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Saggese P, Martinez CA, Tran LM, Lim R, Dumitras C, Grogan T, Elashoff D, Ramin SR, Dubinett SM, Liu B, Scafoglio C. Genotoxic Treatment Enhances Immune Response in a Genetic Model of Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13143595. [PMID: 34298808 PMCID: PMC8307650 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13143595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Recent advances in immunotherapy have reshaped the clinical management of lung cancer, and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now first-line treatment for advanced lung cancer. However, the majority of patients do not respond to ICIs as single agents, and many develop resistance after initial responses. Therefore, there is urgent need to improve the current ICI strategies. Murine models currently available for pre-clinical studies have serious limitations for evaluating novel immunotherapies. GEMMs are reliable and predictable models driven by oncogenic mutations mirroring those found in cancer patients. However, they lack the mutational burden of human cancers and thus do not elicit proper immune surveillance. Carcinogen-induced models are characterized by mutational burden that more closely resembles human cancer, but they often require extremely long experimental times with inconsistent results. Here, we present a hybrid model in which genetically engineered mice are exposed to the carcinogen N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea (MNU) to increase tumor mutational burden (TMB), induce early-stage immune responses, and enhance susceptibility to ICIs. We anticipate that this model will be useful for pre-clinical evaluation of novel immunotherapies.
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- Pasquale Saggese
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Department of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (T.G.); (D.E.)
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- Department of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (T.G.); (D.E.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (P.S.); (C.A.M.); (L.M.T.); (R.L.); (C.D.); (S.-R.R.); (S.M.D.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-310-825-9577
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Thongararm P, Fedeles BI, Khumsubdee S, Armijo AL, Kim L, Thiantanawat A, Promvijit J, Navasumrit P, Ruchirawat M, Croy RG, Essigmann JM. Modulation of N-Methyl- N-nitrosourea Mutagenesis in Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts Derived from the gpt Delta Mouse by an Inhibitor of the O6-Methylguanine Methyltransferase, MGMT. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:625-633. [PMID: 31841318 PMCID: PMC7033946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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DNA methylating agents are abundant in the environment and are sometimes used in cancer chemotherapy. They react with DNA to form methyl-DNA adducts and byproduct lesions that can be both toxic and mutagenic. Foremost among the mutagenic lesions is O6-methylguanine (m6G), which base pairs with thymine during replication to cause GC → AT mutations. The gpt delta C57BL/6J mouse strain of Nohmi et al. (Mol. Mutagen 1996, 28, 465-70) reliably produces mutational spectra of many DNA damaging agents. In this work, mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) were made from gpt delta C57BL/6J mice and evaluated as a screening tool to determine the qualitative and quantitative features of mutagenesis by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU), a direct-acting DNA alkylator that serves as a model for environmental N-nitrosamines, such as N-nitrosodimethylamine and therapeutic agents such as Temozolomide. The DNA repair protein MGMT (O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase) protects against environmental mutagenesis by DNA methylating agents and, by removing m6G, limits the therapeutic potential of Temozolomide in cancer therapy. The gpt delta MEFs were treated with MNU to establish dose-dependent toxicity. In parallel, MNU mutagenicity was determined in the presence and absence of the MGMT inhibitor AA-CW236 (4-(2-(5-(chloromethyl)-4-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)ethyl)-3,5-dimethylisoxazole). With and without the inhibitor, the principal mutagenic event of MNU was GC → AT, but more mutations were observed when the inhibitor was present. Evidence that the mutagenic lesion was m6G was based on mass spectral data collected using O6-methyl-d3-guanine as an internal standard; m6G levels were higher in AA-CW236 treated MEFs by an amount proportional to the higher mutation frequency seen in the same cells. This work establishes gpt delta MEFs as a versatile tool for probing mutagenesis by environmental and therapeutic agents and as a cell culture model in which chemical genetics can be used to determine the impact of DNA repair on biological responses to DNA damaging agents.
