Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 21, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186631
Keywords
EdU; BrdU; radiosensitizer; DNA repair
Funding
- Akiko Ueno Radiobiology Fund
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BrdU (bromodeoxyuridine) and EdU (ethynyldeoxyuridine) have been largely utilized as the means of monitoring DNA replication and cellular division. Although BrdU induces gene and chromosomal mutations and induces sensitization to photons, EdU's effects have not been extensively studied yet. Therefore, we investigated EdU's potential cytotoxic and mutagenic effects and its related underlying mechanisms when administered to Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) wild type and DNA repair-deficient cells. EdU treatment displayed a higher cytotoxicity and genotoxicity than BrdU treatment. Cells with defective homologous recombination repair displayed a greater growth delay and severe inhibition of clonogenicity with EdU compared to wild type and other DNA repair-deficient cells. Inductions of sister chromatid exchange and hypoxanthine phosphorybosyl transferase (HPRT) mutation were observed in EdU-incorporated cells as well. Interestingly, on the other hand, EdU did not induce sensitization to photons to the same degree as BrdU. Our results demonstrate that elevated concentrations (similar to manufacturers suggested concentration; >5-10 mu M) of EdU treatment were toxic to the cell cultures, particularly in cells with a defect in homologous recombination repair. Therefore, EdU should be administered with additional precautions.
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