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Episomal plasmids and viruses in mammalian cells present small targets for X-ray-induced DNA damage. At doses up to 100 Gy, DNA strand breaks or endonuclease III-sensitive sites were not discernible in 10.3-kb Epstein-Barr virus-based plasmid DNA or in 4.9-kb defective simian virus 40 DNA. DNA replication in these small molecules, however, was inhibited strongly by X-ray doses of greater than or equal to 20 Gy, decreasing to only 20 to 40% of control values. Inhibition was relieved slightly by growth in caffeine but was increased by growth in 3-aminobenzamide. Inhibition of DNA replication in episomal DNA molecules that are too small to sustain significant damage directly to their DNA may be due to either (a) a trans-acting diffusible factor that transfers the consequences of DNA breakage to episomes and to other replicating molecules, (b) a cis-acting mechanism in which episomes are structurally linked to genomic chromatin, and replication of both episomal and chromosomal replicons is under common control, or (c) radiation damage on other cellular structures unrelated to DNA. The resolution of these cellular mechanisms may shed light on the X-ray-resistant replication in ataxia-telangiectasia and may suggest strategies for molecular characterization of potential trans- or cis-acting factors.
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PMID:Replication of chromosomal and episomal DNA in X-ray-damaged human cells: a cis- or trans-acting mechanism? 217 22

We have addressed three aspects of the abnormal sensitivity of SV40 transformed ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) fibroblasts to X-irradiation, namely: (a) the radiogenic perturbations in cell-cycle traverse analysed by flow cytometry; (b) the involvement of 3-aminobenzamide-sensitive processes in cellular recovery in terms of viability and release from G2 + M phase delay; and (c) the functional and structural integrity of cells delayed in G2 + M phase using acridine orange as a probe for cellular RNA content and chromatin structure. We report that A-T cells show a dose-dependent and survival-related abnormal retention in G2 + M phase due to the lack of a recovery process, despite the capacity of such cells to synthesize ribosomal RNA and maintain the structural integrity of chromatin. Evidence is presented that the recovery process is dependent upon poly(ADP ribosyl)ation activity in both normal and A-T cells except that in the latter cell type recovery potential is rapidly saturated in terms of X-ray dose.
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PMID:Abnormal retention of X-irradiated ataxia-telangiectasia fibroblasts in G2 phase of the cell cycle: cellular RNA content, chromatin stability and the effects of 3-aminobenzamide. 258 11

The effects of modification of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reactions have been examined in normal (F107) and ataxia telangiectasia (AT23) fibroblasts following damage by methyl methanesulphonate (MMS) and u.v. light. The technique of benzoylated DEAE (BD)-cellulose chromatography was utilized to estimate both the extent and nature of the damage to DNA induced by these agents and to examine the effects of an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase, 3-aminobenzamide (3AB), on these parameters. Single strand breakage, determined by nucleoid sedimentation, and levels of poly ADP(ribose) synthesis were monitored. Increase in the proportion of DNA containing single-stranded regions, as measured by stepwise elution from BD-cellulose, was observed following MMS damage in both cell types. In the presence of 3AB, a further accumulation of DNA containing single-stranded regions occurred, with the effect being more prominent in AT23 fibroblasts. U.v. light damage did not induce increased binding to BD-cellulose in normal cells, and the increase observed in AT23 cells was much less than that seen following alkylation damage. Examination of the nature of single-stranded damage by caffeine gradient elution from BD-cellulose following MMS treatment revealed discrete structural lesions, which were enhanced in the presence of 3AB. A similar effect was exerted by arabinofuranosyl cytosine. The behaviour of these intermediates, which could be associated with repair, was not in accord with the suggestion that 3AB inhibits only the ligation stage of the repair process. Our results suggest that specific intermediate stages in DNA repair are sensitive to 3AB, and it seems likely that these stages occur prior to ligation.
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PMID:Inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) synthesis may affect DNA repair prior to ligation. 380 93

