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Álvarez-Barrera L, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Mateos-Nava RA, Acosta-San Juan A, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Cytogenetic damage by vanadium(IV) and vanadium(III) on the bone marrow of mice. Drug Chem Toxicol 2024; 47:721-728. [PMID: 37795609 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2023.2263669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Vanadium is a strategic metal that has many important industrial applications and is generated by the use of burning fossil fuels, which inevitably leads to their release into the environment, mainly in the form of oxides. The wastes generated by their use represent a major health hazard. Furthermore, it has attracted attention because several genotoxicity studies have shown that some vanadium compounds can affect DNA; among the most studied compounds is vanadium pentoxide, but studies in vivo with oxidation states IV and III are scarce and controversial. In this study, the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of vanadium oxides was investigated in mouse bone marrow cells using structural chromosomal aberration (SCA) and mitotic index (MI) test systems. Three groups were administered vanadium(IV) tetraoxide (V2O4) intraperitoneally at 4.7, 9.4 or 18.8 mg/kg, and three groups were administered vanadium(III) trioxide (V2O3) at 4.22, 8.46 or 16.93 mg/kg body weight. The control group was treated with sterile water, and the positive control group was treated with cadmium(II) chloride (CdCl2). After 24 h, all doses of vanadium compounds increased the percentage of cells with SCA and decreased the MI. Our results demonstrated that under the present experimental conditions and doses, treatment with V2O4 and V2O3 induces chromosomal aberrations and alters cell division in the bone marrow of mice.
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- Lucila Álvarez-Barrera
- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
- Carrera Médico Cirujano, Ciencias Biomédicas, BQ. FES-Zaragoza UNAM. Campus I, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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Staneva D, Dimitrova N, Popov B, Alexandrova A, Georgieva M, Miloshev G. Haberlea rhodopensis Extract Tunes the Cellular Response to Stress by Modulating DNA Damage, Redox Components, and Gene Expression. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15964. [PMID: 37958947 PMCID: PMC10647427 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Ionizing radiation (IR) and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced oxidative stress can cause damage to cellular biomolecules, including DNA, proteins, and lipids. These harmful effects can compromise essential cellular functions and significantly raise the risk of metabolic dysfunction, accumulation of harmful mutations, genome instability, cancer, accelerated cellular senescence, and even death. Here, we present an investigation of HeLa cancer cells' early response to gamma IR (γ-IR) and oxidative stress after preincubation of the cells with natural extracts of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. In light of the superior protection offered by plant extracts against radiation and oxidative stress, we investigated the cellular defence mechanisms involved in such protection. Specifically, we sought to evaluate the molecular effects of H. rhodopensis extract (HRE) on cells subjected to genotoxic stress by examining the components of the redox pathway and quantifying the transcription levels of several critical genes associated with DNA repair, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis. The influence of HRE on genome integrity and the cell cycle was also studied via comet assay and flow cytometry. Our findings demonstrate that HREs can effectively modulate the cellular response to genotoxic and oxidative stress within the first two hours following exposure, thereby reducing the severity of such stress. Furthermore, we observed the specificity of genoprotective HRE doses depending on the source of the applied genotoxic stress.
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- Dessislava Staneva
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics and Longevity, Institute of Molecular Biology “Roumen Tsanev”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (D.S.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (N.D.); (B.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; (N.D.); (B.P.)
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- Laboratory of Free Radical Processes, Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics and Longevity, Institute of Molecular Biology “Roumen Tsanev”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (D.S.); (M.G.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics and Longevity, Institute of Molecular Biology “Roumen Tsanev”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (D.S.); (M.G.)
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da Costa Siqueira JT, Reis AC, Lopes JML, Ladeira LO, Viccini LF, de Mello Brandão H, Munk M, de Sousa SM. Chromosomal aberrations and changes in the methylation patterns of Lactuca sativa L. (Asteraceae) exposed to carbon nanotubes. Biologia (Bratisl) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-023-01325-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Molecular Determinant of DIDS Analogs Targeting RAD51 Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185460. [PMID: 34576930 PMCID: PMC8466854 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RAD51 is the central protein in DNA repair by homologous recombination (HR), involved in several steps of this process. It is shown that overexpression of the RAD51 protein is correlated with increased survival of cancer cells to cancer treatments. For the past decade, RAD51 overexpression-mediated resistance has justified the development of targeted inhibitors. One of the first molecules described to inhibit RAD51 was the 4,4′-diisothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid (DIDS) molecule. This small molecule is effective in inhibiting different functions of RAD51, however its mode of action and the chemical functions involved in this inhibition have not been identified. In this work, we used several commercial molecules derived from DIDS to characterize the structural determinants involved in modulating the activity of RAD51. By combining biochemical and biophysical approaches, we have shown that DIDS and two analogs were able to inhibit the binding of RAD51 to ssDNA and prevent the formation of D-loop by RAD51. Both isothiocyanate substituents of DIDS appear to be essential in the inhibition of RAD51. These results open the way to the synthesis of new molecules derived from DIDS that should be greater modulators of RAD51 and more efficient for HR inhibition.
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Rodriguez-Berriguete G, Granata G, Puliyadi R, Tiwana G, Prevo R, Wilson RS, Yu S, Buffa F, Humphrey TC, McKenna WG, Higgins GS. Nucleoporin 54 contributes to homologous recombination repair and post-replicative DNA integrity. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 46:7731-7746. [PMID: 29986057 PMCID: PMC6125679 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The nuclear pore complex (NPC) machinery is emerging as an important determinant in the maintenance of genome integrity and sensitivity to DNA double-strand break (DSB)-inducing agents, such as ionising radiation (IR). In this study, using a high-throughput siRNA screen, we identified the central channel NPC protein Nup54, and concomitantly its molecular partners Nup62 and Nup58, as novel factors implicated in radiosensitivity. Nup54 depletion caused an increase in cell death by mitotic catastrophe after IR, and specifically enhanced both the duration of the G2 arrest and the radiosensitivity of cells that contained replicated DNA at the time of IR exposure. Nup54-depleted cells also exhibited increased formation of chromosome aberrations arisen from replicated DNA. Interestingly, we found that Nup54 is epistatic with the homologous recombination (HR) factor Rad51. Moreover, using specific DNA damage repair reporters, we observed a decreased HR repair activity upon Nup54 knockdown. In agreement with a role in HR repair, we also demonstrated a decreased formation of HR-linked DNA synthesis foci and sister chromatid exchanges after IR in cells depleted of Nup54. Our study reveals a novel role for Nup54 in the response to IR and the maintenance of HR-mediated genome integrity.
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- Gonzalo Rodriguez-Berriguete
- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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Hocke S, Guo Y, Job A, Orth M, Ziesch A, Lauber K, De Toni EN, Gress TM, Herbst A, Göke B, Gallmeier E. A synthetic lethal screen identifies ATR-inhibition as a novel therapeutic approach for POLD1-deficient cancers. Oncotarget 2016; 7:7080-95. [PMID: 26755646 PMCID: PMC4872770 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase-related kinase ATR represents a central checkpoint regulator and mediator of DNA-repair. Its inhibition selectively eliminates certain subsets of cancer cells in various tumor types, but the underlying genetic determinants remain enigmatic. Here, we applied a synthetic lethal screen directed against 288 DNA-repair genes using the well-defined ATR knock-in model of DLD1 colorectal cancer cells to identify potential DNA-repair defects mediating these effects. We identified a set of DNA-repair proteins, whose knockdown selectively killed ATR-deficient cancer cells. From this set, we further investigated the profound synthetic lethal interaction between ATR and POLD1. ATR-dependent POLD1 knockdown-induced cell killing was reproducible pharmacologically in POLD1-depleted DLD1 cells and a panel of other colorectal cancer cell lines by using chemical inhibitors of ATR or its major effector kinase CHK1. Mechanistically, POLD1 depletion in ATR-deficient cells caused caspase-dependent apoptosis without preceding cell cycle arrest and increased DNA-damage along with impaired DNA-repair. Our data could have clinical implications regarding tumor genotype-based cancer therapy, as inactivating POLD1 mutations have recently been identified in small subsets of colorectal and endometrial cancers. POLD1 deficiency might thus represent a predictive marker for treatment response towards ATR- or CHK1-inhibitors that are currently tested in clinical trials.
