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Repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum cells made UV light resistant by fusion with X-ray-inactivated Chinese hamster cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3796587     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive human disease, characterized by an extreme sensitivity to sunlight, caused by the inability of cells to repair UV light-induced damage to DNA. Cell fusion was used to transfer fragments of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) chromosomes into XP cells. The hybrid cells exhibited UV resistance and DNA repair characteristics comparable to those expressed by CHO cells, and their DNA had greater homology with CHO DNA than did the DNA from XP cells. Control experiments consisted of fusion of irradiated and unirradiated XP cells and repeated exposure of unfused XP cells to UV doses used for hybrid selection. These treatments did not result in an increase in UV resistance, repair capability, or homology with CHO DNA. The hybrid cell lines do not, therefore, appear to be XP revertants. The establishment of these stable hybrid cell lines is an initial step toward identifying and cloning CHO DNA repair genes that complement the XP defect in human cells. The method should also be applicable to cloning genes for other diseases, such as ataxia-telangiectasia and Fanconi's anemia.
Authors:
D Karentz; J E Cleaver
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular and cellular biology     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0270-7306     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Cell. Biol.     Publication Date:  1986 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-02-10     Completed Date:  1987-02-10     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109087     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Biol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3428-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Fusion
Cell Line
Cell Survival / radiation effects
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
DNA Repair* / radiation effects
DNA Replication / radiation effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Female
Humans
Hybrid Cells / cytology,  radiation effects*
Kinetics
Mutation*
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Ovary
Ultraviolet Rays*
Xeroderma Pigmentosum / genetics*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5 T32 ES07106/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
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