Benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide. Discrepancy between induction of sister chromatid exchange and binding to DNA in cultured human fibroblasts
| Autor: | W. Mangels, C. R. Bartram, C. C. Schürer, Hansruedi Glatt, H. W. Rüdiger, Franz Oesch, F. V. Kohl |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
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Alkylating Agents Sister chromatid exchange Biology medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Humans Crossing Over Genetic Benzopyrenes Cells Cultured HEPES Benzoflavones DNA Monooxygenase Fibroblasts Molecular biology DNA Alkylation Biochemistry Benzo(a)pyrene chemistry Carcinogens Pyrene Female Carcinogenesis Sister Chromatid Exchange |
| Zdroj: | Biochimica et biophysica acta. 609(2) |
| ISSN: | 0006-3002 |
| Popis: | Benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide was covalently bound to DNA of cultured human fibroblasts and caused sister chromatid exchange. The monooxygenase inhibitor α-napthoflavone suppressed this induction of sister chromatic exchange, but did not affect binding to DNA. Control experiments with 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide showed that α-naphthoflavone does not inhibit sister chromatid exchange in general. A more likely explanation for the discrepancy between induction of sister chromatid exchange and binding to DNA is that benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide itself can bind to DNA, but this binding does not lead to a significant increase in sister chromatid exchange. However benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide can be oxidized by monooxygenase to yet unknown products which are potent inducers of sister chromatid exchange. An important conclusion from this is that a biological effect such as the induction of sister chromatid exchange may correlate with the exact nature of DNA binding rather than with total binding, to the point where just measuring total binding may be completely misleading if intended to detect the causes of the biological effect. |
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