DNA double-strand breaks trigger apoptosis in p53-deficient fibroblasts

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作者
Lips, J [1 ]
Kaina, B [1 ]
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[1] Univ Mainz, Inst Toxicol, Div Appl Toxicol, D-55131 Mainz, Germany
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10.1093/carcin/22.4.579
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are induced by ionizing radiation (IR) and various radiomimetic agents directly, or indirectly as a consequence of DNA repair, recombination and replication of damaged DNA, They are ultimately involved in the generation of chromosomal aberrations and were reported to cause genomic instability, gene amplification and reproductive cell death. To address the question of whether DSBs act as a trigger of apoptosis, we induced DSBs by means of restriction enzyme electroporation and compared the effect with IR in mouse fibroblasts that differ in p53 status [wild-type (+/+) versus p53-deficient (-/-) cells]. We show that (i) electroporation of PvuII is highly efficient in the induction of DSBs, (ii) electroporation of PvuII increases the rate of apoptosis, but not of necrosis in p53-/- cells, (iii) treatment with gamma -rays induces both apoptosis and necrosis in p53-/- cells, (iv) the frequency of DSBs correlates with the yield of apoptosis and (v) both PvuII and gamma -ray treatment reduce the level of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein in p53-/- cells whereas the level of Bar remains unaltered. Cells expressing wild-type p53 were more resistant than p53-deficient cells as to the induction of apoptosis and did not show Bcl-2 decline upon treatment with PvuII and gamma -rays, The data provide evidence that blunt-ended DSBs induced by restriction enzyme PvuII act as a highly efficient trigger of apoptosis, but not of necrosis, This process is related to Bcl-2 decline and does not require p53.
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