| Literature DB >> 27308551 |
Sanjay Premi1, Douglas E Brash1.
Abstract
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) instantaneously generates cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs). Paradoxically, we recently observed that UV enables the protective pigment melanin to create CPDs in the dark long after the exposure ends. UV-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) oxidize melanin to create melanin carbonyls in a high-energy quantum state. These energetic melanin carbonyls transfer their energy to DNA in the dark, creating CPDs in the absence of UVR.Entities:
Keywords: DNA damage; melanin; melanoma; models of oncogenesis; photobiology; ultraviolet radiation
Year: 2015 PMID: 27308551 PMCID: PMC4845191 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2015.1033588
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556