Figure 5.
Endogenous p21 delays the recruitment of pols in the Y family to DNA replication-associated foci. (A) HCT116 p21+/+ and p21−/− were UV irradiated (30 J/m2) and lysed at the indicated time points. Western blots were performed using p21, PCNA and actin antibodies. (B) HCT116 p21+/+ and p21−/− cells transfected with GFP-pol η were fixed at different time points after UV irradiation (50 J/m2), and the sub-nuclear distribution of pol η was determined in three independent experiments. Similar experiments were performed for pol ι (C), pol κ (D) and Rev1 (E). In all, 200 cells/sample were counted. Significance of the differences between p21+/+ and p21−/− cells in each condition. **P < 0.01, *: P < 0.05, no asterisk = NS—not significant, P > 0.05.