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- Sandra Hocke
- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Marburg, Philipps-University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Marburg, Philipps-University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.,Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Marburg, Philipps-University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Bhattacharjee S, Nandi S. Choices have consequences: the nexus between DNA repair pathways and genomic instability in cancer. Clin Transl Med 2016; 5:45. [PMID: 27921283 PMCID: PMC5136664 DOI: 10.1186/s40169-016-0128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The genome is under constant assault from a multitude of sources that can lead to the formation of DNA double-stand breaks (DSBs). DSBs are cytotoxic lesions, which if left unrepaired could lead to genomic instability, cancer and even cell death. However, erroneous repair of DSBs can lead to chromosomal rearrangements and loss of heterozygosity, which in turn can also cause cancer and cell death. Hence, although the repair of DSBs is crucial for the maintenance of genome integrity the process of repair need to be well regulated and closely monitored. Main body The two most commonly used pathways to repair DSBs in higher eukaryotes include non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). NHEJ is considered to be error-prone, intrinsically mutagenic quick fix remedy to seal together the broken DNA ends and restart replication. In contrast, HR is a high-fidelity process that has been very well conserved from phage to humans. Here we review HR and its sub-pathways. We discuss what factors determine the sub pathway choice including etiology of the DSB, chromatin structure at the break site, processing of the DSBs and the mechanisms regulating the sub-pathway choice. We also elaborate on the potential of targeting HR genes for cancer therapy and anticancer strategies. Conclusion The DNA repair field is a vibrant one, and the stage is ripe for scrutinizing the potential treatment efficacy and future clinical applications of the pharmacological inhibitors of HR enzymes as mono- or combinatorial therapy regimes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40169-016-0128-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA.
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Baert A, Depuydt J, Van Maerken T, Poppe B, Malfait F, Storm K, van den Ende J, Van Damme T, De Nobele S, Perletti G, De Leeneer K, Claes KBM, Vral A. Increased chromosomal radiosensitivity in asymptomatic carriers of a heterozygous BRCA1 mutation. Breast Cancer Res 2016; 18:52. [PMID: 27184744 PMCID: PMC4869288 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-016-0709-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Breast cancer risk increases drastically in individuals carrying a germline BRCA1 mutation. The exposure to ionizing radiation for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes of BRCA1 mutation carriers is counterintuitive, since BRCA1 is active in the DNA damage response pathway. The aim of this study was to investigate whether healthy BRCA1 mutations carriers demonstrate an increased radiosensitivity compared with healthy individuals. Methods We defined a novel radiosensitivity indicator (RIND) based on two endpoints measured by the G2 micronucleus assay, reflecting defects in DNA repair and G2 arrest capacity after exposure to doses of 2 or 4 Gy. We investigated if a correlation between the RIND score and nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) could be established. Results We found significantly increased radiosensitivity in the cohort of healthy BRCA1 mutation carriers compared with healthy controls. In addition, our analysis showed a significantly different distribution over the RIND scores (p = 0.034, Fisher’s exact test) for healthy BRCA1 mutation carriers compared with non-carriers: 72 % of mutation carriers showed a radiosensitive phenotype (RIND score 1–4), whereas 72 % of the healthy volunteers showed no radiosensitivity (RIND score 0). Furthermore, 28 % of BRCA1 mutation carriers had a RIND score of 3 or 4 (not observed in control subjects). The radiosensitive phenotype was similar for relatives within several families, but not for unrelated individuals carrying the same mutation. The median RIND score was higher in patients with a mutation leading to a premature termination codon (PTC) located in the central part of the gene than in patients with a germline mutation in the 5′ end of the gene. Conclusions We show that BRCA1 mutations are associated with a radiosensitive phenotype related to a compromised DNA repair and G2 arrest capacity after exposure to either 2 or 4 Gy. Our study confirms that haploinsufficiency is the mechanism involved in radiosensitivity in patients with a PTC allele, but it suggests that further research is needed to evaluate alternative mechanisms for mutations not subjected to NMD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-016-0709-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Annelot Baert
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp/University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp/University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Biomedical Research Division, Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Friedman DA, Tait L, Vaughan ATM. Influence of nuclear structure on the formation of radiation-induced lethal lesions. Int J Radiat Biol 2016; 92:229-40. [DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2016.1144941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kan C, Zhang J. BRCA1 Mutation: A Predictive Marker for Radiation Therapy? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015; 93:281-93. [PMID: 26383678 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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DNA repair, in particular, DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair, is essential for the survival of both normal and cancer cells. An elaborate repair mechanism has been developed in cells to efficiently repair the damaged DNA. The pathways predominately involved in DSB repair are homologous recombination and classic nonhomologous end-joining, although the alternative NHEJ pathway, a third DSB repair pathway, could also be important in certain contexts. The protein of BRCA1 encoded by the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 regulates all DSB repair pathways. Given that DSBs represent the most biologically significant lesions induced by ionizing radiation and that impaired DSB repair leads to radiation sensitivity, it has been expected that cancer patients with BRCA1 mutations should benefit from radiation therapy. However, the clinical data have been conflicting and inconclusive. We provide an overview about the current status of the data regarding BRCA1 deficiency and radiation therapy sensitivity in both experimental models and clinical investigations. In addition, we discuss a strategy to potentiate the effects of radiation therapy by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, the pharmacologic drugs being investigated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with BRCA1/2 mutations.
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- Charlene Kan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
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He MD, Zhang FH, Wang HL, Wang HP, Zhu ZY, Sun YH. Efficient ligase 3-dependent microhomology-mediated end joining repair of DNA double-strand breaks in zebrafish embryos. Mutat Res 2015; 780:86-96. [PMID: 26318124 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair is of considerable importance for genomic integrity. Homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) are considered as two major mechanistically distinct pathways involved in repairing DSBs. In recent years, another DSB repair pathway, namely, microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ), has received increasing attention. MMEJ is generally believed to utilize an alternative mechanism to repair DSBs when NHEJ and other mechanisms fail. In this study, we utilized zebrafish as an in vivo model to study DSB repair and demonstrated that efficient MMEJ repair occurred in the zebrafish genome when DSBs were induced using TALEN (transcription activator-like effector nuclease) or CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9 technologies. The wide existence of MMEJ repair events in zebrafish embryos was further demonstrated via the injection of several in vitro-designed exogenous MMEJ reporters. Interestingly, the inhibition of endogenous ligase 4 activity significantly increased MMEJ frequency, and the inhibition of ligase 3 activity severely decreased MMEJ activity. These results suggest that MMEJ in zebrafish is dependent on ligase 3 but independent of ligase 4. This study will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of MMEJ in vivo and facilitate inducing desirable mutations via DSB-induced repair.
