Estudios in vitro de la capacidad mutagénica y potencialidad carcinogénica de sales metálicas e hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos por análisis a nivel citológico y molecular

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Silvana Andrea Mourón
Keyword(s):  

Los agentes carcinogénicos presentes en el ambiente son los principales agentes causales del desarrollo de la enfermedad neoplásica ya sea por la acción genotóxica directa (iniciador tumoral) o bien por la acción epigenética (promotor tumoral) que estimula la división celular y favorece la expresión del gen mutado antes, debido a la acción del iniciador. Por tanto, el estudio de la capacidad mutagénica y potencialidad carcinogénica de los contaminantes ambientales, podría brindar información para ayudar a dilucidar los mecanismos por los cuales estos compuestos ejercen su poder carcinogénico. Numerosos estudios han asociado la exposición de las sales de cadmio y de arsénico y de los hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos con el desarrollo de cáncer de pulmón. Sin embargo, los mecanismos mediante los cuales estas sustancias ejercen su poder carcinogénico no han sido elucidados cabalmente. A tal fin se empleó la línea de fibroblastos de pulmón humano MRC-5, y se evaluaron los efectos genotóxicos de las sales de cadmio (cloruro y sulfato de cadmio), las sales de arsénico (arsenito de sodio y ácido dimetilarsínico) y los hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclos (benzo[a]pireno y dibenzo[a,i]pireno). Se evaluó la capacidad de estos compuestos de inducir intercambios de cromátidas hermanas así como de rupturas de cadena simple de la molécula de ADN y /o la formación de aductos ADN-ADN o ADN-proteína e inducción de apoptosis mediante el empleo del ensayo cometa. Por otra parte, se evaluó la capacidad de inducción de mutaciones puntuales en el exón 1 del protooncogén K-ras y los exones 5 a 8 del gen supresor de tumores p53 mediante el empleo de la técnica de PCR-SSCP. Dado que las mutaciones puntuales en el codón 12 del protooncogén K-ras son las de mayor prevalencia e implicancia funcional del gen se evaluó su presencia mediante la técnica de PCR con enriquecimiento alélico.

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 6299-6305
Author(s):  
M Talerico ◽  
S M Berget

Three exon constructs containing identical intron and exon sequences were mutated at the 5' splice site beginning intron 2 and assayed for the effect of the mutation on splicing of the upstream intron in vitro. Alteration of two or six bases within the 5' splice site reduced removal of intron 1 at least 20-fold, as determined by quantitation of either spliced product or released lariat RNA. The prominent product was skip splicing of exon 1 to exon 3. Examination of complex formation indicated that mutation of the 5' splice site terminating exon 2 depressed the ability of precursor RNAs containing just the affected exon to direct assembly in vitro. These results suggest that mutation at the end of an internal exon inhibits the ability of the exon to be recognized by splicing factors. A comparison of the known vertebrate 5' splice site mutations in which the mutation resides at the end of an internal exon indicated that exon skipping is the preferred phenotype for this type of mutation, in agreement with the in vitro observation reported here. Inhibition of splicing by mutation at the distal and of the exon supports the suggestion that exons, rather than splice sites, are the recognition units for assembly of the spliceosome.


2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian G. Gentry ◽  
Quang Phan ◽  
Ellie D. Hall ◽  
Julie M. Breitenbach ◽  
Katherine Z. Borysko ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTHuman cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection can cause severe illnesses, including encephalopathy and mental retardation, in immunocompromised and immunologically immature patients. Current pharmacotherapies for treating systemic HCMV infections include ganciclovir, cidofovir, and foscarnet. However, long-term administration of these agents can result in serious adverse effects (myelosuppression and/or nephrotoxicity) and the development of viral strains with reduced susceptibility to drugs. The deoxyribosylindole (indole) nucleosides demonstrate a 20-fold greater activityin vitro(the drug concentration at which 50% of the number of plaques was reduced with the presence of drug compared to the number in the absence of drug [EC50] = 0.34 μM) than ganciclovir (EC50= 7.4 μM) without any observed increase in cytotoxicity. Based on structural similarity to the benzimidazole nucleosides, we hypothesize that the indole nucleosides target the HCMV terminase, an enzyme responsible for packaging viral DNA into capsids and cleaving the DNA into genome-length units. To test this hypothesis, an indole nucleoside-resistant HCMV strain was isolated, the open reading frames of the genes that encode the viral terminase were sequenced, and a G766C mutation in exon 1 ofUL89was identified; this mutation resulted in an E256Q change in the amino acid sequence of the corresponding protein. An HCMV wild-type strain, engineered with this mutation to confirm resistance, demonstrated an 18-fold decrease in susceptibility to the indole nucleosides (EC50= 3.1 ± 0.7 μM) compared to that of wild-type virus (EC50= 0.17 ± 0.04 μM). Interestingly, this mutation did not confer resistance to the benzimidazole nucleosides (EC50for wild-type HCMV = 0.25 ± 0.04 μM, EC50for HCMV pUL89 E256Q = 0.23 ± 0.04 μM). We conclude, therefore, that the G766C mutation that results in the E256Q substitution is unique for indole nucleoside resistance and distinct from previously discovered substitutions that confer both indole and benzimidazole nucleoside resistance (D344E and A355T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 443 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Ning Vanessa Chow ◽  
Hon Wing Luk ◽  
Ho Yin Edwin Chan ◽  
Kwok-Fai Lau

