title: Potentiation of bleomycin lethality by anticalmodulin drugs: a role for calmodulin in DNA repair.
abstract: Treatment of exponentially growing Chinese hamster ovary cells with bleomycin causes a dose-dependent decrease in cell survival due to DNA damage. This lethal effect can be potentiated by the addition of a nonlethal dose of the anticalmodulin drug N-(4-aminobutyl)-5-chloro-2-naphthalenesulfonamide ( W13 ) but not its inactive analog N-(4-aminobutyl)-2-naphthalenesulfonamide ( W12 ). By preventing the repair of damaged DNA, W13 also inhibits recovery from potentially lethal damage induced by bleomycin. These data suggest a role for calmodulin in the DNA repair pathway.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D013449:Sulfonamides; D001761:Bleomycin; C040184:W 12; C033772:N-(4-aminobutyl)-5-chloro-2-naphthalenesulfonamide