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- Mu-Dan He
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Soni A, Siemann M, Pantelias GE, Iliakis G. Marked contribution of alternative end-joining to chromosome-translocation-formation by stochastically induced DNA double-strand-breaks in G2-phase human cells. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2015; 793:2-8. [PMID: 26520366 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ionizing radiation (IR) induces double strand breaks (DSBs) in cellular DNA, which if not repaired correctly can cause chromosome translocations leading to cell death or cancer. Incorrect joining of DNA ends generating chromosome translocations can be catalyzed either by the dominant DNA-PKcs-dependent, classical non-homologous end-joining (c-NHEJ), or by an alternative end-joining (alt-EJ) process, functioning as backup to abrogated c-NHEJ, or homologous recombination repair. Alt-EJ operates with slower kinetics as compared to c-NHEJ and generates larger alterations at the junctions; it is also considered crucial to chromosome translocation-formation. A recent report posits that this view only holds for rodent cells and that in human cells c-NHEJ is the main mechanism of chromosome translocation formation. Since this report uses designer nucleases that induce DSBs with unique characteristics in specific genomic locations and PCR to detect translocations, we revisit the issue using stochastically distributed DSBs induced in the human genome by IR during the G2-phase of the cell cycle. For visualization and analysis of chromosome translocations, which manifest as chromatid translocations in cells irradiated in G2, we employ classical cytogenetics. In wild-type cells, we observe a significant contribution of alt-EJ to translocation formation, as demonstrated by a yield-reduction after treatment with inhibitors of Parp, or of DNA ligases 1 and 3 (Lig1, Lig3). Notably, a nearly fourfold increase in translocation formation is seen in c-NHEJ mutants with defects in DNA ligase 4 (Lig4) that remain largely sensitive to inhibitors of Parp, and of Lig1/Lig3. We conclude that similar to rodent cells, chromosome translocation formation from randomly induced DSBs in human cells largely relies on alt-EJ. We discuss DSB localization in the genome, characteristics of the DSB and the cell cycle as potential causes of the divergent results generated with IR and designer nucleases.
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- Aashish Soni
- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos,"Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany.
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Xiong X, Du Z, Wang Y, Feng Z, Fan P, Yan C, Willers H, Zhang J. 53BP1 promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining in G1-phase cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:1659-70. [PMID: 25586219 PMCID: PMC4330367 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Alternative non-homologous end joining (alt-NHEJ) was originally identified as a backup repair mechanism in the absence of classical NHEJ (c-NHEJ) factors but recent studies have demonstrated that alt-NHEJ is active even when c-NHEJ as well as homologous recombination is available. The functions of 53BP1 in NHEJ processes are not well understood. Here, we report that 53BP1 promotes DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and genomic stability not only in c-NHEJ-proficient but also -deficient human G1-phase cells. Using an array of repair substrates we show that these effects of 53BP1 are correlated with a promotion of microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ), a subtype of alt-NHEJ, in G1-phase. Consistent with a specific role in MMEJ we confirm that 53BP1 status does not affect c-NHEJ. 53BP1 supports sequence deletion during MMEJ consistent with a putative role in facilitating end-resection. Interestingly, promotion of MMEJ by 53BP1 in G1-phase cells is only observed in the presence of functional BRCA1. Depletion of both 53BP1 and BRCA1 increases repair needing microhomology usage and augments loss of DNA sequence, suggesting that MMEJ is a highly regulated DSB repair process. Together, these findings significantly expand our understanding of the cell-cycle-dependent roles of 53BP1 in DSB repair.
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- Xiahui Xiong
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, BRB 323, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, BRB 323, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, BRB 323, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, BRB 323, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgia Regents University, 1410 Laney Walker Blvd., CN-2134, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, BRB 323, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Saadat M, Pashaei S, Amerizade F. Susceptibility to gastric cancer and polymorphisms of insertion/deletion at the intron 3 of the XRCC4 and VNTR at the promoter region of the XRCC5. Pathol Oncol Res 2014; 21:689-93. [PMID: 25527410 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-014-9875-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The genes encoding X-ray repair cross-complementing group 4 (XRCC4; OMIM: 194363) and 5 (XRCC5; OMIM: 194364) are involved in repair of DNA double-strand breaks. To investigating the associations between polymorphisms of Insertion/Deletion (I/D, rs28360071) in the intron 3 of the XRCC4 and VNTR in the promoter region of the XRCC5 and risk of gastric cancer, the present study was carried out. We included 159 (56 females, 103 males) with gastric cancer and 242 (75 females, 167 males) healthy blood donors frequency matched for age and gender. Using PCR-based methods, the genotypes of the study polymorphisms were determined. The alleles of VNTR XRCC5 polymorphism divided into two groups: L (0 and 1 repeats) and H (2 and 3 repeats) alleles. For the I/D XRCC4 polymorphism, after stratification of the subjects according to their family history (FH) of cancer, either the ID (OR = 3.19, 95%CI: 1.35-7.50, P = 0.008) or the DD genotypes (OR = 4.62, 95%CI: 1.63-13.0, P = 0.004) among positive FH persons, increased the risk of gastric cancer compared with the reference group (persons who have negative FH and II genotype). For the VNTR XRCC5 polymorphism, the LH + HH genotypes among positive FH persons, increased the risk of gastric cancer compared with the reference group (persons who have negative FH and LL genotype) (OR = 2.88, 95%CI: 1.34-6.18, P = 0.006). Sensitivity analysis showed that the above mentioned associations were not occurred due to the maldistribution of the genotypes among missing data. The present study suggests that both polymorphisms of the XRCC4 and XRCC5 might be risk factors for gastric cancer development especially among persons with positive FH.
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- Mostafa Saadat
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran,
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Double-strand breaks (DSB) in genomic DNA are induced by ionizing radiation or radiomimetic drugs but also occur spontaneously during the cell cycle at quite significant frequencies. In vertebrate cells, nonhomologous DNA end joining (NHEJ) is considered the major pathway of DSB repair which is able to rejoin two broken DNA termini directly end-to-end irrespective of sequence and structure. Genetic studies in various radiosensitive and DSB repair-deficient cell lines yielded insight into the factors involved in NHEJ. Studies in cell-free systems derived from Xenopus eggs and mammalian cells allowed the dissection of the underlying mechanisms. In the present chapter, we describe a protocol for the preparation of whole cell extracts from mammalian cells and a plasmid-based in vitro assay which permits the easy analysis of the efficiency and fidelity of DSB repair via NHEJ in different cell types.
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Schröder-Heurich B, Wieland B, Lavin MF, Schindler D, Dörk T. Protective role of RAD50 on chromatin bridges during abnormal cytokinesis. FASEB J 2013; 28:1331-41. [PMID: 24344331 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-236984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Faithful chromosome segregation is required for preserving genomic integrity. Failure of this process may entail chromatin bridges preventing normal cytokinesis. To test whether RAD50, a protein normally involved in DNA double-strand break repair, is involved in abnormal cytokinesis and formation of chromatin bridges, we used immunocytochemical and protein interaction assays. RAD50 localizes to chromatin bridges during aberrant cytokinesis and subsequent stages of the cell cycle, either decorating the entire bridge or focally accumulating at the midbody zone. Ionizing radiation led to an ∼4-fold increase in the rate of chromatin bridges in an ataxia telangiectatica mutated (ATM)-dependent manner in human RAD50-proficient fibroblasts but not in RAD50-deficient cells. Cells with a RAD50-positive chromatin bridge were able to continue cell cycling and to progress through S phase (44%), whereas RAD50 knockdown caused a deficiency in chromatin bridges as well as an ∼4-fold prolonged duration of mitosis. RAD50 colocalized and directly interacted with Aurora B kinase and phospho-histone H3, and Aurora B kinase inhibition led to a deficiency in RAD50-positive bridges. Based on these observations, we propose that RAD50 is a crucial factor for the stabilization and shielding of chromatin bridges. Our study provides evidence for a hitherto unknown role of RAD50 in abnormal cytokinesis.
