR (Table 1) was performed, producing a single 1,456-bp fragment from each clone. These fragments were subcloned into the pT7 vector. Genomic DNA fragments were sequenced bidirectionally using the Taq Dye-DeoxyTerminator Cycle sequencing kit and an ABI Model 375A sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). DNA sequence homology and sequence analysis were performed by using the FASTALIGN and FASTA programs, respectively (10).

PCR Analysis

The primers sets J/ALU, and G/AR (Table 1) were designed according to the sequence of INS-3 (1) and used for PCR analysis of mouse genomic DNA. The PCR amplification conditions were: 30 sec at 96°C, 30 sec at 55°C, and 30 sec at 72°C. This was performed for 35 cycles and was followed by a 5-min extension at 72°C. All DNA amplification reactions were performed in a GeneAmp PCR System 9600 (Perkin Elmer Cetus).

Chromosome Localization

C3H/HeJ-gld and Mus spretus (Spain) mice and [(C3H/HeJ-gld × Mus spretus)F1 × C3H/HeJ-gld] interspecific backcross mice were bred and maintained as previously described (11). Mus spretus was chosen as the second parent in this cross because of the relative ease of detection of informative restriction fragment length variants (RFLV) in comparison with crosses using conventional inbred laboratory strains.

DNA isolated from mouse organs by standard techniques was digested with restriction endonucleases and 10-µg samples were electrophoresed in 0.8% agarose gels. DNA was transferred to Nytran membranes (Schleicher & Schuell, Keene, NH), hybridized at 65°C with probes labeled by the random primed method with [32P]-dCTP, and washed under stringent conditions, as described previously (12). The probe used for the linkage analysis included the 281-nucleotide probe corresponding to the internal sequence of CORE. Gene order was determined by analyzing all haplotypes and minimizing crossover frequency between all genes that were determined to be within a linkage group (12a). This method resulted in determination of the most likely gene order (13).

Results

To begin to characterize the genomic structure of the sequence elements responsible for AGE-induced insertional mutagenesis, we performed Southern hybridization analysis of mouse genomic DNA using as a probe a 281-bp fragment derived from the 522-bp, low copy number region that is common to the 3′ end of the INS elements (Fig. 1A). This region, designated CORE, corresponds to nucleotides 329–853 of the originally described INS-1 element and borders repetitive DNA sequences at its 5′ end: the B1 repeat in INS-1, and the MT-repeat in INS-2 and INS-3.

The 281-bp hybridization probe was produced by DNA amplification using the PCR primers #1 and #2 (see Table 1). A Southern blot of a Pst1, Kpn1, BamH1, and EcoR1 endonuclease digest of mouse genomic DNA showed a high-molecular-weight band of approximately 14 kB (Fig. 1B), indicating that relatively few copies of the CORE element are present in this restriction site-poor region of the mouse genome. Digestion with the Rsa1 and EcoR5 endonucleases produced distinct fragments of approximately 0.9 kB and 4.5 kB, respectively, and a double digestion with Rsa1 and EcoR5 gave rise to a fragment of 0.37 kB, as predicted from the known sequence of INS-1 (Fig. 1C).

We next investigated the genomic localization of CORE in a variety of transformed mouse cell lines. Genomic DNA was digested with both EcoR5 and Rsa1 and hybridized to the 281-bp probe derived from the CORE sequence. Each DNA sample produced a strong hybridization signal at approximately 4.5 kB for the EcoR5 digest (Fig. ID) and 0.9 kB for the Rsa1 digest (Fig. IE). An identical hybridization pattern was observed with the X63Ag8.653 cell line (Fig. 1C), which was used for the initial studies of AGE-induced mutagenesis (1,6). On the basis of these results, the CORE element appears to be a low copy number sequence within the mouse genome. These data also suggest that in all the cell lines that were examined, the CORE sequence is localized in a region of the genome that is not readily altered by cellular transformation.

