The use of biphasic linear ramped pulsed field gel electrophoresis to quantify DNA damage based on fragment size distribution
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
The development of biphasic linear pulse ramping gel electrophoresis has permitted resolution of DNA fragments from 200 Kbp to 6 Mbp in a single gel. We used this technique to measure radiation-induced DNA damage based on fragment size. Human colon cancer cells (HT29 and LS174T) and Chinese hamster ovary cells were embedded in agarose, deproteinized, irradiated with 5-80 Gy, and assessed for DNA double strand breakage using pulsed field gel electrophoresis. The frequency of DNA double strand breakage determined using a previously published method was compared to the breakage frequency calculated using the fragment size distribution. Both methods produced similar estimates for breakage frequency of approximately 5 {times} 10{sup {minus}9} breaks Gy{sup {minus}1} bp{sup {minus}1}. These findings suggest that biphasic linear pulse ramping gel electrophoresis can yield a quantitative estimate of DNA fragment distribution resulting from irradiation. The ability to quantify the distribution of DNA fragment sizes produced by irradiation should yield information concerning the mechanisms of both DNA double strand break induction and repair. 16 refs., 5 figs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 54870
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 27, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: 20 Oct 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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