Research Article

Rev1, Rev3, or Rev7 siRNA Abolishes Ultraviolet Light-Induced Translesion Replication in HeLa Cells: A Comprehensive Study Using Alkaline Sucrose Density Gradient Sedimentation

Table 1

siRNAs used.

siRNASense strand ( a ) , ( b ) Antisense strand ( a ) , ( b ) Prevention of UV-TLS (result)

siRev3-AgcuuuacaugagauacaaaTTuuuguaucucauguaaagcTTsignificant
siRev3-BgacaguuuucagucaagauTTaucuugacugaaaacugucTTsignificant
siRev3-CgagguaugauccugauauuTTaauaucaggaucauaccucTTsignificant
siRev3-DguauugacuuaugucggauTTauccgacauaagucaauacTTsignificant

siRev3cont-A
(6nt mismatches)
gguuugaguaauguacgauTTaucguacauuacucaaaccTTno effect
siRev3cont-B
(4nt mismatches)
ggauugaguuauguacgauTTaucguacauaacucaauccTTno effect
siRev3cont-C
(2nt mismatches)
guauugaguuauguccgauTTaucggacauaacucaauacTTno effect

siRev7-AgauccaggucaucaaggauTTauccuugaugaccuggaucTTpartial
siRev7-BgaugcagcuuuacguggaaTTuuccacguaaagcugcaucTTsignificant
siRev7-CcacugucugucucaaauacTTguauuugagacagacagugTTsignificant
siRev7cont-AgaugcagguuuacgucgaaTTuucgacguaaaccugcaucTTno effect

siRev1-A
siRev1-B
siRev1-C
siRev1-D
siRev1cont-E
cacauauuauugccacaaaTT
gaagauugaaacggaaaauTT
ccuucagacugcaauuuuaTT
gugugaauugacugaguuuTT
ccuucacaccgcaacguuaTT
uuuguggcaauaauaugugTT
auuuuccguuucaaucuucTT
uaaaauugcagucugaaggTT
aaacucagucaauucacacTT
uaacguugcggugugaaggTT
significant
significant
significant
significant
little to no effect

siPol 𝜂 -4
siPol 𝜂 -A
siPol 𝜂 -B
siPol 𝜂 cont-A
uaaaccuugugcaguuguaTT
gaaguuauguccagaucuuTT
gcuucgcuuucaucucuuaTT
uaaaccuggugcagucguaTT
uacaacugcacaagguuuaTT
aagaucuggacauaacuucTT
uaagagaugaaagcgaagcTT
uacgacugcaccagguuuaTT
partial
significant
significant
no effect

siPol 𝜄 -A
siPol 𝜄 -5
gccucauacagugagauuaTT    
aaguguccacaguugguauTT
uaaucucacuguaugaggcTT
auaccaacuguggacacuuTT
no effect
no effect

siPol 𝜅 -A
siPol 𝜅 -B
siPol 𝜅 -C
siPol 𝜅 cont-B
gagaaaauuaacaaaauuaTT
gaauaaaccaaauggacaaTT    
cuguuaccauuaaguugaaTT
gagaaaaguaacaagcuuaTT
uaauuuuguuaauuuucucTT
uuguccauuugguuuauucTT
uucaacuuaaugguaacagTT
uaagcuuguuacuuuucucTT
partial
partial
considerable
little to no effect

( a ) Small letters mean ribonucleotides, and large letters mean deoxyribonucleotides.
( b ) Mismatched bases are illustrated in bold and italic letters.