DNA repair defect in AT cells and their hypersensitivity to low-dose-rate radiation |
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Authors: | Nakamura Hideaki Yasui Yoshihiro Saito Noriko Tachibana Akira Komatsu Kenshi Ishizaki Kanji |
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Institution: | Central Laboratory and Radiation Biology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan. hnakumu@aichi-cc.jp |
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Abstract: | Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) and normal cells immortalized with the human telomerase gene were irradiated in non-proliferative conditions with high- (2 Gy/min) or low-dose-rate (0.3 mGy/min) radiation. While normal cells showed a higher resistance after irradiation at a low dose rate than a high dose rate, AT cells showed virtually the same survival after low- and high-dose-rate irradiation. Although the frequency of micronuclei induced by low-dose-rate radiation was greatly reduced in normal cells, it was not reduced significantly in AT cells. The number of gamma-H2AX foci increased in proportion to the dose in both AT and normal cells after high-dose-rate irradiation. Although few gamma-H2AX foci were observed after low-dose-rate irradiation in normal cells, significant and dose-dependent numbers of gamma-H2AX foci were observed in AT cells even after low-dose-rate irradiation, indicating that DNA damage was not completely repaired during low-dose-rate irradiation. Significant phosphorylation of ATM proteins was detected in normal cells after low-dose-rate irradiation, suggesting that the activation of ATM plays an important role in the repair of DNA damage during low-dose-rate irradiation. In conclusion, AT cells may not be able to repair some fraction of DNA damage and are severely affected by low-dose-rate radiation. |
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