An unstable expansion of the polyglutamine repeat within exon 1 of the protein Htt (huntingtin) causes HD (Huntington's disease). Mounting evidence shows that accumulation of N-terminal mutant Htt fragments is the source of disruption of normal cellular processes which ultimately leads to neuronal cell death. Understanding the degradation mechanism of mutant Htt and improving its clearance has emerged as a new direction in developing therapeutic approaches to treat HD. In the present study we show that the brain-enriched adaptor protein FE65 is a novel interacting partner of Htt. The binding is mediated through WW–polyproline interaction and is dependent on the length of the polyglutamine tract. Interestingly, a reduction in mutant Htt protein level was observed in FE65-knockdown cells, and the process requires the UPS (ubiquitin/proteasome system). Moreover, the ubiquitination level of mutant Htt was found to be enhanced when FE65 is knocked down. Immunofluroescence staining revealed that FE65 associates with mutant Htt aggregates. Additionally, we demonstrated that overexpression of FE65 increases mutant Htt-induced cell death both in vitro and in vivo. These results suggest that FE65 facilitates the accumulation of mutant Htt in cells by preventing its degradation via the UPS, and thereby enhances the toxicity of mutant Htt.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1172-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca F. Goemans ◽  
Christian M. Zwaan ◽  
Gertjan J.L. Kaspers ◽  
Karel Hählen ◽  
Dirk Reinhardt ◽  
...  

Abstract The farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib (Zarnestra™) was originally developed to target malignancies harbouring RAS mutations. In the first clinical studies with tipifarnib, in adults with leukemia, it was found that patients who responded did not harbour any RAS mutations, suggesting a different mechanism of response. In a previous study we showed that 18% of 150 untreated pediatric AML patients harbour mutations in RAS, of which 30% were CBF-AML. We now studied 44 untreated and 13 relapsed pediatric AML, as well as 22 untreated ALL samples for mutations in RAS, using D-HPLC and direct sequencing. In vitro tipifarnib resistance was determined by a 4-day MTT assay (concentration 0.016-51μM, kindly provided by Janssen Research). The LC50 value, the concentration at which 50% of cells are killed by tipifarnib, was used as a measure of resistance. Patient characteristics were; for untreated AML: 64% boys; median age 9.3 years; median WBC 74.8x109/L; FAB 2xM0, 2xM1, 8xM2, 3xM3, 16xM4, 8xM5, 5x unclassified; for relapsed AML: 77% boys; median age 4.0 years; median WBC 41.6x109/L; FAB 2xM0, 2xM2, 3xM4, 2xM5, 2xM7, 2x unclassified; for untreated ALL: 73%boys; median age 6.0 years; median WBC 10.2x109/L; 15 B-cell precursor (BCP) ALL and 7 T-ALL. We found RAS mutations in 14 (32%) untreated AML samples (N-RAS : 8 samples exon 1, 1 sample exon 2; K-RAS: 5 samples exon 1 mutations). In relapsed AML 2 samples showed an N-RAS exon 1 mutation (15.4%). In ALL 18.2% had a RAS mutation: an N-RAS exon 1 mutation was found in 2 patients (9.1%) and a K-RAS exon 1 mutation in another 2 patients (9.1%). The distribution of tipifarnib sensitivity was similar in RAS mutated- and non-mutated untreated AML patients [median LC50 RAS mutated 7.1μM (P25-P75: 6.0-9.6μM) vs. non-mutated 4.9μM (P25-P75 2.3-8.2μM); p=0.199]. When we compared N-RAS mutated samples with K-RAS mutated samples there was no statistically significant difference in sensitivity to tipifarnib (median LC50 [p25-p75] 3.2μM [2.9-3.9μM] and 4.9μM [3.7-23.1μM], p=0.20), and comparing them separately with non-mutated AML did not show differences in sensitivity to tipifarnib (p=0.172 and p=0.463 respectively). One out of 9 (11%) N-RAS mutated and 3 out of 5 (60%) K-RAS mutated samples had an LC50 value above the 75th percentile for non-mutated AML and were considered resistant. Within relapsed AML the 2 RAS mutated samples had LC50 values of 0.83 and 6.3μM, versus a median value of 6.9μM for non-mutated relapsed AML. In ALL, we found similar results [median LC50 RAS mutated 7.8μM (P25-75: 4.1-12.8μM) vs. non-mutated 17.4μM (P25-75: 4.5-22.9μM), p=0.3], but the groups were very small. In conclusion, primary pediatric AML and ALL samples withRAS mutations show similar distributions of tipifarnib sensitivity as samples withoutRAS mutations. Hence, some RAS mutated samples may be relatively in-vitro resistant to tipifarnib, and some non-mutated samples may be relatively sensitive. Therefore, clinical studies with these compounds should not be restricted to RAS-mutated leukemia. Further studies are necessary to determine the molecular targets of farnesyltransferase inhibitors.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 1598-1598
Author(s):  
Neeraj Agarwal ◽  
Mariluz P. Mojica-Henshaw ◽  
Ferdane Kutlar ◽  
Amos Gaikwad ◽  
Ching N. Ou ◽  
...  

