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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
The recessive visible specific locus test has been widely used for many years to investigate the genetic effects of radiation in mice. We devised an electrophoretic-specific locus test so that biochemical mutations leading to alterations in the activity or amount of four enzymes and proteins, as well as charge changes could be detected. We measured the yield of recessive visible and electrophoretic mutations in the same experiment so that a direct comparison of mutation incidence could be made. Dominant visible mutations were also scored. The recessive visible specific locus response of male C3H/HeH to a fractionated dose of 3 + 3 Gy X-irradiation separated by 24 h was similar to that previously reported for the F1 hybrid widely used in mutagenesis studies, and other strains. The response of C3H/HeH was significantly greater for the recessive visible mutations than for the biochemical mutations, supporting the contention that the recessive visible loci are more mutable than others. Mutational analysis of some of the mutants showed that the lesions ranged from a very deletion (30% of chromosome 14 deleted) to a point mutation. The number of loci scored in the electrophoretic test has been reassessed, and it is now considered that six, not four were scored, and this has implications for the calculation of the doubling dose.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
543
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Biochemical and recessive visible specific locus responses of C3H/HeH to fractionated, acute radiation.
pubmed:affiliation
MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Didcot OX11 0RD, UK. j.peters@har.mrc.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article