Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection of the human stomach is associated with inflammation that leads to the release of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONs), eliciting DNA damage in host cells. Unrepaired DNA damage leads to genomic instability that is associated with cancer. Base excision repair (BER) is critical to maintain genomic stability during RONs-induced DNA damage, but little is known about its role in processing DNA damage associated with H. pylori infection of normal gastric epithelial cells. Here, we show that upon H. pylori infection, abasic (AP) sites accumulate and lead to increased levels of double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs). In contrast, downregulation of the OGG1 DNA glycosylase decreases the levels of both AP sites and DSBs during H. pylori infection. Processing of AP sites during different phases of the cell cycle leads to an elevation in the levels of DSBs. Therefore, the induction of oxidative DNA damage by H. pylori and subsequent processing by BER in normal gastric epithelial cells has the potential to lead to genomic instability that may have a role in the development of gastric cancer. Our results are consistent with the interpretation that precise coordination of BER processing of DNA damage is critical for the maintenance of genomic stability.
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Introduction
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric mucosa of half of the world’s population1 and is a major etiopathogenic factor for chronic antral gastritis, duodenal ulcers and gastric cancer.1, 2, 3 Chronic inflammation associated with the long-term persistence of H. pylori infection leads to release of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONs) from inflammatory cells. RONs can cause DNA base damage, strand breaks and damage to the tumor-suppressor genes and enhanced expression of proto-oncogenes.4, 5, 6
Nitric oxide has also been found to inhibit the function of 8-oxoguanine glycosylase (OGG1) to impair the removal of DNA lesions that likely contribute to carcinogenesis.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 In addition, bacterial products including cytotoxins, lipase, phospholipase or the urease-mediated release of toxic ammonia18, 19, 20 at the site of inflammation can damage DNA, which may represent an early step in gastric carcinogenesis via development of chromosomal aberrations and DNA mutations.21, 22 H. pylori also induces hypoxia-inducible factor-1α23 that in turn inhibits mismatch repair24 to promote infection-associated microsatellite instability and cancer.10, 25, 26
The cellular consequences of DNA oxidation by RONs can lead to a number of different types of damage, such as 7, 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8oxodG), abasic sites (AP) and oxidized deoxyribose sugars, which in turn lead to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) breaks and double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs),27 crosslinking of DNA and mutation.10, 13, 24, 28, 29 The most common oxidative base modifications resulting from direct attacks by hydroxyl radicals are purine lesions (8oxodG and 8-oxoA) and pyrimidine lesions (thymine glycol and cytosine glycol) in the human body in association with human cancer.30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Thousands of these lesions may be formed in each cell daily and levels are increased upon exposure to a variety of environmental factors.37, 38 Oxidized bases, including 8oxodG, are removed predominantly by base excision repair (BER).39, 40, 41 BER is the major repair pathway of DNA damage induced by RONs and is critical for maintaining genome stability during chronic inflammation that occurs during bacterial infection.42 BER is initiated by DNA glycosylases that recognize and cleave the damaged bases. The OGG1 bifunctional DNA glycosylase is the major enzyme that catalyzes the removal of 8oxodG paired with C.43, 44, 45 OGG1 remains bound to its abasic site product and its turnover can be stimulated either by AP endonuclease 1 (APE1) or by NEIL1,46, 47 both of which can process the AP site. After AP site processing and end-remodeling, the single-nucleotide gap is filled by DNA polymerase beta and the nick is sealed to complete repair.48
In humans, defective removal of 8oxodG or other types of base lesions may increase susceptibility to H. pylori-induced cancer due to mutagenesis. For example, unrepaired 8oxodG mispairs with adenine and results in G:C to A:T transversion mutations.49 Importantly, every step of BER generates intermediates (AP sites, 5′-deoxyribose phosphate residues and ssDNA breaks), which have been shown to be both mutagenic and toxic to cells.11, 50, 51 An imbalance between the generation of excess AP sites and inefficient repair has the potential to lead to mutation or DNA replication fork collapse.52
Some studies showed that H. pylori infection in BER-deficient cells leads to increased levels of inflammation that consequently result in the production of more RONs and tumor-promoting cytokines.42 Furthermore, Toller et al.53 found that coculture of H. pylori with mouse and human gastric cancer cell lines led to increased levels of DSBs. Although H. pylori infection induces genomic instability,54, 55 the underlying mechanism is not clear. Because H. pylori induces oxidative base damage, we hypothesized that the processing of this small base damage will lead to the accumulation of BER intermediates.56, 57 Our results show that H. pylori infection significantly increases the number of AP sites in cells. These AP sites arise in replicating DNA and eventually lead to DSB formation. In contrast, downregulation of the OGG1 DNA glycosylase reduces the number of AP sites and DSBs during infection. These data suggest that OGG1 deficiency has a protective role against genomic instability induced by H. pylori infection. Our data support the conclusion that H. pylori infection induces the accumulation of AP sites in DNA that are further processed into DSBs, resulting in genomic instability and cellular transformation.
