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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
The expression of superoxide dismutases (SOD) 1 and 2 was studied in 4 clones of human fibroblasts after their infection by simian virus 40 (SV40), in parallel with the alterations of chromosomes 21 and chromosome 6q arms, carrying the genes that encode for SOD1 and SOD2 respectively. For all clones, a similar scheme with 2 main phases was observed for both chromosome and SOD variations. The first phase, defined as the pre-crisis phase, was characterized by chromosomal instability, but maintenance of normal numbers of chromosome 6q arms and chromosomes 21. The level of SOD2 mRNA was high, while SOD2 activity and immunoreactive protein were low. SOD1 protein and activity were decreased. In the second phase, defined as the post-crisis phase, the accumulation of clonal chromosomal rearrangements led to the loss of 6q arms, while the number of chromosomes 21 remained normal. SOD2 mRNA level was decreased and SOD2 immunoreactive protein and activity remained low. SOD1 protein and activity increased with passages, reaching values similar to those of control cells at late passages. As in established SV40-transformed human fibroblast cell lines, good correlation was found between SOD2 activity and the relative number of 6q arms. These results allow us to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the decrease of SOD2, a possible tumor-suppressor gene, during the process of SV40-transformation of human fibroblasts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:geneSymbol
SOD1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
797-801
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Early superoxide dismutase alterations during SV40-transformation of human fibroblasts.
pubmed:affiliation
CEA/DSV/DPTE/LCG, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article