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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Biological studies suggest that a significant proportion of the cytotoxicity observed in mammalian cells after uv irradiation may be due to damage other than cyclobutane dimers in DNA. Although pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) photoproducts have been implicated as major contributors to cell lethality, their induction has been measured at considerably less than cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers when measured by chromatographic techniques. Because the yield of (6-4) photoproducts may be reduced by their lability to extreme heat and pH, we have advised an alternative, immunological quantification which does not require DNA hydrolysis. Affinity-purified rabbit antisera were used to precipitate low molecular weight 32P-labeled PM2 DNA irradiated with increasing fluences of uv light. DNA of known molecular weight was used to determine rates of induction for antibody-binding sites associated with (6-4) photoproducts and cyclobutane dimers. These rates were calculated to be 0.6 (6-4) photoproducts and 1.2 cyclobutane dimers/10(8) Da/J/m2. At low uv fluences (6-4) photoproducts were induced at one-half the rate of cyclobutane dimers, whereas at higher fluences (6-4) photoproducts predominated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0033-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunoprecipitation of pyrimidine(6-4)pyrimidone photoproducts and cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in uv-irradiated DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Carcinogenesis, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.