Abstract Hemoglobin Monroe (Hb Monroe) results from a point mutation (G->C) in the last nucleotide of β globin exon 1, which is also the penultimate nucleotide of codon 30 of the β globin mRNA (AGG->ACG/Arg->Thr). Hb Monroe was described seventeen years ago simultaneously by two groups: in an African American female with β thalassemia intermedia, wherein the thalassemia was thought to result from highly unstable peptide (Hemoglobin.1989;13:67); and in a North African female with compound β thalassemia (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.1989;86:1041) wherein the Hb Monroe mutation was thought to result in abnormal pre-mRNA splicing as detected in an in vitro cell-free transcription assay. We evaluated a 31-year old previously asymptomatic woman of Asian Indian (Bengali) descent, who presented with flu like symptoms and found to have low hemoglobin level (9.5 gm/dL), microcytosis (MCV 68 fL), moderately elevated liver enzymes and serum ferritin concentration of 3000 ng/ml. A liver biopsy revealed increased liver iron and significant fibrosis. Hemoglobin analysis, which was interpreted as compound heterozygosity for HbE/β0 thalassemia, revealed HbF: 51%, HbE: 43.2%, HbA2: 5.8%. β globin gene sequencing showed Hb Monroe and E mutations. The asymptomatic brother of the proband had borderline anemia (Hb 12 gm %), microcytosis (MCV 70 fl), HbF: 8.5 %, HbA: 87.2%, HbA2: 5.0% and was heterozygous for Hb Monroe mutation by Bme 15801 restriction enzyme analysis of genomic DNA. We set out to determine the molecular basis of the thalassemia phenotype associated with Hb Monroe mutation and whether this mutation in our subjects is present on African haplotype or had arisen independently. Since we could not detect the mutant peptide either in fresh hemolysate or reticulocyte enriched preparations; we expanded the peripheral blood erythroid progenitor cells in vitro of both proband and her brother. Hemoglobin analysis by both HPLC and mass spectrophotometry did not detect Hb Monroe peptide in the expanded cells. β globin cDNA from the reticulocytes and expanded erythroid progenitors was amplified using three different primer sets and no splice variants were detectable. Sequencing of the amplified cDNA revealed only normal β globin mRNA transcript. Other β globin gene mutations cis to Hb Monroe are being ruled out; to date, we have not found any promoter region or stop codon mutations, deletions or splicing mutations from promoter - 90 region to 3′ UTR including poly-A region. Haplotype analysis revealed a different haplotype from the two African American patients, indicating an independent origin of Hb Monroe mutation in our cases. Interestingly, both of our cases have elevated HbF, as did the two originally reported Hb Monroe patients (16.5 and 85%) and a currently unreported African American patient with sickle cell - β0 thalassemia due to Hb Monroe (11.4%). Hb F was also high in a group of nine patients reported with sickle cell - β0 thalassemia due to Hb Monroe (3.1%– 8.9%; Hemoglobin.1998; 22:153). We conclude that this missense mutation, IVS1-1 (G->C/Arg 30 Thr) results in undetectable transcript and mutant Hb peptide leading to β0 thalassemia. The molecular mechanism of the undetectable mutant transcript is being investigated.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 74-74
Author(s):  
Yoshiaki Yamamoto ◽  
Yohann Loriot ◽  
Eliana Beraldi ◽  
Tianyuan Zhou ◽  
Youngsoo Kim ◽  
...  

