| Literature DB >> 18179804 |
Takamitsu A Kato1, Ryuichi Okayasu, Joel S Bedford.
Abstract
The induction and disappearance of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) after irradiation of G1 and mitotic cells were compared with the gamma-H2AX foci assay and a gel electrophoresis assay. This is to determine whether cell cycle related changes in chromatin structure might influence the gamma-H2AX assay which depends on extensive phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of the H2AX histone variant surrounding DSBs. The disappearance of gamma-H2AX foci after irradiation was much slower for mitotic than for G1 cells. On the other hand, no difference was seen for the gel electrophoresis assay. Our data may suggest the limited accessibility of dephosphorylation enzyme in irradiated metaphase cells or trapped gamma-H2AX in condensed chromatin.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18179804 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.11.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433