Table 1

Chromosomes containing genes involved in NHEJ together with the number of hybrids derived from each MMCT experiment

Donor cell lineNHEJ repair geneNumber of monochromosome hybrids isolatedNumber of IR-resistant hybrids (2 Gy)
A9-Chr.2Ku80 and Cernunnos-XLF70
A9-Chr.5XRCC460
A9-Chr.8DNA-PKcs61
A9-Chr.10Artemis30
A9-Chr.13Ligase IV50
A9-Chr.22Ku7080

  • Chr, chromosome; NHEJ, non-homologous end joining; MMCT, microcell-mediated chromosome transfer; IR, ionising radiation.