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Poly(ADP-ribose) biosynthesis and suicidal NAD+ depletion following carcinogen exposure of mammalian cells

Journal Article · · Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States)

Hepatocytes were found to be remarkably resistant to suicidal NAD+ depletion due to consumption for chromatin-associated poly(ADP-ribose) biosynthesis, which normally follows infliction of DNA damage in mammalian cells. N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine treatment, which depleted NAD+ levels of confluent fibroblasts to about 40% of controls, did not reduce hepatocellular NAD+ pools, although poly(ADP-ribose) concentrations were concomitantly elevated by 21-fold. This differential behavior, demonstrable also with other carcinogens, can be attributed to the different NAD+ biosynthetic capacities of these cells.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland
OSTI ID:
5002806
Journal Information:
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States), Journal Name: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN BBRCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English