Michaelis A, Rieger R. Inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide does not prevent adaptive responses triggered by heavy metal salts in Vicia faba.
Mutat Res 1993;
302:157-60. [PMID:
7686625 DOI:
10.1016/0165-7992(93)90042-t]
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Abstract
Copper sulfate, lead nitrate, and cadmium nitrate conditioning treatments of Vicia faba root tip meristem cells result in adaptive responses to triethylenemelamine (TEM)- and maleic hydrazide (MH)-induced genotoxic effects, i.e., they significantly reduce the yield of metaphases with chromatid aberrations. Contrary to adaptive responses triggered by low clastogen concentrations or heat shock, protective effects induced by heavy metals cannot be prevented by inhibition of protein synthesis and last for a much longer time span (up to at least 48 h). These and other data support the conclusion that the cells can react to the impact of external factors by various inducible functions which eventually protect their DNA from damage.
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