DNA polymerasesδandein developing and aging rat brain

Autor: Kalluri Subba Rao, Danam Rebecca Prapurna
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 15:67-73
ISSN: 1873-474X
0736-5748
DOI: 10.1016/s0736-5748(96)00047-0
Popis: Our study reveals the presence of DNA polymerases δ and e, participating in DNA replication and repair, along with already known polymerases α and β, in the developing and aging rat brain. This was achieved through a protocol that takes advantage of the reported differential sensitivities of different DNA polymerases towards certain inhibitors such as butylphenyl and butylanilino nucleotide analogs, 2′, 3′-dideoxythymidine triphosphate, the monoclonal antibody of human polymerase α and the use of preferred template primers and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. The results indicate that while polymerase β seems to be the predominant one, significant levels of polymerases α, δ and e are also present at all the postnatal ages studied and that the relative proportion of polymerase e increases with age. The data suggest that the rat brain is equipped with a sustained DNA repair capacity throughout the life span.
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