Published 1985 | Version v1
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Radiation induced enhancement of the efficiency of DNA mediated gene transfer in UV and x-ray sensitive CHO mutant cell lines

  • 1. Medical Biophysics Unit, B.C. Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Z 1L3

Description

The authors present results of experiments studying the enhancement effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation on the efficiency of DNA mediated gene transfer in mutant CHO cell lines. The established cell lines UV-5, UV-20 and EM9 are transfected with the recombinant DNA plasmid, pSV2-gpt irradiated with either UV or X-rays and plated in MAX selective media. MAX-resistant colonies are the result of the integration of pSV2-gpt and the expression of the gene coding for the bacterial xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase. Dose response curves for UV and X-rays are generated for the frequency of MAX-resistant colonies/survivor. From these experiments, the authors hope to delineate the role of DNA repair enzymes in the phenomenon at plasmid DNA integration after DNA mediated gene transfer

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Radiation Research Society.
Imprint Place
Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Imprint Title
Thirty-third annual meeting of the Radiation Research Society (Abstracts)
Journal Page Range
p. 40.

Conference

Title
33. annual scientific meeting of the Radiation Research Society.
Dates
5-9 May 1985.
Place
Los Angeles, CA (USA).