Adopting Duplex Sequencing™ Technology for Genetic Toxicity Testing: A Proof-of-Concept Mutagenesis Experiment with N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea (ENU)-Exposed Rats.

Autor:	Smith-Roe SL; Division of Translational Toxicology, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC., Hobbs CA; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Hull V; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Auman JT; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Recio L; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Streicker MA; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Rivas MV; Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (an Inotiv company), Research Triangle Park, NC., Pratt GA; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Lo FY; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Higgins JE; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Schmidt EK; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Williams LN; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Nachmanson D; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Valentine CC 3rd; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Salk JJ; TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA., Witt KL; Division of Translational Toxicology, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology [bioRxiv] 2023 May 09. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 09.
DOI:	10.1101/2023.05.08.539833
Abstrakt:	Duplex sequencing (DuplexSeq) is an error-corrected next-generation sequencing (ecNGS) method in which molecular barcodes informatically link PCR-copies back to their source DNA strands, enabling computational removal of errors by comparing grouped strand sequencing reads. The resulting background of less than one artifactual mutation per 10 7 nucleotides allows for direct detection of somatic mutations. TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc. has developed a DuplexSeq-based mutagenesis assay to sample the rat genome, which can be applied to genetic toxicity testing. To evaluate this assay for early detection of mutagenesis, a time-course study was conducted using male Hsd:Sprague Dawley SD rats (3 per group) administered a single dose of 40 mg/kg N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) via gavage, with mutation frequency (MF) and spectrum analyzed in stomach, bone marrow, blood, and liver tissues at 3 h, 24 h, 7 d, and 28 d post-exposure. Significant increases in MF were observed in ENU-exposed rats as early as 24 h for stomach (site of contact) and bone marrow (a highly proliferative tissue) and at 7 d for liver and blood. The canonical, mutational signature of ENU was established by 7 d post-exposure in all four tissues. Interlaboratory analysis of a subset of samples from different tissues and time points demonstrated remarkable reproducibility for both MF and spectrum. These results demonstrate that MF and spectrum can be evaluated successfully by directly sequencing targeted regions of DNA obtained from various tissues, a considerable advancement compared to currently used in vivo gene mutation assays. Highlights: DuplexSeq is an ultra-accurate NGS technology that directly quantifies mutationsENU-dependent mutagenesis was detected 24 h post-exposure in proliferative tissuesMultiple tissues exhibited the canonical ENU mutation spectrum 7 d after exposureResults obtained with DuplexSeq were highly concordant between laboratoriesThe Rat-50 Mutagenesis Assay is promising for applications in genetic toxicology.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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