Simultaneous determination of genomic DNA methylation and uracil misincorporation.
OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for the simultaneous measurement of 5-methylcytosine (5-metC) and 2'-deoxyuridine monophosphate (dU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from the HepG2 cell line grown in experimental complete medium or in folate-depleted medium. Samples were treated with RNAse A and RNAse T1 to avoid any RNA contamination. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/electrospray ionization mass spectrometric (ESI-MS) method was used to separate nucleotides after enzymatic hydrolysis of DNA with nuclease P1, phosphodiesterase I and alkaline phosphatase. RESULTS: Using this sensitive new methodology, we were able to quantify simultaneously the concentration of DNA-5-metC and DNA-uracil in DNA. The linear correlation coefficient (R(2)) between the MS signal and the concentration of 5-metC in a range of 0.5-5 microM or dU in a range of 10-100 microM was 0.9954 and 0.9999, respectively. The coefficient of variation was 16.94 and 14.77%, respectively. The applicability of this assay is demonstrated by detection of a decrease in 5-metC% and elevation of dU/thymidylate (dT) into genomic DNA extracted from the HepG2 cell line grown in a folate-depleted medium. CONCLUSION: Our results confirm that the HPLC/ESI-MS method reported earlier for measuring 5-metC allows measurement of uracil misincorporation into DNA.[1]References
- Simultaneous determination of genomic DNA methylation and uracil misincorporation. Chango, A., Abdel Nour, A.M., Niquet, C., Tessier, F.J. Med. Princ. Pract (2009) [Pubmed]
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