A Fluorescent Probe to Measure DNA Damage and Repair |
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| Authors: | Allison G. Condie Yan Yan Stanton L. Gerson Yanming Wang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.; 2. Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.; 3. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.; University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute, UNITED STATES, |
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| Abstract: | DNA damage and repair is a fundamental process that plays an important role in cancer treatment. Base excision repair (BER) is a major repair pathway that often leads to drug resistance in DNA-targeted cancer chemotherapy. In order to measure BER, we have developed a near infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe. This probe binds to a key intermediate, termed apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site, in the BER pathway where DNA damage and repair occurs. We have developed an assay to show the efficacy of the probe binding to AP sites and have shown that it can distinguish AP sites in DNA extract from chemotherapy treated cells. This probe has potential application in monitoring patient response to chemotherapy and evaluating new drugs in development. |
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