CELL CYCLE-SPECIFIC PATTERNS OF ADP-RIBOSYLATION AND THE EFFECT OF IONIZING-RADIATION - CYCLIN-A, CYCLIN-B1 AND CYCLIN-D1, CDC2, AND PCNA ARE NOT MODIFIED
P. Ramsamooj et al., CELL CYCLE-SPECIFIC PATTERNS OF ADP-RIBOSYLATION AND THE EFFECT OF IONIZING-RADIATION - CYCLIN-A, CYCLIN-B1 AND CYCLIN-D1, CDC2, AND PCNA ARE NOT MODIFIED, International journal of oncology, 8(4), 1996, pp. 803-808
The enzyme poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) has been implicated in se
veral cellular processes by the demonstration of ADP-ribosylation of p
roteins which play a role in cellular repair of DNA damage, response t
o ionizing radiation and apoptosis. In addition, ADP-ribosylation has
been shown to play a role in cell cycle progression. To investigate th
e role of ADP-ribosylation in cell cycle progression, we have synchron
ized human squamous carcinoma cells (SQ-20B) and examined the changes
in the pattern of ADP-ribosylation of proteins through the stages of t
he cell cycle. Moreover, synchronized SQ-20B cells were irradiated to
determine the effects of irradiation on the patterns of ADP-ribosylati
on through the cell cycle phases. These studies showed the ADP-ribosyl
ation of 3 specific proteins (70, 68 and 40 kDa) to change through the
cell cycle. Furthermore, ionizing radiation altered the ADP-ribosylat
ion patterns of these 3 proteins. Using a double antibody method, we d
etermined that cyclins A, B1 and D1, cdc2 and PCNA are not modified by
ADP-ribosylation.