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Royba E, Shuryak I, Ponnaiya B, Repin M, Pampou S, Karan C, Turner H, Garty G, Brenner DJ. Multiwell-based G0-PCC assay for radiation biodosimetry. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19789. [PMID: 39187542 PMCID: PMC11347619 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69243-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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In major radiological events, rapid assays to detect ionizing radiation exposure are crucial for effective medical interventions. The purpose of these assays is twofold: to categorize affected individuals into groups for initial treatments, and to provide definitive dose estimates for continued care and epidemiology. However, existing high-throughput cytogenetic biodosimetry assays take about 3 days to yield results, which delays critical interventions. We have developed a multiwell-based variant of the chemical-induced G0-phase Premature Chromosome Condensation Assay that delivers same-day results. Our findings revealed that using a concentration of phosphatase inhibitor lower than recommended significantly increases the yield of cells with highly condensed chromosomes. These chromosomes exhibited increased fragmentation in a dose-dependent manner, enabling to quantify radiation damage using a custom Deep Learning algorithm. This algorithm demonstrated reasonable performance in categorizing doses into distinct treatment groups (84% and 80% accuracy for three and four iso-treatment dose bins, respectively) and showed reliability in determining the actual doses received (correlation coefficient of 0.879). This method is amendable to full automation and has the potential to address the need for same-day, high-throughput cytogenetic test for both dose categorization and dose reconstruction in large-scale radiation emergencies.
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- Ekaterina Royba
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Radiological Research Accelerator Facility, Columbia University, Irvington, NY, 10533, USA
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Genome Center High-Throughput Screening Facility, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Genome Center High-Throughput Screening Facility, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Radiological Research Accelerator Facility, Columbia University, Irvington, NY, 10533, USA
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Royba E, Shuryak I, Ponnaiya B, Repin M, Pampou S, Karan C, Turner H, Garty G, Brenner DJ. Multiwell-based G0-PCC assay for radiation biodosimetry. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.27.596074. [PMID: 38854157 PMCID: PMC11160667 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.27.596074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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In cytogenetic biodosimetry, assessing radiation exposure typically requires over 48 hours for cells to reach mitosis, significantly delaying the administration of crucial radiation countermeasures needed within the first 24 hours post-exposure. To improve medical response times, we incorporated the G0-Premature Chromosome Condensation (G0-PCC) technique with the Rapid Automated Biodosimetry Tool-II (RABiT-II), creating a faster alternative for large-scale radiation emergencies. Our findings revealed that using a lower concentration of Calyculin A (Cal A) than recommended effectively increased the yield of highly-condensed G0-PCC cells (hPCC). However, integrating recombinant CDK1/Cyclin B kinase, vital for chromosome condensation, proved challenging due to the properties of these proteins affecting interactions with cellular membranes. Interestingly, Cal A alone was capable of inducing chromosome compaction in some G0 cells even in the absence of mitotic kinases, although these chromosomes displayed atypical morphologies. This suggests that Cal A mechanism for compacting G0 chromatin may differ from condensation driven by mitotic kinases. Additionally, we observed a correlation between radiation dose and extent of hPCC chromosome fragmentation, which allowed us to automate radiation damage quantification using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Our method can address the need for a same-day cytogenetic biodosimetry test in radiation emergency situations.