Results
H. pylori induces accumulation of AP sites
To determine whether H. pylori infection induces an increased number of AP sites compared with non-infected controls, we infected GES-1 immortal but non-transformed gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100 bacteria to 1 cells. We then measured the number of AP sites in DNA extracted from the cells following infection at different time intervals as previously described58, 59, 60 (Figures 1a and b). For these experiments, AP sites were measured using an AP site assay kit (Colorimetric; Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA) that utilizes an aldehyde reactive probe (ARP) reagent that reacts specifically with an aldehyde group, which is the open ring form of an AP site. We found that H. pylori infection generates on average 16 AP sites/105 nucleotides within 24 h compared with ~4 AP sites/105 nucleotides in non-infected controls (P=0.0001), a fourfold difference. Strikingly, the numbers of AP sites remain high over several hours in cells infected with H. pylori, reaching a maximum level of ~22 AP sites/105 nucleotides within the first 3 h of infection, and this is not significantly reduced during the next consecutive 6–48 h of infection (Figure 1b). Remarkably, H. pylori infection induces on average a threefold increase in the level of AP sites compared with cells treated with 10 mM H2O2, a potent base-oxidizing agent (P=0.01).
We wished to determine whether AP sites could arise in newly synthesized DNA in cells infected with H. pylori. To determine whether this is the case, we infected GES-1 cells with H. pylori for 12 h and then added iodo-deoxyuridine (IdU) to label the DNA during the active infection. We then lysed the cells, spread the DNA fibers on glass slides, treated them with APE1 followed by fixation and measured the lengths of the DNA fibers (Figure 1d). Fixation after treatment with APE1 allows the measurement to work. The lengths of the DNA tracks are significantly decreased in APE1-treated DNA fibers derived from H. pylori-infected cells (P=0.001) versus infected cells without APE1 treatment (Figure 1e), confirming that DNA track length in these experiments is dependent upon lesion processing by addition of APE1 to the fibers on the slide. Importantly, we found that the average length of the DNA tracks in APE1-treated DNA fibers derived from non-infected cells is significantly higher than the length of APE1-treated DNA fibers from infected cells (11.8 μm versus 6.4 μm; P=0.0001; Figure 1e), suggesting that more AP sites arise in actively replicating DNA from infected cells. However, protein expression of APE1 and DNA polymerase beta were not altered after 12 and 24 h of H. pylori infection (Figure 1c).