We have studied two X-ray-sensitive mutants xrs 5 and xrs 6 (derived from the CHO-K1 cell line), known to be defective in repair of double-strand breaks, for cell killing and frequency of the chromosomal aberrations induced by X-irradiation. The survival experiments showed that mutants are very sensitive to X-rays, the D0, for the wild-type CHO-K1 was 6-fold higher than D0 value for the mutants. The modal number of chromosomes (2 n = 23) and the frequency of spontaneously occurring chromosomal aberrations were similar in all 3 cell lines. X-Irradiation of synchronized mutant cells in G1-phase significantly induced both chromosome- and chromatid-type of aberrations. The frequency of aberrations in xrs mutants was 12-fold more than in the wild-type CHO-K1 cells. X-Irradiation of G2-phase cells also yielded higher frequency of aberrations in the mutants, namely 7-8-fold in xrs 5 and about 3.5-fold in xrs 6 compared to the wild-type CHO-K1 cells. There was a good correlation between relative inability to repair of DNA double-strand breaks and induction of aberrations. The effect of 3-aminobenzamide (3AB), an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase on the frequency of X-ray-induced chromosomal aberrations in these 3 cell lines was also studied. 3AB potentiated the frequency of aberrations in G1 and G2 in all the cell types. In the mutants, 3AB had a potentiating effect on the frequency of X-ray-induced chromosomal aberrations only at low doses. X-Ray-induced G2 arrest and its release by caffeine was studied by cytofluorometric methods. The relative speed with which irradiated S-G2 cells progressed into mitosis in the presence of caffeine was CHO-K1 greater than xrs 5 greater than xrs 6. Caffeine could counteract G2 delay induced by X-rays in CHO-K1 and xrs 5 but not in xrs 6. Large differences in potentiation by caffeine were observed among these cells subjected to X-rays and caffeine post-treatment for different durations. These responses and possible reasons for the increased radiosensitivity of xrs mutants are discussed and compared to ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) cells and a radiosensitive mutant mouse lymphoma cell line.
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PMID:Cytological characterization of Chinese hamster ovary X-ray-sensitive mutant cells xrs 5 and xrs 6. I. Induction of chromosomal aberrations by X-irradiation and its modulation with 3-aminobenzamide and caffeine. 382 61

3-Aminobenzamide (3AB), a potent inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) synthesis, does not affect the dose response for ionizing radiation-induced inhibition of DNA synthesis in human fibroblasts. If the radioresistant DNA synthesis observed in fibroblasts from patients with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) were due to reduced poly(ADP-ribose) synthesis after irradiation, as has been proposed, the response in normal cells incubated with 3AB would have been similar to that observed in A-T cells. Therefore, altered poly(ADP-ribose) synthesis in A-T cells is not solely responsible for their radioresistant DNA synthesis.
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PMID:3-Aminobenzamide does not affect radiation-induced inhibition of DNA synthesis in human cells. 401 Jun 90

