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Science 2 January 2004:
Vol. 303. no. 5654, pp. 92 - 95
DOI: 10.1126/science.1088845
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Dynamics of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Revealed by Clustering of Damaged Chromosome Domains

Jacob A. Aten,1 Jan Stap,1 Przemek M. Krawczyk,1 Carel H. van Oven,1 Ron A. Hoebe,1 Jeroen Essers,2 Roland Kanaar2,3*

Interactions between ends from different DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can produce tumorigenic chromosome translocations. Two theories for the juxta-position of DSBs in translocations, the static "contact-first" and the dynamic "breakage-first" theory, differ fundamentally in their requirement for DSB mobility. To determine whether or not DSB-containing chromosome domains are mobile and can interact, we introduced linear tracks of DSBs in nuclei. We observed changes in track morphology within minutes after DSB induction, indicating movement of the domains. In a subpopulation of cells, the domains clustered. Juxtaposition of different DSB-containing chromosome domains through clustering, which was most extensive in G1 phase cells, suggests an adhesion process in which we implicate the Mre11 complex. Our results support the breakage-first theory to explain the origin of chromosomal translocations.

1 Center for Microscopical Research, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2 Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands.
3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: r.kanaar{at}erasmusmc.nl

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