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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) induced by etoposide, an inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase II, are repaired mainly by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Unexpectedly, it was found that at high doses of etoposide, proteins involved in NHEJ, such as KU70/80, DNA-PKcs and ARTEMIS/SNM1C, trigger apoptosis rather than repair of DSBs. Because ARTEMIS is a member of the SNM1 protein family that includes SNM1A and APOLLO/SNM1B, this study examined whether SNM1A and/or APOLLO are also involved in etoposide-induced apoptosis. Using SNM1A(-/-) and APOLLO(-/-) cells, it was found that both SNM1A and APOLLO participate in etoposide-induced apoptosis. Although cell viability monitored by MTT assay did not differ between SNM1A(-/-)/APOLLO(-/-)/ARTEMIS(-/-), SNM1A(-/-)/APOLLO(-/-), and single gene knockout cells, DNA fragmentation monitored by TUNEL assay differed between these cells, suggesting that the three SNM1 family nucleases function independently, at least during the induction of apoptotic DNA fragmentation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
410
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
568-73
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of SNM1 family nucleases in etoposide-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-3, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't