Structural polymorphism of the nucleic acids in pentanucleotide repeats associated with the neurological disorder CANVAS.

Short tandem repeats are inherently unstable during DNA replication depending on repeat length, and the expansion of the repeat length in the human genome is responsible for repeat expansion disorders. Pentanucleotide AAGGG and ACAGG repeat expansions in intron 2 of the gene encoding replication factor C subunit 1 (RFC1) cause cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) and other phenotypes of late-onset cerebellar ataxia. Herein, we reveal the structural polymorphism of the RFC1 repeats associated with CANVAS in vitro. Single-stranded AAGGG repeat DNA formed a hybrid-type G-quadruplex, whereas its RNA formed a parallel-type G-quadruplex with three layers. The RNA of the ACAGG repeat formed hairpin structure comprising C-G and G-C base pairs with A:A and GA:AG mismatched repeats. Furthermore, both pathogenic repeat RNAs formed more rigid structures than those of the nonpathogenic repeat RNAs. These findings provide novel insights into the structural polymorphism of the RFC1 repeats, which may be closely related to the disease mechanism of CANVAS. Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Kenta Kudo, Karin Hori, Sefan Asamitsu, Kohei Maeda, Yukari Aida, Mei Hokimoto, Kazuya Matsuo, Yasushi Yabuki, Norifumi Shioda. Structural polymorphism of the nucleic acids in pentanucleotide repeats associated with the neurological disorder CANVAS. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2024 Apr;300(4):107138

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