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Senescing human cells and ageing mice accumulate DNA lesions with unrepairable double-strand breaks

Senescing human cells and ageing mice accumulate DNA lesions with unrepairable double-strand breaks Humans and animals undergo ageing, and although their primary cells undergo cellular senescence in culture, the relationship between these two processes is unclear 1,2 . Here we show that γ-H2AX foci (γ-foci), which reveal DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) 3,4 , accumulate in senescing human cell cultures and in ageing mice. They colocalize with DSB repair factors, but not significantly with telomeres. These cryptogenic γ-foci remain after repair of radiation-induced γ-foci, suggesting that they may represent DNA lesions with unrepairable DSBs. Thus, we conclude that accumulation of unrepairable DSBs may have a causal role in mammalian ageing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Cell Biology Springer Journals

Senescing human cells and ageing mice accumulate DNA lesions with unrepairable double-strand breaks

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Cell Biology; Cancer Research; Developmental Biology; Stem Cells
ISSN
1465-7392
eISSN
1476-4679
DOI
10.1038/ncb1095
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Abstract

Humans and animals undergo ageing, and although their primary cells undergo cellular senescence in culture, the relationship between these two processes is unclear 1,2 . Here we show that γ-H2AX foci (γ-foci), which reveal DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) 3,4 , accumulate in senescing human cell cultures and in ageing mice. They colocalize with DSB repair factors, but not significantly with telomeres. These cryptogenic γ-foci remain after repair of radiation-induced γ-foci, suggesting that they may represent DNA lesions with unrepairable DSBs. Thus, we conclude that accumulation of unrepairable DSBs may have a causal role in mammalian ageing.

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Nature Cell BiologySpringer Journals

Published: Feb 2, 2004

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