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Soluble histone H2AX is induced by DNA replication stress and sensitizes cells to undergo apoptosis

Ying Liu1 email, Joshua A Parry1 email, Anna Chin1 email, Stefan Duensing1,2 email and Anette Duensing1,3,4 email

1Molecular Virology Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

2Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA

3Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA

4University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, Research Pavilion Suite 1.8, 5117 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

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Molecular Cancer 2008, 7:61doi:10.1186/1476-4598-7-61

Published: 10 July 2008

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DNA replication stress induces soluble H2AX in H1299 lung carcinoma cells. Immunoblot analysis of soluble nuclear (S3) and chromatin bound (P3) protein fractions obtained from H1299 cells transiently transfected with empty GFP vector, GFP-H2AX or GFP-H2AX-S139A and treated with 10 μM aphidicolin (APH) for 1 h to block DNA replication. Staining for GFP detects expression of tagged proteins, whereas staining for H2AX detects endogenous protein. Immunoblot for ORC2 is shown to rule out carry-over between fractions. Ponceau S staining demonstrates protein loading.

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