L. Bohm et al., INFLUENCE OF HISTONE ACETYLATION ON THE MODIFICATION OF CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR PROTEINS BY ADP-RIBOSYLATION IN RESPONSE TO FREE-RADICALS, Biochimica et biophysica acta (G). General subjects, 1334(2-3), 1997, pp. 149-154
Inhibition of histone deacetylase by addition of 5 mM n-sodium butyrat
e to the growth medium increases the utilization of [P-32]NAD(+) and A
DP-ribosylation (ADPR) of total cellular proteins of V79, HeLa, mouse
B16, mouse Fib/T and human T1 kidney cells by a factor of 1.2-2.3. Whe
n the ADP-ribosylase is challenged by exposing cells to damage by . OH
radicals (25 mu M CuSO4 2.8 mM H2O2) ADPR increases by factors of 5.7
-6.0 and 3.2-4.0 in normal and butyrated cells, respectively. Operatio
n of the free radical generator is supported by the response to EDTA a
nd radical scavengers. Densitometric analysis of autoradiographs from
SDS-gels show that butyrate exposure increases basal ADPR-modification
of histones from T1 cells by factors of 1.1-1.9. Addition of . OH rad
icals increases the ADPR modifications of histones 4.4-8.7-fold in nor
mal cells and 3.2-6.7-fold in butyrate exposed cells. Butyrate exposur
e elevates base level ADPR-modification and seduces subsequent ADPR-mo
dification initiated by DNA damage. The results are consistent with th
e view that ADPR-modification and histone acetylation have overlapping
functions and probably induce similar structural changes in chromatin
.