Ku protein complex is involved in nucleotide excision repair of DNA.
Copyright policy )Ku protein complex is involved in nucleotide excision repair of DNA.
The repair of UV-C (254 nm) DNA lesions by nucleotide excision repair (NER) has been studied in the rodent cell line xrs6 belonging to complementation group 5 of ionising radiation sensitive (IRs) mutants. xrs6 cell line shows a defect in the DNA-end binding protein complex Ku which is involved in the repair of double-strand breaks (DSB) due to IR. In agreement with IR sensitivity, a bleomycin sensitive phenotype of xrs6 cell line was found as compared to the parental CHO-K1 line (factor > 8 fold). xrs6 exhibited also a slight (factor 2) but reproducible sensitivity to UV-C-light, while a revertant cell line for Ku DNA-end binding activity, xrs6rev, showed a restoration of both IR and UV-C sensitivities to the parental level. The NER activity of these cell lines was measured in vitro in nuclear protein extracts in the presence of plasmid DNA repair substrate damaged with UV-C lesions repaired by NER: xrs6 cell extracts exhibited only 55% of NER activity as compared to the control CHO-K1 and xrs6rev cell extracts. These results indicate that the Ku DSB repair protein is involved also in the NER process.
DNA Repair, Ovary, DNA Helicases, Nuclear Proteins, Antigens, Nuclear, DNA, DNA-Activated Protein Kinase, In Vitro Techniques, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Cell Line, DNA-Binding Proteins, Cricetulus, Cricetinae, Radiation, Ionizing, Animals, Female, Ku Autoantigen, DNA Damage
DNA Repair, Ovary, DNA Helicases, Nuclear Proteins, Antigens, Nuclear, DNA, DNA-Activated Protein Kinase, In Vitro Techniques, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Cell Line, DNA-Binding Proteins, Cricetulus, Cricetinae, Radiation, Ionizing, Animals, Female, Ku Autoantigen, DNA Damage
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