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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Study of cellular responses to single-strand break

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10480131
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 環境影響評価(含放射線生物学)
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

YASUI Akira  Tohoku University, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Department of Molecular Genetics, Professor, 加齢医学研究所, 教授 (60191110)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KUBOTA Yoshiko  Tohoku University, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Department of Molecular Genetics, Assistant professor, 加齢医学研究所, 助手 (30260102)
TAKAO Masashi  Tohoku University, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Department of Molecular Genetics, Assistant professor, 加齢医学研究所, 助手 (70216612)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
KeywordsDNA damage / DNA repair / DNA break / circadian rhythm / photo repair / excision repair
Research Abstract

Although single-strand breaks (SSBs) occur frequently, the cellular responses and repair of SSB are not well understood. To address this, we established mammalian cell lines expressing Neurospora crassa UV damage endonuclease (UVDE), which introduces a SSB with a 3'-OH, immediately 5' to UV-induced cycrobutane, pyrimidine dimers or 6-4 photoproducts and initiates an alternative excision repair process. Xeroderma pigmentosum group A cells expressing UVDE show UV resistance of almost the wild-type level. In these cells SSBs are produced upon UV irradiation and then efficiently repaired. The repair patch size is about 7 nucleotides and repair synthesis is decreased to 30% by aphidicoline, suggesting the involvement of a DNA polymerase δ/ε-dependent long-patch repair. Immediately after UV irradiation cellular proteins are poly(ADP-ribosyl)ated. The UV resistance of the cells is decreased in the presence of 3-aminobenzamide (3AB), an inhibitor of poly- (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Expression of UVDE in XRCC1-defective EM9, a Chinese hamster ovary cell line, greatly sensitizes the host cells to UV and addition of 3AB results in almost no further sensitization of the cells to UV. Thus, we show that XRCC1 and PARP are involved in the same pathway for the repair of SSBs.

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All Publications (13 results)

  • [Publications] Okano, S, Yasui, A: "Cellular responses and repair of SSB"J. Biol. Chem.. 275. 32635-32641 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhira, S, Yasui, A: "Alternative excision repair pathway"J. Biol. Chem.. 275. 11824-11828 (2000)

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  • [Publications] McCready, S, Yasui, A: "Repair of UV damage in S. pombe"Mutat Res.. 451. 197-210 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Takao, M, Yasui, A: "Differential subcellular localization of hMYH"Nucleic Acids Res.. 27. 3638-3644 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Kanno, S, Yasui, A: "Repair of Apsites by WDE"Nucleic Acids Res.. 27. 3096-3103 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhira, S, Yasui, A: "Transcription dependence of two repair pathways"J. Biol. Chem.. 274. 26822-26827 (1999)

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  • [Publications] 安井 明: "DNA修復ネットワークとその破綻の分子状態"共立出版. 1220 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Okano, S., Kanno, S., Nakajima, S., and Yasui, A.: "Cellular responses and repair of single-strand breaks introduced by UV damage endonuclease in mammalian cells."J. Biol. Chem.. 275. 32635-32641 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhira, S. and Yasui, A.: "Alternative excision repair pathway of UV-damaged DNA operates both in nucleus and in mitochondria."J. Biol. Chem.. 275. 11824-11828 (2000)

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  • [Publications] McCready, S.J., Osman, F., and Yasui, A.: "Repair of UV damage in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe."Mutat. Res.. 451. 197-210 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Takao, M., Zhang, Q.-M., Yonei, S. and Yasui, A.: "Differential subcellular localization of human MutY homolog (hMYH) and the functional activity of adenine; 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase."Nucleic Acids Res.. 27. 3638-3644 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Kanno, S., Iwai, S., Takao, M. and Yasui, A.: "Repair of apurinic/apyrimidinic sites by UV damage endonuclease; a repair protein for UV and oxidative damage."Nucleic Acids Res.. 27. 3096-3103 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhira, S., Morimyo, M. and Yasui, A.: "Transcription dependence and the roles of two excision repair pathways for UV damage."J. Biol. Chem.. 274. 26822-26827 (1999)

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