OGG1 downregulation reduces the number of AP sites during H. pylori infection
The OGG1 DNA glycosylase removes 8oxodG from DNA to initiate BER, resulting in AP sites. The increase in the number of AP sites observed in GES-1 cells infected with H. pylori could be a result of deficient processing by APE1 after excision of the damaged base by OGG1. To determine whether AP site levels observed in infected cells resulted from the removal of damaged bases by OGG1, we used small interfering RNA (siRNA) to downregulate OGG1 in infected GES-1 cells and controls, and then quantified the numbers of AP sites in these cells (Figures 2a and b). Downregulation of OGG1 protects the cells from the accumulation of high levels of AP sites (Figure 2b) compared with controls that are downregulated for GADPH. We found that H. pylori infection generates on average 14 AP sites/105 nucleotides within 24 h compared with ~4 AP sites/105 nucleotides in infected but OGG1-downregulated cells (P=0.02; Figure 2b). Remarkably, H. pylori infection induces on average a threefold lower number of AP sites in OGG1-downregulated cells compared with control cells (P=0.01). Next, we wished to determine the levels of AP sites in newly synthesized DNA in cells that were downregulated for OGG1. We performed these experiments by treating cells with an siRNA against OGG1 and infected GES-1 cells with H. pylori for 12 h. We then labeled replicating DNA for 2 h in cells with an active H. pylori infection, lysed the cells, spread the DNA fibers on slides, treated with APE1 and fixed the cells. We then quantified the lengths of the DNA tracks (Figure 2c). For non-infected GES-1 cells, we compared control cells (GAPDH downregulated) versus OGG1-downregulated cells with or without APE1 treatment (Figure 2d). There are no statistical differences between the lengths of DNA tracks in OGG1-downregulated cells with or without APE1. In contrast, the average length of the DNA tracks is significantly higher in infected and OGG1-downregulated cells treated with APE1 (10 μm) than in infected GES-1 cells that are downregulated for GAPDH (3.9 μm; P=0.0001; Figure 2d). These data suggest that the downregulation of OGG1 results in fewer AP sites that serve as a substrate for APE1. Our results are consistent with the idea that removal of damaged bases by OGG1 leads to accumulation of AP sites in GES-1 cells infected with H. pylori.
OGG1 downregulation results in fewer DSBs in H. pylori-infected GES-1 cells
AP sites are replication-blocking lesions that could result in the accumulation of DSBs, leading to chromosomal fragmentation and genomic instability if not repaired in an accurate and timely manner.61 To determine whether DSBs accumulate in cells infected with H. pylori, we monitored γH2AX recruitment as a marker for DSBs in infected versus non-infected GES-1 cells. The number of cells with γH2AX foci is significantly increased in cells infected with live H. pylori (n=50) compared with non-infected control cells (n=70) (P=0.0001; Figures 3a and b). Moreover, we asked whether live bacteria are necessary for DSB generation by characterizing γH2AX foci in cells treated with an extract or bacterial supernatant for 24 h. We observe significantly fewer γH2AX foci in cells treated with a bacterial extract (total number of cells analyzed n=60 and 46, respectively) compared with cells infected with live bacteria (n=50, P=0.01). The protein level of γH2AX is also increased by seven- and eightfold during 12 and 24 h of infection, respectively, compared with non-infected cells (Figure 3c). Importantly, we find that the γH2AX-positive cells infected with H. pylori are distributed in all cell cycle stages after infection, with the most significant differences in γH2AX-positive cells between infected and non-infected GES-1 cells observed during the G1 phase (Figure 3d). Processing of clustered AP sites by BER enzymes is known to result in the accumulation of DSBs during the G1 phase of the cell cycle,62, 63 which could be occurring in the H. pylori-infected GES-1 cells. To determine whether AP sites are an intermediate in DSB formation, we downregulated OGG1 because we know that its regulation results in fewer AP sites in H. pylori-infected cells. Importantly, OGG1-downregulated cells exhibit significantly fewer cells with γH2AX foci (Figure 3e). This result was confirmed by Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) analysis and showed that significantly fewer γH2AX-positive H. pylori-infected cells are observed when OGG1 is downregulated (Figure 3f). In combination, these results indicate that AP sites are a BER intermediate leading to DSB formation in H. pylori-infected cells.
Infection induces replication fork collapse
Chromosome breakage as a result of replication stress has been hypothesized to be a direct consequence of defective replication fork progression or collapsed replication forks. We asked whether the γH2AX staining that is observed during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle is associated with arrested DNA replication forks. As PCNA is essential for numerous cellular processes including DNA replication and repair,64 we performed co-immunostaining of the cells with antisera against PCNA and γH2AX. This revealed that 45% of the γH2AX foci colocalized with PCNA in infected cells (P=0.001, n=78; Figures 4a and b) and colocalization was observed in very few uninfected cells (n=92; Figure 4a). Colocalization of PCNA with γH2AX is likely indicative of DNA damage within cells positioned in S phase.