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Mousavi SE, Grützner F, Patil JG. Enhanced mitotic arrest and chromosome resolution for cytogenetic analysis in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki. Acta Histochem 2023; 125:152029. [PMID: 37062122 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2023.152029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Maximising the number of cells arrested at metaphase and their resolution is fundamentally important for molecular cytogenetic investigations, particularly in fish, which typically yield low mitotic index and have highly condensed chromosomes. To overcome these limitations, fish were injected with a mitotic stimulator (the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to improve the mitotic index, and the intercalating agent ethidium bromide to produce elongated chromosomes. Specifically, adults were injected with activated yeast and then Colcemid (0.025 µg/µl solution, 10 µl per 1 g of body weight) at 24-96 h post yeast injections, followed by chromosome preparations from multiple tissues. Results showed that gill tissue had the highest number of dividing cells at 72 h post yeast exposure with no significant (p > 0.05) differences between the sexes. Nonetheless, sex-specific differences in the mitotic index were observed in spleen, kidney, and liver, which may be attributed to sex-specific differences in immune responses. For elongation of mitotic chromosomes, individuals (both sexes) were first injected with activated yeast and after 48 h with ethidium bromide (2 or 4 µg/ml) and Colcemid (0.05 µg/µl solution, 10 µl per 1 g of body weight). Following which, animals were sampled at three time points (1, 4 and 8 h) for chromosome preparations. The results show that the optimum elongation of metaphase chromosomes of males and females was achieved by using 2 µg/ml and 4 µg/ml, respectively, for 1 h. Interestingly, the average mitotic chromosome length (μm) of males and females post-ethidium bromide exposure was significantly different (p < 0.05) for both concentrations, except at 1 h exposure for 2 µg/ml EtBr. Such differences can be attributed to overall chromosomal condensation differences between sexes. Regardless, the increased mitotic index and chromosome resolution could benefit cytogenetic studies in other fish species.
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- Seyed Ehsan Mousavi
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Taroona, TAS 7053, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Taroona, TAS 7053, Australia
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Ou A, Zhao X, Lu Z. Autophagy is involved in Ficus carica fruit extract-induced anti-tumor effects on pancreatic cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 150:112966. [PMID: 35427822 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer (PaCa), a common and highly lethal malignant cancer, is often insensitive to radio- and/or chemotherapy. Therefore, effective treatment regiments are still lacking. Herein, we found that an extract of Ficus carica fruit (EFCF) exerted anti-tumor effects on PaCa cells. EFCF induced cell viability inhibition and apoptotic cell death in two PaCa cell lines in a dose- and time dependent manner. EFCF effectively suppressed the migration, metastasis, invasion, and colony formation of PaCa cells. Mechanistically, EFCF stimulated an increase in intracellular ROS to promote cell death and senescence. EFCF treatment also triggered autophagy, and autophagy inhibition enhanced EFCF-induced cell death. We found that EFCF decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and promoted lipid peroxidation. Moreover, intragastric administration of EFCF effectively suppressed xenograft PaCa growth inhibition by activating cell death. EFCF had no apparent toxicity to normal pancreatic epithelial cells. Together, these findings suggest that EFCF may be a potential treatment for PaCa.
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- Aixin Ou
- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning, China.
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Ou A, Zhao X, Lu Z. Autophagy is involved in Ficus carica fruit extract-induced anti-tumor effects on pancreatic cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 150:112966. [DOI: doi10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Haas OA. Somatic Sex: On the Origin of Neoplasms With Chromosome Counts in Uneven Ploidy Ranges. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:631946. [PMID: 34422788 PMCID: PMC8373647 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.631946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Stable aneuploid genomes with nonrandom numerical changes in uneven ploidy ranges define distinct subsets of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. The idea put forward herein suggests that they emerge from interactions between diploid mitotic and G0/G1 cells, which can in a single step produce all combinations of mono-, di-, tri-, tetra- and pentasomic paternal/maternal homologue configurations that define such genomes. A nanotube-mediated influx of interphase cell cytoplasm into mitotic cells would thus be responsible for the critical nondisjunction and segregation errors by physically impeding the proper formation of the cell division machinery, whereas only a complete cell fusion can simultaneously generate pentasomies, uniparental trisomies as well as biclonal hypo- and hyperdiploid cell populations. The term "somatic sex" was devised to accentuate the similarities between germ cell and somatic cell fusions. A somatic cell fusion, in particular, recapitulates many processes that are also instrumental in the formation of an abnormal zygote that involves a diploid oocyte and a haploid sperm, which then may further develop into a digynic triploid embryo. Despite their somehow deceptive differences and consequences, the resemblance of these two routes may go far beyond of what has hitherto been appreciated. Based on the arguments put forward herein, I propose that embryonic malignancies of mesenchymal origin with these particular types of aneuploidies can thus be viewed as the kind of flawed somatic equivalent of a digynic triploid embryo.
