title: Damage-recognition proteins as a potential indicator of DNA-damage-mediated sensitivity or resistance of human cells to ultraviolet radiation.
abstract: We have previously identified damage-recognition proteins that bind to cisplatin[cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), a DNA cross-linking agent]- or u.v.-modified DNA in HeLa cells [Chao, Huang, Huang & Lin-Chao (1991) Mol. Cell. Biol. 11, 2075-2080; Chao, Huang, Lee & Lin-Chao (1991) Biochem. J. 277, 875-878]. In the present study we compared damage-recognition proteins in cells expressing different sensitivities to DNA damage. An increase in damage-recognition proteins and an enhancement of plasmid re-activation were detected in HeLa cells resistant to cisplatin and u.v. However, repair-defective cells derived from xeroderma-pigmentosum (a rare skin disease) patients did not express less cisplatin damage-recognition proteins than repair-competent cells, suggesting that damage-recognition-protein expression may not be related to DNA repair. By contrast, cells resistant to DNA damage consistently expressed high levels of u.v.-modified-DNA damage-recognition proteins. The results support the notion that u.v. damage-recognition proteins are different from those that bind to cisplatin. These findings also suggest that the damage-recognition proteins identified could be used as potential indicators of the sensitivity or resistance of cells to u.v.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Chang Gung Medical College, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015415:Biomarkers; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004249:DNA Damage; D015342:DNA Probes; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015342:DNA Probes; D002945:Cisplatin