Replication fork arrest is a source of genomic rearrangements, and the recombinogenic properties of blocked forks likely depend on the cause of blockage. We applied a DNA fiber approach to determine whether infection with H. pylori leads to slowed or stalled replication forks. The general schematic for these experiments is shown in Figure 5a. We labeled actively replicating DNA with IdU and then infected cells with H. pylori for 12 h, followed by incubation with CIdU, as shown in the general schematic in Figure 5a. The replication fork speed after infection was quantified by dividing the length of each fluorescent track by the time of incubation with the halogenated nucleotide, shown in Figures 5b and c. Analyses of replication fork speeds in H. pylori-infected versus non-infected cells showed a broad distribution of values ranging from 0.085 to 1.24 kb/min and 0.4 to 2.5 kb/min, respectively, (Figure 5c). Approximately 58% of the forks in infected cells exhibit fork speeds between 0.2 and 0.6 kb/min. In contrast, the distribution of fork speeds in non-infected cells is between 0.6 and 1.2 kb/min (Figure 5c). The average fork speed with infection (mean±s.e.m.) is 0.42±0.03 kb/min, which is significantly reduced compared with that of non-infected control groups (1.05±0.048 kb/min; P=0.0001; Figure 5d). Furthermore, we find that H. pylori infection induces stalled forks in 40% of cells (n=263) versus ~6% of non-infected control cells (n=201; P=0.0001; Figure 5e), as assessed by failure to incorporate CIdU. However, the percent of stalled forks is not significantly changed in cells infected with H. pylori for 6 versus 12 h (Figures 5d–f(i–iii)).
Replication protein A-coated ssDNA and appearance of Rad51 increases during infection
Replication protein A (RPA), the major ssDNA-binding protein in eukaryotic cells, accumulates along stretches of ssDNA generated by stalled replication forks and/or DNA damage.65, 66 To determine whether ssDNA levels increase during infection, we quantified the number of cells with RPA foci (Figures 6a and b). We find that the number of H. pylori-infected cells with RPA foci significantly increased (n=143, 63%) compared with non-infected controls (n=176, 18%; P=0.001; Figure 6b). Once DSBs are induced by H. pylori, 5′-DNA end resection of DSBs is a prerequisite for loading of Rad51 to promote strand exchange activity.67, 68 When the cells were analyzed for the presence of RAD51 foci (Figure 6c), 50% of the infected cells exhibited foci compared with 13% for non-infected controls (13%; n=67; P=0.0001; Figure 6d).
H. pylori infection induces chromosomal aberrations
DSBs can lead to chromosomal fragmentation and genomic rearrangements if not repaired in an accurate and timely manner.61 Previous work has documented the existence of chromosomal aberrations but only in gastric cancer cells infected with H. pylori. However, it is not known whether H. pylori infection induces chromosomal aberrations in normal gastric epithelial GES-1 cells, which are the cells that are initially infected with this pathogen. Therefore, we asked whether H. pylori induces chromosomal aberrations in normal human gastric epithelial cells. Infection of GES-1 cells with H. pylori for 24 h results in significantly increased levels of chromosomal fusions (64%), chromosomal fragments (48%), chromatid breaks (36%) and chromosome breaks (n=21%) versus non-infected cells (P=0.0001; Figures 7a and b). Our observation is significant because the levels of chromosomal aberrations are more pronounced in normal gastric epithelial cells than in previously reported gastric cancer cell lines infected with H. pylori.53 We tested the hypothesis that the genomic instability resulting from H. pylori infection induces cellular transformation. We infected normal gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori for 35 days and monitored focus formation. In the focus formation assay, non-transformed cells will grow to confluence forming a monolayer (Figure 7c), whereas transformed cells will continue to grow after reaching confluence, thereby forming foci (Figure 7c). We find that the number of foci/field are significantly increased in infected cells versus non-infected control cells (Figure 7d; P=0.0001).