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- Oskar A Haas
- St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
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Ke W, Wang H, Zhao X, Lu Z. Foeniculum vulgare seed extract exerts anti-cancer effects on hepatocellular carcinoma. Food Funct 2021; 12:1482-1497. [PMID: 33502415 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo02243h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors. The prognosis of HCC is very poor due to the absence of symptoms and a lack of effective treatments. Studies have shown that various Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) extracts exhibit anti-cancer effects on malignant tumors such as skin cancer and prostate cancer. However, the anti-tumor activity of Foeniculum vulgare and its underlying molecular mechanisms towards HCC are unknown. Here, we provide fundamental evidence to show that the 75% ethanol extract of Foeniculum vulgare seeds (FVE) reduced cell viability, induced apoptosis, and effectively inhibited cell migration in HCC cells in vitro. HCC xenograft studies in nude mice showed that FVE significantly inhibited HCC growth in vivo. Mechanistic analyses showed that FVE reduced survivin protein levels and triggered mitochondrial toxicity, subsequently inducing caspase-3 activation and apoptosis. Survivin inhibition effectively sensitized HCC cells to FVE-induced apoptosis. Moreover, FVE did not induce a decrease in survivin or apoptotic toxicity in normal liver cells. Collectively, in vivo and in vitro results suggest that FVE exerts inhibitory effects in HCC by targeting the oncoprotein survivin, suggesting FVE may be a potential anti-cancer agent that may benefit patients with HCC.
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- Weiwei Ke
- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, LN, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, LN, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, LN, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, LN, China.
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Investigation of DNA Damage and Cell-Cycle Distribution in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes under Exposure to High Doses of Proton Radiotherapy. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10020111. [PMID: 33546318 PMCID: PMC7913503 DOI: 10.3390/biology10020111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study systematically investigates how a single high-dose therapeutic proton beam versus X-rays influences cell-cycle phase distribution and DNA damage in human peripheral blood lymphocytes (HPBLs). Blood samples from ten volunteers (both male and female) were irradiated with doses of 8.00, 13.64, 15.00, and 20.00 Gy of 250 kV X-rays or 60 MeV protons. The dose-effect relations were calculated and distributed by plotting the frequencies of DNA damage of excess Premature Chromosome Condensation (PCC) fragments and rings in the G2/M phase, obtained via chemical induction with calyculin A. The Papworth's u test was used to evaluate the distribution of DNA damage. The study shows that high doses of protons induce HPBL DNA damage in the G2/M phase differently than X-rays do. The results indicate a different distribution of DNA damage following high doses of irradiation with protons versus photons between donors, types of radiation, and doses. The proliferation index confirms the impact of high doses of mitosis and the influence of radiotherapy type on the different HPBL response. The results illuminate the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie differences in the distribution of DNA damage and cell-cycle phases; these findings may yield an improvement in the efficacy of the radiotherapies used.
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Ravi M, Ramanathan S, Krishna K. Factors, mechanisms and implications of chromatin condensation and chromosomal structural maintenance through the cell cycle. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:758-775. [PMID: 31264212 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A series of well-orchestrated events help in the chromatin condensation and the formation of chromosomes. Apart from the formation of chromosomes, maintenance of their structure is important, especially for the cell division. The structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) proteins, the non-SMC proteins and the SMC complexes are critical for the maintenance of chromosome structure. While condensins have roles for the DNA compaction, organization, and segregation, the cohesin functions in a cyclic manner through the cell cycle, as a "cohesin cycle." Specific mechanisms maintain the architecture of the centromere, the kinetochore and the telomeres which are in tandem with the cell cycle checkpoints. The presence of chromosomal territories and compactness differences through the length of the chromosomes might have implications on selective susceptibility of specific chromosomes for induced genotoxicity.
