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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
XR-1 is a CHO mutant cell line defective in double strand break repair and V(D)J recombination. These defects are due to a deletion of the XRCC4 gene which encodes a 38-kDa nuclear phosphoprotein. Recent studies have shown that XRCC4 interacts with and enhances the activity of DNA ligase IV in vitro. In this study we investigate the effect of the absence of XRCC4 on the level of DNA ligase IV in XR-1 cells. Western blot analysis indicates that levels of DNA ligase IV protein are almost undetectable in these cells, however, introduction of the XRCC4 cDNA into XR-1 resulted in a return to wild type levels of the protein. Furthermore, analysis of DNA ligase IV mRNA showed equivalent levels in both XR-1 and XRCC4 transfected XR-1 indicating that the altered level of DNA ligase IV is not due to a change in the expression of the gene. These data strongly suggest that an important function of XRCC4 is to stabilize the DNA ligase IV protein.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
433
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Absence of DNA ligase IV protein in XR-1 cells: evidence for stabilization by XRCC4.
pubmed:affiliation
Lankenau Medical Research Center, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.