The influence of inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase such as 3-aminobenzamide (3AB) and benzamide (B) on the spontaneously occurring as well as mutagen induced chromosomal aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and point mutations has been studied. In addition, we have measured the influence of 3AB on DNA repair following treatment with physical and chemical mutagens. Post treatment of X-irradiated mammalian cells with 3AB increases the frequencies of induced chromosomal aberrations by a factor of 2 to 3. Both acentric fragments and exchanges increase indicating that the presence of 3AB slows down the repair of DNA strand breaks (probably DNA double strand breaks), thus making breaks available for interaction with each other to give rise to exchanges. 3AB, when present in the medium containing bromodeoxyuridine(BrdUrd) during two cell cycles, increases the frequencies of SCEs in Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO) in a concentration dependent manner leading to about a 10-fold increase at 10 mM concentration. Most 3AB induced SCEs occur during the second cell cycle, in which DNA containing bromouridine (BU) is used as template for replication. BU containing DNA appears to be prone to errors during replication. The extent of increase in the frequencies of SCEs by 3AB is correlated with the amount of BU incorporated in the DNA of the cells. The frequencies of spontaneously occurring DNA single strand breaks in cells grown in BrdUrd containing medium are higher than in the cells grown in normal medium and this increase depends on the amount of BU incorporated in the DNA of these cells. We have studied the extent of increase in the frequencies of SCEs due to 1 mM 3AB in several human cell lines, including those derived from patients suffering from genetic diseases such as ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), Fanconi's anemia (FA), and Huntington's chorea. None of these syndromes showed any increased response when compared to normal cells. 3AB, however, increased the frequencies of spontaneously occurring chromosomal aberrations in A-T and FA cells. 3AB does not influence the frequencies of SCEs induced by UV or mitomycin C (MMC) in CHO cells. However, it increases the frequencies of SCEs induced by ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). Under the conditions in which 3AB increases the frequencies of spontaneously occurring as well as induced SCEs, it does not increase the frequencies of point mutations in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) locus. 3AB does not influence the amount of repair replication following dimethylsulphate (DMS) treatment of human fibroblasts, or UV irradiated human lymphocytes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Influence of inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase on DNA repair, chromosomal alterations, and mutations. 631 38

3-Aminobenzamide (3-AB), an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribosylation), is lethal to human fibroblasts with damaged DNA. Its cytotoxicity was determined relative to a number of factors including the types of lesions, the kinetics of repair, and the availability of alternative repair systems. A variety of alkylating agents, UV or gamma irradiation, or antimetabolites were used to create DNA lesions. 3-AB enhanced lethality with monofunctional alkylating agents only. Within this class of compounds, methylmethanesulfonate (MMS) treatments made cells more sensitive to 3-AB than did treatment with methylnitrosourea (MNU) or methylnitronitrosoguanidine (MNNG). 3-AB interfered with a dynamic repair process lasting several days, since human fibroblasts remained sensitive to 3-AB for 36-48 hours following MMS treatment. During this same interval, 3-AB caused these cells to arrest in G2 phase. Alkaline elution analysis also revealed that this slow repair was delayed further by 3-AB. Human mutant cells defective in DNA repair differed in their responses to 3-AB. Among mutants sensitive to monofunctional alkylating agents, ataxia telangiectasia cells were slightly more sensitive to 3-AB than control cells, while Huntington's disease cells had a near-normal response. Among UV-sensitive strains, xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XPV) cells were more sensitive to 3-AB after MMS than were XP complementation group A (A) cells, which responded normally. Greater lethality with 3-AB could be dependent on inability of the mutant cells to repair damage by other processes.
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PMID:Factors modifying 3-aminobenzamide cytotoxicity in normal and repair-deficient human fibroblasts. 674 52

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a nuclear enzyme which is activated in response to genotoxic insults by binding damaged DNA and attaching polymers of ADP-ribose to nuclear proteins at the expense of its substrate NAD+. In persons affected with ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), associated mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene render cells unable to cope with the genotoxic stresses from ionizing radiation and oxidative damage, thus resulting in a higher concentration of unrepaired DNA damage and the activation of PARP in an uncontrolled manner. In primary A-T fibroblasts, we observed a 58-96% increase in PARP activity and a concomitant loss of cellular NAD+ and ATP content. PARP protein by Western blot analysis increased only slightly in these cells, supporting the observation that the steady state levels of DNA damage is higher in A-T cells than in normals. When treated with PARP inhibitors 3-aminobenzamide or 1,5-dihydroisoquinoline, cellular growth rates reached those observed in normal fibroblast cultures. The improvement of cellular growth and NAD+ levels in A-T cells with PARP inhibition suggests that the cellular metabolic status of A-T cells is compromised and the inhibition of PARP may relieve some of the drain on cellular pyridine nucleotides and ATP. Thus, therapy utilizing PARP inhibitors may provide a benefit for individuals affected with A-T.
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PMID:The inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase enhances growth rates of ataxia telangiectasia cells. 1205 67