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- Maddaly Ravi
- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, India
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G2 Premature Chromosome Condensation/Chromosome Aberration Assay: Drug-Induced Premature Chromosome Condensation (PCC) Protocols and Cytogenetic Approaches in Mitotic Chromosome and Interphase Chromatin for Radiation Biology. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1984:47-60. [PMID: 31267419 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9432-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Chromosome analysis is a fundamental technique for a wide range of cytogenetic studies. Chromosome aberrations are easily introduced by many kinds of clastogenic agents such as ionizing irradiation, UV, or alkylating agents, and damaged chromosomes may be prone to cancer. Chromosomes are conventionally prepared from mitotic cells arrested by the colcemid block method. However, obtaining of mitotic chromosomes is sometimes hampered under several circumstances, for example after high-dose (over several Gys of γ-rays) ionizing irradiation exposure accident. As a result, cytogenetic analysis will be often difficult or even impossible in such cases. Premature chromosome condensation (PCC) is an alternative technique that has proved to be a unique and useful way in chromosome analysis. Previously, PCC has been achieved following cell fusion mediated either by fusogenic viruses (for example Sendai virus) or by polyethylene glycol (PEG) (cell-fusion PCC), but the cell-fusion PCC has several drawbacks. The novel drug-induced PCC use of specific inhibitors for serine/threonine protein phosphatase was introduced about 20 years ago. This method is much simple and easy even than the conventional mitotic chromosome preparation using colcemid block protocol and the obtained PCC index (equivalent to mitotic index for metaphase chromosome) is much higher. Furthermore, this method allows the interphase chromatin to be condensed and visualized like mitotic chromosomes, and thus has been opening the way for chromosome analysis not only in metaphase chromosomes but also in interphase chromatin. The drug-induced PCC has therefore proven the usefulness in cytogenetics and other many cell biology fields. Since the first version of drug-induced PCC protocol has been published in 2009 (Gotoh, Methods in molecular biology. Humana Press, New York, 2009), many newer applications of drug-induced PCC in radiation biology and chromosome science fields in a wide range of species from animal to plant have been reported (Gotoh et al., Biomed Res 16:63-68, 1995; Lamadrid Boada et al., Mutat Res 757:45-51, 2013; Ravi et al., Biochimie 95:124-33, 2013; Ono et al., J Cell Biol 200:429-41, 2013; Vagnarelli, Exp Cell Res 318:1435-41, 2012; Roukos et al., Nat Protoc 9:2476-92, 2014; Miura and Blakely, Cytometry A 79:1016-22, 2013; Zabka et al., J Plant Physiol 174:62-70, 2015; Samaniego et al., Planta 215:195-204, 2002; Rybaczek et al., Folia Histochem Cytobiol 40:51-9, 2002; Gotoh and Durante J Cell Physiol 209:297-304, 2006). Therefore as a new edition, I will write in this chapter the drug-induced PCC technique with newer findings, in particular focused drug-induced PCC protocols in radiation biology with referring updated articles published recently.
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Gil RS, Vagnarelli P. Protein phosphatases in chromatin structure and function. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1866:90-101. [PMID: 30036566 PMCID: PMC6227384 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chromatin structure and dynamics are highly controlled and regulated processes that play an essential role in many aspects of cell biology. The chromatin transition stages and the factors that control this process are regulated by post-translation modifications, including phosphorylation. While the role of protein kinases in chromatin dynamics has been quite well studied, the nature and regulation of the counteracting phosphatases represent an emerging field but are still at their infancy. In this review we summarize the current literature on phosphatases involved in the regulation of chromatin structure and dynamics, with emphases on the major knowledge gaps that should require attention and more investigation.
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- Raquel Sales Gil
- Colleges of Health and Life Science, Research Institute for Environment Health and Society, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK
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- Colleges of Health and Life Science, Research Institute for Environment Health and Society, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK.