Discussion
The response of gastric epithelial cells to H. pylori infection and their ability to maintain genomic stability via DNA repair mechanisms is essential in preventing gastric cancer initiation and progression. Here, we provide important mechanistic insight regarding the consequences of H. pylori infection of normal human gastric epithelial cells, a physiologically relevant model of gastric cancer. We show that infection of these cells with H. pylori induces the accumulation of AP sites. Our results show that AP sites are generated at a high frequency in genomic DNA during infection. In contrast, downregulation of OGG1 during H. pylori infection protects cells from accumulating AP sites. Our data suggest that H. pylori infection induces 8oxodG lesions in genomic DNA that are removed by OGG1, leading to the accumulation of AP sites, either as a result of continuous generation, deficient repair or an imbalance between generation of AP sites and their repair. Moreover, we show that many of these AP sites are further processed into DSBs, resulting in genomic instability in OGG1-proficient H. pylori-infected cells. We conclude that H. pylori infection induces BER intermediates that likely overwhelm the BER machinery. This alters the dynamics of AP sites in the DNA to drive genomic instability in gastric epithelial cells.
Our results show that processing of AP sites into DSBs occurs during all phases of the cell cycle in OGG1-proficient cells. The cell cycle profiles revealed an increase in the percentage of cells in G1 versus S and G2 after infection. (Supplementary Figure 1) Therefore, we propose that DNA DSBs accumulate as a result of AP site processing during infection by two different mechanisms. The first mechanism is associated with the G1 phase of the cell cycle in which we observe the most significant accumulation of DSBs (Figure 7e). We suggest that these DSBs arise as a result of the removal of clustered damaged bases by OGG1. OGG1 glycosylase activity could catalyze the removal of the damaged base, resulting in an AP site that is processed by the OGG1 lyase activity, leading to DSBs if the oxidative DNA damage is clustered.69, 70 However, OGG1 has weak lyase activity,71, 72, 73 so once the damaged base is removed by this enzyme, it is possible that other bifunctional DNA glycosylases such as NTH1, NEIL1 or NEIL2, or perhaps APE1 itself, could process the abasic sites, leading to the accumulation of DSBs. Our results show that OGG1 deficiency suppresses the accumulation of AP sites, resulting in a significant reduction of DSBs at the G1 cell cycle stage during H. pylori infection (Figure 7e). These data suggest that OGG1 functions in the removal of bases that are damaged during infection, and that an OGG1 deficiency protects cells from H. pylori-induced DSBs at the G1 cell cycle stage. The presence of other bifunctional glycosylases, such as NEIL1, do not appear to have a significant backup role in the removal of 8oxodG induced by H. pylori likely as a result of their weak glycosylase activity against 8oxodG. However, the lyase activity of glycosylases that recognize other types of base lesions may process AP sites owing to robust AP lyase activity73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and may be able to promote BER in OGG1-deficient cells infected with H. pylori. This could contribute to the lower numbers of AP sites in OGG1-deficient cells infected with H. pylori. Our observation of the critical role of OGG1 during H. pylori infection is supported by previously published data, showing that OGG1 deficiency promotes a protective role against inflammation and genotoxicity associated with H. pylori infection.78 Our results are consistent with the interpretation that OGG1 has a key role in the removal of RONs-mediated 8oxodG lesions during H. pylori infection. Initiation of BER of clustered oxidized bases on opposite strands of the DNA by OGG1 would lead directly to the formation of DSBs. These resulting DSBs are most likely repaired by the error-prone pathway of non-homologous end-joining during G1, leading to chromosomal aberrations.
