Partial characterization of SUVi, a new mammalian gene induced by UV-C and expressed during the S phase of the cell cycle.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2001;
37:76-84. [PMID:
11170244 DOI:
10.1002/1098-2280(2001)37:1<76::aid-em1008>3.0.co;2-v]
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Abstract
By using a lacZ-based gene-trap approach, we identified a mammalian gene induced by UV-C in a Chinese hamster ovary cell clone (Menichini P et al. [1997]: Nucleic Acids Res 25:4803-4807). The activity of the encoded protein fused to a bacterial beta-galactosidase was followed through the hydrolysis of different beta-galactosidase substrates. In this study we describe how the expression of this gene is modulated during the cell cycle and in response to UV-irradiation. We show that the beta-galactosidase activity was virtually undetectable in quiescent cells (G[0]), started to increase when cells progressed in G(1), and reached a maximum in mid-S phase, indicating a possible role of the endogenous protein during DNA synthesis. Following UV-irradiation, besides a delay of the progression through the S phase, a twofold increase of the reporter protein activity in all phases of the cell cycle was observed. The partial sequence analysis showed that this gene, here named SUVi (for S phase UV-inducible), contains a domain that is highly conserved among different helicases. Together, these data suggest that the SUVi gene could be involved in DNA synthesis, a process that takes place both in the S phase and in the processing of UV-induced damage.
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