AbstractThe experiment “Phage and uracil response” (PUR) will be accommodated in the EXPOSE facility of the ISS. Bacteriophage T7/isolated T7 DNA will be exposed to different subsets of extreme environmental parameters in space, in order to study the Responses of Organisms to the Space Environment (ROSE). Launch into orbit is preceded by EXPOSE Experiment Verification Tests (EVT) to optimize the methods and the evaluation. Bacteriophage T7/isolated T7 DNA thin layers were exposed to vacuum ( 10 - 6 Pa ), to monochromatic (254nm) and polychromatic (200–400nm) UV radiation in air as well as in simulated space vacuum. Using neutral density (ND) filters dose-effect curves were performed in order to define the maximum doses tolerated. The effect of temperature fluctuation in vacuum was also studied. The structural/chemical effects on bacteriophage T7/isolated T7 DNA were analyzed by spectroscopic and microscopical methods. Characteristic changes in the absorption spectrum and in the electrophoretic pattern of phage/DNA have been detected indicating the damage of isolated and intraphage DNA. DNA damage was also determined by quantitative PCR (QPCR) using 555 and 3826bp fragments of T7 DNA. We obtained substantial evidence that DNA lesions (e.g. strand breaks, DNA-protein cross-links, cyclobutane pirimidine dimers (CPDs) etc.) accumulate throughout exposure. Preliminary results suggest a synergistic action of space vacuum and UV radiation with DNA being the critical target.


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    Titel :

    Response of bacteriophage T7 biological dosimeter to dehydration and extraterrestrial solar UV radiation


    Beteiligte:
    Hegedüs, M. (Autor:in) / Fekete, A. (Autor:in) / Módos, K. (Autor:in) / Kovács, G. (Autor:in) / Rontó, Gy. (Autor:in) / Lammer, H. (Autor:in) / Panitz, C. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 60 , 4-7 ; 445-450


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2006-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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