Abstract
Repair replication of DNA has been studied in first instar larvae of Drosophila melanogaster with isopycnic centrifugation techniques. Larvae were fed BUdR, FUdR, streptomycin, penicillin, and Fungazone for two to four hours prior to exposure to UV, X-rays, MMS, or EMS. Feeding was continued for four hours in the presence of 3HBUdR and DNA was isolated from whole larvae. Repair replication is stimulated by each of these agents. MMS is about 10 times as potent as EMS in stimulating repair synthesis. A dose of 200 ergs/mm2 largely saturates the level of repair replication observed after UV irradiation. Repair replication rises between 0 and 80,000 R of X-rays before falling off. Semiconservative synthesis is seriously inhibited above a dose of 40,000 R of X-rays. Photorepair has been detected as a reduction in repair synthesis resulting from post-irradiation exposure to photoreactivating light. The same treatment has no detectable effect on X-ray-stimulated repair replication. Repair replication is insensitive to the presence of caffeine or hydroxyurea during the final incubation, although semiconservative synthesis is strongly inhibited by these agents. A mixture of BUdR and 3HTdR can be used to replace 3HBUdR in detecting repair replication.
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