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ArticlePloS one2013

Interference in DNA replication can cause mitotic chromosomal breakage unassociated with double-strand breaks.

Mari Fujita, Hiroyuki Sasanuma, Kimiyo N Yamamoto, Hiroshi Harada, Aya Kurosawa, Noritaka Adachi, Masato Omura, Masahiro Hiraoka, Shunichi Takeda, Kouji Hirota

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mari FujitaDepartment of Radiation Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiroyuki Sasanuma
Kimiyo N Yamamoto
Hiroshi Harada
Aya Kurosawa
Noritaka Adachi
Masato Omura
Masahiro Hiraoka
Shunichi Takeda
Kouji Hirota
Kyoto University · JPYokohama City University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morphological analysis of mitotic chromosomes is used to detect mutagenic chemical compounds and to estimate the dose of ionizing radiation to be administered. It has long been believed that chromosomal breaks are always associated with double-strand breaks (DSBs). We here provide compelling evidence against this canonical theory. We employed a genetic approach using two cell lines, chicken DT40 and human Nalm-6. We measured the number of chromosomal breaks induced by three replication-blocking agents (aphidicolin, 5-fluorouracil, and hydroxyurea) in DSB-repair-proficient wild-type cells and cells deficient in both homologous recombination and nonhomologous end-joining (the two major DSB-repair pathways). Exposure of cells to the three replication-blocking agents for at least two cell cycles resulted in comparable numbers of chromosomal breaks for RAD54(-/-/)KU70(-/-) DT40 clones and wild-type cells. Likewise, the numbers of chromosomal breaks induced in RAD54(-/-/)LIG4(-/-) Nalm-6 clones and wild-type cells were also comparable. These data indicate that the replication-blocking agents can cause chromosomal breaks unassociated with DSBs. In contrast with DSB-repair-deficient cells, chicken DT40 cells deficient in PIF1 or ATRIP, which molecules contribute to the completion of DNA replication, displayed higher numbers of mitotic chromosomal breaks induced by aphidicolin than did wild-type cells, suggesting that single-strand gaps left unreplicated may result in mitotic chromosomal breaks.

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Chromosome BreakageMitosisAnimalsAntigens, NuclearAphidicolinApoptosisCell Line, TumorChickensDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA HelicasesDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA ReplicationFluorouracilGene Knockout TechniquesAntigens, NuclearAphidicolinDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesFluorouracilHydroxyureaKu AutoantigenXrcc6 protein, human

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PMID23573231
PMCPMC3616066
OpenAlexW2157668541

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