title: DNA ligase III is the major high molecular weight DNA joining activity in SV40-transformed human fibroblasts: normal levels of DNA ligase III activity in Bloom syndrome cells.
abstract: The phenotypes of cultured cell lines established from individuals with Bloom syndrome (BLM), including an elevated spontaneous frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), are consistent with a defect in DNA joining. We have investigated the levels of DNA ligase I and DNA ligase III in an SV40-transformed control and BLM fibroblast cell line, as well as clonal derivatives of the BLM cell line complemented or not for the elevated SCE phenotype. No differences in either DNA ligase I or DNA ligase III were detected in extracts from these cell lines. Furthermore, the data indicate that in dividing cultures of SV40-transformed fibroblasts, DNA ligase III contributes > 85% of high molecular weight DNA joining activity. This observation contrasts with previous studies in which DNA ligase I was reported to be the major DNA joining activity in extracts from proliferating mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Medicine, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78245.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tomkinson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D001816:Bloom Syndrome / Q000201:enzymology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002845:Chromatography; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D013539:Simian virus 40; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: C000607892:LIG1 protein, human; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D011088:DNA Ligases; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP; C000618816:DNA ligase III alpha protein, Xenopus; C000618817:LIG3 protein, human