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- Pennapa Thongararm
- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemistry, and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Donovan P, Smith G. Mutagenicity of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea, N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, methyl methanesulfonate and ethyl methanesulfonate in the developing Syrian hamster fetus. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2010; 699:55-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 03/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cooper JL, Till BJ, Laport RG, Darlow MC, Kleffner JM, Jamai A, El-Mellouki T, Liu S, Ritchie R, Nielsen N, Bilyeu KD, Meksem K, Comai L, Henikoff S. TILLING to detect induced mutations in soybean. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2008; 8:9. [PMID: 18218134 PMCID: PMC2266751 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) is an important nitrogen-fixing crop that provides much of the world's protein and oil. However, the available tools for investigation of soybean gene function are limited. Nevertheless, chemical mutagenesis can be applied to soybean followed by screening for mutations in a target of interest using a strategy known as Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING). We have applied TILLING to four mutagenized soybean populations, three of which were treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and one with N-nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU). RESULTS We screened seven targets in each population and discovered a total of 116 induced mutations. The NMU-treated population and one EMS mutagenized population had similar mutation density (approximately 1/140 kb), while another EMS population had a mutation density of approximately 1/250 kb. The remaining population had a mutation density of approximately 1/550 kb. Because of soybean's polyploid history, PCR amplification of multiple targets could impede mutation discovery. Indeed, one set of primers tested in this study amplified more than a single target and produced low quality data. To address this problem, we removed an extraneous target by pretreating genomic DNA with a restriction enzyme. Digestion of the template eliminated amplification of the extraneous target and allowed the identification of four additional mutant alleles compared to untreated template. CONCLUSION The development of four independent populations with considerable mutation density, together with an additional method for screening closely related targets, indicates that soybean is a suitable organism for high-throughput mutation discovery even with its extensively duplicated genome.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
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- National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- USDA-ARS Crop Production and Pest Control Research Unit, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- USDA-ARS Crop Production and Pest Control Research Unit, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Current address: Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
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Till BJ, Cooper J, Tai TH, Colowit P, Greene EA, Henikoff S, Comai L. Discovery of chemically induced mutations in rice by TILLING. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2007; 7:19. [PMID: 17428339 PMCID: PMC1858691 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-7-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice is both a food source for a majority of the world's population and an important model system. Available functional genomics resources include targeted insertion mutagenesis and transgenic tools. While these can be powerful, a non-transgenic, unbiased targeted mutagenesis method that can generate a range of allele types would add considerably to the analysis of the rice genome. TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes), a general reverse genetic technique that combines traditional mutagenesis with high throughput methods for mutation discovery, is such a method. RESULTS To apply TILLING to rice, we developed two mutagenized rice populations. One population was developed by treatment with the chemical mutagen ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS), and the other with a combination of sodium azide plus methyl-nitrosourea (Az-MNU). To find induced mutations, target regions of 0.7-1.5 kilobases were PCR amplified using gene specific primers labeled with fluorescent dyes. Heteroduplexes were formed through denaturation and annealing of PCR products, mismatches digested with a crude preparation of CEL I nuclease and cleaved fragments visualized using denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In 10 target genes screened, we identified 27 nucleotide changes in the EMS-treated population and 30 in the Az-MNU population. CONCLUSION We estimate that the density of induced mutations is two- to threefold higher than previously reported rice populations (about 1/300 kb). By comparison to other plants used in public TILLING services, we conclude that the populations described here would be suitable for use in a large scale TILLING project.
