Repair of radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks in human fibroblasts is consistent with a continuous spectrum of repair probability.
Authors
Foray, NMonroco, C
Marples, Brian
Hendry, Jolyon H
Fertil, B
Goodhead, D T
Arlett, C F
Malaise, E P
Affiliation
UMR 1599 CNRS - PR1 - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France. nforay@igr.frIssue Date
1998-11
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PURPOSE: To propose a novel interpretation of DNA double-strand break (dsb) repair based on the distribution of energy micro-deposition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Double-strand break repair curves were studied either after irradiation at 4 degrees C or at 37 degrees C (low dose rate). Two human fibroblast cell lines were used: a control line, HF19, and an ataxia telangiectasia repair-deficient line, AT5BI. Irradiations were made with gamma-rays or alpha-particles (241Am). Repair data were fitted by the variable repair half-time (VRHT) model. Assuming that each dsb has its own inherent repair half-time (IRHT) and that the VRHT is the average of the IRHT at any time during repair, the distribution of the IRHT was calculated. RESULTS: At the end of the irradiation, the distribution was a continuous asymmetric curve with a maximum of dsb having a short IRHT. After 1 h of repair, the curve became bell-shaped. There is a striking similarity between the distribution of dsb repair half-times and that of energy micro-deposition described by Goodhead et al. (1993). CONCLUSION: This similarity suggests a possible causal relationship between the energy density deposition and the repair rate or the probability of dsb repair.Citation
Repair of radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks in human fibroblasts is consistent with a continuous spectrum of repair probability. 1998, 74 (5):551-60 Int. J. Radiat. Biol.Journal
International Journal of Radiation BiologyPubMed ID
9848273Type
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enISSN
0955-3002Collections
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