Regulation of double-stranded DNA gap repair by the RAD6 pathway.

Spermatogenesis-associated gene 12 (SPATA12) functions as an inhibitor in spermatogenesis and tumorigenesis. Our previous study demonstrated that SPATA12 may be induced in tumor cells by ultraviolet (UV) C-mediated DNA damage, suggesting its importance in maintaining genomic integrity. In order to understand whether and how SPATA12 responds to oxidative damage, the present study established a c...

Nucleotide excision repair (NER)l in all organisms, is able to accommodate to virtually any kind of DNA damage unlike many repair systems whose specificity is limited to a single species of damage. As a consequence NER has the advantage of being effective in responding to new types of environmental agents able to damage DNA. The model repair system under extensive study is the Escherichia coli ...

Concrete petrography is used to assess damaged concrete in order to determine the probable mechanism of damage. However, using traditional petrographic analyses, it is often difficult to say what mechanisms caused the crack damage, since many deterioration mechanisms produce cracks. This article describes a hybrid imaging-finite element modelling technique that can be used to help determine the...

The DNA structure checkpoint protein Rad26ATRIP is also required for an interphase microtubule damage response. This checkpoint delays spindle pole body separation and entry into mitosis following treatment of cells with microtubule poisons. This checkpoint requires cytoplasmic Rad26ATRIP, which is compromised by the rad26:4A allele that inhibits cytoplasmic accum...

introduction: the neuroprotective role of opioid morphine against 6-hydroxydopamineinduced cell death has been demonstrated. however, the exact mechanism(s) underlying such neuroprotection, especially the role of subtype receptors, has not yet been fully clarified. methods: here, we investigated the effects of different opioid agonists on 6-ohda-induced neurotoxicity in human neuroblastoma sh-s...

Total endothelial destruction results in the exposure of sub-endothelial collagen fibers causing platelet aggregation, adherence, and release of platelet-related factors. This series of events initiates the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation by activating factor XII. Ideally, sclerosing solutions otherwise should not cause activation or release of thromboplastic activity because this would ...