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Ultraviolet-B-induced cyclobutane-pyrimidine dimer formation and repair in Arctic marine macrophytes.
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| Author | Poll, Willem H. Van De Hanelt, Dieter Hoyer, Kirsten Buma, Anita G. J. Breeman, Anneke M. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | The significance of ultraviolet-B radiation (UVBR: 280-315 nm)-induced DNA damage as a stress factor for Arctic marine macrophytes was examined in the Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen, 78 degrees 55.5'N, 11 degrees 56.0'E) in summer. UVBR penetration in the water column was monitored as accumulation of cyclobutane-pyrimidine dimers (CPD) in bare DNA. This showed that UVBR transparency of the fjord was variable, with 1% depths ranging between 4 and 8 m. In addition, induction and repair kinetics of CPD were studied in several subtidal macrophytes obtained from the Kongsfjord (5-15 m). Surface exposure experiments demonstrated CPD accumulation in Palmaria palmata, Devaleraea ramentacea, Phycodrys rubens, Coccotylus truncatus and Odonthalia dentata. In artificial light, field collected material of P. palmata, D. ramentacea, P. rubens and Laminaria saccharina showed efficient CPD repair, with only 10% of the artificially induced CPD remaining after 5 h. No significant differences in repair rate were observed among these species. CPD repair was slower or absent in O. dentata, C. truncatus and Monostroma arcticum, indicating that fast repair mechanisms such as photolyase were not continuously expressed in these species. CPD repair rates were not directly related to the vertical distribution of algae in the water column and to the reported UV sensitivity of the examined species. Dosimeter incubations showed that maximal exposure to DNA damaging wavelengths was low for all examined species. Furthermore, most species collected below the 1% depth for DNA damage displayed efficient CPD repair, suggesting that UVBR-induced CPD currently impose a minor threat for mature stages of these species growing in the Kongsfjord, Spitsbergen. |
| Starting Page | 493 |
| Ending Page | 500 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0760493UBICPD2.0.CO2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/3023343/c4.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 12462643 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1562/0031-8655%282002%290760493UBICPD2.0.CO2 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 76 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Photochemistry and photobiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
