title: Hypersensitivity and reduced inhibition of DNA synthesis in ataxia telangiectasia lymphoblasts treated with low levels of neocarzinostatin.
abstract: The effects of neocarzinostatin (NCS) on lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) established from ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) were determined. A-T lymphoblasts were found to be hypersensitive to low levels of NCS as measured by cell growth and cell survival. On the other hand, A-T lymphoblasts failed to postpone DNA synthesis to the same degree as normal lymphoblasts following treatment with NCS. LCLs established from Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) could be distinguished from ataxia and normal cell lines by their intermediate level of survival following exposure to NCS.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Babilon
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Soprano
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009353:Zinostatin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004247:DNA; D009353:Zinostatin