DNA origami nanoframes with two parallel DNA sequences are used to evaluate the effect of nucleoside substituents on radiation-induced DNA damage. Double strand breaks (DSB) of DNA are counted using atomic force microscopy (AFM), and total number of lesions is evaluated using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Enhanced AT or GC content does not increase the number of DNA strand breaks. Incorporation of 8-bromoadenosine results in the highest enhancement in total number of lesions; however, the highest enhancement in DSB is observed for 2'-deoxy-2'-fluorocytidine, indicating different mechanisms of radiosensitization by nucleoside analogues with the halogen substituent on base or sugar moieties, respectively. "Bystander" effects are observed, when the number of DSB in a sequence is enhanced by a substituent in the parallel DNA sequence. The present approach eliminates limitations of previously developed methods and motivates detailed studies of poorly understood conformation or bystander effects in radiation induced damage to DNA.

J Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of CAS Dolejškova 3 18223 Prague Czech Republic

Laboratory of Genomics and Bioinformatics Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS Vídeňská 1083 142 20 Prague Czech Republic

Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS Řež 130 250 68 Řež Czech Republic

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