LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
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Discussion<br />
primary cancers 196 . This indicates that compromised DNA repair capacity is an<br />
important hallmark of cancer and reinforces our assumption that reduced DNA repair<br />
capacity might be a risk factor for UADT MPN development.<br />
Effect of γ-radiation exposure on cell cycle<br />
When a cell is exposed to DNA damaging agent it results in cell cycle arrest<br />
and activation of cell cycle check points which play an essential role in DNA repair 225 .<br />
A disruption in any of the cell cycle check points may result in accumulation of gene<br />
mutations and chromosomal aberrations by reducing the efficiency of DNA repair<br />
leading to genetic instability that may drive neoplastic evolution 226 . We hypothesized<br />
that individuals with inherited defects in cell cycle control probably are susceptible to<br />
UADT MPN development. G2 phase cells are extremely sensitive to ionising radiation<br />
induced DNA damage resulting in G2/M arrest and delaying entry into mitosis until the<br />
damage has been repaired 226 . In numerous reports defects in cell cycle G2 delay are<br />
strongly associated to human carcinogenesis 93, 104-106 . Our results demonstrated that<br />
after exposure to γ-radiation, G2 delay was more pronounced and significantly higher<br />
in control cell lines as compared to MPN cell lines.<br />
Similar to our results, in earlier studies as well, an abnormal cell cycle control<br />
has been associated with cancer risk. In a report by Wu X. et al. 93 , when a comparison<br />
of G2/M check point was carried out with lung cancer risk it was observed that γ-<br />
radiation induced S and G2/M phases arrest was significantly lower in cases than in<br />
controls. They also compared cell cycle check points with DNA repair capacity<br />
measured by comet assay and concluded that defects in cell cycle checkpoints and<br />
DNA damage/repair capacity were associated with elevated lung cancer risk 93 . Similar<br />
results for lung cancer patients were also observed by Zheng et al. 103 , Zhoa et al. 105<br />
and Xing et al. 106 . Their results suggest that a less efficient DNA damage induced<br />
G2/M checkpoint is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.<br />
Effect of BPDE exposure on cell cycle<br />
Tobacco specific carcinogen BPDE forms adducts with genomic DNA<br />
resulting in replication errors that can lead to formation of replicative gaps. These<br />
replicative gaps can be repaired during S phase by post-replicative repair pathways 226 .<br />
If these gaps remain in the genome due to inefficient DNA repair then they may get<br />
converted into DSB in G2 phase 226 . Hence BPDE exposure in normal cells results in S<br />
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