Effects of 3-aminobenzamide(3-AB), a potent inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, on DNA replication was determined in CHO cells treated with methyl methanesulfonate(MMS) or UV-light by alkaline s ucrose gradient sedimentation analysis.
MMS has ...
Effects of 3-aminobenzamide(3-AB), a potent inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, on DNA replication was determined in CHO cells treated with methyl methanesulfonate(MMS) or UV-light by alkaline s ucrose gradient sedimentation analysis.
MMS has been thought to inhibit the replication intitiation in mammalian cells, but we could also observe the inhibitory effect on chain elongation in CHO cells. At low concentration of 3-AB, the rate of DNA replication was not inbibited but at high concentration was shown in dose dependent manner. When MMS-treated cells were subsquently exposed to 3-AB, additive ingibitory effects were brought out. this result may be due to increases of single stand breaks by 3-AB. In the case of treatment with UV-light and 3-AB, hihg concentration of 3-AB induced the additive inhibitory effect on DNA replication, but low concentration of 3-AB alleviated unexpectedly the inhibitory effects of UV-light alone.