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Aphidicolin promotes repair of potentially lethal damage in irradiated mammalian cells synchronized in S-phase

Journal Article · · Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States)
Aphidicolin, an inhibitor of the ..cap alpha..-polymerase in mammalian cells, at a concentration of 0.5 ..mu..g/ml, is shown to enable cells which are growing exponentially and synchronized in the S-phase of the cell cycle, to repair potentially lethal damage caused by exposure to either x-rays or UV-light. The drug holds cells up in the S-phase which may serve to allow time for repair and could prevent fixation of damage which may occur when the cells progress through the cell cycle. The possible involvement of ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-polymerase in repair of potentially lethal damage is discussed.
Research Organization:
Gesellschaft fur Strahlen-und Umweltforschung, Frankfurt, West Germany
OSTI ID:
6579874
Journal Information:
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States), Journal Name: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States) Vol. 104:4; ISSN BBRCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English