title: Low-molecular-weight DNA in blood plasma as an index of the influence of ionizing radiation.
abstract: Low-molecular-weight DNA (180 bp) appears in blood plasma of irradiated rats. Its amount correlates directly with the irradiation dose. The cloned low-molecular-weight DNA is enriched with G/C pairs (48% compared with 40% in the rodent genome). Computer search against EMBL data showed that the sequence of these clones is homologous to various genomic repetitive elements. The program for identification of nucleosome-positioning sequences in eukaryotic nuclear DNA has shown that low-molecular-weight DNA fragments are able to form rather sustainable nucleosomes and have some peculiarity. The difference in the composition of low-molecular-weight DNA isolated from blood plasma of rats after irradiation at doses of 8 and 100 Gy consisted of the change in the levels of two dinucleotides (CpG and CpT). The DNA in question originates from different types of cells.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Research Institute of Military Medicine, DM RF, St. Petersburg, Russia. kostyavasiliev@hotmail.com
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Vasilyeva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004247:DNA