Actions for DNA damage in mammalian cells and its relevance to lethality

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DNA damage in mammalian cells and its relevance to lethality

Author
Elkind, M. M.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1973.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1973.
Physical Description
microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators
Ben-Hur, E.

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Summary
From fourth symposium on microdosimetry; Pallanza, Italy (24 Sep 1973). Cell killing (loss of proliferative capacity) is a principal end point in all radiation effects contingent upon cell viability. DNA, the molecular carrier of the genetic inheritance, affects the affairs of a cell because the properties and characteristics of a cell are dictated by the DNA -- RNA -- protein axis of information storage, flow, and expression. Thus, the mutagenic and chromosome- breaking properties of radiation, the biological amplification available to a lesion in DNA, and the fact that DNA molecularly constitutes a very large radiation target, aH make DNA the principal target relative to many radiation effects. An indirect approach may be useful in studies of the sensitive targets in a mammalian cell. This stems from the fact that to kill cells with low LET radiation; sublethal damage must be accumulated and cells can repair this damage. Thus, focussing on DNA, and repair processes in DNA, while indirect, is supporied in the instance of cell killing by extensive experimental evidence. The status of damage registered directly in DNA may be assessed by examining changes in the sedimentation of DNA from irradiated cells. Along with measurements of cell survival, sedimentation data are discussed relative to their bearing on cell killing and their ability to help us understand the organization and replication of DNA in mammalian cells. (CH)
Report Numbers
CONF-730952-6
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Collection
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
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NSA number: NSA-29-007905
OSTI Identifier 4385921
Research organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA).
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