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Sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) are induced in cultured Chinese hamster cells by treatment with 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) or with Hoechst 33258 (H33258) plus BrdU. The SCE frequencies depend upon the number of H33258 molecules available per cell (or per base pair) and the number of brdU molecules available per cell, and not solely upon molarity. In addition, H 33258 and BrdU act synergistically to induce SCEs. At low BrdU concentrations H33258 induces very few SCEs. At high BrdU concentrations and similar concentrations of H33258, however, SCE frequencies are significantly increased. SCE frequencies decrease with time in successively harvested cells because of the depletion of H33258 from the medium due to DNA binding.
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Stetka, D.G., Carrano, A.V. The interaction of Hoechst 33258 and BrdU substituted DNA in the formation of sister chromatid exchanges. Chromosoma 63, 21–31 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292939
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