Lack of detectable defect in DNA double-strand break repair and DNA-dependent protein kinase activity in radiosensitive human severe combined immunodeficiency fibroblasts
Lack of detectable defect in DNA double-strand break repair and DNA-dependent protein kinase activity in radiosensitive human severe combined immunodeficiency fibroblasts
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.1830260524
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发表时间:
1996-05-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
deVillartay, JP
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作者:
Nicolas, N;Finnie, NJ;deVillartay, JP
The initial step of the V(D)J recombination occurs through the generation of a DNA double-strand break (dsb). Defects in the DNA-dependent protein kinase complex (DNA-PK) result in an inability to perform either V(D)J recombination or any dsb repair effectively The human autosomal T-B-severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) condition is characterized by an absence of both B and T lymphocytes and is accompanied in some patients by an increase in gamma-ray sensitivity (T-B-RS SCID) comparable to that found in mouse SCID cells. We show here that cells from six patients with T-B-RS SCID had normal DNA-dsb repair kinetics. Furthermore, DNA-PK activity was present in extracts from these human T-B-RS SCID fibroblasts. We therefore conclude that some human T-B-RS SCID disorders are not caused by a defect in an essential DNA-PK component.