PMID- 16242161 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060522 LR - 20131121 IS - 0027-5107 (Print) IS - 0027-5107 (Linking) VI - 595 IP - 1-2 DP - 2006 Mar 20 TI - SMC1 inhibition results in FRA3B expression but has no effect on its delayed replication. PG - 23-8 AB - Cellular processes involved in fragile site expression have been investigated by studying the effect on the replication pattern of the commonest fragile site FRA3B of RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated sister maintenance chromosome 1 (SMC1) inhibition in normal human fibroblasts. Replication timing of FRA3B in G2 was studied by bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling for the final 2h of cell culture whereas in the S phase was investigated by a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)-based approach through the analysis of clones spanning the FRA3B region. Results showed that FRA3B is normally late replicated even though it is not expressed in untreated cells. On the other hand, SMC1 inhibition leads to FRA3B expression even if the percent of late replicated cells is comparable to control cells. These results obtained by analysing the commonest fragile site suggest that SMC1 plays a role in protecting late replicating regions from stresses occurring in the final steps of genome replication and that delayed replication is necessary but not sufficient for inducing fragile site expression. FAU - Focarelli, Maria Luisa AU - Focarelli ML AD - Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Dipartimento Genoma Umano, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20090 Segrate, Milan, Italy. FAU - Montagna, Cristina AU - Montagna C FAU - Colombo, Roberto AU - Colombo R FAU - Ried, Thomas AU - Ried T FAU - Vezzoni, Paolo AU - Vezzoni P FAU - Musio, Antonio AU - Musio A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Mutat Res JT - Mutation research JID - 0400763 RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (fragile histidine triad protein) RN - 0 (structural maintenance of chromosome protein 1) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 3.6.- (Acid Anhydride Hydrolases) RN - G34N38R2N1 (Bromodeoxyuridine) SB - IM MH - Acid Anhydride Hydrolases/*genetics MH - Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3/genetics MH - DNA/biosynthesis MH - DNA Replication Timing/*genetics MH - Fibroblasts/cytology MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*genetics MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - S Phase/genetics EDAT- 2005/10/26 09:00 MHDA- 2006/05/23 09:00 CRDT- 2005/10/26 09:00 PHST- 2005/06/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/08/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/09/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/10/26 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/05/23 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/10/26 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0027-5107(05)00402-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.09.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mutat Res. 2006 Mar 20;595(1-2):23-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.09.002.