The second mechanism of DSB generation occurs during S and G2 phases, as DSBs also accumulate during these phases of the cell cycle. Our results suggest that DSBs arise as a result of replication fork encounter of AP sites that may potentially block DNA polymerase.79, 80 It is also possible that the AP sites are processed by APE1 as they collide with the replication fork in cells infected with H. pylori. In fact, it has been proposed that homologous recombination is needed to repair replication forks that collapse owing to encountering oxidative damage81 and to assist in repairing DSBs that form as a consequence of repairing complex oxidative DNA lesions.81, 82, 83 In support of previous studies, our data on the presence of RPA and Rad51 in cells infected with H. pylori may likely indicate a replicative stress response including fork stabilization or replication fork restart.65, 84, 85 The homology-dependent repair pathway repairs DSBs arising during S and G2 phases, which is mostly error-free, but in some cases, can also lead to genomic instability.
Altogether, our data indicate that H. pylori infection induces the accumulation of unrepaired BER intermediates that can initiate a cascade of events to generate DSBs. We show that overwhelming the capacity of BER as a result of oxidative DNA damage induced by H. pylori results in the accumulation of AP sites and DSBs in normal gastric epithelial cells, leading to genomic instability, an underlying cause of gastric cancer. Our findings suggest that alteration of the activity of enzymes that function in BER as a result of genetic mutation could significantly impact gastric cancer risk.
Materials and Methods
H. pylori strains, culture and preparation of bacterial components
The H. pylori type strain, J99 strain ATCC 700824, was used in this study and was stored at −80 °C. The H. pylori strain was inoculated onto Columbia blood agar plates, which consisted of 39 g of Columbia Agar Base (CM0331, Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) per liter, 7% hemolyzed horse blood (SR0048) and supplemented with one vial of Dent (SR0147, Oxoid, Hampshire, UK). For growing visible colonies, plates were kept in a Gaspack (BD GasPak EZ products, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) at 37 °C from 3 to 10 days until colonies were observed. From the primary growth, single colonies were propagated in blood agar for an additional 48 h, harvested in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and inoculated into Hams F12 media supplemented with 5% horse serum and incubated in 5% CO2 incubator. Bacterial protein extraction was conducted using B-PER extraction reagents based on manufacturer’s protocols (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL, USA).
Cell lines and cultures
The GES-1 gastric epithelial cell line was obtained from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. GES-1 cells are derived from a human gastric mucosa epithelium and immortalized via SV40 and are non-tumorigenic.86, 87 GES-1 cells were maintained in RPMI supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1% glutamate and 1% penicillin–streptomycin.
Preparation of GES-1 cellular extracts
The cells were suspended in 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.9, 10 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 10% glycerol 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and a protease inhibitor cocktail and incubated for 1 h on a rocking platform at 4 °C. The whole-cell lysate was collected after centrifugation at 13 000 r.p.m.at 4 °C for 20 min and aliquoted and stored −80 °C.
Confocal microscopy of nuclear protein localization, antibodies used
For γH2AX foci staining, cells were grown on four chamber slides and infected with H. pylori for 24 h (100:1 bacteria to host cell ratio, MOI=100). After cell media was removed and rinsed with PBS, cells were fixed with methanol:acetic acid (3:1 ratio), incubated for 15 min at −20 °C, and permeabilized in PBS containing 0.5% Triton X-100 for 8 min at room temperature (RT). Cells were then incubated with 1:200 diluted rabbit polyclonal anti-γH2AX antibody (Bethyl Laboratory, Montgomery, TX, USA) for 1 h at RT and detected with a secondary fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, West Grove, PA, USA). Antibody dilutions and washes after incubations were performed in PBS containing 0.5% bovine serum albumin and 0.05% Tween-20. Finally, coverslips were mounted in Vectashield mounting medium with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (H-1500; Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA).
Flow cytometry
GES-1 cells were cultured in four chamber slides and infected with H. pylori (100: 1 bacteria to host cell ratio, MOI=100) for 24 h. The bacterial media was removed and the cells were rinsed with PBS then, cells were harvested by trypsinization, washed once with PBS and pelleted. The pellet was resuspended by adding 70% ice-cold ethanol dropwise while vortexing. Cells were fixed overnight at −20 °C. The cells were incubated with primary phospho-γH2AX antibody (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA; 05-636) 1:500 overnight at 4 °C. Following the incubation, cells were washed twice with PBS and incubated with anti-mouse secondary antibody conjugated to FITC 1:500 for 1 h at RT. Cells were washed twice with PBS and resuspended in 500 μl propidium iodide (PI)/RNase staining buffer (BD Pharmingen, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). Fluorescence was analyzed by flow cytometry using the BD FACSCalibur (Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) and also by using FlowJo 8.8.6 software (Ashland, OR, USA).
