[CAS NO. 1820684-31-8]  M443

MRK depletion decreases cell viability after IR by 33% of control at 3 Gy. Similarly, the clonogenic assay shows a significant decrease in survival with a dose enhancement factor (DEF) of 1.6 at 10% viability. MRK activation by IR is maximal at 30 minutes after exposure to radiation. Therefore, for subsequent analysis, this time point is used. In both cell cultures, the IR-stimulated activation of MRK, Chk2, and p38 is greatly inhibited by 500 nM M443. Cells are seeded on coverslips, pretreated with 500 nM M443 or vehicle, exposed to 6 Gy of IR, fixed at different times after IR and processed for immunofluorescence with the MPM2 phospho-specific antibody that specifically stains mitotic cells. In contrast to control cells, the M443-treated cells fail to arrest after IR and maintained a similar mitotic index as the nonirradiated cells. Thus, inhibition of MRK leads to inhibition of Chk2 and failure to arrest in the cell cycle in response to IR-induced DNA damage ^[1] .

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