74 Background: While recent reports link androgen receptor (AR) variants (AR-Vs) to castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), the biological significance of AR-Vs in AR-regulated cell survival and proliferation, independent of AR full length (AR-FL), remains controversial. To define the functional role of AR-FL and AR-Vs in MDV3100-resistant (MDV-R), we designed antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting exon 1 and exon 8 in AR to knockdown AR-FL alone or in combination with AR-Vs and examined these effects in MDV-R LNCaP-derived cells in vitro and in vivo. Methods: We generated by selection MDV-R LNCaP-derived sub-lines that uniformly expressed high levels of both AR-FL and AR-V7 compared to CRPC LNCaP xenografts. Cell growth rates, protein and gene expression were analyzed using crystal violet assay, western blotting and real-time PCR, respectively. Exon 1 and 8 AR-ASO were evaluated in MDV-R49F CRPC LNCaP xenografts. Results: AR-V7 was transiently transfected in MDV-R49F cells and differential knockdown of AR-V7 and/or AR-FL by exon 1 versus exon 8 AR-ASO was used to evaluate relative biologic contributions of AR-FL versus AR-V7 in MDV-R LNCaP AR-V7 overexpressing cells. Exon 1 and 8 AR-ASO treatment in these cells similarly decreased prostate-specific antigen (PSA) expression and induced apoptosis as measured by caspase-3 and PARP cleavage and cell growth inhibition. To further define the functional role of AR-Vs in MDV-R LNCaP cells, we used a CE3 siRNA that specifically silenced AR-V7, but not AR-FL in MDV-R LNCaP cells. AR-V7 knockdown did not decrease PSA levels, did not induce apoptosis, and did not inhibit cell growth. In MDV-R LNCaP cells, exon 1 and 8 ASO similarly suppressed cell growth and AR-regulated gene expression in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: These results indicate that the AR remains an important driver of MDV3100 resistance and, the biologic consequences mainly driven by AR-FL in MDV-R LNCaP models.


2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 717-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Ahmed ◽  
Martin Lock ◽  
Cathie G. Miller ◽  
Nigel W. Fraser

ABSTRACT Recent studies have suggested that the latency-associated transcript (LAT) region of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is effective at blocking virus-induced apoptosis both in vitro and in the trigeminal ganglia of acutely infected rabbits (Inman et al., J. Virol. 75:3636–3646, 2001; Perng et al., Science 287:1500–1503, 2000). By transfecting cells with a construct expressing the Pst-Mlu segment of the LAT, encompassing the LAT exon 1, the stable 2.0-kb intron, and 5′ part of exon 2, we confirmed that this region was able to diminish the onset of programmed cell death initiated by anti-Fas and camptothecin treatment. In addition, caspase 8-induced apoptosis was specifically inhibited in cells expressing the Pst-Mlu LAT fragment. To further delineate the minimal region of LAT that is necessary for this antiapoptotic function, LAT mutants were used in our cotransfection assays. In HeLa cells, the plasmids lacking exon sequences were the least effective at blocking apoptosis. However, similar to previous work (Inman et al., op. cit.), our data also indicated that the 5′ end of the stable 2.0-kb LAT intron appeared to contribute to the promotion of cell survival. Furthermore, cells productively infected with the 17N/H LAT mutant virus, a virus deleted in the LAT promoter, exon 1, and about half of the intron, exhibited a greater degree of DNA fragmentation than cells infected with wild-type HSV-1. These data support the finding that the exon 1 and 2.0-kb intron region of the LAT transcription unit display an antiapoptotic function both in transfected cells and in the context of the virus infection in vitro. In trigeminal ganglia of mice acutely infected with the wild-type virus, 17, and 17ΔSty, a virus lacking most of exon 1, apoptosis was not detected in cells that were positive for virus particles. However, dual staining was observed in cells from mice infected with 17N/H virus, indicating that the LAT antiapoptotic function demonstrated in cells transfected by LAT-expressing constructs may also play a role in protecting cells from virus-induced apoptosis during acute viral infection in vivo.