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- Bradley J Till
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Section of Plant Biology and Genome Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Yoshihara R, Nakane C, Takimoto K. A new system for detecting mutations in arabidopsis thaliana and the mutational spectra resulting from ethylmethanesulfonate treatment. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2006; 47:223-8. [PMID: 16960337 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.0623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A system was developed for the detection and analysis of mutations occurring on chromosomal DNA in plants. The plasmid pML4, carrying the Escherichia coli rpsL gene, a target gene for mutagenesis, was inserted into a shuttle vector, pCGN5138, to construct a plasmid which could be used for the transformation of plants. pML4 sequences were introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana mediated by Agrobacterium. The pML4 DNA was rescued from transgenic Arabidopsis plants exposed to mutagens, and the plasmids were introduced into Escherichia coli DH10B to isolate mutant clones. In this system, any form of inactivation mutation in the rpsL gene can be positively selected since it makes the E. coli cells resistant to streptomycin. Here we report that the system could detect the mutagenic effect of ethylmethanesulfonate (EMS). Further characterization of the mutants revealed that G:C to A:T transitions predominated among the EMS-induced mutations. This assay system is useful for the detection and analysis of mutations arising on chromosomal DNA in plants, and should be useful for evaluating analysis of the effects of environmental mutagens.
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- Ryouhei Yoshihara
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tottori University
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Egashira A, Yamauchi K, Yoshiyama K, Kawate H, Katsuki M, Sekiguchi M, Sugimachi K, Maki H, Tsuzuki T. Mutational specificity of mice defective in the MTH1 and/or the MSH2 genes. DNA Repair (Amst) 2002; 1:881-93. [PMID: 12531017 DOI: 10.1016/s1568-7864(02)00113-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oxidative damage of nucleotides within DNA or precursor pools caused by oxygen radicals is thought to play an important role in spontaneous mutagenesis, as well as carcinogenesis and aging. In particular, 8-oxodGTP and 2-OHdATP are potent mutagenic substrate for DNA synthesis. Mammalian MTH1 catalyzes hydrolysis of these mutagenic substrates, suggesting that it functions to prevent mutagenesis caused by these oxidized nucleotides. We have established MTH1(-/-) mice lacking the 8-oxodGTPase activity, which were shown to be susceptible to lung, liver and stomach cancers. To examine in vivo mutation events due to the MTH1-deficiency, a reporter gene, rpsL of Escherichia coli, was introduced into MTH1(-/-) mice. Interestingly, the net frequency of rpsL(-) forward mutants showed no apparent increase in MTH1(-/-) mice as compared to MTH1(+/+) mice. However, we found differences between these two genotypes in the class- and site-distributions of the rpsL(-) mutations recovered from the mice. Unlike MutT-deficient E. coli showing 1000-fold higher frequency of A:T-->C:G transversion than the wild type cells, an increase in frequency of A:T-->C:G transversion was not evident in MTH1 nullizygous mice. Nevertheless, the frequency of single-base frameshifts at mononucleotide runs was 5.7-fold higher in spleens of MTH1(-/-) mice than in those of wild type mice. Since the elevated incidence of single-base frameshifts at mononucleotide runs is a hallmark of the defect in MSH2-dependent mismatch repair system, this weak site-specific mutator effect of MTH1(-/-) mice could be attributed to a partial sequestration of the mismatch repair function that may act to correct mispairs with the oxidized nucleotides. Consistent with this hypothesis, a significant increase in the frequency of G:C-->T:A transversions was observed with MTH1(-/-) MSH2(-/-) mice over MSH2(-/-) mice alone. These results suggest a possible involvement of multiple anti-mutagenic pathways, including the MTH1 protein and other repair system(s), in mutagenesis caused by the oxidized nucleotides.
