Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.

Persistent DNA damage is considered as a main cause of cellular senescence induced by ionizing radiation. However, the molecular bases of the DNA damage and their contribution to cellular senescence are not completely clear. In this study, we found that both heavy ions and X-rays induced senescence...

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Main Authors: Xurui Zhang, Caiyong Ye, Fang Sun, Wenjun Wei, Burong Hu, Jufang Wang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155725&type=printable
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author Xurui Zhang
Caiyong Ye
Fang Sun
Wenjun Wei
Burong Hu
Jufang Wang
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Caiyong Ye
Fang Sun
Wenjun Wei
Burong Hu
Jufang Wang
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description Persistent DNA damage is considered as a main cause of cellular senescence induced by ionizing radiation. However, the molecular bases of the DNA damage and their contribution to cellular senescence are not completely clear. In this study, we found that both heavy ions and X-rays induced senescence in human uveal melanoma 92-1 cells. By measuring senescence associated-β-galactosidase and cell proliferation, we identified that heavy ions were more effective at inducing senescence than X-rays. We observed less efficient repair when DNA damage was induced by heavy ions compared with X-rays and most of the irreparable damage was complex of single strand breaks and double strand breaks, while DNA damage induced by X-rays was mostly repaired in 24 hours and the remained damage was preferentially associated with telomeric DNA. Our results suggest that DNA damage induced by heavy ion is often complex and difficult to repair, thus presents as persistent DNA damage and pushes the cell into senescence. In contrast, persistent DNA damage induced by X-rays is preferentially associated with telomeric DNA and the telomere-favored persistent DNA damage contributes to X-rays induced cellular senescence. These findings provide new insight into the understanding of high relative biological effectiveness of heavy ions relevant to cancer therapy and space radiation research.
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spelling doaj.art-126dc428fad74bd7a78617e4f1c9121a2025-02-25T05:36:12ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01115e015572510.1371/journal.pone.0155725Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.Xurui ZhangCaiyong YeFang SunWenjun WeiBurong HuJufang WangPersistent DNA damage is considered as a main cause of cellular senescence induced by ionizing radiation. However, the molecular bases of the DNA damage and their contribution to cellular senescence are not completely clear. In this study, we found that both heavy ions and X-rays induced senescence in human uveal melanoma 92-1 cells. By measuring senescence associated-β-galactosidase and cell proliferation, we identified that heavy ions were more effective at inducing senescence than X-rays. We observed less efficient repair when DNA damage was induced by heavy ions compared with X-rays and most of the irreparable damage was complex of single strand breaks and double strand breaks, while DNA damage induced by X-rays was mostly repaired in 24 hours and the remained damage was preferentially associated with telomeric DNA. Our results suggest that DNA damage induced by heavy ion is often complex and difficult to repair, thus presents as persistent DNA damage and pushes the cell into senescence. In contrast, persistent DNA damage induced by X-rays is preferentially associated with telomeric DNA and the telomere-favored persistent DNA damage contributes to X-rays induced cellular senescence. These findings provide new insight into the understanding of high relative biological effectiveness of heavy ions relevant to cancer therapy and space radiation research.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155725&type=printable
spellingShingle Xurui Zhang
Caiyong Ye
Fang Sun
Wenjun Wei
Burong Hu
Jufang Wang
Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
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title Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
title_full Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
title_fullStr Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
title_full_unstemmed Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
title_short Both Complexity and Location of DNA Damage Contribute to Cellular Senescence Induced by Ionizing Radiation.
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