Vaughan A T, Grdina D J, Meechan P J, Milner A E, Gordon D J
Division of Biological and Medical Research, Argonne National Laboratory, IL 60349.
Br J Cancer. 1989 Dec;60(6):893-6. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1989.386.
WR 1065, 2-[(minopropyl) amino] ethanethiol is an effective scavenger of free radicals. When present during irradiation it reduces cellular DNA damage as analysed by alkaline elution from filters. The same technique indicates that without irradiation, WR 1065 has no effect of DNA integrity. Using nucleoid analysis, where DNA damage is detected at the level of replicon clusters, WR 1065 distorts replicon supercoiling without breaking the DNA molecule. This confirmational change in nucleoid structure occurs with no detectable change in nucleoid protein content. It is proposed that perturbation of replicon supercoiling affects the process of normal DNA synthesis and strand break rejoining, allowing a longer time for the accurate repair of DNA damage.
WR 1065,即2-[(丙氨基)氨基]乙硫醇,是一种有效的自由基清除剂。在辐照过程中存在时,它能减少细胞DNA损伤,这是通过从滤膜上进行碱性洗脱分析得出的结果。同样的技术表明,在无辐照情况下,WR 1065对DNA完整性没有影响。使用核仁分析方法,即在复制子簇水平检测DNA损伤,WR 1065会使复制子超螺旋结构发生扭曲,但不会断裂DNA分子。核仁结构的这种构象变化发生时,核仁蛋白质含量没有可检测到的变化。有人提出,复制子超螺旋的扰动会影响正常DNA合成和链断裂重新连接的过程,从而为准确修复DNA损伤留出更长时间。