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- Bianca Schröder-Heurich
- 1Hannover Medical School, Gynaecology Research Unit (OE 6411), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Friedland W, Kundrát P. Track structure based modelling of chromosome aberrations after photon and alpha-particle irradiation. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2013; 756:213-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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North JA, Amunugama R, Klajner M, Bruns AN, Poirier MG, Fishel R. ATP-dependent nucleosome unwrapping catalyzed by human RAD51. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:7302-12. [PMID: 23757189 PMCID: PMC3753615 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Double-strand breaks (DSB) occur in chromatin following replication fork collapse and chemical or physical damage [Symington and Gautier (Double-strand break end resection and repair pathway choice. Annu. Rev. Genet. 2011;45:247–271.)] and may be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end-joining. Nucleosomes are the fundamental units of chromatin and must be remodeled during DSB repair by HR [Andrews and Luger (Nucleosome structure(s) and stability: variations on a theme. Annu. Rev. Biophys. 2011;40:99–117.)]. Physical initiation of HR requires RAD51, which forms a nucleoprotein filament (NPF) that catalyzes homologous pairing and strand exchange (recombinase) between DNAs that ultimately bridges the DSB gap [San Filippo, Sung and Klein. (Mechanism of eukaryotic HR. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 2008;77:229–257.)]. RAD51 forms an NPF on single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Although the single-stranded DNA NPF is essential for recombinase initiation, the role of the dsDNA NPF is less clear. Here, we demonstrate that the human RAD51 (HsRAD51) dsDNA NPF disassembles nucleosomes by unwrapping the DNA from the core histones. HsRAD51 that has been constitutively or biochemically activated for recombinase functions displays significantly reduced nucleosome disassembly activity. These results suggest that HsRAD51 can perform ATP hydrolysis-dependent nucleosome disassembly in addition to its recombinase functions.
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- Justin A North
- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA, Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA and Human Cancer Genetics, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Wang M, Chu H, Zhang Z, Wei Q. Molecular epidemiology of DNA repair gene polymorphisms and head and neck cancer. J Biomed Res 2013; 27:179-92. [PMID: 23720673 PMCID: PMC3664724 DOI: 10.7555/jbr.27.20130034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although tobacco and alcohol consumption are two common risk factors of head and neck cancer (HNC), other specific etiologic causes, such as viral infection and genetic susceptibility factors, remain to be understood. Human DNA is often damaged by numerous endogenous and exogenous mutagens or carcinogens, and genetic variants in interaction with environmental exposure to these agents may explain interindividual differences in HNC risk. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in the DNA damage-repair response are reported to be risk factors for various cancer types, including HNC. Here, we reviewed epidemiological studies that have assessed the associations between HNC risk and SNPs in DNA repair genes involved in base-excision repair, nucleotide-excision repair, mismatch repair, double-strand break repair and direct reversion repair pathways. We found, however, that only a few SNPs in DNA repair genes were found to be associated with significantly increased or decreased risk of HNC, and, in most cases, the effects were moderate, depending upon locus-locus interactions among the risk SNPs in the pathways. We believe that, in the presence of exposure, additional pathway-based analyses of DNA repair genes derived from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in HNC are needed.
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- Meilin Wang
- Department of Genetic Toxicology, the Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China; ; Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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Bergs JWJ, Krawczyk PM, Borovski T, ten Cate R, Rodermond HM, Stap J, Medema JP, Haveman J, Essers J, van Bree C, Stalpers LJA, Kanaar R, Aten JA, Franken NAP. Inhibition of homologous recombination by hyperthermia shunts early double strand break repair to non-homologous end-joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2012; 12:38-45. [PMID: 23237939 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In S and G2 phase mammalian cells DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) can potentially be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). Results of several studies suggest that these two mechanistically distinct repair pathways can compete for DNA ends. Because HR and NHEJ differ with respect to error susceptibility, generation of chromosome rearrangements, which are potentially carcinogenic products of DSB repair, may depend on the pathway choice. To investigate this hypothesis, the influence of HR and NHEJ inhibition on the frequencies of chromosome aberrations in G2 phase cells was investigated. SW-1573 and RKO cells were treated with mild (41 °C) hyperthermia in order to disable HR and/or NU7441/cisplatin to inactivate NHEJ and frequencies of chromosomal fragments (resulting from unrepaired DSBs) and translocations (products of erroneous DSB rejoining) were studied using premature chromosome condensation (PCC) combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). It is shown here that temporary inhibition of HR by hyperthermia results in increased frequency of ionizing-radiation (IR)-induced chromosomal translocations and that this effect is abrogated by NU7441- or cisplatin-mediated inhibition of NHEJ. The results suggest that in the absence of HR, DSB repair is shifted to the error-prone NHEJ pathway resulting in increased frequencies of chromosomal rearrangements. These results might be of consequence for clinical cancer treatment approaches that aim at inhibition of one or more DSB repair pathways.
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- Judith W J Bergs
- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology (LEXOR), Center for Experimental Molecular Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhou LP, Luan H, Dong XH, Jin GJ, Ma DL, Shang H. Association of Functional Polymorphisms of the XRCC4 Gene with the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012; 13:3431-6. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.7.3431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Esophageal cancer risk is associated with polymorphisms of DNA repair genes MSH2 and WRN in Chinese population. J Thorac Oncol 2012; 7:448-52. [PMID: 22173703 DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31823c487a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Normal function of DNA repair system is essential for the removal of damage induced by many kinds of internal and environmental agents. Genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes associated with modified repair capacity may be related to the risk of developing esophageal cancer (EC). This article dealt whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms of DNA repair genes MSH2, WRN, and Ku70 potentially contributed to EC susceptibility. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study with 117 EC cases and 132 controls in a Chinese population was conducted. We genotyped three single-nucleotide polymorphisms MSH2 c.2063T>G, WRN c.4330T>C, and Ku70 c.-1310 C>G using polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism and then performed statistical analysis by calculating the adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS Carriers of the MSH2 c.2063 G allele were at a higher risk of developing EC with the TT genotype as reference (OR = 4.53, 95% CI = 1.92-10.64, 33p = 0.001). Also for WRN c.4330T>C, individuals with at least one C allele (T/C or C/C) had a 2.21-fold increased risk for EC development compared with those who bore the T/T wild-type genotype (OR = 2.21, 95% CI = 1.06-4.59, 33p = 0.035). Moreover, statistically significant variant genotypic interaction was suggested between MSH2 and WRN as a result of a much increased predisposition to EC (33p = 0.016). No obvious correlation was observed between Ku70 c.-1310 CG and esophageal carcinogenesis (33p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that genetic variants in DNA repair pathways may be involved in esophageal tumorigenesis. MSH2 c.2063 G allele and WRN c.4330 C allele, not Ku70 c.-1310 CG, conferred risk for the process of developing EC.
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Bau DT, Lin CC, Chiu CF, Tsai MH. Role of nonhomologous end-joining in oral cancer and personalized pharmacogenomics. Biomedicine (Taipei) 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomed.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Yang MD, Tsai CW, Chang WS, Tsou YA, Wu CN, Bau DT. Predictive role of XRCC5/ XRCC6 genotypes in digestive system cancers. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2011; 3:175-81. [PMID: 22224172 PMCID: PMC3251741 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i12.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cancers are a worldwide concern; oral, esophageal and gastrointestinal cancers represent important causes of cancer-related mortality and contribute to a significant burden of human health. The DNA repair systems are the genome caretakers, playing a critical role in the initiation and progression of cancers. However, the association between the genomic variations of DNA repair genes and cancer susceptibility is not well understood. This review focuses on the polymorphic genotypes of the non-homologous end-joining DNA repair system, highlighting the role of two genes of this pathway, XRCC5 and XRCC6, in the susceptibility to digestive system cancers and discussing their potential contributions to personalized medicine.
