Abstract:Objective To study the mechanism of Fanconi anemia complementary group B (FANCB) in repair of DNA damage via detecting the expressions of Fanconi anemia complementary group B (FANCB), gammaH2AX and RAD51 in 293T cells with mitomycin C (MMC)-induced DNA damage.Methods Human 293T cell line was used as the study object. Compared with normal control group (NC), FANCB, gammaH2AX and RAD51 were detected by western blot and qRT-PCR, with 25 μM MMC treated for 1, 3, 5 h. Expressions of gammaH2AX protein in 293T treated with 25 μM, 35 μM, 45 μM and 60 μM MMC for 3 h were analyzed. After knockdown with siRNA, FANCB, gammaH2AX and RAD51 protein and gene expressions were detected.Results Compared with NC, the expression of gammaH2AX protein was increased in 1h and 3h (both P<0.05), and was insignificant different in 5 h (P=0.223). The expressions of FANCB and RAD51 at both protein and gene levels got increased in 1, 3, 5 h (all P<0.05). The expression level of GammaH2AX protein had no significant relationship with the concentration of MMC. Compared with NC, the expressions of FANCB and RAD51 were significantly decreased and those of gammaH2AX got increased at protein and gene levels (all P<0.05) in the siRNA knockdown group.Conclusion MMC can cause DNA damage, and FANCB may potentially regulate homologous recombination in 293T cells.