Fig. 4From: Melanoma cells replicate through chemotherapy by reducing levels of key homologous recombination protein RAD51 and increasing expression of translesion synthesis DNA polymerase ζReduced RAD51 mRNA levels in melanoma cells after cisplatin treatment. A375, C32, G361 melanoma cells, PEO4 ovarian cancer cells and MRC5v1 fibroblasts were treated with 3 μM cisplatin for 24, 48 or 72 h. RNA was extracted and RAD51 mRNA levels were determined by quantitative RT-PCR. RAD51 mRNA expression (±SEM, n = 3) is shown relative to β-actin and normalised to the level in untreated control (Cont.) cellsBack to article page