Neutral filter elution detects only limited inhibition of double-strand break repair by 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine |
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Authors: | N D Costa P E Bryant |
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Institution: | Department of Biology and Preclinical Medicine, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain. |
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Abstract: | Bradley and Kohn (1979) showed that the neutral filter elution technique detects DNA double-strand breaks (dsb), yet there is still some uncertainty regarding the interpretation of results obtained with this technique (viz. the curvilinear dose-response curve and the rapid repair kinetics). In this report we have investigated the effect of the nucleoside analogue 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine (ara A), a known inhibitor of dsb repair, on the DNA repair in X-irradiated Ehrlich ascites tumour cells as measured by this technique. We have compared the effect of ara A on repair in these cells with results previously obtained with the same cell line and using the neutral velocity sedimentation and DNA unwinding techniques (Bl?cher, 1982; Bryant and Bl?cher, 1982). Our results suggest that the lesions measured by the neutral elution technique are different from those measured by neutral velocity sedimentation or long-term repair measured by DNA unwinding. |
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