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Ravi M, Lal AS, Begum SK. Prophasing interphase chromatin for assessing genetic damages-The evolution, applications and the future prospects. Mutat Res 2018; 810:19-32. [PMID: 29906650 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Premature chromosome condensation (PCC) involves induction of near-chromosome-like morphology to interphase chromatin. Experimental induction of PCC was achieved by somatic cell hybridization (SCH), an approach which evolved into a chemical-induction process. PCC presents most probably the only way in which cytogenetic assessment of damages can be analyzed in special situations such as availability of limited numbers of sample cells and for cells which have lost their ability to divide. Initial experiments on PCC were reported in late 1960s and the technique has evolved into one with wide range of applications owing to its increased efficiency in detecting primary DNA damages. Biodosimetry remains as the primary area which utilizes PCC technique to the maximum efficiency with several multiple-groups participating in collaborative exercises for biodosimetric applications. However, in spite of the advantages that the technique offers, it is yet to reach its full potential. This is due to the inherent limitations of the manner in which PCC is induced currently; by the somatic cell hybridization and chemical-induction processes. An approach which combines these two would sure help in taking PCC to its highest potential as the preferred technique for assessment of primary DNA damages. We present the chronological events of evolution of the PCC technique along with its applications. Also, the limitations of the technique along with the suggestions for further refinement of the PCC technique are discussed.
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- Maddaly Ravi
- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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Rungsimaphorn B, Rerkamnuaychoke B, Sudprasert W. Establishment of Dose-response Curves for Dicentrics and Premature Chromosome Condensation for Radiological Emergency Preparedness in Thailand. Genome Integr 2016; 7:8. [PMID: 28217284 PMCID: PMC5292913 DOI: 10.4103/2041-9414.197165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The in vitro dose calibration curves using conventional biological dosimetry – dicentric chromosome assay (DCA) and premature chromosome condensation (PCC) assay – were performed for the first time in Thailand for reconstruction of radiation dose in the exposed individuals. The peripheral blood lymphocyte samples from healthy donors were irradiated with 137Cs source at a dose rate of 0.652 Gy/min to doses of 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Gy for DCA technique, and 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 Gy for PCC technique. The blood samples were cultured and processed following the standard procedure as prescribed in the International Atomic Energy Agency report with slight modifications. The yield of dicentrics with dose from at least 1000 metaphases or 100 dicentrics was fitted to a linear quadratic model using Chromosome Aberration Calculation Software (CABAS, version 2.0) whereas those of PCC rings with dose from 100 rings was fitted to a linear quadratic equation at doses from 0 to 15 Gy. These curves will be useful for in vitro dose reconstruction and can support the preparedness for overexposure to radiation among public or occupational workers and eventual radiological accident in Thailand.
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- Benchawan Rungsimaphorn
- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Zhang T, Si-Hoe SL, Hudson DF, Surana U. Condensin recruitment to chromatin is inhibited by Chk2 kinase in response to DNA damage. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:3454-3470. [PMID: 27792460 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1249075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The DNA damage checkpoint, when activated in response to genotoxic damage during S phase, arrests cells in G2 phase of the cell cycle. ATM, ATR, Chk1 and Chk2 kinases are the main effectors of this checkpoint pathway. The checkpoint kinases prevent the onset of mitosis by eliciting well characterized inhibitory phosphorylation of Cdk1. Since Cdk1 is required for the recruitment of condensin, it is thought that upon DNA damage the checkpoint also indirectly blocks chromosome condensation via Cdk1 inhibition. Here we report that the G2 damage checkpoint prevents stable recruitment of the chromosome-packaging-machinery components condensin complex I and II onto the chromatin even in the presence of an active Cdk1. DNA damage-induced inhibition of condensin subunit recruitment is mediated specifically by the Chk2 kinase, implying that the condensin complexes are targeted by the checkpoint in response to DNA damage, independently of Cdk1 inactivation. Thus, the G2 checkpoint directly prevents stable recruitment of condensin complexes to actively prevent chromosome compaction during G2 arrest, presumably to ensure efficient repair of the genomic damage.