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- Mei-Due Yang
- Mei-Due Yang, Chia-Wen Tsai, Wen-Shin Chang, Yung-An Tsou, Cheng-Nan Wu, Da-Tian Bau, Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, China
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Becerra SC, Thambugala HT, Erickson AR, Lee CK, Lewis LK. Reversibility of replicative senescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of homologous recombination and cell cycle checkpoints. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 11:35-45. [PMID: 22071150 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Primary human somatic cells grown in culture divide a finite number of times, exhibiting progressive changes in metabolism and morphology before cessation of cycling. This telomere-initiated cellular senescence occurs because cells have halted production of telomerase, a DNA polymerase required for stabilization of chromosome ends. Telomerase-deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells undergo a similar process, with most cells arresting growth after approximately 60 generations. In the current study we demonstrate that senescence is largely reversible. Reactivation of telomerase (EST2) expression in the growth-arrested cells led to resumption of cycling and reversal of senescent cell characteristics. Rescue was also observed after mating of senescent haploid cells with telomerase-proficient cells to form stable diploids. Although senescence was reversible in DNA damage checkpoint response mutants (mec3 and/or rad24 cells), survival of recombination-defective rad52 mutants remained low after telomerase reactivation. Telomere lengths in rescued est2 cells were initially half those of wildtype cells, but could be restored to normal by propagation for ∼70 generations in the presence of telomerase. These results place limitations on possible models for senescence and indicate that most cells, despite gross morphological changes and short, resected telomeres, do not experience lethal DNA damage and become irreversibly committed to death.
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- Sandra C Becerra
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Mateos-Nava RA, Altamirano-Lozano MA. DNA damage induction in human cells exposed to vanadium oxides in vitro. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:1996-2002. [PMID: 21803147 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vanadium and vanadium salts cause genotoxicity and elicit variable biological effects depending on several factors. In the present study, we analyzed and compared the DNA damage and repair processes induced by vanadium in three oxidation states. We used human blood leukocytes in vitro and in a single cell gel electrophoresis assay at two pH values. We observed that vanadium(III) trioxide and vanadium(V) pentoxide produced DNA single-strand breaks at all of the concentrations (1, 2, 4, or 8 μg/ml) and treatment times (2, 4, or 6 h) tested. Vanadium(IV) tetraoxide treatment significantly increased DNA damage at all concentrations for 4 or 6 h of treatment but not for 2 h of treatment. The DNA repair kinetics indicated that most of the cells exposed to vanadium III and V for 4 h recovered within the repair incubation time of 90 min; however, those exposed to vanadium(IV) repaired their DNA within 120 min. The data at pH 9 indicated that vanadium(IV) tetraoxide induced DNA double-strand breaks. Our results show that the genotoxic effect of vanadium can be produced by any of its three oxidation states. However, vanadium(IV) induces double-strand breaks, and it is known that these lesions are linked with forming structural chromosomal aberrations.
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- Juan J Rodríguez-Mercado
- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio L5-PA, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, A.P. 9-020, C.P. 15000, México, D.F., Mexico
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Bau DT, Tsai CW, Wu CN. Role of the XRCC5/XRCC6 dimer in carcinogenesis and pharmacogenomics. Pharmacogenomics 2011; 12:515-34. [PMID: 21521024 DOI: 10.2217/pgs.10.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Over the past few decades, the incidence of cancer has rapidly increased all over the world and cancer remains a major threat to public health. It is believed that cancer results from a series of genetic alterations that lead to the progressive disorder of the normal mechanisms controlling cell proliferation, differentiation, death and/or genomic stability. The response of the cell to genetic injury and its ability to maintain genomic stability by means of a variety of DNA repair mechanisms are therefore essential in preventing tumor initiation and progression. From the same viewpoint, the relative role of DNA repair as a biomarker for prognosis, predictor of drug and therapy responses or indeed as a target for novel gene therapy, is very promising. In this article, we have summarized the studies investigating the association between the XRCC5/XRCC6 dimer and the susceptibility to multiple cancers and discuss its role in carcinogenesis and its potential application to anticancer drug discovery.
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- Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404 Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science & Biotechnology, Central-Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Adenosine A2A receptor-selective stimulation reduces signaling pathways involved in the development of intestine ischemia and reperfusion injury. Shock 2010; 33:541-51. [PMID: 19924030 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e3181c997dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In the present study, we tested the efficacy of treatment with the selective adenosine A2A receptor agonist 2-[p-(2-carboxyethyl)phenylethylamino]-50-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (CGS 21680) on ischemia and reperfusion injury of the multivisceral organs. Ischemia and reperfusion injury was induced in mice by clamping both the superior mesenteric artery and the celiac artery for 30 min, followed thereafter by reperfusion. Sixty minutes after reperfusion, animals were killed for histological examination and biochemical studies. Injured vehicle-treated mice developed a significant increase of ileum TNF-alpha levels, myeloperoxidase activity, and marked histological injury and apoptosis. Ischemia and reperfusion injury of the multivisceral organs was also associated with significant mortality. Reperfused ileum sections from injured vehicle-treated mice showed positive staining for P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1. The intensity and degree of P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 were markedly reduced in tissue sections from injured CGS 21680-treated mice. Ischemia and reperfusion-injured mice that have been treated with CGS 21680 showed also a significant reduction of neutrophil infiltration into the intestine, a reduction of apoptosis, and improved histological status of the intestine and survival. Taken together, our results clearly demonstrate that selective activation of adenosine A2A receptors plays an important role in the regulation of ischemia and reperfusion injury and results put forward the hypothesis that selective activation of adenosine A2A receptors may represent a novel and possible strategy.
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Wilson PF, Hinz JM, Urbin SS, Nham PB, Thompson LH. Influence of homologous recombinational repair on cell survival and chromosomal aberration induction during the cell cycle in gamma-irradiated CHO cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:737-44. [PMID: 20434408 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombinational repair (HRR) underlies the high radioresistance and low mutability observed in S-phase mammalian cells. To evaluate the contributions of HRR and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) to overall DSB repair capacity throughout the cell cycle after gamma-irradiation, we compared HRR-deficient RAD51D-knockout 51D1 to CgRAD51D-complemented 51D1 (51D1.3) CHO cells for survival and chromosomal aberrations (CAs). Asynchronous cultures were irradiated with 150 or 300cGy and separated by cell size using centrifugal elutriation. Cell survival of each synchronous fraction ( approximately 20 fractions total from early G1 to late G2/M) was measured by colony formation. 51D1.3 cells were most resistant in S, while 51D1 cells were most resistant in early G1 (with survival and chromosome-type CA levels similar to 51D1.3) and became progressively more sensitive throughout S and G2. Both cell lines experienced significantly reduced survival from late S into G2. Metaphases were collected from every third elutriation fraction at the first post-irradiation mitosis and scored for CAs. 51D1 cells irradiated in S and G2 had approximately 2-fold higher chromatid-type CAs and a remarkable approximately 25-fold higher level of complex chromatid-type exchanges compared to 51D1.3 cells. Complex exchanges in 51D1.3 cells were only observed in G2. These results show an essential role for HRR in preventing gross chromosomal rearrangements in proliferating cells and, with our previous report of reduced survival of G2-phase NHEJ-deficient prkdc CHO cells [Hinz et al., DNA Repair 4, 782-792, 2005], imply reduced activity/efficiency of both HRR and NHEJ as cells transition from S to G2.
