Protein-associated DNA breaks in cells treated with adriamycin or ellipticine (original) (raw)

Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1978

Abstract

The effect of intercalating agents on mammalian DNA in vivo was examined by the technique of alkaline elution. Adriamycin and ellipticine were found to produce large numbers of single-strand breaks. These breaks appeared to be intimately associated with protein to the extent that enzymatic deproteinization of the DNA was necessary to reveal the breaks. The frequency of breaks and cross-links increased with concentration and time of exposure to the drugs. These data suggest that DNA single-strand scission may be a feature common to intercalators. The association with a cellular protein is previously undescribed and suggests possible mechanisms for the strand scission.

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