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- Tao Zhang
- a Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research , Singapore.,b Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.,c Department of Pediatrics , University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research , Singapore
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- b Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.,c Department of Pediatrics , University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research , Singapore.,d Department of Pharmacology , National University of Singapore , Singapore.,e Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science Technology and Research , Singapore
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Condensin I and II behaviour in interphase nuclei and cells undergoing premature chromosome condensation. Chromosome Res 2016; 24:243-69. [PMID: 27008552 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-016-9519-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Condensin is an integral component of the mitotic chromosome condensation machinery, which ensures orderly segregation of chromosomes during cell division. In metazoans, condensin exists as two complexes, condensin I and II. It is not yet clear what roles these complexes may play outside mitosis, and so we have examined their behaviour both in normal interphase and in premature chromosome condensation (PCC). We find that a small fraction of condensin I is retained in interphase nuclei, and our data suggests that this interphase nuclear condensin I is active in both gene regulation and chromosome condensation. Furthermore, live cell imaging demonstrates condensin II dramatically increases on G1 nuclei following completion of mitosis. Our PCC studies show condensins I and II and topoisomerase II localise to the chromosome axis in G1-PCC and G2/M-PCC, while KIF4 binding is altered. Individually, condensins I and II are dispensable for PCC. However, when both are knocked out, G1-PCC chromatids are less well structured. Our results define new roles for the condensins during interphase and provide new information about the mechanism of PCC.
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Mazurczyk M, Rybaczek D. Replication and re-replication: Different implications of the same mechanism. Biochimie 2014; 108:25-32. [PMID: 25446651 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Replication is a process which provides two copies of genetic material to a mother cell that are essential for passing complete genetic information to daughter cells. Despite the extremely precise control of this process, regulation of replication can be impaired. This may trigger e.g. re-replication which leads to an increase in the total DNA content in a cell and, depending on the intensity, may result in gene amplification, genomic instability or apoptosis. Both replication and re-replication require pre-replication complex assembly, licensing, firing and initiation of DNA synthesis. Implications of each process in a cell are very different and all such possibilities are under intensive research because in both processes the same protein apparatus is used to carry out DNA synthesis. Therefore this article is meant to show the consequences of the same mechanism underlying two different processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michalina Mazurczyk
- Department of Cytophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Cytophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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Georgakilas AG, Tsantoulis P, Kotsinas A, Michalopoulos I, Townsend P, Gorgoulis VG. Are common fragile sites merely structural domains or highly organized "functional" units susceptible to oncogenic stress? Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:4519-44. [PMID: 25238782 PMCID: PMC4232749 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1717-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Common fragile sites (CFSs) are regions of the genome with a predisposition to DNA double-strand breaks in response to intrinsic (oncogenic) or extrinsic replication stress. CFS breakage is a common feature in carcinogenesis from its earliest stages. Given that a number of oncogenes and tumor suppressors are located within CFSs, a question that emerges is whether fragility in these regions is only a structural “passive” incident or an event with a profound biological effect. Furthermore, there is sparse evidence that other elements, like non-coding RNAs, are positioned with them. By analyzing data from various libraries, like miRbase and ENCODE, we show a prevalence of various cancer-related genes, miRNAs, and regulatory binding sites, such as CTCF within CFSs. We propose that CFSs are not only susceptible structural domains, but highly organized “functional” entities that when targeted, severe repercussion for cell homeostasis occurs.
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- Alexandros G Georgakilas
- Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou, 15780, Athens, Greece
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Zhang CZ, Leibowitz ML, Pellman D. Chromothripsis and beyond: rapid genome evolution from complex chromosomal rearrangements. Genes Dev 2013; 27:2513-30. [PMID: 24298051 PMCID: PMC3861665 DOI: 10.1101/gad.229559.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recent genome sequencing studies have identified several classes of complex genomic rearrangements that appear to be derived from a single catastrophic event. These discoveries identify ways that genomes can be altered in single large jumps rather than by many incremental steps. Here we compare and contrast these phenomena and examine the evidence that they arise "all at once." We consider the impact of massive chromosomal change for the development of diseases such as cancer and for evolution more generally. Finally, we summarize current models for underlying mechanisms and discuss strategies for testing these models.
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- Cheng-Zhong Zhang
- Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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