X-ray induction of 8-azaguanine-resistant mutants in synchronous Chinese hamster ovary cells.
X-ray induction of 8-azaguanine-resistant mutants in synchronous Chinese hamster ovary cells.
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同步中国仓鼠卵巢细胞中 8-氮鸟嘌呤抗性突变体的 X 射线诱导。
作者:
R. Jostes;K. Bushnell;W. Dewey
Synchronous Chinese hamster ovary cells obtained by mitotic selection were x-irradiated at various points in the cell cycle and were analyzed for the frequency of mutants resistant to 8-azaguanine (AG). The induced frequencies were highest in mitosis (40 x 10/sup -5/ for 5 Gy), in early G/sub 1/ (30 x 10/sup -5/), and at the G/sub 1//S border (30 x 10/sup -5/); were low in mid- to late G/sub 1/ (15 x 10/sup -5/); and were lowest in S phase (6 x 10/sup -5/). Qualitatively, the variation in sensitivity during the cell cycle for induction of mutants corresponded with that reported for induction of chromosomal aberrations. However, a quantitative comparison of the two endpoints and plots of the logarithm of survival versus mutant frequencies or aberration frequencies indicates that the mutant frequencies were much higher than expected when the cells were irradiated in mitosis or at the G/sub 1//S border. A spectrum of mutants was observed and classified either as complete, i.e., failing to survive in azaserine-hypoxanthine medium and incorporating (/sup 3/H)hypoxanthine ((/sup 3/H)Hx) at a rate less than 1% of that for wild-type cells, or as partial, i.e., surviving in azaserine-hypoxanthine medium and incorporating (/sup 3/H)Hx at a ratemore » grater than 1% of that for wild-type cells. THe percentage of mutants classified as partials was 0 to 22% for selection in 30 ..mu..g/ml AG and 15 to 60% for selection in 5 ..mu..g/ml AG. However, the number of partial relative to complete mutants had no or little dependence on radiation dose or phase of the cell cycle irradiated. Seventeen mutants (10 partials and 7 completes) were cultured for 12 to 33 weeks in the absence of AG, and only one partial reverted to wild type as assayed by AG resistance or uptake of (/sup 3/H)Hx. Furthermore, the complete mutants and some of the partials were resistant to 6-thioguanine.« less