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- Akinori Egashira
- Department of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Amanuma K, Tone S, Saito H, Shigeoka T, Aoki Y. Mutational spectra of benzo[a]pyrene and MeIQx in rpsL transgenic zebrafish embryos. Mutat Res 2002; 513:83-92. [PMID: 11719093 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(01)00293-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To evaluate the rpsL transgenic zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) mutation assay, we treated the embryos with benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) (10 microg/ml) or 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) (300 microg/ml) for 16h and determined the mutation spectra. These treatments were previously reported to induce mutant frequencies that were 4.3 and 2.4 times the control value, respectively. In the B[a]P-treated group, half of the mutations were single base substitutions, 74% of which occurred at G:C base pairs. Among G:C base pair substitutions, G:C to T:A and G: C to C:G transversions were predominant, suggesting that B[a]P induced mutations in zebrafish embryos by mechanisms previously described in mammalian tissues. In the MeIQx-treated group, about 60% of the mutations were deletions. Some specific mutations were found, but the compound primarily amplified the background mutation level; improvement in the conditions of treatment may be required for elucidating MeIQx-mutagenesis in this system. This study showed that transgenic zebrafish may be a useful tool for detecting mutagens in aquatic environments and for elucidating mutagenic mechanisms.
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- Kimiko Amanuma
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-0053, Japan.
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Anzai N, Taniyama T, Nakandakari N, Sugiyama C, Negishi T, Hayatsu H, Negishi K. Inhibition of DNA adduct formation and mutagenic action of 3-amino-1-methyl-5h-pyrido[4,3-b]indole by chlorophyllin-chitosan in rpsL transgenic mice. Jpn J Cancer Res 2001; 92:848-53. [PMID: 11509116 PMCID: PMC5926831 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2001.tb01171.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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We have studied the inhibitory effect of chlorophyllin-chitosan (Chl-Chi) complex, an insoluble form of chlorophyllin, on the DNA adduct formation and mutagenesis by a heterocyclic food mutagen-carcinogen, 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2), in mice carrying the E. coli rpsL gene as a mutagenesis reporter. Upon administration of a diet containing 0.002% or 0.01% Trp-P-2, DNA adducts were formed in various tissues in a dose-dependent manner, with the maximum level observed in the liver. Addition of 3% Chl-Chi to the diet reduced the Trp-P-2 adduct by up to 90%. The rpsL mutant frequencies increased significantly in both the liver and spleen upon administration of a 0.01% Trp-P-2 diet. Addition of Chl-Chi to the diet decreased these induced mutant frequencies to the background level. No harmful effect of Chl-Chi was detected during these experiments. The results show that Chl-Chi may be a candidate chemopreventive agent against the genotoxic action of Trp-P-2, and possibly also other aromatic carcinogens in the diet.
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- N Anzai
- Gene Research Center, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Oxidative DNA damage is thought to contribute to carcinogenesis, ageing, and neurological degeneration. Further, the cumulative risk of cancer increases dramatically with age in humans. In general terms, cancer can be regarded as a degenerative disease of ageing. There is evidence for the accumulation of oxidative DNA damage with age based on studies mainly measuring an increase in 8-oxoguanine. 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate (8-oxo-dGTP) is formed in the nucleotide pool of a cell during normal cellular metabolism. When 8-oxoguanine is incorporated into DNA causes mutation. Organisms possess 8-oxo-dGTPase, an enzyme that specifically degrades 8-oxo-dGTP to 8-oxo-dGMP. To analyze the function of MTH1 with 8-oxo-dGTPase activity in vivo, we generated a mouse line carrying a mutant MTH1 allele created by targeted gene disruption. MTH1 homozygous mutant mice were found to have a physically normal appearance, but seemed to have lost 8-oxo-dGTPase activity in liver extracts. When we examined the susceptibility of the mutant mice to spontaneous tumorigenesis, no significant difference was observed in survival rate of MTH1+/+ and MTH1-/- mice. However, pathological examination revealed a statistically significant difference in the incidence of tumors. More tumors were formed in lungs, livers, and stomachs of MTH1-/- mice than in those of the wild type mice. These studies with MTH1-null mutant mice provided an important insight into the role of this nucleotide sanitization enzyme in terms of the spontaneous tumorigenesis as well as mutagenesis caused by the oxygen-induced DNA damage.
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- T Tsuzuki
- Department of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Graduate Schools, Kyushu University, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan.
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