BCR/ABL modifies the kinetics and fidelity of DNA double-strand breaks repair in hematopoietic cells

Artur Slupianek, Michal O. Nowicki, Mateusz Koptyra, Tomasz Skorski

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Abstract

The oncogenic BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase facilitates the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). We find that after γ-irradiation BCR/ABL-positive leukemia cells accumulate more DSBs in comparison to normal cells. These lesions are efficiently repaired in a time-dependent fashion by BCR/ABL-stimulated non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) followed by homologous recombination repair (HRR) mechanisms. However, mutations and large deletions were detected in HRR and NHEJ products, respectively, in BCR/ABL-positive leukemia cells. We propose that unfaithful repair of DSBs may contribute to genomic instability in the Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-250
Number of pages8
JournalDNA Repair
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 3 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BCR/ABL
  • Double-strand breaks
  • Homologous recombination
  • Leukemia
  • Non-homologous end-joining
  • Unfaithful repair

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