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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Heat shock induces a variety of biological events including gene activation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Heat shock has recently been shown to be potentially useful when combined with radiation in cancer therapy, probably because, in mammalian cells, heat inhibits the repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) induced by ionizing radiation. It remains unclear, however, whether heat shock by itself induces DSBs. In this communication, we present the first evidence that heat shock induces the phosphorylated form of histone H2AX, which is thought to be generated at the chromatin proximal to DSB sites. These results suggest that heat shock induces DSBs in mammalian cells and may provide direct evidence to explain previous reports on DSB-related events occurring after heat shock treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
328
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1101-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Heat shock induces phosphorylation of histone H2AX in mammalian cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Department of Oral Restitution, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't