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STUDIES ON SOMATIC CELL MUTATIONS

Sadayuki Ban, Fumio Suzuki, Masakatsu Horikawa

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A forward mutation system using prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells (Ala+, Asn+, Pro+, Asp+, Hyp+, Glu+) isolated from an original Chinese hamster hai cell line was found to be much more sensitive than a reverse mutation system using auxotrophic CH-hai Cl 3 cells (TdR-), for detecting the mutations induced by chemical carcinogens or mutagens (4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide, N-methyl-N'nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, ethyl methane-sulfonate), as well as by X-rays and UV. It was found that the antimicrobial food additive, 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylic acid amide (furylfuramide: FF or AF2) has highly mutagenic activity so far as it was tested by the forward mutations. The forward mutation system, from prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells to auxotrophs, established in this study can be applied as a useful system for detecting environmental mutagens and for elucidating the mechanisms of somatic cell mutation.

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A forward mutation system using prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells (Ala+, Asn+, Pro+, Asp+, Hyp+, Glu+) isolated from an original Chinese hamster hai cell line was found to be much more sensitive than a reverse mutation system using auxotrophic CH-hai Cl 3 cells (TdR-), for detecting the mutations induced by chemical carcinogens or mutagens (4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide, N-methyl-N'nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, ethyl methane-sulfonate), as well as by X-rays and UV. It was found that the antimicrobial food additive, 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylic acid amide (furylfuramide: FF or AF2) has highly mutagenic activity so far as it was tested by the forward mutations. The forward mutation system, from prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells to auxotrophs, established in this study can be applied as a useful system for detecting environmental mutagens and for elucidating the mechanisms of somatic cell mutation.

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A forward mutation system using prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells (Ala+, Asn+, Pro+, Asp+, Hyp+, Glu+) isolated from an original Chinese hamster hai cell line was found to be much more sensitive than a reverse mutation system using auxotrophic CH-hai Cl 3 cells (TdR-), for detecting the mutations induced by chemical carcinogens or mutagens (4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide, N-methyl-N'nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, ethyl methane-sulfonate), as well as by X-rays and UV. It was found that the antimicrobial food additive, 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylic acid amide (furylfuramide: FF or AF2) has highly mutagenic activity so far as it was tested by the forward mutations. The forward mutation system, from prototrophic CH-hai Cl 23 cells to auxotrophs, established in this study can be applied as a useful system for detecting environmental mutagens and for elucidating the mechanisms of somatic cell mutation.

Key concepts: Auxotrophy, Methane sulfonate, Biology, Mutation, Methylnitronitrosoguanidine, Somatic cell, Chinese hamster, Molecular biology

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