Table 15.3DNA Repair Characteristics of Human Cells

PhenotypeCell lines (typical)[6-4] repair*IncisionUDSDimer repair§UV resistance||
NormalAG1218A100100100100100
NormalHeLa100100100100100
XP-AXP12RO< 10< 10< 5< 5< 15
XP-A rev#XP12980> 8050-90< 5100
XP-CXP1BE< 2530approx< 15< 1040
XP-DXP6BE< 1015-4025< 2010
XP-EXP2RO75approx40-6040approx70
XP-VXP4BE100>10070> 9065
XP-D/TTDTTD1GL100100100100100
XP-D/TTDTTD1BI7550approx50approx100100
XP-D/TTDTTD2GL< 2510-4010-40< 2010
*

The extent of excision at 6hr as a percentage of normal cells.

Incision at photoproduct sites expressed as a percentage of normal cells.

Unscheduled DNA synthesis as a percentage of normal cells measured during the first 2-4hr after irradiation.

§

The extent of excision at 24hr as a percentage of normal cells.

||

The resistance to UV measured by colony formation expressed as a percentage of normal cells.

#

This cell line is a revertant of an XP-A cell line, XP12RO, created by mutagenesis, and contains a missense mutation (an arginine to glycine change) in the gene at the site of the original chain terminating mutation.

From: Chapter 15, Ultraviolet Radiation Carcinogenesis

Cover of Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine
Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine. 5th edition.
Bast RC Jr, Kufe DW, Pollock RE, et al., editors.
Hamilton (ON): BC Decker; 2000.
© 2000, BC Decker Inc.

NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.