Utilizing as a hybridization probe the 281-bp CORE sequence, we next cloned two genomic DNA fragments from a mouse liver genomic DNA library constructed in bacteriophage λ. A 15-kB clone, designated λ-l, was found to contain the CORE element in a position that could be conveniently excised by the Kpn1 endonuclease (Fig. 2). This 3.7-kB genomic Kpn1 fragment was then subcloned into pUC18 and sequenced bidi-rectionally using primers #1 and #2 (Table 1). A 17-kB clone, λ-2, also contained CORE, but it showed a different restriction enzyme digestion pattern from the λ-l clone: Kpn1 digestion of the A-2 clone produced a CORE-positive band that was approximately 4.5 kB (data not shown). The CORE-positive, 3-kB Pst1 fragment of λ-2 was subcloned into the pUC19 plasmid and the CORE region was sequenced bidirectionally. This analysis revealed a 99.5% homology to the CORE sequence contained within the INS-1, INS-2, and INS-3 elements (1,6) (Fig. 1A and data not shown). To investigate the extent of this homology and the genomic sequence outside the CORE element, we next performed PCR analysis using primers located in different regions 5′ of CORE in INS-3 (Fig. 3) using primers G/AR and J/ALU (Table 1). DNA from several mouse cell lines and from the λ-l genomic clone produced amplification products of the same approximate size (Fig. 3), supporting the possibility that these clones represent genomic copies of the INS-3 DNA element.

Fig. 2
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Southern blotting analysis of CORE -containing λ-1 phage DNA

DNA isolated from the λ-1 phage containing the genomic copy of INS was digested with the indicated restriction endonucleases and hybridized to a 32P-labeled CORE-specific DNA probe (as shown in Fig. 1A).

Fig. 3
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PCR analysis of the genomic organization of INS elements

Total DNA was extracted from transformed murine cell lines (P3X63Ag8.653, 70Z/3, 3T3, RAG) or from clones containing genomic copies of INS elements (λ-l and λ-2) and analyzed by PCR using primer pairs G/AR and J/Alu designed according to the sequence of INS-3 element. A positive PCR control was INS-3 DNA, and no DNA was added to a negative control sample (H2O). The relative positions of the restriction enzyme sites and the PCR primer sequences are shown in the schematic for INS-3. Amplification products were revealed by Southern transfer and hybridization to a 32P-labeled oligonucleotide (K).

To analyze the regions of the genomic copy of INS-3 lying 5′ from the Kpn1 site of the λ-l clone and the Pst1 site of the λ-2 clone—and which were omitted by the subcloning of these fragments (Fig. 1A)—we subcloned the G/AR amplification products of the λ-l and λ-2 DNAs into pT7 vector DNA. Sequence analysis revealed a 98% identity over 2511 bp between λ-1, λ-2, and INS-3 (Fig. 4 and data not shown).

Fig. 4
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Sequence of the genomic copy of the murine INS element derived from the λ-1 genomic DNA clone

The regions of INS homologous to B-l repeats are underlined, the region homologous to microsatellite DNA is italicized, the region homologous to human Sau3A repeat is in bold and italicized, and the region homologous to the MT-repeat of c-abl oncogene is in bold. CORE is underlined by the double line, and the 13-bp element homologous to mouse minisatellite DNA is indicated by lower case letters. The region homologous to INS-2 is located between nucleotides 1291 and 2521. Primers #1 and #2 are at positions 2132–2151 and 2394–2411, respectively.

The genomic copy of the INS-3 element showed several distinct features. Three Bl-like repeats (B1.1 to B1.3, Fig. 4, 5) are clustered in close proximity to the CORE sequence; the first is 53% homologous to the consensus B1 sequence located at position 1195–1321 of the genomic INS-3 element, the second is 68.2% homologous to Bl and is at position 2778–2926, and the third is 91.1% homologous to Bl and is located at position 3015–3121. Another feature of the INS-3 element is a 86.6% homology of the 338-bp fragment located at the 5′ end (position 1615–1953) to the MT repeat (13a) of the mouse c-abl oncogene (Figs. 4, 5). Of note is the finding that both the 5′ and the 3′ portions of genomic INS-3 (nucleotides 240–497 and 2332–2620) show a 44.2% and a 43.5% homology, respectively, to the human Sau3A repeat (14,15). Both stretches of Sau3A homology are in the sense orientation. Sequence analysis of INS-1 and INS-2 also revealed a 254-bp and 384-bp tract of DNA, respectively, that showed 40% homology with the Sau3A repeat. Both of these Sau3-like regions were located 5′ to the CORE “breakpoint.” In INS-1, the Sau3A-homologous region extends for 250 bp between nucleotides 64 and 318 in an inverted direction and precedes the 5′ breakpoint (nucleotide 329) by 11 nucleotides. In INS-2, the Sau3A-homologous region is located between nucleotides 27 and 408, is also in an inverted position, and is located adjacent to the breakpoint at position 409 (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5
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Schematic representation of colocalization of repetitive DNA with the recombination breakpoints in INS-1 and INS-2, and the genomic copy of INS-3

