title: Exposure to camptothecin breaks leading and lagging strand simian virus 40 DNA replication forks.
abstract: To better understand aberrant simian virus 40 DNA replication intermediates produced by exposure of infected cells to the anticancer drug camptothecin, we compared them to forms produced by S1 nuclease digestion of normal viral replication intermediates. All of the major forms were identical in both cases. Thus the aberrant viral replicating forms in camptothecin-treated cells result from DNA strand breaks at replication forks. Linear simian virus 40 forms which are produced by camptothecin exposure during viral replication were identified as detached DNA replication bubbles. This indicates that double strand DNA breaks caused by camptothecin-topoisomerase I complexes occur at both leading and lagging strand replication forks in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Snapka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004249:DNA Damage; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects*; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000187:drug effects*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I; D002166:Camptothecin