1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 814-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Zillmann ◽  
M L Zapp ◽  
S M Berget

Assembly of splicing precursor RNAs into ribonucleoprotein particle (RNP) complexes during incubation in in vitro splicing extracts was monitored by a new system of RNP gel electrophoresis. The temporal pattern of assembly observed by our system was identical to that obtained by other gel and gradient methodologies. In contrast to the results obtained by other systems, however, we observed requirements of U1 small nuclear RNPs (snRNPs) and 5' splice junction sequences for formation of specific complexes and retention of U1 snRNPs within gel-fractionated complexes. Single-intron substrate RNAs rapidly assembled into slow-migrating complexes. The first specific complex (A) appeared within a minute of incubation and required ATP, 5' and 3' precursor RNA consensus sequences, and intact U1 and U2 RNAs for formation. A second complex (B) containing precursor RNA appeared after 15 min of incubation. Lariat-exon 2 and exon 1 intermediates first appeared in this complex, operationally defining it as the active spliceosome. U4 RNA was required for appearance of complex B. Released lariat first appeared in a complex of intermediate mobility (A') and subsequently in rapidly migrating diffuse complexes. Ligated product RNA was observed only in fast-migrating complexes. U1 snRNPs were detected as components of gel-isolated complexes. Radiolabeled RNA within the A and B complexes was immunoprecipitated by U1-specific antibodies under gel-loading conditions and from gel-isolated complexes. Therefore, the RNP antigen remained associated with assembled complexes during gel electrophoresis. In addition, 5' splice junction sequences within gel-isolated A and B complexes were inaccessible to RNase H cleavage in the presence of a complementary oligonucleotide. Therefore, nuclear factors that bind 5' splice junctions also remained associated with 5' splice junctions under our gel conditions.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anass Chiki ◽  
Jonathan Ricci ◽  
Ramanath Hegde ◽  
Luciano A. Abriata ◽  
Andreas Reif ◽  
...  

AbstractPosttranslational modifications (PTMs) within the first 17 amino acids (Nt17) of exon1 of the Huntingtin protein (Httex1) play important roles in modulating its cellular properties and functions in health and disease. In particular, phosphorylation of threonine and serine residues (T3, S13, and/or S16) has been shown to inhibit Htt aggregation in vitro and inclusion formation in cellular and animal models of Huntington’s disease (HD). In this manuscript, we describe a new and simple methodology for producing milligram quantities of highly pure wild type or mutant Httex1 proteins that are site-specifically phosphorylated at T3 or at both S13 and S16. This advance was enabled by 1) the discovery and validation of novel kinases that efficiently phosphorylate Httex1 at S13 and S16 (TBK1), at T3 (GCK) or T3 and S13 (TNIK and HGK); and, 2) the development of an efficient methodology for producing recombinant native Httex1 proteins using a SUMO-fusion expression and purification strategy. As proof of concept, we demonstrate how this method can be applied to produce Httex1 proteins that are both site- specifically phosphorylated and fluorescently labeled or isotopically labeled. Together, these advances should increase access to these valuable tools and expand the range of methods and experimental approaches that can be used to elucidate the mechanisms by which phosphorylation influences Httex1 structure, aggregation, interactome and function(s) in health and disease.


2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukanya Nara ◽  
Achaiah Garlapati

Una serie de 2- (4-sustituido fenil) -4-oxoquinazolin-3 (4H) -il) -N- (2- (4-fluorofenil) -4-oxo-5- (arilideno) tiazolidin-3-ilo) benzamidas (VIa-n) han sido sintetizadas por condensación de N- (2- (4-fluorofenil) -4-oxotiazolidin-3-il) -4- (4-oxo-2- (4-fenil sustituido) quinazolin-3 (4H) -il) benzamidas (Va-b) con diversos aldehídos de arilo / heteroarilo usando metodología convencional. Todos los compuestos se cribaron para su actividad anticancerosa in vitro contra las líneas celulares de cáncer de mama humano (MCF-7), líneas celulares de cáncer de pulmón humano (A549) usando el método de ensayo MTT y se usa doxorrubicina como fármaco estándar. El compuesto VId, VIk y VIn mostraron alta potencia contra las líneas celulares A549 con valores IC50 de 0.035 ± 0.002 μM, 0.031 ± 0.002 μM y 0.030 ± 0.002 μM, respectivamente, en comparación con 0.023 ± 0.002 μM mostrada por el estándar. Sin embargo, la actividad más alta contra líneas celulares MCF-7 fue exhibida por Va, Vb, VIk y VIn con valores de CI50 entre 0.040 - 0.050 μM. Todos los compuestos restantes mostraron una actividad anticancerígena moderada contra las líneas celulares MCF-7 y A549. Para comprender las interacciones con el sitio de unión activa del receptor, también se realizó el estudio de acoplamiento molecular.


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