The class of repetitive DNA is designated in boxes, filled arrowheads show the actual recombination breakpoints in mutant DNA (INS-1 and INS-2), open arrowheads show the presumed breakpoints in the genomic copy of INS-3.

Finally, to determine the chromosomal location of the mouse INS-derived CORE sequence, we analyzed a panel of DNA samples from an interspecific backcross that has been characterized for more than 1200 genetic markers throughout the genome. The genetic markers included in this map span between 50 and 80 centi-Morgans on each of the mouse autosomes and the X chromosome. Initially, DNA from the two parental mice [C3H/HeJ-gld and (C3H/HeJ-gld × Mus spretus)F1] was digested with various restriction endonucleases and hybridized with the 281-nucleotide probe corresponding to the CORE element to determine restriction fragment length variants (RFLVs) for haplotype analyses. Informative Taq1 RFLVs were detected: C3H/HeJ-gld, 5.2 kB; Mus spretus, 5.4 kB.

Comparison of the haplotype distribution of the CORE RFLVs indicated that the CORE locus cosegregated in all of the 114 meiotic events examined with the renin gene locus (Renl and Ren2) on mouse Chrl (Fig. 6). The haplotype distribution among other genes localized to mouse Chrl is shown in Figure 6. The best gene order (13) ± the standard deviation (12a) was determined to be (centromere) C4bp-1.8 cM ± 1.2 cM-CORE/Ren1/Ren2-7.0 cM ± 2.4 cM-Ptplc. This linkage group corresponds to the lq32 band in the human chromosome.

Fig. 6
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Segregation of CORE on mouse chromosome 1 in [(C3H/HeJ-gld × Mus spretus)F1 × C3h/HeJ-gld] interspecific backcross mice

Filled boxes represent the homozygous C3H pattern and open boxes represent the F1 pattern. The abundance of C3H/HeJ haplotypes reflects the selection of this panel for gld/gld phenotype positive mice that is located on mouse chromosome 1.

Discussion

We previously showed that sequences contained within the mouse genome are mobilized after transfection of AGE-modified DNA, resulting in the insertion of host elements into target plasmids (1,6). Detailed analysis of the DNA insertions that were obtained from multiple, independent transfections led to the cloning of three elements INS-1, INS-2, and INS-3 which differed in their overall lengths but which were 99.9% homologous over 522 bp of their respective 3′ ends. This 522-bp homologous fragment was designated CORE. The 5′ end of CORE is adjacent to the Bl repeat in INS-1 (1,6) and to the middle repetitive MT element (13a) in INS-2 and INS-3. To gain insight into both the origin and the organization of INS element(s) in the mouse genome and the potential mechanism of their transposition, we performed Southern hybridization analysis of mouse DNA isolated from various transformed cell lines using as a probe a 281-bp fragment corresponding to CORE. This analysis revealed that INS is a low copy number element associated with only a minimal degree of restriction fragment length polymorphism. Two recombinant clones carrying genomic INS copies were isolated, partially sequenced, and found to have 97.5% homology with each other and with the INS-3 element (covering 2511 bp, including the CORE sequence). In all, we determined 3640 bp of the genomic sequence corresponding to the host-derived, INS element. This fragment was found to contain a cluster of three Bl-like sequences: the 3′-most B1.3 is 91.1% homologous to the consensus Bl-element, while the remaining two are more divergent: Bl.l shows 53% homology, and B1.2 shows 68.2% homology to the consensus Bl sequence (Fig. 5).