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- Paul F Wilson
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, USA
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Wilson PF, Nagasawa H, Fitzek MM, Little JB, Bedford JS. G2-phase chromosomal radiosensitivity of primary fibroblasts from hereditary retinoblastoma family members and some apparently normal controls. Radiat Res 2010; 173:62-70. [PMID: 20041760 DOI: 10.1667/rr1943.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We previously described an enhanced sensitivity for cell killing and gamma-H2AX focus induction after both high-dose-rate and continuous low-dose-rate gamma irradiation in 14 primary fibroblast strains derived from hereditary-type retinoblastoma family members (both affected RB1(+/-) probands and unaffected RB1(+/+) parents). Here we present G(2)-phase chromosomal radiosensitivity assay data for primary fibroblasts derived from these RB family members and five Coriell cell bank controls (four apparently normal individuals and one bilateral RB patient). The RB family members and two normal Coriell strains had significantly higher ( approximately 1.5-fold, P < 0.05) chromatid-type aberration frequencies in the first postirradiation mitosis after doses of 50 cGy and 1 Gy of (137)Cs gamma radiation compared to the remaining Coriell strains. The induction of chromatid-type aberrations by high-dose-rate G(2)-phase gamma irradiation is significantly correlated to the proliferative ability of these cells exposed to continuous low-dose-rate gamma irradiation (reported in Wilson et al., Radiat. Res. 169, 483-494, 2008). Our results suggest that these moderately radiosensitive individuals may harbor hypomorphic genetic variants in genomic maintenance and/or DNA repair genes or may carry epigenetic changes involving genes that more broadly modulate such systems, including G(2)-phase-specific DNA damage responses.
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- Paul F Wilson
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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Wilson PF, Nham PB, Urbin SS, Hinz JM, Jones IM, Thompson LH. Inter-individual variation in DNA double-strand break repair in human fibroblasts before and after exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation. Mutat Res 2010; 683:91-97. [PMID: 19896956 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 10/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) are generally considered the most critical lesion induced by ionizing radiation (IR) and may initiate carcinogenesis and other disease. Using an immunofluorescence assay to simultaneously detect nuclear foci of the phosphorylated forms of histone H2AX and ATM kinase at sites of DSBs, we examined the response of 25 apparently normal and 10 DNA repair-deficient (ATM, ATR, NBN, LIG1, LIG4, and FANCG) primary fibroblast strains irradiated with low doses of (137)Cs gamma-rays. Quiescent G(0)/G(1)-phase cultures were exposed to 5, 10, and 25 cGy and allowed to repair for 24h. The maximum level of IR-induced foci (0.15 foci per cGy, at 10 or 30 min) in the normal strains showed much less inter-individual variation (CV approximately 0.2) than the level of spontaneous foci, which ranged from 0.2-2.6 foci/cell (CV approximately 0.6; mean+/-SD of 1.00+/-0.57). Significantly slower focus formation post-irradiation was observed in seven normal strains, similar to most mutant strains examined. There was variation in repair efficiency measured by the fraction of IR-induced foci remaining 24h post-irradiation, curiously with the strains having slower focus formation showing more efficient repair after 25 cGy. Interestingly, the ranges of spontaneous and residual induced foci levels at 24h in the normal strains were as least as large as those observed for the repair-defective mutant strains. The inter-individual variation in DSB foci parameters observed in cells exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation in this small survey of apparently normal people suggests that hypomorphic genetic variants in genomic maintenance and/or DNA damage signaling and repair genes may contribute to differential susceptibility to cancer induced by environmental mutagens.
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- Paul F Wilson
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, USA
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Hendriks G, Calléja F, Besaratinia A, Vrieling H, Pfeifer GP, Mullenders LHF, Jansen JG, de Wind N. Transcription-dependent cytosine deamination is a novel mechanism in ultraviolet light-induced mutagenesis. Curr Biol 2009; 20:170-5. [PMID: 20045328 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Skin cancer is the most ubiquitous cancer type in the Caucasian population, and its incidence is increasing rapidly [1]. Transcribed proliferation-related genes in dermal stem cells are targets for the induction of ultraviolet light (UV)-induced mutations that drive carcinogenesis. We have recently found that transcription of a gene increases its mutability by UV in mammalian stem cells, suggesting a role of transcription in skin carcinogenesis [2]. Here we show that transcription-associated UV-induced nucleotide substitutions are caused by increased deamination of cytosines to uracil within photolesions at the transcribed strand, presumably at sites of stalled transcription complexes. Additionally, via an independent mechanism, transcription of UV-damaged DNA induces the generation of intragenic deletions. We demonstrate that transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER) provides protection against both classes of transcription-associated mutagenesis. Combined, these results unveil the existence of two mutagenic pathways operating specifically at the transcribed DNA strand of active genes. Moreover, these results uncover a novel role for TC-NER in the suppression of UV-induced genome aberrations and provide a rationale for the efficient induction of apoptosis by stalled transcription complexes.
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- Giel Hendriks
- Department of Toxicogenetics, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Ocalewicz K, Dobosz S, Kuzminski H, Goryczko K. Formation of chromosome aberrations in androgenetic rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2009; 75:2373-2379. [PMID: 20738695 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Residues of maternal nuclear DNA in the form of chromosome fragments were observed in the healthy and morphologically normal androgenetic rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. A hypothetical model for formation of chromosome re-arrangements caused by the incomplete maternal nuclear DNA inactivation in the androgenetic rainbow trout was proposed in the present paper.
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- K Ocalewicz
- Department of Ichthyology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Zietkiewicz E, Wojda A, Witt M. Cytogenetic perspective of ageing and longevity in men and women. J Appl Genet 2009; 50:261-73. [PMID: 19638683 DOI: 10.1007/bf03195682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Analysis of relationships between the ageing cell phenotype and the age of cell donors is one of the ways towards understanding the link between cellular and organismal ageing. Cytogenetically, ageing is associated with a number of gross cellular changes, including altered size and morphology, genomic instability, and changes in expression and proliferation. Genomic instability can be easily assessed by analyzing the level of cytogenetic aberrations. In this review, we focus on the differences in the level and profile of cytogenetic aberrations observed in donors of different age and gender. Centenarians are a small fraction of the population at the extreme of human longevity. Their inclusion in such studies may shed light on one of the basic questions: whether genome stability is better maintained in successfully aged individuals compared to the rest of the population. At the same time, comparing the profile of age-related amount of chromosomal aberrations in men and women may help explaining the commonly observed gender differences in longevity.
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Singh SK, Wu W, Wu W, Wang M, Iliakis G. Extensive Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Cells Deficient in the DNA-PK-Dependent Pathway of NHEJ after Exclusion of Heat-Labile Sites. Radiat Res 2009; 172:152-64. [DOI: 10.1667/rr1745.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Docherty Z, Georgiou A, Langman C, Kesterton I, Rose S, Camplejohn R, Ball J, Barwell J, Gilchrist R, Pangon L, Berg J, Hodgson S. Is chromosome radiosensitivity and apoptotic response to irradiation correlated with cancer susceptibility? Int J Radiat Biol 2009; 83:1-12. [PMID: 17357435 DOI: 10.1080/09553000600932968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Individuals who have been treated for breast cancer have been reported to have increased lymphocyte chromosomal sensitivity to ionizing radiation and a significantly lower apoptotic response to irradiation compared to controls. We set out to test these findings using a substantial number of cases sampled before treatment (which could alter the parameters measured), compared to age-matched controls with normal mammograms. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used the G2 chromosome breakage, and apoptotic response assays of peripheral blood lymphocytes to ionizing radiation to compare 211 unselected newly diagnosed and untreated breast cancer patients, with 170 age, sex and ethnically matched controls. RESULTS We found no significant differences between breast cancer patients and their matched controls in the G2 assay or apoptotic response. However, there was some evidence that both cases and controls with a strong family history of breast cancer had higher radiosensitivity than those without. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest and best controlled study of its kind, but it has not replicated previous reports of differences between chromosome breakage or apoptotic response in breast cancer cases vs. controls. However there was a suggestion of increased radiosensitivity in patients with a strong family history, which may indicate a heritable cancer susceptibility trait, warranting further study.
