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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Defects in the human XPV/POLH gene result in the variant form of the disease xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-V). The gene encodes DNA polymerase eta (Poleta), which catalyzes translesion synthesis (TLS) past UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and other lesions. To further understand the roles of Poleta in multicellular organisms, we analyzed phenotypes caused by suppression of Caenorhabditis elegans POLH (Ce-POLH) by RNA interference (RNAi). F1 and F2 progeny from worms treated by Ce-POLH-specific RNAi grew normally, but F1 eggs laid by worms treated by RNAi against Ce-POLD, which encodes Poldelta did not hatch. These results suggest that Poldelta but not Poleta is essential for C. elegans embryogenesis. Poleta-targeted embryos UV-irradiated after egg laying were only moderately sensitive. In contrast, Poleta-targeted embryos UV-irradiated prior to egg laying exhibited severe sensitivity, indicating that Poleta contributes significantly to damage tolerance in C. elegans in early embryogenesis but only modestly at later stages. As early embryogenesis is characterized by high levels of DNA replication, Poleta may confer UV resistance in C. elegans, perhaps by catalyzing TLS in early embryogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1347-3700
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-DNA, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-DNA Replication, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Embryonic Development, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Genes, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Germ Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-RNA, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Radiation Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16565574-Ultraviolet Rays
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Deficiency of the Caenorhabditis elegans DNA polymerase eta homologue increases sensitivity to UV radiation during germ-line development.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, SORST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't