Clusters of B1-like repetitive elements have been described previously in the case of Alu repeats in human DNA (16), and these elements also have been localized to the 3′ and 5′ sides of chromosomal breakpoints (17,18). Alu repeat clusters have been implicated in the formation of the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1), which results from the translocation of the long arms of chromosomes 9 and 22 (1618). Alu sequences may facilitate recombination by forming hairpin structures, thus providing a symmetrical topology recognized by the enzymatic complexes that mediate DNA recombination (16). The insertion of INS sequences into AGE-modified plasmid DNA may occur by similar recombination events mediated by B1 repeats. Since these repeats are in close proximity to CORE, recombination could lead to a series of CORE-containing elements with differing 3′ and 5′ ends, thus accounting for the structures of the DNA insertions observed in these studies.

DNA sequencing analysis revealed that the 3′ breakpoint of each of the three plasmid-derived INS insertions (INS-1, INS-2, and INS-3) was fixed, and occurred at nucleotide 2518 of the genomic INS sequence. INS-1 and INS-2 appear to be formed by recombination of the B1 repeat “B1.3” with the repetitive DNA upstream of the CORE (either the MT repeat, or Bl). The peculiar structure of the 5′ ends of INS-1 and INS-2, which contain repetitive sequences that were not found in the genomic copy of INS, may then result from additional, downstream recombination events.

Another interesting feature of the genomic INS element is the 13-nucleotide sequence located at the 3′ breakpoint (nucleotides 2514 to 2527). This sequence displays 91.7% homology to the repetitive unit of mouse minisatellite DNA. Minisatellite DNA consists of tandemly repeated sequences that are genetically unstable and often gain or lose their repeat units. The main repeat unit, GGAGGTGGGCAGGA(G/A)G, has been shown to serve as a binding site for proteins involved in recombination, which suggests that this region also may act as a binding site for a recombination enzyme(s) in the case of INS elements (19).

The position of CORE on mouse chromosome 1 strongly suggests that the human orthologue of this gene is positioned on human chromosome 1 band q31 (20,21,21a). Using probes derived from mouse INS sequences, we failed to find a strong hybridization signal for CORE or other INS regions in Southern hybridization analysis of human genomic DNA. Low-stringency hybridization using the 281-bp CORE fragment as a probe did, however, produce an interspersed pattern of hybridization signals. It is noteworthy that a Genebank search of the human genome for sequences related to mouse INS revealed two regions of homology to the human alphoid Sau3A family of repetitive DNA: a 257-bp fragment located at nucleotides 241–447, showing 43.5% homology, and a 290-bp segment at nucleotides 2320–2610, with 44.2% homology (Fig. 5). The Sau3A repetitive DNA family consists of tandemly repeated, 170-bp units that exhibit 68–96% homology between individual elements. Alphoid Sau3A repeats have been mapped to the centromeric region of several human chromosomes and have been implicated in the formation of extrachromosomal self-replicating DNA structures (14,15). It is conceivable that mouse INS sequences may be involved in these functions in a manner similar to those ascribed for human Sau3A repeats (14,15).

The products of advanced glycation chemically modify nucleotide bases, producing covalent adducts such as carboxyethylguanine (22). Stable crosslinks involving both protein and DNA also may result from glycation events and it may be difficult for cells to repair these lesions by means other than by DNA transposition or recombination (1,3,23). In all likelihood, these attempts at chromosomal repair would involve repetitive DNA sequence elements, such as those described here. Glycation damage accumulates in tissues over time and may play an important role in the DNA rearrangements that contribute to age-associated chromosomal aberrations leading to oncogenesis (17).

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Pushkarsky, T., Rourke, L., Spiegel, L.A. et al. Molecular Characterization of a Mouse Genomic Element Mobilized by Advanced Glycation Endproduct Modified-DNA (AGE-DNA). Mol Med 3, 740–749 (1997). https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1007/BF03401712

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