Abstract
Metabolic activation of many carcinogens leads to formation of reactive intermediates that form DNA adducts. These adducts are cytotoxic when they interfere with cell division. They can also cause mutations by miscoding during DNA replication. Therefore, an individual's risk of developing cancer will depend on the balance between these processes as well as their ability to repair the DNA damage. Our hypothesis is that variations of genes participating in DNA damage repair and response pathways play significant roles in an individual's risk of developing tobacco-related cancers. To test this hypothesis, 61 human B-lymphocyte cell lines from the International HapMap project were phenotyped for their sensitivity to the cytotoxic and genotoxic properties of a model methylating agent, N-nitroso-N-methylurethane (NMUr). Cell viability was measured using a luciferase-based assay. Repair of the mutagenic and toxic DNA adduct, O6-methylguanine (O6-mG), was monitored by LC-MS/MS analysis. Genotoxic potential of NMUr was assessed employing a flow-cytometry based in vitro mutagenesis assay in the phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis class-A (PIG-A) gene. A wide distribution of responses to NMUr was observed with no correlation to gender or ethnicity. While the rate of O6-mG repair partially influenced the toxicity of NMUr, it did not appear to be the major factor affecting individual susceptibility to the mutagenic effects of NMUr. Genome-wide analysis identified several novel single nucleotide polymorphisms to be explored in future functional validation studies for a number of the toxicological end points.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2214-2226 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Chemical research in toxicology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 18 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The Masonic Cancer Center Analytical Biochemistry and Flow Cytometry Shared Resources are supported in part by NIH P30 CA77598.*%blankline%*
Funding Information:
(I.V.I., A.E.G.) These authors contributed equally. The manuscript was written through contributions of all authors. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript. This work was supported by P01 CA138338. The Masonic Cancer Center Analytical Biochemistry and Flow Cytometry Shared Resources are supported in part by NIH P30 CA77598. The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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