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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
The utility of any mutation assay depends on its characteristics, which are best discovered using model mutagens. To this end, we report further on the characteristics of the lambda-based gpt delta transgenic assay first described by Nohmi et al. ([1996]: Environ Mol Mutagen 28:465-470). Our studies show that the gpt transgene responds similarly to other transgenic loci, specifically lacZ and cII, after treatment with acute doses of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU). Because genetic neutrality is an important factor in the design of treatment protocols for mutagenicity testing, as well as for valid comparisons between different tissues and treatments, a time-course study was conducted. The results indicate that the gpt transgene, like cII and lacZ, is genetically neutral in vivo. The sensitivities of the loci are also equivalent, as evidenced by spontaneous mutant frequency data and dose- response curves after acute treatment with 50, 150, or 250 mg/kg ENU. The results are interesting in light of transgenic target size and location and of host genetic background differences. Based on these studies, protocols developed for other transgenic assays should be suitable for the gpt delta. Additionally, a comparison of the gpt and an endogenous locus, Dlb-1, within the small intestine of chronically treated animals (94 microg/mL ENU in drinking water daily) shows differential accumulation of mutations at the loci during chronic exposure. The results further support the existence of preferential repair at endogenous, expressed genes relative to transgenes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0893-6692
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Escherichia coli Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Ethylnitrosourea, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Genetic Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Mutagens, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Pentosyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11424179-Transgenes
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Further characterization and validation of gpt delta transgenic mice for quantifying somatic mutations in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. rswiger@mriresearch.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't