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  • Title: Transcription-coupled repair is inducible in hamster cells.
    Author: Germanier M, Defais M, Bohr VA, Larminat F.
    Journal: Nucleic Acids Res; 2000 Dec 01; 28(23):4674-8. PubMed ID: 11095677.
    Abstract:
    In mammalian cells, the rate of nucleotide excision repair of UV dimers is heterogeneous throughout the genome, with repair occurring more rapidly in the transcribed strand of active genes than in the genome overall. This repair pathway is termed transcription-coupled repair (TCR) and is thought to permit the rapid resumption of RNA synthesis following UV irradiation. To evaluate the inducibility of the TCR process, we examined the repair of UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) at the level of the gene following exposure of hamster cells to a sub-lethal UV fluence, 3 h prior to a higher dose. Repair was detected by a well-established technique allowing quantification of CPDs at the level of a specific strand by Southern blot hybridization. Here, we show that prior low-dose irradiation clearly enhanced the early rate of CPD removal in the transcribed strand of the active DHFR gene. Furthermore, the RNA synthesis recovery following UV exposure was stimulated by the priming UV dose. Thus, we provide evidence for an inducible TCR response to CPDs in hamster cells. This pathway is independent of the p53 activation, since the hamster cell line that we used expresses high levels of mutant p53 protein.
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