Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2147253 | Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
ADP-ribose polymers are rapidly synthesized in cell nuclei by the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases PARP-1 and PARP-2 in response to DNA strand interruptions, using NAD+ as precursor. The level of induced poly(ADP-ribose) formation is proportional to the level of DNA damage and can be decreased by NAD+ or PARP deficiency, followed by poor DNA repair and genomic instability. Here we studied the correlation between poly(ADP-ribose) level and DNA strand break repair in lymphoblastoid Raji cells. Poly(ADP-ribose) synthesis was induced by 100 μM H2O2 and intensified by the 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative AV-153. The level of poly(ADP-ribose) in individual cells was analyzed by quantitative in situ immunofluorescence and confirmed in whole-cell extracts by Western blotting, and DNA damage was assessed by alkaline comet assays. Cells showed a â¼100-fold increase in poly(ADP-ribose) formation during the first 5 min of recovery from H2O2 treatment, followed by a gradual decrease up to 15 min. This synthesis was completely inhibited by the PARP inhibitor NU1025 (100 μM) while the cells treated with AV-153, at non-genotoxic concentrations of 1 nM-10 μM, showed a concentration-dependent increase of poly(ADP-ribose) level up to 130% after the first minute of recovery. The transient increase in poly(ADP-ribose) level was strongly correlated with the speed and efficiency of DNA strand break rejoining (correlation coefficient r â¥Â 0.92, p < 0.05). These results are consistent with the idea that poly(ADP-ribose) formation immediately after genome damage reflects rapid assembly and efficient functioning of repair machinery.
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Authors
Nadezhda I. Ryabokon, Rose I. Goncharova, Gunars Duburs, Ronald Hancock, Joanna Rzeszowska-Wolny,