Metaphase spread preparation
For preparation of metaphase chromosome spreads in the absence of infection, GES-1 cells were treated with colcemid (final concentration of 0.1 μg/ml) for 6 h before harvesting. In contrast, GES-1 cells were cultured and infected with H. pylori (with 100:1 bacteria to host cell ratio, MOI =100) for 24 h including colcemid treatment for the last 6 h. The cells were trypsinized and were washed once with PBS. Mitotic cells were collected and centrifuged at 200 g for 5 min at RT, and the harvested cells were treated with 75 mM KCl at 30 min at 37 °C. After centrifugation, the cells were fixed three times in a freshly prepared mixture of 3:1 methanol:acetic acid. Ten microliters of cell suspension were dropped onto slides and allowed to dry, followed by rinsing the slides in PBS and staining with 5% Giemsa stain for 8 min. The slides were rinsed with water and were air-dried. Images were acquired with a Ziess microscope (Peabody, MA, USA).
DNA fiber analysis
For DNA replication analysis, sequential labeling of DNA with IdU and 5-chloro-2′-deoxyuridine (CldU) were performed. A subconfluent, asynchronous population of GES-1 cells was first labeled for 30 min with 25 μM IdU, washed with medium three times and infected for 12 h with H. pylori at an MOI of 100:1 (bacteria to host cell ratio; MOI=100). The cells were then labeled for another 30 min with 250 μM CldU. After incubation, cells were washed and resuspended at a concentration of 7.5 × 105 cells/ml. The number of cells lysed per slide ranged between 1500 and 5000 cells using fiber lysis buffer (50 mM EDTA, 0.5% SDS and 200 mM Tris–HCl, pH=7.5) for 2 min, and the slides were tilted at 20 ° for gravity flow. The control non-infected cells used were pulsed for 30 min with IdU, followed by 12 h with Ham’s F12 media and then pulsed with CIdU label for 30 min, and the cells were harvested for the fiber assay. For immunoflourescence staining, the slides were fixed for 10 min with methanol:acetic acid (3:1) and air-dried. The slides were treated with 2.5 M HCl for 30 min, washed with 1x PBS three times and then blocked with 3% bovine serum albumin/PBS for 1 h. CldU was detected by incubating acid-treated fiber spreads with rat anti-BrdU monoclonal antibody (Abcam) and IdU was detected using mouse anti-BrdU monoclonal antibody (1:1000; Becton Dickinson) for 1 h at RT, followed by washing three times with 1x PBS and stained with secondary antibody conjugated with sheep anti-mouse Cy3 and goat anti-rat Alexa flour 488 for 1 h at RT. The slides were mounted with Vectashield mounting media and covered with coverslips. Images were acquired with × 63 magnification using a Zeiss microscope and processed and analyzed using the ImageJ program (NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). The lengths of red (Cy3) or green (AF 488) labeled patches were measured using the ImageJ software (National Institutes of Health; http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/) and arbitrary length values were converted into micrometers using the scale bars created by the microscope. Fluorescence images were captured using a Zeiss LSM 510 inverted confocal microscope using × 63/numerical aperture 1.4 oil immersion objective, and data analysis was carried on using the ImageJ software. We applied a conversion factor used is 1 μm=2.59 kb.85
AP site distribution on DNA tracks
A subconfluent, asynchronous population of GES-1 cells was infected for 12 h with H. pylori (MOI=100) then labeled for 2 h with 25 μM IdU. Cells were harvested and placed onto a glass slide and allowed to gently adhere to the glass surface. Next the cells were lysed causing their genomic DNA to be released, and then the DNA is straightened and aligned on the slide using gravitational flow. After air-drying, the slides were treated with APE1 (50 and 100 U) with reaction buffer containing 1 × NEB4 buffer for 1 h at 37 oC. The slides were washed with 1 × PBS three times, and fixed for 10 min with methanol:acetic acid (3:1) and processed for immunofluorescence based on the above described methods. To determine the relative distribution of AP site formation on the length of DNA track, we treated the slides with APE1 (100 U) for 1 h at 37 °C before fixation, then fixed the cells and labeled with secondary antibody conjugated with sheep anti-mouse Cy3. The slides were mounted with Vectashield mounting media and covered with coverslips. Images were acquired with × 63 magnification using a Ziess microscope, and were processed and analyzed using the ImageJ program.
