Spectrum of spontaneous mutation at the APRT locus of Chinese hamster ovary cells: an analysis at the DNA sequence level.
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 85 (10) , 3499-3503
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.85.10.3499
Abstract
The spectrum of spontaneous mutation of an endogenous mammalian cell gene has been determined at the DNA sequence level. Thirty independent spontaneous APRT- mutations were cloned and subsequently completely sequenced. Twenty-seven contained single base substitutions. Of these, 22 were G.C to A.T transitions, suggesting a major role for the deamination of cytosine in spontaneous mutagenesis of Chinese hamster ovary cells. The remaining mutants included a tandem double substitution, a -1 frameshift, and a 17-base-pair deletion flanked by a 2-base-pair direct repeat. Many of the independently recovered mutants were clustered at sites of multiple occurrence (hot spots). One site accounted for greater than 25% of all independently recovered events. Mutations were generally located within the coding sequence, although two mutations occurred within the consensus sequence for a 3' splice site.Keywords
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