Influence of interferons on the repair of UV-damaged DNA |
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Authors: | Tsoncheva Vania L Todorova Kristina A Ivanov Ivan G Maximova Vera A |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 21 Acad. G. Bonchev str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. |
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Abstract: | The capacity for nucleotide excision repair of a normal (WISH) and three tumour (MCF-7, HeLa, Namalva) cell lines treated with human recombinant interferons (hrIFN-alpha and hrIFN-gamma) was compared by the host cell reactivation assay. The cells were transfected with in vitro UV-damaged plasmid DNA (pEGFP-N1). The repair capacity was determined by measuring the fluorescence intensity of the expressed marker protein in total cell lysates. The correlation between the interferon-induced NO content and the suppressive effect of interferons on DNA repair was shown. The decrease of repair activity and NO induction by hrIFN-alpha were greatest in WISH, followed by MCF-7, Namalva and HeLa cells, whereas hrIFN-gamma was the best NO inducer and inhibitor for the repair of Namalva, followed by WISH, MCF-7 and HeLa cells. Our data clearly show that the two types of interferon have a strong inhibitory effect on the repair of UV-damaged DNA and this effect is cell type-dependent. |
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