RAD51 supports spontaneous non-homologous recombination in mammalian cells, but not the corresponding process induced by topoisomerase inhibitors

AUTOR(ES)

Arnaudeau, Catherine

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

The RAD51 protein has been shown to participate in homologous recombination by promoting ATP-dependent homologous pairing and strand transfer reactions. In the present study, we have investigated the possible involvement of RAD51 in non-homologous recombination. We demonstrate that overexpression of CgRAD51 enhances the frequency of spontaneous non-homologous recombination in the hprt gene of Chinese hamster cells. However, the rate of non-homologous recombination induced by the topoisomerase inhibitors campothecin and etoposide was not altered by overexpression of RAD51. These results indicate that the RAD51 protein may perform a function in connection with spontaneous non-homologous recombination that is not essential to or not rate-limiting for non-homologous recombination induced by camptothecin or etoposide. We discuss the possibility that the role played by RAD51 in non-homologous recombination observed here may not be linked to non-homologous end-joining.

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