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- Zoe Docherty
- Genetics Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
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Plan Y, Hlatky L, Hahnfeldt P, Sachs R, Loucas B, Cornforth M. Full-color painting reveals an excess of radiation-induced dicentrics involving homologous chromosomes. Int J Radiat Biol 2009; 81:613-20. [PMID: 16298942 DOI: 10.1080/09553000500331881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the ratio of homologous to heterologous dicentric chromosomes induced in human cells by ionizing radiation. This ratio is influenced by, and thus potentially informative about, underlying DNA damage/repair/misrepair processes and also the geometry of individual chromosome domains within the interphase nucleus. MATERIALS AND METHODS 24-color mFISH (multiplex fluorescent in situ hybridization) was used to determine the ratio of 1-color (homologous) to 2-color (heterologous) dicentrics produced in human lymphocytes or fibroblasts by gamma-rays, alpha particles, or iron ions at various doses. Assuming that randomness independent of homology holds, the expected homologue:heterologue ratio for diploid human male cells is approximately 0.024, as shown by deriving a formula applicable to simple interchanges and then extending the result, via Monte Carlo simulation, to the general situation where complex aberrations are also considered. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS There was a substantial excess of homologous dicentrics, with probability of occurrence by chance less than 0.02 for each of the three radiations and only about 10(-8) for all the data combined. Overall, approximately 18 homologous dicentrics were expected but 47 were found, including 11 involving chromosome 1. Observed excesses were similar for both sparsely and densely ionizing radiations. Geometric proximity of homologues is a possible explanation for the overabundance; in that case more extensive statistics should eventually uncover a linear energy transfer (LET) dependence. An alternative possibility, not ruled out by the present data, is homology-dependent misrepair.
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- Y Plan
- Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Willems P, De Ruyck K, Van den Broecke R, Makar A, Perletti G, Thierens H, Vral A. A polymorphism in the promoter region of Ku70/XRCC6, associated with breast cancer risk and oestrogen exposure. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2009; 135:1159-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-009-0556-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Willems P, Claes K, Baeyens A, Vandersickel V, Werbrouck J, De Ruyck K, Poppe B, Van den Broecke R, Makar A, Marras E, Perletti G, Thierens H, Vral A. Polymorphisms in nonhomologous end-joining genes associated with breast cancer risk and chromosomal radiosensitivity. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2008; 47:137-48. [PMID: 18000863 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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As enhanced chromosomal radiosensitivity (CRS) results from non- or misrepaired double strand breaks (DSBs) and is a hallmark for breast cancer and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DSB repair genes, such as non homologous end-joining (NHEJ) genes, could be involved in CRS and genetic predisposition to breast cancer. In this study, we investigated the association of five SNPs in three different NHEJ genes with breast cancer in a population-based case-control setting. The total patient population composed of a selected group of patients with a family history of the disease and an unselected group, consisting mainly of sporadic cases. SNP analysis showed that the c.2099-2408G>A SNP (XRCC5Ku80) [corrected] has a significant, positive odds ratio (OR) of 2.81 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.30-6.05) for the heterozygous (He) and homozygous variant (HV) genotypes in the selected patient group. For the c.-1310 C>G SNP (XRCC6Ku70)[corrected] a significant OR of 1.85 (95%CI: 1.01-3.41) was found for the He genotype in the unselected patient group. On the contrary, the HV genotype of c.1781G>T (XRCC6Ku70) [corrected] displays a significant, negative OR of 0.43 (95%CI: 0.18-0.99) in the total patient population. The He+HV genotypes of the c.2099-2408G>A SNP (XRCC5Ku80) [corrected] also showed high and significant ORs in the group of "radiosensitive," familial breast cancer patients. In conclusion, our results provide preliminary evidence that the variant allele of c.-1310C>G (XRCC6Ku70) [corrected]and c.2099-2408G>A (XRCC5Ku80) [corrected] are risk alleles for breast cancer as well as CRS. The HV genotype of c.1781G>T (XRCC6Ku70) [corrected] on the contrary, seems to protect against breast cancer and ionizing radiation induced micronuclei.
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- Petra Willems
- Department of Anatomy, Embryology, Histology and Medical Physics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Moertl S, Karras GI, Wismüller T, Ahne F, Eckardt-Schupp F. Regulation of double-stranded DNA gap repair by the RAD6 pathway. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1893-906. [PMID: 18722556 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Revised: 07/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The RAD6 pathway allows replication across DNA lesions by either an error-prone or error-free mode. Error-prone replication involves translesion polymerases and requires monoubiquitylation at lysine (K) 164 of PCNA by the Rad6 and Rad18 enzymes. By contrast, the error-free bypass is triggered by modification of PCNA by K63-linked polyubiquitin chains, a reaction that requires in addition to Rad6 and Rad18 the enzymes Rad5 and Ubc13-Mms2. Here, we show that the RAD6 pathway is also critical for controlling repair pathways that act on DNA double-strand breaks. By using gapped plasmids as substrates, we found that repair in wild-type cells proceeds almost exclusively by homology-dependent repair (HDR) using chromosomal DNA as a template, whereas non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) is suppressed. In contrast, in cells deficient in PCNA polyubiquitylation, plasmid repair occurs largely by NHEJ. Mutant cells that are completely deficient in PCNA ubiquitylation, repair plasmids by HDR similar to wild-type cells. These findings are consistent with a model in which unmodified PCNA supports HDR, whereas PCNA monoubiquitylation diverts repair to NHEJ, which is suppressed by PCNA polyubiquitylation. More generally, our data suggest that the balance between HDR and NHEJ pathways is crucially controlled by genes of the RAD6 pathway through modifications of PCNA.
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- Simone Moertl
- Institute for Radiobiology, Helmholtz Centre Munich-German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Xrs2 facilitates crossovers during DNA double-strand gap repair in yeast. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1563-77. [PMID: 18599383 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Xrs2 is a member of the MRX complex (Mre11/Rad50/Xrs2) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study we demonstrate the important role of the MRX complex and in more detail of Xrs2 for the repair of radiation-induced chromosomal double-strand breaks by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. By using a newly designed in vivo plasmid-chromosome recombination system, we could show that gap repair efficiency and the association with crossovers were reduced in the MRX null mutants, but repair accuracy was unaffected. For these processes, an intact Mre11-binding domain of Xrs2 is crucial, whereas the FHA- and BRCT-domains as well as the Tel1-binding domain of Xrs2 are dispensable. Obviously, the Mre11-binding domain of the Xrs2 protein is crucial for the analysed functions and our results suggest a new role of the MRX complex for the formation of crossovers. Analysis of double mutants showed that the phenotype of the Deltaxrs2 null mutant concerning the crossover frequency is dominant over the phenotypes of Deltasrs2 and Deltasgs1 null mutants. Thus, the complex seems to be involved in early steps of double-strand break and gap repair, and we propose that it has a regulatory role for the selection of homologous recombination pathways.
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Sheen CR, Jewell UR, Morris CM, Brennan SO, Férec C, George PM, Smith MP, Chen JM. Double complex mutations involving F8 and FUNDC2 caused by distinct break-induced replication. Hum Mutat 2008; 28:1198-206. [PMID: 17683067 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Genomic rearrangements are a well-recognized cause of genetic disease and can be formed by a variety of mechanisms. We report a complex rearrangement causing severe hemophilia A, identified and further characterized using a range of PCR-based methods, and confirmed using array-comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH). This rearrangement consists of a 15.5-kb deletion/16-bp insertion located 0.6 kb from a 28.1-kb deletion/263-kb insertion at Xq28 and is one of the most complex rearrangements described at a DNA sequence level. We propose that the rearrangement was generated by distinct but linked cellular responses to double strand breakage, namely break-induced replication (BIR) and a novel model of break-induced serial replication slippage (SRS). The copy number of several genes is affected by this rearrangement, with deletion of part of the Factor VIII gene (F8, causing hemophilia A) and the FUNDC2 gene, and duplication of the TMEM185A, HSFX1, MAGEA9, and MAGEA11 genes. As the patient exhibits no clinically detectable phenotype other than hemophilia A, it appears that the biological effects of the other genes involved are not dosage-dependent. This investigation has provided novel insights into processes of DNA repair including BIR and the first description of SRS during repair in a pathological context.
