Transformation depending on intermolecular homologous recombination is stimulated by UV damage in transfected DNA |
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Authors: | R S Nairn R M Humphrey G M Adair |
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Institution: | University of Texas System Cancer Center, Science Park, Research Division, Smithville 78957. |
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Abstract: | DNA-mediated gene transfer (DMGT) was performed in DNA repair-proficient and UV-hypersensitive, repair-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines using the UV-irradiated thymidine kinase gene from herpes simplex virus (HSV-TK). Transformation frequencies in repair-deficient CHO cell lines declined relative to repair-proficient cells with increasing UV damage in transfected DNA; approximately 3-fold higher UV fluence was required to inactivate 50% of irradiated HSV-TK plasmid molecules in repair-proficient cells. In cotransfection experiments performed with pairs of HSV-TK plasmids containing linker insertion mutations in TK coding sequences, moderate UV damage in plasmid DNA enhanced the yield of TK+ transformants resulting from homologous recombination between HSV-TK sequences up to 4-fold. These results suggest that UV damage in DNA can stimulate transformation of mammalian cells dependent on intermolecular DNA homology. |
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