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Dealkylation of Macromolecules by Eukaryotic α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenases from the AlkB-like Family

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Publisher MDPI
Specialty Molecular Biology
Date 2024 Sep 27
PMID 39329974
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Abstract

Alkylating modifications induced by either exogenous chemical agents or endogenous metabolites are some of the main types of damage to DNA, RNA, and proteins in the cell. Although research in recent decades has been almost entirely devoted to the repair of alkyl and in particular methyl DNA damage, more and more data lately suggest that the methylation of RNA bases plays an equally important role in normal functioning and in the development of diseases. Among the most prominent participants in the repair of methylation-induced DNA and RNA damage are human homologs of AlkB, nonheme Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases ABH1-8, and FTO. Moreover, some of these enzymes have been found to act on several protein targets. In this review, we present up-to-date data on specific features of protein structure, substrate specificity, known roles in the organism, and consequences of disfunction of each of the nine human homologs of AlkB. Special attention is given to reports about the effects of natural single-nucleotide polymorphisms on the activity of these enzymes and to potential consequences for carriers of such natural variants.

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