Abstract
Nuclear DNA topoisomerase II activity in quail oviduct tissue was found to increase by about 70% with age. This age-dependent increase was observed with both the enzyme in whole nuclear extract and nuclear matrix-associated topoisomerase II. Both purified topoisomerase II and the nuclear matrix-bound enzyme were found to be modifiable by phosphorylation and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. Phosphorylation of the purified enzyme by isolated nuclear protein kinase NII or protein kinase C resulted in a 2- to 3-fold increase in specific activity, while poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation by soluble poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase caused a 50% inhibition of the enzyme. Using immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting procedures, phosphorylation and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation could also be demonstrated to occur with the nuclear matrix-associated enzyme. The nuclear matrix-associated NII-like protein kinase activity, assumed to be involved in post-translational modification of topoisomerase II, displayed a 1.4- to 1.6-fold increase in old animals compared to mature ones, while the matrix-bound poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase activity decreased by about 50%. It is suggested that age-correlated enhancement of DNA topoisomerase II activity, possibly due to age-dependent changes in activities of nuclear protein kinases and poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase, may result in alterations in the topological state of DNA, possibly affecting DNA replication, transcription and repair with age.
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