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Rearrangement of human cell homologous chromosome domains in response to ionizing radiation.

Abstract：

:Chromosomes are located within the interphase nucleus in regions called domains. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization with whole chromosome paints, a pain of homologous chromosomes can be visualized as two discrete domains and their relative spatial location determined. This study examines the effects of an ionizing radiation exposure on the relative spatial location of chromosome 7 and 21 domains in human skin fibroblasts and lung endothelial cells. The distance between homologous chromosome domains was assessed for each nucleus, before and after exposure to ionizing radiation, using conventional epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Results from conventional microscopy indicated that homologous chromosome domains were re-positioned closer to each other within interphase nuclei after exposure to radiation. Analysis of three-dimensional data obtained from confocal microscopy confirmed these results. In control cells, and in cells examined immediately after irradiation, 66.2% +/- 2.1% of the homologous chromosome 21 domains within endothelial cell nuclei were located greater than 4.0 microns apart (33.8% +/- 1.9% were less than 4.0 microns apart). However, when cells were examined 2 h after a 4.0 Gy gamma-ray exposure, only 30.5% +/- 2.1% of the homologous chromosome domains were greater than 4.0 microns apart (69.5% +/- 2.1% were less than 4.0 microns apart). Similar results were obtained for chromosomes 7 and 21 in skin fibroblast nuclei. The results indicate that homologous chromosome domains rearranged and became closer together within the interphase nuclei in response to ionizing radiation. The exact mechanism of this response is unknown, but it may be related to DNA repair processes. It is speculated that chromosome domains are re-positioned to permit repair of radiation-induced DNA damage.

journal_name

Int J Radiat Biol

journal_title

International journal of radiation biology

authors

Dolling JA,Boreham DR,Brown DL,Raaphorst GP,Mitchel RE

doi

10.1080/095530097143293

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-09-01 00:00:00

pages

303-11

issue

eissn

0955-3002

issn

1362-3095

journal_volume

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Rearrangement of human cell homologous chromosome domains in response to ionizing radiation.