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- Campbell R Sheen
- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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MORI EIICHIRO, TAKAHASHI AKIHISA, OHNISHI TAKEO. The Biology of Heat-induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3191/thermalmed.24.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Glei M, Kirmse A, Habermann N, Persin C, Pool-Zobel BL. Bread enriched with green coffee extract has chemoprotective and antigenotoxic activities in human cells. Nutr Cancer 2007; 56:182-92. [PMID: 17474864 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc5602_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that bread supplemented with functional ingredients was more chemoprotective than nonsupplemented bread. Here we investigated components of a German wheat bread supplemented with green coffee antioxidants (GC) to assess basic biological activities in human cells in culture. We analyzed chlorogenic acid (ChA) in the bread and determined antioxidative activities. Human colon (HT29) and liver (HepG2) cells were incubated with GC and with aqueous extracts of freeze-dried breads, after which cell survival (4' ,6-diamino-2- phenylindole dihydrochloride assay) and H(2)O(2)-induced DNA damage (comet assay) were determined. GC and supplemented bread contained 7- and 880-fold more ChA than normal bread and were significantly more antioxidative (ferric reducing ability of plasma assay, 2.9- and 265-fold; Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay, 1.3- and 24-fold, respectively). Treatment of cells for 24 to 72 h with the samples resulted in a significant inhibition of cell survival in a dose-dependent manner. HepG2 liver cells were more susceptible than HT29 colon cells. No genotoxicity or cytotoxicity was observed after treatment of cells with GC, ChA, or the bread samples. H(2)O(2)-induced DNA damage was reduced significantly after treatment with GC, ChA, and supplemented bread. In conclusion, the supplementation of bread with GC improves the chemoprotective property of normal bread under these in vitro cell culture conditions. Supplementation also increases ChA content and antioxidative capacity. The treatment of the cells with supplemented bread increases resistance of colon and liver cells against H(2)O(2), a source of oxidative stress.
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- Michael Glei
- Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Department of Nutritional Toxicology, Institute for Nutrition, Jena, Germany.
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Acilan C, Potter DM, Saunders WS. DNA repair pathways involved in anaphase bridge formation. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2007; 46:522-31. [PMID: 17366618 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cancer cells frequently exhibit gross chromosomal alterations such as translocations, deletions, or gene amplifications an important source of chromosomal instability in malignant cells. One of the better-documented examples is the formation of anaphase bridges-chromosomes pulled in opposite directions by the spindle apparatus. Anaphase bridges are associated with DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). While the majority of DSBs are repaired correctly, to restore the original chromosome structure, incorrect fusion events also occur leading to bridging. To identify the cellular repair pathways used to form these aberrant structures, we tested a requirement for either of the two major DSB repair pathways in mammalian cells: homologous recombination (HR) and nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). Our observations show that neither pathway is essential, but NHEJ helps prevent bridges. When NHEJ is compromised, the cell appears to use HR to repair the break, resulting in increased anaphase bridge formation. Moreover, intrinsic NHEJ activity of different cell lines appears to have a positive trend with induction of bridges from DNA damage.
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- Ceyda Acilan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Kuhfittig-Kulle S, Feldmann E, Odersky A, Kuliczkowska A, Goedecke W, Eggert A, Pfeiffer P. The mutagenic potential of non-homologous end joining in the absence of the NHEJ core factors Ku70/80, DNA-PKcs and XRCC4-LigIV. Mutagenesis 2007; 22:217-33. [PMID: 17347130 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gem007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), the major pathway of double-strand break (DSB) repair in mammalian cells, comprises two subpathways: one that requires the three core factors Ku70/80, DNA-PKcs and XRCC4/LigIV (DNA-PK-dependent NHEJ) and the other that is independent of these factors. Using a cell-free NHEJ assay, we have investigated the ability of three Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) mutants deficient in Ku80 (xrs6), DNA-PKcs (XR-C1) and XRCC4 (XR-1) in comparison with CHO-K1 wild-type cells to rejoin non-compatible DSB ends. Both NHEJ efficiency and fidelity are strongly reduced in the mutants with xrs6 and XR-1 exhibiting the strongest reduction and XR-C1 displaying a phenotype intermediate between the wild-type and the other two mutants indicating a non-essential but facilitating role of DNA-PKcs in NHEJ. The decrease in fidelity in the mutants is expressed by an increase of deletion junctions formed at microhomologies (microhom) near the DSB (microhomology-mediated non-homologous end joining: microhomNHEJ). Using a novel microhomNHEJ assay, we show that microhom regions of 6-10 bp that are located directly at the DSB termini strongly enhance the mutagenic microhomNHEJ reaction even in the wild type. Due to its error proneness, DNA-PK-independent microhomNHEJ may actively promote genome instability. It will, therefore, be of increasing importance to examine NHEJ fidelity in the context with tumorigenesis and cellular senescence for which we here provide two efficient and reliable tools.
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Affiliation(s)
- Steffi Kuhfittig-Kulle
- Department of Biology and Geography, Institute of Genetics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5, D-45117 Essen, Germany
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Rao BSS, Tano K, Takeda S, Utsumi H. Split dose recovery studies using homologous recombination deficient gene knockout chicken B lymphocyte cells. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2007; 48:77-85. [PMID: 17229998 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.06050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
To understand the role of proteins involved in DSB repair modulating SLD recovery, chicken B lymphoma (DT 40) cell lines either proficient or deficient in RAD52, XRCC2, XRCC3, RAD51C and RAD51D were subjected to fractionated irradiation and their survival curves charted. Survival curves of both WT DT40 and RAD52 (-/-) cells had a big shoulder while all the other cells exhibited small shoulders. However, at the higher doses of radiation, RAD51C(-/-) cells displayed hypersensitivity comparable to the data obtained for the homologous recombination deficient RAD54(-/-) cells. Repair of SLD was measured as an increase in survival after a split dose irradiation with an interval of incubation between the radiation doses. All the cell lines (parental DT40 and genetic knockout cell lines viz., RAD52(-/-), XRCC2(-/-), XRCC3(-/-) RAD51C(-/-) and RAD51D(-/-)) used in this study demonstrated a typical split-dose recovery capacity with a specific peak, which varied depending on the cell type. The maximum survival of WT DT40 and RAD52(-/-) was reached at about 1-2 hours after the first dose of radiation and then decreased to a minimum thereafter (5h). The increase in the survival peaked once again by about 8 hours. The survival trends observed in XRCC2 (-/-), XRCC3(-/-), RAD51C (-/-) and RAD51D(-/-) knockout cells were also similar, except for the difference in the initial delay of a peak survival for RAD51D(-/-) and lower survival ratios. The second phase of increase in the survival in these cell lines was much slower in XRCC2(-/-) , XRCC3(-/-), RAD51C(-/-) and RAD51D(-/-) and further delayed when compared with that of RAD52(-/-) and parental DT40 cells suggesting a dependence on their cell cycle kinetics. This study demonstrates that the participation of RAD52, XRCC2, XRCC3, RAD51C and RAD51D in the DSB repair via homologous recombination is of less importance in comparison to RAD54, as RAD54 deficient cells demonstrated complete absence of SLD recovery.
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- B S Satish Rao
- Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Osaka, Japan
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