AP site analysis
GES-1 cells were cultured until 70% confluent and infected with H. pylori (with 100:1 bacteria to host cell ratio, MOI=100), for different time intervals. The bacterial media was removed and the cells were washed three times with PBS, then genomic DNA was isolated using DNAzol genomic DNA isolation reagents that contains guanidine/detergent lysis buffer that we purchased from Invitrogen (Grand Island, NY, USA). The AP assay was conducted after the DNA was labeled with ARP. The AP sites assay kit (Colorimetric; Abcam) utilizes the ARP reagent that reacts specifically with an aldehyde group, which is the open ring form of the AP sites. After treating DNA containing AP sites with ARP reagents, AP sites are tagged with biotin residues, which can be quantified using an avidin–biotin assay followed by a colorimetric detection. The kit provides the necessary reagents for convenient determination of abasic sites in purified DNA in 96-well plate format. The number of AP sites was measured and calculated based upon a standard curve generated using ARP standard DNA solutions as described previously (DNA Damage AP sites assay kit, Colorimetric, Abcam).
siRNA for OGG1 downregulation
For the siRNA studies, accell SMARTpool siRNA against OGG1 with target sequence 5′-GCCUUUUCUCUUUUAUCUG-3′ (A-005147-20), 5′-GCCUUCUGGACAAUCUUUC-3′ (A-005147-19), 5′-GGAUCAAGUAUGGACACUG-3′ (A-005147-18) and 5′-CUCAGAAAUUCCAAGGUGU-3′ (A-005147-17) were used to downregulate OGG1. In addition, ON-TARGETplus GAPDH control siRNA with target sequence 5′-GUCAACGGAUUUGGUCGUA-3′ were synthesized by Dharmacon Research Inc. (Lafayette, CO, USA). All DharmaFECT transfection reagent and protocols for downregulation of OGG1 and GAPDH were carried out based on modified Thermo Scientific DharmaFECT Transfection Reagents-siRNA Transfection Protocol.
Statistical analysis
All the reported data were evaluated in a pairwise manner, comparing infected versus non-infected control cells using GraphPad Prism (La Jolla, CA, USA).
Cellular transformation assay
Viable cells (200 cells/well) were seeded into wells of a six-well plate (in triplicate) and cultured in an incubator with 5% CO2. Then, bacteria were added in the ratio (GES-1 cells:bacterial cells) of 1:10 for coculture. GES-1 cells cultured under the same conditions but without coculture with H. pylori were used as controls. The culture continued for 35 days, and the cells were used for experiments and analysis during that period of time. Cells in the plate were washed with PBS after removal of the medium, and then fixed followed by staining with crystal violet for 15 min. The stain was washed off under running tap water, and the plate was allowed to dry. The number of distinctly stained cell growth pattern was counted under microscope.
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We thank Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine for generous gift of GES-1 cells. We also thank Professor Raymond Monnat and Dr Julia Sidrova for scientific advice. DK was supported by United States National Institutes of Health (NIH/National Cancer Institute (NCI)) K01 CA15485401 and the work was also supported by CA 116753 (to JBS).
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Kidane, D., Murphy, D. & Sweasy, J. Accumulation of abasic sites induces genomic instability in normal human gastric epithelial cells during Helicobacter pylori infection. Oncogenesis 3, e128 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/oncsis.2014.42
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