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  • Title: Poly(ADP-ribose) and the response of cells to ionizing radiation.
    Author: Oleinick NL, Evans HH.
    Journal: Radiat Res; 1985 Jan; 101(1):29-46. PubMed ID: 3918331.
    Abstract:
    The activity of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase is stimulated by DNA damage resulting from treatment of cells with ionizing radiation, as well as with DNA-damaging chemicals. The elevated polymerase activity can be observed at doses lower than those necessary for measurable reduction in cellular NAD concentration (less than 20 Gy). Several nuclear proteins, including the polymerase itself, are poly(ADP-ribosylated) at elevated levels in irradiated Chinese hamster cells. The addition of inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase to irradiated cells has been found to sensitize the cells to the lethal effects of the radiation, to inhibit the repair of potentially lethal damage, and to delay DNA strand break rejoining. Because of the nonspecificity of the inhibitors, however, it is as yet unknown whether their effects are directly related to the inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, to interference with the poly(ADP-ribosylation) of one or more chromosomal proteins, or to effects unrelated to the poly(ADP-ribosylation) process. The data are consistent with the involvement of poly(ADP-ribose) in the repair of radiation damage, but the nature of this involvement remains to be elucidated.
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