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ArticleBMC molecular biology2007

Manipulation of cell cycle progression can counteract the apparent loss of correction frequency following oligonucleotide-directed gene repair.

Julia U Engstrom, Eric B Kmiec

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Article in BMC molecular biology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia U EngstromDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711, USA. juliaeng@udel.edu <juliaeng@udel.edu>
Eric B Kmiec
Biotechnology Institute · USUniversity of Delaware · US

Funding

Regulation of Targeted Gene CorrectionR01CA089325 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI KMIEC, ERIC B. · 2001 to 2012
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA089325NCI NIH HHS R01 CA89325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODN) are used routinely to direct specific base alterations within mammalian genomes that result in the restoration of a functional gene. Despite success with the technique, recent studies have revealed that following repair events, correction frequencies decrease as a function of time, possibly due to a sustained activation of damage response signals in corrected cells that lead to a selective stalling. In this study, we use thymidine to slow down the replication rate to enhance repair frequency and to maintain substantial levels of correction over time.

resultsFirst, we utilized thymidine to arrest cells in G1 and released the cells into S phase, at which point specific ssODNs direct the highest level of correction. Next, we devised a protocol in which cells are maintained in thymidine following the repair reaction, in which the replication is slowed in both corrected and non-corrected cells and the initial correction frequency is retained. We also present evidence that cells enter a senescence state upon prolonged treatment with thymidine but this passage can be avoided by removing thymidine at 48 hours.

conclusionTaken together, we believe that thymidine may be used in a therapeutic fashion to enable the maintenance of high levels of treated cells bearing repaired genes.

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Cell CycleCell DivisionCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceDNA RepairDNA ReplicationGenetic TherapyHumansOligonucleotidesThymidineTime FactorsOligonucleotidesThymidine

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PMID17284323
PMCPMC1797188
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